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Budget (1996)
>>
Pre-budget consultations, Finance Standing Committee role, 17687-92,
17697-8, 17714-7, 17719-23, 17725-6, 17745-6, 17748-50, 17753
>>>Finance Minister Martin meeting with Finance Standing Committee, delay,
o.q., 14611-2
>>>Travel, witnesses input, 17678
>>>See also Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-second
Budget, Apr. 26/93 see VIA Rail Canada Inc.--Operating subsidies
Budget, Feb. 20/90 see Postal Services Review Committee--Abolition
Budget, Feb. 22/94
>>
Assault on unemployed, 2108, 2111, 2141, 2158, 3033, 3054, 3070-1
>>Balanced approach, 1714, 1810, 1812-3, 1818, 1826, 1833, 2084, 2087, 2136,
2845-6, 2883, 3013, 3113
>>>S.O. 31, 1547-8
>>Benefiting wealthy, 2143
>>Big corporation approach, 2156-7
>>Bloc Québécois position, 2110-1
>>>See also Budget, Feb. 22/94--Implementation
>>Budget documents, tabled, 1708
>>Canadian Advanced Technology Association, comments, 2888
>>Canadian Chamber of Commerce president, comments, 2881-2
>>Canadian Federation of Independent Business position, 2888, 3063
>>>See also Budget, Feb. 22/94--Details
>>Canadian Home Builders Association president, comments, 2888
>>Canadian values, relationship, 1714
>>Consultations, 1708, 1713-4, 1842, 1894, 1896, 1906, 3113
>>Credibility, lack, 3198
>>Details, disclosure to Pierre Cléroux, Canadian Federation of Independent
Business Vice President, allegations, o.q., 1305-6
>>Financial community, reaction, 2888, 3033
>>Government policy reform, role, 1708
>>Government selling program, 1811-2
>>Impact, 1934
>>Implementation, legislation, Bill C-17
>>>Bloc Québécois position, 2802
>>>Clause 12, committee reviewing, 4442, 4444, 4446
>>>Committee hearings, 4479-80, 4485-6,
4565-6, 4675-8
>>>>Blanchard, M. comments, 4676
>>>Omnibus bill, 2775-7, 2781, 2799, 2804, 2842, 2859-61, 2868, 3017, 3020,
3024, 3034, 4433, 4439, 4443, 4445-9, 4456, 4460-1, 4473, 4475, 4478, 4490,
4559-61, 4630-1, 4640, 4662
>>>Passage, expediting, 2889
>>>Reform Party position, 2799, 2802, 2804
>>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 1994 (Bill C-17);
Canada Assistance Plan--Established Programs Financing;
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--Funding, Borrowing;
Income tax--Legislation, Bill C-70;
Members of Parliament--Salaries, Freeze;
Public Service--Salaries, Freeze;
Transportation--Service freight transportation system;
Unemployment Insurance Act--Amendments
>>Ineffective, 17752
>>>M. on supply (R. Speaker), 2196-212, 2227-52, negatived, on
recorded division, 2321-2
>>Liberal Party election promises, "red book", relationship, 9769-70
>>M. for approval (P. Martin), 1708-16, 1762-92, 1806-37, 2048-75, 2084-118,
2134-59, agreed to, on recorded division, 2696
>>>Amdt. (Loubier), 1739, negatived, on recorded division, 2075-6
>>>>Amdt. to amdt. (R. Speaker), 1742, negatived, on recorded division, 2031-2
>>>Debate, adjournment, M. (Loubier), agreed to, 1716
>>Measures, Throne Speech proposals, comparison, 2048
>>Media reaction, 1845, 2890
>>Motivation, "fault lines", 1714
>>Omissions, 1897
>>Political mandate, lack, 2116
>>Pre-budget debate, allowing, 3113
>>Public reaction, 1896, 1904, 1907-8, 1932, 1936, 1941, 2680, 3013, 3113-4
>>Quebec unions position, 1810-1, 3069
>>References
>>>"Campbell meat with Martin sauce", 1788
>>>Ghost written by Wilson and Mazankowski, 1786, 1817-8
>>>"Smoke and mirrors", 1774
>>>"Snow job", 1786
>>Reform Party position, 14032-4
>>Rural Canada, impact, 2473-6
>>S.O. 31, 1850, 2035, 2848
>>Social and economic renewal framework, 2094
>>Two-stage budget, 1708-9
>>Ways and Means motions, notice, tabled, 1708
>>See also Aboriginal Head-Start Program--Developing;
Air transportation tax--Increase;
Alternative and renewable energy--Equipment;
Atlantic Groundfish Strategy;
Atlantic provinces;
Budget--Pre-budget consultations;
Business--Competitiveness--Subsidies;
Canada Assistance Plan--Established programs financing;
Canada Business Services Centres--Establishing;
Canada Investment Fund--Creating;
Canadian Armed Forces--Bases and stations--Salaries;
Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act (Bill C-63)(3rd Sess., 34th
Parl.)--Proclamation;
Canadian Technology Network;
Capital gains tax--$100,000/$500,000 lifetime exemption;
Centre of Excellence for Women's Health--Establishing;
Charlevoix constituency;
Child care;
Consumers--Confidence;
Corporations--Income tax;
Court Challenges Program--Restoring;
Crop insurance;
Defence expenditures--Reduction;
Defence policy--Review;
Deficit--Reduction;
Dollar, exchange rate;
Economic conditions--Quality of life;
Economic development;
Economic recovery;
Education, post-secondary--Established programs financing;
Employment--Increasing;
Energy conservation--Equipment;
Environment;
Environmental industry--Cleaner technologies--Government encouraging;
Farmers--Subsidies;
Financial institutions--Income tax;
Fiscal policy;
Freight rates--Subsidies;
Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions--Operating
budgets--Review--Service delivery standards;
Government expenditures;
Government policies--Reviews;
Government programs and services--18 new spending programs--One-stop shopping;
Government revenues--Growth;
Governor General--Salary;
Grain transportation--Subsidies;
Gross Revenue Insurance Plan--Funding;
GST--Reform;
Health care--Prenatal nutrition programs;
Health insurance (Medicare)--Canada Health Act principles--Established
programs financing;
Home Buyers Plan--RRSP funds;
Housing--Social;
Income tax--Charitable donations tax credit--Life insurance
premiums--Senior citizens, Age credit;
Infrastructure program--Implementing;
Interest rates;
International development assistance--Funding, Reduction by 2%;
Job creation;
Judges--Federally appointed;
Lieutenant-Governors--Salaries;
Members of Parliament--Salaries;
Mentally disabled persons--Pilot project;
Military colleges--Collège militaire royal--Royal Roads Military College;
Mining industry--Reclamation funds;
National debt;
National Forum on Health--Establishing;
National Literacy Program--Funding;
National Research Council--Funding;
Net Income Stabilization Account--Funding;
Northern Canada;
Pay equity;
Privacy;
Private family trusts--21-year income tax exemption;
Public Service--Pay equity--Salaries;
Public Utilities Income Tax Transfer Act--Transfers;
RCMP--Salaries;
Regional disparities;
Research and development--Strategy;
RRAP--Reintroducing;
Senators--Salaries;
Senior citizens;
Single-parent families;
Small business;
Social security system;
Space program--International space station program--Long term plan;
Special interest groups--Government funding;
Spending Control Act;
Sustainable development;
Taxation--Budget, Feb. 22/94--Compliance--Tax breaks;
Trade;
Training programs;
Transfer payments to provinces;
Transportation--Surface freight transportation system;
Unemployment insurance passim;
University of British Columbia--KAON/TRIUMF facility;
University research--Funding agencies;
Veterans' benefits--Pensions and allowances;
Waterloo constituency--Environmental matters;
Youth Internship Program--Apprenticeship training;
Youth Services Corps--Creating
Budget, Feb. 27/95
>>
Balanced and fair, 11272-3, 11282-3, 11336-7, 11361-2, 11388, 11420-1, 11428
>>Bloc Québécois position, 10134, 10136, 10726-7, 11821-2, 11825, 12037,
12060-1, 12075, 12077
>>Budget documents, tabled, 10094
>>Canadian Federation of Students position, 12060, 12075
>>Consultation process, 10486, 10535, 10747, 11272, 11282, 13306, 13312, 13386,
13398
>>Date, announcing, o.q., 9776, 9901
>>Failure, 10294-5, 10343-4, 10598, 10807-8, 11277
>>>Marty at the Bat, Dr. John Robson poem, 11271-2
>>>S.O. 31, 10142
>>Favouring rich, 11433-4
>>Finance Department forecasts, revenue projections, 10247
>>Financial institutions/analysts
>>>Advance information, o.q., 9277, 9420
>>>Reaction, 11317, 11389
>>Financial markets/organizations, reaction, 10284, 10289, 10291-2, 10533,
10536, 10539, 10748-9, 11258, 11282, 11389, 11825, 11828
>>Financial update, fall 1995, o.q., 14611-2
>>Fiscally responsible measures, 13310-11
>>Grey, D., position, 11821
>>Implementation, legislation (Bill C-76), 11316-7, 11384, 13083-4
>>>Allmand voting against, 13303, 13344
>>>>S.O. 31, 13336
>>>Bill C-90 measures, 14737-8, 14744,
15472-3, 15492
>>>Bloc Québécois position, 11317-9, 13299
>>>Free vote, 13346
>>>Liberal members voting against, 13345
>>>Non-taxation measures, 13289
>>>Reform Party position, 11283, 11317, 11319
>>>Time allocation, 11771-2, 11820-2,
13260, 13299
>>>Timely passage, 11258
>>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 1995 (Bill C-76)
>>Liberal Party election promises, broken, 10287, 10960, 13403-5
>>Liberal Party philosophy, conflicting, 10748, 10961
>>Liberal Party position, 10537
>>M. for approval (P. Martin), 10094-105, 10115-41, 10153-73, 10175-81,
10202-23, 10431-63, 10475-502, 10526-46, agreed to, on recorded division,
10546-7
>>>Amdt. (Loubier), 10121, negatived, on recorded division, 10502-3
>>>>Amdt. to amdt. (Manning), 10123, negatived, on recorded division, 10224
>>>Debate, adjournment, M. (Loubier), agreed to, 10104-5
>>Measures, implementation delay, Quebec referendum, relationship, 11277
>>Media coverage, 10535-6, 10748
>>Ontario
>>>Impact, 12074
>>>Rae, Premier Bob, reaction, 11394
>>Principles, 11420
>>Provinces, reaction, 11273, 11388
>>Provincial finance ministers, advance meeting, o.q., 9602
>>Public input, 17678
>>Public interests, betrayal, Reform Party position, 10121-3
>>Public opinion, 10259, 10261,
10282, 10285-6, 10291-2, 10737, 10743-5,
11273-4, 11277, 11279, 11282, 11288, 11317-9, 11337, 11361, 11388, 11392,
11588, 11821-2, 11827-8, 12060, 12074, 13289, 13293, 13379, 13389-90, 17678
>>Recommendations, S.O. 31, 9413
>>Reform Party alternative taxpayers budget proposals, comparison, 9865,
9868-79, 9883-4, 9889-90, 9892, 9909-10, 9918-20, 9927-9, 10122-4, 10134,
10136, 10168, 10171, 10203-4, 10211, 10244, 10257, 10259-60, 10284, 10287-8,
10341-2, 10939, 10963, 11287, 11388-9, 11421, 11435, 11440, 11585-6, 12179-80,
13348, 13400, 13418, 13422, 17752-3
>>>See also Old age pensions--Benefits, Income level test
>>Reform Party influence, 10286
>>Reform Party position, 11272, 11821-2, 11825
>>Reform Party promises, relationship, S.O. 31, 12062
>>Road to fundamental reform, 10094, 10211, 11257, 11260, 11304, 13346
>>>o.q., 10615
>>Secrecy, breach, advance briefing to Liberal caucus, Chamberlain statement,
Hill Times article, 10330-4
>>>o.q., 10326
>>S.O. 31, 10142-3, 10186-7, 10606-7
>>Success, measuring criteria, o.q., 11489
>>Targets, o.q., 9946-7
>>Ways and Means motion
>>>Concurrence, M. (P. Martin), agreed to, 10548
>>>Notice, tabled, 10094, 10475
>>Window of opportunity, 10094, 10102
>>Women, impact, 10336-7, 10479-82
>>See also Agricultural products--Exports--Sale to non-sovereign foreign
buyers;
Agricultural research--Facilities;
Agriculture--Assistance programs;
Agriculture and Agri-Food Department--Expenditures;
Air traffic control--Commercialization;
Air transportation tax--Increases;
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency--Budget;
Atlantic provinces--Budget;
Business--Subsidies and grants;
Canada Communications Group--Privatization;
Canada Health Act--Five principles;
Canada Health and Social Transfer--Funds;
Canada Pension Plan--Sustainability;
Canadian Armed Force--Air Command--Land Forces Command--Maritime Command;
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--Funding;
Canadian National Railways--Privatization/commercialization;
Canadian Polar Commission;
Capital gains tax--$500,000 lifetime exemption, Small business;
Child care;
Corporations--Income tax--Multinational corporations;
Crown corporations--Privatization;
Dairy products/industry--Subsidies;
Deficit;
Economic development;
Economy--Government role;
Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation--1995-96 budget;
Excise Act--Contraband alcohol and tobacco;
Farm income--"Whole farm concept";
Film and video industry--Development tax incentive;
Financial institutions--Information technology--Large deposit-taking
institutions;
Fisheries and Oceans Department--Expenditures;
Freight rates--Subsidies, Atlantic provinces;
Gasoline/automotive fuels--Excise tax;
Government borrowing--1996-1997 requirements;
Government credit rating;
Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions--Regional agencies;
Government expenditures;
Government programs and
services--Expenditures--National standards--Privatization/commercialization;
Grain handling--System;
Grain transportation--Freight rates--System;
Highways and roads--Modernization;
Housing--Social housing, Funding;
Human Resources Development Department--Expenditures;
Human Resources Investment Fund;
Immigrants--Financial guarantees;
Immigration--Policy, Fair;
Income tax--Business and professional income--Overdue accounts--Personal;
Indian Affairs and Northern Development Department--Expenditures;
Industry Department--Expenditures;
International development assistance--Funding;
Job creation;
Justice system--Public safety;
Livestock--Feed-freight assistance;
Livestock Feed Bureau;
Megaprojects--Funding;
Milk--Industrial milk producers, subsidies;
Mining industry--Exploration, Tax measures--Resource allowances;
Motor vehicles--Testing centre;
National Defence Department--Expenditures;
Natural Resources Department--Expenditures;
Northern Ontario;
Old age pensions--Canadians living abroad--High income recipients--Review;
Ontario;
Pensions--Public system;
Petro-Canada--Privatization;
Petroleum industry--Resource allowances;
Ports--Tariffs;
Private family trusts--Foreign holding--Income splitting--Income tax
exemption;
Public Service--Downsizing;
Public Utilities Income Tax Transfer Act--Eliminating;
Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995);
Regional development--Programs/policies, Expenditures--Quebec;
Research and development--Tax incentive program;
RRSPs--Contributions;
Rural Canada;
Science and technology--Activities;
Senior citizens;
Small business--Assistance--Capital access;
Social security system--Delivery--Federal-provincial
overlapping--Re-designing--Transfer payments to provinces;
Tax reform--Government commitment;
Taxation;
Tobacco/cigarettes--Packaging and labelling;
Transfer payment to provinces;
Transport Department--Expenditures;
Unemployment insurance
Budget Implementation Act, 1994 (Bill C-17)--Minister of Finance (P. Martin)
>>
First reading, 2364-5
>>Second reading, 2775-83, 2799-810, 2831-47, 2868-92, 3013-39, 3050-72, 3085,
3088-93, 3108-18
>>>Amdt. (Lalonde), 2783, negatived, on recorded division, 2952-3
>>>Question be now put, M. (Milliken), 3013, debate resumed by unanimous
consent, 3087-8, agreed to, on recorded division, 3258-9
>>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 3258-9
>>Finance Standing Committee
>>>Referral, 3259
>>>Reported, without amdt., 4400-1
>>Report stage, 4431-61, 4473-93,
4557-70
>>>Motions
>>>>(G. Breitkreuz), 4460-1, 4473-93,
4557-69, negatived, on recorded
division, 4617
>>>>(Crête), 4460-1, 4473-93, 4557-69, negatived, on recorded division, 4617
>>>>(Gouk), 4447-9, negatived, 4449
>>>>(S. Harper), 4442-7, negatived, on recorded division, 4614-5
>>>>(Lalonde), 4460-1, 4473-93, 4557-69, negatived, on recorded division, 4617
>>>>(Loubier), 4432-41, negatived, on recorded division, 4614-5; 4442-7,
negatived, on recorded division, 4614-5; 4460-1, 4473-93, 4557-69, negatived,
on recorded division, 4617
>>>>(Solberg), 4449-60, negatived, on recorded division, 4616
>>>>(S. Tremblay), 4449-60, negatived, on recorded division, 4616
>>>>(Williams), 4432-41, negatived, on recorded division, 4613-4
>>>Concurrence, M. (P. Martin), agreed to, on recorded division, 4618
>>Third reading, 4621-50, 4662-78
>>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 4679-80, passed.
>>Royal Assent, 5365. Chap. 18, S.C. 1994
>>See also Budget, Feb. 22/94--Implementation
Budget Implementation Act, 1995 (Bill C-76)--Minister of Finance (P. Martin)
>>
First reading, 10722
>>Second reading, 11257-88, 11301-20, 11331-8, 11355-65, 11384-400, 11415-44,
11574-96, 11819-31, agreed to, on recorded
division, 11831-2
>>>Amdt. (Loubier), 11266, negatived, on recorded division, 11781-2
>>>Time allocation under S.O. 78(3)
>>>>Notice, 11770
>>>>M. (Gagliano), agreed to, on recorded division, 11819-20
>>Finance Standing Committee
>>>Referral, 11832
>>>Report, 12850
>>Report stage, 13058-76, 13217-27, 13241-82, concurrence, as further amended,
M. (P. Martin), agreed to, on recorded division, 13281-2
>>>Motions
>>>>(Allmand), 13220-1, negatived, on recorded division, 13272-4
>>>>(Godin), 13267, negatived, on recorded division, 13280-1
>>>>(Grubel), 13261-2, negatived, on recorded division, 13279-80; 13266,
negatived, on recorded division, 13279
>>>>(Loubier), 13065-6, negatived, on recorded division, 13269-71; 13261-2,
negatived, on recorded division, 13277-8
>>>>(Martin, P.), 13059, agreed to, on division, 13065; 13065-6, agreed to, on
recorded division, 13271-2; 13220-1, agreed to, on
recorded division, 13276-7
>>>>(Riis), 13071, negatived, on division, 13219
>>>>(Speaker, R.), 13059, negatived, on division, 13065, negatived, on recorded
division, 13267-9; 13071-2, negatived, on division,
13220; 13220, negatived,
on recorded division, 13274-6
>>Report stage and third reading, time allocation under S.O. 78(3)
>>>Notice, 13196
>>>M. (H. Gray), agreed to, on recorded division, 13216-7
>>Third reading, 13289-317, 13329-48
>>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 13348-9, passed.
>>Royal Assent, 14481, Chap. 17, S.C. 1995
>>See also Budget, Feb. 27/95--Implementation;
Canada Health and Social Transfer--Legislation;
Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Fifteenth, Sixteenth