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Bills, Senate

    >>House concurrence desired, message from Senate, 141, 187, 288, 320, 558, 658, 735, 765, 936, 1005-6, 1015, 1182, 1325
    >>Government, Public
    >>>*S-10.\Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No.2--Minister of Justice (Cotler)
    >>>*S-17.\Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 2004--Minister of Finance (Goodale)
    >>>*S-18.\Statistics Act (amdt.)--Minister of Industry (Emerson)
    >>>*S-31.\Highway 30 Completion Bridges Act--Minister of Transport (Lapierre, J.)
    >>>*S-36.\Export and Import of Rough Diamonds Act--Minister of Natural Resources (Efford)
    >>>*S-37.\Criminal Code and Cultural Property Export and Import Act--Minister of Canadian Heritage (Frulla)
    >>>*S-38.\Spirit Drinks Trade Act--Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food (Mitchell)
    >>>S-40.\Hazardous Materials Information Review Act (amdt.)--Minister of Health (Dosanjh)
    >>Private Members' Private
    >>>*S-25.\Anglican Church of Canada Act--Anderson, David (Victoria)
    >>Private Members' Public
    >>>*S-2.\Citizenship Act (amdt.)--Reynolds
    >>>*S-3.\Official Languages Act (amdt.--promotion of English and French)--Boudria
    >>>S-11.\Criminal Code (amdt.--lottery schemes)
    >>>S-12.\Personal Watercraft Act--Moore, James
    >>>S-14.\Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act--Keddy
    >>>S-19.\Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal interest rate)

bin Laden, Osama see Martin, Right Hon. Paul--References

Biochemical protection drugs

    >>Supply, protections see Drug Supply Act (Bill C-284)

Biological pollution see Aquatic invasive species

Biotechnology see Genetically modified food;Genetically modified organisms (GMO);Terminator seed technology

Bird flu see Avian flu (Asian bird flu)

Birds see Migratory birds;Ships--Oil spills

Blaikie, Hon. Bill (NDP--Elmwood--Transcona)

    >>Speaker, election, presiding, 8

Bliss symbol boards see Speech impairment

Bloc Québécois see Privilege, prima facie--False/misleading statements

Blood diamonds see Conflict diamonds

Blood samples

    >>Hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus or human immunodeficiency virus tests, judicial warrants see Blood Samples Act (Bill C-452)
    >>See also Impaired driving

Blood Samples Act (Bill C-452)--Kamp

Blood system see Hepatitis C

Bloodvein First Nation see Aboriginal people--Churchill constituency

Blue Water Bridge Authority

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Transport Standing Committee
    >>>2004 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 449 (8560-381-821-01)
    >>>2005 to 2009 corporate plan summaries and 2005 operating and capital budgets, 229 (8562-381-862-01)
    >>>2006 to 2010 corporate plan summaries and 2006 operating and capital budgets, 1303 (8562-381-862-02)
    >>>Member and Chairman, Douglas G. Keddy, certificate of nomination, 672 (8540-381-24-18)
    >>>President and Chief Executive Officer, Dan M. Elash, certificate of nomination, 1277-8 (8540-381-24-36)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Alternative Fuels Act;Privacy Act

Board of Internal Economy

    >>Membership, 12, 373
    >>By-laws adopted October 25, 2004, tabled, 172 ( 8527-381-05)
    >>By-laws adopted November 29, 2004, tabled, 342 (8527-381-07)
    >>By-laws adopted February 21, 2005, tabled, 491 (8527-381-10)
    >>By-laws adopted May 9, 2005, tabled, 753 (8527-381-12)
    >>By-laws adopted May 30, 2005, tabled, 831 (8527-381-15)
    >>By-laws adopted June 13, 2005, tabled, 919 (8527-381-17)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (April 28 and May 13, 2004), tabled, 172 (8527-381-06)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (September 29, October 12, October 25, November 1 and November 15, 2004), tabled, 356 (8527-381-08)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings (November 22 and 29, 2004, December 6 and 13, 2004, and Febuary 7, 2005), tabled, 521 (8527-381-11)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings (February 21, 2005 and March 7, 2005), tabled, 753 (8527-381-13)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings (April 11, 2005 and May 9, 2005), tabled, 919 (8527-381-16)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings (May 30, 2005, June 13, 2005, and October 3, 2005), tabled, 1256 (8527-381-23)

Boat people see Vietnamese refugees

Bombardier Inc. see Government grants and contributions

Bonavista--Gander--Grand Falls--Windsor constituency

    >>Name, change to Bonavista--Exploits see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Bill C-366)

Books and pamphlets

    >>Goods and Services Tax (GST), elimination see Excise Tax Act (amdt--no GST on books and pamphlets)(Bill C-435)
    >>See also Literacy

Books of Remembrance see Peacekeeping

Border, Canadian

    >>Security see Canada Border Services Agency Act (Bill C-26)
    >>See also Ambassador Bridge (Windsor-Detroit);Livestock industry;Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (United States);Windsor-Detroit corridor

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

    >>Beef industry, impact
    >>>Take note debate (Government Business No. 2), 58-9, 83
    >>>>Initiating, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 15
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Gallant), (381-1203 and 381-1204), 770, gr, 1043 (8545-381-78-01)
    >>>>(Skelton), (381-0025), 124, gr, 292 (8545-381-13-01)
    >>>>(Thompson, M.), (381-0026), 130, gr, 298 (8545-381-13-02)
    >>Cull cattle, compensation rate/program, federal assistance, M. on supply (Gaudet), 287-8, division deferred, 288, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 20), 304-6
    >>Meat packing industry, profits see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, Second--Reports, Tenth
    >>See also Livestock industry

Bovine Tuberculosis (BTb)

    >>Riding Mountain National Park and vicinity, eradication/compensation see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth

Brain injuries

    >>Demographics, census questions, inclusion
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Silva), (381-0393), 490, gr, 601 (8545-381-37-02)

Brand names see Spirit drinks

Bread

    >>Yeast-free, labelling, Canadian Food Inspection Agency definition, Bernie's Bavarian Bakery, impact, petitions
    >>>(Thompson, M.), (381-0220), 425, gr, 518 (8545-381-34-02)

Breast Implant Registry

    >>Establishing see Breast Implant Registry Act (Bill C-419)

Breast Implant Registry Act (Bill C-419)--Wasylycia-Leis

Breast implants see Health Standing Committee--Reports, Sixteenth

Bretton Woods and Related Agreements

    >>Canadian participation, foreign policy goals, r.o. Q-162 (Desjarlais), 1021-2 (8555-381-162)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
    >>>2003 annual report, 528 (8560-381-74-01)

Breweries see Excise duties and taxes

Bridges and tunnels

    >>Regulation see Transportation Amendment Act (Bill C-44)
    >>See also Ambassador Bridge (Windsor-Detroit);Highways and roads--Quebec

Brison, Hon. Scott (Lib.--Kings--Hants; Minister of Public Works and Government Services)

    >>References see Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth;Harper--References;Martin, Right Hon. Paul--References

British Columbia see Farm Income Protection Act;Federal-Provincial Crop Insurance Agreements;Halibut and sablefish aquaculture;Highways and roads;Housing--Moisture damage;Mountain pine beetle;Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)--Reports;Salmon farming--Environmental assessment;Vancouver Port (and British Columbia Lower Mainland)

British Columbia Treaty Commission

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Standing Committee
    >>>2003-2004 annual report, with Auditor's Report, 253-4 (8560-381-37-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Privacy Act

Broadcasting

    >>Video programming, closed captioning technology, income tax deduction see Broadcasting Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.--closed-captioned programming)(Bill C-396)
    >>See also Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC);Canadian Heritage Standing Committee--Reports, First--Reports, Seventeenth--Reports, Eighteenth;Committees of the House;Radio and television broadcasting

Broadcasting Act (amdt.-decisions and orders)(Bill C-322)--Pacetti

Broadcasting Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.--closed-captioned programming)(Bill C-396)--St-Hilaire

Bryson & Company see Farnum, Bryan

BSE see Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

BTb see Bovine Tuberculosis (BTb)

Budget 2004 (March 23, 2004)

    >>Ways and Means No. 2
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Goodale), 311, agreed to on division, 311
    >>>Notice, tabled, 300 (8570-381-02)
    >>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2004, No. 2 (Bill C-33);Canadian Armed Forces--Foreign operations

Budget 2005 (February 23, 2005)

    >>Approval, Ways and Means No. 3, M. (Goodale), 474, 478-80, 493-4, 495, 500, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 43), 508-9
    >>>Amdt. (Harper), 478, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 42), 501-2
    >>>>Amdt. to amdt. (Duceppe), 478, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 41), 496-7
    >>>Procedure, "That the debate be now adjourned", M. (Harper), 474, deemed adopted, 474
    >>Documents tabled
    >>>"The Budget in Brief", 474 (8570-381-07)
    >>>"The Budget Plan 2005", 474 (8570-381-08)
    >>>"The Budget Speech", 474 (8570-381-06)
    >>Order of the Day designated, 384
    >>Pre-budget consultations, Finance Standing Committee, Third Report (Moving Forward: Balancing Priorities and Making Choices for the Economy of the Twenty-First Century), Take note debate (Government Business No. 8), M. (Valeri), 359-60, 366, 374
    >>Ways and Means No. 7
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Goodale), 538, agreed to on division 538
    >>>Notice, tabled, 524 (8570-381-09)
    >>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2005 (Bill C-43);First Nations
    >>Ways and Means No. 13., notice, tabled, 1286 (8570-381-15)

Budget Implementation Act, 1998

    >>Legislation see Budget Implementation Act, 2005 (Bill C-43)

Budget Implementation Act, 2003

    >>Ways and Means No. 2
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Goodale), 311, agreed to on division, 311
    >>>Notice, tabled, 300 (8570-381-02)
    >>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2004, No. 2 (Bill C-33)

Budget Implementation Act, 2004, No. 2 (Bill C-33)--Minister of Finance (Goodale)

    >>Ways and Means No. 2
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Goodale), 311, agreed to on division, 311
    >>>Notice, tabled, 300 (8570-381-02)
    >>1st r, 315
    >>2nd r, 353-4, 380, 387, agreed to on division, 388
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 388
    >>>Report, without amdt., 431
    >>Report stage, 473
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Goodale), 473, agreed to, 473
    >>3rd r, 473, 483, agreed to on division, 490, passed
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 735
    >>Royal Assent, 747 (Chap. 19, S.C. 2005)

Budget Implementation Act, 2005 (Bill C-43)--Minister of Finance (Goodale)

    >>1st r, 564
    >>2nd r, 608-9, 626, 635, 638, 671, 763-5, 772, 778-9, division deferred, 779, division deferred, 780, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 90), 782-3
    >>>Disposition, divisions deferred and decided forthwith, M. (Valleri), withdrawn, 749-50
    >>>Procedure, "That this question be now put", M. (Zed), 763, deemed carried on division, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 780
    >>Dividing into two bills, M. (Hearn), 800-1, 803-5
    >>>Procedure, "That this question be now put", M. (Day), 801
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 783
    >>>Report, with amdts., 850
    >>Part 15 see Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee--Reports, Fifth
    >>Report stage, 861-4, 867-71
    >>>Concurrence, as amended, with further amdts., M. (Goodale), 899, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 120), 899-900
    >>>Motion No. 1 (Clause 9), (Goodale), 861-2, division deferred, 864, further deferred, 871, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 112), 890-1
    >>>Motion No. 2 (Clause 10), (Goodale), 862, division deferred, 864, further deferred, 871, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 113), 891
    >>>Motion No. 3 (Clause 11), (Goodale), 862, division deferred, 864, further deferred, 871, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 114), 891-2
    >>>Motion No. 5 (Clause 89), (Nicholson), 864, 868, division deferred, 868, further deferred, 871, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 115), 892-3
    >>>Motion No. 6 (Clause 89), (Nicholson), 864, 868, division deferred, 868, further deferred, 871, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 116), 893
    >>>Motion No. 7 (new clause, after Clause 97), (Goodale), 868-71, as amended, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 118), 894-8
    >>>>Amdt. (Ambrose), 871, division deferred, 871, further deferred, 871, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 117), 893-4
    >>>Motion No. 8 (new clause, Clause 99), (Goodale), 871, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 119), 898-9
    >>3rd r, 905, 909, division deferred, 909, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 125), 917-8, passed
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 1005

Budget in Brief, The see Budget 2005 (February 23, 2005)--Documents

Budget Plan 2005, The see Budget 2005 (February 23, 2005)--Documents

Budget Speech, The see Budget 2005 (February 23, 2005)--Documents

Budget surplus

    >>Allocation see Unanticipated Surpluses Act (Bill C-67)

Business Development Bank of Canada

    >>Contracts, specified companies, r.o. Q-112 (Anderson, D.), 679 (8555-381-112)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>2003-2004 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 145 (8560-381-162-01)
    >>>2004-2005 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 1028 (8560-381-162-02)
    >>>2005-2009 corporate plan summary, 60 (8562-381-833-01)
    >>>2005-2009 amended corporate plan summary, 334-5 (8562-381-833-02)
    >>>2006-2010 corporate plan summary, 722-3 (8562-381-833-03)
    >>>President, Jean-René Halde, certificate of nomination, 672 (8540-381-22-15)
    >>>>See also Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology Standing Committee--Reports, Fifth
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Alternative Fuels Act;Privacy Act;Student loans

Burma

    >>Human rights issues see Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports, Second

Business Development Bank of Canada Act and Canada Student Loans Act (amdt.)(Bill C-225)--Martin, Pat

Business expenses see Corporate income tax--Expenditures;Fines, levies or penalties;Food and beverage expenses

C

Cabinet Ministers see Citizenship--Foreign criminal charges;Fisheries and Oceans Minister;Foreign Affairs Department--Ministerial powers;Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth;Government procurement;Grewal, Gurmant;Human Resources and Skills Development Canada--Establishment;International Trade Canada (ITCan);Laird, Ian;Nuclear energy;Parks Canada Agency;Ramadan, Ahmad Abou;Sgro, Hon. Judy;Social Development Canada--Establishment;Statements by Ministers;Transport Standing Committee--Reports, Fifth

Cable Public Affairs Channel (CPAC)

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>Order in Council No. P.C. 2005-380 dated March 22, 2005, concerning a Direction to the CRTC (Reservation of Channels for the Distribution of CPAC), 617 (8560-381-286-01)

Cadman, Chuck (Ind.--Surrey North; deceased July 9, 2005)

    >>References see House of Commons--Vacancies

CAIS see Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) Program

Calendar dates

    >>Numerical expression, year/month/day see Canada Evidence Act (amdt.--interpretation of numerical dates)(Bill C-347)

Calgary Sun see Child care--Parental choice

Cambridge constituency

    >>Name, change to Cambridge--North Dumfries see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Bill C-406)

Canada Account see Export Development Canada

Canada and United States Amend NORAD Agreement see North American Aerospace Command (NORAD)

Canada Border Services Agency

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2003-2004, tabled, 159 (8563-381-03)
    >>>2004-2005, tabled, 1228 (8563-381-96)
    >>Establishment see Canada Border Services Agency Act (Bill C-26)
    >>See also Estimates, 2004-2005, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Estimates, 2005-2006, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;

Canada Border Services Agency Act (Bill C-26)--Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (McLellan)

    >>1st r, 244
    >>2nd r, 347, agreed to, 347
    >>Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 347
    >>>Report, with amdts., 495
    >>Report stage, 852
    >>>Concurrence, as amended, with further amdt., M. (McLellan), 852, agreed to, 852
    >>>Motion No. 1 (Clause 144), (McLellan), 852, agreed to, 852
    >>3rd r, 852, 871, agreed to, 873, passed
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 1246
    >>Royal Assent, 1251 (Chap. 38, S.C. 2005)

Canada Business Corporations Act

    >>Legislation see Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Canada Business Corporations Act, Employment Insurance Act and Employment Insurance Regulations (amdt.)(Bill C-281);Civil Marriage Act (Bill C-38)

Canada Business Corporations Act (amdt.--annual financial statements)(Bill C-222)--Martin, Pat

Canada Business Corporations Act (amdt.--qualification of auditor)(Bill C-219)--Martin, Pat

Canada Child Tax Benefit

    >>Child Disability Benefit Supplement disability tax credit
    >>>Ways and Means No. 5, notice, tabled, 474 (8570-381-04)
    >>>Ways and Means No. 7
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Goodale), 538, agreed to on division 538
    >>>>Notice, tabled, 524 (8570-381-09)
    >>>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2005 (Bill C-43)
    >>Payments, female recipient presumed/gender neutrality see Income Tax (amdt.--female presumption in child care)(Bill C-445)
    >>See also National Child Benefit;National Child Benefit Supplement (NCBS)

Canada-China relations

    >>Documents, tabled
    >>>"Canada-China statement on energy cooperation in the 21st century", 405 (8530-381-17)
    >>>"China and Canada Deepen Cooperation on Natural Resources", 405 (8530-381-16)
    >>See also China

Canada-China statement on energy cooperation in the 21st century see Canada-China relations

Canada Cooperatives Act