3. Calls upon Member State governments, in the context of their bilateral relations with the countries of Latin America, and calls upon the European institutions, in the context of their strategic partnerships with the same countries, to support - by means of cooperation programmes and financial and technical resources - prevention and protection policies relating to violence against women, such as creating or reinforcing awareness-raising and training programmes on gender issues, to increase the budget for the bodies responsible for ...[+++]investigating the killings, to create effective protection arrangements for witnesses, victims and their relatives, and to develop the capacity of the courts, security corps and public prosecutors' offices in order to facilitate the prosecution and punishment of the perpetrators and to combat drug trafficking and organised crime; calls for the promotion of closer coordination in these areas among all levels of government;

Will the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food finally implement temporary measures until the 2008 review of the Agricultural Policy Framework by introducing a new agricultural income stabilization program to mitigate the damage caused primarily by foreign subsidies?

Has the Commission closely monitored and audited the health aspect of Country Strategy Papers and Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers, and by what means - if any – does it plan to ensure more prominence for health schemes and health capacity in its policy papers relating to every developing country that it supports?

There should be a Government of Canada policy framework and action plan on aboriginal children and youth and their families in communities, with a vision, goals, targets, and desired outcomes; a commitment by the Government of Canada to make regular public reports on agreed outcome indicators of child and community well-being, tabled in the House of Commons and routinely referred to this standing committee; evaluation of the experience to date of the first nations component of the national child benefit; an exploration of the merits of expanding the first nations component of the Canada prenatal nutrition program; a consideration of expanding the national children's agenda to include school-aged children, specifically school-aged childr ...[+++]en with disabilities; a consideration of expanding the early childhood development initiatives by adding a specific aboriginal component a good start was made September 11, 2000 on this; an exploration of using the 115 or so native friendship centres that exist currently across the country as delivery agencies for supports and services for aboriginal peoples, whether on or off reserve, whether status or non-status; perhaps the establishment of multi-year framework agreements between the major national aboriginal organizations and relevant federal departments on funding child and family services for a variety of programs and benefits, including those for children with disabilities; and building on the throne speech promise last year of expanding significantly the aboriginal head start initiatives, an extension of that to include children aged 7 to 12, with a priority being given to inclusive services and supports in health, child care, and education (1635) Perhaps on the wider disability policy community debate, I would just conclude by saying, have the dollars follow the children and their families'.

There should be a Government of Canada policy framework and action plan on aboriginal children and youth and their families in communities, with a vision, goals, targets, and desired outcomes; a commitment by the Government of Canada to make regular public reports on agreed outcome indicators of child and community well-being, tabled in the House of Commons and routinely referred to this standing committee; evaluation of the experience to date of the first nations component of the national child benefit; an exploration of the merits of expanding the first nations component of the Canada prenatal nutrition program; a consideration of expanding the national children's agenda to include school-aged children, specifically school-aged childr ...[+++]en with disabilities; a consideration of expanding the early childhood development initiatives by adding a specific aboriginal component a good start was made September 11, 2000 on this; an exploration of using the 115 or so native friendship centres that exist currently across the country as delivery agencies for supports and services for aboriginal peoples, whether on or off reserve, whether status or non-status; perhaps the establishment of multi-year framework agreements between the major national aboriginal organizations and relevant federal departments on funding child and family services for a variety of programs and benefits, including those for children with disabilities; and building on the throne speech promise last year of expanding significantly the aboriginal head start initiatives, an extension of that to include children aged 7 to 12, with a priority being given to inclusive services and supports in health, child care, and education (1635) Perhaps on the wider disability policy community debate, I would just conclude by saying, have the dollars follow the children and their families'.

Additional amounts include $74 million for the creation of a new program under the National Shipbuilding and Industrial Marine Policy Framework to stimulate production in Canadian shipyards and an increase in payments under the Technology Partnerships Canada Program; $69.5 million for the construction of the new Canadian War Museum, including the revitalization and development of the LeBreton Flats site, including site decontamination, road work and servicing; $60.5 million in capital funding to complete the purchase of a new office building in Vancouver and for health and safety repairs to various installations; $60 million for contributions for agricultural risk management, the Canadian Farm Income Program; and $60 million to strength ...[+++]en and enhance CBC's radio and television programming.