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June 14, 2021
CPA-UK Branch Workshop: Multilateral Trade Agreements: Opportunities and Challenges
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
The first workshop, entitled Multilateral Trade Agreements: Opportunities and Challenges, was held on 14 June 2021. The topic was presented by David Lawrence, Senior Political Adviser at the U.K. Trade Justice Movement, and Stephanie Honey, a trade expert and former New Zealand diplomat. The session generally focused on the history of multilateral trade agreements, their benefits and challenges. Mr. Lawrence explored whether the U.K. would benefit from the CPTPP economically, geopolitically and environmentally.
The workshop was attended by the following parliamentarians from the Canadian Branch of the CPA: The Honourable Robert Black, Senator, Mr. Randy Hoback, MP, and Mr. Daniel Blaikie, MP.
June 12 - 17, 2021
Summit on the rapprochement of Canadian Francophonies
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the "Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie" (CAPF) on Fanslab platform
June 7, 2021
Meeting of the AdHoc Committee on Migration
By videoconference
Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)
June 7, 2021
25th Anniversary Conference: The Hague Recommendations regarding the Education Rights of National Minorities
By videoconference
Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)
June 4, 2021
5th Gathering of ParlAmericas Parliamentary Network on Climate Change (Inter-parliamentary Dialogue)
By videoconference
Canadian Section of ParlAmericas (CPAM)
June 3, 2021
High-level roundtable for Parliamentarians on education financing
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CCOM)
The round table was held as part of the lead up to the Global Education Summit: Financing GPE [Global Partnership for Education] 2021–2025, which will be cohosted by the governments of Kenya and the United Kingdom in July 2021. The Global Education Summit will seek to raise at least US $5 billion for the GPE.
The round table was attended by Canadian parliamentarians, including several members of the Canadian Branch of the CPA:
Yasmin Ratansi, M.P.
Honourable Brent Cotter, Senator
Ziad Aboultaif, M.P.
Marie-Hélène Gaudreau, M.P.
Robert Kitchen, M.P.
Mike Lake, M.P.
The roundtable discussion was initiated by the Honourable Julia Gillard, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Global Partnership for Education and former Prime Minister of Australia; the Right Honourable Gordon Brown, United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Education and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; the Honourable David Moinina Sengeh, Minister of Education of Sierra Leone; and Shradha Koirala, GPE Youth Leader from Nepal.
The speakers primarily focussed their remarks on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to education across the globe, the importance of education in meeting the UN development goals and the role parliamentarians have in supporting governments and growing both development assistance and national spending on education.
May 31, 2021
Meeting of the APF Parliamentary Affairs Committee
By videoconference
Canadian Branch of the "Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie" (CAPF)
May 27, 2021
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Meeting with Young Political Leaders
By videoconference
Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA), in the context of the Call for Action - Helsinki +50 process, initiated a meeting with young parliamentary leaders so they could discuss and share their insights, expectations, and recommendations regarding the ability of the younger generation to contribute to tackling regional and global challenges, as well as their thoughts on how they could be better involved in decision and policy-making processes. The Canadian Delegation to the OSCE PA was represented by the Honourable Lucie Moncion, Senator, and by Mr. Ziad Aboultaif, M.P., and Ms. Ya’ara Saks, M.P.. The Honourable Bardish Chaggar, Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, delivered opening remarks and noted how important the contribution of youth is in the development of responsive and inclusive policy-making.
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