If I could just comment on the Quebec solution, if you're an organization and the plan is 85% funded—and perhaps Ms. Cameron can peer-review what I'm saying here—the Caisse de dépôt then takes over the pensions at that 85% level.

6. Is deeply concerned about the possibly dangerous impact of the growing US federal budget deficit on the world economy and the balance of international currency markets; calls on the US to assume its shared responsibility for economic stability in an increasingly interdependent world; expresses the hope that, despite several bilateral trade disputes within the framework of the ongoing WTO negotiations, significant progress towards a functioning transatlantic market can be achieved soon, in view of the ...[+++]advanced state of integration of both economies;

IS ENCOURAGED by the positive, forward-looking contributions made in discussions on future action to tackle climate change at the UNFCCC Seminar of Governmental Experts in May 2005; WELCOMES the commitment of the G8 countries to moving forward the global discussion on long-term co-operative action to address climate change at the UN Climate Change Conference in Montreal in December 2005. RECOGNISES that Article 3(9) of the Kyoto Protocol provides that the first Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol shall initiate the consideration of further commitments to be undertaken by developed countries at ...[+++] least seven years before the end of the first commitment period; and STRESSES that the COP/MOP should therefore initiate such considerations at its first meeting in December 2005 in Montreal; RECALLS also that Article 9 provides for a first review of the Kyoto Protocol at the second session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Protocol, and that this review is to be coordinated with pertinent reviews under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. In preparing for COP 11 - COP/MOP 1, LOOKS FORWARD to initiating a process among all Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to explore how further to implement this Convention to achieve its ultimate objective by developing a post 2012 arrangement, building on the experiences to date in tackling climate change, including inter alia market-based instruments, focusing in particular on environmental effectiveness, improving cost-efficiency, broadening participation in line with common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities, advancing development goals in a sustainable manner, building a global carbon market, exploiting the full potential of existing technologies and exploring new ones as well as tackling adaptation; and STRESSES the need for a clear timetable for such a process, ...

The Competition Bureau, of course, will look at competition in the local market, and I would expect there to be some requirement for banks to divest, so a smart bank group will come in and say, we're going to look after those through the credit union, or whatever.

3. Notes that, because of the many different types of committees and its complexity and lack of transparency, the above system has proved ill suited to the requirements of an effective, rapid, and democratic legal system, even though, when it was first implemented, it corresponded to the degree of European integration achieved at the time;

Policies to combat poverty should take the following into consideration: (i) An integrated, long-term approach The need for an integrated, long-term approach concerning all development instruments forming a part of a consistent strategy, as provided for in Article 130v and the second paragraph of Article C of the Treaty on European Union (ii) Priorities The necessary priority to be given in this field to the least- advanced countries and the most depri ...[+++]ved sections of the population of the developing countries (iii) Political nature The political and economic nature of the causes of poverty (iv) Dialogue on policies The importance of the dialogue on policies between the authorities of donor countries and the authorities of recipient countries in order to ensure that the objective of reducing poverty is taken into account in the formulation and implementation of all their programmes (v) Definition of policies Support as a priority for policies to combat poverty in countries in which the principles and objectives of the national strategy correspond to the general guidelines defined by the Council, including in this Resolution; that objective will have to be reconciled with the importance of helping development partners define and introduce valid policies to combat poverty (vi) Participation of populations Essential participation of beneficiary populations in the political process and in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of development programmes and projects (vii) Differentiated approach The varying nature of poverty problems from one country to another and the need to adopt a differentiated approach defined at national level; such differentiation might also be necessary within a country, in rural and urban areas, depending on local circumstances, even though the fight against poverty could generally speaking best be carried out at national level (viii) Targeting The importance of adequate targeting of intervention on the poorest or most vulnerable group ...