The Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) is a group of

parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democracy, democratic government, governance of a sovereign state, state (or subordinate entity) where the Executive (government), executive derives its democratic legitimacy ...

officials from the Asia-Pacific region who wish to discuss matters that affect their region with their government counterparts around the world. The group was founded in 1993. It is a branch of the

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economy, economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

(APEC).

Dan Hays Daniel Phillip Hays (April 24, 1939) is a Canadians, Canadian politician born in Calgary, Alberta. He was Speaker of the Senate of Canada from 2001 to 2006, when he became Leader of the Government (Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal) in the Sena ...

is a past Chair of the APPF's Canadian section. The Australian National Group was founded in 1995.Inter-Parliamentary Relations: About the Parliamentary Relations Office

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