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Mexican Senator Verónica Camino Farjat, 2nd Vice-President on the Board of Directors and President of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network for Gender Equality (PNGE), provided opening remarks and an update on ParlAmericas’ December 2021 activities.

Joseph Kelliher, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission · there are a variety of electricity issues that must be addressed, including transmission siting, inadequate infrastructure for generation and transmission, market manipulation, poor market rules and reliability, although progress is being made · with changes in 2005, there are now significant penalties for market manipulation · with ...

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.

These included the release of the IPU’s 2020 Women in Parliament report and related infographic. Senator Ataullahjan highlighted progress towards gender equality in both chambers of the Parliament of Canada, underscoring that the Senate had achieved gender parity.

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 ...

Senator Dennis Dawson then went on to present his report on the freedom of the press in francophone countries and suggested creating a new francophone organization dedicated to the freedom of the press.

The Honourable Peter Milliken, Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, and a parliamentary delegation travelled to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from January 10 to 12, 2005. This official visit was the result of an invitation from Mr. Chaudhry Amir Hussain, Speaker of the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

Report OPENING PLENARY Governor Mike Huckabee, Governor of Arkansas and Chairman of the National Governors Association · overeating, undereating and smoking are affecting the longevity and quality of life of tens of thousands of Americans · 2,000 Americans die daily because of cultural and lifestyle choices · the annual cost to the U.S. economy associated with unhealthy lifestyles is $117 ...

The Canadian Section of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group shall promote exchanges between Japanese and Canadian Parliamentarians, propose initiatives likely to lead to a better mutual understanding of bilateral and multilateral problems and work to develop co-operation between the two countries in all the fields of human activity.

The parliamentary delegation of the Canadian Branch that participated in the meeting of the Steering Committee of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF) held in Brussels, Belgium, on February 19 and 20, 2008, has the honour to present its report. Composed of the Honourable Rose-Marie Losier-Cool, Senator and Chair of the Network, the ...