Translation of "Program support " (English → French) :

Question No. 112 Ms. Denise Savoie: With respect to government spending on adult literacy: (a) to what year(s) was the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development referring in her statement in the House on September 26, 2006, specifically “we are spending over $80 million a year on literacy programs for adults”; (b) what was the precise spending, broken down by program, in each province and territory, for literacy programs for adults in each year from 2004-2005, what is the spending for the current year, and what is the anticipated spending in each year from 2007-2008; (c) what is the government's position with respect to public funding of non-delivery program supports, capacit ...[+++]y building, professional development for literacy practitioners, material and resource development and the promotion of literacy programming in communities; and (d) how does the government intend to ensure that the delivery of adult literacy programs is effective, efficient, of high quality and universally accessible to every Canadian who needs it?

PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 12, 2005 — Nearly 200 schools rehabilitated, 300 km of rehabilitated and new roads, and tens of thousands of jobs are among the achievements of the Interim Cooperation Framework, Haiti’s economic, social and political recovery program supported by international donors, highlighted today by the Joint Committee for the Implementation and Monitoring of the Interim Cooperation Framework (COCCI). The COCCI today presented a list of results of the Interim Cooperation Framework (ICF) and announced that a more comprehensive evaluation would be the topic of an upcoming workshop on the anniversary of international conference o ...[+++]n Haiti held on July 19-20 in Washington, D.C., where donors pledged US$1.1 billion to support Haiti’s transition program.

Rural development support under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 is to cover the new programming period, whereas rural development support under Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 covers the programming period ending on 31 December 2006 (the current programming period).

To facilitate the transition from existing support schemes under Regulation (EC) No 1257/1999 to the rural development support scheme under Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, which covers the programming period starting on 1 January 2007 (the new programming period), transitional rules should be adopted to avoid any difficulties or delays in the implementation of rural development support during the transitional period.

In a communication to the Council and the Parliament on "Assessment and future of Community humanitarian activities" (COM (1999) 486 final, 26 November 1999) the Commission stated its intention to ".further build on its partnership with key multilateral agencies such as the UN and the Red Cross by offering those which are interested, in addition to operational funding, programmed support for activities of mutual interest..".

Pursuant to Order made earlier today, Mr. Brien (Témiscamingue), seconded by Mr. Bellehumeur (Berthier Montcalm), moved, That this House recognize the very harmful effect of federal cuts to the Canada Social Transfer (CST), particularly on health services in Canada, and that it support the consensus achieved by the provincial Premiers in Saskatoon on a project for social union, with the following main components: re-establishment of federal government contributions to health care services by means of the CST for social programs; support from a m ...[+++]ajority of provinces before new federal initiatives are introduced in areas of provincial jurisdiction; the right for a province to opt out, with full compensation, of a new or modified Canada-wide federal government social program in areas of provincial jurisdiction when the province offers a program or introduces an initiative in the same field; new co-operation mechanisms in order to avoid conflicts or settle them equitably.