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April 27, 2021
Meeting with Her Excellency Isabelle Hudon, Ambassador of Canada to France
By videoconference - Canada-France Interparliamentary Association (CAFR)
To begin, the Chair of CAFR, Marie-France Lalonde, M.P., spoke with Ms. Isabelle Hudon, Canadian Ambassador to France. They discussed the CAFR’s priorities and potential topics of interest that members could address in the context of future CAFR activities.
The Executive Committee members then joined the meeting to take part in a briefing given by Ms. Josiane Simon, Minister-Counsellor (Economic and Commercial Affairs) at the Canadian Embassy in France. In addition to Ms. Lalonde, the CAFR was represented by its vice-chairs, Senator René Cormier and Mr. Jacques Gourde, M.P., as well as Senator Jean-Guy Dagenais, Ms. Caroline Desbiens, M.P., and Mr. Fayçal El-Khoury, M.P.
The Minister-Counsellor provided information on the economic relationship between Canada and France and statistics on trade between the two countries in recent years for various industry sectors. She noted some of the industry sectors that have shown significant growth and those that have experienced some decline, and highlighted priority sectors for the Embassy’s Trade Commissioner Service team. She further noted some of the positive impacts of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on trade between the two countries and provided an overview of French investment in Canada and Canadian investment in France. Ambassador Hudon offered some additional remarks on the topics raised, including on the assistance provided to the cultural industry. Members also briefly discussed topics that CAFR could address in future activities.
April 22, 2021
Drafting Committee of the Standing Committee on Sustainable Development
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU
April 22, 2021
Drafting committee meeting of the IPU Standing Committee on Sustainable Development
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
April 22, 2021
Meeting of the Civil Dimension of Security (CDS) and the Sub-Committee on Democratic Governance (CDSDG)
By videoconference
Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association (CANA)
April 21, 2021
Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue on Gender-Responsive Recovery Post COVID-19: Gender-sensitive parliaments and gender-responsive legal reforms
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
During the meeting, Canadian delegates heard from Ms. Esther Anyakun (MP, Uganda), Ms. Beatrice Duncan (UN Women), Ms. Zeina Hilal (manager of gender partnerships and youth participation at the IPU), Ms. Nahla Haidar (UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women), and Ms. Fiona O’Loughlin (Senator, Ireland). They also heard from their Asian, African, European and South American colleagues about measures being debated and implemented in their parliaments.
This meeting was the last of a series entitled “Inter-Parliamentary Dialogue on Gender-Responsive Recovery Post COVID-19.”
April 19, 2021
285th Session of the International Executive Committee of the IPU (Sixth sitting)
By videoconference
Canadian Group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (UIPU)
April 19, 2021
Expanded Bureau Meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
By videoconference
Canadian Delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (SECO)
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