198. Observes that, of the 180 transactions audited by the Court of Auditors, 88 (49 %) were affected by errors; observes furthermore that, on the basis of the errors quantified by the Court, it estimates the most likely error rate to be 6.8 %, which means an increase of 0,8 percentage points in comparison with the previous year; notes that the Commission observes that the error rates would have remained unaltered if the Court of Auditors had taken account of flat-rate corrections;

They include: extend mandatory review periods for parole whereby if a violent offender is denied parole, the Parole Board of Canada would have to review the case within five years, rather than the current two years; increase the period to within five years in which the Parole Board of Canada must review parole following the cancellation or termination of parole; emphasize that the Parole Board of Canada must take into consideration the victims and the needs of the victim's family to attend hearings and witness the proceedings; and, require that the Parole Board of Canada consider any victim impact statement presented by victims.

175. Welcomes the ECA's recommendation to the Commission to make increased use, in line with the Financial Regulation, of lump-sum and flat-rate financing in order to facilitate the awarding of grants;

1. Welcomes the Court of Auditors' recommendation to the Commission to make increased use, in line with the Financial Regulation, of lump-sum and flat-rate financing in order to facilitate the awarding of grants;

The Council was briefed by the Commission on the state of play in the current round of trade negotiations under the World Trade Organisation’s Doha Development Agenda, in the light of its recent conditional offer and ahead of forthcoming meetings among WTO members.

What we do have, however, is an obligation to see if we're doing our work of preparing offenders for the National Parole Board as well and as effectively as we can.