Skip to main content
Start of content

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, 1st 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.

To use the Index, select one of the alphabetical ranges below. When you have located your subject entry, click on the numbers within brackets to access the relevant text in the Debates. You may also use the “Publication Search” tool for content published after January 2001.

If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at accessible@parl.gc.ca.

35th Parliament, 1st Session   (January 17, 1994 - February 2, 1996)  Current Session
35-1 .
35-2 .
36-1 .
36-2 .
37-1 .
37-2 .
37-3 .
38-1 .
39-1 .
39-2 .
40-1 .
40-2 .
40-3 .
41-1 .
41-2 .
42-1 .
43-1 .
43-2 .
44-1
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy Act (3rd Sess., 34th Parl.)

National Safe Driving Week

    >>40th anniversary, S.O. 31, 17133, 17271
    >>Impaired driving theme, S.O. 31, 17229

National Science and Technology Week

    >>Patenaude, Ciel, tribute, S.O. 31, 6977

National Science Fair see Chaudhuri

National Sea Products see Atlantic Groundfish Strategy--Income support and labour adjustment plan, Fisheries workers

National security

National security certificate see Immigrants--Suresh

National Security Subcommittee

    >>Mandate, cost, 6341
    >>Proceedings, televising, M. (Milliken), agreed to, by unanimous consent, 6782
    >>Security Intelligence Review Committee, appearance, 6300-1, 6310, 6314, 6341-2, 6358
    >>See also CSIS--Informant, Lewis; Justice and Legal Affairs Standing Committee--Tenth report

National Seniors Safety Week

    >>Canada Safety Council 1994 campaign, S.O. 31, 7924

National Services Month

    >>Service industries, S.O. 31, 8289

National Sleep Awareness Week

    >>Sleep/Wake Disorders Canada, efforts, S.O. 31, 7362-3

National Solidarity Day for the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada Act (Bill C-244)--Riis

    >>First reading, 3711
    >>Second reading, 11509-17
    >>>Standing Committee referral, unanimous consent, denied, 11516
    >>>Dropped from Order Paper, 11517
    >>See also Aboriginal peoples--Recognition

National Spirit of Peace Run see National Veterans Week

National Sports of Canada Act (Bill C-212)--Riis

    >>First reading, 1035-6
    >>Second reading, 3594-7
    >>>Amdt. (Guarnieri), agreed to, 3597
    >>>Agreed to, as amended, 3597
    >>Committee of the Whole referral, Committee stage, report from Committee, report stage concurrence, third reading, agreed to, 3597-608, passed.
    >>Senate passage, 4300
    >>Royal Assent, 4300. Chap. 16, S.C. 1994
    >>See also Hockey--National sport; Lacrosse--National sport

National standards see Canada Assistance Plan; Child care--National program; Education; Education, post-secondary; Government programs and services--Basic services; Health care; Housing--Affordable--Social; Public Service--Salaries, Regional rates of pay; Training programs; Transfer payments to provinces

National Student Commonwealth Forum

    >>Participants, S.O. 31, 4767

National symbols

    >>Canadian currency, head of state, oath of allegiance, S.O. 31, 17230
    >>See also Beaver; Canadian Coat of Arms; Currency; Flag; Quebec City Bridge

National Trading Corporation Special Committee (1st Sess., 32nd Parl.) see Trade--Promotion strategies, National trading corporation

National Translation Day

National Transportation Agency

    >>Legislation see Canada Transportation Act (Bill C-101)
    >>See also Grain transportation--Freight rates; Railways--Branch line abandonment

National Transportation Day/Week

    >>National transportation person of the year, Geoffrey Elliot, S.O. 31, 13173

National Transportation Week

National Triathlon Team

    >>New Zealand competition, S.O. 31, 8543

National unity

    >>Aboriginal referendums, S.O. 31, 16479
    >>Alberta, loan to Newfoundland, renegotiation, S.O. 31, 2169
    >>Bloc Québécois, undermining, 4935-6
    >>>Protesting, petition, 6445, 14326
    >>Canadian values, relationship, 17641
    >>Chrétien, Jean, position, 48
    >>Confederation/federation, defining, 1200
    >>Constitutional reform, relationship, 17640-1
    >>>S.O. 31, 16138
    >>Cultural exchanges, Comox Lake Junior Secondary School and École Saint-François-Xavier, S.O. 31, 13120
    >>Dear Canada/Cher Canada--A Love Letter to My Country, Ben Wicks, author, and other contributors, tribute, S.O. 31, 15098
    >>Debate
    >>>Past/future focus, 17022
    >>>Québécois dominating, 17022
    >>Economic and social conditions, relationship, 17585
    >>Equalization payments program, role, 1044-5, 1116
    >>Government commitment, 4956
    >>>Throne Speech proposal, 11
    >>Liberal Party position, 44-5
    >>>o.q., 1917
    >>>S.O. 31, 15801, 17133-4
    >>Lincoln Heights School, Waterloo, Ont., variety show, "We Canada, Oui", S.O. 31, 12408
    >>M. on supply (Manning), 4908-41, 4953-71, agreed to, on recorded division, 4973
    >>>Amdt. (Robichaud), 4915, agreed to, on recorded division, 4972
    >>My Canadian Bouquet, Anne Prefontaine painting and pledge, S.O. 31, 8873, 15637
    >>National identity, shared elements, 3165
    >>National reconciliation, Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney) policy, failure, 2060
    >>Need for, 554-5
    >>New Democratic Party, position, 198, 200, 535
    >>>S.O. 31, 16898
    >>Official languages policy/bilingualism, contributions, S.O. 31, 15802
    >>One Canada, one people, equal in every way, S.O. 31, 5573
    >>Political vs people's agenda, S.O. 31, 17433
    >>Post-sovereignty referendum strategy
    >>>Bloc Québécois position, 17019
    >>>Chrétien, Prime Minister, proposals, distinct society, constitutional veto, training jurisdiction, 17000, 17020, 17023, 17030-1, 17044, 17050-1, 17053-5, 17057, 17093, 17099, 17529-30, 17548-9, 17553-7, 17562-7, 17570-2, 17589-90, 17594, 17644, 17647-50
    >>>>Bouchard/Bloc Québécois position, 17533, 17571, 17590
    >>>>Charlottetown/Meech Lake Accords, comparison, 17013, 17056-7, 17555-6, 17565, 17598-9
    >>>>>o.q., 16964
    >>>>Chrétien, J., English Canada remarks, o.q., 17576
    >>>>Constitutional preoccupation, ending, 17011
    >>>>Economy, relationship, 17057-9
    >>>>Edmonton, Alta. forums, November 1995, 17530
    >>>>English Canada position, 17556, 17565
    >>>>>o.q., 16961-5
    >>>>Further measures, consulting Canadians, etc., 17529
    >>>>Government divisions, o.q., 16961-5
    >>>>Newspapers response, S.O. 31, 16958
    >>>>Provinces positions, o.q., 16961-2
    >>>>Quebec response, 17518, 17530-2, 17548-9, 17553, 17556, 17565, 17589, 17599, 17650
    >>>>Reform Party position, 17019, 17571, 17590
    >>>>S.O. 31, 16828, 17033-4, 17133, 17626
    >>>>Special cabinet committee (Massé), relationship, 17548
    >>>>>o.q., 16961-5
    >>>>See also Constitutional reform--Regional veto proposal; Quebec--Distinct society; Training--Jurisdiction
    >>>Fredericton--York--Sunbury constituency forum, November 1995, 17548
    >>>Indian Affairs and Northern Development Department memo, Associate Deputy Minister Jack Stagg, financial compensation for delaying aboriginal constitutional issues until Quebec issues settled, aboriginal people's referendum position, relationship, etc.,
    >>>>o.q., 17038-9, 17082-4
    >>>>S.O. 31, 17078, 17133
    >>>Leadership, lack, 17095-6, 17556-7
    >>>Politicians role, Manning position, etc., 17532
    >>>Special cabinet committee (Massé), appointment, mandate, etc., 17005, 17053, 17063, 17553
    >>>>Constitutional/economic role, o.q., 16433-5, 17706-7
    >>>>Membership, regional representation, British Columbia, etc., 17645
    >>>>>o.q., 16435-6, 16963, 16968-9
    >>>>o.q., 16319-21, 16361-4, 16481
    >>>>Public consultations, o.q., 16321
    >>>>Report, delay in release, o.q., 16662-3
    >>>>Secrecy, confidentiality, interim report, etc., o.q., 16775-6
    >>>>S.O. 31, 16360, 16773-4
    >>>>See also Constitution--Division of powers; Constitutional reform--Quebec right of veto; Federal-provincial relations--Administrative decentralization
    >>Preserving, 1871-2, 2097-8, 2114, 4923, 4926, 4928-9, 4936, 11334, 15782, 17009-10, 17096, 17532-3, 17559-60
    >>>Petitions, 14326, 15563, 15837-8
    >>>Provinces, consulting, o.q., 4388
    >>>S.O. 31, 4943, 9193, 11984, 15802-3, 15867-8, 15870-1, 16021, 17383
    >>Promoting
    >>>Austin St-Amour, David, Envolons-nous ensemble--Let's keep flying together, song, S.O. 31, 14882
    >>>Bouchard role, petition, 8351
    >>>"Canada Can Campaign '95--Standing Up for Canadian Unity", Roger Bernard, Robert Feeney, organizers, S.O. 31, 15695
    >>>Chrétien, Prime Minister, Nov. 1/95 speech, Toronto, Ont., S.O. 31, 16140
    >>>Elliot Lake Secondary School students, S.O. 31, 10264
    >>>Franco-Ontariens' position, S.O. 31, 15803-4
    >>>Government inaction, o.q., 6385
    >>>Mentality, "we generation" outlook, E. Harper remarks, 13115
    >>>Non-affiliated groups, S.O. 31, 16318-9
    >>>Petitions, 6145, 15414
    >>>Quebec businesses, o.q., 9948
    >>>S.O. 31, 15964-7
    >>>Song, "Stand Up for Canada", True Grit Band, performing, S.O. 31, 15208
    >>>Szelag, Michael, cross-country bicycle ride, tribute, S.O. 31, 6379
    >>>T-shirt, Tom Savage creator, S.O. 31, 15176
    >>Public opinion polls, results, releasing, o.q., 4773
    >>Railways, role, 1045, 2139
    >>Reform Party national unity town hall meeting, Oct. 3/94
    >>>o.q., 6385
    >>>S.O. 31, 6381, 6707
    >>Reform Party position, 17009-10, 17050, 17060-3, 17639, 17726
    >>>o.q., 16831
    >>Restoring, 41, 56-7, 606, 1254-5
    >>>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), "no" side victory, S.O. 31, 16020-1
    >>Self-determination, S.O. 31, 5093
    >>Sharing differences, S.O. 31, 5094
    >>Unity resolution see Quebec--Distinct society
    >>Values/social programs, roles, S.O. 31, 16959-60
    >>Youth needs, consideration, petition, 15814
    >>See also Canadian Armed Forces--Personnel; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Canadian Horse--Heritage; Constitutional reform--Regional veto proposal, Legislation; Crown corporations; Health insurance (Medicare); Hockey; Quebec--Separation/sovereignty, Parliament; Trade--Interprovincial trade barriers

National Veterans Week

    >>National Spirit of Peace Run
    >>>Nov. 5/95, St. John's, Nfld., S.O. 31, 16318
    >>>S.O. 31, 16359
    >>Remembrance Week in Newfoundland, S.O. 31, 16236-7
    >>Tributes, S.O. 31, 16317, 16432
    >>See also Remembrance Day

National Victims Day

    >>Murder victims remembered, S.O. 31, 14919

National Volunteer Week

National War Memorial

    >>Plaque, Britain donating, S.O. 31, 15938

National Wildlife Areas see Long Point National Wildlife Area; Prince Edward Point National Wildlife Area

National Wildlife Week

    >>Theme, "Biodiversity works for wildlife", S.O. 31, 2850

National Year of the Grandparent see Grandparent Year Act (Bill C-291)

National Youth Orchestra

Nationalism

    >>Definition, 2308
    >>See also International relations

Native Council of Nova Scotia

    >>Annual General Assembly, S.O. 31, 6509

Native peoples see Aboriginal peoples

Native Trappers School of B.C. Canada

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

    >>Canadian commitment, 10914-5, 17116, 17119
    >>>o.q., 8596
    >>Canadian membership, review, 2257, 2269
    >>Eastern European countries, membership, 2258, 2327
    >>>Poland, 2271-2
    >>Role, 363, 17169-70
    >>>Communism demise, changes, 2258
    >>Secretary General, Willy Claes, bribery allegations, investigation, removal from office, Canada position, 12536
    >>Summit meeting, June 10-1/94, Brussels, Belgium, Prime Minister J. Chrétien attending, 2256
    >>See also Bosnia-Herzegovina--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping troops--NATO air strikes--Peace Accord--United States NATO aircraft; Cruise missile testing; Defence policy; Defence research--Ballistic missile; Foreign affairs policy--Independent

Natural gas see Oil and natural gas

Natural gas pipelines see Gaz Métropolitain; Pipelines--Oil

Natural resource industries

Natural resources

Natural Resources Department

    >>Budget, 6229
    >>>1995-1998, $600 million reduction, Feb. 27/95 budget statement, 10096, 10314, 11395
    >>Establishing
    >>>Bloc Québécois position, 6211
    >>>Legislation see Department of Natural Resources Act (Bill C-48)
    >>>Objectives, 6229, 6232-3, 6238-9, 6799-800
    >>>Reform Party position, 6229
    >>Grants, S.O. 31, 15176
    >>>Staff, 6229, 6238
    >>Hiring practices, friends and family members, o.q., 17388-9
    >>Mandate, 6209-11, 6229-31, 6237, 6798-9, 8195-6, 11395
    >>>Reform Party position, 16205
    >>Program review, 2186
    >>>See also Mining--Research
    >>Reports, tabling, 8017-20, 8191
    >>Staff, 6229-30
    >>See also Forestry; Science and technology--Government policies and priorities

Natural Resources Standing Committee

    >>Reports
    >>>First (Canada Oil and Gas Operations, Canada Petroleum Resources Act and National Energy Board Act (amdt.)(Bill C-6)), 2677-8
    >>>Second (Canada: A Model Forest Nation in the Making), 5617
    >>>>Dissenting minority report, 5617-8
    >>>>g.r., tabled, 7991
    >>>Third (Canada Petroleum Resources Act (amdt.)(Bill C-25)), 5617
    >>>Fourth (Department of Natural Resources Act (Bill C-48)), 7893
    >>>Fifth (Lifting Canadian Mining Off the Rocks), 9113
    >>>Sixth (Alternative Fuels Act (Bill S-7)), 13187-8
    >>>Seventh (Explosives Act (amdt.)(Bill C-71)), 15109
    >>>Eighth (Streamlining Environmental Regulation for Mining: An Interim Report), 17669
    >>
    Travel, authorization
    >>>M. (Milliken), agreed to, by unanimous consent, 4267
    >>>M. (Milliken), unanimous consent denied, 4233
    >>See also Hibernia development project--Contracts; Mining Industry

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council

    >>Funding, 1995-1998, 14% reduction, o.q., 10151
    >>>Quebec impact, o.q., 16619

Nault, Robert D. (L--Kenora--Rainy River; ParliamentarySecretary to Minister of Labour from September 6, 1995 to February 5, 1996)

    >>Aboriginal land claims, 15624-6
    >>Abortion, petition, 10200
    >>Agriculture, 5047
    >>Alternative Fuels Act (Bill S-7), 13187-8
    >>Borrowing Authority Act, 1995-96 (Bill C-73), 10283-6
    >>British Columbia Treaty Commission Act (Bill C-107), 15624-6
    >>Budget, Feb. 27/95, 10284-6
    >>Business, 10285
    >>Canada Labour Code, 16474-5
    >>Canada Labour Code and Public Service Staff Relations Act (amdt.--scabs and essential services)(Bill C-317), 15513-5
    >>Canada Pension Plan, 16477
    >>Canadian National Railways, 10285, 14233-4
    >>CN Commercialization Act (Bill C-89), 14233-4
    >>Deficit, 5037-8, 13424
    >>Department of Health Act (Bill C-95), 16311
    >>Department of Human Resources Development Act (Bill C-96), 16473-7
    >>Department of Industry Act (Bill C-46), 6784-7
    >>Department of Natural Resources Act (Bill C-48), 7893
    >>Divorce, petition, 10200
    >>Economic development, 5036-7
    >>Education, post-secondary, 7087
    >>Environment, 1258
    >>Estimates, M. (Eggleton), 5034-8, 5042, 5047
    >>Euthanasia, petition, 10200
    >>Forestry, 5036
    >>Government expenditures, 5037
    >>>M. on supply (Williams), 1250, 1258
    >>Government programs and services, 16474
    >>GST, 5035
    >>Gun control/guns, petition, 10200
    >>Highways and roads, 5036
    >>Human Resources Development Department, 16473-6
    >>Industry, 6785
    >>Industry Department, 6784
    >>Infrastructure program, 5035-7, 5042
    >>Iqaluit, N.W.T., S.O. 31, 7625
    >>Job creation, 5035
    >>Labour disputes, 15513-5
    >>Labour relations, 16475
    >>Mining industry, 5036
    >>>Petition, 10200, 16492
    >>Natural Resources Standing Committee, reports, 2677-8, 5617, 7893, 13187-8
    >>Northern Ontario, 5035, 6784-6
    >>Occupational health and safety, 16475-6
    >>Official languages policy/bilingualism, petition, 10200
    >>"On to Ottawa" Trek, M. (de Jong), 16174-5
    >>Ports, 16475
    >>Poverty, 7086
    >>Procedure, divisions, recorded, 13653, 13675
    >>Public Service, 10284
    >>>M. (MacDonald), 15679-80
    >>Railways, M. (Guimond), 16217-9
    >>Same-sex couples, petition, 10200
    >>Sexual orientation, petition, 10200
    >>Small business, 5035, 6785-7
    >>Social security system, M. (L. Axworthy), 7084-7
    >>Take Our Kids to Work Day, S.O. 31, 16237
    >>Trade, 13422
    >>Training programs, 5035
    >>Unemployment, 5037
    >>Unemployment insurance, 6786, 7085-6
    >>Welfare, 7085, 7087