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Interparliamentary Groups Recognized There are 4 Interparliamentary Groups recognized by the Parliament of Canada.

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 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 objective of the roundtable, entitled Gender Equality Policy, was to engage participants in a discussion on how to build and maintain a gender sensitive parliament to encourage greater representation of women in parliamentary decision-making.

Member of Parliament Marie-France Lalonde attended the videoconference meeting of the Network of Women Parliamentarians of the APF, held October 6, 2020. Parliamentarians from more than 20 APF branches participated.

Discussion also included an evaluation of the state of poverty alleviation around the world, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the steps necessary to make the achievement of SDG 1 – “End poverty in all its forms everywhere” – a reality.

From January 17 to 24, 2007, the Speaker of the Senate led a parliamentary delegation composed of the Honourable Raynell Andreychuk, Senator and the Honourable William Rompkey, Senator. This delegation visited Panama from January 17 to 20 and Costa Rica from January 20 to 24.

The delegation discussed political and economic issues of mutual interest, including Ukraine's response to the current economic crisis, the state of freedom of speech and press in the country, the parliamentary system, government structure and electoral process in Ukraine, especially with respect to the presidential election.

The IPU facilitates political parliamentary debate, dialogue and cooperation. It promotes and defends democracy and the rule of law. It develops standards, disseminates information on good practices and helps build parliamentary capacity and efficacy. It defends the human rights of members of parliament and promotes respect for universal values, norms and principles. It works in support of ...

The conference’s outcome document provides additional information on the deliberations, best practices and recommendations for action. Finally, the conference coincided with the launch of the IPU’S 2021 report on Youth participation in national parliaments; notably, the report highlights that the proportion of parliamentarians under the age of 30 remains “extremely low,” at only 2.6 ...