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The Hansard Index is the key to information about what is said by Members of Parliament in the House of Commons during the 35th Parliament, 1st Session. The subject entries will either provide reference to a page number or, a combination of page number followed by the issue sitting number and time checks in the daily Hansard.

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Household moves see Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions--Move management services; National Defence Department--Move management services

Housing

    >>Aboriginal peoples, 1438, 1440, 1442, 1446, 1451-2, 2097, 3081, 8581
    >>>Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Standing Committee, Fourth report, recommendation No. 3, implementing, qu., 3193-4
    >>>CMHC record keeping, lack, 17608
    >>>Dial-A-Life Housing Corporation, Winnipeg, Man., S.O. 31, 14013
    >>>M. (Taylor), 8197-206, dropped from Order Paper, 8206
    >>>On-reserve housing policy, 16296, 16301
    >>>Right to own land on reserves, 16300-1
    >>>See also Kanesatake Indian Reserve; Mortgages--Insurance, CMHC program; Quebec--Aboriginal peoples
    >>Affordability and Choice Today Program
    >>>CMHC role, 16179, 16291
    >>>S.O. 31, 13000
    >>Affordable, 1435, 1437, 1451, 1456
    >>>Government commitment, 3080
    >>>National standards, 3075
    >>>Private sector, role, 3079
    >>>Quebec, 3075
    >>Canadian Centre for Public-Private Partnerships in Housing
    >>>CMHC role, 16179-80, 16205, 16296
    >>>Mortgage insurance, relationship, 16180
    >>>Role, achievements, 16179-80, 16296
    >>>See also Housing--Mentally disabled persons
    >>CMHC role, 2050, 3076, 16179, 16286, 16291, 16296-7
    >>>International, 16286
    >>>See also Housing passim; Mortgages--Insurance--National Housing Act mortgage-backed securities--Reverse annuity mortgages--Shared equity financing
    >>Co-operative and non-profit, 1448, 1453-4, 1457, 1876, 2050, 3073, 17609
    >>>5,000 units per year, Liberal Party election promise, 3073, 17609
    >>>Cressom housing initiative, Montreal, Que., 3075
    >>>Federal co-operative housing program, benefits, abolition, 16183-4
    >>>Funding, o.q., 2792
    >>>M. (C. Gagnon), 3073-81, dropped from Order Paper, 3081
    >>>o.q., 1425-6
    >>>Ownership, low and middle income families, 3073-4
    >>>Shelter assistance, direct aid to tenants, replacing, o.q., 2792
    >>>See also Housing--Social
    >>Crisis, action plan, lack, 3079-80
    >>Energy conservation measures, R-2000 standards, 1439
    >>Exports
    >>>Atlantic Canada Home Program, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Japan, 15914
    >>>Eastern Europe, Japan, etc., 16205, 16207-8
    >>Federal-provincial-municipal roles, 16206
    >>Federal-provincial-territorial co-operation, 3075-81
    >>>See also Housing--Social
    >>Funding, 3078
    >>Home Buyers Plan see Home Buyers Plan
    >>Industry
    >>>Decline, stimulating, 16204-5
    >>>See also Mortgages--Insurance, CMHC program
    >>Mentally disabled persons, projects, Canadian Centre for Public-Private Partnerships in Housing role, 16180
    >>Need, 624, 1435, 1446-7, 3079, 11427
    >>>1.2 million families, CMHC estimate, 3079
    >>Northern Canada, need, 624
    >>Policy, CMHC role, 16179
    >>Poverty
    >>>Correlation, 1452, 3079
    >>>See also Housing--Social, Federal government withdrawal
    >>Provincial jurisdiction, exclusive, establishing, 16199-200, 16207
    >>>o.q., 16243-4
    >>Quebec, 546, 3075
    >>>Corvée habitation program, 3071
    >>>Jurisdiction, transferring to province, 3073-5
    >>>See also Housing--Affordable--Social
    >>Regulations, CMHC role, 16179
    >>Renovations
    >>>Demolition incentives, removing, heritage buildings, etc., 17694
    >>>Rental units, cosmetic, 3074
    >>>Réparaction, Quebec government program, 3075
    >>>Retrofits see Energy efficiency--Residential energy retrofits
    >>>RRSP funds, use, 1283, 3073
    >>>Subsidies benefitting tenants, 3074
    >>>Underground economy, construction industry losses. tax credit to taxpayers, introducing, 12816-25, 14947-56, 15321
    >>>See also Mortgages--Insurance, CMHC program; RRAP
    >>Rental markets
    >>>CMHC review, 1439
    >>>Leases, cancellations, percentage, 3073
    >>>See also Housing--Renovations--Social; RRAP
    >>Resales, decline, 14032
    >>Research and development, CMHC role, 16179, 16287
    >>Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program see RRAP
    >>RRSP funds use, 17694
    >>>See also Housing--Renovations
    >>Senior citizens
    >>>Needs, 2089
    >>>See also Housing--Social
    >>Social
    >>>Adequacy of supply, 3076-7, 10599
    >>>Alberta, 1057, 3076-7
    >>>Bloc Québécois position, 3076
    >>>Budget, Feb.22/94, measures, 1732, 1737-8, 1821-3, 2066, 3054, 3072, 3088
    >>>>o.q., 1801-2
    >>>CMHC direct lending program, 1438, 1451, 1456, 3078, 16205
    >>>CMHC funding, 16179, 16205
    >>>>25% reduction, Reform Party proposal, S.O. 31, 8341
    >>>>$300 million reduction, Feb. 27/95 budget measure, 10103, 10117, 10274, 10283, 10440, 10459, 10537, 10590, 10598-9, 11306, 11427, 11580
    >>>>>o.q., 10329, 13238
    >>>Construction and renovations, funding, 3073
    >>>Construction starts, 1436-7, 1439, 1441, 1445, 1454
    >>>Etobicoke--Lakeshore constituency projects, 16283
    >>>Expenditures, 1435, 1444-5, 17609
    >>>Federal government role, unconstitutional, transfer of funds to provinces alternative, 16183
    >>>Federal government withdrawal, 628, 1877, 2635-6, 3079, 10599, 16184, 17606-7, 17717
    >>>>o.q., 1690-1, 16326
    >>>>Poverty, relationship, 16181-2, 16201
    >>>>Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney), 3075, 17608-9
    >>>>Women, impact, 628, 10598
    >>>Federal-provincial-territorial co-operation, 3081
    >>>Funding, 244-5, 563-4, 878, 1436-7, 1453, 1455, 2089, 2097, 2637, 3076, 16287, 16295-6
    >>>>o.q., 570, 1425-6, 1801-2, 2792, 4991-2, 5157, 5430, 10077-8, 13238
    >>>>S.O. 31, 7724
    >>>Government commitment, 1438, 1450, 1861, 1876-8, 2636, 3073, 3078, 3080, 3197, 16283-4
    >>>>o.q., 1858
    >>>International comparison, 3073
    >>>Liberal Party election promises, 17609
    >>>M. on supply (Guay), 1435-59
    >>>Montreal, Que., 1441, 1455, 1820-3
    >>>>"Resolution Montreal" project, government support, o.q., 3708
    >>>National standards, 3081
    >>>Needs, 3074
    >>>Petitions, 160, 391-2, 577, 1243, 1649-50, 1729-30, 2226, 2365, 2979
    >>>Programs, funding, restoring, Liberal Party policy, Finance Minister P. Martin Sept. 22/93 letter, 3079
    >>>Quebec, 863, 2050, 3073-4, 3076-7, 3080, 9860-1, 16182-3, 16201, 17606-9
    >>>>Logirente program for senior citizens, federal government non-involvement, 16182
    >>>>o.q., 9781-2, 16326
    >>>>Ontario, comparison, 17607
    >>>Quebec City, Que., 1447
    >>>>S.O. 31, 713, 987
    >>>Rent increases, 813, 1436-7, 1441, 1459, 1877, 3073, 17609
    >>>>o.q., 792, 7935
    >>>>Petition, 10010
    >>>>S.O. 31, 9272
    >>>Role, importance, 17609
    >>>Senior citizens, nursing care needs, Parkdale--High Park constituency, etc., 16206-7
    >>>United States, comparison, 3077
    >>>See also Housing--Co-operative and non-profit; Infrastructure program
    >>Starts
    >>>Decline, 14032, 17607
    >>>Increase, S.O. 31, 4197
    >>Subsidized, petition, 7236
    >>Toronto, Ont., 1439
    >>Urea-formaldehyde foam insulation
    >>>Health hazard allegations, unfounded, public, informing, 4904
    >>>>o.q., 4701
    >>>Removal, 2877
    >>Visible minorities, 1458
    >>See also Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency--Atlantic Canada Home CSIS; Program; Family violence--Shelters; Habitat for Humanity; Haiti; National Housing Act (amdt.)(Bill C-108); RCMP; World Habitat Day

Housing allowances see International Maritime Organization; RCMP

Howe, Joseph see Responsible government in Canada

Hubbard, Charles (L--Miramichi)

    >>Budget, Feb. 22/94, M. for approval (P. Martin), 2071-3
    >>Canadian Armed Forces, 2073
    >>Child labour, S.O. 31, 17623-4
    >>Economic development, 2072
    >>Education, post-secondary, 2073
    >>Euthanasia, petitions, 9785, 13600
    >>Firearms Act (Bill C-68), 13645
    >>Government, 2072
    >>Government programs and services, 2073
    >>Mining industry, petition, 6002, 9785
    >>Miramichi constituency, 2072
    >>National Defence Department, petition, 16196-7
    >>Procedure, divisions, recorded, 13654
    >>Pulp and paper industry, 2073
    >>Same-sex couples, petition, 10959-60
    >>Sexual orientation, petition, 10959-60
    >>Social security system, 2072
    >>Unemployment insurance, 2072
    >>>Petition, 11572
    >>World War II, S.O. 31, 12790

Hughes Aircraft see Air traffic control--Computerized system

Hugo, San Martin Pedro see Refugees

Hull--Aylmer constituency

Hull, Que.

    >>Government buildings, services, etc., Quebec independence, impact, 547
    >>Standard of living, o.q., 11191
    >>"Ugliest town in the world", S. Tremblay comment
    >>>Apology, S. Tremblay issuing, S.O. 31, 11183
    >>>o.q., 11191-2
    >>>S.O. 31, 11185-6, 11608
    >>See also Murder--Harb; Sacred assembly

Human being see Criminal Code (amdt.--human being)(Bill C-205)

Human deficit see Deficit

Human development

    >>United Nations Development Program report, 5490, 15166
    >>>S.O. 31, 5092, 13000
    >>See also United Nations--World

Human development index see Quebec--Separation/sovereignty; Sustainable development

Human resource development

Human resources development centres

Human Resources Development Department

Human Resources Development Standing Committee

    >>Estimates referred, 1994-1995 supplementary (A), 4527
    >>Mandate, 1176
    >>Members, Sudbury, Ont., meetings, bilingual Christmas carols, 13410-1
    >>Referred: Document Canadian Positions with Respect to Conventions and Recommendations,, 9113
    >>Reports, presented
    >>>First (social security system reform, interim report), 2797
    >>>>Dissenting report, Bloc Québécois, 2797
    >>>Second (1994-1995 main estimates), 4527
    >>>Third (Canada Student Financial Assistance Act (Bill C-28)), 5265
    >>>Fourth (Department of Labour Act (amdt.)(Bill C-30)), 5350
    >>>Fifth (Unemployment Insurance Act (amdt.--jury service)(Bill C-216)), 5400
    >>>Sixth (social security system reform), 5618-9
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (F. LeBlanc), agreed to, 5620
    >>>Seventh (social security system reform, Security, Opportunities and Fairness: Canadians Renewing their Social Programs), 9203
    >>>Eighth (Old Age Security Act, Canada Pension Plan, Children's Special Allowances Act, Unemployment Insurance Act (amdt.)(Bill C-54)), 10196
    >>>Ninth (Maintenance of Railway Operations Act, 1995 (Bill C-77)), 10859
    >>>Tenth (1995-1996 main estimates), 13054
    >>Social security system review, referral, 1094
    >>>Phase II, report deadline, extending, M. (Milliken), agreed to, 6602
    >>>Proceedings, radio and television broadcasting, authorizing, M. (Milliken), agreed to, 6602
    >>>See also Social security system--Reform, Improving Social Security in Canada
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    Travel, authorization, M. (Milliken), agreed to, by unanimous consent, 1804
    >>See also Employment--Work; Social security system--Reform; Unemployment insurance--Employment insurance, Legislation

Human Resources Development Women's Program see Status of Women Canada

Human Resources Investment Fund

Human resources sector councils see Training programs

Human rights

    >>Canada's record, 2257, 15167-8, 15171-2
    >>Canadian commitment, S.O. 31, 8690-1, 16660
    >>International court, establishing, o.q., 14457-8
    >>Programs, funding, Tobin tax, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees position, Canadian reaction, o.q., 11063-4
    >>United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, appointment, S.O. 31, 2285
    >>Western hemisphere, fostering, vigorous pursuit, 2259
    >>See also Albania--Greek minority; Bosnia-Herzegovina--Ethnic cleansing; Canadian Heritage Department; Chile; China; Cyprus; Foreign affairs policy; Foreign aid; Immigrants--Abdiraham; India; Indonesia--East Timor; International development assistance; International Human Rights Day; Iran--Baha'is; Kashmir; Lebanon; NAFTA; Nigeria; Russia--Chechnya Tibet; Trade; Tunisia; Vietnam; World Trade Organization

Human Rights Act see Canadian Human Rights Act

Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons Standing Committee

    >>Reports, presented
    >>>First (Canadian Human Rights Commission, main estimates, 1995-1996), 13053
    >>>Second (Employment Equity: A Commitment to Merit), 14322
    >>>>Dissenting report, 14322
    >>>Third (Employment Equity Act (Bill C-64)), 14818
    >>>Fourth (The Grand Design:Achieving the Open House Vision), 17635
    >>Travel, authorization, M. (Milliken), agreed to, by unanimous consent, 4998, 9660, 15296
    >>Vote, no negative votes, motion still declared defeated, 12846-9
    >>See also Employment equity--Legislation (Bill C-64)

Human Rights Commission see instead Canadian Human Rights Commission

Humanitarian aid see Rwanda--Civil war

Humboldt University see Plaut, Rabbi Gunther

Hungarian Presbyterian Church see Tokes, Very Reverend Laszlo

Hungary see CIDA--Projects; Eastern Europe--Democratic and economic reform; Flis--References; Income tax--Conventions/protocols with other countries

Hunger see RESULTS Canada; World Food Day

Hunters

    >>Hunting dogs, destruction at end of hunting season, condemning, S.O. 31, 9723
    >>See also Gun control/guns--Regulations

Hunting see Gun control/guns--Ammunition, Lead shot; Migratory birds; Nunatsiaq constituency

Huntington's Disease Awareness Month

Huron--Bruce constituency

Huron Heights Secondary School see MusicFest Canada '95

Huron-Wendat First Nation see Aboriginal self-government--Quebec

Hutton, Ian John see Halfway houses--Inmates

Hyack Festival

    >>New Westminster, B.C., "symbol of west coast spirit", S.O. 31, 12834

Hydro-electric power

    >>Churchill Falls project, Newfoundland economic benefits, lack, 1048
    >>Export, environmental assessment, 2185, 2187
    >>Hydro-Québec dam, Sainte-Marguerite River, Sept-Îles, Que. region, construction permits, environmental assessment, job creation, 3477-8
    >>>o.q., 2789
    >>>S.O. 31, 11481
    >>Surplus electricity, Alcan Aluminium Ltd. selling to Hydro-Québec, funds, reinvesting in region, 4009

Hydro-Québec

    >>50th anniversary, S.O. 31, 3093
    >>Government expenditures, 4767, 4780-1
    >>See also Embassies and consulates--Japan; Hydro-electric power; James Bay power project; Quebec--Racial tensions; Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995)

Hydrocarbons

    >>Regeneration, 3891

Hydrogen fuel cells see Automobiles

Hysterectomies see Health

Hyundai Auto Canada