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Finance Standing Committee

    >>Bills referred
    >>>Bank Act and Winding-up and Restructuring Act (amdt.)(Bill C-67), 1697
    >>>Budget Implementation Act 1998 (Bill C-36), 651
    >>>Budget Implementation Act 1999 (Bill C-71), 1747
    >>>Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Act (Bill C-43), 1194
    >>>Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act (Bill C-2), 95
    >>>Depository Bills and Notes Act (Bill S-9), 707
    >>>Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (amdt.)(Bill C-65), 1511
    >>>Income Tax Amendments Act (Bill C-28), 416-8
    >>>Income Tax Amendments Act, 1998 (Bill C-72), 1745
    >>>Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act (Bill C-10), 130, order discharged, 167
    >>>Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1998 (Bill S-16), 1079
    >>>Insurance Companies Act (amdt.)(Bill C-59), 1402
    >>>Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (amdt.)(Bill S-3), 694
    >>Broadcast of proceedings, authorization, M., agreed to, 109
    >>Estimates referred
    >>>1997-1998, main
    >>>>Finance, 57
    >>>>National Revenue, 57
    >>>1997-1998, supplementary (A)
    >>>>Finance, 141
    >>>>National Revenue, 141
    >>>1997-1998, supplementary (B)
    >>>>Finance, 542-3
    >>>>National Revenue, 542-3
    >>>1998-1999, main
    >>>>Finance, 535
    >>>>National Revenue, 535
    >>>1998-1999, supplementary (A)
    >>>>Finance, 836
    >>>1998-1999, supplementary (B)
    >>>>Finance, 1213
    >>>1998-1999, supplementary (C)
    >>>>Finance, 1563
    >>>>National Revenue, 1563
    >>>1999-2000, main
    >>>>Finance, 1537
    >>>>National Revenue, 1537
    >>Membership, 47, 106, 203, 217, 414, 1104, 1114, 1332, 1473, 1640, 1693, 2032
    >>>See also Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, Reports, Sixty-third--Sixty-fifth--Seventy-sixth
    >>Order in Council appointments deemed referred see Order in Council appointments
    >>Reports
    >>>First (Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Act (Bill C-2)), 246 (8510-361-14)
    >>>Second (Keeping the Balance--Security and Opportunity for Canadians), 290 (8510-361-23)
    >>>>House take note, M. (Boudria), 384-5, 393-5
    >>>>See also Budget--Pre-budget consultations
    >>>Third (Income Tax Amendments Act (Bill C-28)), 516 (8510-361-39)
    >>>Fourth (Budget Implementation Act 1998 (Bill C-36)), 765 (8510-361-60)
    >>>Fifth (Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (amdt.)(Bill S-3)), 827 (8510-361-63)
    >>>Sixth (Depository Bills and Notes Act (Bill S-9)), 827 (8510-361-654)
    >>>Seventh (Report on Tied Selling: Section 459.1 of the Bank Act), 1025 (8510-361-88)
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Harris), 1750; Orders of the Day, proceeding to, M. (Kilger), agreed to, 1750
    >>>Eighth (Extension of deadline for tabling of the Report on Pre-Budget Consultations (S.O. 83.1)), 1288 (8510-361-108), agreed to by unanimous consent, 1313
    >>>Ninth (Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1998 (Bill S-16)), 1307 (8510-361-109)
    >>>Tenth (Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Act (Bill C-43)), 1312 (8510-361-113)
    >>>Eleventh (Facing the Future: Challenges and Choices for a New Era), 1397 (8510-361-122)
    >>>>House take note, M. (Boudria), 1442, 1446, 1461
    >>>Twelfth (The Future Starts Now: A Study on the Financial Services Sector in Canada), 1434
    >>>Thirteenth (Insurance Companies Act (amdt.)(Bill C-59)), 1434 (8510-361-130)
    >>>Fourteenth (Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (amdt.)(Bill C-65)), 1562 (8510-361-141)
    >>>Fifteenth (The Future Starts Now: A study of the Financial Services Sector in Canada (Final Report)), 1674 (8510-361-150)
    >>>Sixteenth (Budget Implementation Act 1999 (Bill C-71)), 1785 (8510-361-162)
    >>>Seventeenth (Income Tax Amendments Act, 1998 (Bill C-72)), 1833-4 (8510-361-168)
    >>>Eighteenth (Bank Act and Winding-up and Restructuring Act (amdt.)(Bill C-67), 1900 (8510-361-177)
    >>>Nineteenth (For the Benefit of Our Children: Improving Tax Fairness), 2083 (8510-361-192)
    >>>Twentieth (Productivity with a Purpose: Improving the Standard of Living of Canadians), 2091 (8510-361-200)
    >>Reports, permanently referred see Bank of Canada; Bretton Woods and Related Agreements; Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation; Canada Development Investment Corporation; Canada Pension Plan; Canada Pension Plan Investment Board; Canadian Armed Forces; Canadian International Trade Tribunal; European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Exchange Fund Account; Export Credits Insurance Act; Income tax--Double taxation; Petro-Canada Limited; Public Service; Public Service Death Benefit Account; Royal Canadian Mounted Police; Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Dependants) Pension Fund; Superintendent of Financial Institutions
    >>Travel authorization, 1115, 2066
    >>>M. (Boudria), agreed to, 107

Financial Administration Act see Depository Bills and Notes Act (Bill S-9)

Financial Information Strategy (FIS) see Government finances

Financial institutions

    >>Loans, impaired (doubtful debts) see Income Tax Amendments Act (Bill C-28)
    >>Low-income earners, access see Anti-Poverty Act (Bill C-491)
    >>See also Tied-selling (banks and financial institutions)

Financial services sector see Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Twelfth; Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Fifteenth

Financial transactions see Currency trade

Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada see Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act (Bill C-81)

Firearms

    >>Firearms Smuggling Work Group Report, "The Illegal Movement of Firearms in Canada", document, tabled, 604 (8530-361-18)
    >>Global banning, Canadian initiative, government policy, r.o., Q-57 (Breitkreuz, G.), 706-7 (8555-361-57)
    >>Regulations
    >>>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee
    >>>Draft regulations, 176 (8560-361-492)
    >>>See also Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth
    >>See also Crime; Gun control

Firearms Act

    >>Section 139 see Weapons--Search and seizure

Firearms Act (Bill C-68)(1st. Sess., 35th Parl.) see Gun control

Firearms Act (repeal)(Bill C-236)--Stinson

    >>1st r, 83
    >>2nd r, 1285, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 1285

Firearms Act and Criminal Code (amdt.--no registration of firearms that are not restricted or prohibited firearms)(Bill C-362)--Gouk

Firearms Law Sunset Act (Bill C-278)--Breitkreuz, G.

    >>1st r, 212
    >>2nd r, 1792-3, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 1793

Firearms Report to Solicitor General

    >>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee
    >>>1996 report, 114 (8561-361-186)
    >>>1997 report, 1021 (8561-361-186A)

Firefighters

    >>Canada Pension Plan (CPP), early entitlement see Canada Pension Plan Act (amdt.--early pension entitlement for police officers and firefighters)(Bill C-395)
    >>Volunteers, income tax deductions
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Asselin), (361-0641), 602, gr, 496 (8545-361-58)
    >>>>(Calder), (361-0481), 516, gr, 496 (8545-361-58)
    >>>>(Myers), (361-0469), 508, gr, 496 (8545-361-58)
    >>>>(Stewart), (361-0719), 643, gr, 749 (8545-361-58A)
    >>>See also Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-249); Income Tax Amendments Act, 1998 (Bill C-72)

First Nations

    >>Health care services, Health Department management, Auditor General Report (1997), Chp. 13 see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Fifth

First Nations Land Management Act (Bill C-49)--Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Stewart, J.)

    >>1st r, 1005
    >>2nd r, 1243-4, 1247, 1248, 1254, 1316, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 288), 1345-6
    >>>Amdt. (Konrad), 1244, 1247, 1248, 1254, division deferred, 1254, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 262), 1260
    >>>Previous question, "question be now put", M. (Iftody), 1316-7, division deferred, 1317, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 287), 1344-5
    >>Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 1346
    >>>Report, with amdt., 1396-7
    >>Report stage, 1446-7, 1534-5, 1538-45
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Stewart, J.), agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 323), 1544-5
    >>>Motion No. 1 (Clause 4), (Scott, M.), 1447, 1534, division deferred, 1539, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 320), 1541-2
    >>>Motion No. 2 (Clause 6), (Bachand, C.), 1539, division deferred, 1541, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 321), 1542-3
    >>>Motion No. 3 (Clause 17), (Bachand, C.), 1539, division deferred, 1541, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 321), 1543
    >>>Motion No. 4 (Clause 17), (Bachand, C.), 1539-40, division deferred, 1541, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 321), 1543
    >>>Motion No. 5 (Clause 20), (Bachand, C.), 1541, division deferred, 1541, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 322), 1543-4
    >>>Motion No. 6 (Clause 45), (Scott, M.), 1447, 1535, division deferred, 1539, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 320), 1542
    >>>Motion No. 7 (Schedule 46), (Scott, M.), 1447, 1535, division deferred, 1539, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 320), 1542
    >>>Time allocation under S.O. 78(3)
    >>>>M. (Boudria), 1533, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 319), 1533-4
    >>>>>Notice of Motion, 1531
    >>3rd r, 1561, 1565, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 332), 1577, passed
    >>>Amdt. (Scott, M.), 1565, division deferred, 1565, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 331), 1576
    >>Senate passage, with amdts., 1896
    >>Senate amdts., 2nd r, concurrence, M. (Stewart, J.), 2055, 2094, agreed to on division, 2102
    >>>Closure
    >>>>M. under S.O. 57 (Boudria), agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 563), 2101-2
    >>>>Notice, 2097, withdrawn
    >>Royal Assent, 2109 (Chap. 24, S.C. 1999)

First Nations Ombudsman Act (Bill C-480)--Thompson, M.

FIS see instead Financial Information Strategy (FIS)

Fiscal Responsibility Act (Bill C-238)--White, T.

    >>1st r, 83

Fish

    >>Habitat see Fisheries Act

Fisheries

    >>Aboriginal activities, licencing, quotas, waters closed to fishing by Canadians other than designated aboriginal people, r.o., Q-51 (Cummins), 732-3 (8555-361-51)
    >>Conservation see Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-27)
    >>"Employment Development Program: Program Report--January 1997 to September 1997 of the Community Fisheries Development Centre", document tabled, 165 (8530-361-4)
    >>Foreign vessels
    >>>Catch, quotas, r.o., Q-82 (Duncan), 721 (8555-361-82)
    >>>Foreign observer documents, releasing P-14 (Duncan), called and transferred to Notices of Motions (Papers), 750
    >>Sustainable fisheries policy, need, M. on supply (Charest), 142-3, 155, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 17), 156-7
    >>>Amdt. (Easter), 142-3, division deferred, 143, 155, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 17), 155-6
    >>Small scale, benefits for environment and sustainability of communities, M-390 (Stoffer), 1326, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 1326
    >>See also Aquaculture Development Commissioner; Atlantic shellfish fisheries (lobster, scallop, snow crab and shrimp); Fisheries, Atlantic; Fisheries, Pacific; Freshwater fisheries; Grey whale fishing licence; Nunavut fishery; Pacific salmon fishery; Prince Edward Island Fisheries

Fisheries Act

    >>Fish Habitat Protection and Pollution Prevention Provisions
    >>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee
    >>>1994-1995 annual report, 31 (8560-361-325)
    >>>1995-1996 annual report, 31 (8560-361-325A)
    >>>1996-1997 annual report, 838 (8560-361-325B)

Fisheries and Oceans Department

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>1996-1997, tabled, 200 (8563-361-29)
    >>>1997-1998, tabled, 1209 (8563-361-110)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Referred to Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee, 58
    >>>Tabled, 63 (8520-361-31)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, supplementary (A)
    >>>Referred to Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee, 141
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee, 543
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Referred to Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee, 535
    >>>Tabled, 618 (8520-361-112)
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures) see Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Vote 10 (Grants and contributions) see Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee, 1213
    >>>See also Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee--Reports, Sixth
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (C)
    >>>Referred to Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee, 1564
    >>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
    >>>Referred to Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee, 1537
    >>>Tabled, 1671 (8520-361-199)
    >>>See also Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee--Reports, Twelfth
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Atlantic shellfish fisheries (lobster, scallop, snow crab and shrimp); Pacific salmon fishery; Privacy Act; Sustainable development

Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee

    >>Bills referred
    >>>Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt)(Bill C-27), 747
    >>Estimates referred
    >>>1997-1998, main
    >>>>Fisheries and Oceans, 58
    >>>1997-1998, supplementary (A)
    >>>>Fisheries and Oceans, 141
    >>>1997-1998, supplementary (B)
    >>>>Fisheries and Oceans, 543
    >>>1998-1999, main
    >>>>Fisheries and Oceans, 535
    >>>1998-1999, supplementary (B)
    >>>>Fisheries and Oceans, 1213
    >>>1998-1999, supplementary (C)
    >>>>Fisheries and Oceans, 1564
    >>>1999-2000, main
    >>>>Fisheries and Oceans, 1537
    >>Membership, 47, 146, 1104-5, 1188
    >>Order in Council appointments deemed referred see Order in Council appointments
    >>Reports
    >>>First (The East Coast Report), 608-9 (8510-361-43)
    >>>>Concurrence
    >>>>>M. (Duncan), 1123, Orders of the Day, M. (Adams), 1124, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 234), 1124
    >>>>>M. (Matthews), 1138, Orders of the Day, M. (Adams), 1138, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 238), 1138-9
    >>>>>M. (Stoffer), 1188, Orders of the Day, M. (Catterall), 1188, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 246), 1188-9
    >>>>gr, 1054 (8512-361-43)
    >>>Second (The West Coast Report (Interim)), 664 (8510-361-48)
    >>>>Concurrence
    >>>>>M. (Duncan), 1144, division deferred, 1144, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 242), 1161-2
    >>>Third (Observer Reports), 928 (8510-361-82)
    >>>Fourth (The West Coast Report), 1227 (8510-361-100)
    >>>>gr, 1688 (8512-361-100)
    >>>Fifth (Central Canada's Freshwater Fisheries Report), 1241 (8510-361-104)
    >>>>gr, 1688 (8512-361-104)
    >>>Sixth (Fisheries and Oceans Department estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (B)), 1315 (8510-361-114)
    >>>Seventh (The Nunavut Report), 1423-4 (8510-361-123)
    >>>>gr, 1837 (8512-361-123)
    >>>Eighth (The Prince Edward Island Report), 1433-4 (8510-361-127)
    >>>>gr, 1838 (8512-361-127)
    >>>Ninth (Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-27)), 1513 (8510-361-138)
    >>>Tenth (Commissioner of Aquaculture Development, Yves Bastien, Order in Council appointment), 1563 (8510-361-142)
    >>>Eleventh (Travel to Nain and Cartwright, Labrador), 1593 (8510-361-145)
    >>>Twelfth (Fisheries and Oceans Department estimates, 1999-2000, main), 1842 (8510-361-172)
    >>>Thirteenth (The Seal Hunt), 2082 (8510-361-190)
    >>Reports, permanently referred see Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act; Fisheries Act--Fish Habitat Protection and Pollution Prevention Provisions; Fisheries Development Act; Fisheries Improvement Loans Act; Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation; Marine Oil Spill Preparedness and Response Regime
    >>Travel, authorization, agreed to, 193, 246-7, 394, 575

Fisheries, Atlantic

    >>Management see Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee--Reports, First
    >>See also Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee--Reports, Eleventh

Fisheries Development Act

    >>Reports, permanently referred to Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee
    >>>1996-1997 report of operations, 218 (8560-361-292)
    >>>1997-1998 report of operations, 1165 (8560-361-292A)

Fisheries Improvement Loans Act

    >>Reports, permanently referred to Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee
    >>>1996-1997 report on administration, 31 (8560-361-147)
    >>>1997-1998 report on administration, 1054 (8560-361-147A)
    >>>1998-1999 report on administration, 2123 (8560-361-147B)

Fisheries Minister see Pacific Salmon Treaty

Fisheries, Pacific

    >>British Columbia, displaced fishermen, government assistance see Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee--Reports, Second; Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth
    >>Groundfish trawl fleet, At Sea Observer Program (ASOP) see Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee--Reports, Third

Fishers

    >>Employment insurance, non-eligibility see Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--self-employed persons)(Bill C-501)

Fishers' Bill of Rights (Bill C-302)--Thompson, G.

    >>1st r, 383-4
    >>2nd r, 938, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 938; 1183, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 1183, division deemed requested and deferred, 1425, 1441; negatived on recorded division (Division No. 311), 1460-1

Fishing

    >>Lead sinkers and jigs see Canadian Environmental Protection Act (amdt.--lead sinkers and lead jigs)(Bill C-403)

Fishing industry

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Bernier, Y.), (361-0452), 502, gr, 676 (8545-361-13A); (361-2394), 1865, gr, 2116 (8545-361-13F); (361-2587), 2083, gr, 2116 (8545-361-13F)
    >>>(Crête), (361-0695 and 361-0696), 634, gr, 741 (8545-361-13B)
    >>>(Duncan), (361-0096), 135, gr (8545-361-13), 322
    >>>(Godin, Y.), (361-2200), 1640, gr, 1784 (8545-361-13D)
    >>>(MacKay), (361-0958), 849, gr, 1050 (8545-361-13C)
    >>>(Stoffer), (361-2137), 1589, gr, 1947 (8545-361-13E); (361-2398 and 361-2399), 1865

Flag see Canadian flag

Foetal alcohol syndrome

    >>Consumption of harmful substances an offence see Criminal Code (amdt.--protection of child before birth)(Bill C-243)

Food see Bicycle couriers; Conventions (conferences)--Food and beverages

Food and Drugs Act

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Adams), (361-0042 and 361-0043), 76, gr, 405 (8545-361-21); (361-0057), 87, gr, 405 (8545-361-21); (361-0078), 108, gr, 405 (8545-361-21)
    >>>(Breitkreuz, G.), (361-0040), 76, gr, 405 (8545-361-21); (361-1954), 1456, gr, 1604 (8545-361-21F)
    >>>(Chatters), (361-0805), 720, gr, 901 (8545-361-25D)
    >>>(Gouk), (361-0001), 19, gr, 405 (8545-361-21); (361-0002 and 361-0003), 19, gr, 402 (8545-361-25); (361-0053), 84, gr, 402 (8545-361-25); (361-2228), 1666, gr, 1833 (8545-361-25E)
    >>>(Hart), (361-0237 and 361-0238), 252, gr, 413 (8545-361-25A)
    >>>(Hill, G.), (361-0239), 252, gr, 405 (8545-361-21), (361-1355), 1073; (361-1727), 1278, gr, 1443 (8545-361-21D)
    >>>(Knutson), (361-1828), 1376, gr, 1473 (8545-361-21E)
    >>>(Manning), (361-0034), 54, gr, 405 (8545-361-21)
    >>>(MacKay), (361-1304 and 361-1305), 1037, gr, 1235 (8545-361-21C)
    >>>(Mayfield), (361-0414), 437, gr, 891 (8545-361-25B); (361-0513), 544, gr, 891 (8545-361-21A); (361-0734 and 361-0735), 664, gr, 895 (8545-361-25C); (361-0856), 742, gr, 901 (8545-361-21B); (361-1380), 1082, gr, 1235 (8545-361-21C)
    >>>(Robinson), (361-1597), 1185, gr, 1443 (8545-361-21D)
    >>>(Steckle), (361-0656), 609, gr, 895 (8545-361-25C); (361-0884), 770, gr, 901 (8545-361-21B); (361-2480), 1969
    >>>(Strahl), (361-0071 and 361-0072), 108, gr, 405 (8545-361-21); (361-0201 to 361-0214), 233, gr, 405 (8545-361-21); (361-0407), 437, gr, 891 (8545-361-21A)