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The Canadian Conference to Observe the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless [ Canadian Conference to Observe IYSH ]

Teachers come to Ottawa to learn, in detail, how the Canadian system of government works, through presentations, observations of student simulations, such as a Cabinet meeting and a federal-provincial conference, and activities organized especially for teachers.

(Return tabled) Question No. 141 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to climate change and international and national security: (a) what does the government project are the potential impacts on currently stable regions of the world of such climate change-related phenomena as, but not limited to, (i) rises in sea level, (ii) increases in extreme weather events, (iii) increases in the spread of infectious disease, (iv) increases in environmental refugees; (b) what does the government project will be (i) the consequences of the impacts identified in (a)(ii), (a)(iii), and (a)(iv) on domestic military missions, (ii) the consequences of (a)(i), ...[+++](a)(ii), (a)(iii), (a)(iv) and (b)(i) in terms of the military’s capacity to respond and the availability of troops for missions not related to conflicts induced by climate change-related phenomena; (c) what does the government project will be the potential impacts on already-weakened states of such climate change-related phenomena as, but not limited to, (i) sea level rise, (ii) extreme weather events, (iii) the spread of infectious diseases; (d) what does the government project will be the extent of the effects climate impacts could have on already-weakened states, including, but not limited to, (i) expanded ungoverned spaces, (ii) further weakened and failed states, (iii) increased conflicts, (iv) increased migrations; (e) what does the government project will be the impact of the effects identified in (d) on Canada’s national security; (f) which nations does the government project will be most affected by climate change, (i) what is the government’s assessment of each such country’s capacity to adapt or cope, (ii) what, if any, action is Canada taking to strengthen the capacity of weak governments to better cope with societal needs projected to arise as a result of climate change-related impacts, (iii) what is the government’s assessment of possible security risks if Canada does contribute to international efforts related to ...

Canadian observers at the conference, including Ernie Regehr and Douglas Roche, noted that Canada played a modest role.

13. Regrets that, although represented at the Tenth Conference of Parties, the US – the largest CO2 emitter – was not prepared to discuss further developments to reduce climate change; is greatly encouraged by the many climate change initiatives being taken at State level in the US such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative covering nine north-eastern states, while Maryland, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, the Eastern Canadian Provinces and New Brunswick are observers ...[+++] in the process, where the aim of the initiative is to discuss the design of a regional cap-and-trade programme covering CO2;