15. Notes the potential for better data management, based on an improvement in statistical information and on the use of data collection stations, water information systems and GMES monitoring of the state of water resources and the pressures on them from economic activity;

(Return tabled) Question No. 240 Mr. Rahim Jaffer: With regard to ports of entry into Canada: (a) what are the standards used by all customs officers across Canada to determine a high-risk traveller or shipment, and what is the standard procedure as to what to do with such a traveller or shipment once it is determined to be high-risk; (b) under what standard procedure are customs officers expected to refer travellers to immigration officers, and is there any standard for immigration officers to notify customs officers as to the results of such referrals; if it is determined that a traveller should be referred to an Immigration officer and there is no immigration officer at that location ...[+++], what is the standard procedure that a customs officer should follow; (c) why are there no joint Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) evaluations planned to determine the effectiveness of customs officers and immigration officers at the border; (d) is there a standard for the sharing of data and intelligence between customs officers and immigration officers; (e) is there a standard referral procedure by which customs officers can clearly determine by which points should a traveller be referred to immigration officers; (f) is there an agreement between the CCRA and CIC that would provide for periodic evaluations to be performed jointly by CCRA and CIC to determine the effectiveness of their joint operations; (g) what percentage of the time does the Primary Automated Lookout System-Highway equipment correctly read licence plates of vehicles stopped at border crossing booths; (h) what facilities exist for examining commercial shipments at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor and where are they located in relation to the bridge customs site: (i) what is the standard procedure for ensuring that truck operators told to report to the facility actually arrive there; and (ii) under what circumstances would procedures dictate that a truck b ...

Q-240 — Mr. Jaffer (Edmonton—Strathcona) — With regard to ports of entry into Canada: (a) what are the standards used by all customs officers across Canada to determine a high-risk traveller or shipment, and what is the standard procedure as to what to do with such a traveller or shipment once it is determined to be high-risk; (b) under what standard procedure are customs officers expected to refer travellers to immigration officers, and is there any standard for immigration officers to notify customs officers as to the results of such referrals; if it is determined that a traveller should be referred to an Immigration officer and there is no immigration officer at that location ...[+++], what is the standard procedure that a customs officer should follow; (c) why are there no joint Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) evaluations planned to determine the effectiveness of customs officers and immigration officers at the border; (d) is there a standard for the sharing of data and intelligence between customs officers and immigration officers; (e) is there a standard referral procedure by which customs officers can clearly determine by which points should a traveller be referred to immigration officers; (f) is there an agreement between the CCRA and CIC that would provide for periodic evaluations to be performed jointly by CCRA and CIC to determine the effectiveness of their joint operations; (g) what percentage of the time does the Primary Automated Lookout System-Highway equipment correctly read licence plates of vehicles stopped at border crossing booths; (h) what facilities exist for examining commercial shipments at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor and where are they located in relation to the bridge customs site: (i) what is the standard procedure for ensuring that truck operators told to report to the facility actually arrive there; and (ii) under what circumstances would procedures dictate that a truck be escort ...

It requires the use of transponders and Voyage Data recorders (black boxes); vessels to comply with routing, reporting and traffic control schemes; improved identification of vessels; the development of common data bases and better information transmission between coastal stations; more pro-active action by coastal states when a vessel is a hazard; and a prohibition on leaving port in dangerous weather conditions.

Motion No. 15 That Bill C-71, in Clause 24, be amended by replacing lines 4 to 42 on page 9 with the following: 24 (1) No one shall promote a sponsorship by means of a tobacco product-related brand element unless (a) the primary purpose of the sponsorship promotion is to promote an event, activity, person or entity; (b) the event, activity, person or entity is not primarily associated with young persons; (c) the promotional material does not depict a tobacco product or its package; (d) the tobacco product-related brand element does ...[+++] not account for more than 15 percent of the promotional material or is not larger than the name of the event, activity, person or entity; (e) the promotional material does not appear in any publication that has an adult readership of less than 75 percent or is not broadcast by a radio or television station that, during the broadcast, has an adult audience of less than 75 percent; (f) the promotional material is not displayed within an area that is less than 200 meters from any elementary or secondary school; (g) the sponsorship promotion does not use professional models under twenty-five years of age; and (h) the promotional material is not displayed outdoors for more than three months prior to the commencement of the event or activity or more than one month after the end of the event or activity (2) The definitions in this section apply in this Part.

Enhancing the provision of satellite services in the Community The satellite services which are expected to profit extensively from the proposed framework are: - VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminals) stations, based on business premises: networks of this kind can consist of thousands of satellite earth stations in various configurations, covering the whole of Europe and more, and are used for data-communications, corporate voice traffic, video conferencing, the transmission of training material etc; in Europe, the use of these networks is foreseen, for example, by the car-industries for communications between their headquarters and their ...[+++] retail outlets, by the oil-industries to connect petrol stations to central credit card verification facilities, and by hotel chains to rationalise common purchasing of supplies.