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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, 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.

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Strait Crossing Development Inc. see Prince Edward Island--Fixed link to New Brunswick, Construction

Strange, Michael see Commonwealth Games, 1994, Victoria, B.C.--Boxing

Strategic Initiatives Program

    >>Funding, qu., 7736

Strategic Multi-role Aid Replenishment Transport (SMART) ships see SMART ships

Stratford Central Secondary School see Environment--Environmental education projects

Stratford Chefs School

Stratford Festival (Stratford, Ont.)

    >>1994 season, financial and critical review success, S.O. 31, 9055
    >>42nd, anniversary, celebrating, S.O. 31, 4462

Stratford, Ont. see Music--1939 Casino Band

Stratton, Charlotte see Education, post-secondary, Environmental sciences

Strawbridge, Elaine see Habitat for Humanity--Bike L.A.

Street Kids International see United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child--Government commitment

Street people

    >>Social problems, 3850

Street Sense see Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--Programs

Strengthening Government Review see Government programs and services--Review

Strike-breakers see Labour disputes--Replacement workers

Strikes see Crown corporations--Essential services; Grain handling--Labour disputes; IMP Aerospace Components Ltd.; Labour disputes; Montreal--Port; Ports--British Columbia; Public Service; Railways

Strip clubs

    >>Minors, owners hiring, prosecuting
    >>>o.q., 8041
    >>>S.O. 31, (Malhi), 6328

Stubble Jumpers see Arts and culture

Student exchanges see Education, post-secondary

Student loans

    >>Bankruptcy, debt, non-dischargeable, 16923-4, 16929
    >>>See also Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-109)
    >>Quebec program, 12086
    >>See also Canada Student Loans Program

Students

    >>Assistance, eligibility, retroactive payments, limits, 2514
    >>Safe Grad program, S.O. 31, 14310
    >>Student association dues, income tax, deduction, allowing, petition, 15222-3
    >>Summer employment programs see Employment--Youth
    >>See also Canada Career Week; Canada Student Loans Program; Education, post-secondary; Take Our Kids to Work Day

Stun-gun see Gun control/guns--Prohibited weapons, Watson

Subcommittees see Canada's Foreign Affairs Policy Review Special Joint Committee; Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee; Grain Transportation Subcommittee; Health Standing Committee--Order in Council Appointments Subcommittee; HIV/AIDS Subcommittee; St. Lawrence Seaway Subcommittee

Submarines see Arctic; Defence equipment--Ships

Subpoena power see Committees

Subsidies see Business; Canadian National Railways--Government subsidies; Canadian Pacific Railway--Government subsidies; Farmers; GATT--Uruguay Round agreement; Grain transportation; MacMillan Bloedel Ltd.--Government subsidies; NAFTA; Rail passenger service; Transportation

Substance abuse see Drug and alcohol abuse

Substitution program see Public Service--Downsizing, Voluntary

Success Nova Scotia 2000

Sudan see Campeau, Lise

Sudbury, Ont. see Human Resources Development Standing Committee--Members

Sufferance warehouses see Canada Customs

Sugar caucus see Sugar industry

Sugar industry

    >>Imports, dumping allegations, investigation
    >>>Canadian International Trade Tribunal, ruling, confirming, S.O. 31, 16734
    >>>o.q., 10663, 11064, 14317-8
    >>Sugar caucus role, all-party representation, 14781-2
    >>United States import restrictions, protectionism, tariffs, 9235-6, 14781-9
    >>>Cuba, trade sanctions, U.S. Helms-Burton bill, impact, 14781-2, 14785, 14787-8
    >>>>S.O. 31, 11606-7
    >>>Legislation see United States Sugar Import Restrictions Retaliation Act (Bill C-311)
    >>>o.q., 8296-7, 9148, 9607, 10078, 10517-8, 11064, 14317-8
    >>>S.O. 31, 8426
    >>>World Trade Organization, relationship, 8421

Suggestion Award Program see Government programs and services--Public input

Suicide

Sulphur dioxide emissions see Acid rain

Summer Employment/Experience Development Program (SEED)

    >>Grants, 3854
    >>>Applications, North Vancouver constituency, citizens committee rejections, ministerial review, o.q., 3524
    >>Job creation, 4306
    >>>o.q., 17084
    >>Purpose, 3615, 4327

Summer employment programs see Students

Summits see Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Group; Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe; Earth Summit (1992); Economic G-7 Summits (1994); Economic G-7 Summit (1995); NATO; Organization of American States

Sunnybrook Medical Centre see Veterans hospitals

Sunset clauses see Canadian National Railways--Privatization/commercialization; Government expenditures--Statutory expenditures

Sunshine Foundation of Canada

    >>Children, severe physical disabilities or life threatening illnesses, special wishes, S.O. 31, 14221

Sunshine Village Corporation see Banff National Park

"Super 301" see Trade--United States, Disputes

Superconductors see Research and development

Superintendent of Financial Institutions see Confederation Life Insurance Company; Financial institutions--Regulation; Insurance companies; Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Act; Small business--Banks/financial institutions

Supplementary benefits see Disability pensions; Old age pensions

Supplementary estimates see Estimates

Supply

    >>Interim see Estimates--1994-1995
    >>M. for consideration (Eggleton), agreed to, 12

Supply and Services Department see Public Works and Government Services Department

Supply days see Allotted days

Supply management/marketing boards

Supply motions

    >>Aboriginal land claims, British Columbia (Duncan), 17348-80, 17392-412, negatived on recorded division, 17537-8
    >>Agriculture
    >>>Changes, government inaction, denouncing (Marchand), 3611-43, 3656-77
    >>>Subsidies (J-G Chrétien), 11448-78, 11490-508
    >>Budget, balanced, government tabling (Williams), 7145-74, 7186-213
    >>Budget, Feb. 22/94, ineffective (R. Speaker), 2196-212, 2227-52, negatived, on recorded division, 2321-2
    >>Canada Health and Social Transfer, programs, national standards (Bouchard), 12030-61, 12074-92, negatived, on division, 12091-2
    >>>Amdt. (Ablonczy), 12039, negatived, on division, 12090-1
    >>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, funding (S. Tremblay), 10753-82, 10794-811, negatived, on recorded division, 10813-4
    >>>Amdt. (Hanrahan), 10762, negatived, on recorded division, 10811-3
    >>CSIS, infiltration activities, allegations, royal commission investigation, requesting (Langlois), 6300-27, 6340-60
    >>>Amdt. (Langlois), 6300
    >>Defence equipment, Canadian content requirements, elimination, defence industry conversion program, lack, Montreal, Que. aerospace industry impact, (Jacob), 16578-609, 16621-39
    >>Defence industry, industrial reconversion program (Ménard), 3916-46, 3959-78
    >>Deficit, reduction
    >>>Government targets, failure (Abbott), 9865-97, 9909-30
    >>>(Grubel), 9565-97, 9609-30
    >>Employment equity, discriminatory, cancelling (Strahl), 12966-97, 13010-28, negatived, on recorded division, 13028-9
    >>Federal-provincial relations, federal government infringing on provincial jurisdiction, legislative agenda, condemning (G. Leroux), 13089-120, 13133-51
    >>Government expenditures
    >>>Accountability, Auditor General's report, recommendations (Williams), 1221-9, 1243-76
    >>>Review, special committee, establishing (Crête), 1152-77, 1190-215
    >>Government, openness, Liberal Party, election promises, "red book", failure (Hermanson), 12448-79, 12492-515
    >>Health care, core services (Manning), 11846-77, 11888-91
    >>Housing, social (Guay), 1435-59
    >>Job creation, government initiatives, lack (Lalonde), 2582-615, 2627-46
    >>Justice system
    >>>Reform, government inaction, condemnation (Meredith), 2397-427, 2441-61
    >>>Victims/offender rights, priority (G. Breitkreuz), 16671-90
    >>Manpower development policy, Quebec, unemployment insurance reform overlap (Lalonde), 17197-228, 17241-58, negatived on recorded division, 17259-60
    >>>Amdt. (J. Brown), 17211, irreceivable, 17217-8
    >>>Amdt. ((Johnston), 17245, negatived on recorded division, 17258-9
    >>Members of Parliament, pensions, reform/review (D. Grey), 8078-111, 8123-44, negatived, on recorded division, 8144-5
    >>>Amdt. (Boudria), 8085, not in order, 8095
    >>National Defence Department, senior officials, accountability, inquiry (Frazer), 10862-92, 10905-22, negatived, on recorded division, 10922-3
    >>National unity (Manning), 4908-41, 4953-71, agreed to, on recorded division, 4973
    >>>Amdt. (Robichaud), 4915, agreed to, on recorded division, 4972
    >>Official Languages Act, amending, territorial bilingualism (Ringma), 3137-51, 3165-92, negatived, on recorded division, 3259-60
    >>Petitions, subject matter, opportunity to debate, vote, Standing Orders, amending (I. McClelland), 1581-606, 1619-47
    >>Publishing industry, Canadian control, Baie Comeau policy, renewal (Bouchard), 2368-84, negatived, on recorded division, 2385-6
    >>>Amdt. (J. Brown), 2381, negatived, on recorded division, 2384-5
    >>Quebec
    >>>Financial demands, federal government delay in responding (M. Bernier), 12762-87, 12799-816, negatived on recorded division, 13029-30
    >>>Separation/sovereignty, legislation, draft bill, consultation process, Premier Parizeau announcement, legitimacy (Duceppe), 8790-821, 8833-51, negatived, on recorded division, 8851-2
    >>Railways, restructuring policy, condemning (Guimond), 7770-801, 7815-33
    >>Regional development, programs/policies, inefficiencies, condemning (Crête), 4734-67, 4779-801
    >>Registered personal security plan, unemployment insurance and retirement savings plans replacement, establishing, Reform Party proposal (Ablonczy), 10647-55, 10671-82
    >>Tax reform, equitable, efficient, effective (Silye), 3793-826, 3839-60
    >>Taxation, increase, possibility (Loubier), 9663-81
    >>Unemployment insurance, reform (Lalonde), 17425-32, 17446-57
    >>Women, economic equality (C. Gagnon), 1961-89, 2001-28, agreed to, on recorded division, 2030-1
    >>>Amdt. (Jennings), 1968, negatived, on recorded division, 2029-30
    >>Women, economic equality (C. Gagnon), 10577-606, 10619-38
    >>Young offenders, age limits (Forseth), 4234-66, 4279-98, negatived, on recorded division, 4369-70

Supply process see House of Commons--Reform, Estimates and supply process

Supreme Court of Canada

    >>Decisions, interpretation, 11045-6
    >>Judges
    >>>Appointment, 2703
    >>>Quebec guaranteed three of nine, 8795, 8849
    >>>Quebec judges representing civil law tradition, 17099
    >>>Selection process, review, royal commission, requesting, S.O. 31, 15097
    >>See also Child support payments--Income for recipient; Constitution--Patriation; Constitutional reform--Quebec right of veto; Fisheries, Pacific--Aboriginal Fisheries Strategy; Freedom of speech--Parameters; Hate propaganda--Criminal Code provisions, Keegstra; Impaired driving; Indians--Income tax; Justice system--Extreme drunkeness defence--Trials; Murder--Mohamed, Sharon; Rail passenger service--Esquimalt and Nanaimo line; Refugees--Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms--Chinese; Same-sex couples--Spousal privileges; Sexual assault--Extreme drunkeness defence; Sexual orientation--Discrimination; Telephone companies--Federal regulatory jurisdiction

Supreme Truth cult see Chemical and biological weapons--History

Suresh, Manicavasagam see Sri Lanka

Sûreté du Québec see Indian reserves--Law enforcement; Oka, Que.--Crisis of 1990; Restigouche Indian Reserve; Search and rescue--Canadian Armed Forces

surety bonds see Immigration--Landing fees and surety bonds

Surface freight transportation system see Transportation

Surrey, B.C. see Murder--Cameron--Carpenter

Surrey North constituency

Surrey--White Rock--Langley constituency

    >>Meredith householder mailing public opinion poll results, S.O. 31, 16430
    >>References, 338

Survivor benefits see Old age pensions; Veterans' benefits

Sustainable development

    >>Alternative sustainable institutions, establishing, Canadian position, S.O. 31, 9324
    >>Benefits, 202-3, 1775
    >>Budget, Feb. 27/95 impact, 10536
    >>Defining, 6235, 6238, 6240-1, 7443-4, 7447, 14555-6, 14564-5, 14596
    >>>S.O. 31, 7092
    >>Environmental industry strategy, 7435
    >>>S.O. 31, 6082
    >>G-7 Environment Ministers meeting, April 1995, Hamilton, Ont., S.O. 31, 8340, 9415, 12407
    >>>See also International financial institutions
    >>Government commitment, 2106, 6126-8, 8916-7, 14509-12, 14516, 14521-2, 14569-70, 14584-5, 14589-92, 14596, 16756
    >>Hamilton, Ont., model sustainable city, 15049
    >>Human development index, measurement system, establishing, 7460, 14555
    >>International agreements, 1992 Earth Summit, Canada signing, 2307
    >>Megaprojects, "green accounting", 1412-3
    >>Policies, 6236-8, 8895, 14590-2
    >>>Economy, relationship, 14556
    >>Private sector involvement, 2363
    >>Promoting, 1432-4, 1753, 7447, 14510, 14565, 14587, 16730, 16756-7
    >>>Bouchard, former Environment Minister, Bloc Quebecois, contradicting, 16567-9, 16571
    >>>Canada, leadership role, 14520, 14563
    >>>Task force, establishing, o.q., 3770-1
    >>>Throne Speech proposal, 10
    >>>>S.O. 31, 293, 3228
    >>Reform Party position, 4934, 7454
    >>Statement by Minister (Copps), 6907-12
    >>Tax barriers, task force review, Finance Minister Martin appointing, 2362, 6127, 7435
    >>United Nations, Canadian report to, S.O. 31, 11879
    >>World Commission on Environment and Development (Brundtland) recommendations, 2307, 3890-1, 6126, 7432, 14520
    >>See also Agriculture; Energy efficiency; Energy sector; Foreign affairs policy; Forestry; Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions; International development assistance; International economic development--Environmental concerns; Natural resources; Oceans--Canadian jurisdiction; Soil conservation

Swan Hills, Alta. see PCBs--Disposal

Swans see Migratory birds

Sweden

    >>Social Democratic Party government, election victory, S.O. 31, 5811
    >>See also Poverty; Quebec--Separation/sovereignty, Norway/Sweden

Sweeting, Dennis

    >>Order of Canada recipient, congratulating, S.O. 31, 7364

Sweetman, Major Walter see Search and rescue--Canadian Armed Forces helicopter crash

Swift Current--Maple Creek--Assiniboia constituency

    >>Aboriginal peoples, healing lodge, construction, 1395
    >>References, 504

Swim for Life see Fraser River, B.C.

Swimming

    >>Lake Memphremagog, international crossing, S.O. 31, 5719

Switzerland see Government expenditures--Controlling; Peacekeeping

Sworn testimoney see Committees--Witnesses

SWPP see Source Witness Protection Program

Sydney, N.S. see Canada Post Corporation; Canadian Coast Guard--Coast Guard colleges

Sydney tar ponds see Nova Scotia

Symbols see National symbols

Syrian Jews see Carr, Judy Feld

Systemic risk see Financial institutions--Payment clearing and settlement system

Szabo, Paul (L--Mississauga South)

Szajko, Thomas see Medal of Bravery

Szelag, Michael see National unity--Promoting

Szymanowski, Jerry see Canadian Executive Service Overseas