Translation of "Insuffisance d'équipement " (French → English) :

If the equipment available on board and through the ECRC is insufficient, the response moves to tier three, which means that operators have to acquire response equipment elsewhere in Canada or internationally, much of which is in specialized depots, such as in Southampton, U.K., and can be mobilized to Newfoundland and Labrador within 24 hours.

If the equipment on site is insufficient, the operator will move to a tier two response, which involves mobilizing equipment located in St. John's, available to the operators through the Eastern Canada Response Corporation and typically capable of dealing with spills of up to 100,000 barrels.

The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission stress that in a situation of urgent and exceptional pressure at the external borders requiring the intervention of a Rapid Border Intervention Team, and possible insufficiency of financial means in the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX) to do so, all possibilities to ensure funding should be explored.

15. Is of the opinion that the Agency should deal, firstly, with the equipment and armament of the European crisis intervention force, especially in relation to its compatibility; the Agency should also develop a long-term approach towards capability needs; the Agency should analyse at what moment in time and in which area a new need will arise, and which technological possibilities will exist at that moment to meet the respective shortfall; the Agency should have its own budget which should concentrate on the research and development of new technologies;

Mr. Jack Frazer (Saanich-Gulf Islands): Mr. Speaker, many Canadians are concerned that Bosnia could quickly turn into a combat situation and that restrictive orders or insufficient equipment may leave our troops overly vulnerable.

[English] Although small businesses create jobs they can face serious impediments such as restricted access to capital, inadequate management skills, a lack of skilled employees, limited technological sophistication and underdeveloped marketing abilities, especially abroad.