On the way here, I read an article in The Times , which again referred to the loss of habitat, the use of pesticides and the introduction of alien species that we have heard so much about.

On the way here, I read an article in The Times, which again referred to the loss of habitat, the use of pesticides and the introduction of alien species that we have heard so much about.

[27] Risks of individual pesticides are characterised by the adverse effects which an active substance has the inherent capacity to cause (so-called hazards, which are reflected in the toxicological classification) and the likely exposure for human populations or environmental spheres, such as water, soil and air, which depends on, among others, the pathways and rates of movement of a substance and its transformation or degradation products after application.

Presenting Petitions Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: by Mr. Scott (Fredericton), two concerning Canada's railways (Nos. 371-0354 and 371-0355); by Mr. Mills (Red Deer), one concerning immigration (No. 371-0356); by Mr. Hanger (Calgary Northeast), one concerning sex offenders (No. 371-0357); by Mrs. Ur (Lambton Kent Middlesex), one concerning gasoline additives (No. 371-0358); by Mr. Reed (Halton), one concerning pesticides (No. 371-0359); by Mr. Adams (Peterborough), two concerning Canada's railways (Nos. 371-0360 and 371-0361) and one concerning health ...[+++] care services (No. 371-0362); - by Mr. Hill (Prince George Peace River), one concerning health care services (No. 371-0363).

Presenting Petitions Pursuant to Standing Order 36, petitions certified correct by the Clerk of Petitions were presented as follows: by Mr. Bryden (Ancaster Dundas Flamborough Aldershot), one concerning abortion (No. 371-0346) and one concerning pesticides (No. 371-0347); by Ms. Neville (Winnipeg South Centre), one concerning the National Missile Defence Program (No. 371-0348); by Mr. Cannis (Scarborough Centre), one concerning the Robert Latimer case (No. 371-0349); by Mrs. Wayne (Saint John), one concerning Canada's railways (No. 371-0350); by Ms. Augustine (Etobicoke Lakeshore), one concerning suicide prevention (No. 371-0351); ...[+++]by Mr. Epp (Elk Island), one concerning pornography (No. 371-0352); by Ms. Catterall (Ottawa West Nepean), one concerning health care services (No. 371-0353).

The cases, concerning imports of pharmaceuticals and pesticides into Germany, procurement of equipment and construction work by the Italian railways, imports of ammunition for sporting and hunting guns into France, and imports of beer and certain foodstuffs into Italy have now all been formally closed by the Commission after the Member States in question agreed to end discrimination against supplies from other EU countries".