A/HRC/11/37 had fallen considerably. The Government of Canada committed to continuing to find ways to build on efforts to address poverty and housing issues, in collaboration with provinces and territories. 249. Canada was committed to taking decisive steps to eliminate racism and to address any and all issues of discrimination facing Canada’s diverse racial, ethnic, cultural and religious communities. “A Canada for All”, Canada’s plan of action against racism, addressed racial discrimination in a coordinated manner across 20 federal departments and agencies. 250. Canada monitored the implementation of its legislation, programmes and services related to the protection of victims of trafficking. Canada pursued a multipronged approach to protect children from all form of sexual exploitation, including a comprehensive legal framework to deter exploitation and to hold offenders accountable; the development of tools and strategies for law enforcement agencies; and support for community-based projects that foster prevention and support victims. 251. Federal, provincial and territorial governments worked both individually and collaboratively to enhance implementation of international human rights treaties to which Canada was a party. Canada recognized that there may be opportunities to improve existing processes and therefore committed to considering options for enhancing mechanisms and procedures related to the implementation of international human rights obligations. 2. Views expressed by Member and observer States of the Council on the review outcome 252. Making reference to the recommendations accepted, rejected and or partially accepted by Canada, Algeria indicated that it had expected more openness and consistency from Canada in the universal periodic review exercise. Algeria referred to the persistent refusal of Canada to join the consensus on the institution-building package of the Council and its refusal to systematically denounce violations committed by an occupying Power in a particular region of the world. Algeria noted Canada’s rejection of recommendation 61, which took up a recommendation from the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination regarding awareness-raising intended to protect certain groups associated with terrorism and to amend anti-terrorist law. Algeria indicated it would have liked Canada to take the opportunity to announce its support for the final document of the Durban Review Conference. Algeria noted the refusal of Canada to adhere to various international human rights instruments while it had made similar recommendations in the context of the universal periodic review to other countries. 253. Cuba noted that, in the course of the review of Canada, around 68 recommendations had been formulated. It highlighted those asking Canada to ratify international conventions to which it was not yet a party and to intensify efforts to combat racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia, particularly against First Nations, as an essential component to democracy. It noted that Canada had accepted a number of recommendations, but regretted that it continued to refuse to comply fully with and implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, one of Cuba’s recommendations. Cuba also regretted that Canada dissociated itself from international efforts to combat racism, racial discrimination and xenophobia and urged it to join the activities to implement the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, as well as the outcome document of the Review Conference. Cuba indicated it missed the time when Canada took a pro-third-world approach, committed to the noblest causes, always on the side of the weakest, and awaited its return. 254. The Russian Federation regretted that the recommendations that it made to Canada had not been implemented. It recommended that Canada not isolate itself from international 96 GE.09-16766