* Information Society Policy: Stimulating development, adoption and use of ICTs, important source of productivity growth and increased efficiency in the public sector through three pillars: the eEurope Action Plan stimulating competition and investment through a predictable legal environment, and fostering innovation through support to research and development.

The priorities for the outermost regions will therefore be implemented through special instruments: the policy on economic and social cohesion through its financial instruments and the other Community policies.

Implementation will also be overseen by networks and structures: those already established, for example, as part of the consultation process, and a high level group of representatives of Ministries bearing the main responsibility for lifelong learning.

Regional research and innovation activities have a significant influence on the structuring of European research capacity as a whole, for example through the organisation and development of research infrastructure, specialised equipment and facilities; linkages with industrial development zones; development and support of centres of excellence; establishment of science and technology parks; mobility of researchers etc.

- 6 - The social dimension will be given special attention under the French Presidency both though the European Social dialogue (with the two sides of industry discussing training and vocational qualifications and changes in the labour market connected with the completion of the internal market) and through discussions on: (i) The Community Charter of Social Rights, a preliminary draft of which was discussed by the Council on 12 June and on which much work will be done in the next six months, as requested by the European Council; (ii) Protection of workers at the place of work (Article 118a of the EEC Treaty), on which the Council has already adopted the basic Directive and on which a common position has ...[+++]been reached with regard to the implementing directives; (iii) The position of workers in firms, which will be dealt with in the next proposal on the European company; (iv) The mutual recognition of qualifications. - External dimension of the internal market. In 1988 non-member countries displayed increasing interest in the 1992 deadline and some have accused Europe of being a "fortress".

My question is this: With regard to the rights of all the individuals who, after this act comes into force, go through the port or airport Customs Controlled Area, whichever it may be in Canada, what are the mechanisms, the criteria that you will use, you and the government, to ensure that we do not have to breach the rights of those who go through the system?