Traduction de «défaut de développement » (Français → Anglais) :

I think a number of NGOs in Canada and abroad have been making this very same point that agriculture development is absolutely critical to the economic development of developing countries and unless you get your agricultural and rural policies right in developing countries it is going to be very difficult to have sustained economic development.

(Return tabled) Question No. 152 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to the development of unconventional gas resources, including shale, tight and coal bed methane, and its possible impacts on the environment: (a) what, if any, research has the government undertaken regarding the development of unconventional gas resources, (i) what was the scope of this research in the areas of, but not limited to, air quality, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem impacts, economic impacts, occupational risks, public safety concerns, and seismic risks, (ii) what, if any, resources did the government provide for this research, (iii) what, if any, process was e ...[+++]stablished to ensure the independence of the researchers, their research, and their findings, (iv) what, if any, case studies were considered as a part of this research, (v) what, if any, scenarios regarding the development of unconventional gas resources were developed as frameworks for the research, (vi) what economic, environmental and social impacts were identified by this research, (vii) what, if any, priority research areas were identified for further study as a result of this research, (viii) what, if any, departments were involved in this research, (ix) what, if any, action was undertaken to ensure inter-departmental cooperation throughout the research process, (x) what, if any, gaps or weaknesses in the regulatory framework did the research identify; (b) what, if any, research has the government undertaken regarding balancing shale gas' potential contribution to energy security with environmental risks; (c) what are the sources of greenhouse gas emissions associated with unconventional gas; (d) has the government developed a process to determine the overall carbon footprint of shale gas throughout the life cycle of natural gas use, if not, why not, and, if so, (i) what federal departments are involved in this process, (ii) how does the government ensure inter-departmental collaboration on this process, (iii) what is the p ...

4. Member States shall, in cooperation with the Commission, take accompanying measures to encourage the development of independent assessments, notably by consumer associations, in relation to the quality and defects of service provision, and, in particular, the development at Community level of comparative trials or testing and the communication of the results.

Just on that issue of opt-in, I will agree that the legislation is not drafted in an opt-in technique, but in regard to the idea of allowing communities to develop codes to move in a different direction from the default regulations or fallback regulations, I'm not trying to say it's the same thing as opt-in, but at least it does allow some flexibility for communities to do something different from what the fallback regulations would provide (1720) [Translation] The Chair: Mr. Loubier, four minutes.

They would address other gaps and defects in current environmental management such as the lack or under-use of data and management tools, over-emphasis on project-based development rather than on a coherent sustainable development policy and the separation of planning and implementation.

NTI was recently granted a $14.8 million interim award in that case, as damages for the federal government's failure to develop a general monitoring program.