CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTAGENCY
ODACE PROGRAM
PARLIAMENTARY STUDY TOUR
APRIL 10- 14, 2005
DETAILED PROGRAM
DRAFT: MARCH 24, 2005
Program designed and organized by
Katrina Murray
Tel: (819) 994-6428
Fax: (819) 994-7161
E-Mail:
Delegates
Estonia:
Andres Herkel Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Raivo Järvi Member of the Finance, and EU Affairs Committees
Imre Sooäär Vice-chair of the Rural Affairs Committee and Chair of the
Estonia-Canada Parliamentary Group
Latvia:
Oskars Kastens Chair of the EU Affairs and member of the Foreign Affairs Committees
Vaira Paegle Member of the Foreign Affairs and Anti-Corruption Committees and Chair of the Latvian-Canadian Friendship Group
Arturs Jefimovs Consultant - Foreign Affairs Committee
Lithuania:
Valclav Stankevic Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Vytautas Galvonas Member of the Budget and Finance Committee
Jadvyga Zinkeviciute Deputy Chair of European Affairs Committee
Slovenia:
Franc (Feri) Horvar Chair of the Committee on the Economy
Bohdan Barovi Deputy Chair of the Committee on Finance and Monetary Policy
Jože Horvat Deputy Chair of the Committee on Foreign Policy
Czech Republic:
Václav Exner Deputy Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee
J. Karas Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee
Jaromír Stetina Member of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs
Facilitator:
Rick Clippingdale Consultant
CIDA’S ODACE PROGRAM
PARLIAMENTARY STUDY TOUR: APRIL 10-14, 2005
Aim:
The purpose of the study tour is to generate increased political support for ODA in the participating Partner Countries. To that end, delegates will gain a greater awareness of the importance of international development to the wider government agenda, of alternative approaches to planning and delivering ODA, and of the role of Canadian parliamentarians in approving funds, scrutinizing results, and supporting the delivery of international development.
Saturday April 9, 2005 Theme: Arrival in Canada /Time / Agenda /
Delegates will be met at the Ottawa airport by representatives of the Canadian Bureau for International Education (CBIE) and delivered to the hotel:
Maurice Lelievre (613) cell phone numbers? Maryana Nikoula (613)
Location:
Lord Elgin Hotel
100 Elgin Street
Ottawa, Ontario
Tel: 613-235-3333
Fax: 613-235-3223
http://www.lordelginhotel.ca/english/index.aspx
Sunday April 10, 2005 Theme: Introduction to the National Capital Region /
Time / Agenda /
10:45 / Pick up at the hotel by CBIE (Maurice, please confirm)
11:00-12:45 / Brunch at Le Café du musée 100 Laurier Street Gatineau (Hull)
Tel: (819) 776-7000
Hosted by: Hubert Simard ODACE Team Leader Tel: (819) 994-7418 E-mail:
Guests: (insert)
13:00-15:00 / Guided tour of the Canadian Museum of Civilization
Location:
100 Laurier Street Gatineau, Quebec Tel: (819) 776-7000
http://www.civilization.ca/
15:00 / Free time
Monday April 11, 2005 Theme: Canada’s approach to governance and international development /
Time / Agenda /
08:15 / Breakfast (Maryana, please insert details)
09:00-09:45 / Topic:
Welcome, and introduction to ODACE
Content:
Delegates will be welcomed and asked to introduce themselves briefly, before being provided with an overview of the ODACE program
Presenter:
Hubert A. Simard, ODACE Team Leader Tel: (819) 994-7418 E-mail:
Location:
Room ?, Lord Elgin Hotel (Maryana, please insert)
09:45-10:15 / Break
10:15-11:30 / Topic:
Communicating international development
Content:
Presentation on the evolution of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and how it has been communicated to different audiences. Discussion on challenges and lessons.
Presenters:
Vivian Williams Paul TurcotteDeputy Director-General Director
Planning/Corporate Communications Outreach
Tel: (819) 953-0187 Tel: (819) 953-0187 E-mail: E-mail:
Location:
Room ?, Lord Elgin Hotel (Maryana, please insert)
11:30 / Walk to the National Arts Centre, Elgin Street
11:45-13:15 / Lunch hosted by:
(insert name)
Vice President Europe, Middle East and Maghreb Branch Tel: (819) 994-4787 E-mail:
Location:
Le Café National Arts Centre
13:15 / Walk back to the Lord Elgin Hotel
13:30-14:30 / Topic:
Overview of Canada’s Parliamentary system
Content:
Introduction to Canada’s parliamentary governance and overview of the current Parliament.
Presenter:
Rick Clippingdale, former parliamentary advisor Tel: (613) 739-7417 E-mail:
Location:
Room ?, Lord Elgin Hotel (Maryana, please insert)
14:30-14:50 / Walk to Centre Block, Parliament Hill (entrance?)
14:50 / Meet (insert name) and proceed to Room 365S
15:00 – 15:50 (includes light refreshments)
/ Topic:
The Senate Human Rights Committee
Content:
Meeting with Chair and members of the Senate Human Rights Committee, as well as with the Minister of Justice, who will appear as a witness for the meeting on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Parliamentarians:
Senator Raynell Andreychuk, Chair, Senate Committee on Human Rights (others to be inserted) Hon. Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice (to be confirmed)
Contact: Jessica Richardson Tel: (613) 990-6087 E-mail:
Location:
Room 365S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill
15:50-16:00 / Move to room 160S
16:00-18:00 / Topic:
The Senate Human Rights Committee
Content:
Delegates will have an opportunity to observe a meeting of the Senate Human Rights Committee on the topic of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Chair: Senator Raynell Andreychuk
Witnesses:
Hon. Irwin Cotler, Minister of Justice Hon. Joseph Volpe, Minister for Citizenship and Immigration
Clerk: Line Gravel Tel: (613) 990-6081 E-mail:
Location:
Room 160S, Centre Block, Parliament Hill
18:00 / Free evening
Tuesday April 12, 2005 Theme: International Policy Review and the “3Ds” /
Time / Agenda /
8:15 / Breakfast (Maryana, please insert details)
09:00-10:00 / Topic:
International Policy Review
Content:
Presentation of perspectives on the process for and possible outcomes of the International Policy Review
Presenters:
Tony Burger, Assistant Secretary Jeff Nankivell, Director Global Affairs, Privy Council Office Strategic Policy, CIDA Tel: (613) 957-5415 Tel: (819) 994-1405 E-mail: E-mail:
Location:
Room ?, Lord Elgin Hotel (Maryana, please insert)
10:10-10:15 / Break
10:15-11:45 / Topic:
The “3Ds”: diplomacy, defense and development
Content:
Illustration of the “3Ds” approach through a presentation on the role of CIDA’s Humanitarian Assistance, Peace and Security division
Presenter:
Kristen Chenier, A/Chief, Strategic Planning and Policy Unit Humanitarian Assistance, Peace and Security, CIDA Tel: (819) 934-3972 E-mail:
Location:
Room ?, Lord Elgin Hotel (Maryana, please insert)
11:45-12:05 / Walk to Parliament Hill
12:05-12:15 / Meeting Cynthia Guibord (insert details)
12:15 – 14:00 / Topic:
The Commons’ Sub-Committee on Human Rights and International Development
Content:
Lunch with the Chair of the Sub-Committee on Human Rights and International Development
Host:
Hon. David Kilgour
Contact:
Cynthia Guibord Tel: (613) 995-8695 E-mail:
Location:
Room 601, Parliamentary Restaurant
14:00-14:15 / Delegates will be escorted to the Speaker’s Gallery of the House of Commons (confirm)
14:15-15:00 / House of Commons Question Period
15:00-15:30 / Delegates will be escorted to the Justice Building (insert details)
15:30-16:30 / Topic:
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
Content:
Meeting with the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee on the role of the Committee, and its perspective on the International Policy Review.
Presenter:
Dr. Bernard Patry
Contact: Gisèle (insert)
Tel: (613) 992-2689 E-mail:
Location:
Room 104, Justice Building
(Check status of reception)
Wednesday April 13, 2005 Theme: Focus on Africa /
Time / Agenda /
08:15 / Breakfast (Maryana, please insert details)
09:00-10:30 / Topic:
International development in the context of Africa
Content:
Presentation from CIDA’s Africa Branch on the programming challenges and the importance of donor harmonization in the context of Africa.
Presenters:
Nadia Kostiuk, Director-General Isabelle Bérard, Director Africa Branch, CIDA Africa Branch, CIDA Tel: (819) 997-1322 Tel: (819) 956-4123 E-mail: E-mail:
Location:
Room ?, Lord Elgin Hotel (Maryana, please insert)
10:30-11:00 / Break
11:00-12:30 / Topic:
International development in the context of Africa
Content:
Presentation on the Canada Fund for Africa
Presenter: Ellen Wright, Chief, Canada Fund for Africa Tel: (819) 997-1286 E-mail:
Location:
Room ?, Lord Elgin Hotel (Maryana, please insert)
12:30-13:30 / Free time
13:30 - 15:00 / Topic:
The role of parliamentarians in the Canada Fund for Africa
Content:
Meeting with the Parliamentary Centre on its role and on the involvement of parliamentarians in the Canada Fund for Africa
Presenter:
Bob Miller, Executive Director, The Parliamentary Centre (to be confirmed) Tel: (613) 237-0143 E-mail:
Location:
Room ?, Lord Elgin Hotel (Maryana, please insert)
15:00 – 15:20 / Walk to Parliament Hill
15:20 – 15:30 / Meet (insert details)
15:30 – 17:00 / Topic:
The Sub-Committee on Human Rights and International Development
Content:
Delegates will observe a meeting of the Sub-Committee on Human Rights and International Development on the topic of CIDA’s NGO Project Fund. (tbc)
Chair:
Hon. David Kilgour
Witnesses: (insert names: CIDA)
Clerk:
Richard Rumas Tel: (613) 995-6119 E-mail:
Location:
Room 209, West Block, Parliament
17:00-18:45 / Free time
18:45-19:00 / CBIE will organize transportation for the delegates to the Sterling restaurant (details)
19:00-22:00 / Topic:
Farewell dinner
Host:
(insert name) Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Maghreb Branch, CIDA
Guests: (insert names of Ambassadors, FAC rep and CIDA staff)
Location:
Sterling Restaurant, 835 Rue Jacques-Cartier, Gatineau Tel: (819) 568-8788 www.sterlingrestaurant.com
22:00 / Return to the hotel
Thursday April 14, 2005 Theme: The foreign affairs/international development interface /
Time / Agenda /
07:45 / Breakfast (Maryana, please insert details)
08:30-8:50 / Walk to Parliament Hill
08:50-09:00 / Meet (insert details)
09:00-10:00 / Topic:
The Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
Content:
Delegates will observe a meeting of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs on the topic of the International Policy Review (topic to be confirmed)
Chair:
Dr. Bernard Patry
Witnesses: (insert names)
Clerk:
Andrew Bartholomew Chaplin Tel: (613) 996-1533 E-mail:
Location:
Room (insert details)
10:30-10:45 / Delegates will be escorted to a courtesy meeting with the Speaker of the House of Commons (tbc)
10:45-11:30 / Meeting with Speaker Milliken (to be confirmed)
11:30-12:00 / Delegates will travel to lunch (insert details)
12:00-14:00 / Topic:
Parliamentarian involvement in Africa
Content:
Lunch with the Co-chairs of the Canada/Africa Parliamentary Association
Chairs: Senator Raynell Andreychuk Hon. Jean Augustine (to be confirmed) Tel: (613) 947-2239 Tel: (613) 995-9364
Location:
Rideau Club (to be confirmed)
14:00-14:30 / Return to Parliament Hill (insert)
14:30-15:30 / Guided tour of Parliament
15:30 / Free time
Friday April 15, 2005 Theme: Farewell to Canada /
Time / Agenda /