Translation of "Area filling " (English → French) :

The addition of national marine conservation areas to this family of protected areas fills a significant gap, since Canada's oceans and Great Lakes play a significant role in defining our economy, our culture, and our identity.

However, and this is where the problem lies, the Bloc Quebecois is opposed to the bill for the following reasons: instead of focusing on co-operation, as in the case of the Saguenay—St. Lawrence marine park, the federal government can fill marine conservation areas without regard to Quebec's jurisdiction over its own territory and the environment and, because Canadian Heritage is proposing to establish a new structure, the marine conservation areas will duplicate DFO's marine protection zones and Environment Canada's marine protected ...[+++]areas.

Although breathing the same cigarette smoke filled air in a confined area with many other prisoners is torture in itself, when mixed with the stench of sewage, it becomes even more unbearable; particularly if it begins to rain heavily because the courtyard turns into a swimming pool and it becomes impossible to move back and forth to the bathrooms and toilets What is even more heartbreaking is that, despite the sewage covering the entire outside area, the prisoners are forced to lay out their belongings and sleep and eat in the same area.

In other words, there is sediment from upstream areas filling up the river and causing dike deficiencies.

In order to ensure that all areas of the programme are fully covered, even in the absence of proposals — or of suitable proposals — for a given area, the Commission will carry out more proactive activities to fill any gaps.

At 5:40 p.m., pursuant to Standing Order 45, the House resumed consideration of the motion of Mr. Martin (Minister of Finance), seconded by Mr. Gray (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Solicitor General of Canada), — That this House approves in general the budgetary policy of the Government (Ways and Means Proceedings No. 15) The House proceeded to the taking of the deferred recorded division on the amendment of Mr. Loubier (Saint-Hyacinthe–Bagot), seconded by Mr. Pomerleau (Anjou–Rivière-des-Prairies), — That the motion be amended by deleting all the words after the word “That” and substituting the following: “the budget statement by the Minister of Finance be rejected by the House of Commons because it: unilaterally main ...[+++]tains major reductions in transfer payments to the provinces in the fields of postsecondary education, health and social assistance, while intruding in areas of exclusive provincial jurisdiction, particularly by creating the Canada Foundation for Innovation from money earmarked for the provinces, introducing a national child tax benefit system, and setting up pilot projects filled with national unity propaganda in the field of health and social programs; proposes no tangible job creation measures, does not substantially reduce Unemployment Insurance contribution rates, or improve protection for unemployed persons, which has been greatly reduced by Employment Insurance; conceals its lack of action in creating jobs and fighting poverty, knowingly reducing effectiveness in these areas and distributing electoral gifts around Canada and Quebec; does not include an in-depth reform of the tax treatment of businesses or individuals, for example, by maintaining benefits for large corporations and rich Canadians; and introduces no measures to compensate the Quebec government for the 1991 harmonization of its sales tax with the federal GST, although Quebec would be eligible for this compensation in light of the $1 billion being paid to t ...