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The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) held a virtual event on the “clean energy revolution”. Parliamentarians from the OSCE region, OSCE officials and members of the scientific community discussed current energy trends, the latest technological developments in energy production and possible implications of the transition from greenhouse ...

The Honourable Kim Pate, Senator, joined the discussion, asking how international poverty reduction efforts can be made relevant to domestic reform initiatives in high-income countries like Canada and whether there were studies which estimated the cost of poverty on economies around the world.

Mr. Serré outlined some of the activities in which the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas has been involved since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senator Galvez highlighted that the pandemic has affected people differently, depending on such factors as age, gender and sector of employment. Some foreign participants expressed their gratitude for Canadian parliamentarians’ efforts to ...

The Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group aims to find points of convergence in respective national policies, to initiate dialogue on points of divergence, to encourage the exchange of information, and to promote better understanding among legislators on shared issues of concern. In addition to regular meetings with their federal counterparts, in recent years, members of the Canadian ...

The Honourable Kim Pate, Senator, joined the discussion, asking how international poverty reduction efforts can be made relevant to domestic reform initiatives in high-income countries like Canada and whether there were studies which estimated the cost of poverty on economies around the world.

The second afternoon session explored women’s leadership in international fora as a strategy to mainstream gender in high level international debates and resolutions. 3. The Canadian Delegation The Canadian delegation included the following Members of Parliament: · The Honourable Senator Céline Hervieux-Payette, Liberal

1) Pursuant to the decision of the 33rd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) held in Lombok, Indonesia, on 16-22 September 2012, and in accordance with the Statutes of AIPA, the 34th General Assembly was held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, on 17-23 September 2013 under the theme, “The Role of AIPA in Realising the ASEAN Community”.

Delegates discussed three topic areas: border infrastructure and trade, as well as North American competitiveness; security; and North American energy. At the end of the trilateral meeting, the Canadian delegation met with Ambassador Gary Doer, Canada’s Ambassador to the United States.

This report provides an overview of the delegation’s participation in the 34th Annual Inter-parliamentary meeting between the Canadian Parliament and the European Parliament, as well as meetings attended in Copenhagen focussing on Denmark’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU).

Failure to form the central government one year after the parliamentary elections, deeply divergent views on constitutional arrangements, delays in implementing essential reforms, endemic corruption and criminality and the unresolved question of defence property registration are the clearest manifestations of political paralysis. Yet, major players in Bosnian politics continue to cling to ...