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Canada Assistance Plan

    >>British Columbia, funding freeze, 1552
    >>Replacement, 1536
    >>See also Senior citizens--Income protection

Canada Book Day see Literacy

Canada Business Corporations Act (amdt.--definition of infant and minor)(Bill C-416)--Harb

Canada Business Corporations Act (amdt.--qualification of directors)(Bill C-204)--Szabo

    >>First reading, 94
    >>Second reading, 1395-404
    >>>Dropped from Order Paper, 1404
    >>See also Corporations--Directors

Canada Business Corporations Regulations see Scrutiny of Regulations Standing Joint Committee

Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement

    >>Agricultural/horticultural products, exports to Chile, tariff reduction/elimination, five year phase in, 8157
    >>>Apples, 8157-8
    >>Anti-dumping measures, elimination, 6782
    >>Benefits, 6781-2
    >>>o.q., 6369
    >>>S.O. 31, 6658
    >>Bloc Québécois position, 8155
    >>Dispute settlement mechanism, 8154-5
    >>Environmental and labour side agreements, 8156
    >>Exempt industries and products, 6782
    >>>Dairy products, poultry and eggs, 8157
    >>>Milling wheat, 8157
    >>Human rights protection clause, 8156
    >>Implementation
    >>>Legislation (Bill C-81), 8018
    >>Investment controls, easing, 6781
    >>June 2/97 effective date, 8154
    >>Labour and environment side agreements, 6781-2
    >>>Negotiations, o.q., 6131
    >>Mexico, joining, 6100
    >>Negotiations, process, 5334, 6107, 6229, 8154-5
    >>>Information, access, 5341
    >>Reform Party position, 8156-7, 9253
    >>Tariffs, elimination/reduction, 6781
    >>Terms and conditions, negotiations, secrecy, 5318
    >>See also North American Free Trade Agreement; Salmon; Trade--Latin America

Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-81)--Minister for International Trade)--Eggleton

    >>First reading, 8018
    >>Second reading, 8153-8, agreed to, 8158
    >>Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 8158
    >>>Reported, with amdts., 8561
    >>Report stage, concurrence, 9281
    >>Third reading, 9281, passed.
    >>Royal Assent, 10252. Chap. 14, S.C. 1997
    >>See also Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement--Implementation

Canada Communication Group

    >>Privatization
    >>>Government contracts, new buyer, special access, fairness, o.q., 4805-6
    >>>Process, committee studying, 1182

Canada Community Investment Program see Economic development/renewal--Hamilton, Ont.; Small and medium business--Capital access

Canada Cooperative Associations Act (amdt.--definition of infant)(Bill C-426)--Harb

Canada Cooperatives Act (Bill C-91)--Minister of Industry (Manley)

    >>First reading, 9332

Canada Council

    >>40th anniversary, s.O. 31, 9210, 9270

Canada Customs

    >>Saint-Jean, Que., office, closure, 1440
    >>See also Grain marketing--Exports, Canadian Wheat Board monopoly

Canada Day

    >>Certificate of Merit see Members of Parliament
    >>Dominion Day, holiday name, reverting to, 7523
    >>Poster challenge, British Columbia winners, S.O. 31, 2471
    >>S.O. 31, 3917
    >>See also Holidays Act (amdt.)(Bill C-365)

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act see Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-15); Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-82)

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) see Financial institutions--Deposit insurance

Canada Elections Act see Parliament of Canada Act and Canada Elections Act (amdt.--confidence votes)(Bill C-250)

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--election expenses)(Bill C-285)--T. White

    >>First reading, 3168-9
    >>See also Elections--Campaign expenditures, Reimbursement

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--electronic voting)(Bill C-279)--T. White

    >>First reading, 2314
    >>See also Elections--Electronic voting by touch tone telephone

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--polling hours)(Bill C-307)--Terrana

    >>First reading, 3779
    >>See also Elections--Voting hours

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--polling stations in hospitals)(Bill C-308)--Terrana

    >>First reading, 3779-80
    >>See also Elections--Right to vote

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--registration of political parties)(Bill C-276)--Assadourian

    >>First reading, 2016
    >>Second reading, 4053-62
    >>See also Elections--Political parties

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--registration of political parties)(Bill C-400--Terrana

    >>First reading, 9514
    >>See also Elections--Political parties

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--reimbursement of election expenses)(Bill C-243)--I. McClelland

    >>First reading, 1110
    >>Deemed read second time, considered by Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee and reported with amdt., 1110
    >>Report stage, concurrence, 2836, agreed to
    >>Third reading, 2836-40
    >>>Agreed to, 2840, passed.
    >>Royal Assent, 5575. Chap. 26, S.C. 1996
    >>See also Elections--Political parties, Expenses

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--reimbursement of election expenses)(Bill C-319)(1st Sess., 35th Parl.)

    >>Reinstated as Canada Elections Act (amdt.--reimbursement of election expenses)(Bill C-243)

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--review of nomination papers)(Bill C-210)--Wappel

    >>First reading, 95-6
    >>See also Elections--Candidates, nomination

Canada Elections Act (amdt.)(Bill C-114)(3rd Sess., 34th Parl.) see Elections--Legislation

Canada Elections Act (amdt.)(Bill C-233)--Riis

    >>First reading, 536
    >>See also Elections--Voting age

Canada Elections Act (amdt.)(Bill C-301)--Ianno

    >>First reading, 3640
    >>Second reading, order discharged and bill withdrawn, by unanimous consent, 8947
    >>See also Elections--Voters list, Permanent

Canada Elections Act (amdt.)(Bill C-407)--Strahl

    >>First reading, 9999
    >>See also Political parties--Donations, Corporations

Canada Elections Act and Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-269)--Milliken

    >>First reading, 1715-6
    >>See also Elections--By-elections, Holding

Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63)--Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Solicitor General of Canada (H. Gray)

    >>First reading, 5484
    >>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, forthwith, prior to second reading, notice, 5484, M. (H. Gray), 5524-31, agreed to, 5531
    >>>Reported, with amdts., 6411
    >>Report stage, 6595-6603, 6617-28, 6648-56, 6671-77
    >>>Motions
    >>>>(Langlois), 6595-6, negatived on recorded division, 6697-8; 6625, negatived, on recorded division, 6701-2; 6678, negatived, on recorded division, 6704-6; 6690-1, negatived, on recorded division, 6697-8, 6704-7
    >>>>(S. Harper), 6595-6, negatived, on recorded division, 6698-9; 6624-5, negatived, on recorded division, 6702-3; 6652, negatived, on recorded division, 6703-4; 6678, negatived, on recorded division, 6697-9, 6705-6
    >>>>(B. Kilger), 6624, agreed to, on recorded division, 6699-701
    >>>Concurrence, with amdts., and second reading, agreed to, on recorded division, 6700-1, 6707
    >>Report stage and third reading, time allocation under S.O. 78(3)
    >>>Notice, 6628
    >>>M. (Robichaud), agreed to, on recorded division, 6647-8
    >>Third reading, 6710-40, 6752-71
    >>>Amdt. (B. Kilger), agreed to, by unanimous consent, 6710-2
    >>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 6770-1, passed.
    >>Senate passage, 7545
    >>Royal Assent, 7545. Chap. 35, S.C. 1996
    >>See also Elections--Legislation

Canada Employment and Immigration Commission

Canada Employment Centres

    >>Closures/restructuring, 328, 1672-3
    >>>o.q., 3315
    >>National job bank, internet site, French language translation, quality, S.O. 31, 4550
    >>Quebec
    >>>Gatineau, maintaining, petition, 266
    >>>Granby, 1672, 2260-1, 3852-3
    >>>Joliette, relocating to Repentigny, Que., cost, S.O. 31, 1950
    >>>La Baie, maintaining, petition, 276
    >>>Maintaining, petition, 1297
    >>>Montreal, Papineau employment centre, 1676
    >>>o.q., 3261-2
    >>>Regional administrative centre, location, Shawinigan over Trois-Riviéres, 2238-9, 2371-2
    >>>>qu., 4090-1
    >>>Saint-Jean, 1440
    >>>S.O. 31, 3554
    >>>Terrebonne, 2258, 2350-1
    >>See also Employment

Canada Endangered Species Protection Act (Bill C-65)--Minister of the Environment (Marchi)

Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association see Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports

Canada Evidence Act see Criminal Law Improvement Act, 1996 (Bill C-17)

Canada Evidence Act, Criminal Code and Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.--persons with disabilities)(Bill C-98)--Minister of Justice (Rock)

Canada Foundation for Innovation

    >>Establishing, $800 fund, over next five years, support for research at universities, colleges and hospitals, Budget 1997 measure, 8294, 8300, 8324-5, 8331, 8342, 8365-6, 8374-7, 8382-4, 8964, 9159, 9185-6, 9252, 9338, 9342, 9522, 9555, 9560, 9562-3, 9567-9, 9633-4, 10044-5, 10050
    >>>$1 billion funding of science and technology, Liberal government (Chrétien) election "red book" promise, comparison, o.q., 8392
    >>>Board
    >>>>Patronage appointments, 9567
    >>>>Regional representation, 9634
    >>>Charging tp previous year`s budget, against generally accepted accounting principles, 9560
    >>>Intrusion into provincial jurisdiction, 8324, 8370
    >>>o.q., 8391, 8451, 9487, 10115, 10180-1
    >>>Prince Edward Island benefits, 9144
    >>>S.O. 31, 8443-4
    >>>Transfer payments to provinces reduction, relationship, 8336, 9563, 10045
    >>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 1997 (Bill C-93)
    >>Focus, Budget 1997 statement, 8294
    >>Independence, investment decisions by Board of Directors, Budget 1997 statement, 8294
    >>See also Agricultural research; Technology infrastructure--Building

Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association see Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports

Canada Games

    >>1999 Winter Games, Corner Brook , Nfld., S.O. 31, 5052
    >>2001 Games, Peterborough, Ont., bidding, S.O. 31, 4449
    >>Television coverage, increase, S.O. 31, 4856

Canada Grain Commission see Canadian Wheat Board--Modernizing

Canada Hand see Space program

Canada Health Act see Health care system--Preserving

Canada Health Act (amdt.--conditions for contributions)(Bill C-251)--Gouk

    >>First reading, 1329
    >>See also Health--Infectious diseases

Canada Health Act (amdt.--definition of child)(Bill C-417)--Harb

Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST)

Canada Health Information System see Health care system--Health data

Canada-India Income Tax Agreement Act, 1996 see Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1996 (Bill C-37)

Canada Industrial Relations Board see Labour relations

Canada Information Office

    >>Attractions Canada, tourism, promoting, 8205
    >>>o.q., 7578-9
    >>Cost, utility, 8183, 8185-6
    >>>o.q., 4228, 7578-9
    >>Establishment, $20 million budget, 5818, 7530
    >>Funding/grant allocation, authority, o.q., 6266
    >>Internet World Wide Web site, 7530
    >>Mandate/role, 8179
    >>>o.q., 9884-5

Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement

    >>Agricultural and fisheries products, tariffs, reduction or elimination, 5313-4, 5317, 5335, 5339, 5348, 6106
    >>>Dairy products, poultry and eggs, exemption, 5314, 6106
    >>AutoPact, exclusion, 5314, 6107
    >>Benefits, 6107, 6110, 6113-4
    >>Bloc Québécois position, 5339, 5341-2, 6095, 6107, 6111, 8156
    >>Cultural industry, exclusion, 5314, 5318, 6107
    >>Disputes, binding settlement mechanism, establishment, 5314, 5318, 5335, 5348, 6106
    >>Effective January 1, 1997, 5314, 5334-5, 6093, 6106-7
    >>>o.q., 2364-5, 4345
    >>Electronics, communications, power and energy projects, oil and gas exploration, Canadian expertise, marketing, 5313
    >>Government services and procurement, multilateral rules developed through World Trade Organization, application, 5314, 6107
    >>Human rights and democratic principles, integral part, 6096, 6108, 6111
    >>Implementation, legislation (Bill C-61), 5312, 5334
    >>>Bloc Québécois amendments, ruled out of order, 6096, 6099, 6108, 6110, 6112
    >>>Bloc Québécois position, 5315
    >>>Delay, 5317, 6095, 6098-9
    >>>>Job losses, 6110-1
    >>>>Until Middle East peace process further developed, 6096-9, 6101, 6106, 6109, 6111
    >>>Parliamentary review, debate, not amendable, 6108
    >>>Passage, rushing, 6095, 6109
    >>>Preamble, amending, 6096
    >>>Referral back to Committee, 6105, 6110-1
    >>>Reform Party position, 5336, 6105
    >>>Regulations, draft, release to Committee prior to proclamation, 6094, 6097-8
    >>Industrial products, tariffs, elimination as of January 1/97, 5314, 5348, 6106
    >>>Womens swimwear and certain cotton fabrics, exemption, 5314, 5317, 5335, 5339-42, 6106, 6108
    >>Infrastructure development, partnerships, 5313
    >>Initiative, Canadian business, 6100, 6109-10
    >>Israeli markets, access, 5313-4
    >>Labour and environmental parallel agreements, lack, 6102, 6108, 6112
    >>Middle East peace process, relationship, 6095
    >>Negotiations, process, 280, 5312, 5314, 5335-7, 6092, 6095, 6112, 6114-5, 6282
    >>>Consultations, lack, 5318, 6095
    >>>Secrecy, 5315, 5318, 5334, 5339-42, 5348, 6102, 6108, 6111, 6113
    >>>>o.q., 5480-1
    >>Palestinians, impact, equitable treatment, 7368
    >>Palestinians/occupied territories, extending to include, 5312, 5315-6, 5334, 5337, 5340, 5343-5, 6093-8, 6100-2, 6105-7, 6109, 6115
    >>>S.O. 31, 8306
    >>Palestinians on West Bank, Israeli policies concerning, impact, 5312
    >>Political and economic stability, pre-requisite, lack, 5315
    >>Private sector, role, 5313
    >>Products, rules of origin, application, 5314, 6094
    >>Reform Party position, 5335-6
    >>Research and development, co-operative projects, Canada-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation, co-ordinating role, 5313
    >>Signing, 5312
    >>>In secret, S.O. 31, 4495
    >>Symbolic, first out of hemisphere, 5311
    >>Tariffs, gradual elimination, 5314, 5345
    >>See also Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-61); European Union--Access; Middle East--Economic stability--Palestinian people; Swimsuit manufacturing industry; Trade--Middle East