26/06/2025 | 17:30:17 Thank you, dear colleagues, I would first like to thank the rapporteur, Ms BARDINA, for this important report. Last March, the global community gathered at the UN headquarters in New York to mark the 30th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, the conference that led to the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The Beijing document called on governments to remove obstacles to gender equality and the empowerment of women. Thirty years after its adoption... 26/06/2025 | 13:40:53 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Honourable colleagues, I would like to thank Rapporteur Ms Sandra ZAMPA for her invaluable work drafting her report focusing on the challenges and needs of public and private actors involved in migration management. As a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, this is a topic close to my heart. There have been some very positive practices in Canada, involving public and private actors, particularly... 25/06/2025 | 17:06:19 Honourable colleagues, last January, this Assembly passed a resolution condemning Hamas’ appalling terrorist attack and the "unimaginable humanitarian crisis" in Gaza that has resulted from Israel’s response. That is "incessant bombing and ground operations." The resolution called for "an immediate and unconditional ceasefire and the immediate release of hostages." Here we are, however, six months later, approaching two years of death and the destruction of Palestinian homes, hospitals, and... 24/06/2022 | 10:43:08 Fellow parliamentarians and esteemed colleagues, Thank you for the opportunity to debate this important topic with you all today. I have been looking forward to doing some anti-vaccine myth-busting. Countering the disinformation regarding vaccines, especially vaccines for COVID-19, is vital to addressing vaccine hesitancy. But if we are myth-busting, then we must also bust the myth that our healthcare systems are not also responsible for some of this hesitancy. In Canada, at least one poll... 22/06/2022 | 17:54:01 Thank you, Mister President. Esteemed colleagues and fellow parliamentarians, Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak to these critically important topics today. The Women, Peace, and Security Agenda is now more than 20 years old. The notion that peace processes and political reconciliation need to incorporate women and account for the gendered effects of conflict has since become an established principle in international peace studies. And we have seen progress. Between 1992 and... 21/06/2022 | 12:43:37 As representatives from democratic countries we must do our part to promote the institutions we serve and the real value they provide to our fellow citizens. As the concept of democratic security suggests, we should promote democracy not as an end in itself, but as a means of achieving outcomes to which every country strives: harmonious societies, prosperous economies and effective public institutions. We need this message more than ever. According to Freedom House the level of democracy has... 24/01/2022 | 19:47:53 Good afternoon, dear colleagues. Thank you to the rapporteur and the members of the Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons for their report entitled European Union Pact on Migration and Asylum: a human rights perspective. As chair of Canada's House of Commons Standing Committee on Ctizenship and Immigration, I would like to focus my remarks on children which were one of the five focus areas of this report, and share Canada's policies regarding unaccompanied and separated... 25/06/2019 | 18:28:27 Fellow parliamentarians, Thank you for being here today to discuss gender equality, a topic that is of great importance to each of our countries. In Canada and in the European Union, we have made significant efforts to mainstream gender considerations in the work of our parliaments and governments. During our presidency of the G7, Canada actively sought to mainstream gender equality in the work of the G7. For example, Canada created a Gender Equality Advisory Council composed of leaders from...