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On 20 October 2020, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU )hosted a virtual briefing for parliamentarians on “UN processes: Sustainable Development Goal 1 (SDG 1) and the UN definition of poverty.” Presenters included former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, Dr. George Gray Molina from the United Nations Development Programme and Barbara ...

The Canadian Parliamentary Association has the honour to present its report on its participation in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s (NATO PA) 2013 Spring Session in Luxembourg, 17 – 20 May. The delegation was headed by Mrs. Cheryl Gallant, M.P., Vice President of the Assembly, and included Senator Joseph Day, Chair of the NATO PA Defence and Security Committee; Senator Raynell Andreychuk ...

PARLIAMENTARY OFFICERS' STUDY PROGRAM An opportunity for senior parliamentary staff from foreign legislatures and Canadian jurisdictions to learn about the functioning of the Parliament of Canada.

From November 30-December 3, 2012, the Honourable Wayne Easter, P.C., M.P., Vice-Chair, and Senator Michael L. MacDonald, Vice-Chair, led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group to the national conference of the Council of State Governments (CSG) in Austin, Texas. The other members of the delegation were Senator Terry Mercer, Mr. LaVar Payne ...

From July 20 to 24, 2008, members of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group participated in the 18th Annual Summit of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) in Vancouver, British Columbia. Mr. Rob Merrifield, M.P., Co-Chair of the Canadian Section of the Group led the delegation. The Honourable Wilfred Moore, Senator and Ted Menzies, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister ...

A delegation of five parliamentarians from the Canada Europe Parliamentary Association travelled to Strasbourg to participate in the summer session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in which Canada enjoys observer status along with Israel and Mexico. The delegation was led by Association president the Hon. Lorna Milne, Senator, and included from the Senate the Hon ...

For his part, Mr. Dreeshen made several points to the gathering, including the benefits of reducing the cost of elections, that MPs in Canada often introduce private members’ bills to address issues brought forward by their constituents and the unwanted effects of a 24-hour news cycle.

The 6th Gathering of the ParlAmericas Open Parliament Network (OPN) included three virtual sessions that took place on March 9, 15 and 22, 2022. During the sessions, dialogues were held between parliamentarians, parliamentary staff, and civil society and youth representatives on key considerations for a robust public integrity strategy, recognizing its importance not only in preventing and ...

The Czech Republic is situated in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the northwest and west, Austria to the south, and the Slovak Republic to the east. The population of 10.5 million is over 90% Czech, though there are sizeable Moravian and Slovak minorities. The Czech Republic became a distinct country on 1 January 1993, following the partition of the Republic ...

Members heard from the candidates for the chair of the 12+ Group and proceeded to vote in a virtual secret ballot election. Ms. Arda Gerkens from the Netherlands was elected Chair of the Group for a two-year term. The Group also reviewed proposals for future Group activities, examined the financial situation of the Group and discussed matters that will be on the agenda of the upcoming session ...