As stated above, retirement of the CF-18 fleet will be coordinated with the acceptance schedule of F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft. Question No. 174 Mr. Scott Andrews: With regard to Transport Canada, and more specifically the disposal or sale of vessels formerly operated by Marine Atlantic, the MV Caribou and the MV Joseph & Clara Smallwood: (a) who bought or acquired each of the vessels; (b) how much, in Canadian dollars, did the purchaser pay for each of the vessels; (c) who was the ship broker that handled each of the transactions and where was the broker from; (d) were any Canadian broker firms considered or asked to handle th ...[+++]e transactions, and, (i) if so, who were they and why did they not participate in the process, (ii) if no Canadian broker firm was considered, why; and (e) how much, in Canadian dollars, were the brokers compensated for each of the transactions?

22. Recognises the great importance of financial service intermediaries (agents and brokers), in providing financial services from other Member States to consumers and SMEs; calls on the Commission to ensure a framework that will strengthen that industrial sector; reiterates that any framework for that sector must follow the principle 'same business, same risks, same rules', while avoiding an ill-adapted 'one-size-fits-all' approach; stresses that any provision for intermediaries must ensure legal certainty for agents and brokers, as well as the protection of consumers, for example from dubious sales practices; emphasises, furthermor ...[+++]e, that rules should also be established for the training of financial services intermediaries and advertising and sales consultancies;

22. Recognises the great importance of financial service intermediaries (agents and brokers), in providing financial services from other Member States to consumers and SMEs; calls on the Commission to ensure a framework that will strengthen that industrial sector; reiterates that any framework for that sector must follow the principle 'same business, same risks, same rules', while avoiding an ill-adapted 'one-size-fits-all' approach; stresses that any provision for intermediaries must ensure legal certainty for agents and brokers, as well as the protection of consumers, for example from dubious sales practices; emphasises, furthermor ...[+++]e, that rules should also be established for the training of financial services intermediaries and advertising and sales consultancies;

(2) A first step to facilitate the exercise of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for insurance agents and brokers was made by Council Directive 77/92/EEC of 13 December 1976 on measures to facilitate the effective exercise of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in respect of the activities of insurance agents and brokers (ex ISIC Group 630) and, in particular, transitional measures in respect of those activities .

Large customers have the option to (partially) internalise the services provided by brokers and have an important degree of countervailing power that serves to constrain any market power of insurance brokers.

This definition of "service" would cover, for example: * on-line professional services (such as solicitors, estate agents, stockbrokers, insurance, health care, psychologists, travel agents) * interactive entertainment services (such as video on demand, on- line video-games, virtual visits to museums) * on-line information services (such as electronic libraries, meteorological services, financial information), virtual shopping malls * on-line electronic newspapers * on-line educational services. On the other hand, this definition would not cover (because they are either not o ...[+++]ffered at a distance, or not offered via electronic means, or not supplied on individual demand): * television broadcasting services (including near video on demand services) * radio broadcasting services * teletext * non-electronic direct marketing services (for example, mail order catalogues) * automatic bank tellers * electronic games such as found in amusement arcades * voice telephony services (including via GSM). 7 Readers wishing to receive copies of this document (COM(96)392 final of 30.8.96) should send their request by fax to DGXV on Brussels 295.77.12, see IP/96/695 of 24.7.96 The proposal's key aim is to ensure that the Single Market is not fragmented and that no new regulatory barriers appear.