NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION- PRESENT TRANSPORT CANADA WITH INFORMATION ABOUT RECENT GOVERNMENT ACTIONS THAT HAVE NEGATIVELY AFFECTED SMALL AIRPORTS; COORDINATE FCM'S SUBMISSION TO INDUSTRY CANADA'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA POLICY REVIEW; CONSULT WITH OTHER STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS ABOUT URBAN TRANSIT INITIATIVESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT- POLICY AND ASSISTANCE ON SOFTWOOD LUMBER WITH DFAIT, HRDC, INDUSTRY CANADA AND NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA; INNOVATION AND SKILLS AGENDA WITH HRDC AND INDUSTRY CANADA; ARTS/ CULTURE/ TOURISM/ HERITAGE AND BROWNFIELDS WITH CANADIAN HERITAGE AND INDUSTRY CANADARACE RELATIONS-CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CANADIAN HERITAGE OFFICIALS ON HATE ACTIVITY POLICY; STRENGTHENED TIES CREATED BETWEEN THE METROPOLIS PROJECT AND FCM FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION AND INFORMATION SHARING; HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS AND MULTICULTURALISM PROGRAM WITH CANADIAN HERITAGE; IMMIGRATION, INCLUDING REGIONALIZATION, INTEGRATION AND SETTLEMENT, WITH CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADAMUNICIPAL-ABORIGINAL RELATIONS - CONTINUE LOBBYING FOR RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ABORIGINAL POPULATION OFF-RESERVE; MONITORING NEW LEGISLATION REGARDING FIRST NATIONS; ENSURING MUNICIPAL CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION REGARDING ADDITIONS TO RESERVE; AND ENSURING THE OPERATION OF THE CENTRE FOR MUNICIPAL-ABORIGINAL RELATIONSCOMMUNITY SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION - EVALUATION OF THE MUNICIPAL DRUG STRATEGY PROJECT; EXPANSION OF FCM'S MUNICIPAL DRUG STRATEGY PROJECT; RESEARCH INCREASING POLICING COSTS; RESEARCH ADDITIONAL SECURITY COSTS INCURRED BY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT POST SEPTEMBER 11TH; ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL TOOLS AND POLICE TRAINING OF COMMUNITY-BASED ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION FOR YOUTH; PURSUE INITIATIVES THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF CRIME (CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT); PROMOTE YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL DECISION MAKING; PROMOTE CHILDREN'S INFRASTRUCTUREFUTURE ROLE OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS - CONTINUE URGING
Objets poursuivis : Renseignements prospectifs :
RURAL AND NORTHERN ISSUES: TRADE IN CATTLE/BEEF AND BSE; INFRASTRUCTURE FOR RURAL AND NORTHERN COMMUNITIES - RESEARCH ON THE "NEW RURAL ECONOMY"; MAINTAINING THE PRESENCE OF IMPORTANT INSTITUTIONS IN RURAL/NORTHERN COMMUNITIES (E.G.: POST OFFICES, BANKS, SMALL AIRPORTS/AIR SERVICE; COMMUNITY CAPACITY-BUILDING (SMALL, RURAL AND NORTHERN COMMUNITIES); HEALTH IN NORTHERN/RURAL COMMUNITIES; STRENGTHENING TIES BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIESTRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS: MUNICIPAL/RAILWAY PROXIMITY ISSUES AND GUIDELINES URBAN TRANSIT; ENSURING UNIVERSAL BROADBAND ACCESS BY 2005ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES: WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION CANADA TO RECOGNIZE THAT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS ARE PARTNERS AND NEED TO BE CONSULTED ON IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE ISSUES; WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CANADIAN HERITAGE TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE IN CANADIAN COMMUNITIES; IMPROVING CANADA-US RELATIONS THROUGH WORK WITH DFAIT AND INDUSTRY CANADA IN TRADE PROMOTION AT THE GRASSROOTS; EXAMINING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF CANADIAN COMMUNITIES AND THE ROLE OF VARIOUS FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS IN POSITIONING CITIES GLOBALLY.COMMUNITY SAFETY AND CRIME PREVENTION ISSUES - COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS; NATIONAL POLICING; EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND SECURITY MEASURES; POLICIES AND PROGRAMS RELATING TO CRIME PREVENTION BASED ON COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; NATIONAL AND MUNICIPAL DRUG STRATEGIES; ORGANIZED CRIME; MONITORING NEW LEGISLATION.MUNICIPAL-ABORIGINAL RELATIONS ISSUES - RESOURCES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ABORIGINAL POPULATION LIVING IN MUNICIPALITIES; MUNICIPAL CONSULTATION AND COMMUNICATION REGARDING LAND MANAGEMENT ISSUES, INCLUDING ADDITIONS TO RESERVE; AND ENSURING THE OPERATION OF THE CENTRE FOR MUNICIPAL-ABORIGINAL RELATIONS; MONITORING NEW LEGISLATION.MUNICIPAL FINANCE - SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS INCLUDING REVENUE SHARING WITH THE FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS AND NEW DEBT,