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The delegation of the Assembly’s Sub-Committee on Energy and Environmental Security, led by Sub-Committee Chairman Mario Tagarinski (Bulgaria), visited Paris, Aix-en-Provence and Toulon from 27 to 30 September 2010. Canada was represented by Senator Michel Rivard.

Mr. Spengemann acknowledged that, while Canada has a high global ranking regarding UHC, the system is not perfect. Among the challenges Canada faces as it strives to implement UHC more broadly is the country’s vast geography and the related difficulty of accessing remote communities.

ParlAmericas is an independent network made up of national legislatures that are also members of the Organization of American States (OAS). The purpose of ParlAmericas is to promote parliamentary participation in the inter-American system and develop inter-parliamentary dialogue on issues of importance to the hemisphere.

The purpose of the delegation’s visit was twofold. The first objective was to discuss Canada’s and Argentina’s mutual involvement in FIPA and for the Canadian delegates to take advantage of FIPA’s function as a forum for inter-parliamentary cooperation and diplomacy to engage their Argentine counterparts in dialogue on a number of issues. In particular, the Canadian Section wished to ...

From 16-19 May 2008, members of the Canadian and American sections of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) met in Santa Fe, New Mexico for the IPG’s 49 th annual meeting. The US was represented by four Senators and eight members of the House of Representatives, while the Canadian delegation included four Senators and thirteen members of the House of Commons (see Appendix).

Although still relatively high, the proportion of poor people has decreased since 1996, dropping from 53.3% to 39.9% in 2007. The government has created subsidy programs to increase access to electricity, food and fuel.

· A high concentration of foreign-based companies is involved in manufacturing; these manufacturers are often involved in advanced manufacturing, and have highly skilled jobs with compensation that exceeds $85,000 annually.

The Honourable Bryon Wilfert, P.C., M.P., Co-Chair of the Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group (CJIG), conducted the CJIG annual Co-Chair’s visit to Tokyo (Japan) from April 21 to 25, 2008. The primary purpose of the visit was to build upon the 15 th Annual Bilateral Meeting of Canadian parliamentarians and Diet members held in Canada in August 2007 as well as to discuss the parameters for ...

The high price of oil has certainly been a windfall, but not entirely given its vulnerability to demand and strong global economic performance. As a result, the global downturn and financial crisis is projected to slow the region’s economic growth rate to 3.3% in 2009.

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