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1. Mandate and Function of the Council of Europe The Council of Europe is an intergovernmental organization whose aims are: · to protect human rights, pluralist democracy and the rule of law; · to promote awareness and encourage the development of Europe’s cultural identity and diversity; · to find common solutions to the challenges facing European society, such as discrimination against ...

On September 26, 2022, the Hon. Marilou McPhedran, Senator, attended a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Twelve Plus Group in her capacity as a Bureau member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) Sustainable Development Committee. Participants discussed several matters relating to the Group’s activities, including its priorities at the 145th Assembly in Kigali, Rwanda ...

The multiple members of the parliamentary delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) that attended the seminar held by the APF Network of Women Parliamentarians, which addressed both the role of women parliamentarians in promoting a gender perspective while preparing national budgets and the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of ...

Summit on the Rapprochement of Canadian Francophonies—June 12 and 17, 2021 The parliamentary delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) that took part in the summit on the rapprochement of Canadian francophonies, held by videoconference on June 12 and 17, 2021, consisted of Members of Parliament Francis Drouin, Marie-France Lalonde, Darrell ...

The Minister-Counsellor provided information on the economic relationship between Canada and France and statistics on trade between the two countries in recent years for various industry sectors. She noted some of the industry sectors that have shown significant growth and those that have experienced some decline, and highlighted priority sectors for the Embassy’s Trade Commissioner Service ...

Meeting of the APF Crisis Committee (COVID-19) - May 28, 2020 The new, temporary, APF Crisis Committee held its second meeting on May 28 with the APF committee chairs and chargés de mission in attendance. Canadian Branch attendees included Francis Drouin, MP, Chair of the Canadian Branch and First Vice-President of the APF; Chris d’Entremont, MP and Vice-Chair of the Canadian Branch; and ...

The Conference of Branch Chairs (CBC) (Americas Region) of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) carries out the decisions of the Regional Assembly of the Americas. These decisions all seek to encourage the promotion of the French language and francophone culture among the member branches. The CBC met by videoconference on August 3, 2021. Francis Drouin, MP, participated in ...

The multiple members of the parliamentary delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) that attended the seminar held by the APF Network of Women Parliamentarians, which addressed both the role of women parliamentarians in promoting a gender perspective while preparing national budgets and the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of ...

The Minister-Counsellor provided information on the economic relationship between Canada and France and statistics on trade between the two countries in recent years for various industry sectors. She noted some of the industry sectors that have shown significant growth and those that have experienced some decline, and highlighted priority sectors for the Embassy’s Trade Commissioner Service ...

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) CEUS Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group May 25, 2023