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RUUK Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association

On 19 November 2022, Her Excellency Susannah Goshko, British High Commissioner to Canada, hosted a luncheon at her residence for the Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association (RUUK) Executive Committee. The event was the first opportunity RUUK members had to meet with the High Commissioner following their successful mission to London, England and Belfast, Northern Ireland in October 2022. Participants shared their experiences and perceptions of their meetings in the United Kingdom and, in a discussion led by Ms. Goshko and RUUK Chair, Mr. James Maloney, M.P., shared ideas for areas of continued collaboration in 2023.

RUUK Canada-United Kingdom Inter-Parliamentary Association

CPAM Canadian Section of ParlAmericas

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: Surinamer Member of the National Assembly Radjendrekoemar Debie, the PNCC’s second Vice-President (South America); Costa Rican Deputy Oscar Izquierdo Sandí, the PNCC’s Vice-President (Central America); and Trinidadian Senator Anthony Vieira, the PNCC’s Vice-President (The Caribbean). Dessima Williams, President of Grenada’s Senate, attended the meeting as a guest. Senate President Williams is Special Adviser for the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals at the General Assembly of the United Nations, and has previously served as chair of the Alliance of Small Island Developing States.

With a focus on the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27), which was held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, Senator Galvez shared impressions concerning the Conference’s outcomes. Senate President Williams had also attended COP 27, and shared reflections about the conference.

Senator Vieira presented the objectives of ParlAmericas’ “Climate Change Parliamentary Staff Network” provided an update on its progress.

Finally, members of the Executive Committee discussed opportunities for, and provided examples of, parliamentary action relating to achievement of COP 27’s goals.

CAAF Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association

On November 21, 2022, the Co-Chair of the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association, Brenda Shanahan, met with the Honorable Thomas D’Acquin Masela Kiluty Zury and the Honorable Simon Mulamba Mputu, members of Parliament at the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Ms. Shanahan gave an opening speech before handing over the floor to Mr. Masela, Chair of the Foreign Relations Committee of the National Assembly of the DRC. This was followed by a conversation among the participants. The purpose of the discussion was to facilitate parliamentary relations between Canada and the DRC.

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