Traduction de «société canadienne d'études ethniques bulletin » (Français → Anglais) :

Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association [ 8th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Ethnic Studies Association ]

Canadian Ethnic Studies Association Bulletin

Canadian Ethnic Studies Association

Education || Ensure access to and completion of a full cycle of quality basic education including lower secondary, equally to boys and girls Could include early childhood development, completion of primary and lower secondary education, transition from primary to lower secondary education || Ensure comprehensive basic, transferrable and technical skills for all to fully participate in society Could include learning outcomes, availability and qualification of teachers, education to work transition, education and training opportunities for adults || Reduce the illiteracy rate amongst the adult population Could include adult and youth liter ...[+++]acy, gender gaps || Eliminate inequalities in education, taking specific measures to reach the disadvantaged individuals and groups at risk of discrimination, including disabled persons, ethnic minorities, migrants and refugees Could include disaggregation of enrolment, completion and learning outcomes by gender, rural/urban, wealth quintile, geographical location and other specific vulnerable groups according to country context, as well as cost of education || Strengthen the links between education, research and innovation and promoting knowledge creation and sharing Could include business-academia collaboration, innovative curricula and training related to green, digital and sustainable economies and societies ||

(Return tabled) Question No. 124 Hon. Judy Sgro: With regard to the Prime Minister’s undertaking to establish new mandatory reporting standards for Canadian extractive companies: (a) what steps has the government taken since the 39th G8 Summit to develop a comprehensive bill that would require Canadian companies to disclose any payments made to foreign governments; (b) what steps did the government take prior to the 39th G8 Summit to develop a comprehensive bill that would require Canadian companies to disclose any payments made to foreign governments; (c) does the Prime Minister’s commitment, as referred to in (a), apply exclusively t ...[+++]o Canadian extractive corporations, (i) does it apply exclusively to Canadian corporations as regards extractive operations in foreign countries, (ii) what is the scope of said commitment; (d) has the government prepared or reviewed any draft bill that proposes to implement such reporting requirements as referred to in (a) and if so, to what extent has it consulted on this issue, (i) with whom, (ii) when; (e) has the government conducted or reviewed any studies regarding the effect of mandatory reporting requirements on increasing corporate accountability and combatting corruption; (f) has the government compiled or reviewed any other evidence regarding the effect of mandatory reporting requirements on increasing corporate accountability and combatting corruption; (g) has the Department of Justice been consulted with regard to the formulation of a comprehensive reporting regime that would apply to Canadian companies; (h) has the government consulted with the Department of Justice, or sought a legal opinion from any other source, as to the constitutionality of a mandatory disclosure regime as referred to in (a); (i) has the government expressed any position, either publically or internally, as to the constitutionality of such a mandatory disclosure regime as applied to Canadian companies; (j) has the government consulted with p ...

Some of the measures to achieve this important goal should include: a focus on the increasing enrolment of ethnic minorities and mixed minorities; a focus on the increased enrolment of younger donors, aged 18 to 35, as the youth of their stem cells can lead to better transplant outcomes, as published; the establishment of a national cord blood bank in Canada, ethnically diverse, which would be a complementary and long-awaited stem cell source for many patients who cannot find an unrelated donor match; increased funding for research in the area of mismatched donor transplantation, to establish whether manipulation, a graft, and/or the ...[+++]recipient's immune system can lead to improvement in clinical outcomes; continuing the present efforts and adopting new ways to increase awareness among the Canadian public about the importance of becoming a stem cell donor; and perhaps increasing funding to allow for the thorough and accurate reporting of the outcomes of stem cell transplants to the Canadian Blood and Marrow Transplant Group, the only group that collects this clinical data, which in turn might lead to improvements in transplantation outcomes.

9. Stresses in this respect that, as regards the Roma minority, it is desirable that members of that minority be given every motivation to have an interest in the further education of their children, the development of their children’s positive qualities and skills, and the presentation of those qualities and skills to the wider public; considers that examples of successful Roma demonstrate that belonging to a particular ethnic group is not a handicap in a democratic society;