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Meeting between Her Excellency Melita Gabric, Ambassador of the European Union to Canada and Mr. Francesco Sorbara, MP, President of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association

Members considered a note prepared by the secretariat detailing responses received to the questionnaire on The Consolidation of IPU Reform. Doris Stump (Switzerland) thought some of the responses from the Swiss delegation may have accidentally been omitted; the secretariat undertook to make any necessary adjustments. With this proviso Members endorsed the secretariat’s summary of the ...

From April 14 to 21, 2007, the Honourable David Hawker, M.P., Speaker of the House of Representatives of Australia, led a parliamentary delegation to Vancouver, Whistler, Victoria, Ottawa and Niagara Falls at the invitation of the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Honourable Peter Milliken. The delegation was composed of Mr. Michael Hatton, M.P., the Honourable Kay Patterson, Senator, the ...

The Honourable David McGuinty, P.C.,M.P., president of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Executive Committee Vice-President for the Twelve Plus geopolitical group (12+), participated in a virtual Steering Committee meeting of the 12+ on June 9, 2020. Members discussed important matters that will be on the agenda of the upcoming ...

Aperçu L’Association vise à étendre les liens bilatéraux traditionnels entre le Canada et le Royaume-Uni par des relations plus modernes et plus dynamiques. Elle a pour mandat de mieux faire comprendre les différences dans le fonctionnement des parlements des deux pays et d’accroître la coopération entre les parlementaires au sujet des questions nationales d’intérêt commun ...

From 18–22 August 2014, Senator Michael L. MacDonald, Vice-Chair, led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) to the annual legislative summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), which was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The delegation also included Senator Joseph Day, the Honourable Rob Merrifield, P.C., M.P ...

Bureau Meeting and Spring Session Luxembourg, Luxembourg Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association (CANA) Report The Bureau’s main function is to ensure the overall guidance and coherence of the Assembly’s policies and activities in the interval between meetings of the Standing Committee; it also acts as the “first responder” when internal or external events require a decision or ...

This visit allowed Canada and New Zealand to pursue their long-standing friendship. Discussions were held on the political situation in New Zealand, agricultural trade, aboriginal issues, immigration matters and electoral reform. While in Ottawa, the delegates also had the opportunity to visit the Canadian Museum of Civilizations and the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health.

On 16 March 2022, the Executive Committee Meeting of the ParlAmericas Board met virtually. Along with the chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas, Marc Serré, the following Members of Parliament were present: Richard Cannings, Randy Hoback, Stephanie Kusie, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Jamie Schmale, Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné. Senators René Cormier, Rosa Galvez, and Michael L. MacDonald ...

La Section canadienne de ParlAmericas a participé à la rencontre annuelle du Groupe des femmes parlementaires qui avait pour thème « La sécurité citoyenne pour les femmes, une fonction parlementaire ». La délégation parlementaire canadienne était dirigée par l’honorable Céline Hervieux‑Payette, sénatrice, qui était accompagnée de MmesSusan Truppe et Mylène Freeman ...