Translation of "Panellist " (English → French) :

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Question No. 410 Ms. Hélène Laverdière: With regard to the Office of Religious Freedom: (a) when did the government decide to establish an Office of Religious Freedom and at whose request; (b) what is the mandate and the objectives of this office; (c) what is the budget breakdown of the office for (i) staff, (ii) programs, (iii) operations; (d) what is the reporting structure of the office; (e) what will the office produce; (f) how many people will be employed in this office and what will be their level; (g) what are the hiring criteria and salary levels for each person employed in this office; (h) how will this office work differently from other sections of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) already wo ...[+++]rking on human rights issues; (i) who was consulted regarding the creation of the office, (i) when did the consultations take place, (ii) what are the names and affiliations of those who were consulted; (j) what are the names, positions, and religious affiliations of the guests who attended consultations on a new Office of Religious Freedom in October 2011, (i) how many people from religions including, but not limited to, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Taoism, Buddhism were invited to the meeting, (ii) how were the panellists and participants chosen for the meeting with Minister Baird, (iii) who made the final decisions on panellists and participants chosen for the meeting, (iv) what discussions were held at DFAIT about inviting Amnesty International and why was this organization not invited; and (k) who are the employees responsible for the development of the Office of Religious Freedom within (i) the PMO, (ii) the Foreign Affairs Minister’s Office, (iii) other Ministers’ offices, (iv) DFAIT, (v) other government departments?

In such consultations with the U.S. we would not be discussing the merits of the countervailing duty allegations, or the appeals, and so on, but really how the U.S. government itself is reacting to this how it is funding its share of the secretariat; how it is constantly foot-dragging, as somebody said here today; how it is allowing its own officials to literally slander panellists, including U.S. panellists, on these chapter 19 panels.

If, at any stage during the administrative proceedings, new circumstances arise that could give rise to justifiable doubt as to the impartiality or independence of the panellist, that panellist shall promptly disclose such circumstances to the provider.

The EU suggests a permanent group of 15 to 24 panellists to handle all cases by forming chambers of three panellists.

It might be appropriate to include this person as one of the panellists, but it would not be acceptable to have her as the sole panellist responsible for hiring out scientific consultation, which is not at all the same thing.