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From April 13 to 15, 2016, Her Excellency Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima (Parliament) of the Republic of Latvia, led a parliamentary delegation to Ottawa at the invitation of the Honourable George Furey, Q.C., Speaker of the Senate, and the Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons. The delegation included Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš, member of the Latvian ...

Mrs Doris Stump (Switzerland) said the problem was due to the imbalance between a very strong Secretary General and weak governing institutions. The Executive Committee established the Secretary General’s employment conditions; it should therefore be responsible for taking into account the Parliamentarians’ points of view. Now the proposed amendment of articles 8 and 9 of the Rules of the ...

From August 7-10, 2011, the Honourable John McKay, P.C., M.P., Vice-Chair, led a delegation of members of the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) to the 51st Annual Meeting and Regional Policy Forum of the Eastern Regional Conference (ERC) in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The other members of the delegation were the Honourable Terry Mercer, Senator, and Ms. Wai ...

Speakers Jon Moulton, CEO and founder of Alchemy Partner and Mr. Michael Fallon, M.P., Vice Chairman of the House of Commons Treasury Select Committee, U.K. presented on the topic, An Effective National Response: Perspectives from Opposition and Business – The Impact of Parliamentary Scrutiny on Current and past Government Policies.

A delegation of seven parliamentarians represented Canada at the Fifth Plenary Meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) in Bogotá, Colombia. The delegation was led by Mr. James Bezan, MP. Also attending from the House of Commons were Mr. Larry Miller; Mr. Mario Silva; and Mr. Lui Temelkovski. The Senate of Canada was represented by the Hon. Céline Hervieux‑Payette ...

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 ...

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People need to change the way that they think about trade and export; the next generation, including those in technical colleges, should be encouraged All of the issues raised here today are interrelated—economic development cannot occur in a silo Honourable Rob Merrifield, Canadian House of Commons

Exchange information related to Canada’s experience with respect to the work of the Senate, relationships between the Senate and the House of Commons and between the Senate and the executive branch of government while inquiring about the electoral procedures governing Cameroonian Senate seats as well as the rules and procedures of the Cameroonian Senate. This visit was undertaken further to ...

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