In its analysis of the compatibility of the law on foreign-funded NGOs with applicable Council of Europe standards, the Venice Commission is concerned that "the Law will cause a disproportionate and unnecessary interference with the freedoms of association and expression, the right to privacy, and the prohibition of discrimination".

(c) any act or omission that the court is satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, was committed by the offender and is an offence in the place where it was committed and, if committed in Canada, would constitute an offence punishable by indictment under any Act of Parliament; and

Consequently, in the case where the employee carries out hisactivities in more than one Contracting State, the Convention must be construed as guaranteeing the applicability of the first criterion referring to the law of the State in which the employee, in the performance of the contract, performs the greater part of his obligations towards his employer and thus to the law of the place in which or from which the employee actually carries out his working activities and, in the absence of such a centre of activities, to the law of the place where the employee carries out the greater part of his activities.

Political negotiations between the institutions having been completed, final adoption of the law will take place later this year once the legal texts have been finalised.

Since the basic rule leads, in general, to the application of the law of the place where the damage is sustained, the proposal reflects the legitimate expectations of the victim, who - in particular in the case of an accident - never intended to enter into relation with the author of the damage.

Madam Speaker, there have been discussions among the parties and I think you will find there is unanimous consent for the following motion: That, notwithstanding any standing order: The Standing Committee on Finance is instructed to report Bill C-17, an act to amend certain statutes to implement provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on February 22, 1994, no later than May 25, 1994; The report stage of the said bill shall be on May 26 and May 30, 1994 and at 15 minutes before the expiry of the time allotted for government business on May 30, 1994 the Speaker shall put all questions necessary to dispose of the report stage of the ...[+++]said bill without further debate and any divisions necessary shall be taken immediately; The third reading stage of the said bill shall be on May 31, 1994 and at 15 minutes before the expiry of the time allotted for government business on May 31, 1994 the Speaker shall put all questions necessary to dispose of the third reading stage of the said bill without further debate and any divisions necessary shall be taken immediately.