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On March 24, 2021, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) hosted a virtual event titled “We Have Your Back” - Breaking the cycle from online harassment to threats to violence against women and girl leaders, as a side event to the United Nations’ 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. The Government of Canada was one of twelve event co-sponsors. During the discussion ...

Online meeting on "The role of the OSCE in addressing the war in Ukraine and its consequences" By videoconference Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)

On September 13, 22 and October 4, 2021, a delegation of Canadian parliamentarians participated in the 13th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Network on Gender Equality (PNGE). The three online events were conducted in ParlAmericas’ official languages: English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese. The 13th Gathering of the PNGE explored the ways in which strengthening social supports and services ...

The 6th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network (OPN) included three virtual sessions that took place on March 9, 15 and 22, 2022. During the sessions, dialogues were held between parliamentarians, parliamentary staff, and civil society and youth representatives on key considerations for a robust public integrity strategy, recognizing its importance not only in preventing and ...

Presenters emphasized the gendered treatment of parliamentarians and other public figures online, noting that women face a higher degree of personal abuse and aggressive behaviour. As many presenters observed, beyond negatively impacting the lives of those who are targeted, online harassment undermines democracy and limits free speech by discouraging women and girls from being politically active.

Joint Interparliamentary Council Select All ICCI Joint Interparliamentary Council SCCI Subcommittee on Review of Parliament’s involvement with associations and recognized Interparliamentary groups Search Results: 151 - 160 of 480 Sorted in reverse chronological order Expand All Collapse All CPAM Canadian Section of ParlAmericas May 17, 2022

Joint Interparliamentary Council Select All ICCI Joint Interparliamentary Council SCCI Subcommittee on Review of Parliament’s involvement with associations and recognized Interparliamentary groups Search Results: 391 - 400 of 890 Sorted in reverse chronological order Expand All Collapse All CAAF Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association May 21 - 27, 2022

Joël Godin, MP, chairs the Bureau of the Parliamentary Affairs Committee (PAC). The Bureau is mandated to set the agenda and decide on other administrative matters for the main committee. The members attending via videoconference discussed the progress of the work already underway and the new studies to come for the next meeting of the commission. Among other studies, the Canadian Branch ...

Meeting with the European Parliament's Delegation responsible for Relations with Canada By videoconference Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU)

Members of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) were invited to participate in the Third Expert Roundtable on the Common Principles for Support to Parliaments co-organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Parliament of Uganda. The roundtable took place virtually on December 9, 2020 and featured presentations by several experts and parliamentarians from ...