Q&A: Inclusive Democracy with Regional Director of Asia & Europe Ivo Balinov In this Q&A, the Parliamentary Centre’s Regional Director of Asia and Europe, Ivo Balinov, discusses how support for parliaments, and other democratic actors can help counter democratic backsliding…
On September 15, as part of the ‘Support to Parliamentary Reform in Armenia’ project the Parliamentary Centre had a working session with Vahan Naribekyan, Chief of Staff and Secretary-General of the National Assembly of Armenia. The discussion focused on Canadian…
July 19 2021: “Without regulatory impact assessment, the objective of legislation may not be achieved and it may create regulatory burden.” – Daniel Trnka, OECD. Ukrainian legislators are active in both initiating legislation and in considering draft laws submitted by…
Congratulations to the people of Armenia for the successful election of a new parliament. In the coming months, we will continue to consult Civil Society Organizations and the National Assembly (NA) to encourage more opportunities for youth, women and persons…
‘…The pandemic has changed the working culture, especially for people with disabilities. The ability to work from home expands the options available for employers, including parliament, to adapt and meet the needs of people with disabilities when designing workplace accommodations’,…
February 22nd, 2020: On February 11, 2021, the Parliamentary Centre launched a series of online training sessions with Parliamentary Centre Associate and former Senate Clerk, Paul Belisle, for managers of the administration of the National Assembly of Armenia. Our goal…
2020-12-04 Despite the recent conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and the difficulties presented by the global pandemic, the Parliamentary Centre’s team is continuing to support the Armenian National Assembly to foster inclusive and accountable corporate governance. The Parliamentary Centre’s team has worked…
Through Parliamentary Accountability for the Security Sector (PASS Ukraine), the Parliamentary Centre and the Agency for Legislative Initiatives (ALI) promote peace and stability in Ukraine, by supporting Ukrainian Parliament in overseeing and reforming the governance of the security and defence sector. PASS Ukraine offers…
COVID and Canada’s chance to defend and renew democracy worldwide By Tom Cormier and Kevin Casas-Zamora. Published on Ipolitics on Nov 4, 2020. When Foreign Minister François-Philippe Champagne met with exiled Belorussian leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in Vilnius, Lithuania, recently, he assured…
We are pleased to announce our new project “Parliamentary Reform in Armenia”. This initiative will provide strategic support to the National Assembly to develop and put into practice an inclusive and accountable internal governance strategy. Gender equality and the inclusion…