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Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act

    >>Legislation see Canada Marriage Act (Bill C-450)

Martin, Right Hon. Paul (Lib.--LaSalle--Émard; Prime Minister)

    >>References see Blind trusts;Business Development Bank of Canada;Conflict of interest;Corporate income tax;Export Development Corporation;Small Business Loans Program;Voyageur Colonial Limited

Masters, mates and engineers see Canada Shipping Act

Matapédia--Matane constituency

    >>Name, change to Haute-Gaspésie--La Mitis--Matane--Matapédia see ElectoralBoundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)

Mathieu Da Costa Day Act (Bill C-524)--Jennings

Meaningful Scrutiny: Practical Improvements to the Estimates Process see Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee--Reports from 2nd Sess., 37th Parl., Sixth

Meat packing industry see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, Third--Reports, Fourth;Beef industry

Medals see Awards, decorations, medals

Media see Sun Media

Medical devices see Breast Implant Registry

Medical expenses see Vitamins and supplements

Medical procedures see Abortion;Euthanasia

Medical research see Stem cell research

Mefloquine (anti-malaria drug)

    >>Canadian Armed Forces, use, adverse reactions, Health Department/NationalDefence Department monitoring, r.o. Q-12 (Cummins), 185-6 (8555-373-12)

Melanson Settlement National Historic Site of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Management Plan, 345-6 (8560-373-859-01)

Members of Parliament

    >>Code of conduct see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-fifth
    >>Oath or solemn affirmation of loyalty to Canada see Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.--oath or solemn affirmation)(Bill C-408)
    >>Retirement, medical, dental and life insurance plans
    >>>Age 50, eligibility see Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-24)
    >>>Disability allowance, eligibility see Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-24)
    >>Witness, court proceedings, subpoena, exemption see Privilege, prima facie--Rights of members breached;Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth
    >>See also Electoral districts--Rural or remote ridings

Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, 180 (8560-373-173-01)

Mental health see Crime--Criminal responsibility;National DNA Data Bank--Criminal responsibility

Mercier constituency

    >>Name, change to La-Pointe-de-l'Ile see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act(amdt.)(Bill C-300)

Mergers

    >>Gains in efficiency, Competition Tribunal powers see Competition Act(amdt.)(Bill C-249)

Methamphetamines

    >>Crystal methamphetamine, control see Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (amdt.--substances used in the production of methamphetamine)(Bill C-528)

Métis Nation of Ontario

    >>Federal government funding, deemed referred to Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources Standing Committee, 228, r.o., Q-42 (Duncan), 349 (8555-373-42)

Miami Five see Cuba

Middlesex--Kent--Lambton constituency

    >>Name, change to Lambton--Kent--Middlesex see Electoral BoundariesReadjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)

Migratory birds

    >>Protection from oil and other harmful deposits see Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (amdt.)(Bill C-34)

Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (amdt.)(Bill C-34)--Minister of the Environment (Anderson, Hon. David)

    >>1st r, 387
    >>Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Referral before second reading, M. (Anderson, Hon. David), 391, agreed to 394
    >>>Report, without amdt., 401
    >>Report stage and second reading, concurrence M. (Anderson, Hon. David), 424, agreed to, 424
    >>3rd r, 424, agreed to on division, 425, passed

Military Police Complaints Commission

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee
    >>>2003 annual report, 307 (8560-373-733-01)

Miscarriages of justice see Truscott, Steven

Missing persons

    >>DNA identification, human remains index and missing persons index
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Lunn), (373-0282 and 373-0283), 118, gr, 272 (8545-373-59-01)

MMT see Manganese-based additives (MMT)

Mobile Offshore Drilling Units Remission Order, 2004

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Order in Council P.C. 2004-535, 390 (8560-373-141-02)

Monitoring the Canadian Grain Handling and Transportation System - Annual Report: 2002-2003 Crop Year see Grain transportation

Montmagny--L'Islet--Kamouraska--Rivière-du-Loup constituencysee Rivière-du-Loup--Montmagny constituency

Montmorency--Charlevoix--Haute-Côte-Nord constituencysee Charlevoix--Montmorency constituency

Motor vehicles see Street racing

Motto of Canada

    >>"Natio fluminum, flumen nationum" (a nation of rivers and a river of nations) see National Motto Act (Bill C-529)

Multiculturalism see Canadian Multiculturalism Act;Da Costa, Mathieu (-1607)

Municipalities

    >>Goods and Services Tax (GST)/Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) relief
    >>>Ways and Means No. 2, notice, tabled, 151 (8570-373-01)
    >>>Ways and Means No. 7
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Goodale), 239, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 40), 239-40
    >>>>Notice, tabled, 226 (8570-373-09)
    >>>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2004 (Bill C-30)

Murder

    >>Bail/maximum sentence, Dana Fair case, petitions
    >>>(Benoit), (372-1921 to 372-1923), gr, 8 (8545-373-5-01)
    >>See also Truscott, Steven

Music instruction

    >>Income tax deduction see Income Tax Act (amdt.--tuition credit and education credit)(Bill C-475)

Muslim countries

    >>Canadian foreign relations see Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports, First

Myanmar see Burma

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Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>2004-2008 management plan, 316 (8560-373-849-01)

Narcotic drugs see Drugs (narcotic)

National Archives Canada see Library and Archives of Canada

National Arts Centre

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 420 (8560-373-179-01)

National Day of Prayer

    >>Designating, petitions
    >>>(Chamberlain), (372-1940), gr, 8 (8545-373-7-01)

National Defence Act

    >>Legislation see Criminal Code (amdt.--mental disorder)(Bill C-29);Criminal Code, DNA Identification Act and National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-35)

National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee

    >>Estimates referred
    >>>2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
    >>>>National Defence, 100
    >>>>Veterans Affairs, 101
    >>>2004-2005, Main
    >>>>National Defence, 117
    >>>>Veterans Affairs, 117
    >>Membership, 57-8, 87, 132, 177
    >>Petitions deemed referred, 228
    >>Reports permanently referred see Canadian Forces Grievance Board;Military Police Complaints Commission;Order in Council appointments

National Defence Department

    >>Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee, 100
    >>Estimates, 2004-2005, Main
    >>>Referred to National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee, 117
    >>See also Mefloquine (anti-malaria drug);Sustainable development strategies

National DNA Data Bank

    >>Criminal responsibility, mentally disordered persons see Criminal Code, DNA Identification Act and National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-35)
    >>Designated offences see Criminal Code, DNA Identification Act and National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-35)
    >>Review procedures see Criminal Code, DNA Identification Act and National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-35)
    >>Samples, compulsory see Criminal Code, DNA Identification Act and National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-35)

National Energy Board (NEB)

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources Standing Committee
    >>>2003 annual report, 276 (8560-373-188-01)
    >>See also Employment Equity Act

National Film Board of Canada (NFB) see Employment Equity Act

National Gallery of Canada (and Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography)

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>2004-2005 to 2008-2009 corporate plan summaries and 2004-2005 operating and capital budgets, 427 (8562-373-859-01)

National Library of Canada see Library and Archives of Canada

National Missile Defense (NMD) System (United States)

    >>Canadian participation, M. on supply (Bachand, C.), 102, division deferred, 102, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 12), 119-20
    >>Committee of the Whole take note (Government Business No. 3)
    >>>Committee shall consider a motion, M. (Saada), 72, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 7), 72-3
    >>>Motion, 94
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Davies), (372-2423), gr, 9 (8545-373-29-01)
    >>>(McDonough), (372-2354), gr, 9 (8545-373-29-01); (372-2393), gr, 9 (8545-373-29-01); (373-0256 and 373-0257), 102, gr, 183 (8545-373-29-02); (373-0641), 249; (373-0916 to 373-0919), 417
    >>>(Proctor), (373-0114), 34, gr, 183 (8545-373-29-02)
    >>>(Robinson), (372-2367), gr, 9 (8545-373-29-01); (373-0041), 16, gr, 183 (8545-373-29-02)
    >>>(Schmidt), (373-0887), 407

National Motto Act (Bill C-529)--Laliberte

National Ovarian Cancer Month Act (Bill C-496)--Skelton

National parks

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Mark), (372-2348 and 372-2349), gr, 9 (8545-373-28-01); (373-0436), 163, gr, 272 (8545-373-28-02)
    >>User fees see Scrutiny of Regulations Standing Joint Committee--Reports from 2nd Session, Fourth
    >>See also Banff National Park;Historic sites and monuments;Kluane National Park and Reserve;Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada;Pacific Rim National Park Reserve;Riding Mountain National Park;Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission;Vuntut National Park of Canada

National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, 13 (8560-373-192-01)
    >>See also Employment Equity Act

National security (public safety)

    >>Legislation see Public Safety Act, 2002 (Bill C-7)
    >>Policy
    >>>Document, "Securing An Open Society: Canada's National Security Policy", tabled, 319 (8530-373-18)
    >>>Statement by Minister (McLellan), 319
    >>See also Air transportation security;Air Travellers Security Charge;Jaballah. Mahmoud;Parliamentary precinct

National Security Committee of Parliamentarians

    >>Document, "A National Security Committee of Parliamentarians", tabled, 246 (8530-373-14)
    >>Statement by Minister (McLellan), 247

National Veterans Funeral Honours Act (Bill C-499)--Gallant

Natural health products

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Bailey), (373-0012), 10, gr, 183 (8545-373-42-01)
    >>>(Calder), (373-0814), 378
    >>>(Lunney), (372-2166), gr, 8 (8545-373-17-01); (373-0206), 85, gr, 183 (8545-373-48-01); (373-0510 to 373-0512), 200, gr, 364 (8545-373-48-02); (373-0899 to 373-0906), 417
    >>>(Mills, B.), (373-0184), 77, gr, 183 (8545-373-48-01)
    >>>(Rajotte), (373-0925), 425
    >>>(Reid), (373-0325), 130, gr, 182 (8545-373-33-02); (373-0749), 304
    >>>See also Food and Drugs Act (amdt.)(Bill C-420)

Natural Resources Department

    >>Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Standing Committee, 99
    >>Estimates, 2004-2005, Main
    >>>Referred to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Standing Committee, 115
    >>See also Sustainable development strategies

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)see Access to Information Act;Employment Equity Act;Privacy Act

NEB see National Energy Board (NEB)

New Brunswick Southwest constituency see St. Croix--Belleisle constituency

NFB see National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

NMD see National Missile Defense (NMD) System (United States)

Non-Insured Health Benefits program see Aboriginal health care

North Nova constituency

    >>Name, change to Cumberland--Colchester--Musquodoboit Valley see ElectoralBoundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)

North Okanagan--Shuswap constituency

    >>Name, change to Okanagan--Shuswap see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act(Bill C-20)

Northern Canada see Income tax--Northern zone

Northern Oil and Gas

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Affairs and Natural Resources Standing Committee
    >>>2003 annual report, 385 (8560-373-455-01)

Northern Pipeline Agency

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources Standing Committee
    >>>2003-2004 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 78 (8560-373-43-01)

Northwest Territories see Statutes of the Northwest Territories

Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

    >>Motions from previous session reinstated after prorogation under S.O. 86.1, P-1 to 4, 6 to 8, 11, 16, 20, 21, 24 to 29, 33, 39, and 42 to 44

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Church, Montreal, QC see Refugees

Nova Scotia see Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

NRC see National Research Council of Canada (NRC)

NSERC see Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Nuclear Safety and Control Act

    >>Legislation see Criminal Code (amdt.--mental disorder)(Bill C-29)

Nuclear Waste Management Organization

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources Standing Committee
    >>>2003 annual report, with Auditor's report, 356 (8560-373-808-01)

Nuclear weapons see Space Preservation Treaty

Nunavik--Eeyou constituency

    >>Name, change to Abitibi--Baie-James--Nunavik--Eeyou see Electoral BoundariesReadjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)

Nunavik region see Sled dogs

Nutrition see Food--Labelling

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Oaths see Members of Parliament

Oaths of Office Act (pro forma)(Bill C-1)--Prime Minister (Chrétien)

    >>1st r, 1

Occupational health and safety see Public Service--Psychological harassment;Workers--Lives lost on job

Oceans see Coastal waters

Offenders

    >>International transfer/calculation of foreign sentences see InternationalTransfer of Offenders Act (Bill C-15)
    >>See also Dangerous offenders;Sex offender registry;Sex offenders;Young offenders

Officers of Parliament see Privacy Commissioner;Public Service Commission--President

Official Languages Act (amdt.--promotion of English and French)(Bill S-4)--Boudria

    >>Senate passage, 169
    >>1st r, 207
    >>2nd r, 301, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 301

Official Languages Commissioner Office

    >>Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplementary (B) see Official Languages Standing Committee--Reports, First
    >>Estimates, 2004-2005, Main see Official Languages Standing Committee--Reports, Second

Official languages minorities see Acadia;Acadians;Government advertising;Official Languages Standing Committee--Reports from 2nd Session, Eighth

Official languages policy (Bilingualism)

    >>Federal institutions/Canadian Heritage Minister, obligations see Official Languages Act (amdt.--promotion of English and French)(Bill S-4)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Official Languages Standing Committee
    >>>Official languages activities, 161 (8560-373-565-01)
    >>See also Official Lanaguages Standing Committee--Reports from 2nd Session, Ninth;Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-seventh

Official Languages Standing Committee

    >>Estimates referred
    >>>2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
    >>>>Privy Council, 101
    >>>2004-2005, Main
    >>>>Privy Council, 117
    >>Membership, 58-9
    >>Reports
    >>>First (Supplementary Estimates (B), 2003-2004 - Vote 25b under Privy Council), 137 (8510-373-06)
    >>>Second (Main Estimates 2004-2005 - Vote 30 under Privy Council), 137 (8510-373-07)
    >>>Third (Impact of the Plan to Strengthen Management of Government of Canada Advertising on the Official-Language Minority Media), 393 (8510-373-46)
    >>Reports from 2nd Session, 37th Parliament
    >>>Eighth (Francophone Television Productions in Minority Environmnents) (8510-372-114), gr, 5 (8512-373-114)
    >>>Ninth (Access to Health Care for the Official Language Minority Communities: Legal Bases, Current Initiatives and Future Prospects), (8510-372-159), gr, 286 (8512-373-159)
    >>Reports permanently referred see Official languages policy (Bilingualism)

Oil and gas industry see Mobile Offshore Drilling Units Remission Order, 2004

Oil pollution

    >>Legislation see Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (amdt.)(Bill C-34)

Okanagan--Shuswap constituency see North Okanagan--Shuswap constituency

Old Age Security (amdt.--monthly guaranteed income supplement)(Bill C-515)--Gagnon, M.

Old Port of Montreal Corporation Inc.

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, with Auditor's Report, 107 (8560-373-618-01)

Older Adult Justice Act (Bill C-439)--Marleau

    >>1st r, 819
    >>2nd r, 23, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 23, 225, division deferred, 225, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 43), 244-5
    >>Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 245

O'Leary, Terrie see Canada Savings Bonds;Voyageur Colonial Limited

Olympics and paralympics, 2010 Winter Games (Vancouver-Whistler, Canada)

    >>Government support, Statement by Minister (Keyes), 45

Ombudsman for Older Adult Justice

    >>Establishing see Older Adult Justice Act (Bill C-439)

Ontario see Electricity

Ontario Fishery Regulations