BDS News Bulletin

[2] The European Commission's 1995 Green Paper on Innovation stated that "innovation is the renewal and enlargement of the range of products and services and the associated markets; the establishment of new methods of production, supply and distribution; the introduction of changes in management, work organization, and the working conditions and skills of the workforce" (Bulletin of the European Union, Supplement 5/95).

This can be done for instance by replacing products with on-line services (e.g. company newsletters), by moving business to the internet (e.g. costumer's support), by adopting new ways of working (tele-working and flexi-work enhanced by video-conferencing and tele-presence tools) and by exploring the viability of using green suppliers and energy from renewable resources.

Other amendments include requiring calling service providers to keep copies of scripts and recordings for three years instead of one; allowing the Chief Electoral Officer and the Commissioner of Canada Elections to exchange information and documents; allowing the commissioner to publicly disclose information about investigations where it is in the public interest; increasing the spending limit for elections, with a longer writ period than the 37-day period; adding a clear prohibition against a third-party unable to show a link to Canada incurring more than $500 in an election; clarifying the intent of giving the commissioner the unrestricted ability to begin investiga ...[+++]tions by removing the bill's proposed evidence threshold before the commissioner may begin an investigation; clarifying the intent of having no limitation period for offences under the Canada Elections Act that require intent; making the term of the Chief Electoral Officer non-renewable; clarifying that all those who apply for a special ballot and vote at the office of the returning officer must prove their identity and residence, as they would at a polling station, thereby closing a potential loophole; and clarifying that the annual report of the Director of Public Prosecutions must contain a section prepared by the Commissioner of Canada Elections through which the commissioner would report on the activities of his office, without providing information about specific investigations.

This can be done for instance by replacing products with on-line services (e.g. company newsletters), by moving business to the internet (e.g. costumer's support), by adopting new ways of working (tele-working and flexi-work enhanced by video-conferencing and tele-presence tools) and by exploring the viability of using green suppliers and energy from renewable resources.