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Collingwood, Ont. see Great Lakes; Railways--Branch line abandonment

Collins, Bernie (L--Souris--Moose Mountain)

    >>Aboriginal Head-Start Program, 1827
    >>Aboriginal self-government, 1250
    >>Abortion, petition, 7238
    >>Agriculture, 6493
    >>>M. (Goodale), 4172-6
    >>Budget, Feb. 22/94, M. for approval (P. Martin), 1826-8
    >>Budget, M. (P. Martin), 728-31
    >>Canada Elections Act (amdt.--registration of political parties)(Bill C-229), 6247-8
    >>Canada Grain Act (amdt.)(Bill C-51), 6489-90, 6493
    >>Canada Student Loans Program, 835-6
    >>Canada Transportation Act (Bill C-101), 15118
    >>Canadian Armed Forces, 730-1, 1828
    >>Canadian Human Rights Act, petition, 7238
    >>Canadian Potato Marketing Act (Bill C-266), 9172
    >>Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act, 1827
    >>Canadian Wheat Board, petitions, 8646, 11685
    >>Capital gains tax, 1826-7
    >>Centre of Excellence for Women's Health, 1827
    >>Climate change, S.O. 31, 6436
    >>Corporations, 1827
    >>Court Challenges Program, 1827
    >>Crop insurance, 1827
    >>Curling, S.O. 31, 2665
    >>Defence equipment, 1827
    >>Defence industry, 836
    >>Deficit, 1827
    >>Department of Canadian Heritage Act (Bill C-53), 7870
    >>Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (Bill C-52), 7251-2
    >>Economic recovery, 1827
    >>Environment, S.O. 31, 5936
    >>Estimates, M. (Eggleton), 5009-10
    >>Euthanasia, petitions, 7238, 8646, 11685, 12905, 14819
    >>Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act (amdt.)(Bill C-75), 11693-5, 11698
    >>Farmers, 1828
    >>Farms, o.q., 4994
    >>Firearms Act (Bill C-68), 10424-5, 11089-90
    >>Football, S.O. 31, 7849
    >>Government, 1826
    >>Government expenditures, 1827
    >>>M. on supply (Williams), 1250
    >>Government programs and services, 7251-2
    >>Grain elevators, 6489-90
    >>Grain Export Protection Act (Bill C-262), 10695-6
    >>Grain industry, 6489, 11693
    >>Grain transportation, 1827, 4172-4, 10695-6
    >>>o.q., 10834
    >>Gross Revenue Insurance Plan, 1827, 4175-6
    >>GST, 729
    >>Gun control/guns, 10424-5, 11089-90
    >>>Petitions, 7238, 8646, 8945, 11685
    >>Health care, 1827
    >>Hockey, S.O. 31, 17623
    >>Hogs, 11693-4
    >>Home Buyers Plan, 1827
    >>House of Commons, 5009-10
    >>Immigration Enforcement Improvement Act (Bill C-316), 12870-1
    >>Income tax, o.q., 3769
    >>Infrastructure program, 1827-8
    >>Justice system, M. on supply (Meredith), 2419-20
    >>Last Mountain Lake, S.O. 31, 8239
    >>Law Reform Commission of Canada, 1827
    >>Liberal Party, 1826
    >>McCullough, Edward George, S.O. 31, 5652
    >>Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 (Bill C-23), 3784-6
    >>Murphy, references, 4172
    >>Net Income Stabilization Account, 1827
    >>Parole, petitions, 1243, 7238, 8970
    >>Postal rates, petitions, 3447-8, 8945
    >>Potatoes, 9172
    >>Procedure, petitions, 12905
    >>Public Service, 1827
    >>Railways, 15118
    >>>o.q., 10834
    >>>S.O. 31, 10785
    >>References, maiden speech, 728
    >>Same-sex couples, petition, 8646
    >>Schools, 836-7
    >>Sexual orientation, petitions, 8646, 13240
    >>Social security system, 1827
    >>>M. (L. Axworthy), 835-7
    >>Souris--Moose Mountain constituency, 728
    >>Stevenson, Theresa, S.O. 31, 6897
    >>Taxation, 729, 1827
    >>Transportation, 15118
    >>Ukrainian Canadians, petition, 12295
    >>Unemployment insurance, 835, 1827
    >>United Way, S.O. 31, 15965-6
    >>Waterfowl, 3784-5
    >>Western Grain Transportation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-66), 9554-6
    >>Wheat, o.q., 14722-3
    >>Young offenders, 2419-20, 5382-3, 5390
    >>Young Offenders Act and Criminal Code (amdt.)(Bill C-37), 5382-3, 5390
    >>Youth, 5382
    >>Youth Internship Program, 1827
    >>Youth Services Corps, 1827

Collver, Roger see Economy--Collver system

Colosio, Luis Donaldo see Mexico

Colouring contest see House of Commons--Pages

Columbia see Defence equipment--Exports; Refugees

Columbia River Treaty Permanent Engineering Board

    >>Annual reports
    >>>1992-1993, tabled, 5162
    >>>1993-1994, tabled, 14409

Columbia River wetlands see Migratory birds--Breeding grounds--Habitat; Wildlife--Habitat

Comfort Maple

    >>Restorative surgery, S.O. 31, 8339

Commemoration of the birthplace of Confederation Act (Bill C-292)--Proud

    >>First reading, 8525
    >>Second reading, order discharged and bill withdrawn, by unanimous consent, 16697-8
    >>See also Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Commemorative stamps see Postage stamps

Commercialization see Canadian National Railways--Privatization; Railways--Short line operations

Commercialization of Research in Canada, The see Research and development

Commission of Inquiry into the Deployment of Canadian Forces in Somalia

    >>Establishment, order in council, tabled, 10751

Commission on Environmental Co-operation see Environmental Co-operation Agreement

Commission on Resources and the Environment see Vancouver Island, B.C.

Commission sales jobs see Employment

Commission to Review Allowances of Members of Parliament see Lapointe Commission

Committee of the Whole House

    >>Bills referred
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 1, 1994-95 (Bill C-20), 2650
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 2, 1994-95 (Bill C-39), 5056
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 3, 1993-94 (Bill C-19), 2646
    >>>Criminal Code and Young Offenders Act (amdt.--forensic DNA analysis)(Bill C-104), 14495
    >>>Customs Tariff (amdt.)(Bill C-5), 1547
    >>>Excise Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-13), 3290
    >>>Income Tax Amendments Revision Act (Bill C-15), 3294
    >>>Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 1994 (Bill C-40), 5596
    >>>National Library Act (amdt.)(Bill C-26), 4511
    >>>Railway Safety Act (amdt.)(Bill C-21), 3913
    >>>West Coast Port Operations Act, 1994 (Bill C-10), 1082
    >>>West Coast Port Operations Act, 1995 (Bill C-74), 10559
    >>See also Assistant Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole House; Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole House

Committees

    >>Effectiveness, 4445, 12451-2, 12456, 12462-3, 12857
    >>Expenditures, 12201
    >>Free votes, 1006
    >>>o.q., 1555
    >>Government members, role, 12478-9
    >>Legislation, initiating/preparation, 2520, 3202, 12477-8
    >>Mandates, powers, structure, amending, 551, 1165, 5048, 5498
    >>Policy writing role, 1015
    >>Reports see Procedure
    >>Subcommittees see Subcommittees
    >>Subpoena power, 3548, 5286, 5288, 5357, 6272, 6282, 12478
    >>>See also Pearson International Airport--Terminals 1 and 2, Transport Standing Committee
    >>Travel, criticism, 12465
    >>>See also Canada's Defence Policy Review Special Joint Committee--Senate participation
    >>Witnesses
    >>>Summoning, precedents, 5357, 12478
    >>>Sworn testimony, 3547-8
    >>See also Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)--Appointments; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--President, Selection process; Estimates--Scrutiny; Euthanasia--Senate committee report; Government appointments--Review; Government expenditures--Estimates; House of Commons--Printing services; Lighthouses--Ad hoc Parliamentary committee on light stations; National Archives of Canada Advisory Board--Appointments; Procedure--Oral question period; REform Party--Critics; Special Committees; Special Joint Committees; Standing Committees; Standing Joint Committees

Commodity price support systems see Agriculture--Assistance programs

Commonwealth

    >>Canada's role, 2256
    >>Caribbean nations, relationship, 2282
    >>Membership, African nations, percentage, 2281

Commonwealth Day

    >>S.O. 31, 10379
    >>Statement by Minister (Ouellet), 2224-5
    >>Statement by Minister (Stewart, C.), 10392-3

Commonwealth Games, 1994, Victoria, B.C.

    >>Boxing, Strange, Michael, gold medalist, S.O. 31, 5937
    >>Canada hosting, 2224-5, 6417
    >>Heal's rifle range, shooting facilities, removal, petition, 6783
    >>National Revenue Department officials and staff, travel costs, $250,000 expenditure, justification, o.q., 11812-3
    >>Opening, Queen Elizabeth II, 9
    >>Team Canada performance, S.O. 31, 588, 6082
    >>Wrestling, Selwyn Tam, gold medalist, S.O. 31, 6252

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association see Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports

Communications

    >>Government role, 7640-1
    >>Technologies, improvements see Trade
    >>See also Telecommunications

Communications Security Establishment

    >>Accountability, 6344-5
    >>>o.q., 7033, 7099, 7103, 7315
    >>>S.O. 31, 7362
    >>Activities, 11101-2
    >>>Privacy Commissioner audit, o.q., 7179, 7229
    >>Database, Privacy Act exemption, o.q., 7179
    >>Electronic eavesdropping
    >>>British government ministers, former Prime Minister Thatcher request, allegations, o.q., 7097
    >>>Canadian citizens, o.q., 7031, 7095-6, 7100-2, 7178-9, 16777-8
    >>>"French problem" section, o.q., 7179
    >>>Inter-departmental group, technology development, studying, mandate, o.q., 8482
    >>>Quebec elected officials, o.q., 6980-1, 7095-6, 7098, 7229, 7314, 7508
    >>>Trading partners, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, targeting, o.q., 16541
    >>History, Best Kept Secret, Bryden, author, 6345
    >>Information security program (INFOSEC), telecommunications security advice, selling to private sector, o.q., 14084
    >>Ministerial responsibility, o.q., 7031-2
    >>Operations, 6345-6
    >>>Security Intelligence Review Committee reviewing, M. (Lee), 7836-44, dropped to bottom of order of precedence on Order Paper, 7844; 9036-45, dropped to bottom of order of precedence on Order Paper, 9045; 10815-20, agreed to, 10820
    >>>>Amdt. (Langlois), 7840, withdrawn, 10818
    >>>>Amdt. (Lee), agreed to, 10818
    >>Role, mandate, o.q., 7314
    >>Telecommunications, electronic surveillance devices, government contracts, o.q., 722

Communities see Social security system--Reform

Communities in Bloom

    >>National municipal beautification competition,
    >>>Brantford, Ont., participation, S.O. 31, 14219
    >>>Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., prettiest small town in Ontario, S.O. 31, 15175
    >>>Quesnel, B.C., originality in floral plant award, S.O. 31, 15096

Community Academic Services Program see Literacy--Adult education

Community Action Program for Children see Children

Community Futures Program see Small business

Community investment strategy see Banks and banking

Community mailboxes see Postal service

Community policing see RCMP--Burnaby, B.C.

Community safety see Crime--Prevention

"Community Spirit 95" see Small business--Guelph-Wellington constituency; Women see Women--Violence against

Comox--Alberni constituency

    >>References, 564

Comox Lake Junior Secondary School see National unity--Cultural exchanges

Compact airborne spectographic imager (CASI) see Oceans industries

Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act see Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-109)

Competition

    >>Definition, The Doubter's Companion, John Ralston Saul, author, 8238
    >>Laws and regulations, reform, 1776
    >>See also Banks and banking; Canadian National Railways--Privatization/commercialization; Defence equipment--Procurement policy, Canadian content requirements; Financial institutions; Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions--Move management services; Health care; Railways; Regional development; Science and technology; Small Business Loans Act

Competition Act (amdt.)(Bill C-347)--McTeague

Competitiveness see Agricultural products--Manufacturing companies; Agriculture--Regulations, Compliance agreements; Business; Canadian National Railways--Privatization/commercialization; Corporations--Income tax; Customs Tariff--Legislation--Review; Telecommunications--Industry; Trade

Composting see Environment; National Composting Awareness Week

CompuService see Internet

Computer software see Defence equipment

Computer technology

    >>Computers, business and government recycling to schools, 2088-9, 3559
    >>>Industry Department allocating, S.O. 31, 7847
    >>>Nova Knowledge participation, 2088
    >>Network, S.O. 31, 7310
    >>See also Canada Pension Plan--Overpayments; Crime--Economic; Hate propaganda; House of Commons; Pornography

Computers see Computer technology; Manitoba HVDC Research Centre; Nuclear reactors--Safety

Comuzzi, Joe (L--Thunder Bay--Nipigon)

    >>Airports, 3531
    >>Borrowing Authority Act, 1994-95 (Bill C-14), 1931
    >>Bosnia-Herzegovina, 336-7
    >>>S.O. 31, 9324
    >>Budget Implementation Act, 1994 (Bill C-17), 2886
    >>Canadian Armed Forces, 337
    >>Churchill, Man., qu., 14329
    >>Easter Seal Society, S.O. 31, 2350
    >>Euthanasia, petition, 7237
    >>Fisheries, 5617
    >>Forestry, S.O. 31, 20
    >>Gerrard, references, 1931
    >>Grain transportation, 672
    >>>o.q., 154-5, 2626
    >>Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports, 5617, 14187
    >>Kilgour, references, 336
    >>Mifflin, references, 337
    >>Ouellet, references, 336
    >>Peacekeeping, M. (Ouellet), 336-7
    >>Pearson International Airport Agreements Act (Bill C-22), 3530-4
    >>Procedure
    >>>Divisions, recorded, 4139, 12649
    >>>Question and comment period, 2576
    >>Small business, 1931
    >>St. Lawrence Seaway
    >>>M. (Pomerleau), 2392-3
    >>>o.q., 3278
    >>Sunshine Foundation of Canada, S.O. 31, 14221
    >>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Jackson), 183
    >>Thunder Bay, Ont., 183
    >>Transportation, S.O. 31, 3436
    >>Unemployment insurance, 2886
    >>World Nordic Games, o.q., 2936
    >>Young Offenders Act, petition, 7564

Concordia incident see Fisheries, Atlantic--Illegal fishing/poaching

Concurrent sentence see Justice system--Sentencing, Consecutive

Conditional discharge see Justice system--Discharge

Conditional sentence see Justice System--Sentencing, Alternatives

Confectionery Manufacturers Association

Confederation

    >>127th anniversary, S.O. 31, 5655
    >>Criticism, 633
    >>Evolution, Upper and Lower Canada, 2985
    >>Historical development, central Canada/regions, family analogy, 17587-8
    >>Indivisible, government affirming, petition, 17637
    >>McGee, Thomas D'Arcy, vision, 4922-3
    >>National debt and deficit, weakening, 2102
    >>Nova Scotia sovereignists in House of Commons, 13485
    >>Quebec
    >>>Economic benefits, 1044, 1205, 2694
    >>>Terms of Union, 1392, 2716-7
    >>See also British Columbia--Railway; National unity; Prince Edward Island--Fixed link to New Brunswick, Constitution; Saskatchewan

Confederation (1949) see Manufacturing industries--Newfoundland; Newfoundland

Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) see Labour unions--Quebec; Quebec--Economy

Confederation Life Insurance Company

    >>Collapse, 16790, 16821, 16841
    >>>Bell Canada employees, investigation, requesting, petition, 16698
    >>>Liquidation of assets, o.q., 16738-9
    >>>Superintendent of Financial Institutions scrutiny, 12645-6, 16813

Confederation of National Trade Unions

    >>Quebec, convention, S.O. 31, 4050

Conference Board of Canada see Business--Confidence; Economy--Growth; Job creation--Quebec

Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE)

    >>Strengthening, 283
    >>Summit, Dec. 1-2/94, Budapest, Hungary, 2256
    >>>o.q., 8599
    >>See also Bosnia-Herzegovina--Peace process

Confidence convention see Government; House of Commons

Confidential information see Customs Tariff--Access to Information Act

Confidentiality see Financial institutions--Deposit insurance; Immigrants--Criminals, Vietnam

Conflict of interest

    >>Anderson, David, National Revenue Minister, Federal Court action, allegation, 671-2
    >>>o.q., 102-3, 151-2
    >>Arms length relationship, criteria, 5218
    >>>o.q., 4772
    >>Code of conduct, Members of Parliament, Senators and senior officials, 3489, 3582, 3717, 3746, 4030, 5532, 5536, 7410
    >>>Boudria, Don, Liberal whip, position, criticism, 14046-8, 14052
    >>>Definition, 14048-50, 14052
    >>>Guidelines, clarifying, tabling, o.q., 7372-3, 7505-6
    >>>Historical background/previous legislative proposals, 11968-9, 11979, 11998-99, 14043-6, 14049-50
    >>>Liberal governments, former, record, 14042, 14045-8
    >>>Liberal Party election promise, 3489, 4046, 5503, 11969, 12453-4, 12458, 12493-5, 14046, 14048-9, 14051
    >>>>S.O. 31, 5424, 7363
    >>>o.q., 7372, 12677-8
    >>>Registry of members' interests proposal, 14043
    >>>Smoke screen, S.O. 31, 13523
    >>>Special Joint Committee, establishing, 11923, 12021, 12024, 12502-4
    >>>>M. (H. Gray), 11965-80, 11998-2015, 14042-53, agreed to, on recorded division, 14177-8
    >>>>>Senate, not including, 14042-3, 14052-3
    >>>>>>Amdt. (Bélisle), 11971, 11977-80, 11998-2015, negatived on recorded division, 12092-3
    >>>>o.q., 12538
    >>>Statement by Minister (J. Chrétien), 5395-400
    >>>United States legislation, comparison, 3489
    >>>See also Canadian Museum of Civilization--Board of directors; Liberal Party--Fund-raising; Lobbyists--Ethics
    >>Dupuy, Michel, Canadian Heritage Minister, September 1994 $2000 a person Liberal Party fundraising dinner, lobbyist Richard Gervais organizing, government contracts awarded later, 13893, 14006, 14046, 14049
    >>>Bureau, Andre, Harold Greenberg, Astral Broadcasting Group, invitations, o.q., 13804-5
    >>>Canadian Tennis Association, government grants, relationship, o.q., 13473
    >>>Chrétien, Prime Minister, responsibility, o.q., 13592-3
    >>>Ethics Counsellor Howard Wilson investigation, 14051
    >>>>o.q., 13478-9, 13526, 13592, 14085
    >>>Fundraising guidelines, clarifying, o.q., 14084
    >>>La Salle, Roch, 1987 case, comparison, o.q., 13323-4, 13368, 13370
    >>>List of invitees, o.q., 14018
    >>>List of participants, 13474-5
    >>>>o.q., 13368-70, 13593-4, 13720-1, 13913-4
    >>>>Tabled, 13481
    >>>Manning, Preston, Windsor Club private dinner attendance, comparison, o.q., 14085
    >>>o.q., 13235, 13322-6, 13368-71, 13594, 13805, 14314
    >>>RCMP investigation request, o.q., 13370
    >>>Resignation requests, o.q., 13368-70, 13473, 13594, 13914, 14314
    >>>Saucier, Guylaine, donation, appointment as Chairman of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, relationship, o.q., 13526-7
    >>>S.O. 31, 13363, 14082
    >>Kirkby, G., Aboriginal Affairs Standing Committee Chair
    >>>Aboriginal adoption ceremony, Bird family of Montreal Lake Indian Band, allegation, 12601-2
    >>>>o.q., 12541
    >>>Spouse, Mary Anne Kirkby, Assembly of First Nations, Director of Communications
    >>>>o.q., 3574
    >>>>S.O. 31, 3436
    >>Martin, Finance Minister, business holdings, impartiality, impeding, o.q., 2481, 2485
    >>See also Cabinet ministers--Quebec; Canada Post Corporation--Contracts--Outside furniture; Canadian Museum of Nature; Ethics Counsellor; Fraser River Sockeye Review Board; Parks Canada--Director of mountain parks; Pearson International Airport--Maintenance; Public Service; Seagram Company Ltd.--MCA studios; Television--Direct to home satellite transmission