Press Release Department: Federal - Canada-US Inter-Parliamentary Group

Conservative MP Phil McColeman, Vice-Chair of the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, led a delegation to the 10th Annual Conference of the Southeastern United States–Canadian Provinces Alliance in Toronto, Ontario. The other members of the delegation were Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations) Andrew Leslie (Ottawa-Orleans, Ont.), and Senators … Read more

Members of the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group attended the 2017 spring meeting of the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance in Ottawa, Ont.  Attendees included the Canadian Section’s Co-Chairs, Michael L. MacDonald, Senator, and Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PEI), as well as Senator Terry Mercer, Conservative MP Kerry Diotte (Edmonton Griesbach, Alta.), Liberal … Read more

Senator Michael L. MacDonald, Co-Chair and Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PEI), Co-Chair, led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group to the annual winter meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C. Other members included Senator Terry Mercer, Conservative MP Randy Hoback (Prince Albert, Sask.) and NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor … Read more

From July 18–21, 2016, co-chair of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PE), led a delegation from the group’s Canadian section to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. The other members of the delegation were Conservative Senator David Wells, vice-chair; NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay, Ont.) and Conservative MP Phil McColeman (Brantford-Brant, Ont.), vice-chair. “Members of the delegation found the RNC to be a … Read more

From 14–17 July 2016, Senator Michael L. MacDonald, vice-chair and Senator Wilfred Moore, Q.C., vice-chair led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) to the 2016 summer meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) in Des Moines, Iowa. The other delegates were the Mike Lake, P.C., M.P. and Mr. Randeep … Read more

Senator David Wells, vice-chair led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group to the 70th annual meeting of the Council of State Governments’ Southern Legislative Conference (SLC). The other delegates were Kerry Diotte, M. P. and Fayçal El-Khoury, M.P. The meeting was held in Lexington, Kentucky.  “As always, we were very … Read more

From June 20-22, Conservative Senator Janis Johnson and Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PE), co-chairs of the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, led a delegation to the group’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. The delegation received a briefing from Canada’s Ambassador to the United States, David MacNaughton. During the meetings on Capitol Hill, … Read more

From June 11–14, 2016, the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group was represented at the 2016 summer meeting of the Western Governors’ Association by Liberal MP T.J. Harvey (Tobique–Mactaquac, NB) and Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux (Edmonton Riverbend, Alta.). The meeting was held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The topics that were discussed at the meeting … Read more

On 2 May 2016, Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, PEI), House of Commons co-chair of the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, and Senator Wilfred Moore, vice-chair of the IPG, spoke at the spring meeting of the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance in Ottawa, Ont. Their remarks focused on the recent past and expected … Read more

Conservative Senator Janis Johnson, co-chair of the Canadian section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, led a delegation to the annual winter meeting of the National Governors Association in Washington, D.C. The other members of the delegation were Liberal Senator Wilfred Moore, vice-chair; Conservative MP John Brassard (Barrie-Innisfil, Ont.) and Liberal MP Randeep Sarai (Surrey Centre, … Read more