Translation of "surface connection " (English → French) :

There has been a certain amount of exaggeration in some areas of the media, which has unnecessarily alarmed people by connecting near surface shale gas, which has always allowed fugitive gases to come to the surface, with deep geologically sound structures from where, as a lot of the early evidence suggests, the shale gas development can be done responsibly and sustainably.

(Return tabled) Question No. 890 Mr. François Choquette: With regard to the study underway by Environment Canada and the study by the Council of Canadian Economies entitled “Harnessing Science and Technology to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction”: (a) what are the mandates for these studies; (b) what are the deadlines for these studies; (c) will these studies be made public and, if so, what process will be followed to make them public; (d) will the two studies include public consultations and, if so, (i) with what groups, (ii) where, (iii) when; (e) will the two studies include case studies and, if so, (i) what cases will be studied, (ii) will the case studies include affected sites; (f) will the studies consi ...[+++]der the role of the federal government under (i) the Indian Act, (ii) the Fisheries Act, (iii) the Navigable Waters Protection Act, (iv) the Migratory Birds Convention Act, (v) the Species at Risk Act, (vi) the Canada National Parks Act, (vii) the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act, (viii) the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999; (g) will the studies consider the link between the national conservation plan and shale gas; (h) will the studies examine the impact of shale gas extraction on the greenhouse gas emission targets for 2020; (i) who will receive the results of the study; (j) what parties will be consulted, including (i) groups, (ii) departments, (iii) organizations, (iv) scientists, (v) regions, (vi) associations, (vii) cities, (viii) municipalities, (ix) provinces and territories; (k) will the emissions from the following sources be studied, (i) industrial furnaces, (ii) home furnaces, (iii) stored liquids, (iv) wellhead leaks, (v) ground leaks, (vi) connection equipment; (l) will the studies include (i) direct, (ii) indirect, (iii) cumulative shale gas emissions in their greenhouse gas emissions calculations; (m) which shale gas wells will be studied; (n) will the following incidents related to ...

10. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, airlines and indirect providers of cargo transportation of the Parties shall be permitted, without restriction, to employ in connection with international air transportation any surface transportation for cargo to or from any points in the territories of the Parties, or in third countries, including transport to and from all airports with customs facilities, and including, where applicable, the right to transport cargo in bond under applicable laws and regulations.

‘price’ means any fare, rate or charge for the carriage of passengers, baggage and/or cargo (excluding mail) in air transportation, including surface transportation in connection with international air transportation, if applicable, charged by airlines, including their agents, and the conditions governing the availability of such fare, rate or charge.

E. whereas the pesticides listed in Annex I may not be genuinely regarded as ‘safe’, because of - the restrictions accompanying the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I, - the absence of any clear criteria for the inclusion of an active substance in Annex I and of any data relating to the actual usage of existing active substances, - the definition given to the concept of ‘relevant metabolite’, - the absence of any evaluation based on the criterion of ‘drinking water produced from surface water’, - the important aspects not covered by evaluation (endocrine disrupters, synergistic additives, the additive and synergistic effects of ...[+++]several pesticides, etc.), - the absence of any decision not to include a pesticide on the list on grounds connected with human health,

Agricultural aid does not encourage over-production, because it is not connected to the volume of production and is based on surface area and number of livestock.