Deputy Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House -
1) notes that the United Nations General Assembly has declared 2012 the International Year of Co-operatives with the theme "Co-operative enterprises build a better world", highlighting the contribution of co-operatives to socioeconomic development and particularly their impact on poverty reduction, employment generation and social integration;
2) believes that co-operatives can develop the economy, respond to social change and create jobs;
3) further believes that, because of their distinctive focus on values, co-operatives have proven themselves to be a resilient and viable business model which can prosper even during difficult times; and
4) urges government to devise measures that are aimed at creating a supportive environment for the development of co-operatives, as well as raising awareness about co-operatives, and to help encourage support for and the development of co-operative enterprises by individuals and their communities.
Agreed to.