Traduction de «Regards sur l'avenir de DRHC - Vision à plus long terme » (Français → Anglais) :

Obviously, they did not hear the same message of hope or the vision for the medium-term and long-term future that those of us on this side of the House and Canadians heard during the throne speech.

It is the best way to ensure that expenditure now will be most cost-effective, raising future potential growth and least damaging to the long-term fiscal outlook for the future.

However, there is a need to look beyond 2010 towards a longer–term vision as a framework for policy.

Underlines that Euro-Atlantic and wider international security is closely tied to Afghanistan's future as a peaceful, democratic state that is respectful of human rights and free from the threat of terrorism; welcomes, therefore, NATO's firm and long-term commitment to Afghanistan as underlined in ISAF's (International Security Assistance Force) ‘New Strategic Vision’, as well as the comprehensive approach by the international community, bringing together civilian and military efforts, including the EU Police Mission (EUPOL) which is part of the overall EU commitment to Afghanistan and of a coordinated EU approach that includes local po ...[+++]litical guidance provided by the EU Special Representative and a reconstruction effort managed inter alia through the Commission; calls on the EU and the United States to take urgent steps to increase, improve and better coordinate their development assistance to Afghanistan, inter alia by channelling as many funds as possible to Afghan institutions and experienced non-governmental organisations;

Yet, for reasons which they both express clearly, the Council and Commission today see everything in the reasonably short term, rather than providing a longer-term vision of our relationship with the United States.

As I understand it, your committee was struck and given the task of getting the departments to break out of this mould and to establish linkages, a horizontal perspective and a long-term vision.