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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 37th Parliament, 2nd 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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Steward McKelvey Stirling Scales law firm see Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions--Ipsos-Reid

Stewart, Hon. Christine see Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)--Reducing

Stewart, Hon. Jane (Lib.--Brant; Minister of Human Resources Development)

Stickney, Olive

    >>Peace River, AB, Reform Party supporter, death, tribute, S.O. 31, 5976(98:1405)

Stinson, Darrel (CA--Okanagan--Shuswap)

Stirling, Corporal Thomas Jared see Afghanistan--Peacekeeping operation, Casualties

Stirpe, Antonia

    >>York West constituent, death, tribute, S.O. 31, 2956(49:1400)

Stock optons see Corporations--Executives

Stoddart, Jennifer see Privacy Commissioner

Stoffer, Peter (NDP--Sackville--Musquodoboit Valley--Eastern Shore)

Stone manufacturing and cutting see A. Lacroix et Fils Granit Ltée.

Stoning see Iran--Human rights abuses

Strahl, Chuck (CA--Fraser Valley)

Straight Ahead: A Vision for Transportation in Canada see Transportation--Policy reform

Strankman, Rick see Grain industry--Marketing, Farmers

Strasbourg, France see Embassies and consulates

Strategic infrastructure initiatives see Infrastructure--Federal-provincial-municipal program

Strategic Infrastructure Program see Infrastructure

Stratford, ON

    >>Communities in Bloom Festival, S.O. 31, 7910(129:1410)
    >>Recreation and agriculture complex, federal infrastructure funding, lack of Member of Parliament for Perth--Middlesex constituency, impact, o.q., 5250(86:1455-500)

Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School see Avalanches--British Columbia

Strayner Collegiate Institute see Famine for World Vision

Street prostitution see Sex-trade workers (street prostitution)

Street racing

Strengthening Canada's Economic Links with the Americas see Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports (1st Sess., 37th Parl.), Twenty-second

Strengthening the Canadian Strategy on HIV/AIDS see Health Standing Committee--Reports, Third

Stress see Health

Strikebreakers see Labour disputes, strikes, lockouts

Strikes and lockouts see Cargill Limited; Labour disputes, strikes, lockouts; Nigeria--Transocean Inc.

Stroke Awareness Month

    >>June 2003, recognition, S.O. 31, 7208(117:1400)

Strongquill, Constable Dennis

    >>Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, December 2001 murder, Robert Sand, sentencing, aboriginal heritage factor, 8695(142:1720), 8701(142:1805)
    >>>o.q., 5293-4(87:1445-50), 5985-6(98:1455)

Stuart, Don see Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO)

Student debt

Student loan program see Student loans

Student loans

Students

    >>Budget 2003 measures, 3769(63:1725), 6270(102:1735)
    >>Exchange program, Guilford Park Secondary School, Surrey, BC, D'Arcy McGee Secondary School, Ottawa, ON, S.O. 31, 4530(75:1110)
    >>"Hire a Student", summer employment program, o.q., 6035(99:1155-200)
    >>See also Avalanches--British Columbia; Bankruptcy; Border, Canadian--Customs officers; Deaf and hearing impaired persons; Education, post-secondary--Rural students; Employment insurance; Foreign students; Immigration; Income tax; Internet--Schools and libraries; John McCrae Secondary School; Marine technology; Medical Schools--McMaster University Medical Centre; Scholarships; Technology

Studies

    >>Government conducting rather than acting, 2542-3(42:1800-5)

Sub-Saharan Africa see Africa

Submarines see Canadian Armed Forces; Nuclear submarines

SUCCESS

    >>Vancouver, BC, Chinese social service agency, fundraising gala, S.O. 31, 3590-1(60:1105)

Successor rights see Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CPR)--Winnipeg, MB-Gimli, MB line

Sudan

Sudbury, ON see WestJet Airlines--Flights to Sudbury, ON and Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Suffield, AB see Canadian Armed Forces--Bases, stations and camps

Suicide see Disability Tax credit--Eligibility criteria changed, MacEwan; Middle East conflict; National Suicide Prevention Week; Pikangikum First Nation--Economic and social conditions; Quebec Suicide Prevention Week

Suicide barriers see Highways and roads--Quebec, Montreal, QC

Sulphur see Diesel fuel; Gasoline

Sulphur dioxide see Acid rain--Reduction

Sumas II natural gas fired electric power plant (SE2)

Sumas, WA see Sumas II natural gas fired electric power plant (SE2)

Summer Career Placements program see Jeux Québec-d'été 2003--Asbestos, QC

Sun Country Cable see Okanagan--Shuswap constituency--Kindale Development Centre

SunBelt water Inc. see Water exports--North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Sunnybrook Hospital see Health care--Privatization

Sunset clauses see Gun control--Legislation; Legislation; Terrorism--Combatting, Legislation

Super Bowl XXXVII

    >>National Football League Championships, Canadian entertainers, Celine Dion, Shania Twain, S.O. 31, 2955-6(49:1400)

Superintendent of Financial Institutions Office see Pensions--Regulation; Voyageur Colonial Limited--Pension plan failure

Superior Propane Inc. see Corporations--Mergers

Supplementary estimates see Estimates

Supply

    >>M. for consideration (Robillard), agreed to, 8(1:1545)

Supply days see House of Commons proceedings

Supply management and marketing boards

    >>Border controls agreement, enforcing, o.q., 134(3:1440)
    >>Canadian Alliance position, 6074(100:1330), 6075(100:1340)
    >>Egg marketing sector, government commitment, o.q., 1948(33:1455)
    >>Importance, benefits, S.O. 31, 4702(93:1355)
    >>Quebec model, 413-4(6:2130-5), 5676(93:1030)
    >>"Supporting Culture and Innovation: Report on the Provisions and Operation of the Copyright Act" see Copyright Act
    >>World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations, 414(6:2135), 486(7:1605-10), 4226(71:1210)
    >>>Canadian negotiator, mandate, o.q., 5760(94:1145)
    >>>Canadian position, o.q., 55-6(2:1455), 134(3:1435-40), 1304(22:1445), 3716(62:1435), 5108-9(84:1450-5), 5712(93:1450)
    >>>Harbinson, Stuart, negotiating committee chair, tariff quota reduction, market access increase, proposals, government rejecting, 5943-4(97:1815-20)
    >>>>o.q., 4822(79:1450), 4864(80:1150), 5108-9(84:1450-5), 5760(94:1145)
    >>>National standards, relationship, 5046(83:1615-20)
    >>>Throne Speech omission, 60(2:1525)
    >>See also Canadian Egg Marketing Agency; Dairy industry--Milk producers

Supply motions

    >>Auditor General's reports, 2002, House consider (Keddy), 3883-903(66:1110-355), 3916-40(66:1510-825)
    >>Bovine Spongiform Encephylapothy (BES), Alberta, cow infected, single case, beef export ban, quarantine measures, exports, impact, restoring confidence, re-opening United States border, Washington, DC, multi-party delegation visiting (Schellenberger), 7662-93(125:1010-355), 7705-24(125:1500-715), negatived, on recorded division, 7771-2(126:1730-50)
    >>Canadian Armed Forces, funding (Wayne), 1207-24(21:1155-1355), 1239-61(21:1520-1815), negatived on recorded division, 1309-10(22:1520-5)
    >>Child pornography, possession, legal defences, elimination of exploitation (Thompson, M.), 8811-38(145:1010-1355), 8849-67(145:1500-1715), agreed to, 8867(145:1715)
    >>Chrétien, Right Hon. Jean, references, retirement by February 2004, announcement, earlier, following November 2003 leadership convention (Gauthier), 8642-65(142:1100-355), 8678-94(142:1505-715), negatived, on recorded division, 8867-8(145:1715-55)
    >>Committees, Parliamentary, Chair and Vice-Chair, election by secret ballot (Reynolds), 1150-71(19:1525-810), agreed to, on recorded division, 1308-9(22:1505-20)
    >>Deliberately non-votable, Canadian Alliance decision, waste of House time and energy, 5953(98:1045-50), 5955(98:1105), 5957(98:1120), 5960(98:1140)
    >>>Proposing no solutions to problems, 5965(98:1230)
    >>Disability Tax Credit, eligibility criteria changed, reproving, recipients disqualified, new proposals, etc. (McDonough), 1581-610(27:1015-365), 1623-38(27:1505-710), agreed to, on division, 1659-60(28:1515-25)
    >>Elections, national referendum (Nystrom), 7952-83(130:1010-355), 7997-8013(130:1515-710), negatived, on recorded division, 8013-4(130:1715-45)
    >>Firearms registry (Canadian Firearms Program), costs, completion/maintenance (Breitkreuz), 4622-51(77:1010-350), 4652(77:1355), 4667-75(77:1535-635), 4667-85(77:1640-745)
    >>Gasoline taxes, municipalities, providing portion to, infrastructure/highways and roads funding factor, initiating discussions with provinces and territories (Moore), 8072-88(132:1010-55), 8090-103(132:1210-355), 8116-34(122:1510-725), agreed to, on recorded division, 8298-9(135:1820-5)
    >>Government appointments
    >>>Committees, Parliamentary, automatic referral (Marceau), 993-1022(17:1005-355), 1036-62(17:1510-845), agreed to, on division, 1062(17:1845)
    >>>>Amdt. (Lalonde), 1012(17:1230), negatived, on recorded division, 1061-2(17:1815)
    >>Grain industry, marketing, Canadian Wheat Board unfair treatment of prairie farmers (Harper), 1360-77(23:1555-755)
    >>Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming), reducing, Kyoto Protocol, Canada ratifying, implementing, etc., implementation plan, lack, weaknesses, making public, etc. (Harper), 834-58(14:1045-355), 870-96(14:1505-815)
    >>Health care funding, federal government share (Ménard), 2303-22(39:1130-350), 2337-54(39:1520-745), negatived, on recorded division, 2354-5(39:1745)
    >>>Amdt. (Picard), 2306(39:1150), negatived, on recorded division, 2352-3(39:1745)
    >>Income tax, international agreements re avoidance of double taxation and tax evasion, withholding taxes, etc., tax havens, with, eliminating, Canadian leadership role, terminating tax convention with Barbados (Paquette), 7493-523(122:1010-355), 7535-52(122(1505-710), negatived, on recorded division, 7725(125:1715-45)
    >>Infrastructure, federal government role, funding, stable funding, necessity, reducing gasoline taxes, provinces introducing special tax to fund infrastructure (Moore), 7184-207(117:1110-355), 7223-48(117:1525-830), negatived, on recorded division, 7260-1(117:2000-25)
    >>Iraq, United States pre-emptive attack
    >>>Canadian participation
    >>>>House of Commons consultation/vote (Reynolds), 3218-42(54:1055-1355), 3258-77(54:1525-1800), negatived, on recorded division, 3429-30(57:1525)
    >>>>>Amdt. (Lalonde), 3228(54:1205), negatived, on recorded division, 3428-9(57:1515)
    >>>>Non-participation (Duceppe), 4455-81(74:1030-1355), 4497-512(74:1525-1750), agreed to, on recorded division, 4511-2(74:1745-50)
    >>>>>Amdt. (Bachand, C.), 4476(74:1305), negatived, on recorded division, 4510-1(74:1710-45)
    >>>Canadian position
    >>>>(Day), 4567-82(76:1205-350), 4596-619(76:1515-815), negatived, on recorded division, 4665-6(77:1515-25)
    >>>>>Amdt. (Jaffer), 4603(76:1605), negatived, on recorded division, 4664-5(77:1500-5)
    >>>>(Harper), 5075-98(84:1050-1355), 5110-29(84:1505-1730), negatived, on recorded division, 5258-9(86:1545-55)
    >>>United Nations approval, United Nations Security Council authorization (Bachand, C.), 3335-49(56:1200-1355), 3364-86(56:1525-1815), negatived, on recorded division, 3430-1(57:1530)
    >>Judicial law-making, misappropriation by courts of Parliament's right to legislate on matters of social policy (Toews), 5949-75(98:1015-355), 5989-6005(98:1515-725)
    >>Labour disputes, strikes, lockouts, strikebreakers, use, banning, impact, government position, Canada Labour Code provisions, Quebec legislation, etc.,(Guay), 5673-702(93:1005-355), 5719-32(93:1540-730)
    >>Marriage, definition, lawful union of one man and one woman to the exclusion of all others (Harper), 7379-406(120:1010-1335), 7419-31(120:1505-1635), 7432-9(120:1640-1815), negatived, on recorded division, 7438-9(120:1805-10)
    >>>Amdt. (Toews), 7399(120:1255), negatived, on casting vote of Speaker, 7436-7(120:1710-1800)
    >>National identity card, establishing, security and privacy factors, including data, biometrics, etc. (Davies), 3513-38(59:1035-55), 3550-70(59:1505-725)
    >>National missile defence system (NMD), Canadian participation (Bachand, C.), 6282-313(103:1010-1355), 6326-44(103:1505-1730)
    >>North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD), support, affirming (Gallant), 6646-69(108:1040-1355), 6682-99(108:1505-1715), agreed to, on recorded division, 6805-6(110:1510-25)
    >>World Health Organization (WHO), Taiwan, membership/observer status, Canadian position (Abbott), 6414-26(105:1225-355), 6443-65(105:1515-810), agreed to, on recorded division, 6540-1(106:1500-15)

Supportive Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI) see Homelessness

Supreme Court Act (amdt.--appointment of judges)(Bill C-272)--Vellacott

    >>First reading, 1083(18:1535)
    >>See also Supreme Court of Canada--Appointments

Supreme Court Act (amdt.)(Bill C-349)--Bryden

    >>First reading, 3070-1(51:1515)
    >>See also Constitution--Supreme Court of Canada

Supreme Court of Canada

    >>Appointments, 5903(96:1910), 7884-5(128:1255-1300), 7886-7(128:1315-20), 7888(128:1330)
    >>>House of Commons approval, 1001-2(17:110510), 1083(18:1535), 1755(29:1655), 5903(96:1905), 5905-6(96:1920-30), 5965(98:1230)
    >>>>Debate and vote prior to appointment, 1700(29:1020)
    >>>>M. (Williams), 1377-85(23:1755-1850)
    >>>>>Dropped from Order Paper, 1385(23:1850)
    >>>Martin, Paul, position, 7887(128:1325)
    >>>Partisan appointments, o.q., 6085(100:1440)
    >>>Provincial input, 5904-5(96:1915-20)
    >>>Selection by multi-party committee of House of Commons after open hearings, Canadian Alliance position, 5951(98:1030)
    >>>United States, comparison, 1380(23:1815), 1382-3(23:1830-5), 5965(98:1230)
    >>>See also Supreme Court Act (amdt.--appointment of judges)(Bill C-272)
    >>Decisions, not appealable to House of Commons, 5954(98:1055)
    >>Deschamps, Madame Justice Marie, appointment, 5899(96:1830-5), 5901(96:1850)
    >>>Commission, tabled, 547(9:1000)
    >>Judicial activism, 1378(23:1755-1800), 1381-4(23:1825-45), 5902-3(96:1900-5), 5905-6(96:1920-30)
    >>Justices, election, proposal, 5952(98:1040)
    >>La Forest, Justice Gérard see Marriage--Definition, Same-sex couples
    >>See also Aboriginal fishing rights--Marshall decision; Aboriginal peoples/communities--Education, James Bay Cree; Abortion; Constitution; Democracy; Elections--Political parties--Right to vote; Employment insurance--Lesiuk, Kelly; Environmental assessment--Historical background; Firearms Act--Provinces challenging; Government automobiles/motor vehicles--Federal Court of Canada and Supreme Court of Canada purchases; Justice system--Accused/victims rights; Kelly, Patrick; Latimer, Robert; Marriage--Definition, Legislation; Refugees--Claimants

Surgeon General see Physician General

Surgery see Health care

Surrey, BC see Auto theft; Crime; Marijuana--Grow operations

Surrey Central constituency see Electoral Boundaries--Redistribution; Nuclear waste--Newton, BC

Survivor benefits see Newfoundland Overseas Forestry Unit; Public Service pensions

Sustainable development

    >>Budget 2003 measures, 6108(100:1715)
    >>Environment and sustainable development indicators, National Round Table ion the Environment and the Economy report, government position, o.q., 6243(102:1445)
    >>Government commitments, not meeting, 6714(109:1140)
    >>Government measures, 8177(133:1350)
    >>See also Developing countries--Agriculture; World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2002)

Sustainable Development Technology Canada

    >>Greenhouse gas emissions reduction role, government funding, Budget 2003 measure, 3733(62:1650), 4059(68:1650), 4787(79:1025), 4829(79:1535)

Sutherland, Evelyn

    >>Huntington, QC, Governor General's Caring Canadian Award, recipient, S.O. 31, 5703-4(93:1405)

SUVs see Sport utility vehicles (SUVs)

SV40 see Monkey cancer virus SV40

Swann, Dr. David see Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)--Reducing

Swansea neighbourhood see Bell, Jamie

Swarming

    >>Recruitment, 1238(21:1510)
    >>>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--recruitment of children and swarming)(Bill C-295);
    >>See also Children--Safety and security; Jung, Richard

Sweden

    >>Persson, Goran, Prime Minister, visit to Canada, S.O. 31, 3352(56:1410)
    >>See also Lindh, Anna

Swimming see Myden, Curtis

Swimming Canada

    >>Carroll, Jennifer, Quebec flag, displaying from podium, Commonwealth Games (Manchester, England 2002), threatened suspension, government action, o.q., 2553-4(43:1425), 2680(45:1130), 2684(45:1150)

Sydney bight see Fisheries--Nova Scotia

Sydney tar ponds

Sylvain, Lornécia Jeune and Érilus see Immigrants--Deportation

Sylvan Lake, AB see Geothermal energy--Heating systems

Synchrotron see University of Saskatchewan

Syndicat des agricultrices du Centre-du-Québec see Gervais--Female farmer of the year

Synergy Awards see University research

Syria

    >>Regime change, Canadian position, o.q., 5356(88:1425)
    >>See also Almalki, Abdullah; Arar, Maher; United States intelligence services

Szabo, Paul (Lib.--Mississauga South)