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VIEW FROM THE CHAIR
It is in the field of good governance that the CPA seeks to specialize. No Parliament or Legislative Assembly and no individual elected Member should feel lonely. The CPA offers seminars and conferences whereby best practice can be exchanged between Members and Clerks. There is much more to be done towards the empowerment of women. Equally we must show how best to harness the enthusiasm and idealism of
youth without whose conviction parliamentary democracy will struggle to survive. I would like us to up the tempo of all these activities. Finding the means to do it has to be a priority. Finally within the CPA itself I wish above all to achieve harmony and an overall strengthening of purpose. Parliamentarians must play their full part in an evolving Commonwealth. The CPA should be a resource from which they can all draw inspiration.
The new Chairperson of the CPA Executive Committee speaking to delegates during the General Assembly at the annual conference.
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