According to studies, 70 million Europeans lack adequate reading and writing skills, and even more have poor numeracy and digitals skills. This puts them at risk of unemployment, poverty and social exclusion.

After debate, Chuck Cadman moved the following sub-amendment, That witnesses be given ten (10) minutes for their opening statement; and that, at the discretion of the Chair, during the questioning of witnesses, there be allocated: ten (10) minutes for the first questioner of the Canadian Alliance Party, ten (10) minutes for the first questioner of the Liberal Party, ten (10) minutes for the second questioner of the Canadian Alliance Party, ten (10) minutes for the first questioner of the Bloc Québécois, ten (10) minutes for the second questioner of the Liberal Party, five (5) minutes for the first questioner of the New Democratic Party, five (5) minutes for the first questioner of the Progressive Conservative Party and that thereafter five ...[+++] (5) minutes be allocated to each subsequent questioner (alternating between Government and Opposition parties).

In response to (i), (j) and (k), in Canada, private farmland use and ownership fall under the jurisdiction of provincial governments. Question No. 326 Ms. Irene Mathyssen: With regard to the $10 million promised in Budget 2010 to begin to address cases of missing and murdered aboriginal women: (a) how will this $10 million be spent; (b) what concrete actions is the government pursuing with these funds in order to address this problem; (c) which governmental and non-governmental organizations does the government intend to consult and work with in order to effectively address the issue of missing and murdered aboriginal women, (i) will t ...[+++]hese governmental and non-governmental organizations receive any of the $10 million, (ii) if so, which organizations will receive money and how much will each receive; and (d) will Sisters in Spirit receive any funding from the $10 million?

The European Social Fund (ESF) reaches about 10 million Europeans each year and helps 2 million citizens each year find a job.

' Motion No. 9 That Bill C-89 be amended by adding after line 36, on page 7, the following new Clause: ``13.1 No transaction that is made by the Minister or CN at any time before the first day that more than fifty percent of the shares in CN are owned by parties other than Her Majesty in right of Canada (a) that would transfer to Her Majesty in right of Canada any part, subsidiary, operation or property of CN with a value exceeding one million dollars, or (b) that would transfer to a part ...[+++]y other than Her Majesty in right of Canada any part, subsidiary, operation or property of CN with a value exceeding ten million dollars, shall be entered into until (c) the Minister has laid before the House of Commons a proposal that the transaction be entered into, (d) the proposal has been referred to such committee as the House may determine, (e) the committee has reported that it approves of the proposal, and (f) the House has concurred in the report of the committee'.

``13.1 (1) No transaction that is made by the Minister or CN at any time before the first day that more than fifty percent of the shares in CN are owned by parties other than Her Majesty in right of Canada (a) that would transfer to Her Majesty in right of Canada any part, subsidiary, operation or property of CN with a value exceeding one million dollars, or (b) that would transfer to a party other than Her Majesty in right of Canada any part, subsidia ...[+++]ry, operation or property of CN with a value exceeding ten million dollars, shall be entered into unless (c) the Minister has referred the matter to the Auditor General of Canada, and (d) the Auditor General has reviewed the transaction and prepared and caused to be laid before the House of Commons, a report stating that, in the opinion of the Auditor General, the transaction is in the interest of CN and of Canada (2) The Auditor General shall cause the report to be laid before the House of Commons within fifteen days after the date of referral by the Minister'.