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January 27 - 28, 2022
Bureau Meeting of the APF
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the "Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie" (CAPF)
APF Bureau meeting – January 27 to 28, 2022
The Bureau monitors the implementation of decisions made by the Plenary Assembly of the Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie (APF), for which it exercises delegated authority. It ensures the implementation of the motions passed, the resolutions adopted and the opinions and recommendations issued by the Plenary Assembly. In this respect, it may make any decision it deems useful. It reviews, pursuant to the General Secretariat’s report, issues relating to the admission of sections and to changes in their status. It passes the Assembly’s budget.
Francis Drouin, M.P., Chair of the Canadian Branch and First Vice President of the APF, and Marie France Lalonde and Senator Éric Forest, members of the CAPF executive committee, participated virtually in the hybrid meeting held in Libreville, Gabon.
The APF Bureau heard from Geoffroy Montpetit from the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie. He discussed the OIF APF partnership and opportunities for cooperation between the two institutions. A number of activity reports were presented, including the activity report of the APF Parliamentary Secretary General. The APF’s cooperation programs were also reviewed. The Treasurer’s report on the draft budget for 2022 was considered, in addition to a review of the political situation in the francophone world and various institutional projects.
The members in attendance also heard the activity reports from the presidents of the APF’s commissions and networks and from its mission leaders.
January 24, 2022
Joint Meeting of the Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council and the Political Committee’s Sub-Committee on NATO Partnerships
By videoconference
Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association (CANA)
January 24, 2022
Global Parliamentary Exchange on the International Day of Education 2022
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
Members of the Canadian Branch attended this event: the Honourable Amina Gerba, Senator; Dr. Robert Kitchen, Member of Parliament (M.P.); and the Honourable Mike Lake, M.P. Additionally, Anita Vandenbeld, M.P. chaired the event with Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly, co-founder and executive director of the International Parliamentary Network for Education. Ms. Vandenbeld’s opening remarks noted that Parliamentarians play a vital role in effectively addressing the global learning crisis.
Guest speaker Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, founder and president of Human Capital Africa, discussed the link between the economy and education. Ms. Ezekwesili noted that research has identified ways to address education challenges which include prioritizing foundational learning in areas such as literacy and taking an evidence-based approach to investments and policy decisions.
Parliamentarians also had the opportunity to participate in discussions in breakout rooms. The first breakout room focussed on improving learning outcomes and began with remarks from Robert Jenkins, Global Director of Education for UNICEF. The theme of the second breakout room was “data and evidence for the learning crisis”; Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of the Partham Education Foundation in India provided a brief introduction to the facilitated discussion.
January 20, 2022
Meeting of the APF with the Secretary General of the « Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie » (OIF)
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the "Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie" (CAPF)
Working meeting with the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie – January 20, 2022
Francis Drouin, MP, Chair of the Canadian Branch and First Vice-President of the APF, met with the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) and its Secretary General, Her Excellency Louise Mushikiwabo, to discuss pathways for efficient collaboration as part of his mandate as First Vice-President of the APF.
Mr. Drouin led a delegation of international parliamentarians, who are also senior APF officials, in a discussion on the direction of APF initiatives and the common objectives of the APF and the OIF. Participants also discussed financial management and interparliamentary co-operation programs.
Lastly, it was agreed that these matters would be followed up on in advance of the APF’s annual budget.
January 18, 2022
First Meeting Among Members of the Executive Committees of ParlAmericas’ Networks
By videoconference
Canadian Section of ParlAmericas (CPAM)
On 18 January 2022, the First Meeting among Members of the Executive Committees of ParlAmericas’ Networks occurred virtually. Canadian Senators René Cormier and Rosa Galvez participated.
Members of the three Executive Committees of the ParlAmericas networks for gender equality, climate change and open parliament met to plan future work and inter-network collaboration. Paraguayan Senator Blanca Ovelar, President of ParlAmericas, provided opening remarks, followed by the presidents of the three networks, who presented their respective networks’ priorities. Senator Galvez, who is President of the ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change (PNCC), as well as Vice-Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas (CPAM), second Vice-President of ParlAmericas’ Board of Directors and Treasurer of the ParlAmericas Corporation, outlined the priorities for the Parliamentary Network on Climate Change. These priorities included addressing challenges related to water resources, deforestation, and the melting of the cryosphere. She also spoke about the value of collaborating and of finding synergies across the three thematic areas. The discussions continued with members discussing ways in which the networks could continue to strengthen collaboration with one another.
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