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October 6, 2020
Extraordinary meeting of the 12 + Group
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
This meeting was called at the request of the chairs from the five Nordic IPU delegations (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) to discuss the IPU presidency.
September 28, 2020
Meeting of the Steering Committee of the 12+ Group
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
The 12+ Group is a collective of 47 IPU member states that caucus together to discuss key issues that will be presented to the Governing Council of the IPU, the union’s main administrative and policy-making body.
September 18, 2020
International Equal Pay Day
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
September 17, 2020
Webinar on climate legislation: Law and governance approaches within the ocean-climate nexus
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
September 15, 2020
Panel debate on COVID-19 and democracy: Can parliaments come to the rescue?
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
August 31, 2020
Extraordinary Session of the International Executive Committee of the IPU
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
August 27, 2020
Webinar on climate legislation: Compliance and implementation under the Paris Agreement
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
The presenters explored topics like the meaning of compliance in international law as well as compliance within domestic climate change legislation. The role of the Paris Agreement Implementation and Compliance Committee, of the UNFCCC Secretariat in aiding implementation and supporting coordination, and the essential role of parliaments and parliamentarians were also discussed. The presentations were followed by a lively virtual Q amp; A session with participants.
July 22, 2020
Extraordinary Meeting of the Committee on the Middle East Questions
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
The MEQ was formed in 1987 by the IPU Governing Council to follow the peace process in the region. It is comprised of 14 members with experience or keen interest relating to the Middle East, and each member of the committee is elected by the Governing Council of the IPU for a period of 4 years. Members of the Committee encourage contact between parliamentarians from all sides of the Israeli and Palestinian parliaments, neighbouring countries and members of the Quartet of peace mediators (United Nations, United States, European Union and Russia) and strives to strengthen ties between parliamentarians of the region. Though the Committee meets in private, it prepares and submits reports to the IPU’s Governing Council.
July 15, 2020
Parliamentary Forum on the occasion of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
The Honourable David McGuinty, P.C., M.P., President of the Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU), led a delegation of parliamentarians composed of the Honourable Peter Boehm, Senator, the Honourable Kim Pate, Senator, Ms. Julie Dzerowicz, M.P., Ms. Iqra Khalid, M.P. and Mr. Sven Spengemann, M.P. The delegates heard presentations from experts and discussed the importance of increasing support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with fellow parliamentarians. Speakers emphasized that the COVID-19 pandemic has made the need to transition to more sustainable and equitable economic models all the more apparent. Mr. McGuinty and Senator Boehm spoke on behalf of the delegation, highlighting the cross-sectional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on pursuing the SDGs and the need to translate principles into evidence-based policies that can win the support of constituents.
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