approach to private property

14. Stresses that natural and man-made disasters endanger the economic viability of farms and lead to rural depopulation, intensify erosion and desertification, damage ecosystems, endanger biodiversity and seriously affect the quality of life of the remaining rural population; believes that the consequences are more critical in areas with natural handicaps and no possibilities of economic diversification, where subsistence farming is practised or agriculture is the major or only sector of the economy, leading to a shortage of food, a shortage of jobs in the region concerned and migration of the population to urban areas;

What you're seeing in B.C., in my understanding, was that when Transport Canada decided to remove the dredging program across Canada, they were depending on industry to pick up that ball and go ahead, but because we are still dependent on government for our funding, we don't have the dollars that it's going to require to come in and dredge out the channels leading to our harbours.

B. concerned at the violence of the demonstrations that took place during these international meetings, causing serious damage to public and private property and, more seriously, a number of injuries to police officers and demonstrators, as well as one death,

B. concerned at the violence of the demonstrations that took place during these international meetings, causing serious damage to public and private property and, more seriously, a number of injuries to police officers and demonstrators, as well as one death,