71. Considers, despite the increase in information received, and the Commission's preliminary conclusions that executive agencies enhance the quality of EU programmes, that various financial/administrative consequences on heading 5 still require further clarification; is for example astonished that the future creation of the equivalent of 947 new posts in the two research agencies (as stated in the screening follow-up) will only lead to the freeing up of 117 posts within the Commission departments over the same period;

65. Considers, despite the increase in information received, and the Commission's preliminary conclusions that executive agencies enhance the quality of EU programmes, that various financial/administrative consequences on heading 5 still require further clarification; is for example astonished that the future creation of the equivalent of 947 new posts in the two research agencies (as stated in the screening follow-up) will only lead to the freeing up of 117 posts within the Commission departments over the same period;

With all due respect, I must make it clear, although I agree with the previous speaker about supporting the call for the release of Liu Xiaobo, that I think it is not only wrong, but also harmful to describe the China of today as a terrorist state.

Question No. 397 Ms. Kirsty Duncan: With respect to initiatives and programs run by the Department of National Defence (DND) and Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) in relation to veterans’ health and welfare: (a) what are the issues affecting (i) Canada’s traditional war veteran population, (ii) Canadian Forces (CF) veterans; (b) for each group of veterans in (a), how many cases were there per identified issue, per year, over the last five years; (c) for each group of veterans in (a), what changes have occurred in the issues over the last five years; (d) for CF veterans, what key issues are anticipated following the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2011, and for each anticipated issue, what are the (i) challenges, (ii) changes necessary to VAC, ...[+++] (iii) actions taken to date; (e) what recommendations, if any, have been made to improve the quality of life for veterans identified in (a) and what steps, if any, have been taken to address these recommendations; (f) what specific measures are being taken to ensure that VAC (i) responds quickly to emerging research, such as the possible link between combat and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and combat and dementia, (ii) implements research recommendations in a timely manner; (g) what are the categories of injuries sustained by the Canadian troops in Afghanistan; (h) what specific rehabilitation is provided for each injury category, by region; (i) what reviews of rehabilitation procedures have been undertaken, by date and region; (j) for each injury category identified in (g), what percentage of veterans are able to return to civilian work; (k) what specific measures are undertaken by region to help veterans normalize to civilian life; (l) what specific measures are used to ensure veterans returning from Afghanistan are informed of veterans' benefits; (m) what is the process for acquiring the help of a case manager; (n) what are the specific steps a veteran needs to take following a release or a medical release in order ...

For the same reason, I am shocked that a party that has the gall to continue calling itself liberal is trying to find all imaginable and possible excuses to support an agreement that violates the environment and human rights, and that will only impoverish the people, particularly those working in Colombia's agricultural sector.

Right now in psychiatry, for medication treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, we have some pretty good randomized double-blind controlled studies that look at the effectiveness of treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder with medications called SSRIs or serotonin reuptake inhibitors.