back to parliament: Fall 2024We usually expect summer to be a slow period in politics, that the political maneuvering and action will slow down. Well, it didn’t. Find out what's going on with our Parliamentary Affairs Manager.
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launch of the Global Cooperation Caucus with support from Results and ONE!In the face of heightened global tensions, devastating impacts of extreme weather events propelled by climate change, and rising global health concerns, Parliamentarians from across Canada are launching the Global Cooperation Caucus - a multi-party, non-partisan initiative to work together to learn, take action, and lead Canada’s advancement in ending extreme poverty around the world.
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dear Prime Minister: an urgent message to end TBEvery year since the first UN High-Level Meeting on TB, member states, including Canada, have failed to contribute their promised share of funding to TB research and development amid years of severe underfinancing as well as the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. That is why we are calling on Canada to reaffirm its commitment to ending TB and back its word up with real action by meeting the updated “fair share” target of allocating 0.15% of its total R&D expenditure to TB.
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MPs share their TB storiesIn Canada, tuberculosis – the deadliest infectious disease in the world – has a disproportionate effect on newcomers and Indigenous communities. We reached out to several MPs to learn more about the direct impact of TB on their lives, communities, and constituencies – and they opened up.
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