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The parliamentary delegation of the Canadian Branch that participated in the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) held in Brussels, Belgium, on February 19 and 20, 2008, has the honour to present its report. Composed of the Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, Senator and Chair of the Network, the ...

The NATO Parliamentary Assembly is an inter-parliamentary organization of legislators from the national parliaments of member countries of the North Atlantic Alliance, as well as 14 associate members. It is completely independent of the official NATO structure. [1] As the Assembly’s website notes, “Its principal objective is to foster mutual understanding among Alliance parliamentarians of ...

The delegates also met with the Honourable Anthony Rota, the Speaker of the House of Commons, and Greg Peters, the Usher of the Black Rod. In addition, they attended Question Period and conducted a site visit to the Centre Block of Parliament, currently undergoing renovations as part of the Long-Term Vision and Plan for the ...

From October 20 to 23, 2010, His Excellency Blaž Kavčič, President of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, led a parliamentary delegation to Ottawa and the Toronto area at the invitation of the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella. The delegation was composed of Mr. Milan Ozimič; Mr. Vincenc Otoničar; and Mr. Bojan Papič; all members of the National ...

The opening ceremony included an address from David Carty, Honourable Speaker of the Anguilla House of Assembly, Chairman of the Regional CPA and President of the Anguilla Branch. Mr. Carty emphasized that the CPA makes up for the often limited training available to Parliamentarians. Through his peers, he was able to develop the skills that make for a good Speaker. He also suggested that there ...

The Chair welcomed Members to the meeting and extended a particular welcome to Ms Asta Möller (Iceland) who was attending the Steering Committee for the first time as the 12+ Group’s representative on the IPU Executive Committee. He noted that it was the International Day of Democracy and that a number of events were planned in 12+ Group national parliaments to mark the occasion.

The IPM consisted of four panels and question-and-answer sessions on the following subjects: • the Fifth anniversary of the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement and the Strategic Partnership Agreement; • the regulation of large technology firms; • Canada-EU energy security and climate change cooperation; • global displacement. The CAEU participants were: Mr. Francesco Sorbara, M ...

Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation to the Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Twelve Plus Group Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) London, United Kingdom 7 September 2007 - Diplomacy - Parliament of CanadaTravel Costs

Madam President, Honourable Members of Parliament, Excellencies, Ambassadors, High Commissioners: as the Co-Chair of the Canada Africa Parliamentary Association, I am truly honoured to address the Sixth Session of your Parliament. This is the second time that a Canadian representative has had the opportunity to speak to this august body.

Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting its participation at the Republican National Convention, Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, Tampa Bay, Florida, United States of America, August 27-30, 2012 - Diplomacy - Parliament of CanadaTravel Costs