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INSETs see Integrated Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs)

Insider training see Income trusts--Income tax status

Institut maritime du Québec

    >>Maritime training centre, Cégep de Rimouski component, 60th anniversary, 427(9:1105)

Institute for Business Technology see Labour relations--"National PEP Your Workplace Week"

Institute for Nutriscience and Health see Health research--National Research Council Institute for Nutriscience and Health

Institute of Molecular Medicine and Health see Health sciences research

Insulation see Housing

Insurance

    >>Premiums, increase, exorbitant, S.O. 31, 3867(63:1400)
    >>See also Automobile insurance; Export Development Canada (EDC); Tourism industry--Adventure tourism

Insurance Companies Act see Financial Institutions Legislation Amendment Act (Bill C-57)

Insurance industry

Integrated Border Enforcement Teams (IBETs) see Border, Canadian--Canada-United States co-operation

Integrated Proceeds of Crime Initiative (IPOC) see Proceeds of crime

Integrated resources management strategy see Mackenzie Valley pipeline

Integrated Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs) see National security

Intellectual property

    >>Rights, protecting, etc., 5437(87:1810)
    >>See also Copyright; Patents; Plant breeders` rights

Intelligence see Canadian Forces

Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA)(United States) see Border, Canadian--United States security concerns, Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative

Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence Against Women see Violence against women--Combatting

Inter-university trade exchange see Universities

Interbasin water system see Water exports

Interest Act (amdt.--interest payable on repayment of a mortgage loan before maturity)(Bill C-244)--Martin, Pat

    >>First reading, 959(18:1210)
    >>See also Mortgages--Repayment before maturity

Interest rates

    >>Budget 2005 agreement with New Democratic Party, impact, 7413-4(119:1305), 7472(119:2020), 7478(119:2110)
    >>Criminal rate, setting at 35% above bank rate, 4909(80:1005)
    >>>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal interest rate)(Bill C-361); Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal interest rate)(Bill S-19)
    >>Decline, 5835(94:1755), 7493(119:2310)
    >>Government expenditures factor, impact, 7522(120:1250)
    >>Increase, impact, bankruptcies, etc., 8420(131:1720)
    >>Liberal governments, former, high rates, 7567(120:1815)
    >>Low, benefits, 3089(50:1030)
    >>United States rates, comparison, 7547(120:1540)
    >>See also Budget 2005--New Democratic Party; Credit cards; Housing; Small and medium business

Interim Committee of Parliamentarians on National Security see National security--Parliamentarians role

Interim marketing authorizations see Food safety

"Interim Report on Copyright Reform" see Canadian Heritage Standing Committee--Reports, Second

Intermodality see Transportation

International agreements

    >>Dispute resolution mechanisms, importance, 5229(84:1640-5)
    >>Federal-provincial jurisdiction factor
    >>>Quebec, 3862-3(62:1900-10)
    >>>See also International agreements--Treaties;
    >>Treaties, process, federal-provincial jurisdiction factor, Parliamentary committees role, House of Commons approval requirement, etc., 1164(21:1540), 6150-7(101:1800-55), 7744-51(122:1730-825), 8533(133:1720-5), 9451(147:1040)
    >>>o.q., 8324-5(130:1425-30), 8326(130:1435-40)
    >>>See also Treaties Act (Bill C-260)
    >>Treaties entered into force in Canada in 2002, 2003, 2004, tabled, 5815(94:1505)
    >>See also Adoption (children)--Vietnamese children; Air transportation--Canada-United States open skies agreement; Aircraft/aerospace industry; Child labour; DNA identification/evidence--National DNA databank; Immigration/immigrants--Canada-United States safe third country agreement; Income tax; Nuclear energy; Old Age Security (OAS); Pensions--Estonia; Spirit drinks; Trade agreements; Trafficking in persons (human trafficking)

International Biology Olympiad see Holt, Andrew

International biotechnology and life sciences conference see Biotechnology--BioNorth

International Boundary Waters Treaty see Devils Lake, North Dakota--Inter-basin transfer

International Brigades see Meyers, Nickolaus

International competitiveness

    >>Improvement, need, 5901(95:1705-10)
    >>See also Corporate income tax--Capital cost allowance rate; Industrial development; International Trade Department--Establishment as separate department; Textile and clothing industry--Crisis; Trade

International conflicts

    >>Child soldiers, S.O. 31, 7367(118:1105)
    >>Democracy, role in avoiding, 9718(150:2210)
    >>Foreign occupations, invasions, opposing, seeking peaceful solutions, petitions, 3402(55:1205)
    >>Historical developments, United States superpower factor, 2376-7(40:1350)
    >>Humanitarian response, responsibility to protect, expert panel report, etc., 9723-4(150:2250-5), 9728(150:2325), 9729(150:2340)
    >>>Francophonie resolution, o.q., 2031(34:1450-5)
    >>>o.q., 1971-2(33:1140)
    >>World instability, changes, factors, 654(13:1150), 657(13:1215)
    >>See also Diamond mining industry--Conflict diamonds; Foreign aid

International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) see Oceans--Pollution

International Convention on the Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Content and Artistic Expression see United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)--Quebec role

International co-operation see Remote sensing satellites--Regulation

International Cooperation Minister see Foreign Affairs and International Trade Department--Reorganization

International Criminal Court see Sudan--Darfur region conflict

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

    >>United Nations initiative, supporting, S.O. 31, 8606-7(135:1415), 8717-8(137:1405)

International Day of Disabled Persons

    >>December 3, United Nations designating, S.O. 31, 2249-50(38:1100), 2251-2(38:1110)

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression

    >>Commemoration, S.O. 31, 6555(107:1410)

International Day of La Francophonie

    >>Anniversary, 35th, Canadian role, etc., S.O. 31, 4361-2(71:1400-5), 4363(71:1410)

International Day of Older Persons

International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People

    >>United Nations declaration, etc., o.q., 2033(34:1500)

International Development programs see Foreign development programs

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

    >>Davidson, Janet, Canadian, nomination for president, S.O. 31, 8905(140:1405)

International financial institutions see Developing countries--Debt

International Fund for Animal Welfare see Goodall, Jane

International Fund for Ireland see Ireland--Peace process

International Human Rights day

    >>Anniversary of United Nations adoption of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, S.O. 31, 2519(42:1410), 2602(43:1100), 2605(43:1110)

International institutions

    >>Role, Throne Speech statement, 12(2:1630)

International Interests in Mobile Equipment (aircraft equipment) Act (Bill C-4)--Minister of Transport (Lapierre)

    >>First reading, 189(5:1205)
    >>Second reading, 468-79(10:1230-355), 500-20(10:1555-835), deemed agreed to, 522(11:1005)
    >>Transport Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 522(11:1005)
    >>>Reported, without amdt., 1163(21:1335)
    >>Report stage
    >>>Concurrence, agreed to, 1299(24:1100-5), deemed concurred in with further amdts., 1308-9(24:1215)
    >>>Motions, deemed moved and agreed to, 1308-9(24:1215)
    >>Third reading, 1299-308(24:1105-215), 1309-14(24:1215-55), agreed to, 1314(24:1255), passed.
    >>Royal Assent, 3913(64:1220) Chap. 3, S.C. 2005
    >>See also Aircraft/aerospace industry--International agreement re financing/creditors

International Joint Commission see Devils Lake, North Dakota--Inter-basin transfer; Great Lakes; Water pollution--Inter-basin transfer--Lake Memphrémagog

International Labour Organization (ILO) see Textile and clothing industry--Child labour/forced labour; Wal-Mart Canada Corp.--Collective bargaining

International law see Marijuana--Decriminalization

International Monetary Fund (IMF) see Economy/economic conditions--Government forecasts

International Polar Year see Arctic--Canadian role

International Police & Fire Games, 2004, Nevada

    >>Tessier, Yves, shot-put gold medal winner, tribute, S.O. 31, 93-4(4:1405)

International policy statement see Foreign policy

International relations

    >>Canadian role, 2870-1(46:1610), 2949(47:1645), 3885(63:1605)
    >>>Alliances, participation in, 1493(26:1610)
    >>>Budget 2004 measures, 3883(63:1545)
    >>>Budget 2005 measures, 3909-10(64:1145-50), 3910(64:1200)
    >>>Canadian values factor, 3892(63:1700)
    >>>Foreign Affairs and International Trade Department reorganization, relationship, 3369-71(54:1650-700)
    >>>Global peace and security, 3909-10(64:1150)
    >>>>Budget 2005 funding, 6039(99:1810)
    >>>L-20 initiative, 2871(46:1615), 3403(55:1215), 3405(55:1225-30), 3411(55:1310-5)
    >>>Multilateralism
    >>>>o.q., 2666(44:1500)
    >>>>Prime Minister Paul Martin discussing with United States President George W. Bush in Chile, o.q., 1406(25:1425)
    >>>Pearson, Lester B., era, factor3458(56:1525)
    >>>Public diplomacy, 3909(64:1150)
    >>>Strengthening, etc., 2840(46:1350-5)
    >>>Throne Speech statement, 12(2:1630), 7127(115:1845)
    >>>See also Environment--Canadian international role
    >>Failed institutions of governance and law, impact, Throne Speech statement, 12(2:1630)
    >>Quebec role see Quebec--International representation right
    >>See also Canada Corps; Foreign policy; G-20 countries; Quebec; University of British Columbia--Liu Centre for the Study of Global Issues

International security

    >>Foreign Affairs Department role, 3360(54:1655)

International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) see Afghanistan--Canadian Forces role, Kandahar provincial reconstruction team

International sex trade see Sex trade

International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project

International Trade Department

International Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment Subcommittee

    >>Role, establishing as standing committee, 3180(51:1745)

International trade zones see Mirabel international trade zone

International Volunteer Day

International Women's Day

International Year of Physics see Canadian Association of Physics

Internationaux du Sport de Montréal

    >>Federal funding, r.o., 4636(75:1545)
    >>Pool facilities, construction, Liberal fundraiser Serge Savard involvement, Canada Economic Development $16 million funding, etc., o.q., 3274-5(53:1440)
    >>See also Sponsorship program--Funds; World Aquatic Championship 2005

Internet

    >>High-speed access, Quebec, availability, 2356(40:1110)
    >>Websites see Equalization payments--Data; Firearms registry (Canadian Firearms Program)--Security; Marijuana--Health Department education program; Members of Parliament--Communications technology; Regional and rural development--Regional development agencies, Information disclosure; Sgro--References, Election campaign; Solberg--References; Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC)--Loans, Repayment schedules; Trafficking in persons (human trafficking)--Education/awareness factor; Veterans--Route of Honour; War memorials--Virtual War Memorial
    >>See also Age of consent (sexual relations)--Raising; Child pornography; Child sexual abuse/assault/exploitation; Community Access Program (CAPC); Drugs and pharmaceuticals; Education; Elections--Telephone, fax and Internet service; Government on-line services (Internet); Marijuana--Health Department education program; Regional and rural development--Regional development agencies, Information disclosure; Trafficking in persons (human trafficking); Wiretapping--New communications technologies

Internet Child Pornography Prevention Act (Bill C-254)--Stoffer

    >>First reading, 1013(19:1520)
    >>See also Child pornography--Internet distribution

Internet pharmacies see Drugs and pharmaceuticals; HIV/AIDS--Combatting, Drugs

Internment of Persons of Ukrainian Origin Recognition Act (Bill C-331) --Mark

    >>First reading, 223(6:1505)
    >>Second reading, 2410-8(40:1730-830), 4584-91(74:1630-725), agreed to, 4591(74:1725)
    >>>Dropped to bottom of order of precedence on Order Paper, 2418(40:1830)
    >>Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 4591(74:1725)
    >>>Reported, with amdts., including change of short title, 9443(147:1005)
    >>Report stage, concurrence, agreed to, 10060-1(156:1835-40)
    >>Third reading, 10061-8(156:1840-930), agreed to, 10067-8(156:1930), passed.
    >>Royal Assent by written declaration (House of Commons not sitting see Journals, November 25, 2005) Chap. 52, S.C. 2005
    >>See also Ukrainian Canadians--World War I internment

Interparliamentary delegations

Interparliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA) see Interparliamentary delegations--Reports

Interprovincial trade

    >>Barriers, removing, 76(4:1200)
    >>Federal-provincial agreement, formula, amending, 5661(91:1545)
    >>>See also Agreement on Internal Trade Implementation Act (amdt.--approval of a proposal)(Bill C-376)
    >>See also Food safety

Intoxicants see Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement

Intravenous drug use see Drug and substance abuse

Intrawest Corporation see Mont Tremblant ski resort

Inuit

    >>Nunavut settlement area, annual report for 2003 on state of Inuit culture and society, tabled, 2729(45:1005)
    >>Secretariat, establishing, Budget 2005 measure, 3889(63:1635)
    >>Urban Inuit Conference, October 2005, Ottawa, ON, S.O. 31, 9015-6(141:1405)
    >>See also Inuvialuit Final Agreement; Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement; Lyall, Pat; Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement; Nunavut; Nunavut Siviniksavut; Oikiqtani Inuit Association

Inuit sled dogs

    >>Slaughter, 1950-1970, judicial inquiry request, etc., 5845-6(95:1005-10)
    >>>See also Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Standing Committee--Reports, Third

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

    >>Partnership Agreement with Canada, S.O. 31, 6815(111:1405)

Inuvialuit Final Agreement

    >>Implementation Coordinating Committee 2002-2003 annual report, tabled, 2261(38:1205)

Invasive species

    >>Combatting
    >>>Budget 2005 measure, 3891(63:1700)
    >>>o.q., 10168(158:1200)

Inverness Bronze Sculpture Gallery see Le Musée du Bronze d'Inverness

Investigative hearings see Justice system

Investment

    >>Government strategy, lack, 3908(64:1140), 6086(100:1505)
    >>Taxation levels, relationship, 2832(46:1250)
    >>See also Foreign investment/ownership; Productivity--Private sector investment lack factor

Investment Canada Act see Foreign investment/ownership

Investment Canada act (amdt.)(Bill C-59)--Minister of Industry (Emerson)

Investment tax credit program see Corporate income tax; Mines/mining industry--Exploration and development

Invisible work day see Journée de travail invisible

IODE Police Community Service Awards see Edwards, Lt Ralph

Iogen Corporation

    >>Capital requirements, etc., 5902(95:1715)

IPOC see Integrated Proceeds of Crime Initiative (IPOC)

Iqaluit see Earth Day

Iran

    >>Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud, President see Israel
    >>Gay youths, Mahmoud Asgari and Ayaz Marhoni, execution, human rights abuse, S.O. 31, 8263(129:1105)
    >>Human rights violations
    >>>Canadian position, o.q., 10000(155:1500)
    >>>S.O. 31, 8439(132:1450)
    >>Kazemi, Zahra, Canadian tortured/killed while in Iranian government custody, Canadian response, etc., 6438-40(105:1815-25), 6518-20(106:1930-40)
    >>>o.q., 3353-4(54:1445-50), 4623-4(75:1430-5), 4703(76:1440-5), 4704(76:1450), 4748-9(77:1455-500), 7540(120:1450)
    >>>r.o., 6344(104:1530)
    >>>S.O. 31, 4620(75:1415), 4621(75:1420)
    >>Sahba, Haleh, deportation from Canada to Iran, returning to Canada, petitions, 4235(69:1005), 4530(74:1025)
    >>See also Mujahedin-E-Khalq (MEK)(Terrorist group); Nuclear weapons; Refugees

Iraq

    >>Canadian Forces role
    >>>Canadian officers serving with United States and United Kingdom units, o.q., 3229(52:1440), 3753(61:1420-5)
    >>>Conservative Party position, 9727(150:2315-20), 9728-9(150:2325-30)
    >>>Government not sending troops, o.q., 3151(51:1425-30), 3229(52:1440), 3232(52:1455)
    >>>House of Commons debating prior to, o.q., 8514-5(133:1500)
    >>>Training Iraqi troops outside Iraq, o.q., 3351(54:1435)
    >>CARE International head of operations Margaret Hassan, murder, S.O. 31, 1474(26:1410), 5501(89:1400)
    >>Constitution, referendum, S.O. 31, 8718(137:1410)
    >>Democratization, Canadian position, 3405(55:1225)
    >>Election, January, 2005, 2828(46:1220)
    >>>Canadian government not congratulating Iraqi people, o.q., 8858(139:1145), 8861(139:1200)
    >>>Canadian observers, 2949(47:1635)
    >>>>Safety factor, o.q., 2308(39:1420), 2314(39:1455)
    >>>o.q., 2844(46:1415-20), 2851(46:1500)
    >>>S.O. 31, 2843(46:1410)
    >>Insurgents/terrorists, Canadians involved, government condemning, o.q., 8858(139:1145), 8861(139:1200)
    >>Oil for food program of United Nations, concerns, investigating
    >>>Canadian involvement possibility, Maurice Strong, etc., 4257(69:1255)
    >>>>o.q., 5409(87:1450), 5509-10(89:1450), 5582-3(90:1455), 5769(93:1155)
    >>>>S.O. 31, 9813(152:1410)
    >>>Canadian Wheat Board, alleged illegal contracts, o.q., 5769-70(93:1155)
    >>>o.q., 319(7:1455)
    >>>See also Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports, Tenth
    >>Police, training, Canadian role, o.q., 3232(52:1455)
    >>Reconstruction, Canadian role, 9720(150:2225)
    >>>o.q., 2314(39:1455), 3232(52:1455), 9189(143:1500)
    >>Surette, Stefan, Canadian employed by British security firm, killed by insurgents, S.O. 31, 5402(87:1410)
    >>United States pre-emptive attack
    >>>Canadian non-participation, 651(13:1125-30), 655(13:1200), 706(13:1805), 8414(131:1635)
    >>>>o.q., 9189(143:1500)
    >>>>Quebecers' position, 670(13:1355), 685(13:1525)
    >>>Conservative Party position, 5871(95:1350), 7758(122:1905) 8866(139:1240)
    >>>United States war objectors seeking refuge in Canada, petitions, 9444(147:1010)
    >>>See also Immigration/immigrants--United States war resisters; Thompson, Myron--References
    >>Yamulky, Fairuz, Canadian citizen held captive, beaten, lack of Canadian government assistance, etc., S.O. 31, 1403-4(25:1415)

IRB see Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB)

Ireland

    >>Peace process, International Fund for Ireland, Canadian support, S.O. 31, 6226(102:1400)
    >>Tax convention with Canada see Income tax--Double taxation
    >>See also Air India--Flight 182, June 23, 1985 terrorist attack, Anniversary

IRFAN Canada (Jerusalem Fund)

    >>Fund raising for Palestinian terrorist groups, allegations, government response, o.q., 1655(29:1455)

Iris recognition technology see Air transportation security--Airport security

Iron curtain see Soviet Union

Irrigation projects

    >>Saskatchewan, government funding, r.o., 4531(74:1030)

IRTPA see Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act (IRTPA)(United States)

ISAF see International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)

Islamic Foundation of Toronto see Pakistan--Earthquake

Israel

    >>Conservative Party support, S.O. 31, 1002(19:1410)
    >>Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad remarks, Canadian response
    >>>House express its dismay and offence, M. (Jennings), agreed to, 9257(144:1510-5)
    >>>o.q., 9107(142:1500), 10000(155:1500)
    >>>S.O. 31, 9321(145:1415), 9474(147:1400), 9523-4(148:1115), 9578-9(149:1405)
    >>Occupied territories see Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement; Middle East--Occupied Palestinian territories
    >>Rabin, Yitzhak, former Prime Minister, assassination, 10th anniversary, S.O. 31, 9523(148:1110), 9578(149:1400), 9579(149:1405), 9580(149:1410)
    >>Sharon, Ariel, President see Middle East conflict--Ceasefire
    >>United Nations organizations, participation in see Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports, Sixteenth
    >>See also Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy; Hate propaganda/speech; Middle East conflict; UJA Federation; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)--Canadian ambassador

Italian-Canadian Recognition and Restitution Act (Bill C-368)--Pacetti

    >>First reading, 5369(87:1005)
    >>See also Italian Canadians--World War II designation as enemy aliens

Italian Canadians

    >>Montreal community, contribution, S.O. 31, 9100(142:1420)
    >>Valigia d'oro, recipients, S.O. 31, 6980(114:1410)
    >>World War II designation as enemy aliens, internment, recognition, restitution, education programs, 5369(87:1005)
    >>>o.q., 9588(149:1500)
    >>>See also Italian-Canadian Recognition and Restitution Act (Bill C-368)

Italian Society, Principe di Piemonte

    >>Thunder Bay, ON, Italian fraternal organization, 95th anniversary, S.O. 31, 480(10:1400)

Italian television see RAI International

Italy see World War II--Battle of Ortona--Italian campaign

ITER project see International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project

Izaak Walton Killam (IWK) Hospital

    >>Dartmouth--Cole Harbour constituency, Robertson-Surrette Group, volunteer fundraising efforts, tribute, S.O. 31, 1324(24:1405)

L'information régionale

    >>Newspaper, Chateauguay--Saint-Constant riding, S.O. 31, 6602(108:1105)