(a) to protect the health of young persons throughout Canada from the numerous debilitating and fatal diseases and other consequences injurious to health that are associated with tobacco use; (b) to protect young persons throughout Canada from inducements to use tobacco products and to counteract such inducements; (c) to discourage and prevent tobacco use by young persons throughout Canada, including children, and to fight their addiction to tobacco and dependence on its use; (d) to develop a multi-year strategy to combat the use of tobacco products by young persons and to involve young persons as much as possible in the design and execution of any programs that are part of the strategy; (e) to examine existing models of best practices ...[+++]for tobacco control in North America and, in consultation with recognized health organizations, to develop a model to be applied in Canada and to review it from time to time by comparing it with other models developed in other countries; (f) to monitor the use of tobacco products throughout Canada by gathering, commissioning, sharing and publicizing statistics and, in particular, statistics on the market share of brands and on their use by different groups of young persons; (g) to gather, sponsor, commission, conduct and share research on the use of tobacco products throughout Canada and on ways to motivate young persons not to start using tobacco products and to cease using them; (h) to develop and distribute educational tools, plan and execute communications strategies, run advertising campaigns, use the media and disseminate information through other means to discourage and prevent the use of tobacco products by young persons; (i) to hold and sponsor programs, conferences and peer and other group activities to discourage and prevent the use of tobacco products by young persons; (j) to engage in and fund, at the local, regional and national levels throughout Canada, activities of health groups and other organizations and pe ...

Acting Member present: Libby Davies for Judy Wasylycia-Leis In attendance: From the Library of Parliament: Nancy Miller Chenier; Tim Williams, Research Officers Witnesses: From Health Canada: Murielle Brazeau, Director General, Strategies and Systems for Health Directorate; Louise A Plouffe, Manager, Population Health Directorate, Division of Aging and Seniors, Knowledge Development Section; Carl Lakaski, Senior Analyst, Mental Health, Strategies and Systems for Health Directorate, Health Systems Division, Health Systems Development Section, Louise Boily, Mental Health Senior Consultant ...[+++], Population Health Directorate, Childhood and Youth Division, Child Youth and Family Health Section; Dr. Natacha Joubert, Researcher and Manager, Strategies and Systems for Health Directorate, Health Issues Division Wellbeing group - Mental Health Promotion Unit. In accordance with its mandate under Standing Order 108(2), and its order of Tuesday, April 14, 2000 (Meeting No. 17) the Committee commenced a study on Mental Health.

(Return tabled) Question No. 454 Ms. Hélène Laverdière: With regard to the Extractives Cooperation for Enhanced Economic Development (EXCEED) Program under the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD): (a) which officials from DFATD and other departments, including the Privy Council Office, will be responsible for administering this program; (b) what was the entire process, including consultation, leading to the establishment of the program and what were the related dates; (c) did an external audit and evaluation committee assess the creation of this p ...[+++]rogram; (d) what are (i) the reasons for establishing this program, (ii) the objectives, (iii) the mandate, (iv) the operations of this program; (e) how many employees will be assigned to manage and administer this program and what are their responsibilities; (f) are projects required to focus exclusively on African countries; (g) why was Latin America not included in this program; (h) what is the process for submitting project proposals; (i) will there be a tendering process; (j) when will the next request for proposals be issued; (k) how many project proposals has the program received since it was established; (l) what are the selection criteria and what is the complete project selection process; (m) who is eligible for funding under the program; (n) can private-sector companies receive funding under this program; (o) will a webpage be created on the DFATD website; (p) how much does this initiative cost; (q) what type of funding does this program award; (r) can the public or businesses contribute to the program now or in the future; (s) why was an initial budget of $25 million allocated; (t) will the budget be increased or decreased; (u) why was this program not announced in Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2014; (v) what indicators and measurement tools will be used to assess the effectiveness of projects funded by the program; (w) what specific measures have been taken and wha ...

6. In order to be able to work out an optimum waste management strategy covering the overall framework and practical implementing measures, the Commission has launched a process of very broad consultation among all stakeholders on the essential measures and instruments needed to promote waste prevention and recycling.

Mr. Michel Gauthier (Roberval, BQ): Mr. Speaker, everyone will have understood what the Prime Minister means by flexible federalism: the provinces bend and the federal government invades their jurisdiction (1420) How can the Prime Minister be indignant and get all hot under the collar about the $2 million which Quebec will spend on consulting its citizens when his own government is getting ready to spend $35 million on tourism advertising to promote his beautiful Canada, $7 million more for promoting Canadian unity and $6 million more ...[+++] for the Privy Council and its federal strategy on the referendum?

take into account the results of national and international research, and existing national cardiovascular health strategies, encourage networking and the exchange of information between stakeholders, including professional, non-governmental and consumer organisations, consider the identification of best practice guidelines, in consultation with Member States, to enhance the co-ordination of population and individual high risk groups' health and prevention policies and programmes, strengthen the comparability of data on healthy lifest ...[+++]yles and behaviours data across Member States, as well as to study the possibility of using standardised procedures and methods for monitoring and surveillance of cardiovascular disease mortality, morbidity and risk factor data across Member States, take a multisectoral approach to promoting cardiovascular health and preventing cardiovascular disease and assessing the health impact of other public policies of the European Union; to include examining the economic cost of cardiovascular disease against the improved health status arising from a comprehensive public health strategy by Member States to reduce the burden of these diseases, continue to work towards the development of a comprehensive and integrated European food and nutrition policy, to include, among others, physical activity programmes, population dietary guidelines and address the impact on public health of promotion, marketing and presentation of foodstuffs, study ways of promoting better cardiovascular health, including