encouraging business-to-business exchanges by facilitating access to markets and business tools enabling audiovisual operators to increase the visibility of their projects on Union and international markets.

But it's not just about getting Canadian firms to succeed abroad; it's also about bringing the benefits of the global economy to Canadian workers, businesses and communities, whether it's through new or expanded foreign direct investments, venture capital for technology start-ups, firm-to-firm management or R & D exchanges, successful competition with imports, or any of the other still developing ways that contribute to our standard of living.

Member States will be responsible for allocating these allowances, which may be traded between companies if they choose to do so.

The US Commerce Department estimates that business-to-business Internet commerce could exceed US$ 300 billion by the year 2002.

The key policy options to be decided upon in establishing such a framework are essentially: which countries and which companies in which sectors will participate- How, and by whom, should the allocation of allowances be made to the sectors and companies involved in emissions trading compared to those not involved, and to individual companies participating in emissions trading- How can emissions trading build upon existing policies and measures such as technical regulation, environmental agreements and fiscal incentives, and how can equivalence of effort be ensured between companies involved in emissions trading and those subject to other ...[+++] policies and measures-

This is totally unacceptable and incomprehensible, particularly in the case of Quebec and in light of the comments made by the privacy commissioner.