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Parliamentary Declarations in 2004–5 / Déclarations parlementaires en 2004–5

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2016

Aliaksandra Logvin
Aliaksandra Logvin*
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Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
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Canadian Practice in International Law / Pratique canadienne en matiére de droit international
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Canadian Yearbook of International Law/Annuaire canadien de droit international , Volume 43 , 2006 , pp. 529 - 598
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Copyright © The Canadian Council on International Law / Conseil Canadien de Droit International, representing the Board of Editors, Canadian Yearbook of International Law / Comité de Rédaction, Annuaire Canadien de Droit International 2006

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References

1 Editor’s note: Bill S-17 was introduced in the House of Commons by Hon. Ethel Blondin-Andrew (for the Minister of Finance) on 9 December 2004. House of Commons Debates, 9 December 2004, p. 2488.

2 Editor’s note: Done in Cape Town, South Africa, 16 November 2001, entered into force 1 April 2004. Canada has been a signatory to the convention since 31 March 2004.

3 Editor’s note: Done in Cape Town, South Africa, 16 November 2001, entered into force 1 March 2006. Canada has been a signatory to the protocol since 31 March 2004.

4 Editor’s note: Bill C-4 was introduced in the House of Commons by Hon. Jean Lapierre (Minister of Transport) on 8 October 2004. House of Commons Debates, 8 October 2004, p. 189.

5 Editor’s note: Bill C-6 was introduced in the House of Commons by Hon. Mauril Bélanger (Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) on 8 October 2004. House, of Commons Debates, 8 October 2004, p. 189.

6 Editor’s note: Bill C-12 was introduced in the House of Commons by Hon. Mauril Bélanger (Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons) on 8 October 2004. House of Commons Debates, 8 October 2004, p. 190.

7 Editor’s note: Bill C-15 was introduced in the House of Commons by Hon. Jim Peterson (for the Minister of the Environment) on 26 October 2004. House of Commons Debates, 26 October 2004, p. 747.

8 Editor’s note: Bill C-17 was introduced in the House of Commons by Hon. Irwin Coder (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada) on 1 November 2004. House of Commons Debates, 1 November 2004, p. 1012.

9 Editor’s note: Bill C-19 was introduced in the House of Commons by Hon. Andy Scott (for the Minister of Industry) on 2 November 2004. House of Commons Debates, 2 November 2004, p. 1043.

10 Editor’s note: Bill C-25 was introduced in the House of Commons by Hon. Joseph Volpe (for the Minister of Foreign Affairs) on 23 November 2004. House of Commons Debates, 23 November 2004, p. 1691.

11 Editor’s note: Bill C-28 was introduced in the House of Commons by Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh (Minister of Health) on 29 November 2004. House of Commons Debates, 29 November 2004, p. 2033.

12 Editor’s note: Bill C-40 was introduced in the House of Commons by Hon. Andy Mitchell (Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food) on 11 March 2005. House of Commons Debates, 11 March 2005, p. 4324.

13 Editor’s note: Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides (Rotterdam, Netherlands, 10 September 1998; entered into force 24 February 2004). Canada accepted the Rotterdam Convention on 26 August 2002.

14 Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Kyoto, Japan, 11 December 1997; entered into force 16 February 2005), UN Doc. FCCC/CP/1997/L.7/Ad.1, reprinted in (1998) 37 I.L.M. 32. Canada ratified the Kyoto Protocol on 17 December 2002.

15 Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (Geneva, Switzerland, 21 May 2003; entered into force 27 February 2005), reprinted in (2003) 42 I.L.M. 518. Canada has been a party to the convention since 26 November 2004 by ratification.

16 Editor’s note: World Health Organization, The Three by Five Initiative, “Canada’s Landmark Contribution to Three by Five,” May june 2004, at<www.who.int/3by5/ mediacentre>

17 Editor’s note: Ibid., and WHO, The World Health Report 2004: Changing History, Message from the Director-General, at ix; online at <www.who.int/whr>.

18 Editor’s note: Bill C-6, An Act Respecting Assisted Human Reproduction and Related Research, was introduced and passed all readings in the House of Commons on 11 February 2004.

19 Editor’s note: Bill C-6 received Royal Assent on 29 March 2004.

20 Editor’s note: United Nations Declaration on Human Cloning, Doc. A/RES/ 59/280 (8 March 2005).

21 Editor’s note: In his explanation after the vote on the declaration, the representative of Canada said reproductive cloning was illegal in Canada in whatever form. The ambiguity of the declaration might give rise to certain political and other concerns. See United Nations, Press Release GA/10333, General Assembly Adopts United Nations Declaration on Human Cloning by vote of 84–34–37 March 2005), at <http://www.un.org/News/>.

22 Editor’s note: See, for example, Christopher Rowland, “Canada Threatens to Halt Shipments of Drugs to US,” Boston Globe, 11 November 2004, at <www.boston.com/news/globe/>.

23 Editor’s note: Prime Minister Paul Martin denied that Canada was trying to drive Internet pharmacies out of business. See, for example, “Canada Not Trying to Kill Web Drugstores, PM Says,” Reuters, 13 November 2004, at <today. reuters.co.uk>.

24 Editor’s note: Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Paris, France, 20 October 2005, not yet in force), available at <portal.unesco.org/culture/>. Canada has become the first state to ratify the convention on 23 November 2005.

25 Editor’s note: Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, Fourth World Conference on Women, 15 September 1995, Doc. A/CONF.177/20 (1995) and Doc. A/CONF.177/20/Add.1 (1995).

26 See note 24 in this section.

27 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, GA Res. 54/263, Doc. A/ 54/49 (25 May 2000); entered into force 18 January 2002); at <www.unhchr.ch>. Canada signed the protocol on 10 November 2001. It ratified the protocol on 14 September 2005.

28 Editor’s note: G-8, The Commission for Africa, Our Common Interests, 11 March 2005, at <www.commissionforafrica.org/>.

29 Editor’s note: UN Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness, done in New York, 30 August 1961, 989 U.N.T.S. 175, entered into force 13 December 1975. Canada accessed to the convention on 17 July 1978.

30 Editor’s note: Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction (Ottawa, Canada, 18 September 1997; entered into force 1 March 1999), reprinted in (1991) 36 I.L.M. 1507. Canada signed and ratified the convention on 3 December 1997.

31 Editor’s note: Updates on the HMCS Chicoutimi tragedy available at <www.forces.gc.ca>.

32 Editor’s note: Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (Geneva, Switzerland, 28 July 1951; entered into force 22 April 1954) 189 U.N.T.S. 137. Canada accessed to the convention on 4 June 1969.

33 Editor’s note: On 31 August 2004, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panel ruled that the evidence relied on by the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) did not support the ITC’s finding of a threat of material injury to the US softwood lumber industry from Canadian imports. See NAFTA Article 1904 Binational Panel Review, Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Final Affirmative Threat of Injury Determination, Second Remand Decision of the Panel, 31 August 2004, at 7, available at <www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca>.

34 Editor’s note: World Trade Organization, EC - Measures Affecting the Approval and Marketing of Biotech Products (Doc. WT/DS292; Request for Consultations, Doc. WT/DS292/1,13 May 2003). Canada requested consultations with the European Community (EC) concerning certain measures taken by the EC and its member states affecting imports of agricultural and food imports from Canada. The United States (Doc. WT/DS291) and Argentina (Doc. WT/DS293) have also filed their complaints on the same subject matter (at <www.wto.org>).