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Private Members' Public Bills

    >>Reinstated after prorogation under S.O. 86.1, C-207 to 213, 217, 218, 221 to 223, 225, 231, 233, 234, 236 to 251, 253 to 268, 270 to 279, 281 to 313, 315, 316, 318 to 324, 326, 327, 329 to 342, 344 to 359, 392 to 405, 407 to 410, 412 to 415, 417, 418, 420 to 446, 448 to 458 and 460 to 471

Privatization see Health care

Privilege, prima facie

    >>Rights of Members breached, British Columbia Court of Appeal, Ontario Superior Court rulings, denial of 40 day rule under Member's right to refuse to answer a subpoena to attend as witness before a court of law, Boudria, former Government House Leader, prima facie breach of privilege of House and Members, (2nd Session, 37th Parliament), question unresolved, (Breitkreuz), Member invited to move motion, Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee referral, M. (Breitkreuz), agreed to, 25
    >>>Liberal Party Ontario regional caucus meeting, Room 253-D, Parliamentary precincts, meeting taped and broadcast, Sun Media publishing excerpts, violation of privacy, possible criminal code violation, abuse of media privileges within Parliamentary precincts (O'Reilly)
    >>>>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee referral, M. (O'Reilly), agreed to, 216
    >>>>See also Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-second

Privy Council Office (PCO)

    >>Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 100
    >>>Referred to Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee, 100
    >>>Referred Official Languages Standing Committee, 101
    >>>Referred to Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, 101
    >>>Vote 1b see Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
    >>>Votes 1b, 5b and 15b see Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee--Reports, First
    >>>Vote 25b see Official Languages Commissioner Office;Official Languages Standing Committee--Reports, First
    >>Estimates, 2004-2005, Main
    >>>Referred to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Standing Committee, 115
    >>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 116
    >>>Referred Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee, 116
    >>>Referred to Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee, 117
    >>>Referred Official Languages Standing Committee, 117
    >>>Referred to Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, 117
    >>>Vote 25 see Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Office (Elections Canada);Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Thirteenth
    >>>Vote 30 see Official Languages Commissioner Office;Official Languages Standing Committee--Reports, Second
    >>>See also Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources Standing Committee--Reports, Second

Procedure

    >>Addresses to Parliament
    >>>Appending to House of Commons Debates, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 119
    >>Adjournment
    >>>Motions, "That this House do now adjourn"
    >>>>Agreed to, 5
    >>>>Deemed proposed and adopted, by unanimous consent, 385-6, 404, 421
    >>>Pursuant to S.O. 28(2) and 24(1), 180, 268, 428
    >>>Pursuant to S.O. 83(2), 203
    >>Adjournment motions under S.O. 52
    >>>Accepted, 274
    >>>Adopted, 283
    >>>Deferred, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 275
    >>Adjournment pursuant to S.O. 38(1): "That this House do now adjourn"
    >>>Adopted/deemed adopted, 83, 98, 103-4, 113, 127, 150, 159, 173, 211, 218, 236, 251, 276, 298, 301-2, 317, 346, 356, 367, 375, 400, 413
    >>Appendices to Hansard
    >>>Motion, agreed to, by unanimous consent, 119
    >>Bills, Government; Committee referral
    >>>Standing Committee referral before Second Reading under S.O. 73(1), Ms., 29, 76, 96, 105, 261, 391
    >>>>Deemed carried, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 96
    >>Bills, Government; Legislative process
    >>>Deemed adopted at all stages, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 112, 168-9
    >>Bills, Government; reinstatement
    >>>During the first thirty sitting days of the present session of Parliament, bill in the same form as a Government bill in the previous session, deemed in the current session to have been considered and approved at all stages completed at the time of prorogation of the previous session, 43-5, 67-70
    >>Bills, Government; Report stage
    >>>Questions deemed put and disposition of divisions, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 333
    >>Bills, Government; Report stage motions
    >>>Amendment, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 335
    >>>Deemed agreed to on division and that the motion for concurrence at report stage be deemed moved, the question deemed put, and a recorded division deemed requested and deferred, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 355
    >>>Selected and grouped by Speaker for debate, 96, 109, 278, 314, 332
    >>Bills, Government; Third reading
    >>>Motion for third reading, substitution of seconder, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 138
    >>>Question deemed put and motion deemed agreed to on division, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 234
    >>>Subamendment, lapsed, 289
    >>>When no amendment or after Committee of the Whole, S.O. 76.1(11), 357
    >>Bills, Private
    >>>Deemed read a second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read a third time and passed, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 256-7
    >>>Senate bills deemed read a first time under S.O. 135(2), 219
    >>Bills, Private Members' Public; improperly before House
    >>>Imposition of tax, introduction and first reading null and void, 168
    >>Bills, Private Members' Public; Second reading
    >>>Dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 356
    >>>Dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 23, 28, 73, 103, 109, 127, 139, 143, 169, 179, 181, 210, 250, 301, 363, 397, 412
    >>Bills, Senate, Private Senator's Public
    >>>Government Order discharged, name of sponsor changed, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 402
    >>Closure
    >>>Motions, 34
    >>>Notice of motion under S.O. 57, 29
    >>Committees, Standing; election of Chair and Vice-Chairs
    >>>Meeting, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 37, 64
    >>Committees, Standing; membership
    >>>Motion, agreed to, by unanimous consent, 30
    >>Committees, Standing; name change
    >>>M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 86
    >>Committees, Standing; reports
    >>>Comprehensive response, requested under S.O. 109, 247-8, 254, 264, 273, 286, 393, 406
    >>>Concurrence
    >>>>Motions, 348
    >>>>Motions, agreed to, by unanimous consent, 81, 87, 111, 117, 131, 177, 200, 207, 221, 248, 305, 312, 378, 388, 393, 417
    >>>Deemed tabled and concurred in without debate, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 45
    >>>Presenting, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 178
    >>Committees, Standing; witnesses
    >>>Contempt see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, Third--Reports, Fourth
    >>Debate
    >>>Adjournment, M., "That the debate be now adjourned", 5
    >>Divisions, recorded
    >>>Deferred
    >>>>Deemed demanded and deferred, M. agreed to, by unanimous consent, 72, 101, 167-8, 231, 424
    >>>>Further deferred
    >>>>>M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 85, 217
    >>>>>Pursuant to S.O. 45, 112, 270, 275, 283, 310, 354
    >>>>Motion, agreed to, by unanimous consent, 75, 76, 97, 138, 143, 266
    >>>>Process, order taken, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 277
    >>>>Pursuant to S.O. 45, 105, 131, 282, 289, 301, 305, 314, 350, 357, 379, 408, 419
    >>>>Pursuant to S.O. 76(8), 112
    >>>>Pursuant to S.O. 76.1(8), 282, 354
    >>>>Pursuant to S.O. 93(1), 79, 217, 225, 266, 283, 307, 309, 327, 344, 360, 375, 395, 403
    >>Document, tabling
    >>>Motion, agreed to, by unanimous consent, 93, 95, 134, 262, 405
    >>>Pursuant to S.O. 32(2), 98
    >>List of names
    >>>Printing in Hansard, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 378
    >>Minister's statements
    >>>Under S.O. 33(1), 15, 45, 184, 247, 319
    >>Officers of Parliament
    >>>Referral of name of proposed appointee to committee under S.O. 111.1, 246
    >>Petitions
    >>>Ministry response, expiration of forty-five day period, deemed referred to Committee under S.O. 36(8)(b), 183, 228, 265, 273, 304-5, 312
    >>Petitions for Private Bill
    >>>Filed with Clerk of the House under S.O. 131(1), 251
    >>>Reports pursuant to S.O. 131, 258
    >>Previous Question
    >>>"That this question be now put", 282, 370
    >>Private Members' Business; Limitation on exchanges
    >>>Dropped from Order Paper under S.O. 94(2)(c), 269, 298
    >>Private Members' Business; Reinstatement
    >>>Items not reinstated, 2
    >>>Reinstatement after prorogation under S.O. 86.1, 2
    >>Private Members' Business, Private Members' Business Subcommittee report
    >>>Appeals under S.O. 92(4), Order for second reading dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence, 142
    >>Private Members' Business; Votable items
    >>>Designated non-votable, 142, 179
    >>Private Members' Business; Withdrawal
    >>>Withdrawal pursuant to S.O. 86.1, 4
    >>Private Members' Motions
    >>>Amendment, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 93
    >>>Dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 12, 18, 38, 66, 134
    >>>Motion by a Member to prepare and bring in a bill under S.O. 68(4)(b), Standing Order suspended pursuant to provisional Standing Orders, Clerk directed to modify motion, 181
    >>>Sponsor, change, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 93
    >>>Withdrawn, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 11, 119
    >>Questions on the Order Paper
    >>>Deemed referred to Committee under S.O. 39(5), 187-8, 228, 305, 313-4
    >>>Supplementary answers, 273, 349, 359-60
    >>Quorum
    >>>Lack, ringing of bells to call Members, 36, 306
    >>Resolutions
    >>>Motions, agreed to, by unanimous consent, 329
    >>Royal Assent
    >>>By written declaration, 167, 220, 423
    >>Sittings of the House
    >>>Hours of sitting and order of business of the House on Tuesday shall be those of a Wednesday, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 119
    >>Speech from the Throne
    >>>Appendix to official report of debates, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 1
    >>Supply
    >>>Consideration at next sitting, 2
    >>Supply motions
    >>>Replacement, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 132
    >>>Tabling during break week, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 95
    >>Take note debates under S.O. 53.1
    >>>Committee of the Whole shall consider a motion
    >>>>M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 11, 78, 146
    >>>>M., agreed to on recorded division, 72-3
    >>>>Motions, 18, 165
    >>>House shall consider a motion
    >>>>M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 78
    >>>>Motions, 78
    >>>Scheduling debate procedures
    >>>>Motion, agreed to, by unanimous consent, 146
    >>Ways and Means
    >>>Designation of days under S.O. 83(2), 151, 202, 226, 233

Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee

    >>Bills referred
    >>>Canada Elections Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-3), 96
    >>>Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.--oath or solemn affirmation)(Bill C-408), 3
    >>Estimates referred
    >>>2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
    >>>>Parliament, 101
    >>>>Privy Council, 101
    >>>2004-2005, Main
    >>>>Parliament, 117
    >>>>Privy Council, 117
    >>Membership, 60
    >>>M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 4
    >>Reports
    >>>First (Membership of House of Commons Standing and Standing Joint Committees), 45-63
    >>>>Deemed tabled and concurred in without debate, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 45
    >>>Second (radio and television broadcasting of the proceedings of House Committees), 77 (8510-373-01)
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 81
    >>>Third (amendment to Standing Order 92(4)(a)), 81 (8510-373-02)
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 81
    >>>Fourth (Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee membership; Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee membership; National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee membership), 87
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 87
    >>>Fifth (Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee membership), 111
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 111
    >>>Sixth (Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee membership; Health Standing Committee membership; Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources Standing Committee membership; Canadian Heritage Standing Committee membership; Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee membership; Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee membership; Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee membership; National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee membership; Public Accounts Standing Committee membership; Transport Standing Committee membership; Library of Parliament Standing Joint Committee membership), 131-2
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 131
    >>>Seventh (Subcommittee on Private Business, Bill C-450, designated non-votable), 142
    >>>>Concurrence, deemed concurred in, 179
    >>>Eighth (immunity of Members from being compelled to attend court), 146 (8510-373-09)
    >>>Ninth (Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee membership; Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee membership; National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee membership), 176-7
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 177
    >>>Tenth (Canada Elections Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-3)), 177 (8510-373-13)
    >>>Eleventh (provisional Standing Orders governing Private Members' Business), 200 (8510-373-16)
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 200
    >>>Twelfth (Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee membership), 206
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 207
    >>>Thirteenth (Main Estimates 2004-2005 -- Vote 25 under Privy Council), 220 (8510-373-18)
    >>>Fourteenth (Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee membership), 221
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 221
    >>>Fifteenth (Canadian Heritage Standing Committee membership; Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee membership; Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee membership), 248
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 248
    >>>Sixteenth (electoral boundaries readjustment process), 264 (8510-373-26)
    >>>Seventeenth (resources needed by Members in order to provide effective representation for certain electoral districts), 264 (8510-373-27)
    >>>Eighteenth (Main Estimates 2004-2005 -- Vote 5 under Parliament), 264 (8510-373-28)
    >>>Nineteenth (security on Parliament Hill), 299 (8510-373-33)
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 417
    >>>Twentieth (Public Accounts Standing Committee membership), 306
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 305
    >>>Twenty-first (democratic reform), 311 (8510-373-36)
    >>>Twenty-second (disclosure of the confidential proceedings of an Ontario Liberal caucus meeting), 311 (8510-373-37)
    >>>Twenty-third (provisional Standing Order 36(8)(b)), 311 (8510-373-38)
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 312
    >>>Twenty-fourth (proposed appointment of Mr. Bernard Shapiro as Ethics Commissioner), 319 (8510-373-39)
    >>>Twenty-fifth (code of conduct), 319 (8510-373-40)
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Gallaway), 348, agreed to on division, 349
    >>>Twenty-sixth (security on Parliament Hill), 330 (8510-373-43)
    >>>Twenty-seventh (titles "Orateur" and "Orateur adjoint" replaced by "Président" and "Vice-président" in the French language version of the Standing Orders), 378 (8510-373-44)
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 378
    >>>Twenty-eighth (Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee membership), 392-3
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 393
    >>Reports permanently referred see Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Office (Elections Canada);Ethics Commissioner;Federal Elections Fees Tariff;Law Commission of Canada;Order in Council appointments
    >>See also Privilege, prima facie--Rights of Members breached

Project Guardian see Child sex offenders (pedophiles)

Property rights

    >>Constitutional entrenchment, petitions
    >>>(Gallant), (373-0118), 63, gr, 213 (8545-373-49-01); (373-0560), 214, gr, 272 (8545-373-49-02); (373-0615), 249, gr, 286 (8545-373-49-03); (373-0693 and 373-0694), 255, gr, 286 (8545-373-49-03); (373-0890), 407

Proportional representation

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Davies), (372-2422), gr, 9 (8545-373-32-01)

Prostitution see Child prostitution

Protecting Their Rights: A Systemic Review of Human Rights in Correctional Services for Federally Sentenced Women see Penitentiary inmates--Reports, Canadian Human Rights Commission

Provinces see Federal-provincial fiscal arrangements;Immunization

Public Accounts Standing Committee

    >>Election of Chair and Vice-Chairs, meeting, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 37
    >>Estimates referred
    >>>2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
    >>>>Finance, 101
    >>>2004-2005, Main
    >>>>Finance, 117
    >>Membership, 30, 60-1, 132, 306
    >>Reports
    >>>First (whistle-blowing legislation), 130 (8510-373-05)
    >>>Second (protection of whistle blowers), 178 (8510-373-15)
    >>>Third (Peer Review Report), 254 (8510-373-25)
    >>>Fourth (Report of the Auditor General of Canada on the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada), 273 (8510-373-31)
    >>>Fifth (legal fees of public servants who have been called to testify before the Committee), 286 (8510-373-32)
    >>Reports from 2nd Session, 37th Parliament
    >>>Twentieth (Chapter 6 of the April 2003 Report of the Auditor General of Canada - Federal Government Support to First Nations - Housing on Reserves),(8510-372-129), gr, 129 (8512-373-129)
    >>>Twenty-first (Chapter 6 of the 2003 Status Report of the Auditor General of Canada - Reform of the Classification and Job Evaluation in the Federal Public Service), (8510-372-130), gr, 140 (8512-373-130)
    >>>Twenty-third (Chapter 7 of the April 2003 Report of the Auditor General of Canada, - Environmental Stewardship of Military Training and Test Areas), (8510-372-144), gr, 176 (8512-373-144)
    >>>Twenty-fourth (Chapter 10 of the December 2002 Report of the Auditor General of Canada - Department of Justice: Costs of Implementing the Canadian Firearms Program), (8510-372-158), gr, 223 (8512-373-158)
    >>>Twenty-fifth (Chapter 5 of the April 2003 Report of the Auditor General of Canada -- Citizenship and Immigration Canada: Control and Enforcement), (8510-372-165), gr, 262 (8512-373-165)
    >>>Twenty-sixth (Chapter 4 of the April 2003 Report of the Auditor General of Canada -- Correctional Service Canada: Reintegration of Women Offenders), (8510-372-166), gr, 267 (8512-373-166)
    >>Reports permanently referred see Auditor General of Canada Office;Crown Corporations and Other Corporate Interests of Canada
    >>See also Sponsorship program;Yellowhead constituency