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Senator Fraser then provided an overview of the impact of the results of the 2011 General Election on federal opposition parties. Despite the weakened support for the Bloc Québécois, Senator Fraser indicated that separatist sentiment in Quebec could still possibly be galvanized under the right conditions.

The Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate, and a delegation of senators visited Rome, Vatican City, Skopje, Podgorica and Belgrade from September 2 to 12, 2013.

Speaker Milliken said he was pleased to be in South Africa again, having visited in 1992 and during the 1994 election. The Leader of the Opposition used the meeting to describe the role and parliamentary challenges of his party in a situation where the ruling party has a large majority.

A delegation of five parliamentarians from the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association travelled to Strasbourg to participate in the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in which Canada holds observer status along with Israel and Mexico. The delegation was led by Association president the Hon. Lorna Milne, Senator, and included from the Senate the Hon ...

The Canadian delegation members congratulated the leader of the Korean delegation, the Honourable Won Hye Young on his election as president of APPCED. The issue of a potential free trade agreement with Korea was discussed, with the Canadian side noting that the fact that Hyundai had not yet invested in Canada is an impediment to the talks.

ParlAmericas est un réseau indépendant composé d’assemblées législatives nationales qui sont également membres de l’Organisation des États américains (OEA). Les membres de ParlAmericas sont résolus à promouvoir la participation parlementaire au système interaméricain et à développer un dialogue interparlementaire sur des enjeux d’importance pour l’hémisphère ...

The Chair agreed with the idea of adding a fourth column to the table of strategic directions in order to state which activities were effectively carried out and at what cost. He wondered, however, what percentage such activities had within the whole IPU budget compared to, say, travel expenses or staff costs. The primary budget had decreased by about 8%, but due to fluctuations of the Swiss ...

They want solutions not excuses. They want timely results and they want to have a say in the decisions that will affect them. As parliamentarians, we must develop and implement effective and efficient policies and laws for resolving these and other issues to the benefit of all citizens. We understand that Parliaments do not govern.

CCOM May 2 - 10, 2015 Election Assessment Mission to the United Kingdom London, England, United Kingdom Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Report CCOM April 29, 2015 Executive Committee Meeting Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA)

22 - 28 janvier 2006 Colloque de la section du Royaume-Uni de l'APC sur le rétablissement de la confiance dans la politique : lutte contre la corruption, la promotion des droits de la personne et le rôle des médias Londres, Royaume-Uni Section canadienne de l'Association parlementaire du Commonwealth (APC)