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- Diplomacy - Parliament of Canada G-20 Speakers' Consultation - Presiding Officers of the Upper and Unicameral Houses of the G-20, Ottawa, Canada In the wake of the G-20 meetings held in Canada during 2010, the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, Speaker of the Senate of Canada, hosted a Speakers' Consultation among the presiding officers of the upper and unicameral houses of the G-20 from ...

Parliamentary Associations Associations promote the country’s interests abroad on a continuing basis and are composed of both members of the Senate and of the House of Commons. There are 8 Multilateral Associations and 5 Bilateral Associations.

Speaker Annisette-George provided updates on ParlAmericas’ recent and upcoming activities, and welcomed two new Board members: Claudel Francis, Speaker of St. Lucia’s Senate; and Veronica Camino Farjat, a member of Mexico’s Senate and President of ParlAmericas’ Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality (PNGE).

The Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Senator, Vice-president of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU) and President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Committee on Middle East Questions (MEQ), called an extraordinary meeting of this committee to discuss recent developments in Palestine and in Libya.

The French delegation was led by National Assembly Member Christopher Weissberg, Chair of the French Branch of the Association, and Senator Yan Chantrel, Chair of the France–Canada Friendship Group in the Senate.

From October 10 to 16, 2014, the Speaker of the Senate, the Honourable Noël A. Kinsella, led a parliamentary delegation on a visit to Hungary. The delegation was composed of Mrs. Ann Kinsella; the Honourable Claudette Tardif, Senator; the Honourable John D. Wallace, Senator; Mr. Andrew Saxton, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, and Mr. Gary W. O’Brien, Clerk of the ...

The Honourable Vernon White, Senator, attended the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council (UNIC) meeting on February 8, 2021. The Council meets twice a year to discuss issues concerning both Ukraine and NATO. The latest edition was an opportunity to discuss Ukraine’s political situation and recent developments to allow for constructive exchanges between the various NATO member countries and ...

Canada has been strongly involved in ParlAmericas since its inception. On September 10, 2011, Randy Hoback (Prince Albert, CPC) was elected President of ParlAmericas. Mr. Hoback has been the head of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas since April 2010. He became the second Canadian president of ParlAmericas, following Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette, who held this position from 2001 to 2006 ...

The Honourable Marilou McPhedran, Senator, participated in discussions during the session on the legislative process. Her remarks focussed on the Senate of Canada’s role within the Parliament of Canada’s legislative process and touched on various themes including oversight, Senate Public Bills and committee work.

The French delegation was led by National Assembly Member Christopher Weissberg, Chair of the French Branch of the Association, and Senator Yan Chantrel, Chair of the France–Canada Friendship Group in the Senate.