International Conference on Afghanistan in The Hague  It is a country with a population of 22 million people, 14 million of whom are under the age of 18, with a life expectancy of 43. Only 23% of the people have access to safe drinking water and 12% to sanitation. There is a very long way to go and it may take decades and decades of development assistance, even under the most peaceful of circumstances, to bring that country forward to the level where more and more people have access to education, schools and safe water.

International Conference on Afghanistan in The Hague  Canada's second priority in Afghanistan is to strengthen Afghan institutional capacity to deliver basic services and promote economic development. The people of Kandahar have asked for schools, access to water, sanitation, electricity and job creation. Our government will invest up to $210 million over the next three years to help the Afghan government deliver these services. These initiatives are aimed to improve the quality of life of Kandaharis and will help increase the confidence of Afghans in their government.

Foreign Affairs committee  The area is affected by shelling every day, and the cramped conditions and the lack of water and proper sanitation are putting people at risk of epidemics. The government agent for the Mullaithivu district in the northeast stated in a letter dated March 5, 2009, requesting much-needed food rations: ...every day the IDPs come to us and are pressurizing us for food, but we are not in a position to give them a correct answer.

Foreign Affairs committee  They don't have good facilities in the camps. My relatives are still in Vavuniya. You can go to see it. They don't have good sanitation facilities, and they are dying from disease because they never allow the people to leave the camp. They are very sick. Even pregnant women have died in those camps, according to reports from the NGOs.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  The real danger of the nuclear issue comes, it seems to me, because it's anchored in a state that is otherwise a human rights violator and engaged in state-sanctioned incitement to genocide. So are we on the one hand undermining one case for the sanctions and somewhat sanitizing the other categories of violations and concern?

Bill C-328 An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security. 2. States shall take effective measures and, where appropriate, special measures to ensure continuing improvement of their economic and social conditions.

Situation in Sri Lanka  As I have stated, through trusted humanitarian partners, including the Red Cross and World Vision, the Government of Canada has helped to provide emergency medical support, emergency food assistance, shelter, water and sanitation services, protection, health and hygiene education, as well as emergency preparedness training. Canada is committed to working with our partners to help coordinate global emergency efforts.

Committees of the House  I would say that it has to do with dollars and very little sense. The investment in housing, education, sanitation, the things we as a community know are essential are missing. I think that the government simply does not intend to make those investments.

Foreign Affairs committee  CIDA's program focuses on providing humanitarian assistance to people afflicted by the conflict; facilitating the reintegration of displaced persons; supporting basic education, health services, demining activities; and improving water and sanitation for those in need. Since January 2006, CIDA has disbursed some $120 million in Sudan, including $72.7 million in crisis assistance and over $47.5 million for reconstruction efforts.

Bill C-569 An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Indigenous peoples have the right, without discrimination, to the improvement of their economic and social conditions, including, inter alia, in the areas of education, employment, vocational training and retraining, housing, sanitation, health and social security. 2. States shall take effective measures and, where appropriate, special measures to ensure continuing improvement of their economic and social conditions.

Environment committee  It's a lot more difficult to reformulate automatic dishwasher detergent because it aids in the cleaning and sanitation of dishes, where it didn't do that in laundry.

Environment committee  This is of particular importance for institutions such as hospitals and restaurants, where machines use much bigger loads, have higher temperatures, and are cycling through much faster than those we would typically find in our household machines. Phosphorus plays a role in cleaning and sanitation for these specialized applications. The results of our consultations have also underlined considerations regarding the level of phosphorus that could be prescribed in regulation.

Subcommittee on International Human Rights committee  I fail to appreciate how there can be a retroactive legitimization of actions that were clearly unconstitutional and illegal at the time they were taken. For example, how do you legitimate or sanitize prolonged and illegal detention, denial of counsel during the first several years of his detention, coerced interrogation--I could go on. These things cannot be remedied by subsequent later compliance by the U.S. with a prosecution that is already fatally flawed and deemed to have been illegal.

International Trade committee  I think we have expertise and we have resources to contribute to developing the Colombian economy, whether it's by building infrastructure, helping them build transportation infrastructure, or getting access to energy. We have the knowledge and expertise in Canada in all those fields, and in water and sanitation. These are things the people there need in order to develop their economy, but also in order to improve their own personal lives. You talked about poverty, and I know this is something that is very prevalent in many parts of Colombia.

International Aid  It is not how it gets there. It is the requirements, the needs, the food, the water, the sanitation, and the medication. It has to get to the victims. This government is making sure it gets to the victims. We are doing that responsibly with respected organizations.