whereas the information society, driven by information and communication technologies (ICTs), brings with it huge opportunities for generating and distributing wealth and knowledge, as shown for example by the free and open-source software industry, which has changed the way software is produced, distributed, supported and used, allowing for richer digital inclusivity; whereas digitalisation further holds opportunities for a more flexible and diverse use of time and space moving towards more equitable models for society; whereas, at ...[+++] the same time, the digitalisation of the labour market can create new dimensions of exclusion, for example the risk of economic, social, cultural and gender segregation.

For this reason the public sector constitutes an important driver to stimulate market transformation towards more efficient products, buildings and services, as well as to trigger behavioural changes in energy consumption by citizens and enterprises.

Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton-Melville, Ref) moved: Motion No. 228 That Bill C-68 be amended by adding after line 38 on page 108, the following new Clause: ``117.16(1) Every section in this Part expires on January 1, 1999 unless prior to that date, with respect to each section (a) the Auditor General has prepared and caused to be laid before Parliament a report on whether the section has been or will be a successful and cost-effective use of public funds to achieve an increase in public safety and a reduction in the incidence of violent crime involving the use of firearms, (b) the report of the Auditor General has been referred by the House to such committee as the ho ...[+++]use may designate for the purpose, (c) the committee has considered the report of the Auditor General and made a report to the House on the success and cost- effectiveness of the section and on the extent to which (i) public safety has been or will be increased or decreased, (ii) the incidence of crime related to the use of firearms has been or will be reduced or increased, and (iii) a cost-effective use of public funds has been or will be made to achieve an increase in public safety or a reduction in the incidence of violent crime involving the use of firearms, and (d) the committee has recommended to the House that the section should not expire, and (e) the House has concurred in the report of the committee (2) Where a section is to expire as result of subsection (1), the Governor in Council may, by order, defer its expiry for a period not exceeding one year, if the section contains matters that do not relate to firearms control and the deferral is necessary in order for legislation to be proposed to Parliament to continue the other matters in force after the expiry of the section'.

' Mr. Garry Breitkreuz (Yorkton-Melville, Ref) moved: Motion No. 167 That Bill C-68 be amended by adding after line 33 on page 65, the following new Clause: ``129.1(1) Sections 3 to 129 expire on December 31, 1999 unless prior to that date, with respect to each section (a) the Auditor General has prepared and caused to be laid before Parliament a report on whether the section has been or will be a successful and cost-effective use of public funds to achieve an increase in public safety and a reduction in the incidence of violent crime involving the use of firearms, (b) the report of the Auditor General has been referred by the House to such committee as the ho ...[+++]use may designate for the purpose, (c) the committee has considered the report of the Auditor General and made a report to the House on the success and cost-effectiveness of the section and on the extent to which (i) public safety has been or will be increased or decreased, (ii) the incidence of crime related to the use of firearms has been or will be reduced or increased (iii) a cost-effective use of public funds has been or will be made to achieve an increase in public safety or a reduction in the incidence of violent crime involving the use of firearms, (d) the committee has recommended to the House that the section should not expire, and (e) the House has concurred in the report of the committee (2) Where a section is to expire as result of subsection (1), the Governor in Council may, by order, defer its expiry for a period not exceeding one year, if the section contains matters that do not relate to firearms control and the deferral is necessary in order for legislation to be proposed to Parliament to continue the other matters in force after the expiry of the section.

Mr. John Murphy (Annapolis Valley-Hants, Lib) moved: Motion No. 65 That Bill C-68, in Clause 36, be amended by replacing lines 7 and 8, on page 24, with the following: ``licence may export a restricted firearm that was imported by''. Mr. Jack Ramsay (Crowfoot, Ref) moved: Motion No. 66 That Bill C-68, in Clause 37, be amended by replacing lines 1 to 5, on page 25, with the following: ``(ii) produces his or her licence and, in the case of a prohibited firearm or a re-stricted firearm, the registration certificate for the prohibited fir ...[+++]earm or the restricted firearm and the authorization to transport the prohibited firearm or the restricted firearm; and''.

The Regulation clarifies the definition of products covered by the Regulation, stipulating that the cameras concerned are not only those with "3 sensors", but those with "3 or more sensors" and the lists of products annexed to the Regulation are amended accordingly.