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The newly elected members of the Bermuda House of Assembly participated in the post-election seminar, which is the oldest program run by the CPA. This was a virtual seminar and was attended by representatives from throughout the Commonwealth. The newly elected Members of the House of Assembly, chosen to represent Bermuda’s approx. 64,000 citizens, join the Parliament in a year that marks 400 ...

The Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association has the honour to present its REPORT on the Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, held in Berlin, Germany, May 25-27, 2008. The Canadian delegation was represented by the Association’s Chair, Mr. Leon Benoit, M.P., Senator Raynell Andreychuk, Senator Jane Cordy, Senator Joseph A. Day, Senator Pierre Claude Nolin, and Mr. Scott Brison ...

Senator Raynell Andreychuk was the lead presenter on Workshop C - Balancing Economic Development and Environmental Protection which was moderated by the Hon. Philip Zuniga, President of the Senate of Belize.

The Working Group of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) is mandated to develop a policy to prevent and manage harassment within the APF. The Working Group met by videoconference on 8 December 2020. Marie France Lalonde, Member of Parliament, attended the meeting on behalf of the Canadian Branch of the APF. At this meeting, the Chair ...

Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation on the Bilateral Parliamentary Visit Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Nuku’lofa, Tonga January 15 - 22, 2008 - Diplomacy - Parliament of CanadaTravel Costs

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.

Senator Ravalia explained that the Senate of Canada strives to integrate diverse perspectives in its policy recommendations. In particular, he noted that the Senate has almost achieved gender parity between men and women.

On July 1, 2022, the Hon. Marilou McPhedran, Senator, attended a meeting of the Steering Committee of the Twelve Plus Group in her capacity as a Bureau member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) Sustainable Development Committee.

The Honourable Yuen Pau Woo, Senator, was invited to share his knowledge and experiences as Facilitator of the Independent Senators Group in the Senate of Canada. His presentation drew parallels between the Parliament of Canada and the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament.

This meeting marked Ms. Aaja Chemnitz Larsen’s (MP, Greenland, Parliament of Denmark) first meeting as Chair and Ms. Lisa Murkowski’s (Senator, Alaska, United States) first meeting as Vice Chair.