to channel the EU's support for democratic governance towards three goals in particular: enhancing coordination between the Government and the Council of Representatives of Iraq in order to minimise blockages in the legislative process; strengthening electoral procedures at the local level in order to ensure that provincial councils are fully representative of all local populations; and reinforcing local democracy with consultative mechanisms to draw the local people into the decision-making process on a regular and frequent basis;

(b) to channel the EU's support for democratic governance towards three goals in particular: enhancing coordination between the Government and the Council of Representatives in order to minimise blockages in the legislative process; strengthening electoral procedures at the local level in order to ensure that provincial councils are fully representative of all local populations; and reinforcing local democracy with consultative mechanisms to draw the local people into the decision-making process on a regular and frequent basis;

The Commission can accept the following amendments in part: Amendment 37 (first sentence – subject to rewording), 41 (first sentence), 44 (all but the last three words – subject to rewording), 57 (all but "the local authorities" – subject to rewording), 67 ("but not containing a GMO", "in a font at least as large ..". – subject to rewording), 68 ("but not containing a GMO", "printed in a font ..". – subject to rewording), 69 ("but not containing a GMO", "in a font ..". ), 81 (first sentence – subject to rewording), 86 (first sentence), 102 (all but "the local authorities" – subject to rewording), 103 (all but "the local authorities" – su ...[+++]bject to rewording), 134 ((a) and (b) – subject to rewording).

Notified operators shall publish from 31 December 2000, and keep updated, a reference offer for unbundled access to their local loops and related facilities, which shall include at least the items listed in the Annex.

Since I pointed out a moment ago most employers under federal jurisdiction already pay wages according to the prevailing provincial and territorial minimums, then it is simply good business practice to have a minimum wage that reflects local market conditions.

This would include financial and economic policies and budgets that serve community needs; limitations on property rights and intellectual property; provision of publicly funded education, health care, energy, and public services; preferential treatment for local businesses, public corporations, cooperatives, agriculture, etc.; allocation of land and resources as parks and reserves; the special rights of aboriginal peoples; control of the movement of capital; rights to reward environmental and social responsibility over and above international standards, i.e. a special designation of high-efficiency products or EcoLogo and prefere ...[+++]ntial buying policies—in B.C. we have the wonderful example of Ballard Technologies, who are really the wave of the future—regulation of the sale and content of products based on social impact, environmental impact, and public health and safety, e.g. minimum recycled-material content—we now have California demanding newsprint contain a certain amount of recycled fibre, which in our view is a good thing, and the banning of MMT, which I think was a travesty in the way it unfolded in Ottawa—and preferred treatment of local cultural industries.