Translation of "Literacy 2000 make the next ten years matter " (English → French) :

No one here can project into the future, but you've done quite a bit of this, and I'm wondering what percentage of our farm land—not the marginal land—would be operated by multinationals over the next ten years if we have at least ten years before the WTO negotiations will make any difference to the person who's in rural Saskatchewan.

Question No. 470 Mr. Mark Holland: With regard to the implementation of Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Youth Criminal Justice Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts, Bill C-16, An Act to amend the Criminal Code, Bill C-21, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sentencing for fraud), Bill C-39, An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, Bill S-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and another Act, Bill S-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (auto theft and trafficking in property obtained by crime) and Bill ...[+++] S-10, An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, for each Bill: (a) how many additional prisoners are projected to be housed in Correctional Service of Canada institutions over the next ten years, broken down annually; (b) what is the projected cost associated with building new infrastructure to absorb the influx of these additional prisoners over the next ten years, broken down annually; and (c) what is the projected cost associated with operating and managing these additional prisoners over the next ten years, broken down annually?

Nor should it be forgotten that because of an imbalance in the age pyramid, many train drivers are expected to retire in the next ten years with no provision having been made for their replacement, even though traffic is expected to increase. This situation may require employers to work harder at making the occupation more attractive, in particular by improving working conditions.

It considers that five concrete objectives could be defined, which would provide a basis for Member States to work together over the next ten years to define the contribution they would make at European level to achieving the goals set out by Lisbon.

At the Lisbon European Council in March 2000, Europe's Heads of State and Governments set an ambitious objective: over the next ten years, Europe should become the most competitive and dynamic knowledge society in the world, capable of sustainable economic development, accompanied by a quantitative and qualitative improvement in the level of employment, and greater social cohesion.

3. The Committee congratulated the Portuguese Presidency on having proposed a new strategic goal for the next ten years. This is to make the European Union the world's most dynamic and competitive area, based on innovation and knowledge, able to boost economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion.