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The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, Xola Nqola, has announced that the Parliamentary Committee on Justice will be conducting oversight visits to the Office of the State Attorney and engaging with the Solicitor-General. Speaking at a media briefing in Parliament alongside other National Assembly oversight committee chairpersons from the Peace and Security Cluster, Nqola highlighted the significant challenges facing the Office of the State Attorney. These include corruption, resistance to policy changes, capacity constraints, infrastructure shortcomings, and delays in payments to legal practitioners. The briefing forms part of the 7th Parliament's Weekly Committee engagements, aimed at addressing critical governance issues.

A Bill to bring an end to all race-based policy and legislation in South Africa has been launched. But Phil Craig, whose Referendum Party is behind the Bill, says while it is getting strong support from the public, the support from the established political parties has been “disappointing” thus far. The next step is the submission of the Non-Racialism Bill to the Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development. “Are they going to say, well, look, this Bill is important to me, stand with it, or are they going to vote with the ANC to effectively block this bill and maintain race-based policy? And then we'll all know.” Also giving an update on the fight for Cape Independence, Craig says: “We have to build a beachhead of political power so we can then force that decision down onto the Western Cape government and obviously we'll be able to use the private referendum as a means to build pressure…” Meanwhile, he predicts that “the more the GNU is exposed as a shallow compromise that isn't a long-term solution, the more our vision of self-determination for different communities, including the Western Cape, is going to come to the fore”.

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Ryan Sheehan is a seven-time Pan American medalist, and two-time World Championship Team Member for Canada, who came forward publicly regarding his abusive experiences in gymnastics in 2021. Since then, Ryan co-founded Gymnasts for Change Canada, testified at a Parliamentary Committee on SafeSport in Canada, and has since launched his own campaign - the Next Athlete Project. Ryan moved to France in November of 2023 to continue his training, find love for the sport again and pursue advocacy with a greater distance from the Canadian sport system. Join The Next Athlete Project HERE. Work with Joy: ⁠https://withjoyhs.wordpress.com/⁠ Work with Laura: ⁠https://lcollinslcsw.com/⁠ Original music, "Best Wishes," used with permission by Pathfire: Nathan Collins and Sean Titone. Featured on the Hahnacity Spotify playlist. Intro edited by Ian Levenstein; you can find his other works at ⁠http://comictiming.net⁠, and his Patreon is at ⁠http://patreon.com/comictiming⁠ Episode edited by Hahnacity

In this address to the IIEA, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, Mihai Popșoi, discusses the membership aspirations of Moldova and ongoing negotiations with the European Union, particularly about the necessary structural reforms underway within the country, and the feasibility of the 2030 target date for EU Accession. Another theme of his address covers Russia's invasion of Ukraine and ongoing “grey zone” assaults on Moldova. About the Speaker: Mihai Popșoi is the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, holding a Ph.D. in Political Studies from the University of Milan. From 2019 to 2024, he served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament and was the Faction Leader of the Action and Solidarity Party. He was also the Vice President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in 2022. His extensive parliamentary work includes co-chairing the Parliamentary Committee on Moldova-EU Association and the Moldova-Poland Parliamentary Assembly and chairing the Parliamentary Monitoring and Control Commission on Reintegration Policy.

Outtakes from Parliamentary Committee on Sport, Recreation, Arts, and Culture. Team Zimbabwe for the Olympics officially announced. England through to the Euros final.

The lawyer for one of the officers at the centre of the leaked tape controversy aimed at ousting the IGP expressed surprise at the content of the Parliamentary Committee's report on the issue. Alfred Papa Darkwah, who represents Superintendent George Asare, stated that the report's content differs significantly from what was aired on live TV and what transpired behind closed doors.

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In this 10 Years of NDA podcast, businessline's Abhishek Law speaks to Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, a Rajya Sabha MP from the CPI(M) and also a member of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth, on the state of education in India and where efforts need to be made by the next government. 

Well, hel-looo Kits ‘n' Kubs! Happy Easter! On Episode 350 of our show, we explore Premier Scott Moe's disastrous testimony to Parliamentary Committee and have a chat with accessibility advocate Super Kyle Humphrey. Also, we talk about: Smith 2021 Moe Testimony Julie Vignola Francis Drouin Philip Lawrence No Such Thing As ‘Can't' Crowd Surfing The Daily Beaver Morning Show is broadcast LIVE (most of the time), weekdays at 7-ish a.m. Eastern. Our take on the news is the purrr-fect thing for The Best #DAMFAM in all podcasting™, Canadians on-the-go who want to stay engaged.   Until next time, be kind to — and gentle with — yourselves, Your Eager Beaver and Mr. Grizzly ___________________________________________________ We welcome retweets, shares, gentle corrections, constructive criticism, compliments, show guest recommendations, and photos of what you are cooking. Send them to us via our show's Facebook blog page [https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063635884012], our Xitter feed @TrueEager, or our e-mail at truenortheagerbeaver@gmail.com. If you like to smash with buttons, subscribe to our Podpage [podpage.com/the-true-north-eager-beaver/], sponsored by The Rae Girl, or our YouTube page [youtube.com/@truenortheagerbeavermedia] (where you can find the video version of our show and, exclusively, our monthly all pub chat / no politics live PubCast event). If you wish to encourage us to do more, leave us a positive review and stars on Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-true-north-eager-beaver/id1564803781], retweet and share our shows, or tell your peeps and poops about us. Better yet, since our content is free and we shake it to earn your tips, you may now financially support our efforts via SuperChat on our YouTube page, but if you want to ensure that greater than 90% (rather than 70%) of your support gets to us, buying us a cup of coffee or mug of hot chocolate via The Eager Beaver Lodge Emergency Hydration Fund [https://ko-fi.com/eagerbeaver] really makes our day. ___________________________________________________ Not everyone can do everything. But everyone can do something. Because #DemocracyIsSomethingYouDo... Write to your MP, MPP, MLA, MNA, Senator, or preferred local media outlet to tell them you expect them to dig deep into the Doug Ford corruption story as well as indicted-in-the-USA-for-trying-to-steal-an-election Mike Roman's links to Stephen Harper and Andrew Scheer. And tell them you want them to do more to house the homeless. With the current strain on our health care professionals, do the right neighbourly thing to keep our hospitals unclogged: get your XBB, flu, pneumonia, and / or RSV shots, as well as meningitis B, COVID, and MMR boosters.   Finally, support your fellow Canadians by donating to the Red Cross Wildfire Response. _________________________________________________   Thank you to our podcast's founding sponsors:   * The Peppermaster * The Miss Vee Mysteries from Corvid Moon Publishing * Canadian Tarot Dot Com   Artwork credit: Peter Jarvis Opening and Closing Music Sequence credits:  Cranky Canuck [cranky@crankycartoons.com] Paul Joseph Something [pauljosephsomething@gmail.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ray Hadley has reflected on Nationals Deputy Leader, Perin Davey, admitting to drinking alcohol ahead of a Parliamentary Committee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports on Sweden's aim to join NATO.

Parliament's Powers and Privileges Committee will today hold a hearing into former Minister Mosebenzi Zwane's failure to appear before the House to apologize for undeclared state capture and Gupta-related benefits. In May the National Assembly adopted findings of Parliament's Joint Committee on Ethics and Members' Interests that Zwane failed to disclose the benefits he received from the controversial Gupta family. The ANC MP was instructed by the Committee to issue a public apology but Zwane absconded from a parliamentary sitting to do so. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to our Parliamentary reporter, Mercedes Besent

Here are the most prominent News Highlights of Sri Lanka. Manoj Udatiyawala reports. - SBS සිංහල සේවය ගෙනෙන "මවුබිමෙන් පුවත්" - මාධ්‍යවේදී මනෝජ් උදටියාවල ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිට වාර්තා කරයි.

What would you do if you had a three day weekend every week? Start a side hustle, catch up on life admin, or just spend some quality time with your couch? A recommendation from a recent Parliamentary Committee means that could be one step closer to reality for some Australians. In today's deep dive we'll explain what has been recommended and whether it's likely to go ahead. Listen to What's happening with the Government and Qatar Airways? CreditsHosts: Zara Seidler and Ninah KopelProducer: Ninah Kopel Subscribe to The Daily Aus newsletterBuy our new book No Silly Questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Samuel Atta Akyea, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee tasked with investigating a leaked audio recording involving senior police officers, has raised serious concerns about the recent interdiction of three senior police officers.

Busisiwe Mkhwebane has been charged with misconduct by a section 194 parliamentary committee. Mkhwebane was suspended as public protector after President Cyril Ramaphosa called her integrity into question last year. The committee adopted a final report to impeach Mkhwebane which they will forward to the National Assembly. Her term in office ends on October 14. The EFF and ATM rejected the report and said they would take it on review.

Members of the Section 194 parliamentary committee have, this morning, been going through a draft report on suspended Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. The draft report has been divided into three with the first part focused on the charges put forward against Mkhwebane while the second part covers the evidence gathered. The last part of the report is mainly focused on the conclusion made including recommendations that have been put forward. If the committee adopts the report, it will then be presented to the National Assembly which will decide whether Mkhwebane should be impeached or not. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to reporter, Joseph Mosia

It's summertime in Sweden and Canada, and that means it's time for Pushback Talks - Summer Series! And we're doing things a little differently this year. For the next six weeks, we'll revisit some of our favorite episodes from across all six seasons, giving you updates on the guests and topics at the top of each episode.The Filmmaker and the Advocate are taking a break, but the podcast isn't. No matter where you are - we hope you enjoy this year's Summer Series!In this episode, we look back at Fredrik and Leilani's 2021 conversation with Denmark's then Housing Minister – Kaare Dybvad Bek – one of the few politicians in the world to have had the courage to take on Blackstone and other institutional investors. With Copenhagen being dominated by private equity, pension funds, and asset management firms, the Minister took matters into his own hands.  Despite considerable pressure, a Parliamentary Committee launched an investigation into the matter and successfully put forward ground-breaking legislation aimed at keeping big finance out of Copenhagen's housing market. Known as ‘Lex Blackstone', the legislation put a 5-year ban on renovations and rent increases for new owners and strengthened tenants' rights. The legislation had its intended results: fewer institutional investors and a significant decrease in property prices. Denmark's legislation still offers inspiration and stands as a model for advocates and politicians across the globe, even years later.Support the show

The committee chairperson for the Section 194 Enquiry into Public Protector (PP) Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office, Qubudile Dyantyi, emphasised on Tuesday that the deadlines set by the committee for Mkhwebane to submit written notice will not be extended any further. This after Mkhwebane failed to meet another deadline on July 7. She had also missed a June 19 deadline to submit additional information for the committee's consideration. The committee was established on March 16, 2021 to conduct a constitutional enquiry into the PP's fitness to hold office. Dyantyi said up to this point, Mkhwebane had failed to meet any of the deadlines stipulated in the new path that the committee was forced to take so as to fulfil its constitutional mandate and finalise its work. He explained that, according to the new timetable, Mkhwebane had to submit written notice to the committee secretariat indicating whether she will make a closing statement and the format of her statement by no later than July 7. He noted that the committee's July 28 deadline for the consideration of the draft report for its adoption would still stand. “In fact, to the contrary, her continued non-response to questions and deadlines means that we may produce a report much sooner than initially planned because there would be no reason for the chairperson not to direct evidence leader to do the summation earlier than planned or to convene a committee meeting earlier than 28 July if this is practical,” he added. He noted that the committee provided an opportunity to Mkhwebane to explain her version of the allegations against her, but she failed to respond. “This is not the first deadline missed by Adv Mkhwebane since the committee was forced to forge a new path after various challenges and delays arose in relation to the PP's legal assistance, even though the Public Protector South Africa made another R4-million available in additional funds and the PP was granted permission to retain all three of her counsel at increased fees,” explained Dyantyi. Last week Mkhwebane also ignored the deadline to respond to written questions posed by Members and evidence leaders. Mkhwebane was also due to notify the committee by June 19, whether she would be responding to questions in writing or orally. Dyantyi noted that Mkhwebane was granted another opportunity, until June 22, to submit any additional affidavits or documentation in support of Part B of her statement or in relation to the evidence leaders' presentation to the committee on Part A of her statement to the extent that there is a part that was not addressed in her oral evidence or written statement. “Adv Mkhwebane did not meet the deadline of 19 June and did not submit any additional information for the committee's consideration. On 25 June 2023, two sets of questions - one by Members of the committee and one by evidence leaders - were sent to Chaane Attorneys, Adv Mkhwebane's attorneys of record. This due date was also not adhered to,” he added.

Pierre Poilievre says the Conservatives will filibuster the budget if the government doesn't meet their demands; The Environment Minister accuses the Conservatives of being climate change deniers, as thousands of Canadians are displaced by raging fires; And we're expecting testy exchanges, as David Johnston faces a Parliamentary Committee today.

May 25, 2023 - Opposition parties are demanding to hear from the special rapporteur at committee as soon as possible. Former CSIS director Ward Elcock and the Power Panel help to unpack the political haggling over Johnston's committee appearance. Plus, two experts break down Canada's move to restore relations with Saudi Arabia.

This week, ministers and top officials from the Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services (JICS), the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) faced questions from MPs in the Parliamentary Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on their investigations into Thabo Bester's escape. As officials scrambled to answer, what emerged was a string of events laced with clear characteristics of gross dereliction of duty, incompetence, corruption and passing the buck. On Friday Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi also provided fascinating insights into Bester's background announcing that although Bester is South African, he was never registered on any official system. In our Sunday Morning Discussion we are looking at how the series of oversights, blunders and errors in this case could expose and put at risk the reputation of South Africa's criminal justice system.  For this conversation we spoke to Specialist Investigator Mike Bolhuis  as well as  Brand and Reputation Expert, Solly Moeng.

The Section 194 parliamentary committee inquiry into the fitness to hold office of suspended Public Protector, Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane kicked off once more today with flares and tension between committee chairperson Richard Dyantyi and Mkhwebane. This as the committee continues with its work despite objections from Mkhwebane following the withdrawal of her legal fees by the office of the public protector. In starting today's proceedings, Dyantyi had just finished acknowledging all those present when Advocate Mkhwebane got onto the virtual platform to seemingly alert the chair to an urgent letter written to the committee. Chairperson Dyantyi would not entertain Mkhwebane demanding she be muted from the virtual platform. Here is a snippet of how that exchange took place.

Guest: Raisa Patel is a reporter in the Star's Ottawa Bureau Google has been conducting a secret test that filters out online news results for a small percentage of Canadians as a result of their concerns over Bill C-18, the Online News Act. This has raised the ire of several government officials, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and now the company's top executives have been summoned to appear before a Parliamentary Committee to discuss the search engine giant's actions. This episode was produced by Alexis Green, Paulo Marques and Raju Mudhar

With WorldPride beginning in Sydney, an all-out rainbow offensive by the alphabet mafia has been launched. In sports gender double standards have been exposed again. Covering news from all fronts including health, globalism and the environment on Tim's News Explosion. US military spent $1.6 million shooting down last week were ballons set up in the air by hobbyists. Though the prospect of Biden dealing with ailens did result in some hilarious memes and satire. Former Republican South Carolina Governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley has launched a 2024 Presidential campaign in direct competition to the President she served. Her RINO pitch contains a lot of identity politics about being a brown (Indian) girl in a black and white America. CNN Breakfast host Dom Lemon has been suspended for suggesting that women in their 50s like Haley are past their Prime. Bird flu panic is over with a new Marburg ebloa virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea. On the covid front according to Australia's CMO Paul Kelly a person's covid vaccination status is now private medical information. But Melbourne mother Vicki Derderian cannot be placed on a heart transplant waiting list because she hasn't had any covid vaccines. Australia's TGA has denied covering up the covid vaccine deaths of a 7 & 9-year-old. A Parliamentary Committee heard about the sudden death of a 23 year old woman after receiving two Pfizer vaccines. Coles Supermarkets still has its vaccine mandate for employees in place. Coles is also a sponsor of Sydney's LGBT WorldPride festival with their supermarkets littered with WorldPride propaganda including on some staff name badges. ANZ has turned its ATM into GAYTMs. More disturbingly there are events aimed at children. A protest and counter-protest are being planned at Manly Library for a Drag Queen Story Time by Charisma Belle. NSW Premier Dom Perrottet announced he would ban so-called gay conversion therapy if his government is re-election. In sports news soccer's A-League will be having an LGBT Pride Round. Club Melbourne Victory will be forcing 6 & 7 year olds playing at halftime to wear pride jerseys. In the AFL the outrage mob is after male Collingwood player Jack Ginnivan who copped a 2-match ban after being photographed snorting an illicit substance. He caused previous outrage via a TikTok video with a teammate rating women out of 10 and dressing up as Jeffrey Dahmer for Halloween. However, there has been no mass outrage over female Collingwood player Steph Chiocci posting a photo online grouping the breast of a younger teammate. Chiocci previously apologized for wearing Native American redface as a Halloween costume. In Globalist news WEF Chairman Klaus Schwab told the World Government Summit in Dubai that whoever masters the technology masters the future. Twitter, Telsa & Space X owner Elon Musk told the summit a one-world government isn't a good idea. Residents in Oxford, England protested against its council's plans for climate lockdowns and 15 minutes cities. Another globalist leader has resigned, this time First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon. Harry and Meghan are thinking of suing over a savage South Park parody. Queensland Police have concluded that the Trains who shot 2 police officers dead and a neighbour at Wieambilla in December were religiously motivated extremists believers in Christian pre-millenniumism. The Aston by-election triggered by former Morrison Minister Alan Tudge will be on April 1. Dom Perrottet has promised women easier access to the contraceptive pill in the lead-up to the NSW state election on March 25. Perrottet lost two frontbenchers last week Damien Tudehope and Peter Poulos. Email: me@timwilms.comMessage: https://t.me/timwilmsWebsite: http://timwilms.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilmsfrontMinds: https://www.minds.com/timwilmsGab: https://gab.com/timwilmsTelegram: https://t.me/wilmsfront Support the Show:Membership: http://www.theunshackled.net/membershipDonate: https://www.theunshackled.net/donate/ Other Unshackled Links:Website: https://www.theunshackled.netFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/TUnshackledTwitter: https://twitter.com/Un_shackledGab: https://gab.ai/theunshackledTelegram: https://t.me/theunshackledMinds: https://www.minds.com/The_Unshackled Music and Graphics by James Fox HigginsVoice Over by Morgan MunroSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The parliamentary committee conducting an inquiry into suspended public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane's fitness to hold office and her legal counsel fought over the resumption of proceedings. Mkhwebane's legal team, led by advocate Dali Mpofu, was unhappy about the inquiry resuming as it has not been paid by the public protector's office. It was also unhappy about witness Bianca Mvuyana not making an affidavit. Mpofu asked Mvuyana if she had opted not to make an affidavit as communicated to the legal team and she denied not wanting to make an affidavit. A shouting match ensued between Mpofu, chairperson Qubudile Dyantyi and some MPs.

A woman is beaten every 30 seconds in Papua New Guinea, and more than 1.5 million people experience gender-based violence in the country each year.

On today's show, lawyer Daniel Tsai gives us an update on what was said at the parliamentary committee addressing flight cancellations and delays over the holiday season. Plus, hepatologist Ani Kardashian shares her study into how fast food is linked to a life-threatening liver disease. And we share two exciting opportunities for Alberta. Damian Petti from IATSI local 212 shares details on Alberta-filmed series, "The Last of Us" and Brad Nichol from Global Helium explains the provinces plan to drilling for helium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special Scotland's Future Series recording, host Stephen Gethins speaks to the convener and deputy convener of the Scottish Parliament committee on the Constitution, External Affairs, Europe and Culture, during their visit to the University. The discussion with Clare Adamson MSP and Donald Cameron MSP included talking about the committee's most recent Inquiry into the Scottish Government's International Work as well as Scotland's place in the world and what ‘soft' powers can be used to promote Scotland ‘the brand'. The recording followed two meetings held at the University earlier in the day – one with staff from the School of International Relations and one with a group of students from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, including students from Ukraine, Germany, Romania, the US, and Scotland. These discussions were, according to both Clare and Donald, very helpful to the committee and they said it was interesting to hear the students in particular talk about how they see Scotland on the international stage, the importance of the Scottish diaspora in building links across the globe, as well as the value of cultural exchanges where international students can learn more about Scotland while they are here and take this knowledge with them. Participants in the podcast also discussed the significance of the Scottish Council on Global Affairs in promoting Scotland as a centre of political knowledge and insight, St Andrews' role in this, and the importance of providing a forum for wider debate on issues including the High North, particularly in relation to defence and security in Europe, as well as the development and encouragement of feminist foreign policy.

Australian News: 20 November 2022 – Sunday Read by RaySel - ஆஸ்திரேலிய செய்திகள்: 20 நவம்பர் 2022 ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை வாசித்தவர்: றைசெல்

The Tamil Nadu assembly has passed a resolution not to impose Hindi in the state. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin urged the government to not implement the recommendations of the Committee of Parliament on Official Language. What are the recommendations of the Parliamentary panel? Let's also take a look at Tamil Nadu's resistance to Hindi imposition in the state. Listen in. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/business-line/message

Listen to the SBS Sinhala Radio news bulletin on Friday 16 September 2022 - සවන්දෙන්න, අද - සැප්තැම්බර් 16 වන සිකුරාදා SBS ගුවන්විදුලි වැඩසටහනේ ප්‍රවෘත්ති ප්‍රකාශයට.

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says 2022 had been a difficult time for many Australians bearing the brunt of cost-of-living pressures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kacper Płażyński is the chairman of the Parliamentary Committee for the European Union and a member of the Committee for the Liaisons with the Polish Diaspora and Poles living abroad. - Kacper Płażyński jest przewodniczącym parlamentarnej Komisji d/s Unii Europejskiej, a także członkiem Komisji Łączności z Polonią i Polakami za granicą.

Dr. Tom Keenan, professor in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at the University of Calgary and author of the best-selling book Technocreep

In this episode of the Every Lawyer, Julia takes a look at the current state of Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying legislation as well as its practical application with Dr. Vanessa Cardy, who is a family doctor and palliative care physician working in northern Quebec, and Shelley Birenbaum from the CBA's End Of Life Working Group. Also includes a basic synopsis of the criteria and safeguards set out in Canada's MAiD legislation and a firsthand account of the procedure.Links:Final Report of the Expert Panel on MAiD and Mental Illness - Canada.caSecond Annual Report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada 2020 - Canada.caDying With Dignity Canada | It's your life. It's your choice.CAMAP – Canadian Association of MAID Assessors and Providers (camapcanada.ca)This is Assisted Dying - Dr. Stefanie GreenEnd-of-Life Law and Policy in Canada | End-of-Life Law and Policy in Canada (dal.ca)ACE | Welcome to ACE (advocacycentreelderly.org)Home - ACP in Canada | PPS au Canada (advancecareplanning.ca)David Roberge at Parliamentary Committee, May 25th, 2022:Evidence - AMAD (44-1) - No. 8 - Parliament of Canada 

In this week's CER podcast, our foreign policy director Ian Bond spoke to three senior figures involved in Ukraine's application for EU membership: Natalie Forsyuk, General-Director of Ukraine's Governmental Office on European Integration & NATO; Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Ukraine's Integration into the EU; and Katarína Mathernová, Deputy Director-General for Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations at the European Commission, and Head of the Commission's Support Group for Ukraine. Ian spoke to Natalie and Ivanna just before the European Council decided on granting Ukraine (and Moldova) candidate status for EU membership, and Katarína shortly afterwards. They discussed what's next on, and what's needed for, the path for Ukraine becoming an EU member-state. Produced by Rosie Giorgi Music by Edward Hipkins

*) US welcomes Türkiye's efforts in Ukraine grain The United States welcomes Türkiye's involvement in brokering an agreement to get grain out of Ukraine, John Kirby, the national security spokesman said. Kirby said that the US is working with allies and partners to get some grain out of Ukraine, exports that have been thwarted by Russia's incursion on Ukraine. *) Athens fuels up crisis with naval base expansion in Crete Island Athens is ramping up its ongoing armament programme, with plans to step up the military buildup on the island of Crete and upgrade its arsenal, according to a Greek media report. Greece will allocate about $200 million to upgrade and expand a naval base at Souda Bay, the daily Kathimerini reported. Greek Defense Minister informed the Parliamentary Committee on Defense Affairs about the additional allocation for the naval base, the report said. *) Tunisia's police arrest former PM Jebali over money laundering allegations Tunisian police arrested former prime minister Hamadi Jebali, who is also a former senior member of the Ennahda party, on suspicion of money laundering, his lawyer said. Police in the city of Sousse seized Jebali's phone and his wife's phone and took him to an unknown location, according to a statement by his family. Jebali's arrest raises opposition concerns over human rights record since President Kais Saied seized control of executive power last year. *) UK Tory party chairman resigns after twin by-election losses The chairman of Britain's ruling Conservatives quit after the party lost two parliamentary by-elections. Oliver Dowden wrote in a resignation letter to Prime Minister and Tory leader Boris Johnson that party's supporters are distressed and disappointed by recent events, and I share their feelings. He added, "We cannot carry on with business as usual. Somebody must take responsibility and I have concluded that, it would not be right for me to remain in office." And finally… *) FIFA increases squad limit to 26 players for 2022 Qatar World Cup FIFA will allow countries to select up to 26 players for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, increasing the maximum squad size by three for the tournament. FIFA stated, "The number of players to be included on the final list has been increased to at least 23 and a maximum of 26.” World football's governing body said the decision to expand squads was made "given the need to retain additional flexibility due to the unique timing" of this year's competition.

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A former Queensland speaker says he cannot understand why four Labor MPs failed to turn up to a corruption watchdog oversight committee meeting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A parliamentary committee will be formed for the long-term waste management of Kathmandu. Many are optimistic about a long-term solution to Kathmandu's waste problem this time around. Listen to the headlines of the last seven days with a report on this. - फोहोरको दीर्घकालीन व्यवस्थापनका लागि संसदीय समिति बनाइने बताइदा यस पटक भने फोहोर समस्याको दीर्घकालीन समाधान निस्कनेमा धेरै आसावादी रहेका छन्। यस सम्बन्धी एक रिपोर्टका साथ पछिल्ला सात दिनका प्रमुख समाचार सुन्नुहोस्। 

Boris Johnson is to face a Parliamentary committee inquiry into claims that he misled the House of Commons after MPs approved the move this afternoon.

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My guest today is Teuta Sahatqija, former Consul General of the Republic of Kosovo in New York and parliamentarian in Kosovo's Assembly. An electronic engineer by training, she now works in Digital Transformation and is Smart City Advisor for the Municipality of Pristina. In this episode, we discuss the Kurti government's performance, the status of various domestic issues in Kosovo, and the ongoing dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia. Full bio Teuta Sahatqija is the former Consul General of the Republic of Kosovo in New York, and currently serves as Digital Transformation and Smart City Advisor for the Municipality of Pristina. She is a well-known political activist and a former Member of Kosovo's Parliament. She was also the President of the Cross-Party Women Parliamentary Caucus and Vice President of the Parliamentary Committee on Economic Development. She was an advisor to the former President Fatmir Sejdiu, chairwoman of the Reformist Party ORA, and a member of the Parliamentary Committees for International Affairs and Development. She was also a Founding Member of KUSA – Kosovo US Alumni. Mrs. Sahatqija is an electrical engineer, and she has worked as a manager of a computer center in a food production company, as well as being the owner and director of a private telecommunication company in Gjakova.

Dis/Informed is the new documentary by the film makers responsible for "People You May Know." Focused on the wellness and yoga community, Dis/Informed uncovers the way in which women have been targeted and radicalized by extremist ideologies.  Katharina is a film director, producer and co-owner of Metrotone Media founded alongside Dr Charles Kriel where they produce documentaries and fiction, often with a focus of activism and civil society at heart. Charles grew up an American carny. He is a filmmaker and digital policy advisor to the UK's House of Commons and House of Lords. His latest film, Dis/Informed, premiered on German television this month and will be released globally in 2022. He worked with the U.K. Parliamentary Committee writing what promises to be the world's most aggressive Online Safety Bill - their report will be released this Tuesday (Dec 14). Dr Charles Kriel Univ of Oxford - Collaborator, OII U.K. Parliament - ex-Specialist Advisor to UK DCMS Select Committee King's College London - Associate Fellow Co-Founder charles@kriel.agency charles@metrotonemedia.com @charleskriel

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