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(Return tabled) Question No. 20 Mr. Alex Atamanenko: With regard to the horse slaughter industry in Canada: (a) what was the reason for the temporary halt, initiated by European Union (EU) officials, to horse meat imports from Canada on October 12, 2012; (b) has Canada participated in talks with EU officials regarding the safety of horse meat from Canada since that time, (i) if so, what topics were discussed, (ii) what conclusions were reached; (c) what restrictions effective in 2013 will be imposed upon the Canadian horse meat industry by the EU, (i) what is the anticipated impact of these restrictions on the frequency and type of drug residue testing on hors ...[+++]e meat in Canada as well as on the data required on Equine Information Documents (EIDs), (ii) will the restrictions on prohibited/non-permitted drugs be further tightened; (d) is there any oversight by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) on transport drivers and horse meat dealers listed on EIDs as current owners to check for a history of violations of the United States Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Transport, or CFIA transport regulations, (i) does the CFIA enhance its scrutiny of such violators or conduct follow-up investigations on those who have been flagged for violations, (ii) is this information shared with any other inter-connected government agency either in Canada or in the United States; (e) how often do CFIA inspectors do a visual inspection of the transports that arrive at the slaughter plants to ensure that the horses have been transported safely; (f) how many transport violations concerning horse slaughter transportation have been issued to transport drivers within the last five years, (i) how many warnings of violations have been issued, (ii) if the warnings have been ignored, how does the CFIA restrict or prohibit those transport drivers from conducting business in Canada; (g) how often does the CFIA conduct inspections of feedlots and how many warnings or violations were ...

For instance, the rural water development program provides technological support for projects to develop wells and improve water quality.

In 1999 municipal infrastructure programs should be sufficiently flexible to accommodate equally the needs of both rural and small communities and focus on the following: waste management systems, including waste diversion, product stewardship, upgrades of existing landfill sites, methane capture, upgrading of incineration technology to meet the new requirements for dioxins and furans and mercury emissions; water treatment, includin ...[+++]g water conservation, sewage upgrades to further reduce contaminants in water effluent, and water treatment alternatives such as settling ponds and wetlands; alternative energy sources, energy efficiency, vehicle emissions testing, and public transit; and finally, mobility, including investment in road repair and upgrades, commuter rail, and advanced technology public transit.

The program focuses on building and repairing schools, government offices, irrigation channels, water wells, health clinics and other critical services in rural communities.