U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will be in the Ottawa region this week for a gathering of his peers from most G7 countries and Ukraine .

Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia will host his counterparts from Thursday to Saturday as part of Canada’s G7 presidency.

His office says the officials will gather to discuss the challenges facing legislators worldwide and the importance of parliamentary diplomacy.

The meeting will involve working sessions on such themes as online disinformation, “fostering respectful debate” in a climate of political polarization, and violence against lawmakers.

Canada has chosen to invite the chair of Ukraine’s parliament and major parliamentary officials from G7 countries, though Japan will not have its House Speaker Fukushiro Nukaga present.

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