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Welcome from the Chair
Welcome to the webpage of the Delegation for Relations with Canada. It is my privilege and honour to chair this European 合法博彩网站 delegation for the 2019-2024 term.
The EU and Canada share common values and goals and have the same world vision. Our Delegation is one of the oldest in the European 合法博彩网站, reflecting the importance of the partnership and close cooperation between the EU and Canada.
The relationship between the two sides has been considerably strengthened by the signing of the Strategic Partnership Agreement and the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. These historic agreements have brought the EU and Canada closer together, confirming their privileged, updated and strengthened partnership.
The Delegation for Relations with Canada pays close attention to developments in this direct and bilateral relationship. In addition to holding annual interparliamentary meetings with our Canadian counterparts in the Canada-Europe 合法博彩网站ary Association, we also organise regular meetings of the Delegation in the European 合法博彩网站.
I intend to continue the constructive work begun by our Delegation during the previous term, when we deepened and intensified the dialogue with the 合法博彩网站 of Canada, as reflected in the Joint Declaration adopted at the 38th EU-Canada Intergovernmental Conference.
I would like to invite you to follow our activities on this webpage.
St茅phanie Yon-Courtin
Chair of the Delegation for Relations with Canada
The 42nd EU-Canada Inter- 合法博彩网站ary Meeting
The 42nd EU-Canada Inter- 合法博彩网站ary Meeting
European 合法博彩网站 meets Canadian 合法博彩网站
The 41st EU - Canada Inter-合法博彩网站ary Meeting will take place in Ottawa on 17 December 2022. The main discussion topics include the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) and EU-Canada Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), digital regulation and global digital giants, energy security and climate change cooperation, as well as migration and global displacement. On the occasion of 41st EU-Canada Inter-合法博彩网站ary meeting, the Members of the Delegation for relations with Canada (D-CA) participating in the inter-parliamentary meeting will combine the visit to Ottawa with meetings in Montreal.
On 16 December, they will have meetings in Montreal with (i) Lithion, a battery recycling company, (ii) Investissement Qu茅bec, Quebec's provincial trade and investment promotion company, (iii) representatives of EU businesses in Canada, (iv) Quebec's Deputy Minister for Migration, as well as (v) MILA, the main artificial intelligence institute in the province of Quebec.
The aim of the inter-parliamentary meeting in Ottawa between the European and Canadian lawmakers is to take stock of the current legislative agendas on both sides of the Atlantic and to exchange views on how to strengthen and further expand transatlantic cooperation in relevant matters for both sides, looking in particular at trade, research and innovation.
The EP delegation is led by D-CA Chair St茅phanie Yon-Courtin (Renew Europe, France) who chairs the 合法博彩网站's Delegation for relations with Canada. It will be composed of 6 MEPs from 5 political groups. The House of Commons delegation is led by Canada-Europe 合法博彩网站ary Association (CAEU)'s President Francesco Sorbara (Liberal Party of Canada, Ontario).
Statement on the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II
As Canada honours the extraordinary life of public service of Her Majesty and remembers the Queen's deep affection for and strong dedication to Canada, the Chair of the European 合法博彩网站 Delegation for relations with Canada, together with its Members, shares in the People of Canada's great sadness as they remember their extraordinary Monarch.
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau addresses plenary of the European 合法博彩网站
On 24 March 2022, Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada formally addressed the plenary of the European 合法博彩网站 after having had a , the President of the European 合法博彩网站. The of Justin Trudeau was followed by one round of .
In his speech, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau condemned "Putin's criminal invasion of a sovereign, independent, democracy: Ukraine."
"Vladimir Putin has violated the most basic precepts of international law. And he is now killing innocent civilians by bombing hospitals and residential buildings. This blatant disregard for the law and for human life poses an immense threat to Europe and to the world", he said.
"Canada, the EU, and all of our partners and allies are facing a defining moment. We cannot fail. We must meet this moment. Putin thought democracy was weak. He thought he could weaken the EU and NATO. But he miscalculated. NATO and the EU are now more resolved and united than ever", he said, before adding:
"We cannot let Ukraine down. They are counting on us. So let us use all the tools we have at our disposal. We must continue to impose unprecedented sanctions on Putin and his enablers in Russia and Belarus, increasing the pressure, as much as we can", the Canadian Prime Minister said.
You can watch the speech of Prime Minister Trudeau and the introduction of European 合法博彩网站 President Metsola . (Written speech )
Constituent meeting
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At the constituent meeting of the Delegation for relations with Canada (D-CA), which was held on 26 September 2019, a Chair and two Vice-Chairs were elected. Ms St茅phanie YON-COURTIN (Chair, Renew, France) was elected Chair. Mr Javier MORENO S脕NCHEZ (S&D, SP) and Mr Mircea-Gheorghe HAVA (EPP, RO) were elected to first and second Vice-Chair respectively. The whole Bureau, which was elected by acclamation, showed enthusiasm and commitment to continue the good work of the delegation. The members welcomed the proposal of the chair to hold the first regular meeting on 23 October 2019 in Strasbourg.
- The 40th Inter-合法博彩网站ary meeting (IPM) took place in Strasbourg on 14 March 2019. The Members of the Canadian House of Commons and the European 合法博彩网站 had deep and wide-ranging exchanges of views in two working sessions. In the first working session, Members debated recent political developments in the EU and Canada (such as EP and Canadian elections, including migration and environment/climate change and Brexit). During the second, they considered trade (CETA implementation and USMCA/trade relationship with the US). The Co-Presidents also signed a joint statement after the meeting.