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

Conservative MP Gord Brown (Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes, Ont.) tabled in the House of Commons on Feb. 3 the following reports: Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting its participation at the 2015 summer meeting of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), Lake Tahoe, Nevada, United States of America, 24–26 June 2015. Report of the Canadian Parliamentary Delegation respecting … Read more

The Canadian section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group was represented at the 25th annual summit of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region by Conservative Senator Daniel Lang (Yukon) and NDP MP Tarik Brahmi (Saint-Jean, Que.) in Big Sky, Montana, July 12–16. Lang, chair of the Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence, spoke to participants about the Committee’s recent report on … Read more

From June 9 to 11 2014, the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group was represented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Western Governors’ Association by Conservative Alberta Senator Doug Black, Liberal Prince Edward Island Senator Percy Downe, Liberal MP Massimo Pacetti (Saint-Léonard–Saint-Michel, Que.) and NDP MP Jasbir Sandhu (Surrey North, B.C.). The meeting was held in Colorado Springs, Colorado. At the meeting, roundtable discussions … Read more

Conservative MP Gordon Brown (Leeds-Grenville, Ont.) House of Commons co-chair of the Canadian section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), and Conservative Nova Scotia Senator Michael L. MacDonald, IPG vice-chair, spoke at the spring meeting of the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance (Can/Am BTA), which was held in Ottawa from May 4 to 6. Their remarks … Read more

From 4-6 May 2014, NDP MP Peter Stoffer (Sackville-Eastern Shore, N.S.), vice-chair of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, led a delegation to the 7th annual conference of the Southeastern United States-Canadian Provinces Alliance in Raleigh, North Carolina. The other members of the delegation were Liberal Nova Scotia Senator Terry Mercer and Conservative MP Larry Miller (Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Ont.). “The discussions on such issues … Read more

Conservative Manitoba Senator Janis Johnson, co-chair of the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG), 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 Nova Scotia Senator Wilfred Moore, IPG vice‑chair Conservative MP Joyce Bateman (Winnipeg South Centre, Man.) and NDP MP Peter Stoffer … Read more

Conservative Manitoba Senator Janis Johnson, Senate co-chair of the Canadian section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, led a delegation to Washington, D.C. for meetings with members of the U.S. Senate. Johnson said it was the first since 2010 that the group had been able to meet with Senators in the context of what is … Read more

From May 6-8, 2012, members of the Canadian section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group attended the annual spring meeting of the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance in Ottawa. The group was represented by co-chair of the group Conservative MP Gordon Brown (Leeds-Grenville, ON) and vice-chair NDP MP Brian Masse (Windsor West, ON), who were invited … Read more

Conservative MP Gord Brown (Leeds-Grenville, ON) and Conservative Nova Scotia Michael L. MacDonald, members of the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group, delivered remarks at the Washington meeting of the Canadian/American Border Trade Alliance. The BTA is a coalition of businesses, public-sector organizations and individuals with an interest in bilateral trade and tourism. Its mission is to maximize … Read more

Conservative Manitoba Senator Janis Johnson led a delegation of members of the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group to the 35th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers in Halifax. Liberal Nova Scotia Senator Wilfred Moore, Conservative MP Terence Young (Oakville, ON) and U.S. Ambassador to Canada David Jacobson also … Read more