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On 20 October 2020, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU )hosted a virtual briefing for parliamentarians on “UN processes: Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG 1) and the UN definition of poverty.” Presenters included former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, Dr. George Gray Molina from the United Nations Development Programme and Barbara ...

The Council of State Government’s Midwestern Legislative Conference is a regional association of state legislators from 11 U.S. states, and includes provincial parliamentarians from 4 affiliate Canadian provinces (see Appendix). The purpose of the MLC is to foster regional intergovernmental cooperation in the U.S. Midwest through the joint consideration of common problems, the interchange of ...

Participation by Videoconference of the Honourable Anthony Rota, M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons, to the 18th G7 Speakers’ Conference On September 12, 2020, the Honourable Anthony Rota, Speaker of the House of Commons, participated via videoconference in the 18th G7 Speakers’ Conference in Washington, D.C..

During this event jointly organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Indonesian House of Representatives, participants had the opportunity to discuss the role of parliamentarians in ensuring the realization of the SDGs by 2030.

Mr. Serré outlined some of the activities in which the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas has been involved since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Galvez highlighted that the pandemic has affected people differently, depending on such factors as age, gender and sector of employment. Some foreign participants expressed their gratitude for Canadian parliamentarians’ efforts to ...

The APF’s Regional Assembly of the Americas brings together all the branches in the Americas region. The Assembly provides branches with the opportunity to meet and discuss themes specific to La Francophonie. The Regional Assembly was held by videoconference from August 3 to 5, 2021. The participating parliamentarians included Chair of the Canadian Branch of the APF Francis Drouin, Marie ...

As part of its mandate the Joint Interparliamentary Council is empowered to: Determine all budgetary and administrative matters relating to parliamentary associations, and in particular, the level of funding to be distributed to each parliamentary association within the limits of the total budget envelope approved by the Standing Committee on Internal Economy, Budgets and Administration of the ...

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.

Over the course of the day, Mr. Patry also held discussions with the adviser responsible for cooperation in the Office of the Secretary General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Mr. Marc Cousineau. Mr. Patry and Mr. Cousineau discussed a range of issues relating to progress made by the OIF in the area of cooperation, and in particular the activities of the OIF in Haiti.

Les sénateurs et les députés représentent le Parlement du Canada au pays et à l’étranger en participant aux activités organisées par les associations parlementaires. À l’échelle internationale, le Parlement du Canada entretient des relations parlementaires notamment par l’entremise d’associations parlementaires officielles multilatérales et bilatérales qui œuvrent pour la ...