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Information security program (INFOSEC) see Communications Security Establishment
Information technology see Softworld '94; Trade--Infrastructure role
INFOSEC see Communications Security Establishment--Information security program
Infrastructure
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Spending, public and private, 1989-93, qu., 5824
>>See also Canadian Heritage Department;
Churchill, Man.--Port;
Defence expenditures;
Environment--Protection;
Middle East;
Prince Edward Island--Fixed link to New Brunswick;
Quebec--Aboriginal peoples;
Regional development;
Trade
Infrastructure development
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Government levels responsible, 2595, 2601
>>International comparison, 2107, 2248
>>Public-private sector partnerships, 1371-2
>>See also Tourist industry--Northern Canada
Infrastructure program
>>
Aboriginal communities, 1828
>>Accomplishments to date
>>>o.q., 14926
>>>S.O. 31, 15098-9
>>Accountability, 2595-6
>>Agreements signed, negotiations, 138-9, 141, 247, 617, 1758, 2602, 5032
>>>o.q., 4205-6
>>Alberta, 2104
>>Annapolis Valley--Hants constituency participation, 2087
>>Applications, status, o.q., 3394, 3571
>>Arts centres, 2098
>>Atlantic provinces, 9978, 9981,
9983
>>Benefits, 244, 477-8, 531, 740, 760, 1197, 1890, 1898-9, 2231-2, 2245-8,
2592, 2594-6, 2601-3, 2605, 2611, 2615, 2633-4, 2639
>>Brantford, Ont., S.O. 31, 3876
>>British Columbia allocation, 1130-1
>>Canada's SchoolNet, funding, qu., 2980-1
>>Cancelling/terminating
>>>o.q., 2931
>>>S.O. 31, 7030
>>Criteria, 140, 247, 1926-7, 2603
>>Day care facilities, qualification, o.q., 4775
>>Deficit/debt, relationship, 2211, 2634, 5032, 8507, 11828
>>>o.q., 7180
>>Don Valley North constituency, 7115
>>Economic impact, negative/insignificant, 772, 2614, 2628-30, 2878
>>Edmonton, Alta., projects, 2104
>>>S.O. 31, 5425
>>Election promises, 245-6, 588
>>>S.O. 31, 148
>>Eligible projects, 540-1, 2244
>>>Criteria, based on municipal priority, o.q., 6387, 7182
>>>Scope, broadening, 2494
>>Essex--Kent constituency benefiting, 550
>>Evaluating, 1174-5, 2603
>>Extending, 17688
>>>Five years from three years, o.q., 10193, 10322
>>Failure, 6700
>>Federal contribution, 139, 595
>>>Re-allocated funds, o.q., 6387, 7182
>>Federation of Canadian Municipalities, input, 248, 595
>>Funding, 247-8, 252, 1165, 1941-2, 2244-5, 3823
>>>Further funding, o.q., 16324
>>>o.q., 572, 1915, 6902-3
>>>Reduction, Budget, Feb. 27/95 measure, 10238, 10241, 12036
>>>S.O. 31, 2970
>>Funds, $6 billion, 2232, 7212-3,
8644
>>>Borrowed money, 5039, 5042
>>>Private sector, use, efficiency, greater, 760, 771
>>>Returning to taxpayers, Reform Party proposal, 541
>>Fundy--Royal constituency, 2153-4
>>Future, re-invigorating, redesign, S.O. 31, 17134
>>Halifax West constituency benefiting, 236-7
>>Hamilton, Ont., participation, 543
>>Hamilton West constituency, 1907
>>Hastings--Frontenac--Lennox and Addington constituency participation, 2094-5
>>Implementing
>>>Budget, Feb. 22/94, statement, 1709, 1730, 1732, 1743, 1767, 1818, 1833,
2637-8, 2804, 5032
>>>S.O. 31, 3437
>>>Throne Speech measure, 10, 37, 43, 78, 113,
130, 137-8, 253,
467-8, 540-1, 543, 610, 654, 663, 700, 1157
>>Information network, relationship, 1778
>>Job creation component, 138, 143,
247, 550, 562, 617, 658-9, 669, 756, 1768,
1778, 1807, 1811, 1827, 1848, 1880, 1892, 2107, 2115, 2146, 2154-5, 2232,
2243-4, 2583-4, 2594, 2596, 2603-4, 2606, 2610-1, 2615, 2635, 2638, 2809, 2842,
2889, 2891, 3063, 3109-10, 3112, 3197, 3825, 3976, 4476, 4482, 4488, 4492,
4640, 4643, 4649, 4664, 4674, 4739, 4958, 5035, 5042, 5787-8, 6956, 7009,
7153, 8640, 12036, 12084, 13094, 16491
>>>7,000 long-term jobs, o.q., 7182
>>>8,000 permanent jobs, cost-effectiveness, 15791-2
>>>45,000 temporary jobs using borrowed money, 1759, 1810, 1827, 2092, 2107,
2148, 2154, 2158, 2240, 2809, 2889, 3018, 3032, 3039, 3061, 3289, 3936-7,
7159-60
>>>100,000 short-term/temporary jobs, o.q., 7182
>>>o.q., 1383, 2124-5, 2289, 2852, 3099, 3395, 3571, 4824, 5663, 6089, 6718,
6902-3, 9606, 16740
>>>Quebec, o.q., 16613
>>>S.O. 31, 2969, 4652, 6709, 6980
>>Kamouraska--Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Que., area, S.O. 31, 3386
>>Macleod constituency, 2154
>>Manitoba, 180, 2605, 7153
>>Ministerial responsibility, Privy Council memorandum, o.q., 304-5, 383-4
>>Montreal, Que., 2146
>>>o.q., 6083-4
>>>S.O. 31, 4817, 7174
>>Municipalities
>>>Borrowing by-laws, 4567
>>>See also Infrastructure program--Provinces
>>Need, 1927-8, 7240
>>New Brunswick funding, 2881
>>New Democratic Party position, 199
>>Northern Canada, 15887
>>Northern Ontario, 5036-7
>>Nova Scotia agreement, 223
>>Ontario agreement, 249
>>>Federal government failure to provide funds, NDP government allegations,
o.q., 12194
>>>S.O. 31, 226, 12410
>>>See also Highways and roads--Ontario
>>Ontario constituency, 2071
>>o.q., 22, 571-2
>>Paris, Ont., Canada Post office, police station, converting to, S.O. 31, 8628
>>Peterborough constituency, 2609
>>Pork barrel projects, 15887
>>Prince Edward Island agreement, 533
>>Private sector role, 2603
>>Projects
>>>Cost benefit analyses, qu., 8300-1
>>>Non-infrastructure related, waste, 7205-6
>>Provencher constituency, S.O. 31, 7178
>>Provinces, municipalities, response/input, 241, 246, 478-9, 851, 2146, 2148,
2209-10, 2232, 2244-6, 2595, 2602-3, 2605, 2639, 2922, 3821
>>>o.q., 2738
>>Provincial/municipal jurisdiction concerns, 246-50, 252, 771-2, 2600-1, 7206
>>Purpose, 3823, 12802
>>Quebec agreement, 251-2, 2077, 3906, 12815
>>>o.q., 3045
>>>Parti Quebecois government, reviewing, 7247
>>>Projects, premature announcements, Finance Minister Martin letter,
o.q., 5898
>>>Signing delays, o.q., 494
>>>Small communities, 12775
>>>S.O. 31, 1100, 3271
>>Reform Party position, 3821, 4745, 5042
>>Saint-Denis constituency, S.O. 31, 4817
>>Saskatchewan, negotiations, 1828, 5788
>>Scope, 139, 2636-7
>>Sewage and water treatment facilities, environmental benefits, 203, 2231-2,
2249, 14633
>>Simcoe Centre constituency, o.q., 6902-3, 7182
>>Social housing construction, municipal projects, eligibility, 2089
>>Status, o.q., 9148-9
>>Tax revenues, impact, 139
>>Taxation reduction alternative, 15499
>>Toronto, Ont., 1816, 2148
>>>o.q., 17389
>>Transportation networks and tourism, 2097
>>University of Toronto participation, 2113
>>Victoria--Haliburton constituency, S.O. 31, 11338
>>Wilmot Township, Ont., S.O. 31, 6630
>>Women benefiting, 581, 584
>>>Inequity, 1962, 5044-5
>>>o.q., 1993-4, 4775
>>See also Brampton, Ont.--Queen's Square;
Calgary, Alta.--Saddle Dome;
Economic recovery;
Gaz Métropolitain;
Hamilton, Ont.--Canadian War Plane Heritage Museum;
Information highway;
Municipal infrastructure;
Ottawa-Carleton Regional Municipality--Communications network;
Quebec City, Que.--Convention Centre;
Regional development;
Winnipeg, Man.--NHL arena
Inglis Limited
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Cambridge, Ont., restructuring, job losses, o.q., 7858
Inheritance/estate tax
>>
Reimposing, 9762-3, 9771-2, 17727
>>>o.q., 9731
Inmates see Government programs and services--Information; Penitentiaries
Innovation Place see Research and development--Universities-private sector co-operation
Innu
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Davis Inlet, Nfld.
>>>Children, glue-sniffing, etc., 623, 625
>>>Drug and alcohol abuse, poverty, health care, government action, o.q., 488-9
>>>Living conditions, o.q., 300
>>>Relocation
>>>>o.q., 2483, 6222
>>>>S.O. 31, 1550, 6252, 15207-8
>>See also Defence--Low-level flight training
Input tax credits see GST
Inquiry Act see Somalia--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation--Inquiry
Insanity defence see Criminal Code
Insects see Agriculture
Inshore fishery see Cod--Fish stocks, collapse; Fisheries, Atlantic
Insider trading see Canadian National Railways--Privatization/commercialization;
Insolvency see Bankruptcies
Institut nationale de la recherche scientifique see Quebec--Separation/sovereignty, Economic impact--Separation/sovereignty, National debt
Institute for Enterprise Education
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Role, o.q., 5159
Insulation see Housing--Urea-formaldehyde
Insurable earnings see Unemployment insurance
Insurance
>>
Banks entering market, 16770
>>>Concentration of power factor, etc., 16815-6, 16841
>>>Insurance brokers, impact, S.O. 31, 16958, 17574
>>>Small business, relationship, 16816
>>>Unfair advantage, etc., S.O. 31, 17380, 17573-4
>>Group insurance, taxing, o.q., 8936
>>Policies, etc., premiums, gun ownership, relationship, 13571
>>See also Gun control/guns;
Hockey--Amateur
Insurance companies
>>
Failures. liquidation, protecting policy holders, 16786
>>Insurance policies, investments, protection, legislation, petition, 11256
>>Regulation, Compcorp role, etc., 16790-1
>>>o.q., 12600-1
>>Superintendent of Financial Institutions powers, 16764
>>Taxation, 4417
>>See also Financial institutions--Four pillars;
Gun control/guns--Ownership;
Securities--Income tax treatment
Insurance Companies Act see Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-100)
Insured services see Health insurance
Intellectual property
>>
World Trade Organization, agreement, relationship, 8414, 8417, 8447, 8456
>>See also GATT--Uruguay Round agreement
Inter-City Products Canada Limited
>>
Plant closure, S.O. 31, 97
Inter-governmental affairs
>>
Policy, o.q., 101
Inter-Parliamentary Associations
>>
Canada participation, value, S.O. 31, 2785
Inter-Parliamentary Delegations
>>
Trips/junkets
>>>Costs, itinerary and taxpayer benefits, information, providing prior to
departure, o.q., 3050
>>>Spouses, accompanying, o.q., 2738
Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports
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40th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference, Banff, Alta., Oct. 4-18/94, 7862
>>Assemblée internationale des parliamentaires de langue française
>>>Bamako, Mali, Mar. 6-7/95, 12029
>>>Beirut, Lebanon, Mar. 20-21/95, 14187
>>>Ottawa, Quebec City, July 7-12/95, 17669
>>>Quebec City, July 12-4/95, 17286
>>Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association
>>>Brussels, Mar.18-25/95, 12849
>>>Copenhagen, Jan. 17/94, 1923
>>>Helsinki, July 6-9/93, 259
>>>London and Strasbourg, Sept. 22 - Oct. 2/93, 390
>>>London, Feb. 18-21/95, 12117
>>>London, Paris and Brussels, June 23 - July 2/93, 390
>>>Ottawa, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, July 4-8/95,
15535
>>>Paris and Strasbourg, June 26-28/95, 15928
>>>Strasbourg, Oct. 4-6/94, 8177
>>>Strasbourg, Sept. 27-28/95, 15928
>>>Vancouver, B.C., Feb. 15-18/94, 3282
>>>Vienna, July 4-8/94, 5947
>>Canada-France Parliamentary Association
>>>Montreal, Charlevoix and Iqaluit, July 16-24/94, 6943
>>>Paris, May 23-4/95, 14544
>>Canada-Japan Interparliamentary Association
>>>Jan. 14-15/94, 1108
>>>Tokyo and Osaka, Sept. 9-16/95, 15443
>>>Vancouver, B.C., Oct. 15-18/94, 8488-9
>>Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group
>>>Huntsville, Ont., May 18-22/95, 14187
>>>Santa Fe, May 19-23/94, 5617
>>Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association
>>>Berlin, May 20-24/93, 390
>>>Budapest, May 26-29/95, 14474
>>>Copenhagen, Oct. 7-12/93, 390
>>>Copenhagen, Sept. 25-27/95, 15928
>>>Marmis, Turkey, Apr.8-10/95, 12849
>>>New York and Washington, D.C., Jan.29/95-Feb. 3/95, 11815
>>>Oslo, May 26-30/94, 5947
>>>Ottawa, Ont./Washington, D.C., June 11-16/95, 15051
>>>Turin, Italy, Oct. 5-9/95, 16670
>>>Washington, D.C., Oct. 14-18/94, 9113
>>Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
>>>Canadian regional conference
>>>>Halifax, N.S., July 23-28/95, 14681
>>>>Toronto, Ont., Nov.24-26/95, 17634
>>>Colombo, Sri Lanka, Oct. 3-13/95, 16577
>>>Hong Kong, Mar. 13-17/95, 11845
>>Conference of Commonwealth Speakers Standing Committee, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia, Jan. 5-7/95, 10008
>>Inter-Parliamentary Union
>>>Bucharest, Oct. 7-14/95, 16399
>>>Canberra, Sept. 13-18/93, 71
>>>Copenhagen, Sept. 12-17/94, 7144
>>>Madrid, Mar. 27-Apr. 1/95, 12419
>>>New York, Aug. 30 - Sept. 1/95, 15139
>>>Ottawa, Ont., Oct. 18-22/93, 31
>>>Paris, France, Mar. 19-26/94, 4093
>>International Assembly of French-Speaking Parliamentarians
>>>Bangui, Apr. 22-29/94, 5822
>>>Co-operation and development commission, Beirut, Lebanon, Apr. 4-5/95,
14957
>>>Lafayette, Sept. 15-19/93, 677
>>>Libreville, June 24 - July 3/93, 646
>>>Paris, July 1994, 6092, 6721
>>>Porto-Novo, Jan. 19-20/95, 10195
>>Nordic Council Parliamentary Conference, Reykjavik, Aug. 16-17/93, 1108
>>Parliamentary delegation
>>>Australia, June 26-July 4/94, 6262
>>>Brazil, Apr. 15-21/95, 12726
>>>Sao Paolo, July 16-17/93, 1108
>>See also Procedure
Inter-Parliamentary Union
>>
Executive, Williams nomination denied, S.O. 31, 17383
>>Trips/junkets, costs, taxpayer benefits, 17449, 17452
>>See also Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports
Intercoastal Pipeline see National Energy Board--Hearings
Intercultural Week see Quebec
Interest Act (amdt.)(Bill C-273)--Lebel
>>
First reading, 6002
>>Second reading, 9446-51
>>>Dropped from Order Paper, 9451
>>See also Mortgages--Renegotiating
Interest Act (amdt.--calculation of credit card interest)(Bill
C-227)--de Savoye
>>
First reading, 2547
>>See also Credit cards--Interest rates
Interest groups see Special interest groups
Interest rates
>>
1980s, 541
>>>See also Deficit
>>Bank of Canada/mortgage rates, spread, reducing, o.q., 303-4
>>Bank of Canada policy, S.O. 31, 13800
>>Bank of Canada rate
>>>Increase, 2688
>>>>Pre-budgetary pressure, o.q., 9900
>>>>S.O. 31, 12714
>>>Lowering
>>>>o.q., 8122, 9952
>>>>S.O. 31, 10185
>>Bloc Québécois policies, Quebec separation, impact, 2197-9
>>>o.q., 4697, 5574, 5658, 9057-8
>>>S.O. 31, 5572-3, 6252
>>Budget, Feb. 22/94, relationship, 3024, 3289, 14032
>>>o.q., 2357, 2668
>>>S.O. 31, 2619
>>Decline, 17679
>>>Budget, Feb. 27/95, measures, impact, S.O. 31, 10144
>>>o.q., 13597
>>Deficit reduction, relationship, 17694
>>Government role, 7948
>>Increase, 10500, 14032-3
>>>Deficit, relationship, 1933, 2197, 2497
>>>>o.q., 2040, 2174-5, 2666-8, 2739, 4695-6, 9057
>>>Factors, o.q., 5574, 9198
>>>Government expenditure cut-backs, contingency plans, o.q., 2788-9
>>>Impact, o.q., 4136-7
>>>International investor confidence, relationship, 2152
>>>o.q., 9064, 11678
>>>S.O. 31, 9943, 11523
>>>See also Deficit--Projection, 1995-1996
>>Level, 33
>>>Low, maintaining, 13330
>>>o.q., 12254
>>Long-term, lowering, projections, 1772
>>>See also Economic recovery--Interest rates
>>Long-term/short-term, 1844-5, 1867, 2204-5, 2496-7
>>Monetary system, relationship, 13069-70
>>Policy, pre-budget review, o.q., 9064
>>Quebec sovereignty referendum, impact, o.q., 16320-1
>>Reducing, government instructing Bank of Canada, 17694
>>United States
>>>Comparison, 695-6, 1766, 2198, 3196, 3515
>>>>o.q., 2357, 4389
>>>Rate increase, impact, o.q., 2042, 9058
>>See also Deficit--Reduction;
Dollar, exchange rate--Decline;
Farm credit;
Farm improvement loans;
Inflation--Rates;
Interest Act (amdt.--calculation of credit card interest)(Bill C-227);
Job creation;
Limitation of Interest Rates and Fees in Relation to Credit Card
Accounts Act (Bill C-228);
Mortgages;
National debt--Foreign owned;
Quebec--Bonds;
Small Business Loans Act
Interim supply see Estimates--1994-1995
Intern program see Parliamentary intern program
Internal audits see Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions--Program evaluation