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Saada, Jacques see CIDA--Consultants

Saanich--Gulf Islands constituency

    >>References, 271

Sabadin, Thérèse see Immigrants

Sacred assembly

    >>Hull, Que., spiritual leaders, politicians, foreign guests, meeting, S.O. 31, 14715, 15038 17493
    >>Political aspects, Elijah Harper role, S.O. 31, 17572
    >>See also Aboriginal peoples--National holiday

Saddle Dome see Calgary, Alta.

Safe Grad program see Students

Safety see Cigarette lighters; Ferry service; Highway safety; Marine safety; Road Safety Week

Safety net see Agriculture--Assistance programs

Sagkeeng Indian Reserve see Winnipeg River--Busan-52 pesticide

Saguenay--Lac Saint-Jean, Que. see Regional development--Quebec; Unemployment

Sahtu Dene see Aboriginal peoples

Sahtu Dene and Métis Land Claim Agreements see Aboriginal land claims; Aboriginal self-government--Manitoba; Oil and natural gas exploration--Norman Wells oil field; Resources development

Sahtu Dene and Métis Land Claim Settlement Act (Bill C-16)--Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Irwin)

    >>First reading, 2083
    >>Second reading, 3419-35, 3448-75, 3750-8, 3772-6
    >>>Agreed to, 3776
    >>Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 3776
    >>>Reported, 4907
    >>Report stage, concurrence, M. (Irwin), agreed to, 5254
    >>Third reading, 5254-63, agreed to, on recorded division, 5310-2, passed.
    >>Senate passage, 5781
    >>Royal Assent, 5781. Chap. 27, S.C. 1994
    >>See also Aboriginal land claims

Sahtu land claims see Aboriginal land claims--Sahtu; Sahtu Dene and Métis Land Claim Settlement Act (Bill C-16)

Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, Que. see RCMP--Political activities

Saint-Clément, Que. see Post offices--Closures

Saint-Denis constituency

    >>References, 362
    >>See also Infrastructure program; Youth Services Canada Program--Projects

Saint-Henri--Westmount constituency see House of Commons vacancies; Members of Parliament--Certificate of election

Saint-Honoré gliding school see Military colleges--College royal de Saint-Jean

Saint-Hubert constituency

Saint-Hubert, Que. see Canadian Space Agency; Weather service

Saint-Jean Baptiste Day

Saint-Jean Baptiste Society

    >>Sherbrooke, Que., federalist view, S.O. 31, 14882
    >>Valleyfield and Quebec City, Que., federalist view, S.O. 31, 14919

Saint-Jean Baptiste weekend

    >>Liberal Party-Bloc Québécois agreement, 13519
    >>>S.O. 31, 13590-1

Saint-Jean constituency see Quebec--By-elections

Saint-Jean, Que. see Defence equipment--Armoured vehicles; Military colleges--Collège militaire royal

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que. see Eaton Yale Limitée

Saint John constituency

Saint John, N.B.

    >>Government cut-backs, S.O. 31, 8935
    >>Mayor Tom Higgins, election, S.O. 31, 884
    >>Port operations, maintaining and upgrading, 2153
    >>>Canadian National Railways, relationship, S.O. 31, 6978
    >>>S.O. 31, 13042
    >>>See also Ports--Year-round operations
    >>See also Environment--Technology, Environmental technology; Rail passenger service; St. Lawrence Seaway--Ice breakers; Weather service

Saint John Port Corporation

    >>Legal services, contract, awarding to law firm with Liberal Party connections, Ethics Counsellor investigation, requesting, S.O. 31, 14312

Saint John Shipbuilding Limited see Hibernia development project

Saint John Shipyard Limited

    >>Coastal patrol vessel contract, concluding, job loss, 433
    >>See also Hibernia development project--Contracts; Magdalen Islands--Ferry service

Saint-Louis-du-Ha!Ha!, Que. see Postal service

Saint-Maurice constituency

    >>References, 41
    >>Shawinigan, Que., theme park see Industrial park museum
    >>See also Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995)--Results, "Yes" vote

Saint-Sulpice, Que. see Harbours, wharves and breakwaters--Bord-de-l'eau Road

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que. see Veterans' hospitals

Sainte-Marguerite River see Hydro-electric power--Hydro-Quebec dam

Sainte-Marie de Beauce, Que.

    >>Police chief murder, S.O. 31, 12106

Salaries see Members of Parliament; Order in Council appointments/appointees

Salaries Act see Budget Implementation Act, 1994 (Bill C-17)

Sales taxes

    >>Federal, eliminating, 12267
    >>Federal-provincial co-operation, harmonization, 3285-6
    >>>Federal government collecting
    >>>>Income tax, provincial share, increasing, Ontario government suggestion, S.O. 31, 6251
    >>>>o.q., 4275-6
    >>>Negotiations, o.q., 4276, 4522
    >>>Provincial fiscal autonomy, endangering, o.q., 4522
    >>National, 12%, government proposal, o.q., 6774-5
    >>System, fairer and simpler, 3285
    >>See also Government revenues; Welfare--Recipients

Salmo, B.C. see Currency--Pennies

Salmon

    >>Hatcheries, utilizing, 15146
    >>>See also Salmon--Pacific fishery, Chinook salmon
    >>Migratory stocks, Elemental Research Inc. technology, 15059
    >>Pacific fishery
    >>>Aboriginal fishing agreements, early signing, 9003-5
    >>>>o.q., 12599, 12720-1
    >>>>qu., 9117-8
    >>>Atlantic fishery, problems, comparison, 8061
    >>>Canada-United States dispute, o.q., 12069-70
    >>>Chinook and coho salmon, sustainability, commercial/sport fishing role, 15014-5
    >>>Chinook salmon, conservation, Quesnel River hatchery, closure, 3110
    >>>>S.O. 31, 11982
    >>>Conservation regulations, enforcement
    >>>>o.q., 4524, 7687, 8433
    >>>>S.O. 31, 11403
    >>>Environmental factors, 14904
    >>>Fisheries conservation officers, numbers, o.q, 4524
    >>>Fraser report
    >>>>Government mismanagement cited, 15062
    >>>>o.q., 12599
    >>>>S.O. 31, 11479-80
    >>>Fraser River, stock depletion, mismanagement, 1.3 million salmon disappearance
    >>>>Inquiry, requesting, o.q., 7687
    >>>>M. to adjourn under S.O. 52 (Riis), leave to move, 5828-9, emergency requirements not met, not accepted, 5829
    >>>>M. to adjourn under S.O. 52 (Riis), leave to move, 5855, emergency requirements not met, not accepted, 5855
    >>>>M. to adjourn under S.O. 52 (Riis), leave to move, 6477, emergency requirements not met, not accepted, 6477
    >>>>o.q., 5895-6, 6137-8, 6334-5, 6439-40, 6857
    >>>Management treaty, Canada-United States negotiations, 1317, 4505-6
    >>>>Bill C-29, impact, 4215, 4220
    >>>>Impasse, government position, o.q., 104, 3522, 4523-4, 4660
    >>>>o.q., 5157
    >>>>S.O. 31, 4653-4
    >>>>See also Fraser River Sockeye Review Board
    >>>Resource depletion
    >>>>Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy, relationship, 15012-5
    >>>>Poaching factor, 15012-3
    >>>Tobin, Fisheries and Oceans Minister, role, 13187
    >>>See also Alcan Smelters and Chemical Ltd.--Kemano II smelter expansion
    >>Quickstart plan, coho/chinook stock, rebuilding, private sector initiative, o.q., 8481-2

Salmosan see Aquaculture--Bay of Fundy

Salomon Brothers Inc. see Quebec--Separation/sovereignty, Economic impact

Samaritan's Purse Christmas Child Program

    >>Rwanda and Bosnia, S.O. 31, 8339-40

Same-sex couples

Sanctuaries see Migratory birds

Sanikiluak Inuit community see Aboriginal peoples--United Nations "We the Peoples" award

Sarajevo see Bosnia-Herzegovina

Sarin nerve gas see Chemical and biological weapons--History

Sarnia, Ont. see Canadian National Railways; Petrochemical industry; Rail passenger service

Saro-Wiwa, Ken see Nigeria

Saskatchewan

    >>Budgets, 1971-1996, government fiscal policies, 1135-7, 8237
    >>Confederation, joining, 90th anniversary, S.O. 31, 6080
    >>Devine, Grant, former government, record, dishonesty, etc., 12167
    >>Douglas, Tommy, NDP leaders, S.O. 31, 5337
    >>Economic diversity, increasing, 8404
    >>Electoral boundaries, federal, redistribution proposal, 9433-5, 9990, 11623-4
    >>>S.O. 31, 2169
    >>Federal government policies, impact, S.O. 31, 12062-3
    >>Immigrants/settlers, contribution, S.O. 31, 6080
    >>New Democratic Party government, condemning, 11501
    >>Provincial debt, per capita, 506
    >>Quality of life, best in world, S.O. 31, 17134
    >>Romanow, Premier Roy see Education--Francophones outside Quebec
    >>See also other subject headings

Saskatchewan Métis Nation

    >>Audit, expenditures questioned, qu., 9117

Saskatchewan Winter Games

    >>1994, Feb. 13-19, Kindersley, Sask., S.O. 31, 1232

Saskatoon, Sask. see Economic conditions--"Stop whining"; National Film Board; Research and development--Universities-private sector co-operation

SaskPower see Public utilities--Electricity

Satellites

    >>Space debris re-entry, monitoring, marine and aviation hazard, warning system, o.q., 3280
    >>See also Oceans industries--New East Technologies; Radarsat; Television--Direct to home--Technology

Saucier, Guylaine see Conflict of interest--Dupuy

Saugeen First Nation see Aboriginal land claims--Bruce Peninsula

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. see Government accommodation/buildings; Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995)

Sauvageau, Benoît (BQ--Terrebonne)

    >>Aboriginal land claims, o.q., 10617
    >>Aerospace industry, 16631, 16634
    >>Air pollution, 7441
    >>>S.O. 31, 7420
    >>Auditor General, 3059
    >>Auto racing, S.O. 31, 12891
    >>Bloc Quebecois, 8808
    >>Bosnia-Herzegovina, 12916
    >>Budget, Feb. 22/94, M. for approval (P. Martin), 1819
    >>Budget Implementation Act, 1994 (Bill C-17), 2842-4, 3058-60, 4483-5
    >>Budget Implementation Act, 1995 (Bill C-76), 13336-8, 13341-2
    >>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 13336-8
    >>Canada Wildlife Act (amdt.)(Bill C-24), 3890-2, 5243-4
    >>Canadian Armed Forces, 1819, 16631
    >>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 7637, 9085
    >>Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-56), 7438, 7440-3, 8652-3, 8657, 8915-8
    >>Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (Bill C-13)(3rd Sess., 34th Parl.), 7441
    >>Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 8916-7
    >>>M. (Copps), 5167-8
    >>Canadian Environmental Network, S.O. 31, 6213
    >>Canadian Sport and Fitness Administration Centre, o.q., 14226-7
    >>Canadian Synchronized Swimming Federation, o.q., 9282
    >>Child labour, 8255-7
    >>Children, petition, 9068
    >>Climate change, M. (Caccia), 8159-60
    >>Cochrane, Sen., references, 5016
    >>Communications Security Establishment, 6344-6
    >>Conflict of interest, 3584
    >>Constitution, 8816, 8818
    >>Constitution Amendment, 1993 (Prince Edward Island), M. (Dingwall), 1370-1
    >>Constitutional reform, 5015-6, 7442, 8808
    >>Corn, 3891
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--force) and Coastal Fisheries Protection Act (amdt.--force)(Bill C-8), 1324-6
    >>CSIS, 6346-7
    >>>M. on supply (Langlois), 6344-7
    >>Culture, 9084-5
    >>>o.q., 15809
    >>Currency, 12916-7
    >>Defence equipment, M. on supply (Jacob), 16630-5
    >>Defence industry, 16630-5
    >>Defence Industry Productivity Program, 16631-2, 16635
    >>Defence policy, M. (Collenette), 1522-3
    >>Department of Canadian Heritage Act (Bill C-53), 7637-8, 9083-5
    >>Éco-Équipement Inc., S.O. 31, 1097
    >>Economic recovery, 3059-60
    >>Education, 13336-8, 13342
    >>Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, 1995 (Bill C-69), 14260-2
    >>Environment, 1202, 3779, 5167, 7438, 7440-3, 8652-3, 8657, 8915-7
    >>Environment Department, o.q., 9064
    >>Estimates, M. (Eggleton), 5009, 5015-6
    >>Ethics Counsellor, 3584
    >>Federal Environmental Assessment Review Office, 8653
    >>Fisheries, 1324-6
    >>Fisheries, Atlantic, 1325
    >>Francophones, 5552
    >>Gasoline/automotive fuels, 16859
    >>Government, 4065-6
    >>Government advertising, 3584
    >>Government department, boards, agencies and commissions, 3059
    >>Government expenditures, M. on supply (Crête), 1202-4, 1215
    >>Government programs and services, 1202-3, 7637-8
    >>Government videos, 2842
    >>Governor General, 2842
    >>Hansard, S.O. 31, 10657
    >>Hockey, 3605-6, 5552
    >>>S.O. 31, 17432-3
    >>House of Commons, 14260
    >>Hydrocarbons, 3891
    >>Infrastructure program, 2639, 2842
    >>International Tribunal for Children's Rights, S.O. 31, 8114
    >>Irving Whale, 8918
    >>Job creation, 3060, 4484
    >>>M. on supply (Lalonde), 2639
    >>Kingston, Ont., 7637
    >>Lacrosse, 5552
    >>Legislation, 5009
    >>Liberal Party, 1202, 1204, 1215, 1819
    >>Lobbyists, 3584, 4066
    >>Lobbyists Registration Act (amdt.)(Bill C-43), 11957, 11960
    >>Manganese-based Fuel Additives Act (Bill C-94), 16859
    >>Marine Atlantic Inc., o.q., 10668
    >>Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 (Bill C-23), 3778-9, 5238-40
    >>Military colleges, 7637
    >>Murder, 5474
    >>NAFTA, S.O. 31, 2847-8
    >>National debt, 3059, 8818
    >>National Patriot Day, M. (Bergeron), 5552-3
    >>National Revenue Department, S.O. 31, 2284
    >>National Sports of Canada Act (Bill C-212), 3605-6
    >>Normrock Industries, S.O. 31, 5149
    >>Official languages policy/bilingualism, 9083-4
    >>Parizeau, Gérard, S.O. 31, 485
    >>Pearson International Airport Agreements Act (Bill C-22), 3584-5, 4065-6
    >>Pilotage Act, o.q., 7631
    >>Prince Edward Island, 1370-1
    >>Procedure
    >>>Debate, 5549
    >>>Decorum, 4484
    >>>Members' remarks, 1371
    >>>Oral questions, 9282
    >>>Petitions, 9068
    >>>Speeches, 1204
    >>Program for Older Worker Adjustment (POWA), S.O. 31, 12671
    >>Public Accounts Standing Committee, 1203-4
    >>Public Service, 1819, 13341
    >>Pulp and paper industry, 7442
    >>Quebec, 1204, 3058-60, 5015, 5017
    >>>M. (J. Chrétien), 17332-3
    >>>M. on supply (Duceppe), 8808, 8816, 8818
    >>>S.O. 31, 3271, 15209-10, 15761-2
    >>Refugees, petition, 4401
    >>Regulations, 8657
    >>Responsible government in Canada, 5552-3
    >>Royal Canadian Mint Act (amdt.)(Bill C-82), 12916-7
    >>Senate, 5009, 5015-7
    >>Ships, o.q., 4584, 4861, 4948, 4993, 6564
    >>Social security system, 3058
    >>>S.O. 31, 8628
    >>Sports, o.q., 16248, 16835
    >>St. Lawrence River, 1203
    >>Sustainable development, 3890-2, 8916-7
    >>Telephone service, S.O. 31, 5890
    >>Television, cable, o.q., 2221
    >>Terrebonne constituency, 14260-2
    >>>S.O. 31, 883
    >>Tobacco industry, S.O. 31, 17624
    >>Training programs, 2842-3, 3058
    >>>o.q., 15809
    >>Transfer payments to provinces, 13336-7, 13341
    >>Unemployment, 2842
    >>Unemployment insurance, 2842-4, 4483-5
    >>Unemployment Insurance Act, 3059
    >>United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, 8255-6
    >>Wildlife, 3779, 3891-2, 5243-4
    >>Women, 12917
    >>World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-57), 8255-7
    >>Young offenders, 5474-5
    >>Young Offenders Act and Criminal Code (amdt.)(Bill C-37), 5474-5

Sauvé, Right Hon. Jeanne

    >>Former Speaker, references, 5

Savage, Tom see National unity--T-shirt

Savings

    >>Canadian rate
    >>>International comparison, 12201
    >>>OECD countries, comparison, 8589
    >>See also Banks and banking--Deposits

Sawridge Indian Band see Aboriginal self-government

Scab labour see Labour disputes--Replacement workers

Scallops see Fisheries, Atlantic--Northumberland Strait--Scallops, Icelandic

Scarborough Centre constituency

Scarborough, Ont. see Education--Partners in excellence project; Environment--Greening project; Nuclear waste--Malvern remedial project