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National Blood Agency see Health care--Federal-provincial meetings

National Capital Commission (NCC)

    >>Reports, permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>1996-1997 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 102 (8560-361-181)
    >>>1997-1998 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 1146 (8560-361-181A)
    >>>1997-1998 to 2001-2002 corporate plan summaries with 1997-1998 operating and capital budgets, 464 (8562-361-821)
    >>>1998-1999 to 2002-2003 corporate plan summaries with 1998-1999 operating and capital budgets, 938 (8562-361-821A)
    >>>1999-2000 to 2003-2004 corporate plan summaries with 1999-2000 operating and capital budgets, 2087 (8562-361-821B)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Alternative Fuels Act; Privacy Act

National Day Against Impaired Driving Act (Bill C-487)--White, R.

National daycare standards

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Brison), (361-1111), 996, gr, 1180 (8545-361-91)

National debt

    >>Monitoring see Balanced Budget Act (Bill C-375)--Loubier
    >>Reduction and servicing account, gifts to the crown see Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.--gifts to the Crown)(Bill C-240)

National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-25)--Minister of National Defence (Eggleton)

    >>1st r, 332
    >>2nd r, 603-4, 641-2, division deferred, 642, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 120), 651
    >>National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 651
    >>>Report, with amdts., 834
    >>Report stage, 997
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Eggleton), agreed to, 997
    >>3rd r, 997-9, division deferred, 999, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 220), 1013-4, passed
    >>Senate passage, with amdts., 1356
    >>Senate amdts., 1395, consideration, 1395
    >>>2nd r, 1395, division deferred, 1395, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 305), 1417-8
    >>Royal Assent, (Chap. 35, S.C. 1998), 1440

National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-376)--Bertrand

National Defence Act (amdt.--Her Majesty's Canadian Ship)(Bill C-427)--Marceau

National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee

    >>Bills referred
    >>>National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-25), 651
    >>>War Veterans Allowance Act, Pension Act, Merchant Navy Veteran and Civilian War-related Benefits Act, Department of Veterans Affairs Act, Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act, and Halifax Relief Commission Pension Continuation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-61), 1505
    >>Estimates referred
    >>>1997-1998, main
    >>>>National Defence, 58
    >>>>Veterans Affairs, 58
    >>>1997-1998, supplementary (A)
    >>>>National Defence, 141
    >>>>Veterans Affairs, 141
    >>>1997-1998, supplementary (B)
    >>>>National Defence, 543
    >>>>Veterans Affairs, 543
    >>>1998-1999, main
    >>>>National Defence, 536
    >>>>Veterans Affairs, 536
    >>>1998-1999, supplementary (A)
    >>>>National Defence, 836
    >>>1998-1999, supplementary (B)
    >>>>National Defence, 1213
    >>>>Veterans Affairs, 1213
    >>>1998-1999, supplementary (C)
    >>>>National Defence, 1564
    >>>>Veterans Affairs, 1564
    >>>1999-2000, main
    >>>>National Defence, 1537
    >>>>Veteran Affairs, 1537
    >>Membership, 49, 217, 414, 573, 1107, 1242, 1332, 1464, 1720
    >>>See also Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-third--Sixty-eighth
    >>Order in Council appointments deemed referred see Order in Council appointments
    >>Reports
    >>>First (Observations Following the Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Italy by a Joint Delegation of Members from the Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs and International Trade and National Defence and Veterans Affairs, November 1997), 250 (8510-361-15)
    >>>Second (National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-25)), 834 (8510-361-68)
    >>>Third (Moving Forward--A Strategic Plan for Quality of Life Improvements in the Canadian Forces), 1204 (8510-361-98)
    >>>>gr, 1670 (8512-361-98)
    >>>Fourth (War Veterans Allowance Act, Pension Act, Merchant Navy Veteran and Civilian War-related Benefits Act, Department of Veterans Affairs Act, Veterans Review and Appeal Board Act, and Halifax Relief Commission Pension Continuation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-61)), 1523 (8510-361-139)
    >>>Fifth (Veterans Issues (Merchant Marine)), 2083 (8510-361-194)
    >>Reports, permanently referred see Army Benevolent Fund Board; Canadian Forces Superannuation Act; Returned Soldiers' Insurance Act; Security Establishment Commissioner; Veterans' Insurance Act
    >>Travel, authorization, agreed to, 166, 394, 421, 595

National Defence Department

    >>Budget, National Liberal Caucus Research Bureau, Nov. 6, 1998 newsletter, "Opposition Watch", tabled, 1756 (8530-361-33)
    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>1996-1997, tabled, 200 (8563-361-41)
    >>>1997-1998, tabled, 1209 (8563-361-122)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Referred to National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee, 58
    >>>Tabled, 64 (8520-361-43)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, supplementary (A)
    >>>Referred to National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee, 141
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee, 543
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Referred to National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee, 536
    >>>Tabled, 619 (8520-361-126)
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures) see Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (A)
    >>>Referred to National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee, 836
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee, 1213
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (C)
    >>>Referred to National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee, 1564
    >>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
    >>>Referred to National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee, 1537
    >>>Tabled, 1672 (8520-361-212)
    >>Name, change to Department of Defence see National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-376)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Lill), (361-1747), 1307, gr, 1467 (8545-361-87A)
    >>>(Muise), (361-0522), 556, gr, 1037 (8545-361-87)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Privacy Act; Sustainable development

National Energy Board

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>1996-1997, tabled, 200 (8563-361-42)
    >>>1997-1998, tabled, 1209 (8563-361-123)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Tabled, 64 (8520-361-44)
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Tabled, 619 (8520-361-127)
    >>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
    >>>Tabled, 1672 (8520-361-213)
    >>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Natural Resources Standing Committee
    >>>1995 annual report, 752 (8560-361-188)
    >>>1998 annual report, 1849 (8560-361-188A)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Employment Equity Act; Privacy Act

National Farm Products Council see Access to Information Act; Privacy Act

National Film Board (NFB)

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>1996-1997, tabled, 201 (8563-361-43)
    >>>1997-1998, tabled, 1209 (8563-361-124)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Tabled, 64 (8520-361-45)
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Tabled, 619 (8520-361-128)
    >>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
    >>>Tabled, 1672 (8520-361-214)
    >>>Vote 90 (Operating loss) see Estimates, 1999-2000, main--Canadian Heritage
    >>Reports, permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>1996-1997 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 102 (8560-361-189)
    >>>1997-1998 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 1171 (8560-361-189A)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Employment Equity Act; Privacy Act

National Flag Day see Canadian flag

National Gallery of Canada (and Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography)

    >>Reports, permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>1996-1997 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 102 (8560-361-468)
    >>>1997-1998 annual report, with Auditor General's Report, 1146 (8560-361-468A)
    >>>1997-1998 to 2001-2002 corporate plan summaries with 1997-1998 operating and capital budgets, 121 (8562-361-859)
    >>>1998-1999 to 2002-2003 corporate plan summaries with 1998-1999 operating and capital budgets, 939 (8562-361-859A)
    >>>1999-2000 to 2003-2004 corporate plan summaries with 1999-2000 operating and capital budgets, 2087 (8562-361-859B)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Alternative Fuels Act; Privacy Act

National Head Start Program see Children--Development

National Health and Welfare Department see Access to Information Act; Privacy Act

National holidays

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Jackson), (361-0342), 410, gr, 547 (8545-361-43)
    >>See also Canadian flag; Dominion Day; Impaired driving--Combatting; Laurier, Sir Wilfrid; Macdonald, Sir John A.; Police and Peace Officer National Memorial Day

National Homecare Program see Health care--Federal-provincial meetings

National Horse of Canada Act (Bill C-454)--Calder

    >>1st r, 1237
    >>2nd r, 1830-1, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 1831

National Housing Act (amdt.) and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-66)--Minister of Public Works and Government Services (Gagliano)

    >>1st r, 1498
    >>2nd r, 1595-6, division deferred, 1597, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 341), 1611-2
    >>Natural Resources and Government Operations Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 1612
    >>>Report, without amdt., 1737
    >>Report stage, 1779-80, 1785-9, 1803-7, 1811-3, 1818-30
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Gagliano), agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 419), 1830
    >>>Divisions deemed demanded, 1805
    >>>Divisions deferred, 1807
    >>>Motion No. 1 (Clause 3), (Schmidt), 1780, 1785, division deferred, 1786, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 395), 1818-9
    >>>Motion No. 2 (Clause 3), (Schmidt), 1780, 1786, division deferred, 1786, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 396), 1819
    >>>Motion No. 4 (Clause 3), (Schmidt), 1780, 1786, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 397), 1819
    >>>Motion No. 5 (Clause 3), (Schmidt), 1780, 1786, division deferred, 1786, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 398), 1819-20
    >>>Motion No. 6 (Clause 3), (Schmidt), 1780, 1786, division deferred, 1786, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 399), 1820-1
    >>>Motion No. 7 (Clause 4), (Dockrill), 1787, 1803, division deferred, 1806, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 400), 1821-2
    >>>Motion No. 8 (Clause 4), (Dockrill), 1787, 1803, division deferred, 1806, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 401), 1822-3
    >>>Motion No. 9 (Clause 4), (Dockrill), 1787, 1803, division deferred, 1806, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 400), 1822
    >>>Motion No. 10 (Clause 4), (Dockrill), 1787, 1803, division deferred, 1806, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 402), 1823
    >>>Motion No. 11 (Clause 7), (Dockrill), 1806, 1811, division deferred, 1812, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 410), 1827
    >>>Motion No. 12 (Clause 8), (Dockrill), 1806, 1811, division deferred, 1812, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 411), 1827
    >>>Motion No. 13 (Clause 9), (Dockrill), 1787, 1803, division deferred, 1806, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 400), 1822
    >>>Motion No. 14 (Clause 11), (Dockrill), 1788, 1803, division deferred, 1806, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 403), 1823-4
    >>>Motion No. 15 (Clause 12), (Dockrill), 1788, 1804, division deferred, 1806, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 400), 1822
    >>>Motion No. 16 (Clause 13), (Dockrill), 1788, 1804, division deferred, 1806, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 404), 1824
    >>>Motion No. 17 (Clause 13), (Ménard), 1788, 1804, division deferred, 1806, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 405), 1825
    >>>Motion No. 18 (Clause 13), (Dockrill), 1788, 1804, division deferred, 1806, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 400), 1822
    >>>Motion No. 19 (Clause 16), (Dockrill), 1788, 1804, division deferred, 1806, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 400), 1822
    >>>Motion No. 20 (Clause 20), (Dockrill), 1788, 1804, division deferred, 1806, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 406), 1825-6
    >>>Motion No. 21 (Clause 20), (Dockrill), 1788, 1804, division deferred, 1806, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 400), 1822
    >>>Motion No. 22 (Clause 21), (Dockrill), 1788, 1804, division deferred, 1806, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 407), 1826
    >>>Motion No. 23 (Clause 23), (Dockrill), 1789, 1804, division deferred, 1806, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 400), 1822
    >>>Motion No. 24 (Clause 24), (Schmidt), 1789, 1805, division deferred, 1806, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 408), 1826
    >>>Motion No. 25 (Clause 25), (Dockrill), 1806, 1811, division deferred, 1812, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 412), 1827-8
    >>>Motion No. 27 (Clause 26), (Dockrill), 1806, 1811, division deferred, 1812, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 412), 1828
    >>>Motion No. 28 (Clause 27), (Dockrill), 1806, 1811, division deferred, 1812, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 412), 1828
    >>>Motion No. 29 (Clause 28), (Dockrill), 1806, 1811, division deferred, 1812, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 412), 1828
    >>>Motion No. 30 (Clause 29), (Schmidt), 1806, 1811, division deferred, 1812, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 413), 1828
    >>>Motion No. 31 (Clause 30), (Schmidt), 1806, 1812, division deferred, 1812, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 414), 1828-9
    >>>Motion No. 32 (Clause 31), (Dockrill), 1806, 1812, division deferred, 1812, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 415), 1829-30
    >>>Motion No. 33 (Clause 33), (Schmidt), 1806, 1812, division deferred, 1812, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 416), 1830
    >>>Motion No. 34 (Clause 34), (Dockrill), 1806, 1812, division deferred, 1812, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 417), 1830
    >>>Motion No. 35 (Clause 34), (Ménard), 1789, 1805, division deferred, 1806, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 409), 1826-7
    >>>Motion No. 36 (Clause 38), (Dockrill), 1807, 1812, division deferred, 1812, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 418), 1830
    >>3rd r, 1837, 1839, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 421), 1845-6, passed
    >>>Division deferred, 1839
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 2107
    >>Royal Assent, 2109 (Chap. 27, S.C. 1999)

National Liberal Caucus Research Bureau see National Defence Department--Budget

National Library of Canada

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>1996-1997, tabled, 201 (8563-361-44)
    >>>1997-1998, tabled, 1209 (8563-361-125)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Tabled, 64 (8520-361-46)
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Tabled, 619 (8520-361-129)
    >>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
    >>>Tabled, 1672 (8520-361-215)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Privacy Act

National Literacy Standards Across Canada Act (Bill C-324)--Harb

National Museum of Science and Technology

    >>Reports, permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>1996-1997 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 102 (8560-361-472)
    >>>1997-1998 annual report, with Auditor General's Report, 1146 (8560-361-472A)
    >>>1997-1998 to 2001-2002 corporate plan summaries with 1997-1998 operating and capital budgets, 121 (8562-361-857)
    >>>1998-1999 to 2002-2003 corporate plan summaries with 1998-1999 operating and capital budgets, 939 (8562-361-857A)
    >>>1999-2000 to 2003-2004 corporate plan summaries with 1999-2000 operating and capital budgets, 2087 (8562-361-857B)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Alternative Fuels Act; Privacy Act

National Organ Donor Registry see Organ Donation Act (Bill C-511)

National Parks

    >>Administration see National Parks Act (Bill C-70)
    >>Community facilities and services/lands, taxation authorities, Ways and Means No. 23, concurrence, M. (Peterson), deemed put and recorded division deemed requested and deferred, 1594, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 338), 1608-9
    >>Name, replaced by term Canada Parks see National Parks Act (amdt.)(Bill C-419)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Abbott), (361-0097), 135, gr, 381 (8545-361-19)
    >>Reports, permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>Bruce Peninsula National Park, management plan, 1998-2003, 1055 (8560-361-584)
    >>>Fathom Five National Marine Park, management plan, 1998-2003, 1055 (8560-361-585)
    >>>Georgian Bay Islands National Park, management plan, 1998-2003, 1055 (8560-361-581)
    >>>Prince Edward Island National Park, management plan, 1998-2003, 1055 (8560-361-582)
    >>>Riding Mountain National Park, management plan, 1996-2001, 1045 (8560-361-373)
    >>>St. Lawrence Islands National Park, management plan, 1998-2003, 1045 (8560-361-603)
    >>>Terra Nova National Park, management plan, 1996-2001, 1045 (8560-361-609)
    >>State of Parks, reports, tabled and permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>1997-1998 annual report, 1049 (8560-361-462)
    >>See also Banff National Park; Parks Canada Agency; Tuktut Nogait National Park

National Parks Act (Bill C-70)--Minister of Canadian Heritage (Copps)

    >>Ways and Means motion, notice, 1525, division deferred, 1594, M. (Peterson), agreed to on recorded division, 1608-9
    >>1st r, 1616

National Parks Act (amdt.)(Bill C-38)--Minister of Canadian Heritage (Copps)

    >>1st r, 642
    >>2nd r, 668, 671, agreed to
    >>Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 671
    >>>Report, without amdt., 919
    >>Report stage, 1006-12
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Copps), agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 218), 1010-2
    >>>Motion No. 1 (title), (Tremblay, Suzanne), 1006-7, agreed to by unanimous consent, 1007
    >>>>Amdt., agreed to by unanimous consent, 1007
    >>>Motion No. 2 (Clause 1), (Tremblay, Suzanne), 1007, division deferred, 1007, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 216), 1008-9
    >>>Motion No. 3 (Clause 1), (Tremblay, Suzanne), 1007, division deferred, 1007, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 217), 1009-10
    >>3rd r, 1024, 1027, agreed to on division, 1027, passed
    >>Senate passage, 1439
    >>Royal Assent, (Chap. 39, S.C. 1998), 1440

National Parks Act (amdt.--Canada Parks)(Bill C-419)--Mahoney

National Parole Board

    >>Appointments see Corrections and Conditional Release Act (Bill C-292)
    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>1996-1997, tabled, 201 (8563-361-45)
    >>>1997-1998, tabled, 1209 (8563-361-126)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Tabled, 64 (8520-361-47)
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Tabled, 619 (8520-361-130)
    >>>Vote 25 (Program expenditures) see Estimates, 1998-1999, main--Solicitor General
    >>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
    >>>Tabled, 1672 (8520-361-216)

National Pharmacare Program see Health care--Federal-provincial meetings

National Post see Government grants--Saint-Maurice constituency

National Research Council

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>1996-1997, tabled, 201 (8563-361-46)
    >>>1997-1998, tabled, 1210 (8563-361-127)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Tabled, 64 (8520-361-48)
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Tabled, 619 (8520-361-131)
    >>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
    >>>Tabled, 1672 (8520-361-217)
    >>Reports, permanently referred to Industry Standing Committee
    >>>1996-1997 annual report, 131 (8560-361-192)
    >>>1997-1998 annual report, 1470 (8560-361-192A)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Employment Equity Act; Privacy Act