While the media focuses much attention on daily Question Period exchanges in the House of Commons, much of the business of Parliament is carried out in committees. With only twelve members at the table, Commons committees tend to be a less formal and more cooperative place to write legislation right and study important issues.
...In September 2004, Prime Minister Paul Martin gave a keynote address at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He spoke of human tragedies taking place and the need for a new tool at the international level to address them.
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