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IAPG membership
In July 2009 after a lengthy administrative process, the Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development was officially accepted into the Inter-American Parliamentary Group on Population and Development. IAPG is the regional coordinating body for all parliamentary groups in the Americas. Continue reading
Ethiopia - A view from Addis
The initial impetus for these ongoing meetings began in Cairo in 1994 where representatives of 179 countries, including Canada, came together to discuss population and development issues, especially as it impacted women and girls in developing countries. A 20-year Programme of Action was adopted and women's reproductive health as a human right became a key element of the population and development agenda. It therefore became the responsibility of each country to include these rights in their national priorities. Continue reading
House of Commons Declarations
Friday, November 27, 2009
Mr. Speaker, as chair of the Canadian Association of Parliamentarians on Population and Development, I have been proud to defend and represent Canada's policies abroad on women's equality rights, such as our commitment to the Cairo 94 program of action and the 2000 millennium development goals. Continue reading
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Mr. Speaker today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the first of 16 days of solidarity. Continue reading