Senator Michael L. MacDonald, Co-Chair of the Canada–U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group’s Canadian Section, said: “On behalf of all Ottawa–Gatineau region residents affected by the tornados, the Canadian parliamentarians at that meeting were deeply grateful for the Council of State Governments’ words of support as the region recovers from the devastation, and for the generous donation to … Read more
On 24 September 2018, members of the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group met with state legislators from five U.S. states: Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Montana and Wisconsin. The U.S. delegation was led by Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers, who is the 2018 Chair of the Council of State Governments. “We were very pleased … Read more
From 11–15 September 2018, Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PEI), Co-Chair of the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, led a delegation to the 71st annual meeting of the Council of State Governments – West in Snowbird, Utah. “As is always the case, the delegation from the Canada–U.S. IPG’s Canadian Section was pleased … Read more
“It was with profound sadness that, like people throughout the world, Canadians learned about the passing of U.S. Senator John McCain, just one day after it was announced that he was discontinuing his cancer treatments,” said Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PEI), Co-Chair of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group. “Certainly, our hearts go out to Senator … Read more
From 29 July–2 August 2018, Senator Michael L. MacDonald and Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PEI), Co-Chairs of the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, led a delegation to the annual legislative summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Los Angeles, California. The other members of the delegation were Senator Diane … Read more
From 21–24 July 2018, Senator Lynn Beyak and Liberal MP Anthony Housefather (Mount Royal, Que.) represented the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group at the 72nd annual meeting of the Council of State Governments’ Southern Legislative Conference held in St. Louis, Missouri. “I know that Senator Beyak and Mr. Housefather felt fortunate to attend this annual … Read more
Conservative MP Kerry Diotte (Edmonton Griesbach, Alta.), Vice-Chair of the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, led a delegation to the 73rd annual meeting of the Council of State Governments’ Midwestern Legislative Conference in Winnipeg, Man. “The MLC’s meetings provide legislators from both Canada and the United States with an excellent opportunity to strengthen … Read more
From June 25–27, Liberal MP Fayçal El-Khoury (Laval–Les Iles, Que.) represented the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group at the 2018 summer meeting of the Western Governors’ Association in Rapid City, South Dakota. “It’s always beneficial for members of the Canada–U.S. IPG to attend the WGA’s meetings,” said Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PEI), IPG Co-Chair. “Having … Read more
From June 3–5, Conservative MP Randy Hoback (Prince Albert, Sask.) and NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor West, Ont.), Vice-Chairs of the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, led a delegation to the 11th annual conference of the Southeastern United States–Canadian Province Alliance in Mobile, Alabama. They were joined by Liberal MP TJ Harvey (Tobique–Mactaquac, N.B.) Hoback … Read more
Senator Michael L. MacDonald and Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PEI), Co-Chairs of the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, led a delegation to Washington, D.C. for meetings on Capitol Hill. They were joined by Senators Dennis Dawson, Paul J. Massicotte, and Yuen Pau Woo, Liberal MPs John McKay (Scarborough–Guildwood, Ont.), Vance Badawey (Niagara Centre, Ont.), Francesco Sorbara … Read more
