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Members Hon. Andrew Cardozo, Senator Hon. Marty Deacon, Senator Hon. F. Gigi Osler, Senator Hon. David Mark Wells, Senator John Barlow, M.P. Hon. Kody Blois, P.C., M ...

Review, every five years, Parliament’s involvement with associations and recognized interparliamentary groups and inform the chairs, by letter, a reasonable length of time before the start of such a review.

The IPU is the international organization of Parliaments of sovereign states. It was established in 1889. The Union is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace and cooperation among peoples and for the firm establishment of representative democracy. To this end, it: · Fosters contacts, co-ordination, and the exchange of experience among parliaments and ...

The virtual meeting was co-hosted by CPA and ParlAmericas; it was chaired by Bahamian Senator Ranard Henfield, Vice-President (Caribbean) of ParlAmericas’ Open Parliament Network.

Bureau Meeting and Spring Session Luxembourg, Luxembourg Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association (CANA) Report The Bureau’s main function is to ensure the overall guidance and coherence of the Assembly’s policies and activities in the interval between meetings of the Standing Committee; it also acts as the “first responder” when internal or external events require a decision or ...

Several panelists and participants highlighted the challenges faced by parliaments in shaping responses to the pandemic. Many also underscored the importance of striking a balance between the need for urgent action, protecting human rights, and parliament’s legislative, budgetary and oversight roles.

On November 23, 2022, the Honourable Rosa Galvez, Senator, Vice-Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas (CPAM), President of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change (PNCC), 2nd Vice-President of ParlAmericas’ Board of Directors and Treasurer of the ParlAmericas Corporation, chaired a meeting of the PNCC’s Executive Committee. The meeting was also attended by ...

From July 23 to 24, 2024, the Honourable Greg Fergus, P.C., M.P., Speaker of the House of Commons, participated in the 60 th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Canadian Regional Conference, in Toronto, Ontario.

The Presidents explained that since the last general election of 2010, there are 41 Members of Parliament directly elected by the population and 31 Senators, 16 appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, nine are appointed by the President and six appointed by the President on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition.

Canada is an observer parliament at AIPA and has participated in several meetings hosted by this forum in recent years. At this webinar, emphasis was placed on approaching the problem of violence related to the illicit transfer of small arms and light weapons through the lenses of the Women, Peace and Security agenda and the United Nations 2030 ...