E

E-file program see Income tax--Returns

E money see Currency--Alternatives

Eagle River exercise see Canadian Armed Forces

Eagleson, Alan

>>Former National Hockey League Players Association head, United States racketeering and embezzlement charges, government investigation, 2425, 6325
>>>Hockey Canada, files, records, access, o.q., 2484-5
>>>o.q., 2174, 2485, 7857-8
>>>>RCMP investigation, delay, o.q. 17501

Early childhood education see Children

Early retirement see Atlantic Groundfish Strategy--Income support; Employment; Unemployment--Reducing

Earnscliffe Strategy Group see Gun control/guns--Legislation (Bill C-68), Communications

Earth Day

>>25th anniversary, S.O. 31, 11804
>>Apr. 22/94, S.O. 31, 3153, 3327

Earth observation satellite see Radarsat

Earth Summit (1992) see Sustainable development

Earthquakes see Kobe, Japan; Los Angeles, CA

East Montreal see Montreal, Que.

East Timor see Indonesia

Easter see Orthodox Church

Easter Seal Society

>>Campaign, S.O. 31, 2350

Easter, Wayne (L--Malpeque)

>>Acadian Order of Merit, S.O. 31, 4819-20
>>Agricultural products, 8740-1
>>>o.q., 8347
>>>S.O. 31, 9773
>>Agricultural research, 6199
>>Agriculture, 533-4, 872, 11697, 15852-3, 15861, 15881-2
>>>M. (Goodale), 4103, 4107, 4120-2, 4126, 4143, 4153-5, 4169, 4193
>>>M. on supply (J-G Chrétien), 11497, 11505
>>>M. on supply (Marchand), 3637-9, 3662
>>>o.q., 13373
>>Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act (Bill C-61), 15852-3, 15861, 15881-2
>>Agriculture and Agri-Food Department, 6754-5, 11359
>>Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee, reports, 7041, 14410
>>Agriculture Department, qu., 2366
>>Air traffic control, S.O. 31, 634
>>Atlantic Agriculture Hall of Fame, S.O. 31, 7364, 16185
>>Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, 17688
>>Atlantic Venture Capital Fund, o.q., 12415
>>Barley, 6199
>>>o.q., 7689
>>Budget (1996), 17687
>>Budget Implementation Act, 1995 (Bill C-76), 11358-60
>>Canada Grain Act (amdt.)(Bill C-51), 6498-500
>>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 11359
>>Canada Transportation Act (Bill C-101), 15091-3
>>Canada-United States Tax Convention Act, 1984 (amdt.)(Bill S-9), 15470-1
>>Canadian Dairy Commission Act (amdt.)(Bill C-86), 12698-700
>>Canadian Wheat Board, 872, 3662, 4153, 6500, 17688
>>>S.O. 31, 7029-30, 8746, 11339
>>Canadian Wheat Board Act (amdt.)(Bill C-50), 6199-201
>>Central America, S.O. 31, 8289
>>Child care, 17688
>>Cod, 533
>>>S.O. 31, 1551
>>Constitution Amendment, 1993 (Prince Edward Island), M. (Dingwall), 1396, 1399-401
>>Credit Card Interest Calculation Act (Bill C-233), 4980-1
>>Dairy products/industry, 11505, 12698-700
>>Dawnsdale Farm Supplies Ltd., S.O. 31, 13523
>>Deficit, 7077, 11358-9, 17687-8
>>>M. on supply (Abbott), 9866, 9890
>>Department of Agriculture Act (amdt.)(Bill C-49), 6754-5
>>Doiron, Dr. J.A., S.O. 31, 9648
>>Ellen Foundation, S.O. 31, 15037
>>Employment, 7076
>>>S.O. 31, 11878
>>Exports, 17688
>>Farm Debt Review Board, 871
>>Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans Act (amdt.)(Bill C-75), 11697-8
>>Farm income, 4120-1
>>Farmers, 871
>>Finance Standing Committee, reports, M. (Gagliano), 17687-8
>>Firearms Act (Bill C-68), 11544-5
>>Fisheries, Atlantic, 1400
>>Food, 4143
>>Forum for Young Canadians, S.O. 31, 2535
>>Freight rates, 11359
>>FTA, 7338-9
>>>S.O. 31, 1062
>>GATT, 533, 4120, 4122, 7337-9
>>>qu., 2493
>>Government programs and services, 9890-1
>>Grain, 6498-9
>>Grain elevators, 6499
>>Grain Export Protection Act (Bill C-262), 8278
>>Grain transportation, 4107, 4121, 4193, 11360, 11497, 15091-2
>>>o.q., 4991
>>Gun control/guns, 11544-5
>>>Petition, 10396
>>Health, 547
>>Hull, Que., 547
>>Income tax, M. (Althouse), 6413
>>Infrastructure program, 533, 17688
>>Irving Whale, S.O. 31, 226-7
>>Kilger, references, 532
>>Malpeque constituency, 532
>>Members of Parliament, 532
>>Milk, 12698-700
>>>Petitions, 11685, 12852
>>>S.O. 31, 2785
>>National debt, 11359
>>Natural resource industries, 17688
>>Parliament, 4120
>>Potatoes, S.O. 31, 6133
>>Poverty, 17688
>>Prince Edward Island, 871, 1396, 1399-1401
>>>S.O. 31, 16662
>>Private family trusts, 7077
>>Procedure
>>>Bills, Government, 6753
>>>Decorum, 6500
>>>Divisions, recorded, 6883
>>>Members' remarks, 4103, 4153
>>Public Service, 11359
>>Railways, 15092
>>References, 3662, 4121
>>>Maiden speech, 532
>>>See also Canadian Wheat Board
>>Regional development, 17688
>>Social security system
>>>M. (L. Axworthy), 870-2
>>>M. (L. Axworthy), 7075-8
>>Supply management/marketing boards, 533-4, 871, 7339-40, 8219-20, 11497, 17688
>>Taxation, 17688
>>Taxation, 7076
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Jackson), 532-4, 547
>>Trade, 3639, 4121, 7337
>>>S.O. 31, 3327
>>Training programs, 7076-7
>>Transportation, 15091-3
>>Unemployment, 17688
>>Unemployment insurance, 7076, 17688
>>>S.O. 31, 17432
>>Wheat, 6199-201, 7029-30
>>World Trade Organization Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-57), 7337-40; 8219-20

Eastern Europe

>>Democratic and economic reforms, 2309, 2325-7
>>>Hungary, Poland, Romania, 2326
>>>Hungary-Slovakia treaty, S.O. 31, 11751
>>>See also Russia; Ukraine
>>Economic growth, 2325
>>Free market economies, establishing, 2304
>>See also Housing--Exports; NATO; Trade

Eastern Ontario see Gasoline/automotive fuels--Blended, ethanol

Eastern Quebec see Regional development; VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Eastern Quebec Development Plan

>>Maintaining, S.O. 31, 7979
>>See also Forestry

Eastern Townships, Que. see Economic conditions

Eating Disorders Awareness Week

>>S.O. 31, 884, 9414

Eaton, G. Campbell

>>Distinguished Newfoundlander, death, S.O. 31, 379

Eaton Yale Limitée

>>Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que., plant closure, S.O. 31, 3991

Eaton's see T. Eaton Company

Ebola virus

>>Detention/quarantine of visitors from Zaire, o.q., 12843

EC see European Community

Éco-Équipement Inc.

>>Waste water, treatment, study, S.O. 31, 1097

Ecodek see CN Tower

École polytechnique see Women--Violence against

École Saint-François-Xavier see National unity--Cultural exchanges

Ecological disasters see Iraq--Southern Marshes

Economic activity see Population--Growth

Economic and Regional Development Agreement

>>Quebec, o.q., 12899
>>See also Highways and Roads--Quebec, 70/170 project

Economic and social conditions

>>Historical advances, 12428-9
>>See also National unity; Poverty

Economic conditions

>>Atlantic provinces, 1045, 2052
>>>Confederation, factor, 701
>>>Groundfish stocks decline, impact, 5564
>>Bloc Québécois position, o.q., 16482
>>Changes, insecurity, etc., 660
>>Coastal communities, Atlantic provinces, British Columbia, 14864-5
>>Composite leading indicators, S.O. 31, 1421
>>Decline, 512, 4477, 4930, 6147
>>>o.q., 12254
>>Deficit/national debt, impact on dollar, exchange rate and stock markets, o.q., 15767
>>Eastern Townships, Que., 1789
>>Economic statement, fall 1994, o.q., 5726-7
>>Forecasts, 12384-5
>>>1994, o.q, 4054
>>Improvement, 479, 4930, 15929, 17679
>>>United States economy, relationship, 17679
>>Indicators, performance, o.q., 14452
>>International comparison, status, 12804-5
>>International Monetary Fund
>>>Concerns, 764
>>>Performance report, o.q., 11678-9
>>National debt, impact, S.O. 31, 15283
>>Newfoundland, 1047
>>OECD countries, comparison, o.q., 14452
>>Public/business/consumer confidence, decline, S.O. 31, 12246-7
>>Quality of life, Feb. 22/94 budget measures, negative impact, 1768-9, 4929-30
>>>S.O. 31, 4197
>>Quebec separation threat, impact, 2098, 2205-6, 4915, 8565, 11587, 12040, 12804-5, 12812, 16879-80, 17511, 17560
>>>Deficit/national debt, 17731
>>>o.q., 11678, 11887, 15765, 15767
>>>S.O. 31, 5150
>>Recession, 32, 10545
>>>Bank of Canada, policies, impact, 695-6
>>>Duration, 120, 162, 479, 695-6
>>>Monetary policy, Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney), relationship, 531, 540, 1785
>>>Toronto, Ont., 2145
>>Recessions 1980-1994, inflation factor, federal government responsibility, 12804
>>Recovery, growth rate, international comparison, 11705-6
>>Responsibility, Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney), 7244
>>Rich-poor gap
>>>Polarization, 13221-2
>>>Widening, 660, 1759, 6700, 6737
>>Social deficit, relationship, 6671
>>Social security system, impact, 539, 2085, 2235
>>Stagnation, 17730
>>"Stop whining", Prime Minister J. Chrétien remarks, Saskatoon, Sask., 2108-9
>>Subsidies, impact, 6769
>>Technological development, global implications, 2257
>>Underground economy, 2092
>>Western Canada, Quebec, comparison, 3928
>>Windsor, Ont., employers, etc., 17731-3
>>World Bank report, wealth ranking, 14633
>>>o.q., 14533
>>See also Constitutional reform; Crime; Family violence; Government expenditures; Newfoundland; Oakville--Milton constituency; Taxation--Burden--Reducing

Economic Council of Canada see Immigration--Levels; Regulations; Social security system--Redesigning

Economic crime see Crime

Economic development

>>Airports, impact, 3748-9
>>Asia success stories, 4748
>>Atlantic provinces, 243, 700, 760, 4448-9, 5555, 5569
>>>Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency funding, 1345
>>>Diversification, 5568
>>>Program harmonization, 5557
>>>Reform Party position, 17514-5
>>>Regional assistance, interprovincial trade barriers, offsetting, 8061
>>>See also Atlantic provinces--Economic development--Regional development; Regional development--Atlantic provinces
>>Automobile industry, role, 531
>>Benefits, 4785
>>British Columbia, 17594-5
>>Budget, Feb. 22/94 measures, 2070
>>Budget, Feb. 27/95 measures, impact, 11822
>>Business confidence, restoring, 1280
>>Entrepreneurial spirit, encouraging, 237
>>Gaspé Peninsula, Que., funding, lack, 3593
>>Government-business-labour co-operation, 542
>>Government commitment, 161, 603, 747
>>Government expenditures reduction and tax cuts, relationship, 11824
>>Government initiatives, o.q., 16482
>>Government priority, 17728-9
>>Government role, 238, 2072, 4748, 6150-1
>>>Charity, 4750-1
>>Hastings--Frontenac--Lennox and Addington constituency, 5041, 13421-2
>>Historic perspective, 4748
>>Information/knowledge sectors, significance, 237, 1119
>>Investment, importance, 163
>>Liberal Party plan, 2070-1
>>Montreal, Que., 4754, 10969-70
>>>East Montreal see Pro-Est Co. of Montreal
>>>Federal government action/inaction
>>>>o.q., 16613-4
>>>>S.O. 31, 16774
>>>Federal-provincial co-operation, 1822
>>>See also Regional development--Montreal, Que.
>>National business plan, need for, 15890-1
>>National debt/deficit, impact, 10094-5
>>Newfoundland, diversification, Hibernia project role, 2054-5
>>North York Technology Strategy, 16448, 16450
>>Northern Ontario, 5036-7
>>Ontario, 3693
>>>Auto Pact, importance, 2266
>>Parry Sound--Muskoka constituency, S.O. 31, 1180
>>Quebec independence question, impact, 10094
>>Research and development, importance, 237
>>Tourism, role, 1681-2
>>Training and education, relationship, 7075
>>Université de Montréal study, 4752
>>York North Technology Strategy, 15898, 17721
>>York Region Strategic Alliance, 15898
>>See also Aboriginal Economic Development Program; Forestry; Regional development; Taxation--Reducing; Thetford-Mines, Que.

Economic Development Association of Canada see Elliot Lake, Ont.; North Channel Marine Tourism Council

Economic espionage see CSIS

Economic G-7 Summit (1995)

>>Canada hosting, June 16-8
>>>Calgary-Banff-Canmore, Alta. sites, S.O. 31, 381
>>>Halifax, N.S. site
>>>>Final communiqué, agreements, text, leak prior to meetings, o.q., 13328
>>>>Official languages policy/bilingualism, representation
>>>>>o.q., 13914
>>>>>S.O. 31, 14011
>>>>o.q., 11675
>>>>S.O. 31, 4339, 13364-5, 13717, 14081-2, 14310
>>>>South Shore constituency, G-7 leaders' spouses and daughters visit, S.O. 31, 14312
>>>Quebec City, Que., site, o.q., 11675-6
>>G-8 (Group of eight) meeting following, Russian President Boris Yeltsin participation, Chechnya human rights violations, relationship, o.q., 13594-5
>>International financial institutions/transactions, addressing, o.q., 10716
>>Provinces, consultations, o.q., 13474-5

Economic G-7 Summits (1994)

>>Detroit, MI, Mar. 13-14, Canadian delegation accommodation, o.q., 1069-70
>>Employment/job creation, Finance ministers, discussing, 2582, 2611, 2640
>>>o.q., 2215-7, 2288, 2290-1, 2537
>>Naples, Italy, July 8-10, 2256
>>See also Job creation--Tax credit

Economic growth see Economy--Growth

Economic independence see NAFTA

Economic instruments see Pollution--Prevention, Incentives

Economic issues see Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995)

Economic migrants see Refugees--Claims/claimants

Economic policy

>>"A New Framework for Economic Policy", discussion paper, 7163-4, 12047
>>Bloc Québécois, 14031-2
>>>Legitimacy, questioning, 765-6
>>Business support, 691
>>>o.q., 572
>>Control, Quebec position, 16416-7
>>Economic and fiscal update, Finance Minister Martin providing to Finance Standing Committee, 17678-9, 17729
>>Fundamental change, election promises, "red book", etc., 625-6, 2241, 7150
>>>o.q., 2738
>>Globalization, impact, 1871
>>Liberal-Conservative, similarities, 2049-50, 2240, 2248-9
>>Liberal government (Trudeau), 1139-40
>>Liberal Party, outdated, 10122
>>National unity, relationship, o.q., 5815
>>Non-partisan, need, 1901-2, 6769
>>Plan/vision, 4631, 7163-4, 7197
>>Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney), 540, 765, 1139-40
>>>Bloc Québécois, former Progressive Conservative Party Members, 765
>>Quebec separation/sovereignty, relationship, 17550
>>Reform Party, approach, "21st century economy", 4909
>>>Quebec, status, 4909-10
>>Short-sighted, 77-8
>>S.O. 31, 936-7, 6512
>>Social policy, relationship, 611, 900
>>Youth, long-term planning, need, 743
>>See also Fiscal policy; New Zealand; Quebec--Separation/sovereignty, Legislation; Social security system

Economic recovery

>>Atlantic provinces, 1045, 2053, 2153
>>>Diversification, 2053
>>Blueprint, Liberal Party "red book", 2804-5, 7148
>>>Disaster, replacing, 3289-90
>>Budget, Feb. 22/94 measures, impact, 1816-7, 1827, 2145, 2199-200, 2202, 2804, 3026-7, 3056, 8572-3
>>>o.q., 4389
>>Consumer confidence, relationship, 1818, 3059-60
>>>o.q., 10793
>>Consumer purchasing power, public sector wage freeze, impact, 3066
>>Dollar, exchange rate, factor, 4642
>>Exports, dependence, 2297, 2299
>>Government position/action, 38, 52, 56, 127, 221, 693-4, 2804, 3018, 4635, 4641-2, 4958, 7152, 7202, 15913
>>>o.q., 3953
>>>S.O. 31, 987-8, 2786
>>Government role, 1767-8, 1815-6, 7166, 7198-9
>>>S.O. 31, 2926, 7028
>>Housing industry, role, 1282
>>Infrastructure program, impact, 2148
>>Initiative and resourcefullness of Canadians, 1778
>>Interest rates
>>>Long term, relationship, 1772
>>>Rise, impact, 3021-2
>>>>o.q., 5727
>>Job creation, relationship, 2299, 7199
>>Montreal, Que., 1820
>>>Government initiative, Liberal Party red book, election promise, o.q., 716, 718, 10271
>>>Independence threat, impact, 1822
>>Need for, 15909
>>Priority, 62, 726-7
>>Quebec independence, Bloc Québécois focus, impact, 1792, 1895, 2199-200, 2205, 4844, 4958
>>>o.q., 3648, 3953
>>Reform Party policies, Liberal government (Chrétien) stealing, o.q., 7180
>>Slowness, 1211, 1910
>>Small and medium-sized business, role, 693, 700, 727, 1281, 2240, 3053, 7199
>>>o.q., 7510-1
>>Stable international environment, relationship, 2256
>>Tax incentives, 1141
>>Taxation burden, slowing, 3293
>>Technological change, impact, 1817
>>United States, comparison, 3021
>>See also Cultural industry; Information highway; Job creation; Social justice