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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.

Meeting of the APF Political Committee – June 29, 2021 The Honourable Dennis Dawson, Senator, virtually attended the meeting of the APF Political Committee on June 29, 2021. Senator Dawson proposed a topic for the Canadian Branch of the APF’s next report: the use of French in international organizations. The committee accepted his proposal and decided that the project would be conducted ...

From May 7-10, 2010, Senator Janis Johnson, Co-Chair, and Mr. Gord Brown, M.P., Co-Chair, led a delegation of Senators and Members of the House of Commons (see attached list) to the 51st Annual Meeting of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Participation of the Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., Speaker of the Senate, and the Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons, and a Parliamentary Delegation, to the XXIst Mexico–Canada Interparliamentary Meeting in Mexico City, Mexico From February 18–21, 2018, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable George J. Furey, Q.C., and the Speaker of the House of ...

Joint Meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council and the Political Committee’s Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships By videoconference Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association (CANA)

The Honourable Éric Forest, Senator, participated in the meeting of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie’s (APF) Cooperation and Development Committee by videoconference on 6 October 2021. Senator Forest proposed that a new project be developed on the impact of climate change on island, coastal and waterfront territories in francophone areas. The Committee approved this proposal.

Executive Committee Meeting Hybrid Activity Ottawa, Ontario, Canada ICCI Joint Interparliamentary Council November 25, 2022

The Canadian Branch of the CWP is administered by a steering committee that represents the views and concerns of women parliamentarians throughout Canada and develops programs to support the objectives of the CWP in the region. This committee is composed of one representative from each province and territory and one from the federal Parliament. A chair oversees its activities and represents ...

For over 25 years, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) has held post-election seminars for national and sub-national parliaments. The seminars provide parliamentarians with an opportunity to deepen their understanding of their roles and responsibilities including those relating to parliamentary practices, procedures, legislation, scrutiny, oversight, and representation. They also ...

From July 17-20, 2011, the Honourable Art Eggleton, P.C., Senator, and Mr. Jeff Watson, M.P., Vice-Chair, represented the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference (MLC) of the Council of State Governments in Indianapolis, Indiana. The delegation was accompanied by Mr. Mohamed Zakzouk, Advisor to ...