Consumer Research Council [ Consumer Research Council Canada ]

National Research Council of Canada [ NRC | National Research Council Canada | Honorary Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research ]

Fisheries and Oceans Research Advisory Council [ FORAC | Government of Canada Fisheries and Oceans Research Advisory Council | Fisheries Research Board of Canada | The Fisheries Research Board of Canada ]

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | NSERC [Abbr.]

This covers among others energy ties, cooperation in the Arctic region, ocean governance as well as research, where on 27 October of a research initiative was signed by the Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas and the President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Ted Hewitt.

(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 ex ...[+++]ecution 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 ...

(Return tabled) Question No. 612 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to changes to environmental programs resulting from the announcements in Budget 2012: (a) specifying how each identified cut is projected to impact the government’s access to scientific information required for the development of public policy, the number of people to be cut, and the amount of money to be cut, what are all areas of scientific research and partnerships to be cut, including, but not limited to, (i) air pollution, (ii) emergency preparedness and response, ( ...[+++]iii) industrial waste, (iv) water quality; (b) what briefing notes, memos, or any other documentation, including, for each, the details of its findings and recommendations, have been provided to the Prime Minister, Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of the Environment, their respective Parliamentary Secretaries, their respective Deputy Ministers, and their respective staff members, regarding impacts of research and partnership cuts on the government’s access to scientific information required for the development of public policy; (c) what, in detail, does “sufficient data is available to support the dissemination and validation of the UV Index forecast” mean, (i) what does “we will continue to have enough data for EC to track and report on ozone” mean, (iii) in detail, will the government maintain the integrity of the ozone monitoring program, (iv) in detail, will the government maintain Canadian contributions to the global observing system for climate in support of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), (v) what studies have been undertaken to assess the impact of streamlining ozone monitoring on Canada’s international reputation, and what were any findings and recommendations; (d) what briefing notes, memos, or any other documentation, including, for each, the details of its findings and recommendations, have been provided to the Prime Minister, Minister of Natural Resources, Minister of the Enviro ...

(Return tabled) Question No. 864 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to mental health and suicide in the Canadian Forces (CF), including regular forces, reservists and veterans, as well as among Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) veterans: (a) what does history and research show from the First World War (WWI) and the Second World War (WWII), regarding the percentage of Canadian veterans who suffered some degree of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how it might have impacted their ability to (i) hold down jobs, (ii) maintain relationships, (iii) overcome substance abuse, (iv) maintain their will to live; (b) how are suicides tracke ...[+++]d for CF regular forces, reservists and veterans, including RCMP veterans, (i) has the tracking method changed over time (from 2000 onwards) for any of these groups, including name changes (e.g., suicide versus sudden death) and, if so, how, why and when, (ii) how are suicides tracked among veterans who may not be known to Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and who may be under other types of care (e.g., in hospitals) or in homeless shelters, prisons, etc.; (c) what are the identified gaps in tracking for each of the identified groups and, for each gap, what action items (i) are planned (including predicted start and completion dates, and necessary funding), (ii) are being implemented (including predicted completion date and necessary funding), (iii) have been completed to address the problem; (d) how are suicides investigated for each identified group today and, for each group, for the years 1990 to the present (or years available), (i) what percentage of victims were known to either the Department of National Defense (DND) or VAC prior to the suicide, or to the medical, social-aid or prison system, (ii) what percentage had attempted suicide before, (iii) what percentage suffered from an identified Operational Stress Injury (OSI), including PTSD, anxiety, depression or substance abuse, (iv) what percentage suffered from acquired brain ...