The following, inter alia, are characteristics associated with small-scale fishing: strong ties to the economy, social structure, culture and traditions of coastal towns and communities; fishing activity undertaken relatively close to the coast and involving shorter periods at sea; greater direct incorporation of human labour, or the employment of more individuals per unit of fish caught; the use of less fuel per unit of fish caught; the use of techniques that are more sele ...[+++]ctive and able to have less impact on living marine resources; closer cooperation between the fisher, the resources and the community of which he/she is part, which could facilitate understanding of the importance of properly conserving resources; involvement in simpler marketing structures and shorter supply chains, with the majority of the fish destined to be consumed fresh; and the prevalence, amongst other operators, of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, and of family enterprises.

(Return tabled) Question No. 422 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to nutrition in child and adolescent populations in Canada: (a) does government policy include recognition and acceptance of the principle that Canada’s children and adolescents are entitled to nutritious food (i) regardless of where they live, (ii) regardless of their family income, (iii) particularly when economic ...[+++]forces undermine efforts by parents and caregivers to ensure healthy eating; (b) given that the 1992 World Declaration on Nutrition, to which Canada was a signatory, states that access to nutritionally adequate and safe food is a right of each individual, what specific actions have the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Health Canada undertaken for children and adolescents in order to fulfill this commitment; (c) what percentage of children and adolescents in Canada is food insecure, (i) do disparities exist, including, but not limited to, disability status, ethnicity, gender, geography, socio-economic status, (ii) if so, specify; (d) what percentage of children and adolescents lives below the poverty line, (i) do disparities exist, including, but not limited to, disability status, ethnicity, gender, geography, socio-economic status, (ii) if so, specify; (e) what percentage of children and adolescents has, as a result of living below the poverty line, (i) poor nutritional status, (ii) poor health outcomes due to their poor nutritional status; (f) what percentage of members of each of the following groups is food insecure, (i) child and adolescent newcomers, (ii) children and adolescents who live in poverty, (iii) children and adolescents who live in priority neighbourhoods, (iv) Aboriginal children and adolescents; (g) what percentage of children and adolescents (i) involuntarily misses meals, (ii) lacks healthy variety in its diet; (h) does the government have information, and, if so, what is that information, concerning (i) how (g)(i) and (g)(ii) impact the caloric a ...

20. Is aware that in Europe, where food wastage is highest at retail and consumption level, the main orientation of waste reduction efforts should be towards exchange of best practices, improved routines in the treatment of food and a change in behaviour on the part of companies and individuals throughout the whole food chain, from the beginning to the end, to markedly decrease food waste, while only a coordinated action between EU and national regulators, industry and consumer organisations can achieve tangible results; urges the Co ...[+++]mmission and the Member States therefore to lend their support to awareness-raising measures and campaigns aimed at those goals, and more particularly at cultivating awareness of the link between consumption and production, costs, waste, health and the environment, but also aimed at educating young people, starting already in early childhood, on how to deal with food, food discards and leftovers;

I just have a short list in the written presentation here. However, of course, that was before the government mentioned that the round table process was dependent on the passage of Bill C-3, almost like a ransom: If you do not pass Bill C-3, we will not provide the round table process.

In Part One, which outlines the main thrust of Community policy, the chapter on the relationships between competition policy and other Community policies contains new sections on the environment and on small and medium-sized enterprises; in the preceding report it concentrated on the completion of the internal market, industrial policy, technological development and economic and social cohesion.

The group's other members are: Mr Giuseppe Airoldi I Vice-President for training activities, University of Bocconi Former Director of Human Resources Development, SDA-Bocconi Member of research institute management boards Coordinator of numerous research projects concerning company organisation Mrs Marla Ambrosio P Professor, Lisbon Technical University In-depth knowledge of relationship between training and technological innovation Expert on Community training programmes (EUROTECNET) Mr Wenceslas F Holds major position in training body linked to top Baudrillard industrial undertaking in electronics sector (Thomson) Formerly responsible for social policies within Prime Minister's office Mr Erhard Busek A Former Austrian Education Minister R ...[+++]esponsible for key reforms of Austrian education system Member of IDM Institute Mr François Cornelis B Director of Petrofina Responsible for activities of industrialists' round-table on education and training Specialist in human resources management Mr Stig Hagstrom S Chancellor of "Swedish University and College System" President of Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences Member of Swedish Government's Research Advisory Board Mr Ian Johnston UK Vice-Chancellor, Sheffield University Formerly in charge of education and training at Department of Employment Mrs Kerstin Thoursie S Labour market specialist Mrs Hélene Lund DK Actively involved at Danish municipal authority level Specialist in relations between education and regions Numerous activities for Council of Europe on adult education Mrs Beatriz ES Professor, Madrid University Munoz-Seca Specialist in human resources Expert work for Commission on training in SMEs (FORCE) Mrs Britta Naumann D Specialist in industrial relations and collective bargaining Member of European Trade Union Committee Member of "Status of Women" Committee, Education International Member of GEW Executive Mr Orlol Homs ES Professor, Barcelona Specialist in industrial relations and links between innova ...