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There is a fear an elected House of Lords could weaken the House of Commons and as both Houses would be democratically elected this could lead to a constitutional challenges. Currently the House of Lords has over 800 members (life peers, bishops, and appointed). The second chamber currently functions by consensus.

The Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., Speaker of the Senate; The Honourable Anthony Rota, Speaker of the House of Commons; and Mr. Irek Kusmierczyk, M.P., Chair of the Canada-Poland Friendship Group.

Le Conseil interparlementaire mixte se réunit aujourd’hui à 16 h 03, dans la pièce 356‑S de l’édifice du Centre, sous la présidence de M. Andrew Scheer, député.

Parliamentary Associations Associations promote the country’s interests abroad on a continuing basis and are composed of both members of the Senate and of the House of Commons. There are 8 Multilateral Associations and 5 Bilateral Associations.

Parliamentary Officers' Study Program (POSP) An English session of the Parliamentary Officers’ Study Program was held from October 7 to 11, 2024. Fifteen parliamentary officers from the following legislatures participated: Legislative Assemblies of Alberta, Ontario and Saskatchewan (Canada); Parliament (Republic of Ghana); Legislative Council (Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the ...

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Address to Parliament by Her Excellency Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission Speaker of the Senate Speaker of the House of Commons Speakers' Activities and Reports Conferences Parliamentary Officers' Study Program

Meeting with the Right Honourable Sir Lindsay Hoyle, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK)

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From June 3 to 7, 2013, the Honourable Sephiri Enoch Motanyane, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Lesotho, led a parliamentary delegation on an official visit to Ottawa and Toronto at the invitation of the Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons.