National Defence Department

>>Accounting methods, discrepancy, 1992-1993 Auditor General report, 1469
>>>o.q., 492, 6257, 7100
>>Assistant deputy ministers, new positions, o.q., 12292-3
>>Auditor General's reports, response, lack, 17744
>>Budget, 1995-1998, $1.6 billion reduction, Feb. 27/95 budget statement, 10096, 10531-2, 10864
>>Capital assets, management, $100 million, wasting, 1993-1994 Auditor General's report, 16554
>>>o.q., 8297
>>Career renewal and classification courses, francophone, availability, o.q., 2672
>>Civilian personnel, reduction, redeployment and retraining incentive payments, 3028
>>>See also Canadian Armed Forces--Personnel, Reduction
>>Deputy Minister
>>>Fowler, Robert, 10885-6
>>>Fréchette, Louise, appointment, S.O. 31, 14311
>>>Office, renovations, 10886
>>>>o.q., 6217-8, 6443
>>Director general of public affairs, Ruth Cardinal, Apr. 24/95 remarks to Media Club of Canada, o.q., 12675-7
>>Employees, seasonal contracts, retired military personnel, eligibility, o.q., 10900
>>Environmental protection, policy
>>>Documents, tabled, 4209
>>>o.q., 3770
>>Expenditures
>>>Capital assets, Quebec share, 10120
>>>Quill pens, 150 for $2000, engraved with "Minister of National Defence", 16586-7, 17419, 17745
>>>>o.q., 16069
>>Headquarters
>>>Ottawa (NDHQ), 10865
>>>Reduction, 10864-5
>>Information technology systems development, $700 million potential savings, 1993-1994 Auditor General's report, 8321
>>>o.q., 8293-4
>>Lageaux report, 10865
>>>o.q., 6443, 7100
>>Land Engineering Test Establishment, closure, o.q., 6258
>>Louis St. Laurent Building, Hull, Que., 10886
>>Mismanagement, waste, National Defence Minister Collenette role, etc., 17744-5
>>Mission statement, 16582
>>Move management services, household moves, tendering process, 1753, 5137-9, 10739, 10912-4, 13795-7, 17422-3
>>>o.q., 156, 389, 1381-2, 3957, 7858, 11993, 15605
>>>Petition, 14933, 15444, 15650, 15707-8, 16196-7, 17445
>>>S.O. 31, 14880
>>New Brunswick Advanced Education and Labour Department, occupational and lifeskills training project, co-operative venture, 1528
>>Official languages policy/bilingualism, 9125
>>>Costs, 1832
>>>Second language training, 3480-1
>>Policies, documents, tabled, 11533
>>Private sector partnerships, co-operation, 16596-7
>>Procurement policies, 10865, 10873
>>Research centres, closure/cut-backs, Feb. 22/94 budget measure, 3028
>>Senior officials, accountability
>>>Collenette, National Defence Minister, leadership, lack, resignation, requesting, o.q., 15213-4
>>>Inquiry, M. on supply (Frazer), 10862-92, 10905-22, negatived, on recorded division, 10922-3
>>>o.q., 12676-7, 15213-4
>>Tendering practices, petition, 16080
>>Transportation, Canadian Airlines International contract, o.q., 11345
>>See also Air traffic control--Computerized system (CATS); Canadian Armed Forces; Canadian Coast Guard--Fisheries and Oceans Department; Defence--Low level flight training; Defence equipment--Exports; Defence industry--Industrial reconversion program--National Defence Department; Homemakers magazine--Special edition; Kettle and Stoney Point Reserve--CFB Ipperwash; Missiles; Peacekeeping--Canadian participation, Control; Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Twelfth; Training programs--Youth; Turbot--Atlantic fishery

National Dental Hygiene Week

>>S.O. 31, 6977

National Elizabeth Fry Week

>>Recognition, S.O. 31, 12184

National Emergency Medical Service Week

>>S.O. 31, 11481

National Energy Board

>>Hearings, intervenors' expenses, reimbursing
>>>Document, tabled, 16096-7, 16100
>>>Interprovincial Pipeline and Intercoastal Pipeline example, o.q., 1614
>>>Ontario Pipeline Landowners Association, 16096-7, 16104
>>>Petitions, 3401-2, 3793
>>>See also Pipelines--Southwest Ontario
>>Impact, etc., 17743
>>Regulation role, 14911-2, 14915
>>See also Oil and natural gas exploration

National Energy Board Act see Canada Oil and Gas Operations, Canada Petroleum Resources Act and National Energy Board Act (amdt.)(Bill C-6); Pipelines--Oil

National Energy Program

>>Impact, 1603-4, 1640, 6800-1
>>See also Alberta

National Entrepreneur of the Year award

>>Bragg, John, recipient, S.O. 31, 7553

National Environmental Technology Advancement Centres see Environment--Technology

National Epilepsy Month

>>S.O. 31, 11055

National Family Week

>>10th anniversary, S.O. 31, 6556
>>Oct. 2-8/95, S.O. 31, 15174, 15283

National Film Board (NFB)

>>Abolition, SECOR report recommendation, S.O. 31, 7552
>>Budget, 6451-2
>>Films and documentaries, collection, access, rural centres, 14321-2
>>>o.q., 14319
>>Funding, 649-50, 12139
>>>$600,000 reduction, 3067
>>>S.O. 31, 7553
>>Mandate, 217
>>Regional offices, closures, 217, 4791-2
>>Saskatoon, Sask. office, closure, petitions, 1924, 2893
>>Telefilm Canada, amalgamation, 7877
>>>Privatizing, 7877
>>>Study, o.q., 1505-6
>>See also Broadcasting and film industry--Review panel; Canadian Heritage Department; Pornography--Léolo; Telefilm Canada

National forest strategy see Forestry--Sustainable development

National Forest Week

>>S.O. 31, 3761, 3828, 3875, 3947, 12280-1, 12407-8

National Forum on Breast Cancer see Breast cancer

National Forum on Health

>>Abolishing, o.q., 9727
>>Canada Health Act, review, principles respecting, o.q., 10792
>>Chrétien, J., Prime Minister, chairing, Throne Speech measure, 11, 52, 254, 546, 558, 595
>>>Budget, Feb. 22/94, statement, 1711, 1818, 1938, 2097
>>Failure, 11307
>>Goals, 558, 816-8, 2069
>>>S.O. 31, 6980
>>Health care, expenditures, o.q., 6982
>>Participants, support, o.q., 6903
>>Postponement, o.q., 4657, 4694-5
>>Progress, effectiveness, o.q., 14533-4
>>Provincial governments involvement, 558, 5931-2, 6957-8, 7125, 11308
>>>o.q., 3567-8, 4467-8, 4518-9, 4579-80, 4694-5, 4698, 6777, 6854, 6903, 6981-3, 7034, 10792, 11482
>>>S.O. 31, 10708-9
>>Reports, o.q., 7032-3
>>S.O. 31, 10143
>>Terms of reference and membership, consultations, 5931-2
>>>o.q., 4518-9, 4778, 4862-3, 4994
>>See also Health care--Rural areas

National forums see Foreign affairs policy; National Forum on Health

National Gallery of Canada

>>AZT exhibit, purchase, condemning, S.O. 31, 11289
>>Collection, 7288-9, 7294, 7301-2, 7875
>>Western Canadian artists, lack, S.O. 31, 7801

National Grandparents Day

>>Second Sunday in September, designating, 13077-83, 14475-82
>>>Legislation see Grandparent's Day Act (Bill C-259); Grandparents' Day Act (Bill C-274)
>>>M. (Assadourian), 15829-33, agreed to, 15833

National Health and Welfare Department

>>Income Security Programs Branch see Income Security Programs
>>See also Health Department

National Heritage Day

>>S.O. 31, 1606-8, 9819

National Hockey League (NHL) see Hockey; Olympics, 1994 Winter Games--Hockey

National Hockey League Players Association see Eagleson

National Homemaker/Home Support Worker Week

>>S.O. 31, 6978

National Horse of Canada Act (Bill C-329)--Murray

>>First reading, 13188
>>Second reading, 15793-9
>>>Dropped from the Order Paper, 15799

National Housing Act see Mortgages

National Housing Act (amdt.)(Bill C-108)--Minister of Public Works and Government Services (Dingwall)

>>First reading, 15976
>>Second reading, 16177-84, 16197-208, 16283-304
>>>Amdt. (T. White), 16200, negatived, on recorded division, 16277-8
>>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 16385-6
>>Government Operations Standing Committee
>>>Referral, 16386
>>>Reported, without amdt., 16692
>>Report stage, concurrence, M. (Dingwall), 16810-1, agreed to, on recorded division, 16932-3
>>Third reading, 17604-9
>>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 17652-3, passed.
>>Senate passage, 17757
>>Royal Assent, 17757. Chap. 47, S.C. 1995
>>See also Mortgages--Insurance, CMHC program

National Housing Act (amdt.)(Bill C-350)--Thompson

>>First reading, 14849

National identity

>>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, role, 10769-70, 10797-9
>>>Reform Party position, 10759-60
>>Census, respondents, self-identification as "Canadians", 13024
>>Citizenship, relationship, 3011, 5776
>>Culture, heritage, relationship, 453, 2090-1, 4953, 4957, 4970
>>>Definitions, 452, 2265, 4597-8
>>Defining, 6458-9, 6842-3, 6877-8
>>Diversity, 582, 997-9
>>Entrepreneurial spirit, need, 4967-8
>>Francophones, anglophones and aboriginal, 3011, 10799-800
>>Importance, 6876
>>Justice system defining, 5877, 5882
>>Multiculturalism, relationship, 454-5, 4935, 6431
>>Promoting, 851, 5776, 7281
>>>Throne Speech proposal, 11, 221
>>Quebec, 999
>>Trade barriers, decline, impact, 2264
>>See also Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; Canadian heritage; Canadian Heritage Department; International economic development; Multiculturalism; Quebec; Railways

National Immunization Month

>>Influenza vaccinations, S.O. 31, 15337

National Infertility Awareness Week

>>S.O. 31, 6976-7

National Library

>>Estimates, reducing, 4510-11, 4661
>>Legal deposit provisions, legislation see National Library Act (amdt.)(Bill C-26); Publishing industry--Publications
>>Mandate, 4511
>>>National Archives, overlap, 4511

National Library Act (amdt.)(Bill C-26)--Minister of Canadian Heritage (Dupuy)

>>First reading, 3885
>>Second reading, 4507-11
>>>Agreed to, 4511
>>Committee of the Whole, 4512-4
>>>Referral, instead of a standing committee, by unanimous consent, 4511
>>>Reported, without amdt., 4514
>>Report stage, concurrence, by unanimous consent, 4514
>>Third reading, by unanimous consent, 4514, passed.
>>Senate passage, 5364
>>Royal Assent, 5365. Chap. 20, S.C. 1994
>>See also National Library--Legal deposit provisions

National Literacy Action Day

>>Support, S.O. 31, 9721, 9723

National Literacy Program

>>Funding, restoring
>>>Budget, Feb. 22/94, statement, 1709, 1768, 1818, 1880, 1892, 1907, 1943, 3017
>>>S.O. 31, 1498
>>>Throne Speech measure, 10, 670
>>Grants, r.o., 6147

National Marine Strategy see Environment--Protection; Ports--Labour disputes; Transport Standing Committee--Reports

National Medicare Day

>>Canadian Health Care Coalition declaration, S.O. 31, 16610-1

National Mental Health Week

>>S.O. 31, 3992

National milk-pricing system see Milk--And cream

National Mining Week

>>o.q., 12294
>>References, 13207
>>S.O. 31, 12281, 12467, 12591

National Missing Children's Day

>>May 25/94, S.O. 31, 4383-5
>>May 25/95, S.O. 31, 12836

National Museum of Science and Technology

>>Astronomy magazine, publishing in English only, o.q., 14456-7

National Museums

>>Privatizing, 7877
>>See also Canadian Museum of Civilization; Canadian Museum of Nature; National Museum of Science and Technology

National Nursing Week

>>Tribute, S.O. 31, 3874, 12107-8, 12279, 12363-4

National Organ Donation Day Act (Bill C-353)--McTeague

>>First reading, 15563

National parks

>>Admission fees
>>>Individual basis instead of vehicle, S.O. 31, 7178
>>>Senior citizens, exemption, requesting, petition, 15738
>>Consultations, studies, Alberta and British Columbia mountain parks, 7868
>>Departmental responsibility, historic background, 9082-3
>>Economic benefits, tourist industry, 7867-8, 8028, 8031, 9083, 9156
>>Enterprise units, hot springs, 6835
>>Environment Department/Canadian Heritage Department, responsibility, 6834-5, 7278-9, 9075-6, 9079, 9156
>>Environmental importance, 7867-8, 9083
>>Government commitment, 6834
>>Historic sites, economic importance, 452, 455, 6417, 6457, 6465, 6862
>>History, 6862
>>Number, use, revenue, cost, r.o., 5828
>>System, completing, marine parks, etc., 9083
>>Use, 6846
>>User fees, o.q., 6561, 7868
>>See also Banff National Park; Elk Island National Park; Fort Battleford National Park; Georgian Bay Island National Park; Jasper National Park; Kluane National Park; Kootenay East constituency; Pacific Rim National Park; Parks Canada; Point Pelee National Park; Riding Mountain National Park; Waterton Lakes National Park

National Parole Board

>>Appointment process, 585-6, 2458, 5857-8
>>>Criticism, Auditor General 1994 Report, o.q., 8172
>>>Justice and Legal Affairs Standing Committee role, o.q., 4056, 4203-4
>>>Patronage, 4497
>>>>Allegation, o.q., 1557
>>>Professional skills/merit, basing on, o.q., 8172
>>Failures, government apology, requesting, o.q., 4132-3
>>Gibbs, William, chair, appointment, two-stage selection process, government following, S.O. 31, 8112
>>Members
>>>Accountability, 2453, 5857-9, 5863, 5866-8, 5870
>>>o.q., 3882, 3955-6
>>>Political interference, o.q., 4057
>>>S.O. 31, 3563
>>>Training, 2424
>>Regional vice chairman see Murder--Convicted murderers committing while on parole
>>Reports, pre-1990, classified, access to, requesting, o.q., 4949-50
>>See also Correctional Service of Canada--Influence peddling; Parole; Sexual offenders--Incarceration

National Patriot Day

>>Establishing
>>>M. (Bergeron), 5545-54, 7539-47, 8900-5
>>>>Agreed to, as amended, on recorded division, 9035-6
>>>>Amdt. (O'Brien), 8900, agreed to, 8905
>>>>Dropped to bottom of precedence on Order Paper, 5554, 7547
>>>S.O. 31, 16662
>>Patriotes, tribute, S.O. 31, 8165
>>See also Holidays

National Police Week

>>Recognition, S.O. 31, 4268, 12591

National Public Service Week

>>S.O. 31, 5299-300, 13587, 13590, 13801
>>See also Public Service--Salaries, Freeze

National Quilters Week

>>Establishing, S.O. 31, 17136

National reconciliation see National unity

National referendum see Referendums

National Registry of Child Abusers see Child abuse

National Research Council (NRC)

>>Carty, Dr. Art, president, appointment, 6162
>>>S.O. 31, 4692
>>Funding
>>>Decline, 1995-1998, 15% reduction, o.q., 10151
>>>Increasing, Budget, Feb. 22/94, measure, 1710, 1777, 1789, 1816, 2156
>>History, 2155
>>See also Nuclear energy--Development; Research and development; Science and technology--Policies

National Revenue Department

>>Administrative consolidation, merging Customs and Excise with Taxation, 925-30, 933, 947-8, 3287, 3295, 3297, 3823, 3841-2
>>>Constituent complaints, reduction, 3295
>>>Cost-savings, benefits, 3295-301
>>>Legislation see Department of National Revenue Act (amdt.)(Bill C-2)
>>>Problems, Auditor General's report, 1994-1995, etc., o.q., 16781
>>>Programs and services, duplication, eliminating, 3298-9
>>>Quality of service, improvement, 927-8, 931, 934, 947-8, 3295-9
>>Auditors, corporate income tax files, government interference, Professional Institute of the Public Service survey, 3805-6
>>>o.q., 3705
>>>S.O. 31, 3702
>>Legislation, references, 3843
>>Mandate, objectives, 925, 933, 3296-7
>>Revenue collection, emphasis, 3300
>>Staff, GST services, increase, 3015
>>Telephone service, 1-800 information number, S.O. 31, 2284
>>See also Business--Single government registration number; Canada Customs--Customs officers; Child tax benefit--Eligibility; Children--Missing; Customs Tariff--Legislation; Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Seventeenth; Income tax--Cheaters; Research and development--Scientific research and experimental development tax credit, Rebate; RRSPs--Overcontributions; Taxation--Underground economy

National Road Safety Week

>>S.O. 31, 8593

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

>>Chairman, Prime Minister Chrétien, 1432
>>Membership, 1432-4
>>>Applications, 1432
>>Objectives, mandate, etc., 1432-4
>>Vice-Chairman, Pierre-Marc Johnson, 1433