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CANADA:
Claude Baillargeon expressed some concern with the
proposal for 20-year goals because goals do not necessarily
translate into worthwhile programmes. Goals cannot be imposed
from outside; they must make sense within national realities and
must be relevant, embraced and owned by governments and their
peoples. He suggested that the recommendations from the Ottawa
roundtable on family planning, reproductive rights and
reproductive health be incorporated into the final document. With
regard to international migration, recommendations should address
the need for sustained and sustainable economic growth and
development; ensuring that migration benefits both sending and
receiving countries as well as individual migrants; addressing
the underlying causes of refugee movements; and protecting the
right to seek asylum. The follow-up section requires more work
and should ensure that the progress made in Cairo is enhanced at
the Social Summit, the Women's Conference and Habitat.