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Carousel of Nations see Multiculturalsim--Canadian Unity Village

Carpenter, Melanie see Murder

Carr, Tammy see Victims of crime--Compensation

Carrefour des femmes de Lachute see Violence--Women

Carriage of Passengers by Water Act (Bill C-59)--Minister of Transport (Anderson)

    >>First reading, 4415
    >>Transport Standing Committee referral, forthwith, prior to second reading, notice, 4415

Carrière Glendyne

    >>Slate mine, Saint-Marc-du-lac-Long, Que., reopening, $1.5 million investment, Fonds de solidarité des travailleurs du Québec and Fonds régional du Bas-Saint-Laurent, S.O. 31, 8305

Carroll, Mary Lou see Volunteers--Sisters of St. Joseph Orphanage

Carry forward provisions see Registered retirement savings plans--Contributions

Carstairs, Hon. Senator Sharon (L--Manitoba)

    >>References, Senate appointment, 3092

Carter Report see Grain marketing--Canadian Wheat Board monopoly, Operating costs

Carter Royal Commission see Taxation--System, review/reform

Carter, Wilf

    >>Country music entertainer, death, tribute, S.O. 31, 7459

Carteri, Leo see Education--Teachers

Casinos

    >>St. Lawrence River cruise ships, allowing, 7891, 8564, 9351-9
    >>>Economic development and tourism benefits, Quebec government requesting Criminal Code amendments, o.q., 6666, 6747-8, 8277, 9486
    >>>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--gaming and betting)(Bill C-369)
    >>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--Internet lotteries)(Bill C-353); Economic development/renewal--National Capital Region; Hull, Que.; Kanasatake Indian Band; Lotteries--Internet

Castle Mountain see Blackfoot Nation

Castlegar, B.C. see Airports--Management/administration; British Columbia--Summer Games

Castro, Fidel see Cuba

Catterall, Marlene (L--Ottawa West)

    >>Africa, M. (L. Axworthy), 6400-1
    >>AIDS, S.O. 31, 6902
    >>Armenia, M. on supply (Daviault), 1870
    >>Banks, 2750-1, 7247
    >>Bosnia and Herzegovena, o.q., 4502
    >>Bridges, petition, 4158, 6616
    >>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 1471-3, 1478, 1515
    >>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 9197-200
    >>Budget Implementation Act, 1996 (Bill C-31), 1993-4
    >>Business Development Bank of Canada, 1472
    >>Canada, 6400
    >>>Petition, 9388
    >>Canada Labour Code (amdt.--nuclear undertakings)(Bill C-3), 1267
    >>Canada Pension Plan, 7248
    >>Canadian flag, o.q., 7040
    >>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2191-2, 2199-200, 2422, 2553
    >>Caregivers, petition, 4087
    >>Chamberlain. 2746-8
    >>Charitable donations, 7247
    >>Child poverty, 9198-200
    >>Child support payments, 9536
    >>Chrétien, Jean, references, 5819
    >>Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act (Bill C-20), 2821-2
    >>Committees, M. (Lee), 5832
    >>Committees of the Whole House, M. (H. Gray), 5818
    >>Copyright Act (amdt.)(Bill C-32), 8996
    >>Corporations, 7247-8
    >>Crime, petition, 4351
    >>Crimes against humanity, 1870
    >>Defence equipment, o.q., 5115
    >>Deficit, 1473, 9535
    >>Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (Bill C-7), 1260
    >>Developing countries, 6400
    >>Economic development/renewal, S.O. 31, 4017
    >>Economy, 1472, 9535-6
    >>Education, post-secondary, 1472, 7247
    >>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2294-5, 2750-1
    >>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7151-2
    >>Expo 2005, M. (Copps), 6192
    >>Export Development Corporation, 1472
    >>Family, 2553
    >>Finance Standing Committee, M. (H. Gray), 7247-8
    >>Financial institutions, 7247
    >>Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-15), 1334
    >>Foreign aid, 6401
    >>Gasoline taxes, petition, 1298, 7894
    >>Genocide, 1870
    >>Goods and Services Tax, 7151-2
    >>Government revenues, 9535-6
    >>Health, S.O. 31, 8083
    >>Health care system, 1478
    >>>Petition, 1775
    >>Hemp, petition, 4351
    >>High technology industry, S.O. 31, 5677
    >>Highways and roads, petition, 8234
    >>Housing, petition, 7894
    >>Income Tax Budget Amendments Act, 1996 (Bill C-92), 9535-7
    >>Information highway, 1472
    >>Infrastructure program, 1478
    >>International conflicts, 1870
    >>Job creation, 1472
    >>Judges Act (amdt.)(Bill C-42), 6878-9
    >>Law Commission of Canada Act (Bill C-9), 1308
    >>Members of Parliament, 1473
    >>Music, S.O. 31, 131, 9931
    >>National Capital Act (amdt.)(Bill C-442), 10237
    >>National Capital Region, 1472
    >>>o.q., 6492
    >>>Petition, 1775
    >>Natural Resources Standing Committee, M., 5428
    >>Nuclear energy, o.q., 4865
    >>Nuclear reactors
    >>>o.q., 4864
    >>>Petition, 7894
    >>Nuclear weapons, petition, 8989
    >>Pay equity, o.q., 8784
    >>Peacekeeping, 6400
    >>Pensions, 1472
    >>Private family trusts, 7248
    >>Procedure
    >>>Bills, Government, 1260, 1267, 1334, 2821-2, 5205, 7481, 9528-9, 9531
    >>>Committee reports, 6192, 6196
    >>>Debate, 9533
    >>>Divisions, recorded, 5514-9
    >>>Divisions, recorded, deferred, 945, 3775, 4811, 5356, 7863-4, 8996
    >>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 5819
    >>>Members' remarks, 2191, 2422
    >>>Motions, 6193
    >>>Questions on the Order Paper, 4079
    >>>Sittings of the House, 5714, 7868
    >>>Speeches, 1515, 2192, 2422, 9099
    >>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, reports, 4083, 4506, 4807, 9997
    >>>Ms., 4144, 4507, 4807
    >>Public Service, 1472
    >>>M. (Beaumier), 7863
    >>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), S.O. 31, 3707
    >>Regulations Act (Bill C-25), 3775
    >>Same-sex couples, 2199
    >>Science and technology, 1472
    >>Senate, M. on supply (Gilmour), 3076
    >>Seniors Benefit, 1472-3, 1478
    >>Sexual orientation, 2191, 2199-200, 2553
    >>>Petitions, 1298, 4087
    >>Sri Lanka, petition, 1775-6
    >>Taxation, 7247-8
    >>Trade, 1472
    >>Unemployment insurance, 9924-5
    >>Veterans benefits, petition, 4087
    >>Veterans, S.O. 31, 6259
    >>Volunteer organizations, S.O. 31, 2355
    >>World War II, o.q., 1892

Cattle industry

    >>Cow and calf stabilization insurance, need, farm income stabilization program, relationship, 9874
    >>Exports, United States beef subsidies, grazing land leases, reduced payments, impact, 1083
    >>Feed loans, Farm Credit Corporation channelling through Heartland Livestock Services, potential restrictive trade practice, S.O. 31, 4015
    >>See also Beef; Health--"Mad-cow" disease; Semex Canada

Cauchon, Hon. Martin (L--Outremont; Secretary of State (Federal Office of Regional Development-Quebec))

    >>Aerospace industry, 5651
    >>Airports, o.q., 6963, 7387-8, 8449
    >>Biotechnology, 8964
    >>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 436-40, 813-4
    >>Business Development Bank of Canada, 438
    >>Canada Foundation For Innovation, 8964
    >>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 437, 813
    >>Canadian Armed Forces, o.q., 3489
    >>Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 437
    >>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2526
    >>Canadian Kenworth Company, o.q., 1467, 7467-8
    >>Corporations, M. on supply (Loubier), 939-40
    >>Defence Industry Productivity Program, 5662
    >>Deficit, 437, 439-40, 814
    >>Economic development/renewal, 437
    >>>M. on supply (Gauthier), 5647, 5649-53, 5658, 5660, 5662, 5668, 5670
    >>>M. on supply (Rocheleau), 8959-60, 8962-6
    >>>o.q., 5683, 8654-5
    >>Economy, 8963-4
    >>Education, post-secondary, 438
    >>Employment insurance, 813, 8962
    >>Energy, 8964
    >>Entrepreneurs, 8964
    >>Equalization payments, 438, 813, 5647
    >>Export Development Corporation, 438
    >>Exports, 813, 8964
    >>Federal Court Act, Judges Act and Tax Court of Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-48), 4039, 4042
    >>Federal Office of Regional Development-Quebec, 8964, 8966-7
    >>Flour milling, o.q., 3259
    >>Government, 437
    >>Government programs and services, 437, 8963
    >>Highways and roads, 8962
    >>Housing, o.q., 5683
    >>Information highway, 438
    >>Infrastructure program, 8967
    >>>o.q., 2565
    >>Interest rates, 8963
    >>Job creation, 437-8, 440
    >>Judges Act (amdt.)(Bill C-42), 4033, 4039
    >>Mining industry, 438
    >>Mirabel International Airport, o.q., 361-2
    >>Montreal, Que., 5668
    >>Newspapers, o.q., 3258
    >>Nuclear reactors, o.q., 6796
    >>Parks Canada Agency, 437
    >>Pensions, 438
    >>Railway Safety Act (amdt.)(Bill C-43), , 4042
    >>Research and development, 8963-4
    >>>o.q., 8736, 9608
    >>Seniors Benefit, 438
    >>Small and medium business, 438, 440, 5651-2, 8963
    >>Social programs, 437, 439-40
    >>Taxation, 437
    >>Technology Partnerships Canada, 438, 813
    >>Tobacco industry, 8966
    >>Tourism, 5652, 8964
    >>Transfer payments to provinces, 813
    >>Unemployment insurance account, 8962

CAVEAT (Canadians Against Violence Everywhere Advocating its Termination) see Victims of crime--Government measures

Caviar see Olympics, 1996 Summer Games--Canadian Heritage Department

CAW see Canadian Auto Workers

CBC see Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

CBC North see Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

CBC Radio see Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--Radio

CBC town hall meeting see Chretien, Jean--References

CBIC see Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

CBQ-CBC Radio see Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--Radio, 60th anniversary

CDIC see Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation

Ceausescu, Nicolae see Romania

Cédras, Raoul see Haiti--Dictatorial regimes

Censorship boards see Pornography--Entertainment

Census (1996)

    >>Ethnic origin question, Canadian as answer
    >>>M. (D. Grey), 6771-9, 7810-9, 9235-40, negatived on recorded division, 9414-5
    >>>>Amdt. (Langlois), 6775, negatived on recorded division, 9413-4
    >>>>Dropped to bottom of order of precedence on the Order Paper, 6779, 7819
    >>>S.O. 31, 1581
    >>Privacy concerns, non-compliance penalties, British Columbia court challenge, 9365
    >>Sexual orientation question, 2114, 2538
    >>Unpaid work questions, 8770, 8794
    >>>World Conference on Women (Beijing, China, September 1995), recommendation, o.q., 2365-6
    >>See also Statistics Canada--Census commissioners

Centennial Flame Research Award

    >>Annual report, special report, Braille libraries in Canada, tabled, 10123

Central America

    >>Human rights violations, 87-8
    >>Visit to Canada of Prime Minister of Belize and Presidents of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua
    >>>Discussions, economic co-operation, sustainable development, human rights, Canadian International Development Agency role, o.q., 2893-4
    >>>o.q., 2890-1
    >>>S.O. 31, 2886
    >>>Tribute to Canadian peacekeepers at peacekeeping monument, S.O. 31, 2936
    >>See also Trade

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) see Economy

Centrale de l'enseignement du Québec see Women--Power

Centre d'entreprise et d'innovation de Montréal see Small and medium business--High tech health care industries

Centre d'initiative pour l'emploi de Lotbinière-Ouest (CIEL) see Job creation

Centre for Information Technologies Innovation

    >>Montreal, Que., facilities, budget reduction, downgrading/closure, o.q., 4177-8, 6005

Centre La Mosaique see Senior citizens

Centres of excellence see Hazardous waste--Rehabilitation; Immigration; Research and development--Network of Centres of Excellence

Centres of Excellence for Women's Health see Women--Health

Centreville, N.B. see CANUSA Foods Ltd.

Cercle Moliére see Culture/arts

Cernavoda, Romania see Nuclear reactors--CANDU-6 reactors

Certified General Accountants see Job creation--Tax relief--Unemployment insurance premiums reduction

CESO see Canadian Executive Service Organization

CF-5s see Defence equipment--Aircraft

CF-18s see Defence equipment--Aircraft

CF-105s see Defence equipment--Aircraft

CFB see Canadian Armed Forces

CFDCs see Community Futures Development Corporations

CGI see Computers/computer systems--Software conversion

Cha-am, Thailand see Inter-Parliamentary delegations, reports--Canada-Japan Inter-Parliamentary Group

Chairman and Deputy Chairman, rulings and statements

    >>Bills, Government, Committee of the Whole
    >>>Amendments
    >>>>Acceptability, 4038, withdrawn, by unanimous consent, 4038
    >>>>Constitutionality, in order, 4041
    >>>>Handwritten form, Member provinding, 9973
    >>>>Standing Orders relating to amendments, Member reviewing, 9970
    >>>Clauses
    >>>>Amending, not in order if clause already approved, 9973
    >>>>Carrying on division, nays louder than yeas, government members should speak louder, 998
    >>>>Deferring, 9974, 9979
    >>>Members' remarks, addressing through the Chair, 10001
    >>>Motions, leave to introduce, unanimous consent denied, 8977
    >>>Progress reported, 9984

Chaleur Bay, N.B. see Fisheries--Lobster fishery

Chalk River, Ont. see Atomic Energy of Canada Limited; Nuclear reactors--Waste; Nuclear waste--Disposal

Challenger aircraft see Cabinet Ministers--Travel

Chamber of Commerce see Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal see Drugs and pharmaceuticals--Patent protection

Chamberlain, Brenda (L--Guelph--Wellington)

    >>Broadcasting, 9041
    >>Budget, 103-4
    >>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 8381-3
    >>Budget Implementation Act, 1997 (Bill C-93), 10080-1, 10087
    >>Canada, 2488
    >>>S.O. 31, 309
    >>Canada Foundation for Innovation, 8382-3
    >>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, S.O. 31, 5554
    >>Canadian flag
    >>>M. (Culbert), 5325-6
    >>>S.O. 31, 4449, 8268
    >>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2487-9
    >>Child sexual abuse/assault/exploitation, 9804
    >>Children, S.O. 31, 5283-4
    >>Copyright Act (amdt.)(Bill C-32), 9040-2
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--no early parole for those who murder a peace officer)(Bill C-344), 5891
    >>Criminal Code and Copyright Act (amdt.--profit from authorship respecting a crime)(Bill C-205), 4658
    >>Criminal Code and Corrections and Conditional Release Act (amdt.--cumulative sentences)(Bill C-321), 7073-4
    >>Debt Servicing and Reduction Account, 7022
    >>Deficit, 10081
    >>Department of Human Resources Development Act (Bill C-11), 1639-40
    >>Discrimination and racism, 2488
    >>>S.O. 31, 2135
    >>Education, post secondary, 8382-3
    >>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2746-8
    >>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7021-3
    >>Goods and Services Tax, 7021-3, 10081
    >>>o.q., 1893
    >>Health care system, 10087
    >>Henry, Mike, S.O. 31, 1583
    >>Housing, petition, 9847
    >>Interest rates, 10080
    >>Job creation, 597
    >>Mexico, o.q., 8733
    >>Oath of Allegiance to the Flag of Canada Act (Bill C-302), 3719
    >>Parliament of Canada Act (amd.--oaths or solemn affirmations)(Bill C-316), 6824-5
    >>Parole, 5891
    >>>S.O. 31, 7653
    >>Pensions, M. (Taylor), 8644-5
    >>Prince Edward Island, 7023
    >>Privacy Act (amdt.)(Bill C-405), 9804
    >>Procedure
    >>>Bills, Government, 8990
    >>>Divisions, recorded, 9117-9, 9124, 9126
    >>Reform Party, S.O. 31, 581, 1657
    >>Save the Children Canada, S.O. 31, 2804
    >>Semex Canada, S.O. 31, 5879
    >>Senior citizens, M., 5437-9
    >>Seniors Benefit, 599
    >>Sexual orientation, 2487-9
    >>Taxation, 10080-1
    >>Telephone service, S.O. 31, 7305
    >>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Sheridan), 103-4, 155-8
    >>Tobacco products, S.O. 31, 4742
    >>Tourism, o.q., 3561
    >>Training programs, 598-9
    >>Transfer payments to provinces, 10087
    >>Underground economy
    >>>M., 8679-81
    >>>S.O. 31, 3418
    >>Unemployment, 10080
    >>Unemployment insurance, 597-8
    >>>M. on supply (Gauthier), 597-9
    >>Volunteers, 1639

Chamberland, Normand see Canadian Security Intelligence Service

Chambers, Bob

    >>Cartoonist, death, tribute, S.O. 31, 1416-7

Chambly constituency see Impaired driving--Deaths caused

Chambly, Que., see Post offices

Champlain Bridge see Bridges--National Capital Region

Chan, Hon. Raymond (L--Richmond; Secretary ofState (Asia-Pacific))

    >>Africa, o.q., 6006
    >>Bell Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-57), 5782-4
    >>British Columbia, M. on supply (Duncan), 4871-2, 4881-3
    >>Broadcasting, 5783
    >>Canadian International Development Agency, 7375
    >>Canadian Wheat Board Act (amdt.)(Bill C-72), 8234
    >>China, 7375
    >>>Statement by Minister, 3383-4
    >>Corporations, M. on supply (Loubier), 933-4
    >>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7773
    >>Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-82), 9731
    >>Hong Kong, 3383
    >>>o.q., 4806
    >>Human rights, M. (Copps), 7374-6
    >>Income tax, 4883
    >>India, o.q., 3010
    >>Information highway, 5782-4
    >>Nuclear weapons, 5406
    >>Procedure, divisions, recorded, 9502
    >>References
    >>>Voting with government, S.O. 31, 179
    >>>See also Trade--China
    >>Taiwan, o.q., 583
    >>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Sheridan), 115
    >>Trade, 3383-4, 7375-6