Translation of "Initiative mue par des pouvoirs politiques " (French → English) :

I would argue that this bill seeks convenience but, in so doing, it threatens the many positive initiatives that this body and others who hold the levers of power in Ottawa which could cause Royal Assent to be improved, without accomplishing anything positive but, rather, prejudicing, threatening the public's visible appreciation and our own daily recollection that all political power in Canada is lent, that it does not exist by right in anyone's hands.

Considers that there should be a clear EU regulatory framework for self-consumption of renewable energy and for renewable energy communities/cooperatives that takes account of all benefits when designing payment mechanisms for sales of surplus production, access and use of the grid; calls on the Commission and Member States to promote the self-production of energy and the implementation and interconnection of local renewable energy grids as a complement to their national energy policies; highlights the fact that ‘prosumers’ should be allowed to access the energy grid and market at a ...[+++]fair price and should not be penalised with additional taxes or charges; expresses its concern at the initiatives taken by some Member States to create obstacles to the exercise of the rights to self-consumption and self-production.

The legislative branch is currently studying an initiative for political reform that will give citizens greater power and ensure that the mandate they confer is translated into public policies that benefit them.

That, in the opinion of this House, this government has lacked a commitment to principled environmental policy backed by action which is urgently needed to address the climate change crisis, and it is the further opinion of this House that the government has consistently ignored the legislative and regulatory powers at its disposal that allow the government to take immediate and decisive action to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions in order to achieve meaningful and science-based reduction targets, and therefore the House calls upon the government to: (a) use the legislative, regulatory and fiscal authorities already available to t ...[+++]he Government of Canada to put in place immediately a national climate change plan that implements economy-wide regulations on greenhouse gas emissions, and invests in renewable energy, clean technology and energy efficiency in order for Canada to compete in the new green economy; (b) stop putting Canada’s environmental and economic future at risk by insisting that Canada must wait for the United States to act first before showing our own leadership on this most vital issue; (c) set a domestic legally-binding long-term greenhouse gas reduction target of 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050; (d) report to Parliament annually on its policies and proposals to achieve the trajectory toward the 80 percent target and revise as necessary; (e) establish a non-partisan expert group approved by Parliament to set a science-based emissions trajectory to reach that 80 percent reduction target so that Canada does its part to keep global temperature increases to below 2oC; (f) reverse the decision to cut the ecoENERGY program that allowed Canadians to receive a rebate for greening their homes using energy efficient products and services; (g) restore Canada’s tarnished international environmental reputation by implementing Canada’s international commitment made during the Copenhagen negotiations to provide our fair share of new climate change ...

Information and initial support should be available from a network of one-stop shops, which could provide the interface between the public sector and the grant applicant; this should include the various actions cofinanced by Cohesion Policy.

The Commission has already taken or is in the process of taking the following measures: - wider consultations before presenting proposals, in particular publication of Green or White Papers on the topics listed in the 1993 legislative programme; - flagging in the legislative programme of upcoming proposals which would appear to be suitable for wide-ranging preliminary consultations; - introduction of a notification procedure, consisting of the publication in the Official Journal of a brief summary of any measure planned by the Commi ...[+++]ssion, with the setting of a deadline by which interested parties may submit their comments; - publication of work programmes and legislative programmes in the Official Journal to publicize action planned by the Commission; - finalization of the work programme by October with a view to enhancing openness; - publication in the legislative programme of plans for the consolidation of Community legislation; - provision of easier public access to documents held by the Commission with effect from 1 January 1994; - improving knowledge of existing databases and their accessibility, including improving the existing relay network; - publication each week in the Official Journal of lists of documents on general topics; wider public access to documents on specific topics; - preparation of an interinstitutional yearbook giving details of each institution's organization chart; - faster publication of Commission documents in all Community languages; - adoption of a new information and communication policy occupying a larger place in Commission activities; enhanced co-ordination of information activities both inside and outside the Commission; - adoption of additional measures to facilitate the general public's understanding of Commission business, in particular by making available the necessary resources and equipment to provide a suitable response to requests from the media; - improvement in the treatment of telephone, mail and personal ...