Traduction de «Meteorological Information Data Link Study Group » (Anglais → Français) :

Such expenditure may, in particular, cover studies, meetings of experts, information and communication actions, including corporate communication of the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the general objectives of the Union Mechanism, expenses linked to IT networks focusing on information processing and exchange, including their interconnection with existing or future systems designed to promote cross-sectoral ...[+++]data exchange and related equipment, together with all other technical and administrative assistance expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the programme.

(Return tabled) Question No. 422 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to nutrition in child and adolescent populations in Canada: (a) does government policy include recognition and acceptance of the principle that Canada’s children and adolescents are entitled to nutritious food (i) regardless of where they live, (ii) regardless of their family income, (iii) particularly when economic forces undermine efforts by parents and caregivers to ensure healthy eating; (b) given that the 1992 World Declaration on Nutrition, to which Canada was a signatory, states that access to nutritionally adequate and safe food is a right of each individual, what specific actions have the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Health Canada undertaken for ...[+++]children and adolescents in order to fulfill this commitment; (c) what percentage of children and adolescents in Canada is food insecure, (i) do disparities exist, including, but not limited to, disability status, ethnicity, gender, geography, socio-economic status, (ii) if so, specify; (d) what percentage of children and adolescents lives below the poverty line, (i) do disparities exist, including, but not limited to, disability status, ethnicity, gender, geography, socio-economic status, (ii) if so, specify; (e) what percentage of children and adolescents has, as a result of living below the poverty line, (i) poor nutritional status, (ii) poor health outcomes due to their poor nutritional status; (f) what percentage of members of each of the following groups is food insecure, (i) child and adolescent newcomers, (ii) children and adolescents who live in poverty, (iii) children and adolescents who live in priority neighbourhoods, (iv) Aboriginal children and adolescents; (g) what percentage of children and adolescents (i) involuntarily misses meals, (ii) lacks healthy variety in its diet; (h) does the government have information, and, if so, what is that information, concerning (i) how (g)(i) and (g)(ii) impact the caloric a ...

(Return tabled) Question No. 864 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to mental health and suicide in the Canadian Forces (CF), including regular forces, reservists and veterans, as well as among Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) veterans: (a) what does history and research show from the First World War (WWI) and the Second World War (WWII), regarding the percentage of Canadian veterans who suffered some degree of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how it might have impacted their ability to (i) hold down jobs, (ii) maintain relationships, (iii) overcome substance abuse, (iv) maintain their will to live; (b) how are suicides tracke ...[+++]d for CF regular forces, reservists and veterans, including RCMP veterans, (i) has the tracking method changed over time (from 2000 onwards) for any of these groups, including name changes (e.g., suicide versus sudden death) and, if so, how, why and when, (ii) how are suicides tracked among veterans who may not be known to Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and who may be under other types of care (e.g., in hospitals) or in homeless shelters, prisons, etc.; (c) what are the identified gaps in tracking for each of the identified groups and, for each gap, what action items (i) are planned (including predicted start and completion dates, and necessary funding), (ii) are being implemented (including predicted completion date and necessary funding), (iii) have been completed to address the problem; (d) how are suicides investigated for each identified group today and, for each group, for the years 1990 to the present (or years available), (i) what percentage of victims were known to either the Department of National Defense (DND) or VAC prior to the suicide, or to the medical, social-aid or prison system, (ii) what percentage had attempted suicide before, (iii) what percentage suffered from an identified Operational Stress Injury (OSI), including PTSD, anxiety, depression or substance abuse, (iv) what percentage suffered from acquired brain ...

A weight-of-evidence determination means that all available information bearing on the identification of a PBT or a vPvB substance is considered together, such as the results of monitoring and modelling, suitable in vitro tests, relevant animal data, information from the application of the category approach (grouping, read-across), (Q)SAR results, human experience such as occupational data and data from accident d ...[+++]atabases, epidemiological and clinical studies and well documented case reports and observations.

[Text] Question No. 36 Mr. Richard Marceau: What, in detail, are all of the options being considered regarding the fate of the Quebec City office of the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) related to the process to centralize operations, and with respect to this process: (a) are there plans to close the office; (b) what other options are being considered and have they been studied according to their economic impact, and if so, what would this impact be; (c) what kind of consul ...[+++]tations have there been with the people who would be affected and what conclusions have been drawn from these consultations; (d) how have MSC employees been consulted and what conclusions have been drawn from these consultations; (e) what was the whole decision-making process that led to this possible decision to centralize services; (f) what are the minister’s intentions with respect to the jobs that would be affected and what types of measures are being planned for those who would be affected (transfers, layoffs, retirement, etc.); (g) how much is expected to be saved by closing the Quebec City office of the MSC; (h) how much is expected to be saved by all of the other options under consideration; (i) when was the Minister of the Environment informed of the department’s intentions to consider closing the Quebec City office of the MSC; and (j) what would be the impact on the immediate transmission of meteorological data to the people of the region of Quebec City in general, and to the media in particular?

Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of the general public and certain target groups (populations with high-risk lifestyles or in high-risk environments, marginalized communities), information and awareness-raising campaigns for the public and these groups; 2. Examination and exchange of information about HIV/AIDS in schools and other educational and training establishments for young people in the Member States; 3. Prevention of HIV transmission among particular groups and in particular settings (travel and tourism, ...[+++]prisons, drug users, women exposed to specific risks of infection by HIV, vertical transmission of HIV from mothers to children...), 4. Elaboration and dissemination of manuals, information bulletins and directories providing the latest information on prevention of transmission of HIV, care and therapy and on organizations providing information and support, encouragement of networks of organizations, particularly in the non-governmental sector; 5. Appropriate support for epidemiological monitoring systems in the member States to improve the quality and accessibility of data at Community level; 6. Analysis at Community level, in co-operation with member States , of actual and potential discriminatory situations in the Member States, notably in the field of employment, insurance, housing, education and health-care system; 7. Promotion of closer links with other Community programmes related to HIV/AIDS, including research and international assistance, and enhancement of Community added value.