all the activities of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office should ensure a high protection of the rights of defence, particularly considering that the Union could become an area in which the European Public Prosecutor’s Office could act, at operating speed, without having to resort to instruments of mutual legal assistance; in this regard, the respect of EU minimum standards in the field of the rights of individuals in criminal procedure in all Member States is a key element for the adequate functioning of the EPPO. It should be noted in this respect that the Roadmap for strengthening procedural rights of suspected or accused persons ...[+++] in criminal proceedings, adopted by the Council on 30 November 2009, has not yet been completed and that the proposal merely refers to the national legal systems for all issues relating to the right to remain silent, the presumption of innocence, the right to legal aid and to investigations for the defence; therefore, to respect the principle of equality of arms, the law applicable to the suspects or accused persons involved in the proceedings of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office should also apply to the procedural safeguards against the latter’s investigative or prosecutorial acts, without prejudice to any additional or higher standards of procedural safeguards granted by Union law;

I believe that the adoption of the Consumer Markets Scoreboard will improve the tools for keeping tabs on sectors which need to be investigated for weaknesses and infringements, will involve the national consumer protection authorities in preserving the quality of social services, and will help to restore consumer confidence in the internal market.

There may be occasions in the course of that quick investigation at the side of the road where they may find some evidence suggesting that something other than alcohol is involved. At this point, I do not believe they are doing that.

In addition, Transport Canada is developing the 2006 National Roadside Survey to collect data on heavy truck activity at the border and on major interprovincial corridors.

If he is interested in how this bill brings that closer in terms of the level and the quality of the work done, the bill includes: the status of the Airworthiness Investigative Authority making available any on-board recording obtained in the course of an investigation of a military-civilian occurrence; a coroner who requests access to it for the purpose of the investigation that the coroner is conducting; and to any person carrying out the coordinated investigation under section 18 of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act; or, finally, to a board of inquiry convened under section ...[+++]45 of the National Defence Act by the minister, if he or she requests a recording be made available, the occurrence did not take place in or over Canada and it involved an aircraft operated by the Canadian Forces.

If an investigation into a military-civilian occurrence has been completed but no report on it has been provided to the minister of National Defence before new Part II comes into force, only the new provisions relating to communication of the report to the minister (new sections 18(1) to 18(9)), on-board recordings, communications records and statements (new sections 22 to 24.1) and reporting by civilians (new section 24.2) apply to the investigation (clause 24 of the bill).