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Chrétien, Jean-Guy (BQ--Frontenac--Mégantic)

Chrétien, Michael see Sexual assault/offences--Sex offenders

Chrétien, Raymond see Canada-United States Customs Union

Christchurch, New Zealand see Swimming--Swimmers with disabilities

Christian Indigenous Development Overseas see Gambling

Christian Solidarity Worldwide see Sudan--Slavery

Christianity

    >>Discrimination against, China, India, etc., S.O. 31, 11501(175:1110)
    >>See also Education--Public schools; Heritage--Heritage calendar; Swissair--Flight 111, Memorial service

Christmas see Holiday Greetings, 1997

Christmas Carol see Income tax--Low-income earners

Christmas parties see Taxation--Entertainment

Christmas, Shane see Murder--Lang

Christmas tree industry

    >>Importance, use of real Christmas trees and foliage in Parliament Buildings, S.O. 31, 9461(143:1410-5)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome see Health

Chronic Immunological and Neurological Diseases see Health

Chron's and Colitis Foundation of Canada see Health

Chron's disease see Health--Chron's and Colitis Foundation of Canada

Chrysler Canada Ltd. see Landry, Yves; Motor vehicles

Chrysotile asbestos see Asbestos industry--Products

Churches see Education--Aboriginal peoples/communities, Residential schools; Yugoslavia, Federal republic of--Kosovo province

Churchill constituency see Telephone service

Churchill Falls, Labrador see Electricity

Churchill, Lee see Canada Winter Games (Corner Brook, Nfld., 1999)--Cross country skiing

Churchill, Man. see Grain transportation; Ports; Rail transportation/railways--Rail/branch lines--Manitoba; Space--Exploration

Churchill River see Emergencies/disasters--Floods

Churchill, Winston see World War II--Quebec City, Que. meeting

Chuvalo, George see Drugs/substance abuse--Alcohol and drug abuse awareness

CIDA see Canadian International Development Agency

Cigarettes see Tobacco products

Cinéma d'ici gala see Film and television industry--Quebec

Circumpolar co-operation see Arctic

Circumpolar conference see Arctic

Circus see Postage stamps

Cirque du Soleil see Arts and culture

Citizen-Initiated Referendum Act (Bill C-229)--T. White

    >>First reading, 371(9:1030)
    >>See also Referendums--Citizen-initiated

Citizens

    >>Hyphenated form, preventing, legislation, requesting, M. (Grewal), 2268-77(38:1730-1830)
    >>>Dropped from Order Paper, 2277(38:1830)

Citizens for Public Justice

    >>Vandezande, Gerald, role, etc., S.O. 31, 10379(158:1410)

Citizens weapons inspections see Nuclear weapons--United States weapons, Trident submarines

Citizenship

    >>Birth in Canada, citizenship criteria, clarifying, 11386(173:1545-50)
    >>>o.q., 7014(106:1455)
    >>Canadian citizenship/passport, importance, globalization factor, etc., 55(3:1810-5)
    >>Citizenship oath, revision, 11384(173:1530-5), 11388(173:1600-5), 11390-1(173:1615-20)
    >>>Monarchy, relevance, 11390-1(173:1615-20), 11396(173:1655)
    >>National Citizenship Week
    >>>Fouk, Nancy, swearing-in ceremony, S.O. 31, 3794(58:1400)
    >>>Milojevic, Elizabeth Saveta, refugee assistance, recognition, S.O. 31, 3794(58:1400)
    >>>S.O. 31, 3682(56:1400), 3726(57:1400)
    >>Official languages, knowledge requirement, 11383-4(173:1530), 11389-90(173:1610-5), 11396-9(173:1700-20)
    >>Promotion, government role, 11396-8(173:1655-1710)
    >>See also Adoption--Foreign children; Citizenship of Canada Act (Bill C-63)

Citizenship and Heritage Week

Citizenship and Immigration Act

    >>Reform, advisory group, Trempe Report, consultations, o.q., 3693(56:1455), 3858(59:1140)

Citizenship and Immigration Department

    >>Asia-Pacific offices, department officials, cases allotted, qu., 3195(50:1530)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Vote 15 see Estimates--1997-1998, main; Immigration and Refugee Board
    >>Immigration officials, corruption, fraud, investigations, o.q., 3442(53:1435)
    >>Legislative Review Advisory Group Report, 172 recommendation, costing, r.o., 8174(122:1525)
    >>Restructuring, Quebec employees, false information, receiving, o.q., 1909(33:1455-1500)
    >>See also War criminals--Number

Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee

    >>Membership see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Sixth
    >>Reports, presented
    >>>First (Immigration, Detention and Removal), 8003(120:1905)
    >>>Second (Citizenship of Canada Act (Bill C-63)), 15216(229:1205)
    >>Travel, authorization, Ms. (Adams), agreed to, 6430(97:1250), 8115-6(121:1235)

Citizenship Court

    >>Judge Lee Grayson, term of office, expiry, tribute, S.O. 31, 6542(99:1355)
    >>Judges, citizenship commissioners, replacing, 11384(173:1530), 11387(173:1550-5), 11391(173:1620-5)
    >>>See also Citizenship of Canada Act (Bill C-63)

Citizenship of Canada Act (Bill C-63)--Robillard

CITT see Canadian International Trade Tribunal

Civil and political rights

    >>Protesters, arrests, petition, 5056(76:1515)
    >>See also United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Civil International Space Station Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-85)--Minister of Industry (Manley)

Civil law see Competition--Anti-competitive behaviour, Criminal and civil/administrative measures; Telemarketing--Deceptive and fraudulent telemarketing

Civil liberties see Gun control/guns--Registration system, Rights; Justice system--DNA evidence, Privacy concerns

Civil litigation see Justice system--Backlog; Young offenders--Violent offenders/offences, Glover

Civil Society and Peace Building see McGill University--Middle East program

Civil wars see Algeria

Civilians see Iraq--United States led proposed military intervention

Civitans see Volunteers

CJD see Blood--Blood supply system

CJOY see Radio stations

CJVR radio see Radio stations

CLAA see Canadian Llama and Alpaca Association

Clams see National parks/marine conservation areas--Kouchibouguac National Park

Clancy, Mary see Diplomatic appointments--Members of Parliament

Clare, N.S.

    >>Multipurpose building, construction, volunteer efforts, congratulating, S.O. 31, 13901(208:1405)

Clarica

    >>Metropolitan Life Insurance Company of Canada, purchase by Mutual Life of Canada, re-naming, new focus, employment opportunities, S.O. 31, 13221(201:1410)

Clark, Hon. Glen see British Columbia; Transitional jobs fund--Eligibility

Clark, Rt. Hon. Joe see Progressive Conservative Party

Clarke, Ed see Black Canadians--Community leaders

Clarke Institute of Psychiatry see Health--Mental health

Clausen, Inge see Victims of crime--Rights, Movement

Clausen, Lisa see Victims of crime--Rights, Movement

Clawback see Pensions

Clay, Wendy see Canadian Armed Forces--Surgeon General

Clean Air Day Canada see Air pollution

Clean Development Mechanism see Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)--International treaty, Implementation

Clearnet see Telecommunications

Cleary, Joe see Children--Corporal punishment, Assault charge

Clennett, Bill see Chrétien, Jean--References

Clerics of St. Viateur and Sisters of the Holy Cross

    >>150th anniversary of arrival in Quebec, tribute, S.O. 31, 1403(25:1100)

Climate change see Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)

Clinton, Bill see United States

Cloning

    >>Nexia Biotechnology Inc. activities, 15643(235:1120)
    >>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--genetic manipulation)(Bill C-247); Human cloning

Closure see Government Services Act, 1999 (Bill C-76); House of Commons--Debates; Legislation; Procedure

Clothing see Canadian Armed Forces; Goods and Services Tax

Clothing industry see Textile and clothing industry

Clouthier, Hec (Lib.--Renfrew--Nipissing--Pembroke)

Clowns see Postage stamps--Circus theme

CLSC Norman-Bethune see Quebec

CLSCs see Ice storm 1998--Quebec local community services centres

Clubs see Service clubs

Clydesdale Estates see Housing--Indian reserve lands

CMHC see Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

CN see instead Canadian National Railway Company (CN)

Co-dependency see Aboriginal peoples--Government

Co-generation see Electricity

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation see Banks and financial institutions--Nationalizing; International security--New Democratic Party

Co-operative federalism see Federalism

Co-operative housing see Housing

Co-operatives

CO2 see Carbon dioxide

Coal

    >>Greenhouse gas emissions, reducing
    >>>Clean coal technology role, 2278(38:1840)
    >>>International treaty, effect on industry, 2339(38:2530)
    >>>Natural gas, replacing with, 2315(38:2250)
    >>>Phasing-out of industry, 2311(38:2225)
    >>>S.O. 31, 1702(30:1100)
    >>>Waste disposal technology, 2337(38:2515)
    >>See also Electricity--Oil and coal powered plants; Mining industry--Coal sector--Donkin mine; Westray mining disaster; Wind energy--Denmark

Coast Guard see Canadian Coast Guard

Coastal communities

Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-27)--Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (Anderson)

Coatings, protective see Aerospace/aeronautical industry--Cametoid Advanced Technologies Limited

Cochrane, John see Canadian Executive Service Organization--International services

Cod fishery see Fisheries, Atlantic

Cod stocks see Fisheries, Atlantic--Cod fishery

Code of Ethics see Codes of Ethics

Coderre, Hon. Denis (Lib.--Bourassa; Secretary of State(Amateur Sport) as of Aug. 3, 1999)

Codes of conduct see Canadian Armed Forces--Military justice system, Military police; Judges; Political parties--Fund raising, Liberal Party; Ports--Commercialization, Canada port authorities; Public Service; Small and medium business--Loans; St. Lawrence Seaway--Commercialization

Codes of Ethics

    >>Content, disclosure, need
    >>>o.q., 14106(211:1455)
    >>>S.O. 31, 13756(206:1400)
    >>Members of Parliament, Cabinet Ministers, etc., 14166(212:1555)
    >>>M. for Production of Papers (Harris), transferred for debate, 8306(124:1525), 11848-57(180:1240-1340), 13807-12(206:1845-1915), negatived, on recorded division, 14128-30(211:1730-1810)
    >>>>Dropped to bottom of order of precedence on Order Paper, 11857(180:1340)
    >>>Making public, Prime Minister Chrétien refusal, 14163-6(212:1530-50)
    >>>Throne Speech lack, 34-5(3:1535)
    >>See also Bailey--References; Banks and financial institutions; Corporations; Harris--References; Reform Party; Trade--Human rights

Coffee plantations see Wildlife--Migratory birds, Habitat protection

Coffey, Dennis see Customs--National Revenue department

Cogger, Hon. Senator Michel (PC--Lauzon)

    >>References see Senators

Cohen, Maxwell

    >>Scholar, writer, international law founder, death, tribute, S.O. 31, 5707(86:1405)

Cohen, Hon. Senator Erminie J. (PC--Saint John)

    >>Reference, Jewish National Fund, honouring, S.O. 31, 9461(143:1410)

Cohen, Shaughnessy (Lib.--Windsor--St. Clair; deceased Dec. 9, 1998)

Coho salmon see Salmon

Coins see Currency; Royal Canadian Mint

Coke ovens see Hazardous waste--Sydney, N.S., Frederick Street coke ovens site

Cold Lake, Alta. see Canadian Armed Forces--CFB Cold Lake, Alta.

Cold war see Canadian Armed Forces--Role

Colitis disease see Health--Chron's and Colitis Foundation of Canada

"Collaborative use of the spending power for intergovernmental transfers--the Race to the Top model" see Transfer payments to provinces--Intergovernmental transfers

Collection agencies see Gangs--Organized crime activities, Confidential information

Collective agreements

    >>Orphan clauses, banning, youth discrimination
    >>>o.q., 14593(220:1430)
    >>>S.O. 31, 8874-5(134:1405)
    >>>See also Canada Labour Code (amdt.--prohibited provision in a collective agreement)(Bill C-470)
    >>See also Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--Communication workers; House of Commons--Employees

Collective bargaining rights see Canadian Armed Forces; Labour relations; Postal workers; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Collective security see Bosnia and Herzegovina--International Stabilization Force, International security

Collège Boréal see Universities and colleges

College militaire royal (Saint-Jean, Que.)

    >>Closure
    >>>Leasing for local use, o.q., 14937(225:1450)
    >>>Separatism factor, S.O. 31, 11500-1(175:1105)
    >>See also Canadian Armed Forces--Officers

College Royal see Universities and colleges--University of Guelph

Collège Sainte-Anne in Lachine see Schools

Colleges see Universities and colleges

Collenette, Hon. David M. (Lib.--Don Valley East; Minister of Transport)

Collingridge case see Taxation--Payroll taxes

Colombia

    >>Civil unrest, murders of human rights activists, etc., S.O. 31, 11691(178:1405)
    >>Earthquake, January 1999, Canadian aid, o.q., 11173(171:1500)
    >>Human rights violations, President Andres Pastrana Canadian visit, S.O. 31, 15499(234:1405)
    >>Public service strike, union leaders murdered, S.O. 31, 9694(147:1405)
    >>Reinhart, Norbert, Canadian, kidnapped by FARC guerrillas,
    >>>o.q., 10431(159:1450)
    >>>Released, S.O. 31, 11161(171:1355-400)

"Colour of Pride" see Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Columbia see Wildlife--Migratory birds, Habitat protection

Columbia see Space--NASA space shuttle

Columbia River Treaty Permanent Engineering Board

    >>1995-1996 annual report, tabled, 13829(207:1510)

Columbine High School see United States--School killings

COM DEV International see Defence equipment--Satellite communications system; Telecommunications--Satellite communications networks

Comair Inc. see Aerospace/aeronautical industry--Aircraft, Regional jetliners

Combines Investigation Act

    >>Abolition by Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney), 4931(74:1820)

Cominco see Mining industry

Commemorative postage stamps see Postage stamps

Commercial crime see Crime

Commercialization see Privatization/commercialization

Commercials see Radio

Commission nationale des parents francophones see Francophones outside Quebec

Commission of Inquiry into the Deployment of Canadian Forces to Somalia (Létourneau) see Canadian Armed Forces--Somalia inquiry

Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada: Final Report (Krever) see Blood--Tainted blood

Commissioner for the Rights of Victims of Crime see Victims of crime--Rights

Commissioner of Official Languages

    >>Annual report (1997), Official Languages Standing Joint Committee referral, 5553(84:1005)
    >>Annual report (1998), Official Languages Standing Joint Committee referral, 14633(221:1000)
    >>Appointment
    >>>Adam, Dr. Dyane, M. (Boudria), 10954-7(167:1205-25), agreed to, on division, 10957(167:1225)
    >>>Government announcing, National Post report, o.q., 10559(161:1135)
    >>Budget, eliminating, Reform Party policy, condemning, S.O. 31, 7696(117:1405)
    >>Goldbloom, Dr. Victor, end of term, 15072(227:1505)
    >>See also Canada Summer Games--Brandon, Man.; Estimates--1998-1999, main, Privy Council; Francophones outside Quebec--Assimilation; Official languages policy/bilingualism

Commissions see Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions

Commissions of Inquiry

    >>Mandate, revocation, M. (Bellehumeur), 2997-3305(47:1630-1720)
    >>>Dropped from Order Paper, 3005(47:1720)
    >>Parliamentary input, need, 5915-6(89:1535-40)
    >>See also Air India--Flight 182; Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Group--Vancouver, B.C., Summit, Security; Blood--Tainted blood; Canadian Armed Forces--Somalia inquiry; Persian Gulf War (1991)--Canadian Armed Forces role, Gulf war syndrome; Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples

Committee Against Injustice to Natives see Indian Affairs and Northern Development Department--Twoyoungmen

Committees of the Whole House

    >>Assistant Deputy Chairman, Yolande Thibeault, M. (J. Chrétien), agreed to, 13(2:1600)
    >>Deputy Chairman, Ian McClelland, M. (J. Chrétien), agreed to, 13(2:1600)
    >>Deputy Speaker and Chairman, Peter Milliken, M. (J. Chrétien), agreed to, 13(2:1555)

Committees (Parliamentary)

    >>Broadcasting/televising proceedings, 5880(89:1155), 14328-32(215:1515-40), 14449-52(217:1510-30), 14489-90(218:1505), 14492-6(218:1520-45)
    >>>See also Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Forty-eighth
    >>Chairpersons
    >>>Electing, 5895-6(89:1340-5)
    >>>Removal if challenging government, 8825(133:1335)
    >>Failure to function properly, 14094(211:1355)
    >>Government controlling, obstructing, ignoring, 8962(135:1125), 9846-7(149:1610-5), 10991(167:1600), 11954(182:1310)
    >>In camera meetings, 690(14:1020-5)
    >>>See also Privilege--Scott, M. (contempt of Parliament)
    >>Independence, 11036-7(168:1225-30), 14451(217:1525), 15223(229:1250)
    >>Joint see Foreign policy; Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-second
    >>Liaison committee see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Fifteenth
    >>Membership, alternate membership, McGrath committee report, 5875-6(89:1125)
    >>Memberships see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports
    >>Overburdened, 16061(240:2130)
    >>Pairing system, Reform Party refusing to participate, 12454(189:1520)
    >>Powers, increasing, 16050(240:2010)
    >>Private Members' Motions/Bills, reporting deadlines, imposing, 5891(89:1315)
    >>Reports
    >>>Concurrence motions, debate, 5876(89:1130), 5892(89:1320)
    >>>Leaks, 11037(168:1230), 11339(172:2055), 14450(217:1515-20), 16006-7(240:1505-15)
    >>>>Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, addressing, 16006-7(240:1505-15)
    >>>>See also Impaired driving--Legislation, Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee drafting; Nuclear energy--Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee study; Privilege--Alarie (contempt of Parliament)--Easter (rights of Members breached)--Graham (rights of Members breached)--Harris (contempt of Parliament)--Jones (contempt of Parliament)--Loubier (contempt of Parliament)--Solberg (rights of Members breached)--Wasylycia-Leis (rights of Members breached)--White, R. (contempt of Parliament)--White, R. (rights of Members breached); Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Seventy-third; Veterans--Merchant seamen, National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee studying
    >>>Not dealt with, ignored, 14449-52(217:1515-30)
    >>Role, importance, 140-1(5:1050), 5917-8(89:1550), 5923(89:1630)
    >>>Accountability structure, improving, 5924-5(89:1640-5)
    >>>Government, impeding, 5892-4(89:1325-30)
    >>Subcommittees see Small and medium business
    >>Travel, approval process, 5864-5(89:1015)
    >>Travelling when House not sitting, Members not able to be with families, 12454(189:1530)
    >>See also Bank mergers; Banks and financial institutions--Service charges; Canadian Armed Forces--Procurement; Iraq--United States led proposed military intervention, Canadian position; Multilateral Agreement on Investment; Standing Orders--Amending and see also individual committees by name

Commodity prices

    >>Level, decline, impact on agriculture, mining and forest industries, national summit requested, o.q., 12315-6(187:1425)
    >>See also Agricultural products; Exports

Common law spouses see Judges--Pensions

Common Market see European Common Market

Common security see International security--New Democratic Party

Commonwealth

    >>Commonwealth Day, S.O. 31, 4547(69:1355), 4549(69:1405), 12535-6(191:1400-5)
    >>See also Nigeria--Human rights violations; Quebec separation/sovereignty

Commonwealth Games (1998, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

    >>Canadian team, congratulating, S.O. 31, 8154(122:1410), 8243(123:1405)
    >>Diving, Alexandre Despatie, youngest gold medal winner, S.O. 31, 8243(123:1405)
    >>Gymnastics, Women's team, Emilie Fournier, Crystal Gilmore, Veronique Leclerc, Lise Léveillé, Katie Rowland, Bronze medal winners, S.O. 31, 8696(131:1055)
    >>Swimming, Liz Warden, silver medal winner, S.O. 31, 9507(144:1400)
    >>Synchronized swimming, Kasia Kulesza, gold medal winner, S.O. 31, 8457(127:1405)
    >>See also Sports

Commonwealth Jewish Council and Trust Award see Gray--References

Commonwealth Nanaimo Federation see British Columbia--New Democratic Party

Communicating for purposes of prostitution see Prostitution

Communication workers union see Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Communications

    >>Month of Communications, S.O. 31, 14587(220:1400)
    >>See also Information highway/Internet--Communications networks; Telecommunications

Communications Security Establishment

    >>Annual report of commissioner for 1997-1998, tabled, 7411(112:1500)
    >>Briefing for Hanger and Reform Party, o.q., 5598(84:1455)

Communist Party of Canada see Canada Elections Act

Communities see Environment

Communities in Bloom see Durham, Ont.; Merrickville, Ont.; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.; Stratford, Ont.

Community Access Program see Information highway/Internet; Job creation--Rural Canada

Community Action Program for Children (CAPC) see Children

Community-based programs see Crime prevention

Community care see Health care system--Home and community care

Community consultations see Youth--Employment

Community courts see Nunavut Territory--Courts, Aboriginal justice system

Community forums see Scott, A.--References

Community Futures Development Corporations see Economic development/renewal

Community Futures Program see Aboriginal peoples/communities--Economic development; Economic development/renewal--Rural Canada; Quebec Community Futures Development Program; Small and medium business--Government assistance programs

Community involvement see Infrastructure program--Decision making

Community justice committees see Nunavut Territory--Justice system

Community mail boxes see Postal service

Community Newspapers Week see Newspapers

Community reinvestment see Bank Act and Statistics Act (amdt.--equity in community reinvestment (Bill C-289); Bank of Montreal--Morgan Bank; Banks and financial institutions--Loans/deposits ratio; Corporations--Mergers

Commuter cars see Bombardier Inc.

Comox, B.C. see Canadian Armed Forces--CFB Comox, B.C.

Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act

    >>Legislation, amending see Income Tax Amendments Act, 1997 (Bill C-28)

Compassionate/eternity leave see Labour force

Compensation see Justice system--DNA evidence, Clearing wrongfully convicted persons; Veterans--World War II

Competition

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