Joint meetings of the Australian Parliament of the House of Representatives on 26 March 1942, and addressed members of Parliament from outside the chamber later that day. The first address by an invited guest to the Parliament in a formally convened joint sitting of which there was an official record was on 2 January 1992, by the US President, George H. W. Bush. Later addresses to joint sittings were from US presidents Bill Clinton (1996) and George W. Bush (2003); and President of China Hu Jintao (2003). (George W. Bush's and Hu Jintao's addresses occurred on consecutive days in October 2003.) Subsequently, the Senate Standing Committee
Yinka Dene Alliance a full-page advertisement in "The Globe and Mail" announcing their opposition to the project, and staged a march in Vancouver to deliver the Declaration to the Enbridge headquarters. Many new signatories were added in ceremonies in Vancouver on December 1, 2011 and Edmonton on January 27, 2012. Over 130 First Nations have now signed the Save The Fraser Declaration. On February 6, 2012, the Yinka Dene Alliance released an open letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper was about to meet Hu Jintao to discuss Chinese investment and trade in Canadian energy, which the Northern Gateway