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Another major objective of the visit to England was to benefit from a personal audience with Her Majesty. Speaker Furey attended the blessing and dedication of the newly restored Black Rod of the Senate of Canada. The restoration, a sesquicentennial project approved by the Queen, took place over the summer of 2016 and was conducted by the artisans and conservation experts at Windsor Castle ...

The parliamentary delegation of the Canadian Branch of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) that attended the France-Canada Symposium, “L’empreinte de la France au Canada après 400 ans”, in Paris, France, on March 7 and 8, 2008 has the honour to present its report. The delegation was composed of the Honourable Pierre De Bané, Senator.

From July 13 to 16, 2012, the Honourable John Hogg, Senator, President of the Senate of Australia, visited Québec and Ottawa at the invitation of the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate.

The purpose of the visit was to strengthen the relation between Canada and Turkey by promoting the establishment of ongoing parliamentary dialogue and future parliamentary exchanges. The delegation was particularly interested in matters of trade and investment, the economy, and peace and stability in the region. The visit provided opportunities for discussion on foreign policy issues of ...

From March 10 to 13, 2019, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., led a parliamentary delegation on a visit to Malaysia. The delegation consisted of the Honourable Larry W. Smith, Senator and the Honourable Marty Deacon, Senator. Accompanying the delegation were Mr. Stuart Barnable, Chief of Staff to the Speaker, and Ms. Evelyne Côté, Secretary to the delegation.

Du 16 au 20 juillet 2008, M. Rob Merrifield, député, coprésident de la Section canadienne du Groupe interparlementaire Canada–États-Unis, a dirigé une délégation à l’Assemblée annuelle de 2008 du Council of State Governments - WEST (CSG – WEST) à Anchorage, en Alaska, en plus d’accueillir, en compagnie de représentants des États-Unis et du Mexique, les participants au ...

Le Groupe interparlementaire Canada-États-Unis vise à trouver des points de convergence à l’égard des politiques nationales des deux pays, à instaurer un dialogue sur les points de divergence, à favoriser les échanges d’informations et une meilleure compréhension entre les parlementaires sur des questions d’intérêt commun. Les membres de la Section canadienne du GIP, outre des ...

Du 5 au 9 juillet 2015, une délégation de huit parlementaires canadiens a assisté à la session annuelle de l’Assemblée parlementaire de l’Organisation pour la sécurité et la coopération en Europe (AP OSCE[1]) à Helsinki, en Finlande. Dirigée par le député Dean Allison, la délégation se composait des honorables sénateurs Ghislain Maltais, Percy Downe, George Furey et Vernon ...

Visit by the Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., Speaker of the Senate, and a Parliamentary Delegation, Arab Republic of Egypt and Republic of Turkey From May 19 to 24, 2019, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., led a parliamentary delegation on a visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt and Republic of Turkey. The delegation consisted of the Honourable Nicole Eaton ...

From 21 to 22 February 2013, a delegation of six Canadian parliamentarians attended the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Winter Meeting in Vienna, Austria. Mr. Dean Allison, M.P., led the delegation, which included from the Senate the Honourable Senators Percy E. Downe and Ghislain Maltais and from the House of Commons the Honourable Hedy Fry, P.C., M.P., Mr. Gerald Keddy, M.P., and Mr. Glenn ...