The general idea was to merge a non-profit credit institution pursuing a particular task (Wfa) with a normal commercial bank operating under conditions of competition, with the aim of utilising surplus capital (from the point of view of the solvency rules) within the non-profit institution for the purposes of the entity exposed to competition. At the same time, the assets transferred remained earmarked for their original purpose. Consequently, the approach of an entity within an entity was chosen, with Wfa's assets constituting an independent and closed circuit in which profits generated by Wfa accrue to and are retained by that institut ...[+++]ion only.

It is proposed to enlarge the scope of the instrument to cover also privatisation and private infrastructure projects (eg in the energy, transport, environment and utilities sectors) being developed by ALAMED and the RSA governments according to the Build Operate Transfer (BOT) or Build Operate Own (BOO) formula.

During the course of 1996-97 the Confederation Bridge, a very complex contract involving the private sector and what is really a build, own, operate and transfer, basically was completed.

The role and function of this committee is to carefully examine, consider and make recommendations concerning all the components of Bill C-10 that relate to the following matters: the production, trafficking, importation and exportation of illicit drugs; the international transfer of offenders back to Canada to serve the remainder of their foreign sentences; the entry into Canada of vulnerable foreign workers who may be involved in human trafficking and subject to exploitation or abuse; deterring acts of terrorism and providing justice for victims of terrorism; the commission of sexual offences against children; the commission of se ...[+++]rious violent and repeat offences by youth; and proposed changes concerning the granting of conditional sentences or house arrest, parole and pardons.