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Du 28 au 30 juin 2015, l’honorable Wayne Easter, C.P., député, vice-président, et le sénateur Paul Massicotte, vice-président, dirigeaient la délégation du Groupe interparlementaire (GIP) Canada–États-Unis ayant pris part à la 8eConférence annuelle de l’Alliance des États du Sud-Est des États-Unis et des provinces canadiennes (SEUS CP) à Charlottetown (Île‑du‑Prince ...

From April 13 to 15, 2016, Her Excellency Ināra Mūrniece, Speaker of the Saeima (Parliament) of the Republic of Latvia, led a parliamentary delegation to Ottawa at the invitation of the Honourable George Furey, Q.C., Speaker of the Senate, and the Honourable Geoff Regan, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons. The delegation included Ojārs Ēriks Kalniņš, member of the Latvian ...

Le colloque a accueilli soixante-cinq représentants provenant de l’île d’Aurigny, d’Australie, de la Barbade, des Bermudes, du Canada, des îles Malouines, du Ghana, de Hong Kong, d’Inde, de Jersey, du Kenya, de Kiribati, du Malawi, de la Malaisie, des Maldives, de Malte, de Nouvelle-Zélande, d’Oman, du Pakistan, du Rwanda, des Seychelles, de la Sierra Leone, du Somaliland, d ...

The visit was an opportunity to continue the cordial relationship between Canada and Estonia. Discussions were held on the visa requirements, diplomatic relations between our countries, relations between Russia and Estonia, and the division of powers between the federal and provincial governments in Canada. President Ergma and the delegation were able to visit the Canadian Museum of ...

Annual General Meeting By videoconference Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group (CAIL)

An English session of the Parliamentary Officers’ Study Program was held from October 24 to 28, 2022. Twelve parliamentary officers from the following legislatures participated: National Assembly (Republic of Armenia); Senate (Kingdom of Cambodia); Legislative Assembly of Alberta (Canada); Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories (Canada); Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward ...

“I was very pleased to be able to attend the ERC’s 53rd annual meeting, partly because I represent a province that is included in the ERC,” said Mr. Easter. “As well, I think it was fortunate that Canada’s federal parliamentarians were there to support their provincial counterparts during discussions of some of the ERC’s resolutions. Important motions were passed in relation to pre ...

The idea for a Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group started as early as the 1940s, when federal legislators in Canada and the US discussed the possibility of establishing a joint committee to address issues related to post-war reconstruction. The plan for a bilateral association was revisited at various times, including in the late 1950s when a report by US Representatives Frank M ...

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 ...

The idea for a Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group started in the United States. In May 1957, a report by US Representatives Frank M. Coffin and Brooks Hays suggested the establishment of some form of parliamentary consultation between our countries. In June 1958, the Prime Minister of Canada mentioned the concept in a speech, and in July the subject was discussed by the US ...