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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 35th 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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McWhinney, Ted (L--Vancouver Quadra; Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans as of Feb. 23, 1996)

McWilliams, Denise see Education--Teachers, Prime Minister's Award

MDF board plant see Job creation--La Baie, Que.

MDS Aero Support Corp. see Political parties--Donations

ME/FM see Health--Myalgic encephalomyelitis

Measurand Inc. see Aerospace industry--Research and development

Meat

Mechanics

    >>Tools, income tax deduction, Finance Standing Committee recommendation, 7221

Medal of Bravery

    >>Hutchings, Stanley, rescue of coast of B.C, awarding, S.O., 31, 7235
    >>See also Police--Francis--Constable Philip

Media see Hungary--Canadian Armed Forces; International security--Hate messages; Pearson International Airport--Terminals 1 and 2; Penitentiaries--Inmates; Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples--Report; Violence--Society

Medical devices see Goods and Services Tax

Medical records see Drugs and pharmaceuticals--Controlled drugs and substances; Sexual assault/offences--Accused acces to medical and therapeutic records; Victims of crime

Medical Research Council of Canada see Health care system--Efficiency

Medicare see Health care system

Medicine Beat see Music--Juno Awards

Medina, Tracy see Education--Scholarships, Boys and Girls Club

Meductic, N.B. see Sabian Ltd.

Meech Lake Accord see Constitutional reform

Meissner, Steve see Canadian Executive Service Organization

Melatonin see Drugs and pharmaceuticals

Members of Parliament

    >>Bloc Québécois
    >>>Ejecting from Parliament permanently, petition, 4266
    >>>Government funding of office expenditures, etc., S.O. 31, 9376
    >>>Legitimacy, democratically elected, 721-2
    >>Budgets, frozen, 6287
    >>Canada Day Certificate of Merit, costs, 418
    >>Celebrating 31 years of service, Allmand, Hopkins, S.O. 31, 6308
    >>Certificate of election, newly introduced
    >>>Byrne, Gerry (Humber--St. Barbe--Baie Verte), 1461
    >>>Copps, Sheila (Hamilton East), 4222
    >>>Cullen, Roy (Etobicoke North), 1461
    >>>Dion, Stéphane (Saint-Laurent--Cartierville), 1461
    >>>O'Brien, Lawrence (Labrador), 1461
    >>>Pettigrew, Pierre (Papineau--Saint-Michel), 1461
    >>>Tremblay, Stéphan (Lac-Saint-Jean), 1461
    >>Code of conduct, ethics
    >>>Adequate disclosure requirement, 6318-9
    >>>Liberal government (Chrétien) election promise, "red book", 5765, 6325
    >>>Necessity, 6320-1
    >>>Respect for Members, relationship, 6319
    >>>See also Cabinet Ministers--Ethics guidelines; Code of Conduct Special Joint Committee
    >>Constituents, responsibility to, 2151-2, 6739-40, 6850, 9262-3
    >>>See also Members of Parliament--Positions--Recall
    >>Convicted of crimes, retaining salary if sentence under two years, 2090
    >>Disregarding the authority of the Chair, Speaker naming, 1894
    >>>See also Procedure--Language, inappropriate/improper; Strahl--References; White, R.--References
    >>Former see Berger, David; Bouchard, Hon. Lucien; Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians Act (Bill C-275); Darling, Stan; Dickey, John; Diefenbaker, Right Hon. John G.; Discrimination and racism--Progressive Conservative Party Members; Dubois, Hon. Justice Jean-Guy; Fawcett, Norman; Flynn, Joe; Gauthier, Hon. Senator Jean-Robert; Harding, Randolph; Hargrave, Bert; Hees, Hon. George; Howe, William Marvin; LaMarsh, Hon. Judy; Laurier, Right Hon. Sir Wilfrid; MacLaren, Hon. Roy; Maheu, Hon. Senator Shirley; McGreevy, Thomas; Munro, Hon. John; Olson, Hon. Bud; Ouellet, Hon. Andre; Parliament; Pearson, Right Hon. Lester B.; Péloquin, Gaston; Peters, Arnold; Railton, Dr. Victor; Riel, Louis; Rompkey, Hon. Senator William; Rose, Fred; Roy, Jean-Robert; Trudeau, Right Hon. Pierre; Turner, Right Hon. John; Whelan, Hon. Eugene; Wilson, Hon. Michael;
    >>Householders see Election--Government calling, Reform Party position; Liberal government (Chrétien)--Public opinion
    >>Impeachment, House of Commons powers, 670-1
    >>Independence, powers, 5934-5
    >>>Increasing, Liberal government (Chrétien) election promise, "red book", 5848-9
    >>>See also Members of Parliament--Party discipline
    >>Independent/non-recognized party members, participation in debate, committees, freedom of speech factor, 6269-72
    >>Language other than official language, use
    >>>Armenian. 1864
    >>>Hungarian, 8944
    >>>Inuktitut, 475, 803, 1998, 2000, 2144, 2907, 4344, 6180, 8952
    >>>Spanish, 2886
    >>Liberal Party, not representing constituents, 9397, 9404
    >>Members-pages annual hockey game, S.O. 31, 9319
    >>Naming see Members of Parliament--Disregarding the authority of the Chair
    >>Number
    >>>Capping at 301, constitutional amendment, 8988-9
    >>>>See also Constitution Act, 1997 (Representation)(Bill C-385)
    >>>Increasing to 301, 5530
    >>>Reducing, 10092
    >>>Reducing to 250, 5530-1
    >>>>S.O. 31, 4494
    >>Oaths of allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II and heirs, 350
    >>>To Canada and constitution also, 3989, 5862
    >>>>See also Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.--oaths or solemn affirmations)(Bill C-316)
    >>>To constituents also, 5528-9
    >>Parliamentary Matching Program, student trainees, S.O. 31, 6555
    >>Party discipline, 3077, 5834
    >>>Decline, Reform Party role, 3070
    >>>Liberal Party, 5122, 5815, 6849-50
    >>>>Prime Minister Chrétien not signing nomination papers, 227, 720, 6873, 6876-7
    >>>>See also Gun control/guns--Legislation; Sentences (convicted criminals)--Legislation
    >>>Members representing party positions rather than constituents, whips controlling, government Members, etc., 682-6, 1311, 7736-7, 7801
    >>>Reform Party, 3073, 5855, 6850
    >>>Tiered system, 2449
    >>Pensions, 9664
    >>>Age, minimum, raised to 55, 8666, 8669
    >>>Benefits, reducing, 20%, 8666
    >>>Bloc Québécois Members receiving, 8675
    >>>Clawing back, 6616
    >>>>o.q., 8735
    >>>>See also Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (amdt.--deduction re other income)(Bill C-352)
    >>>Contributions, level, 8669, 9949
    >>>Deferred income scheme, 4757
    >>>Level, generous, obscene, etc., 294, 1778-9, 3073, 4372-3, 6288, 8665, 8669-70, 8786, 10089-90
    >>>>o.q., 10117
    >>>Majority of former Members not recipients, 8667
    >>>Money purchase/defined contribution plan, adopting, 3781
    >>>>See also Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (amdt.--money purchase pensions)(Bill C-312)
    >>>Opting-out, Reform Party Members, D. Grey, etc., 294, 1612, 1779, 4756, 5750, 5835, 5856, 5861-2, 6020, 6325-6, 6739, 8670, 8676, 9560
    >>>Petition, 3326
    >>>Public concerns, opinion, 706
    >>>Received from other sources, deducting from salary, eliminating double dipping, 3781, 8666, 8669-70
    >>>>See also Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.--other pension income)(Bill C-313)
    >>>Reform, 1473
    >>>>1st Sess., 35th Parl. reforms, 8666, 86669
    >>>>Liberal government (Chrétien) election promises, "red book", legislation, 5750, 5835, 5856, 5861, 6020
    >>>>o.q., 8274-5
    >>>Registered retirement savings plan type fund replacing, 3386
    >>>>See also Members of Parliament Transition Allowance Act (Bill C-298)
    >>>S.O. 31, 3864
    >>Plaques see Parliament Buildings
    >>Positions, Member/party/constituents determining, democracy, relationship, 338-40, 720-1, 2442
    >>Quebec representation, Charlottetown Accord provisions, 343
    >>Recall, by constituents, Reform Party proposal, 720, 3073, 5528-9, 5861, 6767, 6877, 7808-9, 7900, 10081, 10088
    >>Resignations, promises, unanimous consent for motion denied, 2016-7
    >>Role, representing/serving constituents, etc., 6022-5, 9463
    >>Salaries
    >>>Freeze at 1992 level until January 1998, 1903
    >>>Increasing, Silye proposal, 294, 8670-1
    >>>See also Members of Parliament--Convicted of crimes
    >>Speeches, use of other than official languages see Members of Parliament--Language
    >>Travel, Washington, D.C., June 13/95, costs, etc., 4679
    >>>M. for Papers (Strahl), called and transferred for debate, 4679
    >>>qu., 4571
    >>Women, D. Grey remarks re PMS, etc., S.O. 31, 9320-2
    >>See also Africa--Great Lakes region, United Nations peacekeeping mission; Canadian Armed Forces--Official languages policy/bilingualism; Canadian flag--Free distribution; Elections--Voters list, Permanent; Government contracts; Law Commission of Canada; Organ donation; Parliament Buildings--Plaques; Penitentiaries--Inmates, Olson; Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Sixty-fifth; Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples--Report; Sedition

Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (amdt.--deduction re other income)(Bill C-352)--C. Breitkreuz

    >>First reading, 6616
    >>See also Members of Parliament--Pensions, Clawing back

Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (amdt.--definition of child)(Bill C-412)--Harb

Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (amdt.--money purchase pensions)(Bill C-312)--Solomon

    >>First reading, 3781
    >>See also Members of Parliament--Pensions

Members of Parliament Transition Allowance Act (Bill C-298)--Ringma

    >>First reading, 3386
    >>See also Members of Parliament--Pensions, Registered retirement savings plan type fund replacing

Memorial Cup see Hockey

Ménard, Réal (BQ--Hochelaga--Maisonneuve)

    >>Aerospace industry, o.q., 5058
    >>Africa, o.q., 6311
    >>AIDS
    >>>o.q., 2945, 3714, 6908, 8511
    >>>S.O. 31, 5104
    >>Air Canada, o.q., 7713
    >>Armenia, M. on supply (Daviault), 1820, 1854-6
    >>Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, o.q., 4176
    >>Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1820, 1855
    >>Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63), 6601-3, 6617-8
    >>Canada Labour Code, 8487, 8874-5
    >>Canada Labour Code (amdt.--minimum wage)(Bill C-35), 3754-6, 5777-8, 5895-900
    >>Canada Labour Code (amdt.--severance pay)(Bill C-219), 1917-8
    >>Canada Labour Code (Bill C-3), 467-9, 1269-71
    >>Canada Labour Code, 6415
    >>>o.q., 2481
    >>Canada Labour Code (Part I) (amdt.)(Bill C-66), 6414-5, 8435-6, 8483-4, 8486-8, 8491-2, 8521-2, 8525, 8527-9, 8548-9, 8873-8
    >>Canadian Armed Forces, 2120, 2406, 2532
    >>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2119-22, 2406-8, 2424, 2458, 2530-4, 2583
    >>Canadian Space Agency, 3502
    >>Child labour, M. (Blaikie), 2465-6
    >>Constitution Act, 1982, 3272-3
    >>Constitution, M. (Rock), 3272-5
    >>Constitutional reform, 345
    >>Corporations, M. on supply (Loubier), 938-40
    >>Crime, 10015-6, 10018
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal organization)(Bill C-203), 94, 2335-8
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal organizations)(Bill C-95), 9980, 10015-9
    >>Defence industry, 5662
    >>>o.q., 709
    >>Defence Industry Productivity Program, 5661-2
    >>Department of Human Resources Development Act (Bill C-11), 1668-71
    >>Department of Labour Act (amdt.--eligibility for assistance for long-term employees)(Bill C-283), 2525
    >>Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (Bill C-7), 1257
    >>Discrimination and racism, 2530-3
    >>Economic development/renewal
    >>>M. on supply (Gauthier), 5652-3, 5657-8, 5661
    >>>M. on supply (Strahl), 752
    >>Education, 3272-5
    >>>o.q., 9883-4
    >>>S.O. 31, 2937
    >>Elections, 6601-3, 6617-8
    >>Electoral boundaries, 6603, 6618
    >>Employment, 1670
    >>Employment insurance, 5899-900
    >>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2270-1
    >>Energy, S.O. 31, 1702
    >>Equal Treatment of People Cohabiting in a Relationship Similar to a Conjugal Relationship Act (Bill C-282), 2525
    >>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7732-3
    >>Extradition, o.q., 8905
    >>Family, 2122
    >>Federal Court Act, Judges Act and Tax Court of Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-48), 4041
    >>Federal-provincial jurisdiction, 1671
    >>Fisheries, 7203-4
    >>Fisheries Act (Bill C-62), 7203-4
    >>Flour mills, 8483
    >>Fraud, 10018
    >>Gangs, 94, 2335-8, 9980, 10015-9
    >>>Petition, 96
    >>Gasoline/automotive fuels, 4816-9
    >>Goods and Services Tax, 7732-3
    >>Government contracts, o.q., 5599-600
    >>HIV/AIDS, 2583
    >>Human rights, 1855, 2119
    >>>M. (Copps), 7372-4
    >>Hydro-electric power, 752
    >>Immigration/immigrants, o.q, 9932
    >>Job creation
    >>>o.q., 5421
    >>>S.O. 31, 7829
    >>Judges, 4041
    >>>o.q., 2481
    >>Justice system, 10019
    >>Labour, o.q., 6187-8
    >>Labour disputes, 8548-9, 8873, 8876
    >>Labour relations, 467-9, 6413-4, 8491-2, 8521-2, 8525, 8527-9, 8873, 8877
    >>League of Nations, 7372-3
    >>Manganese-based Fuel Additives Act (Bill C-29), 4816-9
    >>Ménard, references, 2121
    >>Montreal, Que., 5653, 5661
    >>Newspapers, o.q., 3258
    >>Nuclear energy, 3501-2, 3505-7
    >>>S.O. 31, 1702
    >>Nuclear reactors, o.q., 4176-7
    >>Oil refineries, 4816-7, 4819
    >>Patent Act (amdt.--investigations regarding the making of medicines available at no charge to the seriously ill)(Bill C-363), 7391
    >>Penitentiaries, o.q., 4504-5
    >>Political parties, 6618, 10126
    >>Poverty, 1668-9, 3756, 5898-900
    >>Private family trusts, 10126
    >>Procedure
    >>>Bills, Government, 469, 1257, 3756, 8482, 8520
    >>>Bills, Private Members' Public, 1918, 2337-8
    >>>Debate, 7372
    >>>Divisions, recorded, 6505-6
    >>>Documents, tabling, 2424
    >>>Members' remarks, 2458, 3999, 5018, 8525
    >>>Private Members' Motions, 4506-7
    >>>Speeches, 8877
    >>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, M. (Zed), 4445-7
    >>Program for Older Worker Adjustment (POWA), o.q., 6859-60, 8448
    >>Public Accounts Standing Committee, M. (Guimond), 10126
    >>Public Service Staff Relations Board Act and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act (amdt.)(Bill C-30), 3999-4000, 4010-1
    >>Quebec, 5657
    >>Quebec separation/sovereignty, 345
    >>>M. on supply (Gauthier), 2879-81
    >>>o.q., 4800
    >>Quebec sovereignty referendum (post 1995), 2881
    >>>o.q., 4800
    >>References
    >>>Homosexuality, pride, etc., 2121, 2552
    >>>See also McClelland--References; Sexual orientation--Canadian Human Rights Act
    >>Research and development, M. (Suzanne Tremblay), 3501-2, 3505-7
    >>Revoke the Conviction of Louis David Riel Act (Bill C-297), 6630-1
    >>Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 3999-4000, 4010-1, 6415, 8488, 8874
    >>>M., 5010-2, 5018
    >>>o.q., 2311-2, 4984
    >>Rwanda, 1820, 1855
    >>Same-sex couples, 2119, 2122, 2407, 2525, 2533
    >>>o.q., 3868
    >>Science and technology, 333-4
    >>Senior citizens, 5899
    >>Sexual orientation, 2119-23, 2406-8, 2424, 2458, 2530-4, 2583, 7373
    >>>o.q., 137, 2007
    >>>S.O. 31, 2473-4
    >>Social programs, 1669, 2270-1
    >>Somalia, M. on supply (J. Leroux), 7849-51
    >>Technology Partnerships Canada, o.q., 4751
    >>Theft, 10018
    >>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Sheridan), 333, 345
    >>Tobacco Act (Bill C-71), 8569-71
    >>Tobacco industry, 8570
    >>Trade, 1856
    >>Training, programs, 1669-70
    >>Unemployment, 2270, 5897-8
    >>Unemployment insurance, 2270-1
    >>Wages and salaries, 3754-5, 5777-8, 5895-6
    >>Workplace
    >>>M. (Taylor), 1986-7
    >>>S.O. 31, 3416
    >>>Statement by Minister (Gagliano), 2015

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