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(Return tabled) Question No. 65 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to the climate summit in Copenhagen and climate change: (a) what criteria needed to be met in order to be part of the Canadian delegation; (b) what were the name and position of each member of the Canadian delegation, what expertise and skills did each bring to the table, and for what time period were each in Copenhagen; (c) what was the total budget for the delegation, from flights to accommodation and living expenses; (d) what, if any, offsets were purchased for the delegation; (e) what was the description, in detail, of the Canadian climate change plan, and when will ...[+++]it be revealed to Canadians; (f) who were all the stakeholders consulted in the development of the plan, and how does each goal/target reflect or does not reflect each stakeholder's views; (g) did the government include the voice of Canadians who are on the “front line of climate change”, and were those who will be impacted by climate change meaningfully involved, and, if so, how; (h) what accountability measures, if any, were in place to ensure that the Canadian delegation would be responsible to those Canadians who will be particularly impacted (e.g., those living in low-lying areas and Aboriginal peoples); (i) what has been the stakeholder response to the plan, particularly from business, NGOs, scientists, and all stakeholders, and if available, what is the actual response of stakeholders' consulted; (j) what were the specific goals of the Canadian delegation, and how do they compare (in advance and afterward) with those of the G20 or OECD in terms of baseline, absolute reductions, and target date; (k) did the Canadian delegation support the notion that climate change is not just an environmental issue, but rather a human rights issue and a justice issue and, if so, what is the description, in detail, of Canada's position; (l) did the Canadian delegation listen to the world's “frontline voice”, such as Bangladesh's and the ...

Climate changes are also playing a major role, with greater periods of drought and greater occurrence of intensive localised precipitation.

D. whereas the rainfall readings for January stood at only 16% of the average, while those for December had stood at 62%, with December being considered the 'least dry' month in the period; whereas in November the average precipitation recorded stood at 44% of normal, while in February and March it was at between 55% and 60%,

C. whereas the lack of rain from which Spain has been suffering since the start of the hydrological year (which begins on 1 September) became more acute during the winter, and whereas on 31 March the total volume of water from precipitation recorded in Spanish waterways over the previous seven months was 37% less than the normal average for the period,

Let us take a moment before I continue on to paint a picture of post-secondary education in Canada today to show why we must address the problems that we have in the system (1755) The principal reason why student loans have quadrupled in the last decade is because during the same period tuition rates increased 126%, precipitated by the fact that since 1993 the Liberal government cut $5.3 billion from post-secondary education funding in Canada.

It probably has a low reproductive potential and is sensitive to various periodic climatic effects, particularly precipitation and temperature.