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Appropriation Act No. 2, 2003-2004 (Bill C-47)--President of the Treasury Board (Robillard)

    >>1st r, 925
    >>2nd r, 925, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 206), 925
    >>Committee of the Whole
    >>>Referral, 925
    >>>Report, without amdt., 926
    >>Report stage, 926
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Robillard), 926, agreed to on division, 926
    >>3rd r, 926, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 207), 926, passed
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 939
    >>Royal Assent, [Chap. 13, S.C. 2003]

Appropriation Act No. 3, 2003-2004 (Bill C-55)--President of the Treasury Board (Robillard)

    >>1st r, 1187
    >>2nd r, 1187, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 264), 1187
    >>Committee of the Whole
    >>>Referral, 1187
    >>>Report, without amdt., 1187
    >>Report stage, 1187
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Robillard), 1187, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 265), 1187
    >>3rd r, 1187, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 266), 1187-8, passed
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 1252
    >>Royal Assent, 1261-2 (Chap. 25, S.C. 2003)

Aquaculture

    >>British Columbia, aquaculture sites, Raven Bay, Texada Island, fish farmproposal
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Burton), (372-1620), 820, gr, 969 (8545-372-22-13)
    >>>>(Cummins), (372-1622), 820, gr, 969 (8545-372-22-13)
    >>>>(Reynolds), (372-1613), 819, gr, 969 (8545-372-22-13)
    >>See also Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee--Reports, Third;Salmon farming;Salmon, Pacific

Aquatic Invasive Species: Uninvited Guests see Fisheries andOceans Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth

Arar, Maher

    >>Canadian citizen, United States September 26, 2002, arrest/deportation to Syria see Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports,Ninth

Arctic regions see Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region

Argenteuil--Mirabel constituency

    >>Name, change to Argenteuil--Papineau--Mirabel see Electoral BoundariesReadjustment Act (Bill C-53)

Aristide, Jean-Bertrand see Haiti

Armenia

    >>Canadian embassy, establishing
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Assadourian), (372-0254), 109, gr, 208 (8545-372-31-01); (372-0900), 324, gr, 497 (8545-372-31-02)

Armenian genocide

    >>Condemnation/commemoration, M-137 (Robinson), 408, dropped from the OrderPaper, under S.O. 96(1), 408

Arnprior, ON see Canadian Emergency Preparedness College

Arrest without warrant

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee
    >>>2002 annual report, 725 (8560-372-819-01)

Artists

    >>Creative and interpretive artists, income tax exemption, M-293 (Lill), 629,dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 629, 1126, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 250), 1150-1
    >>>Amdt. (Picard), 629, division deferred, 1126, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 249), 1149-50
    >>See also Canada Council for the Arts;Child pornography;Status of the Artist Act

Asbestos see Canada Post Corporation--Peterborough

Asia-Pacific region

    >>Trade see Foreign Affairs and International Trade StandingCommittee--Reports, Twelfth

Assault see Sexual assault

Assistance dogs (seeing-eye, service, seizure response or seizure alert)

    >>Individual denied access to goods, services, facilities or accommodationsee Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-345)

Assistant Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole House see Committees ofthe Whole House

Assisted Human Reproduction Act (Bill C-13)--Minister of Health (McLellan)

    >>1st r, 48
    >>Deemed read the second time and referred to the Standing Committee on Health, 48
    >>Health Standing Committee
    >>>Power to divide bill, M. (Ménard), 219
    >>>Referral, 48
    >>>Report, with amdts., 302
    >>Report stage, 325-8, 331, 338-40, 346-50, 377-9, 393-7, 482-7, 502-7, 572-612
    >>>Concurrence, as amended, with further amendments, M. (McLellan), 611, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 132), 612
    >>>Motion No. 1 (long title), (McLellan), 325, agreed to, 326
    >>>Motion No. 2 (Clause 2), (McLellan), 325, agreed to, 326
    >>>Motion No. 4 (Clause 2), (Vellacott), 325, division deferred, 326, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 82), 575-6
    >>>Motion No. 5 (Clause 3), (Szabo), 325-6, division deferred, 326, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 83), 576-7
    >>>Motion No. 6 (Clause 3), (Szabo), 348, 377, 393, division deferred, 395, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 96), 589-90
    >>>Motion No. 7 (Clause 3), (Szabo), 326, division deferred, 326, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 84), 577-8
    >>>Motion No. 9 (Clause 3), (Szabo), 326, division deferred, 326, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 85), 578-9
    >>>Motion No. 10 (Clause 3), (Szabo), 326, division deferred, 326, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 86), 579-80
    >>>Motion No. 11 (Clause 3), (Hearn), 326, negatived, 326
    >>>Motion No. 13 (Clause 5), (Szabo), 485, 503, division deferred, 505, agreedto on recorded division (Division No. 114), 601-2
    >>>Motion No. 14 (Clause 5), (Szabo), 485, 503, division deferred, 505,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 115), 603
    >>>Motion No. 16 (Clause 5), (Szabo), 485, 503, division deferred, 505,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 116), 603-4
    >>>Motion No. 17 (Clause 5), (Kenney), 485, 503, division deferred, 505,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 117), 604-5
    >>>Motion No. 18 (Clause 5), (Szabo), 485, 503, negatived on appliedrecorded division (Division No. 116), 604
    >>>Motion No. 20 (Clause 5), (Szabo), 485-6, 503, division deferred, 505,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 118), 605
    >>>Motion No. 21 (Clause 5), (Szabo), 486, 503, negatived on appliedrecorded division (Division No. 116), 604
    >>>Motion No. 22 (Clause 5), (Szabo), 486, 503, division deferred, 505,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 119), 605-6
    >>>Motion No. 23 (Clause 5), (Szabo), 486, 504, division deferred, 505,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 120), 607
    >>>Motion No. 24 (Clause 5), (Szabo), 486, 504, division deferred, 505,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 121), 607
    >>>Motion No. 26 (Clause 5), (Szabo), 486, 504, division deferred, 505,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 122), 607-8
    >>>Motion No. 27 (new clause, 5.1), (Szabo), 486, 504, division deferred, 505, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 123), 608
    >>>Motion No. 28 (Clause 6), (Bennett), 505, 572, negatived, 574
    >>>Motion No. 29 (Clause 6), (Fry), 505, 572, negatived, 575
    >>>Motion No. 30 (Clause 7) (Bennett), 505, 572, negatived, 575
    >>>Motion No. 32 (Clause 7), (Szabo), 505, 572, division deferred, 575,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 126), 609
    >>>Motion No. 33 (Clause 7), (Szabo), 505, 572, negatived on recorded division(Division No. 127), 609
    >>>Motion No. 36 (Clause 7), (Szabo), 505, 572-3, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 126), 609
    >>>Motion No. 39 (Clause 8), (Szabo), 505-6, 573, division deferred, 575,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 128), 609
    >>>Motion No. 40 (new clause, 9.1), (Szabo), 487, division deferred, 505,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 124), 608
    >>>Motion No. 44 (Clause 10), (Szabo), 506, 573, division deferred, 575,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 129), 610
    >>>Motion No. 45 (Clause 10), (Szabo), 506, 573, division deferred, 575,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 130), 610
    >>>Motion No. 46 (new clause, 10.1), (Bennett), 506, 573-4, negatived, 575
    >>>>Amdt. (Telegdi), 507, negatived, 575
    >>>Motion No. 47 (Clause 11), (Szabo), 487, 504, division deferred, 505,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 125), 608
    >>>Motion No. 49 (new clause, 11.1), (Bennett), 506-7, 574, negatived, 575
    >>>>Amdt. (Telegdi), 507, negatived, 575
    >>>Motion No. 51 (Clause 12), (Fry), 507, 574, division deferred, 575, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 131), 610-1
    >>>Motion No. 52 (Clause 14), (McLellan), 327, 339, division deferred, 340, as amended, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 88), 581-2
    >>>>Amdt. (Szabo), 340, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 87), 580-1
    >>>Motion No. 53 (Clause 14), (McLellan), 327, 339, division deferred, 340, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 89), 582-3
    >>>Motion No. 55 (new clause, 16.1), (Szabo), 327, 339, division deferred, 340, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 90), 583-4
    >>>Motion No. 61 (Clause 21), (Szabo), 327, 339, agreed to, 346
    >>>Motion No. 64 (Clause 24), (McLellan), 327-8, 339-40, division deferred, 340, agreed to, 346-7
    >>>Motion No. 71 (Clause 26), (McLellan), 328, 340, agreed to, 340, division deferred, 347, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 91), 585-6
    >>>Motion No. 72 (Clause 26), (McLellan), 328, 340, division deferred, 347, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 92), 586-7
    >>>Motion No. 74 (Clause 32), (McLellan), 328, 340, division deferred, 347, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 93), 587
    >>>Motion No. 75 (Clause 34), (Szabo), 328, 340, division deferred, 347, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 94), 587-8
    >>>Motion No. 77 (Clause 39), (Szabo), 328, 340, division deferred, 347, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 95), 588-9
    >>>Motion No. 78, not proceeded with, 328
    >>>Motion No. 80 (Clause 40), (Szabo), 348, 377, 393, division deferred, 395, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 97), 591-2
    >>>Motion No. 81 (Clause 40), (Szabo), 348, 377, 393-4, division deferred, 395, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 98), 592-3
    >>>Motion No. 82 (Clause 40), (Szabo), 348, 377, 394, division deferred, 395, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 99), 593-4
    >>>Motion No. 83 (Clause 40), (Szabo), 348, 377, 394, division deferred, 395, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 100), 594
    >>>Motion No. 84 (Clause 40), (Szabo), 348, 377-8, 394, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 96), 590
    >>>Motion No. 85 (Clause 40), (Szabo), 349, 378, 394, division deferred, 395, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 101), 594
    >>>Motion No. 86 (Clause 40), (Szabo), 349, 378, negatived on recorded division(Division No. 102), 595
    >>>>Amdt. (Reed), 395, division deferred, 395, withdrawn, by unanimousconsent, 571
    >>>Motion No. 88 (new clause, 40.1), (Szabo), 349, 378, 394-5, division deferred, 395, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 103), 595
    >>>Motion No. 89 (Clause 42), (Szabo), 349, 378, 395, division deferred, 395,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 104), 595-6
    >>>Motion No. 90 (Clause 42), (Szabo), 349, 378, 395, negatived on recordeddivision (Division No. 105), 596-7
    >>>Motion No. 92 (new clause, 59.1), (Szabo), 395-6, 483, division deferred, 485, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 106), 597-8
    >>>Motion No. 93 (Clause 66), (Szabo), 397, 484, division deferred, 485,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 108), 598
    >>>Motion No. 94 (Clause 65), (Szabo), 396, 483, division deferred, 485,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 107), 598
    >>>Motion No. 95 (Clause 65), (Fry), 507, 574, division deferred, 575, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 131), 611
    >>>Motion No. 96 (Clause 65), (McLellan), 396, 483, agreed to, 485
    >>>Motion No. 98 (Clause 66), (McLellan), 396, 483-4, agreed to, 485
    >>>Motion No. 99 (Clause 66), (McLellan), 396-7, 484, agreed to, 485
    >>>Motion No. 100 (Clause 68), (Szabo), 397, 484, division deferred, 485,negatived on recorded division (Division No. 109), 598-9
    >>>Motion No. 103 (Clause 71), (Merrifield), 397, 484, division deferred, 485, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 110), 599-600
    >>>Motion No. 104 (Clause 71), (Szabo), 397, 484, negatived on recordeddivision (Division No. 111), 600-1
    >>>Motion No. 105 (Clause 71), (Szabo), 397, 484, negatived on recordeddivision (Division No. 112), 601
    >>>Motion No. 106 (Clause 71), (Szabo), 397, 485, negatived on recordeddivision (Division No. 113), 601
    >>>Revised selection and grouping by Speaker, Group No. 2, Motion Nos. 23, 24 and 26, 495
    >>3rd r, 642, 657, 679-80, 705-6, 1089, 1097, 1169, 1171, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 268), 1189-90, passed
    >>>Amdt. (Merrifield), 642, division deferred, 680, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 144), 705-6
    >>>Procedure, "That this question be now put", M. (Bourdria), 1089, division deferred, 1171, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 267), 1188-9

Assisted Human Reproduction Act (Bill C-56)(1st Sess., 37th Parl.)

    >>Reinstated as Assisted Human Reproduction Act (Bill C-13)

Assisted Human Reproduction Agency of Canada

    >>Legislation see Assisted Human Reproduction Act (Bill C-13)

Assisted suicide see Euthanasia

Association of Canada Lands Surveyors

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources Standing Committee
    >>>2001-2002 annual report, 88 (8560-372-799-01)
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, 965-6 (8560-372-799-02)

Athabasca constituency

    >>Name change to Fort McMurray--Athabasca see Electoral BoundariesReadjustment Act (Bill C-53)

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2001-2002, tabled, 175 (8563-372-3)
    >>>2002-2003, tabled, 1203 (8563-372-92)
    >>Loans, grants and contributions
    >>>Auditor General Report (2001), Chp. 6 see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Sixth
    >>>Prince Edward Island, r.o. Q-6 (Williams), 195 (8555-372-6)
    >>Offices, r.o. Q-8 (Williams), 195 (8555-372-8)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>Five-year Report, 1998 to 2003, 1092 (8560-372-204-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Estimates, 2003-2004, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Privacy Act

Atlantic Fisheries Issues: May 2003 see Fisheries and OceansStanding Committee--Reports, Seventh

Atlantic Fisheries Restructuring Act

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee
    >>>2001-2002 annual report, 87 (8560-372-457-01)
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, 882 (8560-372-457-02)

Atlantic Pilotage Authority

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Transport Standing Committee
    >>>2002 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 734 (8560-372-415-01)
    >>>2003-2007 corporate plan summaries, 521 (8562-372-842-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Alternative Fuels Act;Privacy Act

Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)

    >>Ministerial responsibility see Nuclear Amendment Act, 2003 (Bill C-449)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources Standing Committee
    >>>2001-2002 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 16 (8560-372-62-01)
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 1099 (8560-372-62-02)
    >>>2002-2003 to 2006-2007 corporate plan summaries, 159 (8562-372-824-01)
    >>>2003-2004 to 2007-2008 corporate plan summaries and 2003-2004 amendedoperating budget, 966 (8562-372-824-02)
    >>See also Alternative Fuels Act;Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplementary (A)--Natural Resources

Auditor General of Canada Office

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2001-2002, tabled, 177 (8563-372-60)
    >>>2002-2003, tabled, 1206 (8563-372-150)
    >>Estimates, 2003-2004, Main see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Eleventh
    >>Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplmentary (A) see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-second
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Public Accounts Standing Committee
    >>>2001 annual report, 251 (8560-372-64-02)
    >>>2002 second report, 39 (8560-372-64-01)
    >>>2003 annual report, 665 (8560-372-64-03); 808 (8560-372-64-04)
    >>>Receipts and disbursements, 2001-2002 annual report, 320 (8560-372-100-01)
    >>>Receipts and disbursements, 2002-2003 annual report, 1172 (8560-372-100-02)
    >>See also Employment Equity Act;Estimates, 2003-2004, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Privacy Act;Privacy Commissioner--Radwanski;Privacy Commissioner Office

Auditor General Report (1998)

    >>Chapter 10 see Canadian Human Rights Commission--Human rights compliants;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Ninth

Auditor General Report (2000)

    >>Chapter 10 see Airports--Transfer;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Twenty-first
    >>Chapter 26 see Biologics;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Seventeenth
    >>Chapter 27 see Nuclear power reactors;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Seventeenth
    >>Chapter 31 see Fisheries and Oceans Department--Canadian Coast Guard;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Twenty-second

Auditor General Report (2001)

    >>Chapter 1 see Financial Information Strategy (FIS);Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth
    >>Chapters 2 and 3 see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Twenty-fourth;Public Service--Employees
    >>Chapters 4 and 5 see Government grants and contributions;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Fifth
    >>Chapter 6 see Atlantic Canada Opportunites Agency (ACOA)--Loans;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Sixth
    >>Chapter 7 see Income tax--Non-residents' compliance;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Twenty-third
    >>Chapter 8 see Imports--Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA);Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Seventh
    >>Chapter 10 see Canadian Armed Forces--Military equipment;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Twentieth
    >>Chapter 13 see Employment insurance;Heating fuel rebate;Parc Downsview Park Inc.;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, First--Reports, Second--Reports, Third

Auditor General Report (2002)

    >>April
    >>>Chapter 1 see Foundations;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Fourteenth
    >>>Chapter 7 see Government finances--Comptrollership;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth
    >>>Chapter 8 see Canadian Health Network;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth
    >>September
    >>>Chapter 1 see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Sixteenth;Social Insurance Number (SIN)
    >>>Chapter 4 see NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC);Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Eighteenth
    >>December
    >>>Chapter 2 see Marine navigation;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Fifteenth
    >>>Chapter 7 see Canadian Space Program;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Thirteenth
    >>>Chapter 8 see Government office space;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Nineteenth
    >>>Chapter 10 see Firearms registry (Canadian Firearms Program)--Cost overruns;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-fourth
    >>House of Commons consideration, M. on supply (Keddy), 451-2

Auditor General Report (2003)

    >>April
    >>>Chapter 4 see Penitentiary inmates--Women;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-sixth
    >>>Chapter 5 see Immigrants--Deportation;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-fifth
    >>>Chapter 6 see Aboriginal housing;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Twentieth
    >>>Chapter 7 see Canadian Armed Forces--Military training and test areas;Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-third
    >>Status report
    >>>Chapter 6 see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-first;Public Service--Classification

Auditors

    >>Non-audit services, divulging see Canada Business Corporations Act(amdt.)(Bill C-254)

Austria see Parliamentary delegations, reports

Auto theft

    >>Vehicle identification numbers, tampering, criminal offence see CriminalCode (amdt.--vehicle identification number)(Bill C-413)

Automobile expenses

    >>Income tax deductibility, Ways and Means No. 6
    >>>Concurrence, deemed moved and division deferred, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 546, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 65), 551-2
    >>>Notice, tabled, 517 (8570-372-10)
    >>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2003 (Bill C-28)

Automobiles

    >>Definition
    >>>Extended cab pick-up trucks, Ways and Means No. 3, notice, tabled, 431(8570-372-2)
    >>>Police and fire emergency-response vehicles, Ways and Means No. 3, notice,tabled, 431 (8570-372-2)
    >>Employer-provided automobile, standby charge, Ways and Means No. 3, notice,tabled, 431 (8570-372-2)
    >>Recycling, compulsory
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Regan), (372-0942), 353, gr, 536 (8545-372-21-03)
    >>See also Cabinet Ministers;Government automobiles/motor vehicles;Joyriding (auto theft)