PASS Ukraine Update The Parliamentary Centre is excited to launch a new project alongside the Kyiv-based NGO, the Agency for Legislative Initiatives (the Agency). The project Parliamentary Accountability for the Security Sector (PASS) Ukraine will promote peace and stability in…
2020 was a year like no other. Despite several challenges, exciting things are happening at the Parliamentary Centre, including the introduction of the infobrief to keep our friends informed. We’ve been incredibly busy working on several important initiatives as the…
Ottawa, February 18th, 2021: On February 12th, 2021, the Parliamentary Centre and the Agency for Legislative Initiatives organized a seminar centred around the concepts of democratic accountability, good governance, and civilian oversight for a group of officials from the Ukrainian…
The Parliamentary Centre Urges Restoration of Democracy and Dialogue in Myanmar OTTAWA, February 1, 2021: The Parliamentary Centre is deeply troubled by the military coup in Myanmar and the detention of the country’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President…
Parliamentary Centre’s work in Burkina Faso, funded by the European Union, Sweden, and Switzerland echoes that approach West Africa has been grappling with the devastating expansion of violent extremism for years. The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) spearheaded a…
January 18th, 2021 The Parliamentary Centre is deeply concerned by the detention of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalni. Independent voices that can challenge and offer alternatives are essential to democracy. This detention is an infringement of universal democratic rights and…
On 12 November 2020, leading academics and policy experts discussed ways to bring forth best practices to address current gaps in the Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP) approach to democracy support in a conversation hosted by the Parliamentary Centre and…
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…
Context To be successful, a Feminist Foreign Policy should be accompanied by a renewed and clear commitment to democracy strengthening support as crucial to effective foreign policy. As Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy is expanded into a Feminist Foreign Policy,…
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…