17. Member States shall ensure that suitable mechanisms exist at national level under which a party affected by a decision of a regulatory authority has a right of appeal to a body independent of the parties involved and of any government.

13. Member States shall ensure that suitable mechanisms exist at national level under which a party affected by a decision of the national regulatory authority has a right of appeal to a body independent of the parties involved.

I am, therefore, asking the opposition parties in the House of Commons to call an emergency national opposition meeting as soon as possible to present a united front in the House of Commons to hold the government accountable and to present a united program to ensure the safety and security of our citizens.

(a) security of tenure for members of the court or tribunal sufficient to ensure their independence and the appearance of independence from the governing body of the First Nation; (b) a system of remuneration, if any, for members of the court or tribunal that is independent of any assessment by the governing body, the members of the First Nation or any member of the court or tribunal; (c) a fair and impartial mechanism to remove ...[+++]a member of the court or tribunal in the event of serious misconduct; (d) the application of the rules of evidence in civil or criminal matters in the same manner as in the province in which the First Nation is wholly or partially situated or, in the case of an offence under federal law, the application of the rules of evidence for offences under the Criminal Code or other federal statutes creating summary conviction offences; and (e) a system for the prosecution of charges by the First Nation or, where the First Nation does not act, by an informant or by the Attorney General of Canada.

It is for that reason that we say that there should be a unified, national, independent review mechanism.

- Objective: More effective responses to international crime, drug trafficking and terrorism By: - active, practical cooperation between the US and the future European Police Office (EUROPOL) - joint support and contribution to training crime-fighters, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine and other independent states of the former Soviet Union - coordinated alternative development programmes to counter drug production - more effective and timely interventions by customs forces and law and order authorities to clamp-down on drug trading and production - coordinated anti-drugs assistance programmes and projects in the ...[+++]Caribbean - exchanges of expertise and information on scientific and technological developments and emerging trends in international criminal activity - Objective: To counter illegal immigration, trafficking in human beings and weaknesses in systems of asylum By: - exchanging more information on trends in illegal immigration and asylum - cooperation in fighting against trafficking in illegal immigrants and women - establishing common responses to refugee crises through early warning systems and coordination - finding a common stance on the issue of temporary protection in the United Nations High Commission for Refugees and coordinating positions on refugee issues being dealt with in the Conference on Refugees and Migrants in the Commonwealth of Independent States.