Translation of "L'enquête socioculturelle sur l'Armée de terre " (French → English) :

The Army Socio-cultural Survey

The Army Culture and Climate Survey

15. Condemns the use of religion by extremist and jihadist groups in all countries, and particularly Syria, Iraq, Libya, Myanmar, Nigeria and Central Africa, whose actions including gun and bomb attacks, suicide bombings, kidnappings and other violent acts terrorising populations; is of the view that the fight against terrorism requires its root causes to be addressed, including social exclusion, political marginalisation and inequality; expresses its support for all victims of religious intolerance and hatred; notes that in the Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic ‘Rule of Terror: Living under ISIS in Syria’ of 14 November 2014, the public brutality and indoctrination by the self-proclaimed ‘Islamic ...[+++]State’ to ensure the submission of communities, including Christians, under its control are documented; expresses its solidarity with the members of the Christian communities being persecuted and facing the danger of extinction in their motherlands, Iraq and Syria; calls in this respect for greater efforts to protect the rights of persons belonging to religious minorities; urges that human rights and the rule of law need to be upheld in all counter-terrorism activities;

14. Notes with great concern the reports that armed people are marking the houses of Ukrainian Tatars in areas of Crimea where Tatars and Russians live together; notes that Crimean Tatars, who returned to their homeland following Ukraine’s independence after being deported by Stalin, have been calling on the international community to support the territorial integrity of Ukraine and a comprehensive legal and political agreement on the restoration of their rights as indigenous people of Crimea; calls on the international community, the Commission, the Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the EU Special Representative for Human Rights to protect the rights of this, and any other, minority community on the Crimean peninsula; d ...[+++]emands a full investigation into the intimidation of Jews and attacks on Jewish religious sites following the invasion of Crimea;

13. Notes with great concern the reports that armed people are marking the houses of Ukrainian Tatars in areas of Crimea where Tatars and Russians live together; notes that Crimean Tatars, who returned to their homeland following Ukraine’s independence after being deported by Stalin, have been calling on the international community to support the territorial integrity of Ukraine and a comprehensive legal and political agreement on the restoration of their rights as indigenous people of Crimea; calls on the international community, the Commission, the Council, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the EU Special Representative for Human Rights to protect the rights of this, and any other, minority community on the Crimean peninsula; d ...[+++]emands a full investigation into the intimidation of Jews and attacks on Jewish religious sites following the invasion of Crimea;

Question No. 446 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to the current pandemic of new influenza A (H1N1): (a) what is the key leadership shown by the organizational reporting chart, from the two lead ministries, the Public Health Agency of Canada and Public Safety Canada, through to the deputy ministers; (b) what is the decision-making process to determine which of the two ministries leads on issues; (c) what, if any, funding requests have been made by government departments for pandemic planning since the beginning of the pandemic in Canada; (d) what, if any, additional funding is required to ensure all government departments hav ...[+++]e tested their H1N1 plans and rolled them out to their employees; (e) what, if any, specific agreements have been signed with the provinces and territories, and which, if any, agreements still need to be signed; (f) what are the government’s identified critical services, what is the decision-making process to reduce services if required, and who has responsibility for these decisions; (g) how will the government acquire and distribute medical countermeasures if required; (h) what guidance is being provided to foreign missions, including consulates, embassies, high commissions and trade offices, and what is the decision-making process to reduce services, or repatriate staff; (i) what guidance is being provided to the Canadian Forces, including the army, the air force and the navy, and what recommendations are being made for military personnel; (j) with regard to recommendations being made to the Canadian Forces and military personnel concerning vaccinations, what processes are in place to (i) re-evaluate policies as required, (ii) ensure legal compliance and respect ethical considerations, (iii) ensure protection of our troops in Afghanistan; (k) on what date was the pandemic vaccine ordered, and what, if any, effect did having only one supplier, or the decision to use adjuvant, had on the delivery date for the H1N1 vaccine; (l) what, i ...