Translation of "Fonction de consultation du dictionnaire général " (French → English) :

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6. Is concerned that certain safeguards to guarantee the purposeful use of public finance are not always in place; in particular, notes that the goals of PPP are often defined in a very general way, while criteria for specific, measurable, attainable and timely objectives are usually absent; stresses that PPP should be a tool which rewards responsible behaviour by private firms; accordingly, deems that a strong regulatory framework should be put in place to ensure that these investments comply with human rights, social, environmental and transparency standards while ensuring that the private sector pays its fair share of taxes; points out also that a pro-poor development ex-ante impact assessment, ensuring the rights of the people, part ...[+++]icularly access to land, water and basic social services, is needed for each PPP project that benefits from official development aid; stresses that measurable output indicators and monitoring as well as evaluation mechanisms need to be agreed upon in consultation with civil society during the preparatory phase of the projects and effectively implemented; highlights the importance of the formal consultative and scrutiny role for parliaments and civil society in order to ensure full transparency, legitimacy and accountability;

The drafters had the Lortie commission, the recommendations of the special committee of the House and the general framework laid out based on the consultations of last year's Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

Mr. David Near (Legal Counsel, Legal Services, Department of Justice): With respect to paragraph 15(1)(e), it's a general assignment to COSEWIC explaining what their functions would be in consultation with the council, with respect to the minister.

(Return tabled) Question No. 973 Hon. Irwin Cotler: With regard to the government's proposal to double the victim surcharge and limit judicial discretion in sentencing as is currently provided for by section 730 of the Criminal Code, and to eliminate the “undue hardship” defense: insofar as the victim surcharge is used to fund provincial and territorial victims' services, (a) on what data did the Minister of Justice rely in determining the specific amount by which the government proposes to raise the surcharge, in particular, did the Minister rely on data directly provided by (i) the province of Alberta, (ii) the province of British Colu ...[+++]mbia, (iii) the province of Manitoba, (iv) the province of New Brunswick, (v) the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, (vi) the province of Nova Scotia, (vii) the province of Ontario, (viii) the province of Prince Edward Island, (ix) the province of Saskatchewan, (x) the province of Quebec, (xi) the Yukon, (xii) the Northwest Territories; (b) did the Minister rely on data either provided or collected by the provinces or territories, (i) if so, did the Minister rely on data from the provinces and territories, (ii) did the government request this data from the provinces or was it provided to the government voluntarily, (iii) what individual or agency was responsible for the collection and analysis of any data regarding provincial and territorial victim services funds, (iv) has the government engaged in any dialogue with the provinces, territories, or any other private or public sector organizations involved in the provision of victim services in drafting the proposed amendments; (c) has the government reviewed any data indicating that there is a deficit in funding levels of provincial and territorial victim services programs and, (i) if so, on what basis has the government determined the extent of any deficit in the funding of victim services, (ii) if the government has determined there to be a deficit in the funding of victim serv ...