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Le Comité est composé de sénateurs et de députés, proportionnellement à la part du budget de fonctionnement de la Section auquel contribuent respectivement le Sénat et la Chambre des communes, et les membres sont élus lors de l’Assemblée générale de l’APC.

Holyrood, the new Scottish Parliament, designed by Catalan architect Enrico Miralles, was officially and formally opened on October 9, 2004. The Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Dan Hays, attended the opening on behalf of the Parliament of Canada. During this visit, he also had an opportunity to travel to Falkirk, Scotland to speak at a ceremony commemorating the centenary of the birth of ...

From 22–24 February 2022, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) UK, in partnership with the non-governmental organization Mission 89, held a virtual workshop to explore techniques to prevent sports trafficking, a form of human trafficking where individuals are “exploited through the false promise of the opportunity to ...

CPA UK organized three webinars on the following subject: The Rise of Cybercrime amid Covid-19. The three themes were the following: Cybersecurity and Covid19: Addressing Key Trends and Issues Pre and Post-Covid19; Cybersecurity and Covid19: The Changing Nature of Threats to Parliament; and Cybersecurity and Covid19: The Role of ...

The Secretary General, David Hobbs, presented the proposed changes in greater detail, and reviewed the updated list of priorities. For reasons of timing and deadlines, a number of changes had already been approved by the Bureau at its meeting in Brussels in February. However, the general thrust of the programme remained as it had been in Bucharest, with four central themes: · Developments in ...

Les membres du Comité exécutif ont examiné les nouvelles initiatives visant à accroître la responsabilisation et la transparence de l’organisation, ainsi que les travaux du Sous comité des finances, notamment le budget consolidé proposé pour 2022.

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.

Ms. Yasmin Ratansi, M.P., Chair of the Canadian Branch, participated as a panelist in this webinar organized by the CPA UK Branch, sharing her thoughts on how MPs can continue to engage their constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Il fut aussi question de gestion financière et de programmation d’actions de coopération interparlementaire. Finalement, il a été convenu d’un suivi sur ces questions afin de préparer le budget annuel de l’Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie.

2. Adoption of the Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of Tuesday, February 24, 2009 3. Election of the Executive Committee 4. Report on Activities since the last Annual General Meeting (for information) 5. Expenses for 2009-2010 Fiscal Year (for information) 6. 2010-2011 Budget (for information)