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Mr Francesco SORBARA (Canada)

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Representative
Member
Liberal Party of Canada

Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
CA - K1A 0A6 - Ottawa
Canada

Working language: English

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In the Assembly

  • since 14/03/2022 Representative - Canada
  • from 21/01/2019 to 26/01/2020 Substitute - Canada

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30/01/2025 | 18:49:53 Thank you, and good evening everyone. I would like to start off by thanking the rapporteur Ms Valentina GRIPPO, buonasera signora, whose report rightly insists on the importance of striking a balance between the difference rights, freedoms and interests at stake in the regulation of content moderation on social media. Finding this balance has proven to be a legislative challenge in the Canadian Parliament in the past few years. The idea mentioned in the resolution that the press and the media... 30/01/2025 | 13:00:22 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2)   Honourable colleagues, There are over 1.4 million Canadians of Ukrainian descent. They represent the third-largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world and are an integral part of communities across Canada. That’s why, when Russia launched its illegal and barbaric full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we felt it deeply. It was personal. And we responded. Since February 2022, Canada has committed over $19.5 billion in total assistance to Ukraine... 30/01/2025 | 12:59:42 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2)   Dear colleagues, Only a few days ago, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe’s General Rapporteur for a Democratic Belarus, Mr. Ryszard Petru, warned that the 26 January 2025 elections in the country “were set to be a sham.” The General Rapporteur’s prediction was entirely on target. Media coverage of this past Sunday’s elections in Belarus have - once again - revealed that President Alyaksandr Lukashenka is incapable of... 29/01/2025 | 19:22:04 Thank you. Good evening, esteemed colleagues. And thank you to the rapporteur Ms Kate OSAMOR for her report in today's debate. I find myself sort of scratching my head as I listen to many of the comments this evening. I come from a city of 350 000 people, where 113 languages are spoken within that city. I come from a country where I am the son of Italian immigrants who immigrated to Canada. And many of the folks here in Canada, we have diasporic communities from probably every country that is... 28/01/2025 | 14:19:14 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) In its draft resolution, the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy calls for “an open rules‑based international order of realism.” The rapporteur explains why we should be concerned that international fragmentation is intensifying while our policy agenda is becoming more complex. The report, draft resolution, and explanatory memorandum devote significant attention to the UN Security Council and the struggle to reach agreement on its...

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