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CAEU
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
September 29, 2020
Meeting with the European Parliament's Delegation responsible for Relations with Canada
By videoconference
Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association (CAEU)
Mr. Scott Simms, M.P., President, CAEU; the Hon. Percy E. Downe, Senator; the Hon. Larry Bagnell, P.C., M.P.; and Mr. Luc Berthold, M.P., participated in a videoconference call with the European Parliament’s Delegation for Relations with Canada (D-CA). D-CA participants included Ms. Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Chair, France), Mr. Javier Moreno Sánchez (Vice-Chair, Spain), Mr. Rasmus Andresen (Germany), and Mr. Ondrej Kovarík (Czechia).
The main topics of discussion were the surge or “second wave” of COVID-19 cases and how governments in Europe and Canada are responding; the European Commission’s new proposed Pact on Migration and Asylum; the European Union’s proposed €1.8-trillion seven-year budget and pandemic recovery plan; the recent Speech from the Throne and the State of the European Union address; and the impact on the Comprehensive and Economic Trade Agreement of both Brexit and the Cypriot Parliament’s vote against the Agreement’s ratification.
The videoconference call concluded with preliminary discussions about the annual interparliamentary meeting, which has been postponed from November 2020 to the spring of 2021 – at the earliest – as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UIPU
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
September 28, 2020
Meeting of the Steering Committee of the 12+ Group
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) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Executive Committee Vice-President for the Twelve Plus geopolitical Group (12+), the Honourable Salma Ataullahjan, Senator and President of the IPU Committee on Middle East Questions and Sven Spengemann, M.P. and member of the Bureau of the IPU Committee on Democracy and Human Rights, participated in a hybrid Steering Committee meeting of the 12+ Group on September 28, 2020. Members discussed important matters that will be on the agendas of the upcoming virtual meeting of the 12+ Group and the extraordinary virtual session of the IPU Governing Council.
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.
CPAM
Canadian Section of ParlAmericas
September 23, 2020
12th Gathering of ParlAmericas Gender Equality Network (working session)
By videoconference
Canadian Section of ParlAmericas (CPAM)
The ParlAmericas parliamentary Network for Gender Equality discussed the theme “Designing Inclusive Futures in Partnership with Youth” through a series of online events for parliamentarians in the Americas and the Caribbean. Through the exchange of experiences and good legislative practices, this gathering fostered a dialogue on the importance of incorporating youth voices and action in parliamentary efforts for gender equality.
CCOM
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
September 23 - 25, 2020
CPA Post-Election Seminar for the Dominica House of Assembly
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
The newly elected members of the Dominican House of Assembly participated in the post-election seminar, which is the oldest program run by the CPA. This was the second virtual seminar of its kind and was attended by representatives from throughout the Commonwealth.
Ms. Yasmin Ratansi, M.P., Chair of the Canadian Branch, was invited to be a panelist. She presented approaches to conducting Public Outreach, Representation and Education, and discussed how to strengthen the voice of women in Parliament.
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