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A delegation of members of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group and the Canada-China Legislative Association participated in the Fifteenth Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum held in Moscow, Russian Federation from January 21 to 26, 2007.

On November 21, 2022, the Co-Chair of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, Brenda Shanahan, met with the Honorable Thomas D’Acquin Masela Kiluty Zury and the Honorable Simon Mulamba Mputu, members of Parliament at the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Ms. Shanahan gave an opening speech before handing over the floor to Mr. Masela, Chair of the Foreign ...

The 19th Plenary Assembly was dedicated to exploring the importance of parliamentary engagement in the inter-American system and the need for parliamentary insights on the issues of hemispheric importance discussed in these spaces. The 14th Gathering of the Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality, entitled Legislative Perspectives for Inclusive Economic Growth: Investing in the Care Economy ...

Plastic pollution can alter habitats and natural processes, reducing ecosystems' ability to adapt to climate change, affecting millions of people's livelihoods, food production capabilities and social well-being at large. Building on the momentum of the United Nations adopted in March 2022 to end plastic pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024, this meeting ...

On May 16, the new president of the French Republic, Nicolas Sarkozy, officially began his five-year mandate as Head of State. Sarkozy, representing the centre-right UMP (Union pour un mouvement populaire) won 53.1% of the vote to defeat his socialist rival, Ségolène Royal, in the presidential election held on May 6. Record voter turnout (84 %) illustrated the importance the French public ...

The Canada-China Legislative Association (CACN) visited Shanghai, Nanjing and Hong Kong, and Macao from May 18-26, 2019. This was an opportunity for the Association to hold its 23rd Bilateral Meeting to exchange with representatives of the National People’s Congress. The parliamentarians have also met members of the business community and non-profit organizations to discuss current affairs ...

The executive committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) met by videoconference on May 31, 2024. The purpose of the meeting was to prepare for the next meeting of the APF Network of Women Parliamentarians. The meeting will take place in Montréal (Quebec) on July 6, 2024, as part of the 49th Annual Session of the APF, hosted by ...

On 19 September 2023, members of the Canada–United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) Executive Committee met with David Rutley, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Americas and Caribbean) at the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and Her Excellency Susannah Goshko, British High Commissioner to Canada. Both parties highlighted how Canada and the ...

· There is general agreement with the conclusion reached by the leaders of the Group of Twenty nations at the recent Seoul Summit: “When we first gathered in November 2008 …, we pledged to support and stabilize the global economy, and … to lay the foundation for reform … . Over the past four Summits, we have worked with unprecedented cooperation to break the dramatic fall in the ...

During the annual summit, a variety of topics of interest to both Canada and the United States were discussed. These topics included transportation, invasive species, education and workforce development, trade and economic development, cyber security, disaster resilience, energy, agriculture, forestry, the environment, mining, water, tourism, innovation and public-private partnerships.