Recognises the critical contribution of the African Peace Facility in developing the triangular partnership between the UN, the EU and the AU; believes that this Facility provides both an entry point and a potential lever for creating a stronger partnership between the EU and the AU and has proved indispensable in allowing the AU, and through it the eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs), to plan and manage their operations; considers it vital that the EU institutions and Member States remain closely engaged if the Facility is to be fully utilised and that the AU demonstrate higher levels of efficiency and transparency in using the funds; takes the view that the APF should focus on structural support rather than just bankrolling Afri ...[+++]can forces’ pay; acknowledges that there are other funding mechanisms in use, but believes that given the Facility’s sole focus on Africa, as well as its clear goals, it is especially important with regard to PSOs in Africa; considers that Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on peace-building in Africa should be given the opportunity to contribute their views, as part of a more strategic engagement with CSOs on peace and security; remains concerned at the continuing problems of financing and political will on the part of African countries; notes the Council conclusions of 24 September 2012 which state that ‘funding, alternative to the funding from the EDF, will have to be considered’.

We have scholars such as Alexandra Dobrowolsky, the chair of the Department of Political Sciences, St. Mary's University, who clearly says “that the failure to consult with the province violates the constitutional conventions”.

RECOGNISING that the United States Department of the Treasury’s (U.S. Treasury Department) Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) has been instrumental in identifying and capturing terrorists and their financiers and has generated many leads that have been disseminated for counter terrorism purposes to competent authorities around the world, with particular value for European Union Member States (Member States).

A relevant EU country authority, Europol or Eurojust may provide the U.S. Treasury Department with a request to search data acquired through the TFTP and to transfer relevant information if there is reason to believe that a person or entity is connected to terrorism or its financing as defined by the framework decision on combating terrorism and the directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for money laundering

A relevant EU country authority, Europol or Eurojust may provide the U.S. Treasury Department with a request to search data acquired through the TFTP and to transfer relevant information if there is reason to believe that a person or entity is connected to terrorism or its financing as defined by the framework decision on combating terrorism and the directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for money laundering

I'm vice-chair of the Vancouver Board of Trade and chair of the Vancouver Board of Trades' government budget and finance committee.