(Return tabled) Question No. 864 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to mental health and suicide in the Canadian Forces (CF), including regular forces, reservists and veterans, as well as among Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) veterans: (a) what does history and research show from the First World War (WWI) and the Second World War (WWII), regarding the percentage of Canadian veterans who suffered some degree of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and how it might have impacted their ability to (i) hold down jobs, (ii) maintain relationships, (iii) overcome substance abuse, (iv) maintain their will to live; (b) how are suicides tracked for CF regular forces, reservists and veterans, including RCMP veterans, (i) has the tracking method ch ...[+++]anged over time (from 2000 onwards) for any of these groups, including name changes (e.g., suicide versus sudden death) and, if so, how, why and when, (ii) how are suicides tracked among veterans who may not be known to Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and who may be under other types of care (e.g., in hospitals) or in homeless shelters, prisons, etc.; (c) what are the identified gaps in tracking for each of the identified groups and, for each gap, what action items (i) are planned (including predicted start and completion dates, and necessary funding), (ii) are being implemented (including predicted completion date and necessary funding), (iii) have been completed to address the problem; (d) how are suicides investigated for each identified group today and, for each group, for the years 1990 to the present (or years available), (i) what percentage of victims were known to either the Department of National Defense (DND) or VAC prior to the suicide, or to the medical, social-aid or prison system, (ii) what percentage had attempted suicide before, (iii) what percentage suffered from an identified Operational Stress Injury (OSI), including PTSD, anxiety, depression or substance abuse, (iv) what percentage suffered from acquired brain ...

8. Takes note of the significant differences as regards the source of organs (deceased or living donors) within the EU, the substantial differences between Member States' success in increasing their donor pool, the discrepancies between Member States concerning quality and safety requirements, the different organisational approaches to organ donation and transplantation and the differences in the education and training of medical and paramedical professionals; considers that discrepancies can be partly explained by a combination of economic, structural, administrative, cultural, ethical, religious, historical, social ...[+++]and legal factors, although the critical factor seems to be how the whole process leading to donation and transplantation is organised;

8. Takes note of the important differences with respect to the source of organs (deceased or living donors) within the EU, the large differences between Member States' success in increasing their donor pool, the discrepancies between Member States when it comes to quality and safety requirements, the different organisational approaches to organ donation and transplantation and the differences in education and training of medical and paramedical professionals; considers that discrepancies can be partly explained by a combination of economic, structural, administrative, cultural, ethical, religious, historical, social ...[+++]and legal factors, although the critical factor seems to be how the whole process leading to donation and transplantation is organised;

18. Deplores the fact that the Council is unable to establish a consistent approach to managing an immigration policy capable of tackling the challenges of the 21st century by providing legal entry channels, integration policies and relations with third countries aimed at turning immigration into a positive factor for both the countries of origin and the host countries; welcomes the adoption of Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents , in order to facilitate their integration as a key element of economic and social cohesion, and of the Directive on fa ...[+++]mily reunification, which represent the first pieces of legislation adopted by the Community in the field of legal immigration, even though it would have wished their content to be less limited than is in fact the case following the negotiations in the Council; deplores even more the fact that the Council is not even able to adopt the measures already proposed regarding entry and residence for purposes of working, studying or training;

The factors which were used in the present study to assess regional adaptability include regional economic strcture (ie. employment in industry vs. agriculture), dependence on older resource-based industries, the natural rate of regional population growth, the change in economic potential resulting from European integration, unemployment, the percentage of adolescents in education and training and infrastructure endowment.

In effect, many people are effectively excluded from the primary labour market, making it impossible for them to derive a level of income from employment sufficient to meet personal and family needs on a lasting basis. - 7 - Long-term unemployment is the result of an array of factors -the way labour markets work, the social structures and divisions in society, inadequate levels of education or training and, most of all, the overall shortages of jobs in many parts of the Community.