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NAC see National Arts Centre (NAC)

NAFTA see North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Nagra, Pardeep see Boxing

Naing, Min Ko see International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development--John Humphrey Freedom Award

Nakonechny, Yvonne and Leonard see Agriculture--Farm income crisis

Namao air base see Canadian Armed Forces--Bases and camps

Nanaimo--Cowichan constituency see Health care system--Funding, federal, Cutbacks

Nannies see Immigration/immigrants--Cables

Nanoose Bay, B.C. see Canadian Armed Forces--Maritime Experimental and Test Range

NASDAQ see Stock markets

Nass River see Nisga'a Final Agreement--Fisheries

Nastoh, Hamed see Suicide

Nation building see Canada

National Aboriginal Day

    >>Poster competition, S.O. 31, 5356(73:1400)

National Action Committee on the Status of Women

    >>Brown, Terry, president, election, S.O. 31, 7137(102:1405)

National Agriculture Industry Relief Co-ordination Act (Bill C-252)--Borotsik

    >>First reading, 399(7:1510)
    >>See also Agriculture--Disaster relief

National AIDS Awareness Week see HIV/AIDS

National airports policy see Airports

National anthem (O Canada) see House of Commons--O Canada

National Archives of Canada

    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A), Canadian Heritage Department

National Archives of Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-312)--Harb

National archivist of Canada see Census--1906

National Arts Centre (NAC)

    >>1999 to 2002 business plan, operating and capital expenditure budgets, tabled, 7763(111:1200)
    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A), Canadian Heritage Department

National Bank of Canada see Banks and financial institutions--Ownership restrictions, Quebec impact; Transitional jobs fund--Saint-Maurice constituency, Placeteco

National Battlefields Commission

    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A), Canadian Heritage Department
    >>See also Liberal Party--Donations, Fundraising events

National Canadian Liberation Monument see Netherlands

National Cancer Survivors Day

National capital

    >>Legislation, referral to, changing to federal capital, 1716(28:1010)
    >>Ottawa-Hull revitalization plan, National Capital Commission announcement, S.O. 31, 4337-8(62:1100)
    >>See also Federal Capital Act (Bill C-346); Research and development--Jobs

National Capital Act

    >>Offences in regulations, fines, increasing from $500 to $2,000 maximum, 8829(124:1650)
    >>See also Federal Capital Act (Bill C-346)

National Capital Commission (NCC)

    >>Canadians on the Hill: a continuing tradition, historic events on Parliament Hill, Constitution Act, 1982, ceremonial signing, omission, S.O. 31, 1369-70(22:1410)
    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A), Canadian Heritage Department
    >>See also National capital

National Capital Institute of Technology

    >>Canada Foundation for Innovation funding, 5242(72:1315)
    >>Establishment, S.O. 31, 5194(71:1110)

National child care program see Child Care

National Child Day

    >>November 20, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of the Child, commemorating, S.O. 31, 1442(23:1405), 1486-8(24:1055-100), 1490(24:1110)
    >>Web Jam Bell, interactive symposium, S.O. 31, 1488-9(24:1105)

National Child Poverty Day

    >>November 24, S.O. 31, 1625(26:1400)

National Children's Agenda see Children

National Climate Change Strategy see Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)--Reducing

National Co-op Week

National Composting Week

National Council of Welfare see Child poverty--Combatting, Government record; Family--Quebec family policy; Poverty--Combatting; Youth justice system--Quebec youth justice system

National Crime Prevention Centre see Crime prevention--Auto theft

National Day of Mourning see Occupational health and safety--Deaths and injuries

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women see Violence/violent offences--Women

National debt

National Defence Act see Income Tax Act and National Defence Act (amdt.--rental of a residence)(Bill C-322)

National Defence Act (amdt.--non-deployment of persons under the age of eighteen years to theatres of hostilities)(Bill S-18)--Minister of National Defence (Eggleton)

    >>Message from Senate, 6968(99:1530)
    >>First reading, 7462(107:1510)
    >>Second reading, 8064-71(114:1950-2035), agreed to, 8070-1(114:2035)
    >>Committee of the Whole referral, committee stage, reported without amdt,, report stage concurrence, agreed to, 8071(114:2035-40)
    >>Third reading, 8071-2(114:2040-50), agreed to, 8072(114:2050), passed
    >>Royal Assent, 8210(115A:1800). Chap. 13, S.C. 2000
    >>See also Children--Armed conflicts

National Defence Act (amdt.--Snowbirds)(Bill C-298)--Mark

    >>First reading, 1056(17:1520-5)
    >>See also Canadian Armed Forces--Snowbirds

National Defence Act, DNA Identification Act and Criminal Code (amdt.)(Bill S-10)--Solicitor General (MacAulay

    >>First reading, 3788(53:1505)
    >>Second reading, 6745-63(96:1005-55), 6768(96:1205-10), agreed to, 66768(96:1210)
    >>Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 6768(96:1210)
    >>>Reported, without amdts., 7462(107:1505)
    >>Report stage, concurrence, deemed moved and agreed to, on division, 7733(110:1820)
    >>Third reading, deemed agreed to, on division, 7739(110:1905), passed.
    >>Royal Assent, 8210(115A:1800). Chap. 10, S.C. 2000
    >>See also Canadian Armed Forces--Military justice system, DNA samples; DNA evidence databank--Legislation

National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman

    >>1998-1999 annual report, tabled, 211(4:1200)
    >>1999-2000 annual report, tabled, 7889(113:1005)
    >>Establishment, 6835(97:1635)
    >>See also Canadian Armed Forces--Health care

National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee

    >>Reports
    >>>First (Canadian Armed Forces, funding, five year plan), 1998(32:1515)
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Laurin), 3828-32(54:1035-105)
    >>>Second (O'Reilly privilege, correspondence between committee chair and Auditor General), 4093(58:1505)
    >>>Third (procurement of military equipment), 8026(114:1520-5)
    >>>Fourth (Civilian War-Related Benefits Act (Bill C-41)), 8961(127:1355)
    >>Travel, authorization, M. (Lee), by unanimous consent, 6043(84:1700)
    >>>Denied, 3148(42:1225)
    >>See also Canadian Armed Forces--Standard/quality of living--Strengthening

National Defence Department

    >>Access to information requests, delay in responding, preparation of briefing/speaking notes for Minister, improper interference, Aldege Bellefeuille and David Robinson roles, Information Commissioner letter, 351(6:1500), 508-10(8:1515-30), 963-4(16:1005-10)
    >>>o.q., 347(6:1435-50), 394(7:1440-5)
    >>>See also Privilege--Hart
    >>Auditor General's report for 1999 see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Report, Tenth
    >>Contracting out practices, audit condemning, o.q., 6763(96:1140-5)
    >>Contracts, duplicate payment, recovery, 4844(67:1110)
    >>>o.q., 5202(71:1155)
    >>Decision-making, undemocratic, 1391(22:1610)
    >>Employees, 1992-1993 departure incentive program, o.q., 6763(96:1145)
    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A)--1999-2000, Supplementary (B)--2000-2001, Main
    >>Funding, Reform Party pre-budget recommendations, 4895(67:1640)
    >>Internal audit, none since January 1, 1994, 4890(67:1605)
    >>Payment of claims against crown, $2,123 property damage, Holiday Inn Harbour View, Halifax, N.S., qu., 4216(60:1540)
    >>See also Canadian Armed Forces; Parc Downsview Park Inc.

National Defence Proof and Experimental Test Establishment see Canadian Armed Forces

National diabetes control strategy see Diabetes

National disease control strategies see Diseases

National donor registry see Organ donations

National drug plan see Drugs and pharmaceuticals

National drug strategy see Drug/substance abuse

National Energy Board (NEB)

    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A), Natural Resources Department
    >>See also Fisheries--Protecting

National Energy Program see Energy

National Environmental Standards Act (Bill C-425)--Harb

    >>First reading, 3429(47:1215)
    >>See also Environment--National standards

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week

    >>October 25-November 1, designation, S.O. 31, 689-90(11:1400)
    >>Research, government funding, o.q., 746(12:1440)

National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week Act (Bill C-230)--Bulte--Carroll

    >>First reading, 275(5:1510)
    >>References, sponsor change from Bulte to Carroll, 8776(124:1115)

National Epilepsy Month

    >>March, education, etc., S.O. 31, 5190(71:1055)

National Farm Safety Week

National Film Board (NFB)

    >>60th anniversary, recognition, o.q., 1949-50(31:1445)
    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A), Canadian Heritage Department

National Flag of Canada Day see Canadian flag

National food plan see Food

National Forest Week

    >>Recognition, essay contest winners, etc.
    >>>o.q., 6449(91:1140)
    >>>S.O. 31, 6577-8(93:1405)

National Forum on Health see Health care system

National Heritage Day see Heritage

National highway policy see Highways and roads

National highway system see Highways and roads

National Hire-A-Student Week

    >>Human Resources Development Department program, success, S.O. 31, 7618(109:1410)

National Hockey League (NHL)

    >>Canadian franchises, tax relief, request
    >>>Government assistance, reversal of policy, etc., 3316(45:1530), 4142(59:1255), 4180(59:1655-700), 5821(81:1020)
    >>>>o.q., 4955(68:1440)
    >>>>Public outcry, 6072(85:1145)
    >>>>S.O. 31, 3077(41:1415)
    >>>Government position, Secretary of State for Amateur Sport Coderre, Industry Minister Manley, conflicting remarks, o.q., 697(11:1435)
    >>>Opposing, 6087(85:1340), 7639(109:1610)
    >>>>S.O. 31, 692(11:1410)
    >>>Ottawa Senators, Ontario Progressive Conservative government (Harris) position, S.O. 31, 868(14:1100)
    >>See also Hockey; Richard, Maurice

National Horse of Canada Act (Bill C-390)--Calder

    >>First reading, 2027(33:1010-5)
    >>See also Horses--Canadien horse

National Literacy Secretariat see Literacy--Skills

National Literacy Standards Act (Bill C-383)--Harb

National Marine Day

National missile defence system

National Museum of Science and Technology see Canada Science and Technology Museum

National Nursing Week

    >>May 8-14, theme, "Challenge Yourself-Get Active", S.O. 31, 6494(92:1400)

National Organ and Tissue Awareness Week

    >>April 16-23, S.O. 31, 5968(83:1400)

National Palliative Care Week

    >>May 8-14, recognition, S.O. 31, 6494(92:1400)

National parks

National Parks Act see Marine conservation areas--Legislation (Bill C-8), Program

National Parks Act (amdt.--Stoltmann National Park)(Bill C-236)--Caccia

    >>First reading, 276(5:1320)
    >>Second reading, 1706-14(27:1725-825)
    >>>Dropped from Order Paper, 1714(27:1825)
    >>See also National Parks--Stoltmann National Park

National Parole Board

    >>Arm's length body, defending, 6725(95:1655)
    >>Board Member Patricia Thériault, regular telephone contact with Ottawa and constituency office of International Trade Minister Pettigrew, violation of code of ethics and improper interference, o.q., 1557(25:1435), 1636(26:1450)
    >>>See also Elections--Campaign expenses, $10,000 cash donation
    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A), Solicitor General's Department--1999-2000, Supplementary (B), Solicitor General's Department--2000-2001, Main, Solicitor General's Department
    >>See also Penitentiary inmates--Recividism rate

National Parole Service

    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (B), Solicitor General's Department

National Poetry Month

    >>A Thousand Crosses in Oppenheimer Park, excerpt, S.O. 31, 5884-5(82:1405)
    >>Aliénor, Herménégilde Chiasson poem, S.O. 31, 6092(85:1410)
    >>The Joy that Cracked the Mountain, Patrick O'Connell poem, S.O. 31, 60125-6(84:1410)
    >>The True Names of Birds, Susan Goyette poem, S.O. 31, 6140(86:1110)

National Police Week

    >>Celebration, S.O. 31, 6809(97:1355)

National Post see Breast cancer--Mammography screening/testing

National Press Club see Books--Cambridge Bay, Nunavut

National public health commission see Health--National goals

National Public Service Week

National Railroad Passenger Corporation see Export Development Corporation (EDC)--Amtrak

National Research Council (NRC)

    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A), Industry Department--1999-2000, Supplementary (B), Industry Department
    >>Role, funding, S.O. 31, 2281(36:1410)

National Revenue Department see Canada Customs and Revenue Agency; Suicide--Starr-Stephan

National Rifle Association (United States) see Gun control/guns--Heston

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (B), Privy Council Office
    >>See also Environment--Environmental and Sustainable Development Indicators

National Science and Technology Week

National security

    >>1999 annual statement by Minister (MacAulay), 3035-40(41:1005-40)
    >>>Empty rhetoric, 3039(41:1035)
    >>Accountability, Security Intelligence Review Committee, role, 3036(41:1010-5)
    >>Information, documents, loss/theft, impact on public safety, etc., o.q., 1447(23:1430-5)
    >>Senate Special Committee on Security and Intelligence, report, government response, 3035(41:1005)
    >>See also Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC)--Computer system; Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)--Theft of top secret documents; Internet/information highway--Personal information

National Seniors Month

    >>June, Senior citizens, quality of life, awareness, raising, S.O. 31, 7396(106:1110), 7615(109:1400)

National Sexual Abuse Awareness Day

    >>October 7, designating, petition, 9027(128:1210)

National Sleep Awareness Week

    >>Oct. 25-30, designation, S.O. 31, 606(10:1400)

National standards

    >>Applying in areas of provincial jurisdiction, 6119(85:1705)
    >>See also Education, post-secondary--Accessibility/affordability; Environment; Federalism; Labour mobility

National Standards for Education Act (Bill C-382)--Harb

National Tartan Day see Tartan Day--Scotland

National transportation policy see Transportation

National tulip festival see Government grants/subsidies--Canadian Tulip Festival

National unity

    >>21st century, challenges, federal-provincial collaboration, importance, Throne Speech statement, 2(1:1600)
    >>Bloc Québécois position, o.q., 6143-4(86:1120-5)
    >>Federal government priority, Throne Speech statement, 2(1:1600)
    >>Maintaining
    >>>Clarity Act (Bill C-20), relationship, 3169-71(43:1325-40)
    >>>>S.O. 31, 3594(50:1405)
    >>>Cost to taxpayers, S.O. 31, 2278(36:1400)
    >>Markham constituency, town hall meeting, S.O. 31, 3778(53:1410)
    >>Throne Speech omission, 130(3:1220)
    >>Vision, historical background, 7679(110:1205-10)
    >>See also Canada Information Office (CIO)--Role/mandate; Quebec separation/sovereignty--Referendum, 50% plus one, Premature; Tourism industry

National Volunteer Week

    >>Centraide Outaouais, Bénévolat 2000 award, Michel Guimond, S.O. 31, 6139(86:1105)
    >>Edmonton North District Area Council Two, celebrating, S.O. 31, 6141-2(86:1115)
    >>Volunteerism, importance, promoting, S.O. 31, 5882-4(82:1355-405), 5970-1(83:1410), 6089(85:1355)

National Wildlife Week

    >>Migration theme, S.O. 31, 5884(82:1405)

National Youth Week

    >>Establishing, first week of May, youth organizations requesting, o.q., 5587(77:1440)

Nationalization see QuebecAir

Native people see Aboriginal peoples/communities

NATO see North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Natural disasters

    >>Disaster recovery payments see Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth
    >>Humanitarian aid, Canada role, 1038(17:1915)
    >>Vancouver search and rescue team, role, 1038(16:1915)
    >>See also Agriculture--Disaster relief--Farm income crisis, Weather; Cyclones; Drought; Earthquakes; Floods; Ice Storm, 1998

Natural gas

    >>Sable Island
    >>>Aboriginal treaty rights, Supreme Court of Canada Marshall decision re fishing rights, relationship, 1265-6(20:1625-30)
    >>>>o.q., 613(10:1435)
    >>>Seismic work, 8781(124:1145)
    >>Unserviced regions, delivery, environmental concerns, high energy costs, addressing, M. (Laliberte), 5549-57(77:1110-210), 6774-83(96:1245-345), 8049-53(114:1805-35), negatived, on recorded division, 8204-5(115:2140-50)
    >>>Dropped to bottom of order of precedence on Order Paper, 5557(77:1210), 6783(96:1345)
    >>See also Electricity--Sumas, WA; Oil and gas industry

Natural health products

    >>Availability, safety, ensuring, 8140(115:1555)
    >>Health Standing Committee, studying, 8111(115:1305)

Natural resource industries

    >>Aboriginal treaty rights, Supreme Court of Canada Marshall decision re fishing rights, relationship, 1266(20:1630)
    >>>Negotiating, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Minister Nault position
    >>>>o.q., 1374(22:1430), 1444(23:1415), 1446(23:1425), 1452(23:1500), 1499(24:1155)
    >>>>S.O. 31, 1443(23:1410)
    >>>o.q., 613(10:1435)
    >>>See also Forest industry; Natural gas--Sable Island
    >>Economic role, Gross Domestic Product percentage, employment, exports, etc., 8816(124:1520)
    >>Exploration companies, transactions, sales tax, simplifying, 6554(93:1120)
    >>Government role, record, 8816(124:1520)
    >>Investment, new, $35 billion per year, 8816(124:1520)
    >>Newfoundland and Labrador royalties, equalization payments clawback, 7467-8(107:1545)
    >>>See also Oil and gas industry--Hibernia project
    >>Productivity level, 8816(124:1520)
    >>Sustainable development, model, 8816(124:1520)
    >>See also Forest industry; Mining industry; Oil and gas industry

Natural resources

    >>Protecting, 6104(85:1510)
    >>See also Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO)--Privatization; National parks

Natural Resources and Government Operations Standing Committee

    >>Report ready for presentation prior to June 30, 2000, depositing with Clerk, deeming tabled, M. (Lee), agreed to, by unanimous consent, 8153(115:1720-5)
    >>Reports, presented
    >>>First (Municipal Grants Act (amdt.)(Bill C-10)), 2765(38:1530)
    >>>Second (Canada Labour Code (amdt.)(Bill C-12)), 6967(99:1520)
    >>>Third (Cape Breton Development Corporation Divestiture Authorization and Dissolution Act (Bill C-11)), 7286(104:1505)
    >>See also Canada Labour Code (amdt.)(Bill C-12); Cape Breton Development Corporation Divestiture Authorization and Dissolution Act (Bill C-11); Eldorado Nuclear Limited Reorganization and Divestiture Act and Petro-Canada Public Participation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-39); Municipal Grants Act (amdt.)(Bill C-10)

Natural Resources Department

    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A)

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A), Industry Department--1999-2000, Supplementary (B), Industry Department
    >>Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering
    >>>o.q., 1995(32:1450)
    >>>S.O. 31, 1799(29:1100)

Nature see Environment--Survey on the Importance of Nature to Canadians

Nature Conservancy of Canada see Cohen, Shaughnessy

Nature trail see Wetlands

Naturopathic medicine

    >>Practitioners
    >>>Recognition of equality with physicians and surgeons and eligible for coverage under government medical insurance, petition, 4215(60:1530), 6507(92:1505)
    >>>See also Health care system--Preventative care
    >>See also Canadian Institutes of Health Research--Creating, Research

Nault, Hon. Robert D. (Lib.--Kenora--Rainy River; Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development)

NAV CANADA

    >>Access to Information Act, applying to, 8333(117:1005)
    >>>See also Access to Information Act (amdt.)(Bill C-494)
    >>Surplus, transferred to Air Canada and Canadian Airlines, 5022(69:1655)
    >>See also Air transportation--Air navigation services--Air traffic control--Safety; Airports--Baie-Comeau, Que.--Management; Transport Department--Employees

Navaho reservation see Youth justice system--Aboriginal youth justice, United States

Navigation see Space technology industry--Global Positioning System (GPS)

NCC see National Capital Commission (NCC)

NDP see New Democratic Party

NEB see National Energy Board (NEB)

Needle exchange program see HIV/AIDS--Injection drug users

Negative option marketing see Consumer protection

Nepean--Carleton constituency

    >>"Silicon Valley North", description, 1078(17:1750)
    >>See also VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Nepotism see Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO)--Political factors;

Nesbitt Burns, Inc. see Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO)--Privatization, Secret plan

Nesbitt-Egan case see Old Age Security Act--Spouse's allowance

Nestor, Daniel see Olympics, 2000 Summer Games (Sydney, Australia)--Tennis

Net income stabilization account (NISA) see Agriculture--Farm income crisis, Safety net

Netherlands

    >>Liberation, World War II, Canada role
    >>>National Canadian Liberation Monument commemorating, unveiling, S.O. 31, 6279-80(88:1400-5)
    >>>S.O. 31, 6329-30(89:1410), 6442(91:1105), 6757(96:1110-5), 7088(101:1100)
    >>See also Bombardier Inc.; Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO)--Privatization, Workers; DNA evidence databank--International comparisons; Ferry service--New Brunswick

Neurological development see Children--Early childhood development

Neutering see Goods and Services Tax (GST)--Exemptions, Animals

Neutraceuticals see Food--Genetically engineered/modified, Agriculture, Agri-food products

Neutron research see Canadian Neutron Facility

New Agenda Coalition see Nuclear weapons--Abolition/elimination

New Brunswick see particular subjects

New Brunswick Easter Seals March of Dimes see Disabled and handicapped persons

New Brunswick jobs corps see Labour/workers--Older workers

New Brunswick legislature see Dubé, Fernand

New Brunswick Southwest constituency see Cruelty to animals--Penalties, Legislation (Bill C-17)

New Democratic Party

New Democratic Party government (Rae) see Ontario

New Directions: Setting the Course for Canada Health Care in the 21st Century see Health care system--Reform Party/Canadian Alliance position

New Glasgow, N.S. see Hockey--Sim

New Holland see Farm equipment industry--Versatile Tractor

New Homes Month see Housing industry

New Westminster, B.C. see Festivals--Hyack Festival

New Westminster--Coquitlam--Burnaby constituency see Government grants/subsidies

New Zealand see Elections--Mixed number proportional system; Food--Genetically engineered/modified, Packaging and labelling regulations, European Union;

Newell, Eric

    >>Syncrude Canada Limited Chairman and CEO, Officer of Order of Canada, S.O. 31, 3415(47:1100)

Newfoundland and Labrador

    >>Emigration to other provinces, United States, 7467(107:1540)
    >>Official provincial name, Newfoundland House of Assembly unanimous resolution, constitutional change, House of Commons resolution, requirement, Quebec separation/sovereignty referendum question, relationship, o.q., 2171-2(35:1420-5)
    >>Tobin, Premier Brian
    >>>Economic record, o.q., 9341(133:1150)
    >>>See also Health care system--Funding, federal, Tobin; Mining industry--Voisey's Bay, Nfld.; Search and rescue--Canadian Coast Guard role
    >>See also particular subjects

Newfoundland denominational school system see Nisga'a Final Agreement--Referendum

Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit see Veterans--Civilian groups

Newspapers

    >>Foreign ownership, opposing, rules review, Canadian Heritage Minister Copps, position, o.q., 6291(88:1500), 6450(91:1145)
    >>Hollinger Inc.
    >>>CanWest Global Communications, acquisition, Competition Bureau, investigating, 9320-1(132:1740-5)
    >>>>o.q., 8376(117:1515)
    >>>Sale of community and daily papers, legislation governing, need, government position, o.q., 6211-2(87:1455)
    >>Thomson Newspapers, sale, print media monopoly, government position, 7077-8(100:1835)
    >>>o.q., 3568(49:1425-30)

Newswatch see Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--Regional programming, English language television

Nezet-Séguin, Yannick

    >>Orchestra conductor, Virginia Parker Prize recipient, S.O. 31, 9015(128:1105-10)

NFB see National Film Board (NFB)

NGOs see Non-governmental organizations

Nguyen Thi Hiep see Vietnam--Human rights violations

NHL see National Hockey League (NHL)

Niagara economic region see Government grants/subsidies--Brant constituency, Unemployment rate criteria not met

Niagara Falls, Ont.

    >>Stewart, J., Human Resources Development Minister, meeting with Business Education Council of Niagara, misleading media reports, condemning, S.O. 31, 3485(48:1410)

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.

    >>Downburst, recovery effort, congratulating, S.O. 31, 6892(98:1405)

Niagara Regional Police Service see Police--Professional law enforcement standards

Nickel mining see Mining industry--Voisey's Bay, Nfld.

"Night of the long knives" see Quebec separation/sovereignty--Referendum, Process, Chrétien

Niobec mine see Mining industry

NISA see Agriculture--Farm income crisis, Safety net

Nisga'a Final Agreement

Nisga'a Final Agreement Act (Bill C-9)--Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Nault)

    >>Ways and Means motion
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Nault), agreed to, on recorded division, 465-7(8:1005-55)
    >>>Notice, tabled, 303(6:1000)
    >>First reading, 468(8:1105)
    >>Second reading, 657-89(11:1025-355), 703-33(11:1515-825), 754-80(12:1525-825), 897-916(15:1105-355), 940-62(15:1605-905), agreed to, on recorded division, 961-2(15:1855-905)
    >>>Amdt. (Manning), 671(11:1155), negatived, on recorded division, 959-61(15:1845-55)
    >>>>Amdt to amdt. (Elley), 754(12:1530), negatived, on recorded division, 958-9(15:1815-45)
    >>>Time allocation under S.O. 78(3)
    >>>>Notice, 893(14:1405)
    >>>>M. (Boudria), agreed to, on recorded division, 897-8(15:1105-55)
    >>Aboriginal and Northern Development Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 959(15:1845)
    >>>Reported, without amendment, 1812(29:1205)
    >>Report stage, 2028-58(33:1020-355), 2073-91(33:1510-725), 2156-65(35:1210-350), 2182-241(35:1520-825), 2313-2680(36:1725-6010), concurrence, agreed to, on recorded division, 2681-2(36:6010-20)
    >>>Motions, 2030-2(33:1030-5), 2209-41(35:1825),
    >>>>Negatived, on recorded division, 2313-2680(36:1725-6010)
    >>>>Note: See under this heading in the Journals index for more detailed breakdown of Report stage votes
    >>
    Report stage and third reading
    >>>Time allocation under S.O. 78(3)
    >>>>Notice, 2130(34:1240)
    >>>>M. (Boudria), agreed to, on recorded division, 2156-7(35:1210-300)
    >>
    Third reading, 2732-46(38:1205-355), 2777-83(38:1735-845), agreed to, on recorded division, 2782-3(38:1810-45) passed.
    >>
    Royal Assent, 6127(85:1815). Chap. 07, S.C. 2000
    >>
    See also House of Commons--Votes

No till agriculture see Agriculture

Nobel Peace Prize see Nobel prizes

Nobel prizes

    >>Economic sciences, 1999 recipient, Canadian Dr. Robert Mundell, S.O. 31, 18-9(2:1405), 147(3:1410), 340(6:1400), 866-7(14:1055)
    >>Peace, 1999 recipients, Doctors Without Borders/Médécins Sans Frontières, 233(4:1425)
    >>>S.O. 31, 199(4:1105), 261(5:1400), 263(5:1410)

Nominations see Political parties

Non-governmental organizations see International financial institutions--International Monetary Fund and World Bank; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)--Methanex Corporation lawsuit against United States; World Trade Organization (TO)--Seattle, WA meeting

Non-native fishers see Fisheries--Aboriginal treaty rights, Non-aboriginal fishers

Non-refundable tax credits see Income tax--Basic personal amount--Spousal amount

Non-violent offender see Crime; Youth justice system

Nordair see Aircraft crashes--Quebec

Nordic autonomous regions see Aboriginal self-government

Normand, Hon. Gilbert (Lib.--Bellechasse--Etchemins--Montmagny--L'Islet; Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development))

    >>Canada Foundation for Innovation, o.q., 1995(32:1450)
    >>Canadian Institutes of Health Research, o.q., 1995(32:1450)
    >>Food
    >>>M. on supply (Alarie), 6301(88:1610-5)
    >>>o.q., 5525(76:1140-5), 6151(86:1200)
    >>Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, o.q., 1995(32:1450)
    >>Pulp and paper industry, o.q., 3677(51:1450)
    >>Research and development, o.q., 1379(22:1500), 1995(32:1450)

Nortel Networks Corporation

    >>Bay Networks acquisition, o.q., 6504(92:1445)
    >>Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (BCE) share ownership distributed amongst BCE shareholders, S.O. 31, 6497(92:1410)
    >>Investment, new, Ottawa, Ont. and Montreal, Que. benefits, etc., S.O. 31, 996(15:1410), 1043(17:1405), 3719(52:1100)

North American Challenge 2000 see Figure skating

North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation see North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)--Environmental provisions

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

    >>Economic benefits, job creation, etc., 1104(18:1205), 1114(18:1310-5), 5273(72:1615), 5282(72:1725), 5419(74:1605), 9259(132:1625)
    >>Environmental provisions
    >>>Canadian/Mexican environmental standards, relationship, 6950(98:1915-20)
    >>>North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation
    >>>>Canada undermining, Robert Kennedy Jr. remarks, etc. 6950(98:1920), 7270(103:2020)
    >>>>>o.q., 6821(97:1455), 7042(100:1445)
    >>>>>Quebec livestock case, o.q., 7042(100:1445)
    >>>>See also Air pollution--Ontario
    >>>See also North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)--Liberal government (Chrétien) improving
    >>Investor-state dispute mechanism, chapter eleven
    >>>Canadian sovereignty, impact, etc., 1095(18:1100), 1104-5(18:1205-10)
    >>>>o.q., 7146(102:1450)
    >>>Redefinition, elimination, o.q., 7822(112:1500)
    >>Liberal government (Chrétien) improving, workers rights, environmental protection, o.q., 1946(31:1425)
    >>Liberal Party opposing in opposition, supporting in government, 847(13:1700), 1104(18:1200), 1112-4(18:1255-310), 1152-4(18:1710-20), 1156-7(18:1735-40), 4141(59:1245-50), 5245(72:1335), 5797(80:1535), 5845(81:1235), 6063(85:1040), 7229(103:1510), 7235(103:1550), 7844(112:1715), 7847(112:1735), 7848(112:1745), 8628(116:1700), 9259-61(132:1025-40)
    >>>Speller position, 1099(18:1125-30)
    >>Methanex Corporation lawsuit against United States, International Institute for Sustainable development/non-governmental organizations participation, environmental factors, etc., o.q. 8974(127:1455-500)
    >>New Democratic Party position, 7849(112:1750)
    >>Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney) role, 966(16:1020), 3073(41:1355)
    >>Quebec/Quebec separatists supporting, 1153(18:1715), 3499(48:1535), 3948(5:1600)
    >>United Kingdom joining, desire, 6086(85:1330)
    >>See also Agriculture--Trade, Surplus; Airlines--Crisis; Budget deficit--Elimination; Cultural diversity; Defence expenditures--Gross Domestic Product percentage; Export Development Corporation (EDC)--London Guarantee Insurance Company; Exports--Increase, United States; Forest industry--Exports, United States; Gasoline--MMT; Globalization, global economy/marketplace--Poverty impact; Grain transportation; Health care system--Hospital services; Job losses--Leeds--Grenville constituency; Trade--International agreements--United States; Transportation--Atlantic provinces, Trade factor; Water exports--Banning, International trade agreements; Wine industry--Exports, United States