National Integration Movement | MIN [Abbr.]

integrated rate of contribution

national integration process

national platform for Roma inclusion | national Roma platform

What I mean by that is that when we look at this issue of North America economic integration — and particularly in our case, it comes up in the context of a common currency — the point we have made, as an institution, is that our current framework, which includes a flexible exchange rate, provides an effective means for the Bank of Canada to run monetary policy appropriate to our domestic situation.

In this table, the shaded areas indicate the proposed changes to the national scale to provide a supplement for that period in keeping with the supplement rules, but still taking into account the unemployment rate and the number of hours.

(Return tabled) Question No. 225 Mr. Dennis Bevington: With regard to the study and treatment of eating disorders: (a) how many major eating disorder studies have been funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) including treatment, prevention or epidemiology research; (b) how many CIHR peer review committees include members who have expertise in eating disorders; (c) are questions about eating disorders included in national databases; (d) what Health Canada eating disorder initiatives are in place; (e) what are the reasons for which Health Canada does not include low body mass index (BMI) as a separate category; (f) ...[+++] is the Public Health Agency of Canada tracking eating disorders in terms of prevalence, access to treatment and availability of services; (g) is Statistics Canada tracking eating disorders; (h) what are the rates of eating disorders among First Nations, on reserve and in the territories; (i) what barriers to care for Aboriginal Canadians have been identified; (j) have eating disorders been integrated into obesity prevention initiatives in Aboriginal communities; (k) are these initiatives gender and culturally sensitive; (l) in the case of obesity-related research or healthy weight initiatives conducted by the government, are there safeguards in place to ensure ‘no harm’; (m) has the government conducted any research studies examining the full spectrum of eating disorders, from those affecting people with low BMIs to those affecting people with high BMIs; (n) what research efforts by Canada are underway to address those refractory cases currently being treated in long term care mental health facilities; (o) what actions is the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) taking concerning eating disorders; (p) are eating disorders included in MHCC reports; (q) of the MHCC management (board, executive staff and directors) are there any persons with expertise in eating disorders; (r) has the MHCC developed guidelines for treat ...

44. Underlines the need to improve the position of the Roma population; recognises that some progress has been made, such as the increase achieved in the enrolment rate of Roma children in the education system, as well as the measures taken to increase their social inclusion, such as support for registering ‘legally invisible’ persons; stresses, however, that more concentrated and targeted efforts are needed to improve the socio-economic status of Roma, among other means through the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies; expres ...[+++]ses concern at the continued phenomena of severe discrimination, social exclusion, forced eviction and high unemployment, particularly affecting Roma women; notes furthermore the need to fully harmonise anti-discrimination law with EU policy;