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From March 4 to 9, 2012, His Excellency Dag Terje Andersen, President of the Parliament of the Kingdom of Norway, led a parliamentary delegation to Ottawa, Victoria and Vancouver at the invitation of the Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons. The delegation was composed of Mr. Per Sandberg, Deputy Parliamentary Leader and Chairman of the Standing Committee on Justice, Ms ...

He noted that it was important for countries with knowledge of the Arctic to give the issue of climate change a higher profile, particularly since he felt that communications diminishing the importance of climate change has had a negative impact on accomplishments and government policy. Mr.

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.

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 ...

The discussion was led by several individuals from a wide range of sectors (government, academia, business, civil society, sports, broadcasting, labour) with direct experience in advancing equal pay for equal work.

CEUS July 19 - 23, 2025 Council of State Government (CSG) South Southern Legislative Annual Conference Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (CEUS)

It is a daunting experience to follow Dr. Hovelsrud from Norway and Mr. Nakkalajarri from Finland, in connection with adaptation to climate change. It is doubly daunting because I am here pinch-hitting for Bob Mills, whom we all know, and who is the victim of the uncertainty as part of Canada’s minority government with the prospect that the government may be falling at any time, provoking a ...

The prospect of further devolution, the recent establishment of the Supreme Court, and the iintroduction of human rights law are all impacting the relationship between different government actors, including parliament.

The others are Lois Brown, an MP from the government side who represents an Ontario riding and is also Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development; Yvon Godin, a member of the Official Opposition who represents a New Brunswick riding; Jim Hillyer, a government MP who represents a riding in Alberta; and Senator Jim ...

The meeting featured a report from the Icelandic member on the work of parliamentarians to have the Government of Iceland respond to recommendations included in past conference statements on topics such as health, economic development and digital broadband among others.