Final Report - PDF

Module 1 and 2: Trade Rules and Politics

Presentation
William Dymond, Centre for Trade Policy and Law, “Trade Knowledge Networks for Parliamentarians: Case Studies in International Trade”

Module 3: Parliament’s Role in Trade and Development

Presentation
Robert Miller, the Parliamentary Centre, “Parliamentary Diplomacy: The roles of parliament in trade policy making”

Support Document
Peter Dobell, the Parliamentary Centre, “PARLIAMENTARY DIPLOMACY: A Career Path for Some Members of Parliament?” (Available in English/French/Spanish)

Module 4: Public Consultation: From Citizen to Policy

Presentation
Laura Dawson, Centre for Trade Policy and Law, “Government-Citizen Engagement in the International Trading System”

Module 5: Trade Liberalization and Poverty Reduction

Presentation
Erick Zeballos, Inter-American Development Bank, “Liberalization of Trade and Alleviation of Poverty”

Support Document
L. Alan Winters, “Trade and Poverty: Is There a Connection?” (Available in English/Spanish/Portuguese)

Module 6: Gender Equality, Trade and Development

Presentation
Heather Gibb, North-South Institute, “Gender Equality, Trade and Development”

Support Document
Heather Gibb, The North-South Institute, “Gender Equality, Trade and Development: A background paper prepared for the Inter-Parliamentary Trade Forum of the Americas Trade Knowledge Workshop, Ottawa, March 18-20, 2007” (Available in English/French)

Heather Gibb, The North-South Institute, “Appendix 1: Labour Force Participation by Sector: Selected OAS Countries” (Available in English/French)

Canadian International Development Agency, “Gender Equality and Trade-Related Capacity Building: A resource tool for practitioners”
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/INET/IMAGES.NSF/vLUImages/GenderEquality2/$file/WEB-COVER-E.pdf (Available in English/French)
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/INET/IMAGES.NSF/vLUImages/Policy/$file/
Renforcement%20des%20capacit%C3%A9s%20li%C3%A9es%20au%20commerce.pdf

Parliamentarians

Host and Chair of the Canadian Section of FIPA
Mr. James Bezan, Member of Parliament

Bolivia
Deputy Elsa María Guevara Aguirre

Canada
M. Mauril Bélanger, député
Mr. Leon Benoit, Member of Parliament
Senator Michel Biron
Mr. Larry Miller, Member of Parliament

Colombia
Senator Nancy Patricia Gutiérrez Castañeda
Senator Cecilia Matilde López Montaño

Dominica
Mr. Norris Charles, Member of Parliament

El Salvador
Deputy Ingrid Berta Bendix
Deputy Sonia Farfán de Cuellar

Haiti
Senator Edmonde Supplice Beauzile
Député Gérard Théramène

Jamaica
Mr. Charles Learmond, Member of Parliament

Mexico
Deputy Luis Fernando Rodríguez Ahumada
Deputy Salvador Ruiz Sánchez

Facilitators
Laura Dawson, Centre for Trade Policy and Law
William Dymond, Centre for Trade Policy and Law
Heather Gibb, North South Institute
Robert Miller, Parliamentary Centre
Erick Zeballos, Inter-American Development Bank

Other Participants
Cora Capurro, FIPA Secretariat
Emmanuelle Pelletier, FIPA Secretariat
Sabra Ripley, FIPA Secretariat

Michael Holden, Parliament of Canada
Kerrie Rodier, Parliament of Canada

Dean Moser, Canadian International Development Agency
Sandra Berberi, Canadian International Development Agency

Danuta Tardif, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Anouk St-Arnaud, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Mary Rose, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

First Trade Knowledge Workshop a success
Ottawa , March 21 st, 2007