From 16–19 Aug. 2015, senator David Wells, vice-chair led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group to the 2015 Annual Meeting and Regional Policy Forum of the Council of State Governments/Eastern Regional Conference (CSG/ERC). The other delegates were senator Bob Runciman and senator David P. Smith. The meeting, which was held … Read more
From 3–6 August 2015, Senator Michael L. MacDonald, vice-chair, led a delegation from the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group to the annual legislative summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) in Seattle, Washington. “Having attended a number of NCSL legislative summits, I continue to be impressed by the breadth of public policy issues addressed … Read more
Senator Wilfred Moore, vice-chair led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG) to the 2015 summer meeting of the National Governors Association (NGA) in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The other delegate was Senator Scott Tannas. More information is available online.
Senator David Wells, vice-chair led a delegation from the Canadian Section of the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group to the 69th annual meeting of the Council of State Government’s Southern Legislative Conference (SLC). The meeting was held in Savannah, Georgia. “I know I speak on behalf of the delegation in saying that we were very pleased to … Read more
Bill C-59, Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1, received Royal Assent and a new statutory office called the Parliamentary Protective Service (PPS) was established. The PPS will be responsible for all matters relating to physical security throughout the Parliamentary Precinct and the grounds of Parliament Hill. The Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker … Read more
NDP MP David Christopherson (Hamilton Centre, Ont.), chair of the Commons Standing Committee on Public Accounts, presented a report in the House on June 17. The report showed that while the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has put in place a comprehensive framework to manage its portfolio of information technology (IT) investments, it needs to apply … Read more
On June 15, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development presented a report entitled: “Hong Kong’s Democratic Future”. The report is the result of the committee’s study of the political situation in Hong Kong in the context of the proposed framework for the election of Hong Kong’s chief executive in … Read more
Conservative MP Gordon Brown (Leeds-Grenville, Ont.), chair of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage, presented the committee’s report on dance in Canada in the House of Commons. Entitled “Review of Dance in Canada”, the report explored the contribution of dance to Canadian culture and to the development of young Canadians’ physical and musical skills, making … Read more
On June 8, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance released a report entitled: A North American Renminbi Hub: Canada as the Leader. The committee heard from a range of witnesses concerning the use and management of the renminbi (RMB), offshore RMB hubs, and about some expected impacts of the Canadian RMB hub. The … Read more
The Office of the Auditor General of Canada (OAG) is able to fulfill its statutory mandate with its current budget, but further budget reductions may lead to the production of fewer performance audits, according to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts’ report tabled in the House of Commons by Committee Chair David Christopherson. The full … Read more
