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From 10 to 15 October 2022, seven French parliamentarians travelled to British Colombia, Canada, to participate in the 48 th Annual Meeting of the Canada–France Inter-Parliamentary Association (the Association). The meeting was held in British Columbia (B.C.). The French delegation was led by National Assembly Member Christopher Weissberg, Chair of the French Branch of the Association, and ...

La 63 réunion du Conseil d’administration de ParlAmericas a eu lieu par vidéoconférence le 8 novembre 2022. Marc G. Serré, député, président de la Section canadienne de ParlAmericas (CPAM), membre du Conseil d’administration de ParlAmericas (Amérique du Nord) et président de la Société ParlAmericas, était présent. La sénatrice paraguayenne et présidente du Conseil d ...

Senator Dawson also said that this ties into the broader issue of respect for multilingualism within international organizations, which is being studied by the Political Committee and the Education, Communication and Cultural Affairs Committee. He concluded by stressing the importance of raising awareness of this issue among all partners and member branches.

Mr. Easter commented: “I was pleased to attend the CSG’s annual meeting and inaugural North American summit as part of the annual meeting. As a result of this North American focus, many of the discussion panels were focused on issues that have an impact on Canada, the United States and Mexico, including topics that affect the prosperity of all three nations. As well, I was honoured to ...

Over the two-day program, the delegation met with senior officials from the Government of Canada, and the Government of British Columbia (BC) as well as independent experts and academics. The topics and themes explored included the Asia-Pacific Gateway and Corridor Initiative, security challenges for NATO countries emanating from the Asia-Pacific region, and the current opportunities and ...

MPs Karen McCrimmon and John McKay, along with Senator Pierre Dalphond, participated in this webinar at the beginning of the pandemic. This initiative was in response to the new reality of being unable to meet in person or travel to hold committee meetings and other activities normally scheduled throughout the year. The main objective of this webinar was to pool the main lessons learned at the ...

On 9 March 2021, the honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Senator, attended the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) 45th Session of the Bureau of Women Parliamentarians. She joined other members of the Bureau from Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sweden, and Thailand among others, as well as its President, Ms. Susan Kihika (Kenya), to review the IPU’s recent and upcoming activities on gender equality ...

The Honourable David McGuinty, P.C., M.P., President of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) and the IPU Executive Committee Vice-President for the Twelve Plus geopolitical group, participated in the sixth online sitting of the 285th session of the International Executive Committee which took place on April 19, 2021. The meeting provided the members with an opportunity to ...

During the meeting, Canadian delegates were able to hear from and exchange with parliamentarians from Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, Ireland, Cyprus, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Madagascar, Seychelles, Montenegro, and Fiji. Panellists from the World Economic Forum, UN Women, Oxfam Great Britain and the Equal Pay International Coalition also made presentations. Panellists and ...

The Joint Interparliamentary Council met this day at 4:06 p.m., in camera, in room 356‑S of the Centre Block, the Honourable David Tkachuk, Senator,presiding.