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(Return tabled) Question No. 250 Mr. Thomas Mulcair: With respect to newly implemented tax credits: (a) what was the anticipated cost of the public transit tax credit measure prior to its implementation and how many Canadian transit users, by urban centre, were expected to file for this credit; (b) since its inception, on an annual basis, what has been the cost of implementing the public transit tax credit and how many Canadian transit users, by urban centre, have filed for this credit; (c) what would be the costs of extending the public transit tax credit to users who pay ...[+++]for their transit on a basis other than with a monthly travel pass (i.e. on a daily or weekly basis, or by buying blocks of transit chits); (d) by what margin was transit ridership expected to increase with the implementation of this tax credit, by urban area and on an annual basis; (e) since the inception of this credit, how much has ridership increased or decreased, by urban area and on an annual basis; (f) what was the anticipated cost of the tax credit to promote physical fitness among children prior to its implementation; (g) how many Canadian families, by urban centre, were expected to file for this credit; (h) since its inception, on an annual basis, what has been the cost of implementing this tax credit; (i) how many Canadian families, by urban centre, have filed for this credit; (j) under existing regulations what length of time must a sports program be in operation for a family to be eligible for the tax credit; (k) what would be the costs of extending this credit to families who enroll children in sports programs whose duration is for two weeks or longer; and (l) since its implementation, what are the sports, by category that have most and least been utilized under this tax credit?

(Return tabled) Question No. 206 Mr. Alex Atamanenko: With respect to Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) program entitlement, the appeals process and exclusion from entitlement to other federal agricultural programs: (a) are appellants entitled to know what recommendations are made by the Western Amalgamated Appeals Sub-Committee and, if so, how is a copy of the recommendations obtained by the appellant; (b) are appellants entitled to know on what grounds the Intermediate Appeals Sub-Committee rejects recommendations of the Western Amalgamated Appeals Sub-Committee and, if so, how is a copy of the recommendations obtained by the appellant; (c) has the CAIS administration ever issued rejection letters to an appellant before ...[+++]or after soliciting the involvement of an appeals committee and, if so, how is a copy of the motion or other directive permitting this obtained by the appellant; (d) who is responsible for forwarding recommendations made by the Western Amalgamated Appeals Sub-Committee to the next level of appeal; (e) are there any legitimate grounds upon which the National CAIS Committee (NCC) administration is allowed to refuse an appellant the full extent of an appeal by neglecting to forward the recommendations of the Western Amalgamated Appeals Sub-Committee to the next level of appeal; (f) does the appeal process deal with appeals on a case by case basis or can the NCC administration short-circuit the appeals process based on a judgment that an appellant's complaint is just like the one that may have preceded it; (g) are there guidelines established that would give an appellant a reasonable expectation of the time it should take to address an appeal at all the various levels and, if so, what are the guidelines that govern a reasonable expectation; (h) is the appellant justified in expecting that the decisions made by appeals committees will be communicated to the appellant; (i) what are the circumstances under which it would be accepta ...

The Commission must ensure that multilingual forms and documents are prepared for use by the clearing houses; it should ensure that clearing houses and consumers can use their own language in settling disputes via the EEJ-Net, for which purpose there should in particular be a well-equipped translation capacity; the provision in the memorandum of understanding for consumers to use their own language in settling disputes is welcomed and the Commission should ensure that European complaint forms are clear and simple for consumers;

With respect to the HRDC investigation process: (a) why is regional discretion in regard to the department's caution statement permitted to be exercised by HRDC officials; (b) has the department carried out an internal investigation concerning the practice of using the HRDC official consent form to obtain statements from claimants; (c) what is the procedure used by the department to ensure the reliability and credibility of all third party reports used to initiate investigations; (d) are interrogations conducted with the use of audio or video equipment in order to determine the accuracy and validity of testimony provided and technique ...[+++]s used during interrogation by departmental officials; (e) has HRDC considered providing duty counsel to avoid, minimize or eliminate any charter of rights challenges; (f) has the minister been counselled by the department regarding section 2.20 of the HRDC document investigation and control manual and, if so, what measures and directives have been taken to correct the apparent contradictions between this document and subsection 41(5) of the Employment Insurance Act; (g) why does the claimant not receive a copy of the signed statement of declaration; (h) why does the investigation and control manual not emphasize the legal responsibility of providing the claimant with a copy of the signed statement of declaration; (i) what process does the department use to evaluate the investigation control officer's performance; and (j) what specific action has the minister initiated to address the issue of incompetence and inexperience, as noted in the department's prosecution program review report and the auditor general's report regarding the investigation control officer?

The main publications in 2000 include the guide covering the Structural Funds, the Cohesion Fund and ISPA ('Structural Actions 2000-2006 - Commentary and Regulations'), and the Vademecum listing the 'Community rules on State aids'. Other documents related to specific aspects of regional policy were also produced, such as the guide to the territorial pacts 2000-2006, the final report on the Terra innovative measure, a study on the urban audit, a guide to the Business innovation centres ...[+++] (BIC), and six studies on: the prospects for regional planning in the context of enlargement, the impact of economic and monetary Union on cohesion, employment-related initiatives in the United Kingdom, equal opportunities and the Structural Funds, local development and the strategic and sustainable management of water resources.

Addressing himself to the business community throughout Northern Ireland, Mr Millan encouraged them to make good use of the facilities now available through the Info Centre which include monitoring, documentation and advice, drawn not only from the Commission in Brussels, but also from other Euro Info Centres in the network in all twelve Member States of the Community.