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: Trouble at the top of the food chain : environmental contaminants and Health risks in marine mammals : a white paper on research priorities for Fisheries and Oceans Canada

: Turning outrage into action to address trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation in Canada; abstract: This Standing Committee report examines human trafficking in Canada. It provides background on the problem and describes how Canada has tried to combat trafficking with an interdepartmental working group, awareness-raising efforts, and legislative measures. The committee offers 33 recommendations in the areas of prevention, including recommendations related to poverty, gender inequality, age of consent, and inequalities from Canada?s immigration policy; protection, including improved law enforcement training and victim services; and prosecution, including judicial training.

: UN 2001 Conference on Illicit Trade of Small Arms in all its Aspects : briefing and discussion

: Understanding emergency department wait times : access to inpatient beds and patient flow; abstract: This third report examines factors associated with the flow of patients from the emergency department (ED) to the inpatient setting. Using data from a sample of hospitals from across Canada, the time from the physician?s decision to admit to the time the patient leaves the ED (referred to as .bed wait time.) is examined. The distribution of this wait time is explored with respect to patient characteristics, hospital type and volume of alternate level of care (ALC) patients. The report highlights some initiatives under way across Canada to improve patient flow and wait times in EDs, and points to ?what we know? and ?what we don?t know? about initiatives targeted toward patient flow from the ED to inpatient beds.

: Understanding emergency department wait times : who is using emergency departments and how long are they waiting?

: Unequal harvest : farmers' voices on international trade and the right to food

: Unleashing the potential of on-grid photovoltaics in canada : an action plan to make PV an intergral component of Canada's energy future; abstract: Recognizing the significant opportunity that Photovoltaics (PV) represents, Industry Canada commissioned The Delphi Group to undertake an exhaustive literature and Web search and consult with over 40 key experts and stakeholders in order to: Gain an appreciation of existing and emerging markets for distributed generation and more specifically, on-grid PV in Canada and abroad; Identify and better understand the challenges that face the PV industry in Canada and how they can be effectively addressed; and, Identify specific measures (policies, programs) and partnerships that are critical to stimulating the Canadian market for PV (and clean energy) and enhancing the capacity of Canadian PV suppliers to deploy its solutions into the global marketplace, while providing significant economic, social and environmental benefits to Canada. The study found that, while a number of existing initiatives are being undertaken to promote renewables including PV, several challenges remain that must be overcome before the on-grid PV market is likely to advance significantly in Canada.

: Unpaid work and macroeconomics : new discussions, new tools for action; abstract: This research paper examines the links between unpaid work and the macroeconomy and what the consequences of these links are for policy makers. These new understandings are part of a relatively recent effort by feminist economists to develop new tools for policy makers and gender equity advocates.