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ERDA see Economic and Regional Development Agreement

Ericsson Communications

    >>Telecommunications, cellular telephone, Canada-Quebec Agreement on Industrial Development, S.O. 31, 986

Erie constituency

    >>References, 82
    >>See also Canada Employment Centres

Eritrea

Eritrea, Ethiopia and Egypt

    >>Ministerial visit, statement by Minister (C. Stewart), 6719-21

Ernest Manning High School see Parliament--Model parliament

Ernst & Young see Deficit--Forecasts; Sobeco, Ernst & Young

ERYX missile see Defence equipment

Escort services see Corporations--Income tax; Income tax--Entertainment expense deduction

Esprit de Corps see Books and magazines

Esquimalt and Nanaimo railway see Rail passenger service

Esquimalt--Juan de Fuca constituency

    >>References, 340

Essential service see Grain handling; Labour disputes

Essequibo River see Guyana

Essex--Kent constituency

    >>References, 550
    >>See also Infrastructure program

Essex--Windsor constituency

    >>References, 253

Established Programs Financing

    >>1995-96, indexed to GNP growth rate less three percent, 2069, 2805
    >>Cut-backs, Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney), 544, 1123, 2079
    >>Elimination in 1996-97, merger into Canada Health and Social Transfer, Feb. 27/95 budget measure, 11261
    >>Formula
    >>>Changes, federal government opting out, 472, 1038, 1124-6
    >>>Per capita basis, 11424
    >>Health and post-secondary education programs, 11331-2, 11891, 13339
    >>>Freeze/reduction, Marleau position, 2069-70
    >>>Maintaining, 1041
    >>>Reduction, 13245
    >>>See also Canada Health and Social Transfer
    >>National standards, 2079
    >>Per capita contributions, freeze, 1038, 2069, 2805
    >>>1994-95, maintaining, 544-5
    >>Quebec share, 545, 1038, 1114
    >>>o.q., 14313
    >>See also Canada Assistance Plan; Education, post-secondary; Health insurance (Medicare)

Estai see Turbot--Atlantic fishery

Estate tax see Income tax--United States; Inheritance/estate tax

Estevan, Sask. see Curling--Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks; United Way

Estimates

    >>1993-1994, supplementary (B)
    >>>Committee referral, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, 1960-1
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on division, 2646
    >>>Presented, 1957
    >>1994-1995, interim supply, concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on recorded division, 2648-9
    >>1994-1995, main
    >>>$160.7 billion, 5031, 5039-40, 5045
    >>>Calculations, items not included, adjustments, reserves and lapsed spending authority, 5046
    >>>Committee referral, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, 1761
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on recorded division, 5056
    >>>Government Expenditure Plan (I, II, III), tabled, 1757
    >>>Industry, vote 10 (Industry and Science Development Program), concurrence, M. (Eggleton), 5056, agreed to, on recorded division, 5056
    >>>Parliament
    >>>>Vote 1 (Senate), concurrence, M. (Eggleton), 5000-25, agreed to, on recorded division, 5052-3
    >>>>Vote 5 (House of Commons), concurrence, M. (Eggleton), 5025-49, agreed to, on division, 5054
    >>>>>Amdt. (R. White), 5041, negatived, on recorded division, 5053-4
    >>>Presented, 1757
    >>>Statement by Minister, 1757-60
    >>>Transport, vote 30 (VIA Rail Canada Inc), concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on recorded division, 5055-6
    >>>>Amdt. (R. Speaker), 5052, negatived, on recorded division, 5054
    >>>See also Appropriation Act No. 2, 1994-95 (Bill C-39); House of Commons; Human Resources Development Standing Committee--Reports, Second
    >>1994-1995, supplementary (A)
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on recorded division, 5056
    >>>Human Resources Development Standing Committee referral, M. (P. Martin), agreed to, 4527
    >>>Presented, 4526
    >>>See also Appropriation Act No. 2, 1994-95 (Bill C-39)
    >>1994-1995, supplementary (B)
    >>>Committee referral, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, 7563
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on recorded division, 8852-3
    >>>Presented, 7563
    >>1994-1995, supplementary (C)
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on recorded division, 8853-4
    >>>Finance Standing Committee referral, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, 7894
    >>>Presented, 7893
    >>1994-1995, supplementary (D)
    >>>Committe referral, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, 10229-30
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on recorded division, 10923-4
    >>>Presented, 10229
    >>>Vote 30d (Finance Department), Public Accounts Standing Committee referral, M. (Milliken), agreed to, 10393
    >>>See also Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Sixty-sixth
    >>1995-1996, interim supply, concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on recorded division, 10926
    >>1995-1996, main
    >>>Committee referral, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, 10111-2
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on recorded division, 13439-40
    >>>Government Expenditure Plan (Parts I, II, III), tabled, 10107
    >>>Human Resources Development, vote 10 (Employment and Immigration), concurrence, M. (Eggleton), 13377-431, agreed to, on recorded division, 13431-2
    >>>Parliament
    >>>>Vote 1 (Senate), concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on recorded division, 13435-6
    >>>>Vote 5 (House of Commons), concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on recorded division, 13433-4
    >>>Presented, 10107
    >>>Statement by Minister (Eggleton), 10107-11
    >>>Votes (Grouped), concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to on recorded division, 13434-6
    >>>Votes (Motions Nos. 4 to 21, 23 to 29, 31 to, 33, 35 to 44, 46 to 50, 52 and 53), concurrence, M. (Eggleton), 13436-8, agreed to, on recorded division
    >>>Votes (Motions Nos. 22, 30, 34, 45, 51, 54 to 59), concurrence, M. (Eggleton), 13438-9, agreed to, on recorded division
    >>>See also House of Commons--Estimates
    >>1995-1996, supplementary (A)
    >>>Committee referral, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, 16079-80
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, on division, 17538
    >>>Presented, 16073
    >>>See also Government expenditures--Estimates
    >>Budget, reconciliation, 13053-6
    >>Scrutiny, 11886, 12478, 12498
    >>>Auditor General, Committees, o.q., 235
    >>>o.q., 1611
    >>See also Government expenditures; House of Commons--Reform; Procedure; Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, One hundred and seventh

Estonia

    >>Estonian language training, Canadian technology role, 15594
    >>Independence, 76th anniversary, S.O. 31, 1794
    >>See also Income tax--Conventions/protocols with other countries

ETBE see Gasoline/automotive fuels--Additives, MMT

Ethanol see Gasoline/automotive fuel

Ethics see Public Service

Ethics Counsellor

Ethiopia

    >>Foreign aid, 6719-21
    >>See also Eritrea

"Ethnic cleansing" see Official languages policy/bilingualism--Reform Party position

Ethnic communities see Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995)--Results, "No" side victory

Ethnic diversity see Multiculturalism

Ethnic minorities see Arms exports; Canadian Heritage Department; Quebec; Small business--Owners; Unemployment

Ethnic origin see Census

Ethyl Corporation see Gasoline/automotive fuels--Additives

Ethyl Tertiary-Butyl Ether (ETBE) see Gasoline/automotive fuels--Additives, MMT;

Etobicoke Crime Prevention Association see Crime prevention

Etobicoke-Lakeshore business community see Business--Competitiveness, Government action

Etobicoke-Lakeshore constituency see Housing--Social; Volunteers

ETS see Tobacco/cigarettes--Environmental tobacco smoke

Europe

    >>Canada, historic linkage, 2325
    >>Federation, establishing, 8807
    >>Reshaping, new nations emergence, 2325
    >>See also Eastern Europe; Grain transportation--Exports; Softwood lumber

European Community (EC)

    >>Canada's relationship, maintaining and expanding, 2259
    >>Czech Republic, associate membership, 8414
    >>Economic integration, political co-operation, process, history, 2303
    >>German reunification, impact, 2303
    >>Growth, role, 8414
    >>Quebec, Canada, comparison, 36-7, 119, 483, 4759-60
    >>See also Fish products--Exports; Forestry--Clayoquot Sound; Quebec--Separation/sovereignty, Free trade Trade--European Economic Community--Free trade--Interprovincial trade barriers; World Trade Organization--Establishing

European Union see Fisheries, Atlantic--Conservation agreement; Fur industry; Quebec--Separation/sovereignty, Economic and political association/partnership/union with Canada Turbot--Atlantic fishery; Wheat

Euthanasia

Evalik, Peter see Northwest Territories

Evalik, Richard see Northwest Territories

Evangelical Missionary Church (Canada West District) Act (Bill S-12)--Ablonczy

    >>Message from Senate, 17418
    >>First reading, 17418; second reading, Committee of the Whole referral, committee stage, report from Committee, report stage, concurrence, third reading, 17733-4, passed.
    >>Senate passage, 17757
    >>Royal Assent, 17757.

Evans, Una MacLean see Veterans Appeal Board--Appointments

Eva's Place see Youth--Emergency shelter

Evening primrose oil see Medical research

Everett Hon. Senator Douglas D. (IND--Fort Rouge)

    >>References, resignation, S.O. 31, 224

Everett, Robert Emerson

    >>Painter, death, S.O. 31, 2665-6

Evergreen Foundation

    >>Schoolground naturalization program, S.O. 31, 3324

Evidence see Justice system

Ex gratia payments see Canadian Grain Commission

Excessive profits tax see Banks and banking--Profits

Excise Act

    >>Contraband alcohol and cigarettes, seizure of motor vehicles, discretion and notification, Budget, Feb. 27/95 measures, 14737-8, 14742, 14744, 15473
    >>Ways and Means motions, notice, tabled, 10094, 11762
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Peters), agreed to on division, 12423-4
    >>>Withdrawn, 14416
    >>See also Income Tax Act, Excise Act, Excise Tax Act, Office of Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, Old Age Security Act, Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-); Tobacco/cigarette smuggling--Contraband

Excise Act, Customs Act and Tobacco Sales to Young Persons Act (amdt.)(Bill C-11)--Minister of National Revenue (Anderson)

    >>First reading, 1151
    >>Second reading, 1650-80, 1692-708, 3247-50
    >>>Agreed to, 3250
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 3250
    >>>Reported, with amdts., 4997
    >>Report stage
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Robichaud), agreed to, 5252
    >>>Motions
    >>>>(G. Breitkreuz), 5249, negatived, 5250
    >>>>(Loubier), 5251, negatived, 5252
    >>Third reading, 5267-74
    >>>Agreed to, 5274, passed
    >>Royal Assent, 8256. Chap. 37, S.C. 1994
    >>See also Tobacco/cigarettes--Sales

Excise Act, Excise Tax Act and Income Tax Act

    >>Ways and Means motion, notice, tabled, 1029, 4349

Excise Act, Excise Tax Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-32)--Minister of Finance (P. Martin)

    >>Ways and Means motion, notice, 4349. Concurrence, M. (Peters), agreed to, 4403
    >>First reading, 4527
    >>Second reading, 4602-13
    >>>Agreed to, on division, 4613
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 4613
    >>>Reported, without amdt., 5350
    >>Report stage, 5590-5
    >>>Motions
    >>>>(Brien), 5590-5, negatived, on recorded division, 5600
    >>>Concurrence, M. (P. Martin), agreed to, on division, 5600-1
    >>Third reading, 5624-52, 5665-83, 5747-53
    >>>Time allocation under S.O. 78(2), M. (Robichaud), 5695, agreed to, on recorded division, 5696
    >>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 5753-4, passed.
    >>Senate passage, 5781
    >>Royal Assent, 5781. Chap. 29, S.C. 1994
    >>See also Tobacco/cigarette smuggling--Government strategy, Excise tax

Excise tax

    >>Legislation, references, 3843
    >>See also Gasoline/automotive fuels--Blended, ethanol; Publishing industry--Magazines

Excise Tax Act

    >>Enforcement, provincial police forces, authority lack, o.q., 1069
    >>Ways and Means motions, notice, tabled, 1029, 1071, 1189, 1312, 1618, 1708, 2794, 3050, 3711, 3887, 8756, 9784, 10094, 11353, 11762
    >>>Concurrence
    >>>>M. (Robichaud), agreed to, 1462
    >>>>M. (Peters), agreed to, 3887
    >>>>M. (Dingwall), agreed to, 4403
    >>>>M. (Peters), agreed to on division, 12423-4
    >>>Withdrawn, 14416
    >>See also Income Tax Act, Excise Act, Excise Tax Act, Office of Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act, Old Age Security Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-); Income Tax Act, Income Tax Application Rules, Canada Pension Plan, Canada Business Corporations Act, Excise Tax Act, Unemployment Insurance Act (amdt.)(Bill C-27)

Excise Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-13)--Minister of Finance (P. Martin)

    >>Ways and Means motion, notice, 1312. Concurrence, M. (P. Martin), agreed to, 1462
    >>First reading, 1617
    >>Second reading, 3285-90
    >>>Agreed to, 3290
    >>Committee of the Whole, 3290-1
    >>>Referral, by unanimous consent, 3290
    >>>Amdt. (Dhaliwal), agreed to, on division, 3290
    >>>Reported, with amdt., 3291
    >>Report stage, concurrence, M. (P. Martin), agreed to, on division, 3291
    >>Third reading, 3291-2
    >>>Agreed to, on division, 3292, passed.
    >>Royal Assent, 4300. Chap. 9, S.C. 1994

Excise Tax Act (amdt.--extremity pumps)(Bill C-222)--Gaffney

    >>First reading, 2225
    >>Second reading, order discharged and bill withdrawn, by unanimous consent, 11533
    >>See also Health--Lymphedema

Excise Tax Act and Excise Act (amdt.)(Bill C-90)--Minister of Finance (P. Martin)

    >>First reading, 12544
    >>Second reading, 14737-45
    >>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 14846-7
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 14847
    >>>Reported, without amdt., 15348
    >>Report stage, 15472
    >>>Concurrence, M. (P. Martin), agreed to, 15472
    >>Third reading, 15472-5, 15488-500
    >>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 15508-9, passed.
    >>Senate passage, 16375
    >>Royal Assent, 16379. Chap. 36, S.C. 1995
    >>See also Budget, Fed. 27/95--Implementation, legislation

Excise Tax Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-103)--Minister of Finance (P. Martin)

    >>Ways and means motion, notice, tabled, 14097; Concurrence, M. (Anderson), agreed to, on recorded division, 14396-7
    >>First reading, 14410
    >>Second reading, 14789-805, 14820-5
    >>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 14847
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 14847
    >>Report stage, 16010-20, 16031-46
    >>>Motions (Solberg), 1601--20, 16031, negatived, 16031; 16031-5, negatived, on division, 16035; 16035-46, negatived, on division, 16045-6
    >>>Concurrence, M. (P. Martin), 16046, agreed to, on recorded division, 16056
    >>Third reading, 16120-30
    >>>Agreed to, on division, 16030 passed.
    >>Senate passage, 17757
    >>Royal Assent, 17757. Chap. 46, S.C. 1995
    >>See also Publishing industry--Magazines, foreign

Excision see Women--Violence against

"Executive Floor Refit"

    >>Document tabled, 6719

Exhaust emissions see Automobiles

Exhibitions and fairs

    >>Government assistance, 3670

Experimental farms see Sheep--Experimental research

Expiry date see Packaging and labelling--"Best before" date

Explorers see Oceans--Historical role

Explosives

    >>Plastic, detectable additive, legislation implementing international convention, aircraft safety, preventing criminal/terrorist use, etc., 14571-82, 15276-82
    >>>Vapour detection technology, relationship, 14571-3, 15277-8, 15282
    >>>See also Explosives Act (amdt.)(Bill C-71)
    >>See also Air India, flight 182; Bikers; Pan-Am, flight 103

Explosives Act (amdt.)(Bill C-71)--Minister of Natural Resources (A. McLellan)

    >>First reading, 10009
    >>Second reading, 14571-82
    >>>Agreed to, 14582
    >>Natural Resources Standing Committee referral
    >>>Referral, 14582
    >>>Reported, with amdts., 15109
    >>Report stage, concurrence, M. (McLellan), agreed to, 15276
    >>Third reading, 15276-82
    >>>Agreed to, 15282, passed
    >>Royal Assent, 16379. Chap. 35, S.C. 1995
    >>See also Explosives--Plastic

Expo 2005

Export controls see Defence equipment--Exports

Export Development Corporation

    >>Contract, administration report, tabled, 6144-5
    >>Mandate, expanding, 2644
    >>Operating budget, $115 million increase, 11360
    >>Treasury Board report, tabled, 12029
    >>See also Small business--Exports

Export Enhancement Program see FTA--United States

Export of Military Goods from Canada

Export tax see Tobacco/cigarette smuggling--Government strategy; Tobacco/cigarettes

Exports

    >>Alfalfa, feed-freight assistance subsidies, elimination, impact, 11429
    >>Asia-Pacific region, increasing, 669, 3934
    >>Business, involvement increasing, 1776, 7512
    >>Canadian embassies and consulates, assistance, 9346
    >>Countries with languages other than English or French, 8416-7
    >>Delivery system and domestic production climate, importance, 2273
    >>Expansion opportunities, GATT and NAFTA agreements, impact, 2151, 7318-9, 7325, 7476
    >>Federal-provincial co-operation, 15783-4
    >>Financing, government-private sector co-operation, 2276
    >>G-7 countries, Canada leading, 11830
    >>Importance, 2277, 7497-8, 15914
    >>Increase, o.q., 8553
    >>Increasing
    >>>Customs Tariff, relationship, 15993
    >>>Employment factor, World Trade Organization role, 8414-5, 8420-2 8455-6
    >>>o.q., 17442-3
    >>International Trade Department, assistance, 9346
    >>Job creation, role, 669, 4623-4, 7323
    >>>o.q., 16837
    >>Marketing, improving, 17688
    >>Promotion
    >>>Government assistance, 764, 2274, 2299
    >>>Increasing, Throne Speech proposal, 10
    >>>Multiculturalism, relationship, 7173-4, 7196
    >>>o.q., 1386
    >>>Programs, duplication and overlap, eliminating, 2275
    >>>Provincial government offices abroad, 2278
    >>>"Team Canada" approach, provincial government participation, 2278, 8394, 8400, 8402-3, 8416, 12802
    >>>>Quebec, Parti Québécois, separatist agenda, threat, o.q., 6333-4
    >>>>S.O. 31, 8425
    >>>>See also Small business--Exports
    >>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995) yes vote impact, Mark Drake, Canadian Exporters Association President statement, o.q., 15811
    >>Railways, role, o.q., 10831
    >>Regulatory and tax policies, impact, 2274
    >>Small and medium business involvement, 1816, 1833, 2092-3, 2274, 2298-9, 2330, 3934, 8391-2, 8394, 8405-6, 8762, 13331
    >>>o.q., 7509
    >>>See also Small business--Exports
    >>Strategies, government-private sector partnership, 2274-6, 8413
    >>Tariffs, reduction, GATT, 7319-20, 7325, 8222, 8392-3, 8395, 8397-8, 8403, 8413
    >>Toronto, Ont. area businesses, benefits, Bill C-102, relationship, 16001
    >>Training and facilitating, role, 8416
    >>Transportation system, life support, 2137
    >>United States, 8416
    >>>Harassment, NAFTA trilateral groups counteracting, o.q., 1104-5
    >>>Percentage, 2266, 2274, 2297, 2329
    >>See also Aerospace industry--Importance; Agriculture--Agri-food; Beef; Canadian National Railways--Privatization/commercialization; Cultural property; Customs Tariff--Duty deferral program; Dairy products/industry; Defence equipment; Economic recovery; Economy--Growth, Domestic growth strategy; Employment; Entrepreneurs--Woman entrepreneur of the year award; Environment--Technology; Feed grains; Fish products; GDP; Grain transportation; GST; Housing; Milk--And cream; Mining industry; Nortel Communications Inc.; Small business--Exports--Trade; Softwood lumber; Standard of living; Stanfield's; Steel industry; Water; Wheat; World Trade Organization--Trade liberalization role

Expressvu

    >>Satellite broadcasting firm, Reform Party adviser hired, o.q., 14226

Expro see Defence industry--Reconversion

Expropriation powers see Railways

External Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee (2nd Sess., 33rd Parl.)

    >>Report, For Who's Benefit, (Winegard Report) see CIDA--Mandate

External Affairs Department

    >>History, mandate, 6500-2
    >>Ministers and officials, titles, changing, 6500-1, 6503, 9339
    >>Renaming Foreign Affairs and International Trade Department, 6500-2, 9339-40, 9342
    >>>Costs, 6503
    >>>See also Department of External Affairs Act (amdt.)(Bill C-47)

External affairs policy see Foreign affairs policy

External aid see Foreign aid

External Relations, Minister for see Foreign Affairs and International Trade Department--Minister for International Co-operation

Extradition

    >>Drake, Michael Lawrence, convicted sexual offender, release on bail pending hearing, o.q., 3768
    >>See also Brazil--Lamont; Peltier, Leonard

Extreme drunkenness defence see Crime--Violent; Justice system; Sexual assault

Extremity pumps see Health--Lymphedema