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Senator McPhedran highlighted that Canada is pursuing innovation in social finance by mobilizing private capital for the public good to enhance its progress on the SDGs. An outcome document summarizing the meeting is available on the IPU’s website

Finally, they also discussed the forthcoming European Digital Services Act and other initiatives to fight terrorism and violent extremism online. It was suggested that the next meeting between the CAEU and D-CA include discussions of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the “Iran nuclear deal”), Brexit and the new trade agreement between ...

The Hon. David McGuinty, PC, MP, Senator Marilou McPhedran, Ms. Lindsay Mathyssen, MP, and Mr. Sven Spengemann, MP were among the Canadian parliamentary delegates attending conferences at the Forum, including the Inter-Parliamentary Union’s (IPU) side-event entitled Parliaments Act for Equal and a session on Feminist Movements and Leadership ...

Members of the Executive considered new initiatives to strengthen the organization’s accountability and transparency, as well as reviewed the work of its Sub-Committee on Finance, including the proposed consolidated budget for 2022.

She also highlighted the growing number of women assuming leadership roles in public life, noting the appointment of the first female Minister of Finance as well as the prominent role played by women Chief Public Health Officers in guiding Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Conference occurred from January 31 to February 6 with sessions being held at the Houses of Parliament in London, U.K. for the first four days and the remaining two days hosted by the Northern Ireland Assembly in Belfast, Ireland.

She indicated that the ACT Accelerator works to develop vaccines, tests and treatments for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, and to distribute these tools fairly around the world; the section of the ACT Accelerator dedicated to vaccine distribution is known as “COVAX.”

Next, Mr. Samson gave an update on recent Canadian parliamentary events and highlighted two bills currently before the Parliament of Canada: Bill C-13, An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages, and Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act.