Rechercher

The seminar was extremely well organized. It was an excellent opportunity for parliamentarians and clerks from around the world to learn about the parliamentary system that is the foundation of most of our own legislatures. Delegates learned about many aspects of the British parliamentary system, known as the Westminster system. Each subject was addressed in the form of a panel discussion ...

An introduction to the Westminster system, delegates posed many questions regarding their experience, and how they would apply in a UK context. Delegates were reassured that the Executive is kept in check, with individual MPs expected to hold government to account, even MPs sitting on the government side of the House.

The purpose of the visit was to provide Canadian parliamentarians with the opportunity to discuss a variety of issues of common interest to both the Canadian Parliament and Westminster. Among the topics discussed were: bilateral issues on trade including the Doha Round of Negotiations and agricultural subsidies; Anglo-Canadian cooperation in Afghanistan; current status of the Northern Ireland ...

Refine your search All Results Annual General Meetings Results with reports Title

73rd Westminster Seminar on Effective Parliaments London, United Kingdom Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM) SECO February 20 - 21, 2025

CCOM Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association March 11 - 15, 2024 72nd Westminster Seminar: Parliamentary Practice and Procedure London, United Kingdom Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM) Report Results: 1 - 10 of 987 — Page: 1 of 99 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... » »» Show All Results

73rd Westminster Seminar on Effective Parliaments London, United Kingdom Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM) SECO February 20 - 21, 2025

Most of these countries operate on a modified version of the Westminster system of parliamentary democracy, each with slightly different levels of autonomy from the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth ll acts as the Head of State in each territory and appoints a Governor to exercise her power.

The National Assembly for Wales comprises 60 members. Members are elected for four-year terms with 40 Members representing geographical constituencies elected by the plurality system, with constituencies currently similar to those for Westminster, and 20 members representing five electoral regions using the d'Hondt method of proportional representation. The last election took place on May 5 ...

A delegation of the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association visited London, England, Edinburgh and Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom from January 17 – 24, 2015.