Canada
The Canadian government procedure is called a joint address, with the members of the House of Commons attending the Senate as guests. There is no procedure in Canada for both chambers of the Parliament to sit in a true joint session.
Various government agencies and non-governmental organizations may also meet jointly to handle problems which each of the involved parties has a stake in.
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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—Irving Layton (b. 1912)
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—Susan B. Anthony (1820–1906)