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Canadian Heritage Minister see Official languages policy (Bilingualism)

Canadian Heritage Standing Committee

    >>Estimates referred
    >>>2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
    >>>>Canadian Heritage, 99
    >>>2004-2005, Main
    >>>>Canadian Heritage, 115
    >>Membership, 47-8, 131, 248
    >>Reports
    >>>First (Interim Report on Copyright Reform), 406 (8510-373-49)
    >>Reports permanently referred see Canada Science and Technology Museum Corporation;Canadian Multiculturalism Act;Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation;Canadian Museum of Nature;National Arts Centre;National Gallery of Canada (and Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography);Order in Council appointments;Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada

Canadian Human Rights Commission

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee
    >>>2003 annual report, including Report on Employment Equity, 205 (8560-373-123-02)
    >>See also Penitentiary inmates--Reports

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee
    >>>2003 annual report, 231 (8560-373-661-01)

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Health Standing Committee
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 211 (8560-373-782-01)

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, with Auditors' report, 251 (8560-373-330-01)

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) see Sustainable development strategies

Canadian International Trade Tribunal

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Ballin Inc., 74 (8560-373-572-03)
    >>>C.S. Brooks Inc., 73 (8560-373-572-02)
    >>>Peerless Clothing Inc., 144 (8560-373-572-04)
    >>>Ring-Spun Yarns, 73 (8560-373-572-01)
    >>>Tribal Sportswear Inc., 159 (8560-373-572-05)

Canadian Livestock and Beef Pricing in the Aftermath of the BSE Crisis see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, Second

Canadian Multiculturalism Act

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, 26 (8560-373-577-01)

Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>2003-2004 to 2007-2008 amended corporate plan summaries and 2003-2004 operating and capital budgets, 103 (8562-373-858-01)
    >>>2004-2005 to 2008-2009 corporate plan summaries and 2004-2005 operating and capital budgets, 427 (8562-373-858-02)

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

Canadian Museum of Nature

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>2003-2004 to 2007-2008 amended corporate plan summaries and 2003-2004 operating and capital budgets, 103 (8562-373-856-01)
    >>>2004-2005 to 2008-2009 corporate plan summaries and 2004-2005 operating and capital budgets, 426 (8562-373-856-02)

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission see Employment Equity Act

Canadian Older Adult Justice Agency

    >>Establishing see Older Adult Justice Act (Bill C-439)

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)

    >>Decisions and orders within six months after a public hearing see Broadcasting Act (amdt.)(Bill C-526)--Pacetti

Canadian Security Intelligence Service see Employment Equity Act;Jaballah. Mahmoud

Canadian Tourism Commission

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>2003 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 385 (8560-373-87-01)
    >>>2004-2008 corporate plan summaries, 223 (8562-373-861-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Privacy Act

Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee
    >>>2003 annual report, with Auditor's Report, 427 (8560-373-434-01)

Canadian Wheat Board

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee
    >>>2002-2003 crop year report, with Auditor's report, 82 (8560-373-259-01)

Cancer see Ovarian cancer

Cape Spear National Historic Site of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Management Plan, 345 (8560-373-858-01)

Capital markets fraud

    >>Legislation see Criminal Code (amdt.--capital markets fraud and evidencegathering)(Bill C-13)

Caregivers

    >>Compassionate care leave, palliative care of family members
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Jordan), (373-0840), 399
    >>Disabled persons, caregiver, employment insurance benefits, access/employment status see Employment Insurance Act and Canada Labour Code (amdt.--employee taking care of a disabled person)(Bill C-504)

Cargill Foods see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, Third--Reports, Fourth

Carillon Canal National Historic Site of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Management Plan, 346 (8560-373-861-01)

Carleton--Lanark constituency

    >>Name, change to Carleton--Mississippi Mills see Electoral BoundariesReadjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)

Carleton Martello Tower National Historic Site of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Management Plan, 344-5 (8560-373-851-01)

Carley's Law see Traffic accidents

Carrie's Guardian Angel Law (Bill C-489)--Hanger

Cattle

    >>Cruelty, offences/penalties see Criminal Code (amdt.--cruelty to animals)(Bill C-22)
    >>See also Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

CBC see Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)

CCRA see Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA)

Census records

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Calder), (372-1978), gr, 8 (8545-373-9-01)

Centennial Flame Research Award

    >>1999-2003 recipients, 180 (8560-373-326-01)

CFDCs see Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs)

Chambly constituency

    >>Name, change to Chambly-Borduas see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act(amdt.)(Bill C-300)

Champlain, Samuel de (1567-1635) see Acadia

Charlesbourg constituency

    >>Name, change to Charlesbourg--Haute-Saint-Charles see Electoral BoundariesReadjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)

Charleswood--St. James--Assiniboia constituency see Charleswood--St. James constituency;House of Commons--Vacancies

Charleswood--St. James constituency

    >>Name, change to Charleswood--St. James--Assiniboia see Electoral BoundariesReadjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)

Charlevoix--Montmorency constituency

    >>Name, change to Montmorency--Charlevoix--Haute-Côte-Nord see ElectoralBoundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)

Châteauguay constituency

    >>Name, change to Châteauguay-Saint-Constant see Electoral BoundariesReadjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-300)

Chemical Warfare Agent Testing Recognition Program

    >>Canadian testing between 1940s and 1970s, veterans recognition and compensation
    >>>Statement by Minister (Pratt), 111

Chemicals see Agricultural pest control products;Malachite green;Strychnine

Chicken Farmers of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee
    >>>2003 annual report, with Auditor's Report, 427 (8560-373-42-01)

Chickens see Avian flu (bird flu)

Chief Actuary Act (Bill C-421)--Ablonczy

    >>Reinstated after prorogation under S.O. 86.1, deemed read the second time and referred to Finance Standing Committee, 3
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 3
    >>>Report, without amdt., 167

Chief Actuary of Canada

    >>Establishing see Chief Actuary Act (Bill C-421)

Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Office (Elections Canada)

    >>Estimates, 2004-2005, Main see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Thirteenth
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee
    >>>Report following Perth-Middlesex by-election, May 12, 2003 and Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Témiscamingue by-elections, June 16, 2003, 245 (8560-373-4-01)
    >>>Returns on financial transactions and election expenses, 147 (8560-373-844-01)
    >>See also Privacy Act

Child custody

    >>Grandparents, access rights
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Obhrai), (373-0742), 304
    >>Shared parenting/best interests of the child focus, rights of the child concept
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Hill, J.), (372-1948), gr, 8 (8545-373-8-01)
    >>>>(Reynolds), (373-0014), 10, deemed referred to Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee, 183, gr, 206 (8545-373-8-02)
    >>>>(Spencer), (372-2262 and 372-2263), gr, 8 (8545-373-8-01); (372-2341 and 372-2342), gr, 8 (8545-373-8-01); (373-0571), 214, gr, 387 (8545-373-8-03)
    >>Visits, parent imprisoned for sexual offences see Divorce Act (amdt.--limitson rights of child access by sex offenders)(Bill C-231)

Child pornography

    >>Artistic merit exemption see Criminal Code (amdt.--protection of children)(Bill C-502)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Assadourian), (372-2212), gr, 8 (8545-373-16-01)
    >>>(Blaikie), (372-2153 and 372-2154), gr, 8 (8545-373-16-01)
    >>>(Desjarlais), (372-2581), gr, 8 (8545-373-16-01)
    >>>(Epp), (372-2347), gr, 8 (8545-373-16-01)
    >>>(Fitzpatrick), (373-0677 and 373-0678), 255, gr, 286 (8545-373-16-05)
    >>>(Gallant), (373-0090), 22, gr, 183 (8545-373-16-02)
    >>>(Hanger), (372-2502 to 372-2506), gr, 8 (8545-373-16-01)
    >>>(Kenney), (372-2525 and 372-2526), gr, 8 (8545-373-16-01)
    >>>(Lunn), (373-0279 and 373-0280), 118, gr, 263 (8545-373-16-03)
    >>>(Mark), (372-2357), gr, 8 (8545-373-16-01)
    >>>(Mayfield), (373-0816), 378
    >>>(McGuire), (372-2316), gr, 8 (8545-373-16-01)
    >>>(McNally), (373-0284), 118, gr, 263 (8545-373-16-03)
    >>>(Penson), (373-0659), 255, gr, 286 (8545-373-16-05)
    >>>(Shepherd), (373-0089), 22, gr, 183 (8545-373-16-02)
    >>>(Stoffer), (373-0679), 255, gr, 286 (8545-373-16-05)
    >>>(Strahl), (372-2249 to 372-2251), gr, 8 (8545-373-16-01); (373-0253 to 373-0255), 102, gr, 263 (8545-373-16-03)
    >>>(Tirabassi), (372-2294), gr, 8 (8545-373-16-01)
    >>>(Vellacott), (373-0042), 16, gr, 183 (8545-373-16-02); (373-0496), 177, gr, 263 (8545-373-16-03)
    >>>(Wasylycia-Leis), (373-0093), 26, gr, 183 (8545-373-16-02)
    >>>(Williams), (373-0319 to 373-0321), 130, gr, 263 (8545-373-16-03)
    >>"Public good" defence see Criminal Code (amdt.--protection of children)(Bill C-502);Criminal Code (amdt.--protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and Canada Evidence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-12)
    >>Sentences, minimum punishment see Criminal Code (amdt.--child pornography, child prostitution and child corruption)(Bill C-494)

Child prostitution

    >>Penalties see Criminal Code (amdt.--child pornography, child prostitution and child corruption)(Bill C-494)

Child sex offenders (pedophiles)

    >>Combatting, Project Guardian
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Hanger), (372-2507 to 372-2511), gr, 8 (8545-373-12-01); (373-0830), 393
    >>>>(White, R.), (372-2102), gr, 8 (8545-373-12-01)
    >>Dangerous offender designation see Criminal Code and Corrections and Conditional Release Act (amdt.--sexual assault on child--dangerous offenders)(Bill C-471)
    >>Predators, sentences/parole see Carries Guardian Angel Law (Bill C-489)
    >>Sexual exploitation offence see Criminal Code (amdt.--protection of childrenand other vulnerable persons) and Canada Evidence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-12)

Children

    >>Corruption, sentences, minimum punishment see Criminal Code (amdt.--child pornography, child prostitution and child corruption)(Bill C-494)
    >>Safety and security see Criminal Code (amdt.--protection of children andother vulnerable persons) and Canada Evidence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-12)
    >>Unborn children
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Schellenberger), (373-0818), 378
    >>>>(Strahl), (372-2180), gr, 9 (8545-373-38-01)
    >>>>(Wappel), (8545-373-38-01), gr, 9 (8545-373-38-01); (373-0898), 417
    >>See also Adoption (children);Age of consent (sexual relations);Citizenship;Diapers;Television--Violence

Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Management Plan, 345 (8560-373-853-01)

Chilliwack, BC see Human Resources Development Department

China see Tibet

Chinese Canadians

    >>1885 head tax, Chinese Exclusion Act, 1923, redress
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Mark), (372-2266), gr, 9 (8545-373-24-01); (373-0635), 249, gr, 406 (8545-373-24-02)

Cholesterol see Trans fats (trans fatty acids)

Chrétien, Right Hon. Jean

    >>References see House of Commons--Vacancies;Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa, The

Churchill River constituency

    >>Name, change to Desnethé--Missinippi--Churchill River see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20);Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-300)

CIDA see Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Cigarettes see Tobacco/cigarettes

Citizenship

    >>Renunciation, 1946-1977, loss of citizenship by children, regaining see Citizenship Act (amdt.)(Bill C-503);Citizenship Act (amdt.)(Bill S-17)

Citizenship Act (amdt.)(Bill C-503)--Reynolds

Citizenship Act (amdt.)(Bill S-17)--Reynolds

    >>Senate passage, 390
    >>1st r, 393
    >>Sponsor, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 402

Citizenship and Immigration Department

    >>Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee, 100
    >>Estimates, 2004-2005, Main
    >>>Referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee, 116
    >>See also Immigrants--Deportation;Sustainable development strategies

Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee

    >>Estimates referred
    >>>2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
    >>>>Citizenship and Immigration, 100
    >>>2004-2005, Main
    >>>>Citizenship and Immigration, 116
    >>Membership, 48-9, 87
    >>Reports permanently referred see Order in Council appointments

Clarington--Scugog--Uxbridge constituency

    >>Name, change to Durham see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)

Climate action programs

    >>Government departments, funding, Q-60 (Keddy), deemed referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 313, r.o., 331-2 (8555-373-60), supplementary return, 359-60 (8555-373-60-01)

Closer Together, Further Apart: Managing Canadian-American Relations see Canada-United States relations

Clothing articles

    >>Production, sweatshops/humane working conditions, labelling see Textile Labelling Act (Bill C-527)
    >>See also Apparel industry

Coastal waters

    >>Exclusive economic zone of Canada see Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (amdt.)(Bill C-34)

Cockerline, Jon see Canada Savings Bonds

Code of conduct see Members of Parliament

Collective bargaining see Rural route mail carriers

Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada (Romanow)

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Wasylycia-Leis), (372-2425 and 372-2426), gr, 9 (8545-373-33-01); (373-0092), 26, gr, 182 (8545-373-33-02); (373-0131 and 373-0132), 63, gr, 182 (8545-373-33-02); (373-0914), 417

Committees of the Whole House

    >>Assistant Deputy Chair, Betty Hinton, appointment, M. (Martin, Paul), 4, agreed to, 4
    >>Bills referred
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 4, 2003-2004 (Bill C-26), 194
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 1, 2004-2005 (Bill C-27), 196
    >>>Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20), 112
    >>Deputy Chair, Réginald Bélair, appointment, M. (Martin, Paul), 4, agreed to, 4

Committees, Parliamentary see National Security Committee of Parliamentarians

Committees, Standing

    >>Broadcasting see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Second
    >>Membership see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, First
    >>Witnesses, contempt see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, Third--Reports, Fourth

Communication Canada see Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplementary (B)--Public Works and Government Services, Vote 15b

Communications Security Establishment see Employment Equity Act

Community Futures Development Corporations (CFDCs)

    >>Western Economic Diversification, Community Futures Program, funding, Q-63 (Keddy), deemed referred to Finance Standing Committee, 313-4

Competition Act (amdt.)(Bill C-249)--McTeague

    >>Reinstated after prorogation under S.O. 86.1, deemed read the second time and referred to a committee, reported with an amendment, concurred in at report stage and read the third time and passed, 3

Competition Commissioner

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, 13 (8560-373-352-01)

Competition Tribunal see Mergers--Gains in efficiency

Computers

    >>Viruses, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) see Criminal Code (amdt.)(BillC-14)

Conflict of interest

    >>Martin, Right Hon. Paul, Ethics Counsellor recusal process, December 12, 2003/Canada Steamship Lines, r.o. Q-25 (Martin, Pat), 187 (8555-373-25)
    >>See also Blind trusts;Business Development Bank of Canada;Export Development Corporation;Small Business Loans Program;Sponsorship program;Voyageur Colonial Limited

Conflict of Interest Code (House of Commons) see Parliament of Canada Act(amdt.--Ethics Commissioner and Senate Ethics Officer)(Bill C-4)

Constitution see Property rights

Constitution Act, 1867

    >>Legislation see Dissolution of Parliament Act (Bill C-512)

Constitution Act, 2004 (representation) (Bill C-486)--O'Brien, Pat

    >>1st r, 101
    >>2nd r, 363, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 363

Consumers see Gasoline prices;Telemarketing;Trans fats (trans fatty acids)

Contaminated sites

    >>Saskatchewan, r.o. Q-51 (Skelton), 274 (8555-373-51)

Contraventions Act

    >>Legislation see Criminal Code (amdt.--drugs and impaired driving)(Bill C-32)

Contraventions Act and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (amdt.)(Bill C-10)--Minister of Justice (Cotler)

    >>1st r, 67
    >>Deemed referred to a committee before second reading, considered in committee and reported, 67
    >>Report stage and second reading, 109-10, 112
    >>>Concurrence, with amdts., M. (Cotler), 123, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 15), 123-4
    >>>Motion No. 1 (Clause 3.1), (Cotler), 109-10, division deferred, 112, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 14), 122-3
    >>>Motion No. 4 (Clause 9.1), (Cotler), 110, agreed to, 112
    >>3rd r, 133, 145, 147
    >>>Amdt. (Breitkreuz), 145
    >>>Amdt., substitution of seconder, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 138