An 11-member delegation of CA members, led by Speaker Subas Chandra Nembang, left for Canada Saturday afternoon at invitation of the Canadian government and the Canadian Bar Association. The objective of the visit is to hold discussions on federalism with the leaders of political parties and federalism experts in Canada.
Nembang will also meet his Canadian counterpart and the Law Minister to discuss issues of bilateral relations and mutual interests.
The Nepali delegation accompanying Nembang includes Secretary-General of the Legislature-Parliament, Manohar Prasad Bhattarai, Nepali Congress CA member Pushpa Bhusal, UCPN (Maoist) CA member Ekraj Bhandari, CPN (UML) CA member Agni Prasad Kharel, the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (Loktantrik) CA member Ram Janam Chaudhary and officials of the Legislature-Parliament.
Although the Canadian government had invited the delegation for a stay till 28 October, Speaker Nembang and Secretary-General Bhattarai will fly back on the 25th to make it back on time for the 13th round of prime ministerial elections.
Only seven months are now left to complete the constitution-writing process but the Parliament had been occupied with PM elections rather than issues of the constitution during the past five months.