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Bentham, Jeremy see House of Commons--Reform
Benzene see Gasoline/automotive fuels
Benzodiazepine see Drug trafficking--Controlled substances
Berger, David (L--Saint-Henri--Westmount; resigned as of December 28, 1994)
- >>Bloc Québécois, S.O. 31, 1608
>>Bosnia-Herzegovina, 369
>>>S.O. 31, 988
>>Budget, Feb. 22/94, M. for approval (P. Martin), 2117-8
>>Campeau, Lise, S.O. 31, 1548-9
>>Canadian Technology Network, 2118
>>China, o.q., 7991
>>Department of Industry Act (Bill C-46), 6792-3, 8761-3, 8766-7
>>Economic recovery, S.O. 31, 7028
>>Exports, 8762
>>Gun control/guns, S.O. 31, 6033
>>Industry Department, 6792-3
>>Industry Standing Committee, reports, 6815-6, 8299
>>Law Reform Commission of Canada, 2117
>>Middle East, S.O. 31, 3948
>>Paproski, Hon. Steven E., 110
>>Peacekeeping, M. (Ouellet), 350, 369-70
>>Pelletier, Irénée, 1389
>>Péloquin, Gaston, references, 5813
>>Procedure, committee reports, 6815
>>Program for Older Worker Adjustment, o.q., 7427
>>Quebec, S.O. 31, 4050
>>References, resignation, 9165
>>Schneerson, Rabbi Menachem Mendel, S.O. 31, 5207
>>Small business, 6793
>>Taxation, 5651
>>Terrorism, S.O. 31, 2170
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Jackson), 118
>>Tobacco/cigarette smuggling, 5651-2, 5666-8
>>>S.O. 31, 636
>>Tobacco/cigarettes, 5652, 5666-8
>>Trade, 8761-2
>>>o.q., 7991
>>Unemployment insurance, 119
>>Wallenberg, Raoul, S.O. 31, 9140
>>Women, S.O. 31, 8694
>>Yugoslavia (former), 370
>>>o.q., 493, 892
Bergeron, Stéphane (BQ--Verchères)
- >>Agricultural products, 7495
>>>o.q., 7692, 9605
>>Airports, 3697
>>Borrowing Authority Act, 1995-96 (Bill C-73), 10309-13
>>Bosnia-Herzegovina, 305, 2276, 17148, 17150
>>>M. (Collenette), 11235-6
>>>M. (Collenette), 17147-52
>>>o.q., 1236, 3233-4, 3390, 4862-3, 8291, 8550, 8596, 8636, 8748-9, 8881, 12718, 13527
>>>S.O. 31, 12409
>>Budget, 764-5, 2091-2
>>>M. (P. Martin), 763-6
>>Budget, Feb. 22/94, M. for approval (P. Martin), 2091-4
>>Budget Implementation Act, 1995 (Bill C-76), 11583-4
>>Burundi
>>>o.q., 11487
>>>S.O. 31, 11522-3
>>Business of the House, 13536-9
>>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 11583-4
>>Canada's Foreign Affairs Policy Review Special Joint Committee, 2278-9
>>>Report, dissenting report, tabled, 7813
>>Canadian Armed Forces, 2276
>>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 7619
>>>o.q., 17707
>>Canadian Centre for Magnetic Fusion, S.O. 31, 2734
>>Canadian International Trade Tribunal, 8398
>>China, 2161
>>>o.q., 7728-9
>>>S.O. 31, 13317
>>>Statement by Minister (Chan), 13286
>>CIDA, 6502
>>Cod, o.q., 1554-5
>>Communications Security Establishment, M. (Lee), 9041-2
>>Conflict of interest, 5537-8
>>Constitutional Amendments Act (Bill C-110), 17053-7
>>Constitutional reform, 8850
>>>o.q., 16903-4
>>>S.O. 31, 6381, 16773-4
>>Copyright, 8254
>>Copyright Act, 8254
>>Crown Liability and Proceedings Act (amdt.)(Bill C-4), 3380-3
>>Cruise missile testing, 407-10, 2276
>>>M. (Collenette), 406-10
>>Cuba, o.q., 14317-8
>>Culture, 7620
>>Customs Tariff (amdt.)(Bill C-5), 1540-3, 1547, 2161-3, 2165-7
>>Dairy products/industry, 10311-3, 11517-8
>>Defence equipment, 407
>>>o.q., 10897, 10949-50, 11191
>>Defence expenditures, 1481, 2276
>>Defence policy, 1479-83, 2276-7
>>>M. (Collenette), 1479-83
>>Deficit, 2092, 11584
>>Department of Canadian Heritage Act (Bill C-53), 7619-21
>>Department of External Affairs Act (amdt.)(Bill C-47), 6501-2
>>Developing countries, 1541-2
>>Diplomats, o.q., 12541
>>Dupuy, references, 7621
>>Economic conditions, 764, 2092
>>Economic policy, 766
>>Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act, 1994 (Bill C-18), 2936-8
>>Embassies and consulates, o.q., 387, 6857
>>Equalization payments, 11583
>>Ethics Counsellor, 5537-8
>>Expo 2005, o.q., 12253-4
>>Exports, 764, 2277-8, 7323, 7325, 8395, 8397-8
>>>o.q., 1104
>>External Affairs Department, 6501-2
>>Foreign Affairs and International Trade Department, 6501-2
>>Foreign affairs policy, 2276-7, 15730-1
>>>M. (Ouellet), 2276-9
>>Foreign aid, 1540, 1543, 2166
>>FTA, S.O. 31, 9998-9
>>GATT, 544, 1542, 7324-7, 8223, 8234, 8395-400
>>GDP, 2092-3, 2277
>>General Preferential Tariff, 1540, 1542-3, 1547, 2161, 2163, 2165-6
>>Government, 4007
>>Government expenditures, 185, 1267-9, 2093
>>>M. on supply (Williams), 1267-70
>>Government programs and services, 764, 1268-70, 2093-4, 7620
>>Grain, 6550
>>Grain transportation, 10311
>>Haiti, o.q., 5817-8
>>Health care, 547
>>Hibernia development project, o.q., 942-3
>>Hockey, o.q., 156
>>House of Commons, 543-4
>>Ice cream/yoghurt, 11517
>>>o.q., 9605
>>Immigration, 2093
>>>o.q., 12842
>>Income tax, 2092
>>>Petition, 7041
>>Infrastructure program, 2092, 10309
>>International development assistance, 1269, 1541-2, 6502, 10311
>>International relations, 2278
>>Job creation, 10309, 10312
>>Kingston, Ont., 7620
>>Lobbyists, 3697, 4008, 5537-8
>>Lobbyists Registration Act (amdt.)(Bill C-43), 5537-8
>>Los Angeles, CA, S.O. 31, 17-8
>>Louis David Riel Conviction Revocation Act (Bill C-288), 10934-5
>>Military colleges, 2091, 2276, 7620
>>Milk marketing boards, 8233
>>NAFTA, 544, 1542, 2277-8, 3380-3
>>National debt, 763-4, 11584
>>National Patriot Day
>>>M., 5545-8, 8903-5
>>>S.O. 31, 8165, 16662
>>National security, 1480
>>National unity, 17053-6
>>>S.O. 31, 16773-4
>>North Korea, S.O. 31, 5571
>>Nuclear weapons, 407-8
>>Olympics, 1994 Winter Games, 3081-2
>>>S.O. 31, 1420
>>Parent, references, 406
>>Peacekeeping, M. (Ouellet), 305
>>Pearson International Airport Agreements Act (Bill C-22), 3696-8, 4007-9
>>Political parties, 3697, 4008
>>Procedure
>>>Bills, Private Member's Public, 10935
>>>Debate, 5550
>>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 17432
>>>Members' remarks, 5549
>>>Petitions, 7994
>>>Private Members' Motions, 5550
>>>Quorum, 8213, 8223, 8237
>>>Sittings of the House, M. (H. Gray), 13536-9
>>Public Service, 10310-2
>>>S.O. 31, 10262-3
>>Quebec, 407, 2937, 7484-5, 11584, 15731, 17053-4, 17056-7
>>>M. on supply (Duceppe), 8849-50
>>>o.q., 14924-5, 16903
>>>S.O. 31, 15763, 16773-4
>>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), 8849-50, 15730, 17053-4, 17056
>>>S.O. 31, 14881
>>References, maiden speech, 406
>>Responsible government in Canada, 5545-8
>>Riel, David Louis, 5547, 10934-5
>>Russia, 408, 410
>>Rwanda
>>>o.q., 3044
>>>Statement by Minister (C. Stewart), 4396-7
>>Senate, 6502
>>Senior citizens, petitions, 7237, 7994-5
>>Small business, 2092-3
>>Softwood lumber, o.q., 1104, 5342, 6336
>>Sports, 3081-2
>>Steel industry, 543, 8259-61, 8398-9
>>Sugar industry, 14782-4
>>>o.q., 14317-8
>>Textile and clothing industry, 7327, 8224
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Jackson), 185, 543-4, 547-8
>>Tobacco/cigarette smuggling, 544
>>Trade, 1541-2, 2277-9, 5136-7, 7322-4, 8395
>>>o.q., 2791, 5728, 7933, 9278-9, 16067-8
>>>S.O. 31, 9140-1
>>>Statement by Minister (MacLaren), 9246-8
>>Training programs, S.O. 31, 6708, 7364
>>Transfer payments to provinces, 548, 2092, 2094, 10309-10, 11583
>>Tremblay, Patrick
>>>o.q., 1430
>>>S.O. 31, 1230
>>Turbot, o.q., 10468-9, 10830, 11136-7
>>Turkey
>>>o.q., 10896-7, 10949-50, 11191
>>>S.O. 31, 11338
>>Unemployment, 2092
>>Unemployment insurance, 2092
>>Unemployment insurance account, 10309
>>United Nations
>>>S.O. 31, 7175, 16432
>>>Statement by Minister (Ouellet), 15730-1
>>United States Sugar Import Restrictions Retaliation Act (Bill C-311), 14782-4
>>Wheat, 6550-1
>>>o.q., 2127-8, 3956-7, 7692
>>World Trade Organization, 2278, 7322-5, 7327, 8223-4, 8229-30, 8233-4, 8397-400
>>World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-57), 7322-7, 7484-5, 7488, 7495, 8222-4, 8229-30, 8233-4, 8254-5, 8259-61, 8395-400
Berlin Summit see Air pollution--Carbon dioxide; Environment
Bermuda see Tuna
Bernard Harms Medal see Grubel--References
Bernard, Roger see National unity--Canada Can Campaign '95
Bernardo, Paul see Justice system--Trials
Bernier, Gilles (IND--Beauce)
- >>Atlantic Groundfish Strategy, 4218
>>Beauce--Franco-Manitoban meetings, S.O. 31, 11402
>>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 4457-8
>>Cod, 4217-8
>>Corporations, S.O. 31, 14917-8
>>Employment, S.O. 31, 8691
>>Federalism, S.O. 31, 6511, 16357
>>Fisheries, 4215, 4217-8
>>Fisheries, Atlantic, 4217-8, 4221-2
>>GST, S.O. 31, 17229
>>Health care, S.O. 31, 14219
>>Income tax, S.O. 31, 17229
>>Indian reserves, S.O. 31, 1720
>>Military colleges, S.O. 31, 2285
>>Procedure, divisions, recorded, 10813-4, 11169-70, 12327-8, 16386, 16642, 16931-2, 16935-6, 16938-43, 16945-6, 17652
>>Quebec, 4217
>>Railways, S.O. 31, 10783
>>Sainte-Marie de Beauce, S.O. 31, 12106
>>Tobacco/cigarette smuggling, S.O. 31, 488
>>Training programs, S.O. 31, 3229
Bernier, Maurice (BQ--Mégantic--Compton--Stanstead)
- >>ADM Agri-Industries Ltd. Operations Act (Bill C-313), 12860-1
>>Agriculture
>>>M. (Goodale), 4167-70
>>>M. on supply (J-G Chrétien), 11497-9, 11506
>>>M. on supply (Marchand), 3674-5
>>AIDS, 561
>>Association du Québec pour enfants avec problèmes auditifs, S.O. 31, 4651-2
>>Bloc Québécois, 12772
>>Blood, o.q., 3706, 4519
>>Border crossings, 3298
>>Borrowing Authority Act, 1994-95 (Bill C-14), 1884
>>Brault, Maurice, references, 4167
>>Budget, Feb. 22/94, M. for approval (P. Martin), 2107-9, 2113-4
>>Budget, M. (P. Martin), 777-8
>>Canada Health and Social Transfer, M. on supply (Bouchard), 12051-2, 12055, 12060, 12076, 12087-8
>>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 7875
>>Canadian Dairy Commission Act (amdt.)(Bill C-86), 12743-5
>>Canadian National Railways, 7791-2
>>Carstairs, Sen. Sharon, S.O. 31, 6031
>>Cattle, o.q., 1107-8
>>Cauchon, references, 12087-8
>>China, S.O. 31, 7307-8
>>Conscription, 8842, 8844
>>Constitution, 8842, 8844, 12051-2
>>Constitutional Amendments Act (Bill C-110), 17016, 17021, 17026, 17029-31
>>Constitutional reform, o.q., 572
>>Corrections and Conditional Release Act and Criminal Code (amdt.)(Bill C-240), 5179-80
>>Dairy products/industry, 11498-9, 12743-5
>>Dangerous offenders, 5179-80
>>Defence equipment, M. on supply (Jacob), 16633
>>Defence expenditures, 2078
>>Deficit, 777, 2108-9
>>>o.q., 2486-7
>>Department of Canadian Heritage Act (Bill C-53), 7874-5
>>Department of National Revenue Act (amdt.)(Bill C-2), 3297-9
>>Disabled and handicapped persons, S.O. 31, 13041
>>Dominion Textiles Inc., S.O. 31, 785
>>Drug trafficking, 3298
>>Dupuy, references, 7875
>>Economic conditions, 2108
>>Education, 12763-5
>>Education, post-secondary, 3299, 12052, 12763
>>Elections, 4020
>>Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act, 1995 (Bill C-69), 11076
>>Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Suspension Act, 1994 (Bill C-18), 2753-4, 2917-8, 4812-5
>>Equalization payments, 2077-80
>>Established Programs Financing, 2079
>>Estimates, M. (Eggleton), 5010-2
>>Excise Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-13), 3287-8
>>Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act (amdt.)(Bill C-75), 13166-7
>>Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements and Federal Post-Secondary Education and Health Contributions Act (amdt.)(Bill C-3), 2077-80
>>Fiscal Stabilization Program, 12764, 12768
>>Gasoline/automotive fuels, o.q., 3998
>>Government, 3287, 12772
>>Government expenditures, 4169-70
>>>M. on supply (Williams), 1225
>>Government programs and services, 777, 1225, 1884, 2079
>>Graham, references, 2113-4
>>GST, 3287-8
>>Gun control/guns, 3298
>>Health care, 561, 2079, 3299, 12055, 12088, 12763
>>House of Commons, 4814
>>Income Tax Amendments Revision Act (Bill C-15), 3292-3
>>Industrial park museum, o.q., 3394
>>Infrastructure program, 2077
>>International Day of Disabled Persons, S.O. 31, 8542-3
>>Internet, S.O. 31, 12715
>>Legislation, 3287, 3293, 3297
>>Liquor smuggling, 3298
>>Lobbyists, 4012-3
>>Lobbyists Registration Act (amdt.)(Bill C-43), 11955-6
>>Marchand, references, 3674
>>Mégantic--Compton--Stanstead constituency, 2753-4, 2917-8, 3674, 4167-8, 12743
>>Milk, 12743-5
>>Mining industry, 3122
>>National Access Awareness Week, S.O. 31, 12997
>>National debt, 778
>>National identity, 2079
>>National Revenue Department, 3287, 3297-9
>>National unity, 17030-1
>>Official languages policy/bilingualism, 17026
>>Oka, Que., 12763
>>Pearson International Airport Agreements Act (Bill C-22), 3537-8, 3548, 3713-4, 4012-3
>>Political parties, 3548, 3713
>>>M. (Plamondon), 4019-21
>>Private family trusts, 2108-9
>>Procedure
>>>Decorum, 4815
>>>Speeches, 5010
>>Progressive Conservative Party, 5012
>>Protection of Personal Information Obtained by Certain Corporations Act (Bill C-315), 17066-7
>>Quebec, 778, 2078-9, 2753-4, 2917-8, 4170, 5010, 11498-9, 11506, 12052, 12060, 17029-30
>>>M., 11029-31
>>>M. on supply, 12762-5, 12768, 12772, 12812
>>>M. on supply (Duceppe), 8842-4
>>>S.O. 31, 16432, 16899
>>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), 17030
>>Radio stations, 7875
>>Railways
>>>M. (M. Gauthier), 3122-3
>>>M. on supply (Guimond), 7790-4
>>References, maiden speech, 462
>>Research and development, 2077-8
>>Restigouche Indian Reserve, 12765
>>Same-sex couples, M. (Ménard), 14505-6
>>Senate, 5010-2
>>Social security system, 2108
>>Telecommunications, 7874-5
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Jackson), 560-1
>>Tobacco/cigarette smuggling, o.q., 1234-5
>>Training programs, 2108, 3299, 12060, 12076
>>>S.O. 31, 8112
>>Transfer payments to provinces, 2077-8, 12060
>>Tunisia, S.O. 31, 3874
>>Unemployment, 2108
>>Unemployment insurance, 2108
>>>S.O. 31, 2784-5
>>VIA Rail Canada Inc., o.q., 2177
>>Viger, André, S.O. 31, 2036
>>Welfare, 2108
Bernier, Yvan (BQ--Gaspé)
- >>Aboriginal peoples, 8368
>>Anstey, Gary
>>>o.q., 8480
>>>S.O. 31, 8424
>>Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, 1946
>>>o.q., 3276
>>Atlantic Groundfish Strategy, 5560, 5562-3
>>Bloc Québécois, 863, 1771
>>Borrowing Authority Act, 1994-95 (Bill C-14), 1946-7
>>Budget, Feb. 22/94, M. for approval (P. Martin), 1771, 1783, 2095
>>Budget, Feb. 27/95, M. for approval (P. Martin), 10546
>>Budget Implementation Act, 1994 (Bill C-17), 4457-8
>>Budget, M. (Gagliano), 8354, 8368, 8497, 8499, 8508, 8510
>>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, petition, 5585
>>Canadian Coast Guard, 14874
>>Coastal Fisheries Protection Act (amdt.)(Bill C-29), 4215-8, 4221-2
>>Cod, 463-4, 1297, 1317, 1337, 5562-3
>>>o.q., 2294-5, 2542
>>Constitutional Amendments Act (Bill C-110), 17650
>>Constitutional reform, S.O. 31, 12364
>>Crab, o.q., 2933
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--force) and Coastal Fisheries Protection Act (amdt.--force)(Bill C-8), 1294-8, 1317, 1337
>>Defence expenditures, 1946-7
>>Deficit, 8055, 8499
>>Department of Labour Act (amdt.)(Bill C-30), 5560-3
>>Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (Bill C-52), 6575-9
>>Economic development, 3593
>>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-111), 17512-3
>>Environment, S.O. 31, 13120
>>Equalization payments, 7121
>>Federal Office of Regional Development-Quebec, 4743
>>Fisheries, 464-6, 1294-8, 1337, 4743, 9097-8, 14866-7, 14875
>>>o.q., 7857
>>Fisheries and Oceans Department, 8508
>>Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee, 2980
>>Fisheries, Atlantic, 464-7, 1946, 5561-3, 7766
>>>o.q., 2933, 4773, 7232-3, 8701
>>Fishermen, o.q., 1310-1
>>Gaspé constituency, 462-3
>>Government, 3593-4
>>Government contracts, 6576-7, 6579
>>Government programs and services, 6576-9
>>Job creation, 4743, 10546
>>Lobster, o.q., 6557-8
>>Manganese-based Fuel Additives Act (Bill C-94), 16272-3
>>Marine safety, o.q., 5343
>>Multiculturalism, 1783
>>National unity, S.O. 31, 16958
>>Northern Canada, 8368
>>Northern Cod Adjustment and Recovery Program, o.q., 100
>>Oceans Act (Bill C-98), 14865-8, 14874-5, 14894, 14906
>>Official Languages Act, M. on supply (Ringma), 3191
>>Parent, references, 100
>>Pearson International Airport Agreements Act (Bill C-22), 3593-4, 4046-7
>>Penitentiaries, 1294
>>Petitions, M. on supply (I. McClelland), 1598
>>Political parties, 3593
>>Post offices, petition, 7236
>>Poverty, 663
>>Procedure
>>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 5082, 5088
>>>Members' remarks, 16272-3
>>>Points of order/questions of privilege, 5664
>>>Question and comment period, 4739
>>>Speeches, 1294, 17513
>>Public Service, 8497
>>Quebec
>>>M. (J. Chrétien), 16988
>>>S.O. 31, 1683
>>Railways, petition, 7236
>>References, maiden speech, 462
>>Regional development, 8510
>>>M. on supply (Crête), 4743
>>Social security system, 1771, 2095
>>>M. (L. Axworthy), 663, 863
>>>M. (L. Axworthy), 7121, 8053-5
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Jackson), 462-7
>>Training programs, 4743, 8499
>>Turbot, 14874
>>>o.q., 6140-1, 6218, 6260-1, 10079, 11483
>>Unemployment, 4743, 5560-1, 8054-5
>>Unemployment insurance, 1771, 1947, 2095, 7121, 8054, 8424. 17512-3
>>>o.q., 9060, 14811-2
>>Young offenders, M. on supply (Forseth), 4250
>>Yukon First Nations Self-Government Act (Bill C-34), 5082