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Members of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) were invited to participate in the Third Expert Roundtable on the Common Principles for Support to Parliaments co-organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Parliament of Uganda. The roundtable took place virtually on December 9, 2020 and featured presentations by several experts and parliamentarians from ...

The plenary session provided a space for parliamentarians of the Americas and the Caribbean to discuss how legislatures are working to support their country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement, while ensuring national climate plans are gender responsive, involve different sectors of society, and are effectively communicated with the public. A declaration was ...

The objectives of the bilateral visit were to cultivate positive inter-parliamentary relations between Colombia and Canada, to further the dialogue regarding trade and investment opportunities with Colombia, and to gain a better understanding of the social, public safety, and human rights challenges faced by Colombia.

As well, on 24 February 2014, the delegation met with representatives of the Canadian American Business Council. Issues that were discussed included the Keystone XL pipeline application, selected environmental concerns, the U.S. customs plaza at the Detroit-Windsor international crossing and other shared border topics, the safety of transportation of goods by rail, truck pre-clearance at the ...

Bureau Meeting and Spring Session Luxembourg, Luxembourg Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association (CANA) The Bureau’s main function is to ensure the overall guidance and coherence of the Assembly’s policies and activities in the interval between meetings of the Standing Committee; it also acts as the “first responder” when internal or external events require a decision or statement by ...

From October 18 to 19, 2013, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, led a parliamentary delegation on an official visit to the United Kingdom. The delegation was composed of the Honourable David Smith, P.C., Senator, and Mr. Joe Preston, M.P. Accompanying the delegation was Ms. Janelle Feldstein, Chief of Staff of the Speaker of the Senate.

The High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) is the United Nations hub for the global review of progress toward the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a contribution to the HLPF, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) holds an annual Parliamentary Forum, which was designed to give parliamentarians participating in the HLPF an opportunity to discuss the main theme of the ...

Members of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) were invited to participate in the Third Expert Roundtable on the Common Principles for Support to Parliaments co-organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Parliament of Uganda. The roundtable took place virtually on December 9, 2020 and featured presentations by several experts and parliamentarians from ...

Build Back Better: A Green and Sustainable Economic Recovery - By videoconference - Canadian Section of ParlAmericas (CPAM) On July 10th 2020, Senator Rosa Galvez, Vice-Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas and Vice-President (North America) of ParlAmericas' Parliamentary Network on Climate Change (PNCC), Ms. Julie Dzerowicz, M.P., Vice-Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, Ms ...

The interaction with governors and state legislators enables members of the Canadian Section of the IPG to achieve the aim of finding points of convergence in respective policies, initiating dialogue on points of divergence, encouraging exchanges of information and promoting better understanding among legislators on shared issues of concern. Moreover, the meetings provide members with an ...