Translation of "speech level " (English → French) :

whereas digital modes of communication have contributed to the prevalence of hate speech and threats against women, with 18 % of women in Europe having suffered since adolescence some form of harassment from acquaintances on the internet, and nine million victims of online violence in Europe; whereas the number of threats, including death threats, towards women has increased; whereas social awareness about digital forms of violence, both among the general public and the relevant professionals, such as law enforcement agents and teachers, remains insufficient to ensure adequate prevention, monitoring and assistance for victims; whereas ...[+++] various forms of online violence are not yet fully reflected in criminal law, nor in some modes and procedures of prosecution in all Member States; whereas there is a lack of responsiveness by the justice system; whereas abusers and haters are very rarely reported, investigated, prosecuted and sentenced; whereas there is a need for recognition at EU level of the potentially transborder nature of the abuse and violence on the internet.

On the issue of commercial speech and whether the level of scrutiny by the courts is equivalent to so-called political and other forms of speech, Madam Justice McLachlin gives some recognition to Mr. Justice La Forest's view that commercial speech ought not attract the same level of scrutiny as other kinds of speech.

Ms. Fran Cutler: We were delighted to see in the Speech from the Throne the allusion to a comprehensive labour market strategy, and we're aware that some work is going on at the moment, certainly at the federal level, the HRD level, and presumably at the provincial level as well.

I think that every member of this House and every Canadian would like to think, and maybe it is a fond hope, that every member of Parliament would always conduct himself or herself in a responsible fashion, that we would not deliberately defame or libel anyone, that we would not take advantage of our freedom of speech here, our extended freedom of speech beyond what any other Canadian has even at other levels of government, that we would not treat that lightly, and that we would always treat it in a responsible way.

I think Robert Lantos gave a very good speech recently before the Canadian Club and the Empire Club, in which he basically said that at the level of investment The Sweet Hereafter, at that point, was a bigger success than Titanic—at the level of investment—because Titanic had a $250-million budget and is now beyond that.This speech was given about three weeks ago, I guess, and probably the numbers have climbed since then.

As I said to my hon. colleague yesterday who made a similar speech on this topic, when it comes to the level of jurisdiction, I believe there is a role for all three levels of government, the municipal, provincial and federal government, in promoting tourism.