Translation of "Cadre initial d'un projet de loi " (French → English) :

private Member's bill [ private Member's public bill ]

private bill [ private Member's private bill ]

I know that the Senate has previously given second reading to a bill from Senator Haidasz to put tobacco under the Hazardous Products Act, and if we were to have the type of framework that Health Canada has proposed in its blueprint incorporated into Bill S-5, I think that would be an outstanding way for the Senate to advance this issue on the parliamentary agenda and to respond to the legislative void that presently exists following the Supreme Court of Canada's decision.

20. Welcomes the conclusions of the International Donor Conference ‘Together for a New Mali’, held on 15 May 2013; stresses that donors have undertaken to donate EUR 3.25 billion to Mali in the next two years, with the EU leading the pledges with EUR 520 million; commends the Malian Government’s Plan for the Sustainable Recovery of Mali (PRED); welcomes the particular attention given to ensuring the transparency of public accounts and those of the extractive industries; supports the Malian Government’s approval of the draft law against illicit enrichment, and emphasises the importance of carrying out the Donor Conference commitment to monitor carefully the law’s systematic application once it has been adopted; regrets that the conferen ...[+++]ce conclusions did not reflect the stated EU commitment to move towards a rights-based approach in development cooperation; calls on the EU and its international partners to implement their mutual commitments as part of an effective and coordinated follow-up to the conference; reiterates the need to link aid with institutional reform and discernible social and political development; commends, furthermore, the constructive involvement of regional actors; calls, bearing in mind the extent of the widespread corruption within the Malian authorities, for all the necessary assurances and safeguards to be put in place in order to ensure that the sums paid out can be used as soon as possible to help the Malian people;

9. Considers that use of the individual members' bills procedure to implement the constitution (through cardinal laws) does not constitute a transparent, accountable and democratic legislative process, as it lacks the guarantees of ensuring meaningful social debate and consultation, and that it could run counter to Fundamental Law itself, which makes it an obligation for the government (and not individual members) to submit to the parliament the bills necessary for the implementation of the Fundamental Law;

J. whereas Egyptian civil society and international NGOs face mounting pressure and major difficulties in operating in Egypt; whereas the draft law on Civil Associations and Foundations has caused significant concern amongst civil society activists and organisations as the draft law in its present form would hand considerable discretionary power to the government over the activities and funding of civil society groups; whereas the draft law also imposes restrictions on civil society groups’ access to foreign funding, proving a discr ...[+++]etionary right to block access to such funds on adoption of a justified decision by the newly formed Coordination Committee;