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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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Somalia

Somalis see Refugees

Sorel, Que. see Harbours, wharves and breakwaters; Hebco International

Sound and Light Show see Parliament Hill

Soup kitchens see Food--Frozen food

Source deductions see Canada Pension Plan--Contributions; Income tax; Unemployment insurance--Premiums

South Africa

    >>Aluminium smelter, Canadian government $60 million loan, 6027
    >>Apartheid
    >>>Elimination
    >>>>Canadian role, 1009, 8842
    >>>>Commemorating on April 27, 1819, 1866
    >>>>Commonwealth role, 533-4
    >>>>Diefenbaker, John G., former Prime Minister, role, 1863
    >>>Right to vote, racial qualifications, 1685
    >>>See also Discrimination and racism--International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; Indian Act
    >>Elections, Canadian observers, 7365
    >>Mandela, Nelson, President see Human rights--Canadian international reputation
    >>Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Canadian aboriginal peoples sacred assembly reconciliation proclamation, relationship, S.O. 31, 1759
    >>See also Africa--Great Lakes region; Canada-South Africa Income Tax Convention Act, 1996; Canadian International Development Agency; Mining industry--Whitehorse mining initiative; Rwanda--National reconciliation; Sexual orientation--Canadian Human Rights Act, International comparison

South Alberta Light Horse Reserve Regiment see Canadian Armed Forces--Reserves/militia

South America see Latin America; North American Aerospace Defence Command--Membership

South Asia see Smuggling

South Korea see Korea, Republic of

Southeast Asia see Trade

Southern New Brunswick Railway Company see Historic/heritage buildings, sites and monuments

Southwest Middlesex Health Centre see Health care system--Family medicine

Sovereignty see Aboriginal peoples--Quebec; British Columbia--Sovereignty Party; Canadian sovereignty; Quebec separation/sovereignty

Soviet Union (former)

    >>Human rights violations, 7369
    >>Political instability, 543
    >>See also Armenia--Independence; Canadian Security Intelligence Service; Cold war--Gouzenko, Igor; Democracy--Canada/Soviet Union; Family; Gun control/guns

Space program

    >>Canada Hand, development, Spar Aerospace contract, economic benefits, S.O. 31, 9795
    >>Thirsk, Dr. Robert, Canadian astronaut, June 20/96 mission, S.O. 31, 3918

Space Technology Atlantic Initiative program see Aerospace industry--Research and development

Spanish see Members of Parliament--Language

Spar Aerospace

    >>Remote sensing satellite, rebuilding, Thailand, $155 million contract, Team Canada trade mission success, S.O. 31, 7654
    >>See also Space program--Canada Hand

Speak Out Canada see National unity

Speaker, Ray (REF--Lethbridge)

    >>Aerospace industry, 9227
    >>AIDS, petition, 8359
    >>Air Canada, qu., 10240
    >>Alberta, S.O. 31, 8943
    >>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 836-8
    >>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 8368-9, 9312-5
    >>Cabinet Ministers, o.q., 6006
    >>Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63), 6673-4, 6696-7, 6732, 6737-9
    >>Canada Endangered Species Protection Act (Bill C-65), 10203-4
    >>Canada Labour Code (Part I) (amdt.)(Bill C-66), 8890, 8893-4, 8912-5, 8922-3
    >>Canada Marine Act (Bill C-44),, 4788-90
    >>Canada Pension Plan, o.q., 1665-6
    >>Canada Post Corporation, 6674
    >>Canadian Armed Forces, 695-7, 4147-9
    >>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, o.q., 970
    >>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2580
    >>Capital punishment, 4281, 4622-3
    >>Committees of the Whole House
    >>>M. (H. Gray), 5844, 5868-9
    >>>M. (J. Chrétien), 6-7, 9
    >>Commonwealth, statement by Minister (C. Stewart), 8842
    >>Crime, petition, 6013
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--judicial review of parole ineligibility)(Bill C-45), 4280-2, 4622-3
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--production of records in sexual offence proceedings)(Bill C-46), 9848
    >>Criminal Law Improvement Act, 1996 (Bill C-17), 9469
    >>Deficit, 6738
    >>Economic policies, 836
    >>Election, 6686
    >>>S.O. 31, 10226
    >>Elections, 6673-4, 6686-7, 6737-8
    >>Employment, 9314-5
    >>Ethics Counsellor, o.q., 6006
    >>Family violence, 4622
    >>Federal-provincial jurisdiction, 6738-9
    >>Federalism, 9312-4
    >>Fisheries, 5869
    >>Flynn, Joe, 3719
    >>Gauthier, Hon. Senator Jean-Robert, references, 6673-4
    >>Ghiz, Hon. Joseph, 6373-4
    >>Government credit cards, o.q., 6007
    >>Government expenditures, 836-7
    >>Grain transportation, 8890, 8893-4, 8899, 8913-5
    >>Gun control/guns, 4522, 6738
    >>Hargrave, Bert, 4868
    >>Health care system, petition, 6012
    >>High technology industries, S.O. 31, 9795-6
    >>Highways and roads, petition, 7394
    >>House of Commons, statement by Minister (Irwin), 8954
    >>Human rights, 8842
    >>Impaired driving, petition, 2017
    >>Income tax, 838
    >>Information Commissioner, M. (Zed), 10013
    >>Israel, 6673
    >>Job creation, 836
    >>Justice system, 4622-3, 6738, 9469
    >>Labour disputes, 8894, 8915
    >>Labour relations, 8912-3
    >>Lang, k.d., S.O. 31, 9878
    >>Legislation, 26-7
    >>>M. (H. Gray), 228-9
    >>Liberal government (Chrétien)
    >>>qu., 10148
    >>>S.O. 31, 4298-9
    >>Maheu, Hon. Senator Shirley, references, 6674
    >>Manning, Hon. Ernest Charles, 1054-5
    >>Marine transport, 4789-90
    >>Members of Parliament, 2016, 6739
    >>Mothers Against Drunk Driving, S.O. 31, 7030
    >>National debt, 6739
    >>National Parole Board, M. (Bridgman), 9912-4
    >>National unity, 6738
    >>Neary, Steve, 3827
    >>Parent, references, 10235-6
    >>Parliament Buildings, S.O. 31, 3124
    >>Parole, 4199-202, 4280-2, 4622-3, 9469
    >>Pension as provincial legislature member, donations to constituents, 6739
    >>Political parties, 6732
    >>Pornography, petition, 7394
    >>Ports, 4789
    >>Privilege
    >>>Duceppe (contempt of Parliament), 8659-60
    >>>Meredith (Rights of Members breached), 4085
    >>>Ramsay (contempt of Parliament), 4199-200, 4202-3
    >>>Rights of Members breached, 4027, 4029-30
    >>Privilege, prima facie, contempt of Parliament, M. (Hart), 695-7
    >>Procedure
    >>>Business of the House, 647
    >>>Debate, 9848
    >>>Divisions, recorded, 6170
    >>>Documents, 8092
    >>>Estimates, 8355-6
    >>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 1376, 4501, 5844, 8279
    >>>Member be now heard, M., 9228
    >>>Members' remarks, 5868-9
    >>>Minister's/Prime Minister's remarks, 6012
    >>>Motions, 26-7, 2016, 8990
    >>>Oral questions, 8279, 8840, 9488
    >>>Points of order, 4297, 8017
    >>>Private Members' Motions, 2523
    >>>Questions of privilege, 1376, 4085
    >>>Speeches, 2580
    >>>Throne Speech, 45
    >>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee
    >>>M. (Boudria), 259-60
    >>>M. (Strahl), 4147-9
    >>Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney, Campbell), 6739
    >>Public Accounts Standing Committee, M. (Williams), 9227
    >>Quebec distinct society status, 8369
    >>Quebec separation/sovereignty, 696
    >>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), 695
    >>References, 10212
    >>>Retirement, S.O. 31, 10226
    >>>Taking Chair as Acting Speaker, 10212
    >>>See also Legislation--Previous session
    >>Reform Party, 6738S.O. 31, 6003
    >>Ringuette-Maltais, references, 9, 259
    >>Rompkey, Hon. Senator William
    >>Same-sex couples, o.q., 3869-70
    >>Senate, 6738
    >>Somalia, o.q., 4501
    >>Speaker, references, 6739
    >>>S.O. 31, 10226
    >>>Taking Chair as Acting Speaker, 10212
    >>Speakership, 6-7, 9
    >>Sugar industry, S.O. 31, 8082
    >>Taxation, 9227
    >>Tobacco industry, 8659-60
    >>Unemployment, 8922-3
    >>United KIngdom, 6674
    >>Victims of crime, 9469
    >>Wildlife, 10203-4
    >>World War I, S.O. 31, 9544
    >>Young offenders, 6738
    >>Young Offenders Act, 4622

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