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Minister Gould also noted that, in addition to the Government of Canada’s contributions to COVAX, Canada has provided Latin American countries with more than $10 million during the COVID-19 pandemic through various organizations, including the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), with this funding aimed at providing personal protective ...

To meet these objectives, the delegation met with Kenyan, Burundian, and Rwandan parliamentarians and government officials, Canadian officials, representatives of United Nations agencies, academics, and representatives of non-governmental organizations. They also visited development projects in Nairobi, Kenya and in rural Rwanda.

The Government of Canada was one of twelve event co-sponsors. During the discussion, panelists explained how social media platforms and digital spaces are being used to harass women and girl leaders, in some cases starting a cycle of behaviour that escalates to threats and acts of violence.

From August 29th to September 4th, 2010, nine Canadian parliamentarians were in Alberta to take part in the 37th Annual Meeting of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association. Senator Claudette Tardif headed the Canadian delegation, which consisted of Senators Jean-Claude Rivest and Gérald Comeau, and Steven Blaney, Lois Brown, Paule Brunelle, Yvon Godin, Bernard Patry and Mario Silva ...

The event featured prerecordings from government representatives from around the world, including Canada’s Minister of Labour, as well as the United Nations Secretary General, the Director-General of the International Labour Organization, and the Executive Director of UN Women.

She also noted that the Government of Canada recently launched a “Feminist Response and Recovery Fund” to support women and girls impacted by this crisis. For her part, Ms. Khalid explained that the pandemic raises questions of physical and financial security for women.

From 22–24 February 2022, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) UK, in partnership with the non-governmental organization Mission 89, held a virtual workshop to explore techniques to prevent sports trafficking, a form of human trafficking where individuals are “exploited through the false promise of the opportunity to play sports ...

The Geneva Center for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), and the Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) co-hosted a webinar on the gendered dimensions of defence spending. The event was part of a series of webinars organized by ...

The CPTPP and Agriculture topic was presented by Randy Hoback, MP, former Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade of the Parliament of Canada; Tori Morgan and Isabelle Rayner from the U.K.’s National Farmers’ Union; and Ken Ash, former Director of the Organisation for Co-operation and Economic Development’s Trade and Agriculture Directorate. The session ...

The Canadian Region of the CWP is administered by a steering committee that represents the views and concerns of women parliamentarians throughout Canada and develops programs to support the objectives of the CWP in the region. This committee is composed of one representative from each province and territory and one from the federal Parliament. A chair oversees its activities and represents ...