‘Pent-up demand’: parliamentary travel slowly returns with first international trips since pandemic began

'We have invitations flying everywhere,' says Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès, chair of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
Liberal MP John McKay, left, Conservative MP Chris d'Entremont, and Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz—who are all members of interparliamentary associations—trumpeted the importance of resuming in-person dialogue for parliamentary associations.
With an end to the travel embargo for Parliamentarians, MPs are slowly returning to the normalcy of parliamentary diplomacy and international travel, as they say nothing can make up for in-person dialogue. The ban on House Committee travel ended in March, with the House Administration allowing for ...

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