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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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Budget (1996)

Budget, Apr. 26/93 see VIA Rail Canada Inc.--Operating subsidies

Budget, Feb. 20/90 see Postal Services Review Committee--Abolition

Budget, Feb. 22/94

    >>Assault on unemployed, 2108, 2111, 2141, 2158, 3033, 3054, 3070-1
    >>Balanced approach, 1714, 1810, 1812-3, 1818, 1826, 1833, 2084, 2087, 2136, 2845-6, 2883, 3013, 3113
    >>>S.O. 31, 1547-8
    >>Benefiting wealthy, 2143
    >>Big corporation approach, 2156-7
    >>Bloc Québécois position, 2110-1
    >>>See also Budget, Feb. 22/94--Implementation
    >>Budget documents, tabled, 1708
    >>Canadian Advanced Technology Association, comments, 2888
    >>Canadian Chamber of Commerce president, comments, 2881-2
    >>Canadian Federation of Independent Business position, 2888, 3063
    >>>See also Budget, Feb. 22/94--Details
    >>Canadian Home Builders Association president, comments, 2888
    >>Canadian values, relationship, 1714
    >>Consultations, 1708, 1713-4, 1842, 1894, 1896, 1906, 3113
    >>Credibility, lack, 3198
    >>Details, disclosure to Pierre Cléroux, Canadian Federation of Independent Business Vice President, allegations, o.q., 1305-6
    >>Financial community, reaction, 2888, 3033
    >>Government policy reform, role, 1708
    >>Government selling program, 1811-2
    >>Impact, 1934
    >>Implementation, legislation, Bill C-17
    >>>Bloc Québécois position, 2802
    >>>Clause 12, committee reviewing, 4442, 4444, 4446
    >>>Committee hearings, 4479-80, 4485-6, 4565-6, 4675-8
    >>>>Blanchard, M. comments, 4676
    >>>Omnibus bill, 2775-7, 2781, 2799, 2804, 2842, 2859-61, 2868, 3017, 3020, 3024, 3034, 4433, 4439, 4443, 4445-9, 4456, 4460-1, 4473, 4475, 4478, 4490, 4559-61, 4630-1, 4640, 4662
    >>>Passage, expediting, 2889
    >>>Reform Party position, 2799, 2802, 2804
    >>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 1994 (Bill C-17); Canada Assistance Plan--Established Programs Financing; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--Funding, Borrowing; Income tax--Legislation, Bill C-70; Members of Parliament--Salaries, Freeze; Public Service--Salaries, Freeze; Transportation--Service freight transportation system; Unemployment Insurance Act--Amendments
    >>Ineffective, 17752
    >>>M. on supply (R. Speaker), 2196-212, 2227-52, negatived, on recorded division, 2321-2
    >>Liberal Party election promises, "red book", relationship, 9769-70
    >>M. for approval (P. Martin), 1708-16, 1762-92, 1806-37, 2048-75, 2084-118, 2134-59, agreed to, on recorded division, 2696
    >>>Amdt. (Loubier), 1739, negatived, on recorded division, 2075-6
    >>>>Amdt. to amdt. (R. Speaker), 1742, negatived, on recorded division, 2031-2
    >>>Debate, adjournment, M. (Loubier), agreed to, 1716
    >>Measures, Throne Speech proposals, comparison, 2048
    >>Media reaction, 1845, 2890
    >>Motivation, "fault lines", 1714
    >>Omissions, 1897
    >>Political mandate, lack, 2116
    >>Pre-budget debate, allowing, 3113
    >>Public reaction, 1896, 1904, 1907-8, 1932, 1936, 1941, 2680, 3013, 3113-4
    >>Quebec unions position, 1810-1, 3069
    >>References
    >>>"Campbell meat with Martin sauce", 1788
    >>>Ghost written by Wilson and Mazankowski, 1786, 1817-8
    >>>"Smoke and mirrors", 1774
    >>>"Snow job", 1786
    >>Reform Party position, 14032-4
    >>Rural Canada, impact, 2473-6
    >>S.O. 31, 1850, 2035, 2848
    >>Social and economic renewal framework, 2094
    >>Two-stage budget, 1708-9
    >>Ways and Means motions, notice, tabled, 1708
    >>See also Aboriginal Head-Start Program--Developing; Air transportation tax--Increase; Alternative and renewable energy--Equipment; Atlantic Groundfish Strategy; Atlantic provinces; Budget--Pre-budget consultations; Business--Competitiveness--Subsidies; Canada Assistance Plan--Established programs financing; Canada Business Services Centres--Establishing; Canada Investment Fund--Creating; Canadian Armed Forces--Bases and stations--Salaries; Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act (Bill C-63)(3rd Sess., 34th Parl.)--Proclamation; Canadian Technology Network; Capital gains tax--$100,000/$500,000 lifetime exemption; Centre of Excellence for Women's Health--Establishing; Charlevoix constituency; Child care; Consumers--Confidence; Corporations--Income tax; Court Challenges Program--Restoring; Crop insurance; Defence expenditures--Reduction; Defence policy--Review; Deficit--Reduction; Dollar, exchange rate; Economic conditions--Quality of life; Economic development; Economic recovery; Education, post-secondary--Established programs financing; Employment--Increasing; Energy conservation--Equipment; Environment; Environmental industry--Cleaner technologies--Government encouraging; Farmers--Subsidies; Financial institutions--Income tax; Fiscal policy; Freight rates--Subsidies; Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions--Operating budgets--Review--Service delivery standards; Government expenditures; Government policies--Reviews; Government programs and services--18 new spending programs--One-stop shopping; Government revenues--Growth; Governor General--Salary; Grain transportation--Subsidies; Gross Revenue Insurance Plan--Funding; GST--Reform; Health care--Prenatal nutrition programs; Health insurance (Medicare)--Canada Health Act principles--Established programs financing; Home Buyers Plan--RRSP funds; Housing--Social; Income tax--Charitable donations tax credit--Life insurance premiums--Senior citizens, Age credit; Infrastructure program--Implementing; Interest rates; International development assistance--Funding, Reduction by 2%; Job creation; Judges--Federally appointed; Lieutenant-Governors--Salaries; Members of Parliament--Salaries; Mentally disabled persons--Pilot project; Military colleges--Collège militaire royal--Royal Roads Military College; Mining industry--Reclamation funds; National debt; National Forum on Health--Establishing; National Literacy Program--Funding; National Research Council--Funding; Net Income Stabilization Account--Funding; Northern Canada; Pay equity; Privacy; Private family trusts--21-year income tax exemption; Public Service--Pay equity--Salaries; Public Utilities Income Tax Transfer Act--Transfers; RCMP--Salaries; Regional disparities; Research and development--Strategy; RRAP--Reintroducing; Senators--Salaries; Senior citizens; Single-parent families; Small business; Social security system; Space program--International space station program--Long term plan; Special interest groups--Government funding; Spending Control Act; Sustainable development; Taxation--Budget, Feb. 22/94--Compliance--Tax breaks; Trade; Training programs; Transfer payments to provinces; Transportation--Surface freight transportation system; Unemployment insurance passim; University of British Columbia--KAON/TRIUMF facility; University research--Funding agencies; Veterans' benefits--Pensions and allowances; Waterloo constituency--Environmental matters; Youth Internship Program--Apprenticeship training; Youth Services Corps--Creating

Budget, Feb. 27/95

    >>Balanced and fair, 11272-3, 11282-3, 11336-7, 11361-2, 11388, 11420-1, 11428
    >>Bloc Québécois position, 10134, 10136, 10726-7, 11821-2, 11825, 12037, 12060-1, 12075, 12077
    >>Budget documents, tabled, 10094
    >>Canadian Federation of Students position, 12060, 12075
    >>Consultation process, 10486, 10535, 10747, 11272, 11282, 13306, 13312, 13386, 13398
    >>Date, announcing, o.q., 9776, 9901
    >>Failure, 10294-5, 10343-4, 10598, 10807-8, 11277
    >>>Marty at the Bat, Dr. John Robson poem, 11271-2
    >>>S.O. 31, 10142
    >>Favouring rich, 11433-4
    >>Finance Department forecasts, revenue projections, 10247
    >>Financial institutions/analysts
    >>>Advance information, o.q., 9277, 9420
    >>>Reaction, 11317, 11389
    >>Financial markets/organizations, reaction, 10284, 10289, 10291-2, 10533, 10536, 10539, 10748-9, 11258, 11282, 11389, 11825, 11828
    >>Financial update, fall 1995, o.q., 14611-2
    >>Fiscally responsible measures, 13310-11
    >>Grey, D., position, 11821
    >>Implementation, legislation (Bill C-76), 11316-7, 11384, 13083-4
    >>>Allmand voting against, 13303, 13344
    >>>>S.O. 31, 13336
    >>>Bill C-90 measures, 14737-8, 14744, 15472-3, 15492
    >>>Bloc Québécois position, 11317-9, 13299
    >>>Free vote, 13346
    >>>Liberal members voting against, 13345
    >>>Non-taxation measures, 13289
    >>>Reform Party position, 11283, 11317, 11319
    >>>Time allocation, 11771-2, 11820-2, 13260, 13299
    >>>Timely passage, 11258
    >>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 1995 (Bill C-76)
    >>Liberal Party election promises, broken, 10287, 10960, 13403-5
    >>Liberal Party philosophy, conflicting, 10748, 10961
    >>Liberal Party position, 10537
    >>M. for approval (P. Martin), 10094-105, 10115-41, 10153-73, 10175-81, 10202-23, 10431-63, 10475-502, 10526-46, agreed to, on recorded division, 10546-7
    >>>Amdt. (Loubier), 10121, negatived, on recorded division, 10502-3
    >>>>Amdt. to amdt. (Manning), 10123, negatived, on recorded division, 10224
    >>>Debate, adjournment, M. (Loubier), agreed to, 10104-5
    >>Measures, implementation delay, Quebec referendum, relationship, 11277
    >>Media coverage, 10535-6, 10748
    >>Ontario
    >>>Impact, 12074
    >>>Rae, Premier Bob, reaction, 11394
    >>Principles, 11420
    >>Provinces, reaction, 11273, 11388
    >>Provincial finance ministers, advance meeting, o.q., 9602
    >>Public input, 17678
    >>Public interests, betrayal, Reform Party position, 10121-3
    >>Public opinion, 10259, 10261, 10282, 10285-6, 10291-2, 10737, 10743-5, 11273-4, 11277, 11279, 11282, 11288, 11317-9, 11337, 11361, 11388, 11392, 11588, 11821-2, 11827-8, 12060, 12074, 13289, 13293, 13379, 13389-90, 17678
    >>Recommendations, S.O. 31, 9413
    >>Reform Party alternative taxpayers budget proposals, comparison, 9865, 9868-79, 9883-4, 9889-90, 9892, 9909-10, 9918-20, 9927-9, 10122-4, 10134, 10136, 10168, 10171, 10203-4, 10211, 10244, 10257, 10259-60, 10284, 10287-8, 10341-2, 10939, 10963, 11287, 11388-9, 11421, 11435, 11440, 11585-6, 12179-80, 13348, 13400, 13418, 13422, 17752-3
    >>>See also Old age pensions--Benefits, Income level test
    >>Reform Party influence, 10286
    >>Reform Party position, 11272, 11821-2, 11825
    >>Reform Party promises, relationship, S.O. 31, 12062
    >>Road to fundamental reform, 10094, 10211, 11257, 11260, 11304, 13346
    >>>o.q., 10615
    >>Secrecy, breach, advance briefing to Liberal caucus, Chamberlain statement, Hill Times article, 10330-4
    >>>o.q., 10326
    >>S.O. 31, 10142-3, 10186-7, 10606-7
    >>Success, measuring criteria, o.q., 11489
    >>Targets, o.q., 9946-7
    >>Ways and Means motion
    >>>Concurrence, M. (P. Martin), agreed to, 10548
    >>>Notice, tabled, 10094, 10475
    >>Window of opportunity, 10094, 10102
    >>Women, impact, 10336-7, 10479-82
    >>See also Agricultural products--Exports--Sale to non-sovereign foreign buyers; Agricultural research--Facilities; Agriculture--Assistance programs; Agriculture and Agri-Food Department--Expenditures; Air traffic control--Commercialization; Air transportation tax--Increases; Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency--Budget; Atlantic provinces--Budget; Business--Subsidies and grants; Canada Communications Group--Privatization; Canada Health Act--Five principles; Canada Health and Social Transfer--Funds; Canada Pension Plan--Sustainability; Canadian Armed Force--Air Command--Land Forces Command--Maritime Command; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--Funding; Canadian National Railways--Privatization/commercialization; Canadian Polar Commission; Capital gains tax--$500,000 lifetime exemption, Small business; Child care; Corporations--Income tax--Multinational corporations; Crown corporations--Privatization; Dairy products/industry--Subsidies; Deficit; Economic development; Economy--Government role; Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation--1995-96 budget; Excise Act--Contraband alcohol and tobacco; Farm income--"Whole farm concept"; Film and video industry--Development tax incentive; Financial institutions--Information technology--Large deposit-taking institutions; Fisheries and Oceans Department--Expenditures; Freight rates--Subsidies, Atlantic provinces; Gasoline/automotive fuels--Excise tax; Government borrowing--1996-1997 requirements; Government credit rating; Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions--Regional agencies; Government expenditures; Government programs and services--Expenditures--National standards--Privatization/commercialization; Grain handling--System; Grain transportation--Freight rates--System; Highways and roads--Modernization; Housing--Social housing, Funding; Human Resources Development Department--Expenditures; Human Resources Investment Fund; Immigrants--Financial guarantees; Immigration--Policy, Fair; Income tax--Business and professional income--Overdue accounts--Personal; Indian Affairs and Northern Development Department--Expenditures; Industry Department--Expenditures; International development assistance--Funding; Job creation; Justice system--Public safety; Livestock--Feed-freight assistance; Livestock Feed Bureau; Megaprojects--Funding; Milk--Industrial milk producers, subsidies; Mining industry--Exploration, Tax measures--Resource allowances; Motor vehicles--Testing centre; National Defence Department--Expenditures; Natural Resources Department--Expenditures; Northern Ontario; Old age pensions--Canadians living abroad--High income recipients--Review; Ontario; Pensions--Public system; Petro-Canada--Privatization; Petroleum industry--Resource allowances; Ports--Tariffs; Private family trusts--Foreign holding--Income splitting--Income tax exemption; Public Service--Downsizing; Public Utilities Income Tax Transfer Act--Eliminating; Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995); Regional development--Programs/policies, Expenditures--Quebec; Research and development--Tax incentive program; RRSPs--Contributions; Rural Canada; Science and technology--Activities; Senior citizens; Small business--Assistance--Capital access; Social security system--Delivery--Federal-provincial overlapping--Re-designing--Transfer payments to provinces; Tax reform--Government commitment; Taxation; Tobacco/cigarettes--Packaging and labelling; Transfer payment to provinces; Transport Department--Expenditures; Unemployment insurance

Budget Implementation Act, 1994 (Bill C-17)--Minister of Finance (P. Martin)

Budget Implementation Act, 1995 (Bill C-76)--Minister of Finance (P. Martin)

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