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Social housing

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Davies), (381-0239 and 381-0240), 443, gr, 573 (8545-381-29-02)

Social insurance programs see Chief Actuary of Canada Office;Social security payments (United States)

Social policy see Farnum, Bryan

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2003-2004, tabled, 162 (8563-381-80)
    >>>2004-2005, tabled, 1231 (8563-381-172)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Natural Ressources, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>2003-2004 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 59 (8560-381-36-01)
    >>>2004-2005 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 1197 (8560-381-36-02)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Employment Equity Act;Estimates, 2004-2005, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Estimates, 2005-2006, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Privacy Act

Social security agreements

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee
    >>>Estonia, Republic of, 1256 (8560-381-212-01)
    >>>Latvia, Republic of, 1257 (8560-381-212-03)
    >>>Lithuania, Republic of, 1256-7 (8560-381-212-02)

Social security payments (United States)

    >>Income tax see Income Tax Act (amdt.--exemption from taxation of 50% of United States social security payments to Canadian residents)(Bill C-265)

Softwood lumber industry

    >>Government funding, r.o. Q-118 (Paquette), 722 (8555-381-118)
    >>Take note debate (Government Business No. 19), 1205
    >>>Initiating, M. (Valeri), 1181, agreed to, 1181

Solberg, Monte (CPC--Medicine Hat)

    >>References see Privilege, prima facie--False/misleading statements

Solicitor General see Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Department

Solicitation Laws Subcommittee

    >>Travel, authorization, 399

Soucie, Anne C. see Atlantic Pilotage Authority--Reports, Chairman

Sovereignty see Coastal waters

Spanking see Children--Corporal punishment

Speaker

    >>Casting votes, 702
    >>Documents, tabling
    >>>Access to Information Act
    >>>>Information Commissioner of Canada Office
    >>>>>2004-2005, 834 (8560-381-734-02)
    >>>Auditor General of Canada Office
    >>>>2004 annual report, 245 (8560-381-64-01)
    >>>>2005 annual report, 580 (8560-381-64-03)
    >>>>2005 (November), 1306 (8560-381-64-04)
    >>>>2005 status report, 432 (8560-381-64-02)
    >>>Board of Internal Economy
    >>>>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 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)
    >>>Canadian Human Rights Commission
    >>>>2004 annual report, 559 (8560-381-123-01)
    >>>Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
    >>>>2004 annual report, 572 (8560-381-661-01)
    >>>Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Office (Elections Canada)
    >>>>Report following Labrador by-election, May 24, 2005, 1016 (8560-381-4-03)
    >>>>Report following the 38th General Election entitled "Completing the Cycle of Electoral Reforms", 1061 (8560-381-4-04)
    >>>>Report on the 38th General Election held on June 28, 2004, 129 (8560-381-4-01)
    >>>>Report on the 38th General Election held on June 28, 2004, final print version, 349 (8560-381-4-02)
    >>>Committees of the House
    >>>>Committees Activities and Expenditures
    >>>>>2003-2004 annual report, tabled, 94 (8527-381-03)
    >>>>>2004-2005 annual report, tabled, 919 (8527-381-18)
    >>>Electoral boundaries
    >>>>Document, "Enhancing the Values of Redistribution - Recommendations from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Following the Representation Order of 2003", tabled, 767 (8527-381-14)
    >>>Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner
    >>>>2004 annual report, with addendum to Chapter 6, 139 (8560-381-521-01)
    >>>>2005 annual report, with addendum to Chapter 8, 1061 (8560-381-521-02)
    >>>Ethics Commissioner Office
    >>>>2004-2005 annual report on activities in relation to Members of the House of Commons, 1024-5 (8560-381-890-01)
    >>>>2004-2005 annual report on activities in relation to Public Office Holders, 1025 (8560-381-891-01)
    >>>Export Development Canada
    >>>>Auditor General Report (Environmental Review at Export Development Canada), 140 (8560-381-873-01)
    >>>Grewal, Gurmant, references, Liberal government (Martin), attempt to "buy" vote, offer of cabinet post/Senate seat, Health Minister Dosanjh and Tim Murphy, Prime Minister Chief of Staff conversations, tape recording, Ethics Commissioner report, tabled, 957 (8527-381-19)
    >>>House of Commons, administration, documents
    >>>>Performance Report of the House of Commons Administration, April 2003 to March 2004, tabled, 169 (8563-381-91)
    >>>>"Strategic Outlook for the 38th Parliament: House of Commons Administration", tabled, 349 (8520-381-92)
    >>>House of Commons Calendar
    >>>>Year 2005, tabled, 85 (8527-381-02)
    >>>Information Commissioner
    >>>>2003-2004 annual report, 25 (8560-381-734-01)
    >>>Members of Parliament
    >>>>Expense allowance, document, "Individual Member's Expenditures"
    >>>>>2003-2004, tabled, 129 (8527-381-04)
    >>>>>2004-2005, tabled, 1061 (8527-381-20)
    >>>>Travel, sponsored, report, tabled, 360 (8527-381-09)
    >>>Official Languages Commissioner Office
    >>>>2003-2004 annual report, 111 (8560-381-301-01)
    >>>Parliamentary delegations, reports
    >>>>XIIIth Mexico-Canada Inter-Parliamentary Meeting held in Mexico City, Mexico, January 24-27, 2005, tabled, 499 (8565-381-75-02)
    >>>>Chile and Argentina, March 14-17, 2005, 685 (8565-381-75-05)
    >>>>Commonwealth of The Bahamas, March 2-4, 2005, 655 (8565-381-75-04)
    >>>>Czech Republic and Slovenia, September 19-23, 2005, 1228 (8565-381-75-07)
    >>>>Islamic Republic of Pakistan, January 10-12, 2005, tabled, 494 (8565-381-75-01)
    >>>>Jamaica, February 28 to March 2, 2005, 655 (8565-381-75-03)
    >>>>New Zealand and Australia, August 1 to 12, 2005, tabled, 1194 (8565-381-75-06)
    >>>>Russian Federation, October 11-14, 2005, 1269 (8565-381-75-08)
    >>>Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
    >>>>2005 annual report, 1119 (8560-381-789-01)
    >>>Privacy Act
    >>>>Auditor General of Canada Office
    >>>>>2004-2005, 865 (8561-381-627-01)
    >>>>Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Office
    >>>>>2004-2005, 1025 (8561-381-645-01)
    >>>Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office
    >>>>2003-2004 annual report, 193 (8560-381-626-01)
    >>>>2004-2005 annual report, 1119 (8560-381-626-02)
    >>>Standing Orders
    >>>>Amendments, Government House Leader, October 3, 2004 letter concerning notice of government motion, 11 (8527-381-01)
    >>>>Document, "Annotated Standing Orders of the House of Commons", second edition, dated 2005, tabled, 1105 (8527-381-22)
    >>Election
    >>>Candidates, list, 8
    >>>Milliken, Peter, elected, 8-9
    >>>Presiding over election, Bill Blaikie, 8
    >>>Votes, ballots, 8
    >>Parliament, opening, informing House of message from Governor General, 9
    >>Throne Speech
    >>>Reported, 12
    >>>Tabled, 12 (8525-381-01)
    >>Unavoidable absence, 95, 159, 201, 235, 291, 387, 431, 641, 717, 789, 807, 829, 921, 1067, 1157, 1187, 1339

Speaker Statements

    >>Amendments, out of order, introducing a new proposition which should properly be the subject of a substantive motion with notice, 1064
    >>Bills, Private Members' Public, identical bills appearing on Order Paper, introduction and first reading null and void, 354
    >>Divisions, recorded, correction, 976
    >>Private Members' Business, suspension, November 14, 2005, Statement pursuant to S.O. 94, 1256

Special debates see Emergency debates (Adjournment motions under S.O. 52);Take note debates

Species at Risk Act

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>June 2003 to December 2004 report, 774 (8560-381-885-01)

Speech From the Throne see Throne Speech

Speech impairment

    >>Bliss symbol boards or similar devices, income tax, disability supports deduction, Ways and Means No. 13., notice, tabled, 1286 (8570-381-15)

Spirit drinks

    >>Names, country of origin exclusivity, protection see Spirit Drinks Trade Act (Bill S-38)

Spirit Drinks Trade Act (Bill S-38)--Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food (Mitchell)

    >>Senate passage, 1015
    >>1st r, 1017
    >>2nd r, 1122, 1125, agreed to, 1125
    >>Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 1125
    >>>Report, without amdt., 1242
    >>Report stage, 1248
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Mitchell), 1248, agreed to, 1248
    >>3rd r, 1249, agreed to, 1249, passed
    >>Royal Assent, 1251 (Chap. 39, S.C. 2005)

Spiritual healing see Farnum, Bryan

Sponsorship program

    >>Criminal prosecutions
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Poilievre), (381-1796), 1342
    >>Funding, Members of Parliament awareness, Gary Lunn, Saanich--Gulf Islands constituency, phone calls/call log, P-3 (Lunn), ordered, 771 (8550-381-3)
    >>Liberal Party of Canada funds, trust account, establishing, M. on supply (Duceppe), 630-1, division deferred, 631, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 65), 651-2
    >>See also Gomery Commission;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Ninth--Reports, Tenth

Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>2003-2004 annual report, with Auditor's Report, 28 (8560-381-869-01)
    >>>2005-2006 corporate plan summary, 805 (8562-381-864-01)

Sports see Amateur sport;Athletes;Fisheries--Freshwater sport and commercial fish;Hockey helmets;Hunting and fishing;Internationaux du sport de Montréal;Martial arts;Olympics and Para-Olympics, 2004 Summer Games (Athens, Greece)

Spousal abuse

    >>Murder, sentences
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Poirier-Rivard), (381-0150), 351, gr, 361 (8545-381-21-02)

Spouses see Elections--Canadian Armed Forces;Employment insurance;Income tax;Old Age Security;Veterans' benefits/pensions;Veterans Independence Program;Witnesses (justice system)--Protection

Sri Lanka see Sivaram, Dharmeratnam

St. Lawrence River see Highways and roads--Quebec

Standard of living see Quality of life

Standards Council of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>2003-2004 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 87-8 (8560-381-76-01)
    >>>2004-2005 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 1040 (8560-381-76-02)
    >>>2004-2005 to 2008-2009 corporate plan summaries and 2004-2005 operating and capital budgets, 132 (8562-381-820-01)
    >>>2005-2006 to 2009-2010 corporate plan summaries and 2005-2006 operating and capital budgets, 832 (8562-381-820-02)
    >>>Chairperson, Hugh A. Krentz, certificate of nomination, 1195 (8540-381-22-27)
    >>>Executive Director, Peter D. Clark, certificate of nomination, 572 (8540-381-22-12)
    >>>>See also Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Alternative Fuels Act;Privacy Act

Standing Orders

    >>Amendments
    >>>Government House Leader, October 3, 2004 letter concerning notice of government motion, 11 (8527-381-01)
    >>>Motion re 2004-2005 Main Estimates, House calendar, participation of Member with a disability in House proceedings, Striking Committee/Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, Committee Chairs, and appointment of Chair occupants, agreed to, by unanimous consent, 12-14
    >>>See also Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth
    >>>Provisional changes re process of debate, special debates, motions, public bills, supply motions and committees (S.O. 43, 50, 66, 73, 74, 76, 81, 84, 106, 107 and 109) (Government Business No. 9), M. (Valeri), 451-5, agreed to, by unanimous consent, 455
    >>And procedure, motion to consider under S.O. 51, 599, 604
    >>Document, "Annotated Standing Orders of the House of Commons", second edition, dated 2005, tabled, 1105 (8527-381-22)
    >>S.O. 28 see Committees of the House--Reports, House of Commons Calendar;
    >>S.O. 36(8)(b) see Petitions
    >>S.O. 81(10) see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Thirty-fifth
    >>S.O. 91.1(1) see Private Members' Business Subcommittee
    >>S.O. 108 see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Twentieth--Reports, Thirtieth--Reports, Thirty-seventh

State Immunity Act and Criminal Code (amdt.--terrorist activity)(Bill C-367)--Day

    >>1st r, 648
    >>2nd r, order discharged, bill withdrawn, 762

State Immunity Act and Criminal Code (amdt.--terrorist activity)(Bill C-394)--Day

State of Canada's Forests

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>2003-2004 annual report, 18 (8560-381-461-01)
    >>>2004-2005 annual report, 1033 (8560-381-461-02)

Statements by Ministers

    >>Canada Labour Code, federal labour standards, Part III, review (Fontana), 286
    >>Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 15, Equality Rights, 20th anniversary (Cotler), 629
    >>Chicoutimi, HMCS, submarine, October 2-6, 2004, fire, injuries, damage, adrift in North Atlantic, Lt Chris Saunders, death, condolences (Martin, Paul), 27
    >>Holocaust Memorial Day, commemoration (Cotler), 707
    >>Veterans Week (November 5-11, 2004), commemorating (Guarnieri), 189
    >>Veterans Week (November 5-11, 2005), commemorating (Graham), 1242

Statistical Survey Operations see Employment Equity Act

Statistics Act (amdt.)(Bill S-18)--Minister of Industry (Emerson)

    >>Senate passage, 658
    >>1st r, 666
    >>2nd r, 873, agreed to, 875
    >>Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 875
    >>>Report, without amdt., 912
    >>3rd r, deemed read third time and passed, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 1004

Statistics Canada

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2003-2004, tabled, 162 (8563-381-81)
    >>>2004-2005, tabled, 1231 (8563-381-173)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Estimates, 2004-2005, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Estimates, 2005-2006, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Privacy Act

Status of Women Canada

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2003-2004, tabled, 162 (8563-381-82)
    >>>2004-2005, tabled, 1232 (8563-381-174)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Status of Women Standing Committee
    >>>Coordinator, Florence Ievers, certificate of nomination, 924-5 (8540-381-26-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Estimates, 2004-2005, Main--Canadian Heritage, Votes 110 and 115--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Estimates, 2004-2005, Supplementary (A)--Canadian Heritage, Vote 110a;Estimates, 2004-2005, Supplementary (B)--Canadian Heritage, Vote 115b;Estimates, 2005-2006, Main--Canadian Heritage, Votes 110 and 115--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Estimates, 2005-2006, Supplementary (A), referred--Canadian Heritage, Votes 110a and 115a;Privacy Act

Status of Women Standing Committee

    >>Estimates, 2004-2005, Main, referred
    >>>Canadian Heritage, Votes 110 and 115 (Status of Women), 66-7
    >>Estimates, 2004-2005, Supplementary (A), referred
    >>>Canadian Heritage, Vote 110a (Status of Women), 195
    >>Estimates, 2004-2005, Supplementary (B), referred
    >>>Canadian Heritage, Vote 115b (Status of Women), 485
    >>Estimates, 2005-2006, Main, referred
    >>>Canadian Heritage, Votes 110 and 115 (Status of Women), 487-8
    >>Estimates, 2005-2006, Supplementary (A), referred
    >>>Canadian Heritage, Votes 110a and 115a (Status of Women), 1221
    >>Membership, 53-4, 121, 398, 401, 1145-6
    >>Reports
    >>>First (study on the concerns of women's organizations and equality-seeking organizations), 415 (8510-381-68)
    >>>>gr, 970 (8512-381-68)
    >>>Second (Gender-Based Analysis: Building Blocks for Success), 648 (8510-381-112)
    >>>>gr, 1045 (8512-381-112)
    >>>Third (Funding Through the Women's Program: Women's Groups Speak Out), 791 (8510-381-142)
    >>>>gr, 1045 (8512-381-142)
    >>>Fourth (Moving Forward on the Pay Equity Task Force Recommendations), 880 (8510-381-167)
    >>>>gr, 1054 (8512-381-167)
    >>>Fifth (Interim Report on the Maternity and Parental Benefits Under Employment Insurance: The Exclusion of Self-Employed Workers), 1349 (8510-381-245)
    >>Reports permanently referred see Status of Women Canada

Status Report: Financial Analysis Relative to Meat Packing Companies in the context of the BSE Crisis of 2003 - Phase I see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, Second

Statutes

    >>Parliamentary review see Anti-terrorism Act (2001)

Statutes of the Northwest Territories

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Standing Committee
    >>>May 2004, 254 (8560-381-388-01)
    >>>July 2004, 254 (8560-381-388-02)
    >>>December 2004, 684 (8560-381-388-03)
    >>>April 2005, 1010 (8560-381-388-04)
    >>>June 2005, 1046 (8560-381-388-05)

Statutory release (penitentiary inmates)

    >>Elimination see Corrections and Conditional Release Act (amdt.--elimination of statutory release)(Bill C-204)
    >>New custodial sentence, automatic suspension and review see Corrections and Conditional Release Act and Criminal Code (amdt.)(Bill C-46)
    >>Review process see Corrections and Conditional Release Act and Criminal Code (amdt.)(Bill C-46)

Steel Import Permit Information

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Foreign Affairs and InternationalTrade Standing Committee
    >>>2004 Annual Summary, 445 (8560-381-525-01)

Stem cell research

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Szabo), (381-0014), 91, gr, 210 (8545-381-6-01); (381-0018), 97, gr, 210 (8545-381-6-01); (381-0038), 156, gr, 210 (8545-381-6-01); (381-0059), 203, gr, 274 (8545-381-6-02); (381-0922), 695, gr, 880 (8545-381-6-03)
    >>>(Vellacott), (381-1218), 770, gr, 1039 (8545-381-6-04)

Stormont--Dundas--South Glengarry constituency

    >>Name, change to Stormont--Dundas--South Glengarry Sud see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Bill C-429)

Strahl, Chuck (CPC--Chilliwack--Fraser Canyon; Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole)

    >>References see Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole House

Strategic Outlook for the 38th Parliament: House of Commons Administration see House of Commons--Administration

Street racing

    >>Penalties see Criminal Code (amdt.--street racing)(Bill C-65);Criminal Code (amdt.--street racing)(Bill C-230)