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Sherridon Subdivision see Rail transportation/railways--Rail line, Abandonment
Shipbuilding
>>
Decline, 8097
>>Quebec, competitiveness, contracts, lack, federal government responsibility,
9688
>>Saint John Shipyard, National Defence Minister Young and Michael Wilson
lobbying for contracts with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, S.O. 31, 5879
>>Summit, holding, Liberal Party election promise, "red book", 8097
>>United States Jones Act, comparison, 8097
>>See also Defence equipment--Ships;
St. Lawrence Seaway--Commercialization
Shippers see Rail transportation/railways--Competition
Ships see Defence equipment; Marine transport--Dubai
Shoa see Holocaust
Shopping malls see Trespassing--Return to place of trespass
Short line railways see Canadian National Railways--Privatization/commercialization
Sica, Dr. Bob see UNiversities and colleges--University of Western Ontario;
Sierra Club of Canada see Environment--Protection, Leadership; Wildlife--Endangered species, Legislation
Sifton, Sgt Ellis see World War I--Battle of Vimy Ridge
Signs see Francophones outside Quebec--Ontario
Sikh religion
- >>Founder, Guru Nanak, tribute, S.O. 31, 6657
Sikhs
>>
Vaisakhi, 297 anniversary of Sikk nation, S.O. 31, 1953
>>See also Air India, Flight 182;
India
Silver Cross Mother see Veterans--Veterans Week
Silver Seven see Hockey--Ottawa Silver Seven
Silye, Jim (REF--Calgary Centre)
- >>Aerospace industry, o.q., 5739, 5810-1
>>Africa, M. (L. Axworthy), 6395, 6399-401
>>Agricultural products, 5352
>>Air Canada, 9462
>>Air transportation, 7258
>>Armenia, M. on supply (Daviault), 1820
>>Audio and video tapes, o.q., 2007
>>Bank Act, 1599, 1602
>>Bankruptcy and insolvency, 9558
>>Banks, 1601-2, 9097-8, 9100-1, 9103-4, 9577-8
>>Blood, 1779-81
>>Borrowing Authority Act 1996-97 (Bill C-10), 867-70
>>Budget, 215, 7260, 10091-2, 10092-4
>>>o.q., 134
>>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 811-2, 832, 848-9, 1522, 1553-5
>>Budget 1997, 7256, 7258
>>>M. (P. Martin), 8405-8, 9136, 9154, 9160, 9162, 9201, 9204
>>Budget Implementation Act, 1996 (Bill C-31), 1909, 1914, 1934-8
>>Budget Implementation Act, 1997 (Bill C-93), 9558-60, 9565-6, 10090-4
>>Business, 10092
>>Cabinet, 215, 293
>>Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-81), 8155
>>Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63), 5529-31
>>Canada Foundation for Innovation, 9522, 9560
>>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 293, 1554, 8973, 9522, 9944, 10092
>>Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-61), 5337-8, 5342-3, 5351-2
>>Canada Marine Act (Bill C-44), 9817-21
>>Canada Pension Plan, 7259
>>>M. on supply (Manning), 8670-1
>>Canadian Airlines International, S.O. 31, 6258
>>Canadian Armed Forces, 4153, 6396
>>Canadian flag, 8219
>>Canadian Heritage Department, M. on supply (G. Leroux), 8217-9
>>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2495-6
>>Capital punishment, 4257-8, 4473
>>Caregivers, M. (Szabo), 3159-61
>>Charitable donations, 893
>>Child care, 892
>>Child poverty, 7255-6
>>Child sexual abuse/assault/exploitation, 9462
>>Child support payments, 811-2, 5027, 5030-1
>>Child tax benefit, 7255
>>Chrétien, Jean, references, 214
>>Committees, 4419, 4426, 4443
>>Committees of the Whole House, M. (H. Gray), 5744-5, 5751-5
>>Constitution, 293
>>Copyright Act (amdt.)(Bill C-32), 9031-3, 9039, 9042-3
>>Corporations, 293, 9229
>>>M. on supply (Loubier), 892-4
>>Credit cards, 1602
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--child prostitution, child sex tourism, criminal harassment and female genital mutilation)(Bill C-27), 9673
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal organizations)(Bill C-95), 9955-9, 9973-6, 9978
>>Criminal Code (amdt--judicial review of parole ineligibility)(Bill C-45), 3884-7, 4257-9, 4473-4, 4617-9
>>Criminal Code, Corrections and Conditional Release Act, Criminal Records Act, Prisons and Reformatories Act and Department of the Solicitor General Act (amdt.--high risk offenders)(Bill qC-55), 5070-1
>>Criminal Law Improvement Act, 1996 (Bill C-17), 9461-3
>>Dairy products, 1777, 5342-3
>>Dangerous/high-risk offenders, 9462
>>Deficit, 293-4, 1522, 1553-5, 6238, 7049-51, 7256-7, 7297, 9114, 9136, 9154, 9521-3, 9559, 9941-2, 10090-2, 10094
>>>S.O. 31, 8306
>>Department of Health Act (Bill C-18), 1777-80
>>Department of Human Resources Development Act (Bill C-11), 1680, 1684
>>Discrimination and racism, 2495-6
>>Divorce Act, Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-41), 5027, 5030-1
>>Economic conditions, 10090, 10093-4
>>Economic development/renewal, 7260, 9955
>>>M. on supply (Rocheleau), 8973
>>Economy, 5337-8, 9523
>>Elections, 5529-31
>>Employment insurance, 7955, 9942-3
>>>o.q., 5479
>>Employment, o.q., 3207
>>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7045-52, 7055-6, 7280, 7296-8, 7875-7, 7904, 7906-7, 7910, 7914-5, 7946-7, 7950-7, 9073-6
>>Family income, 9229, 9945
>>>o.q., 9935
>>Federal-provincial conferences, 293
>>Finance Standing Committee, M. (H. Gray), 7220-2, 7255-62
>>Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-15),1599-602, 1610, 1612-3
>>Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-82), 9096-101, 9103-4, 9113-4, 9577-9
>>Foreign aid, 6401
>>Francophones outside Quebec, 3790, 3792
>>>M. on supply (Marchand), 3790-5
>>Gangs, 9955-9, 9974-6, 9978
>>Gasoline taxes, 9522-3
>>Goods and Services Tax, 215-6, 292-3, 983, 989-91, 1553, 5753, 7045-8, 7050-1, 7056, 7296-7, 7875-6, 7914-5, 7946-7, 7950, 7951-7, 9073-6, 9096-7, 9559, 9945-6, 10092
>>>M. on supply (Solberg), 983, 985, 989-91
>>>o.q., 824, 1661-2, 1709, 1766-7, 2068, 2139-40, 2307
>>>Petition, 7393
>>Government, 9559-60
>>>S.O. 31, 4494
>>Government appointments, 5753, 5755
>>Government borrowing, 10094
>>Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions, 9113-4, 9522, 9942, 9944-5, 10094
>>>M. (Williams), 1079-83
>>Government expenditures, 215-6, 1555, 7256-8, 7955, 9559, 9944-5, 10092-4
>>Government programs and services, 9941-2, 10092
>>Government revenues, 7257, 9523, 9941-2
>>Gross Domestic Product, 7258
>>Gun control/guns, 2084-5, 4258, 9956, 9976
>>Haiti, 6399-400
>>Health care system, 1777-8, 9944
>>Health Department, 293
>>Highways and roads, petition, 7393
>>House of Commons, 214, 5755
>>Income, 893
>>Income tax, 294-5, 892-3, 7255-7, 7955, 9522, 9558-9, 9943, 9945-6, 10092
>>>S.O. 31, 1099
>>Income Tax Act (amdt.--entertainment expenses)(Bill C-324), 9580-5
>>Income Tax Budget Amendments Act, 1996 (Bill C-92), 9521-3, 9941-6
>>Income tax returns, 9229
>>Inflation, 6238
>>Infrastructure program, 293, 7915, 9558, 9944
>>Insurance industry, 9099
>>Interest rates, 6238, 6245-6, 7258, 7261, 10090-1
>>Interprovincial trade, 5351
>>Job creation, 894, 5337-8, 7258-9, 9162, 10093
>>>o.q., 134, 182
>>Job losses, 9943
>>Justice system, 3885-7, 4258
>>Labour sponsored venture capital corporations, 7297-8
>>Landry, Hon. Senator Joseph, references, 215
>>Legislation, 5755, 7296-7, 9096, 9098
>>>M. (H. Gray), 190, 193-4, 203, 205, 208, 214-7, 225
>>Liberal government (Chrétien), 215-7, 293, 1779, 3886, 9945, 10091
>>>M. on supply (Solberg), 3173, 3175, 3187-94
>>Liberal Party, 10236
>>Lincoln, Abraham, 293-4
>>Manitoba, 1554
>>Members of Parliament, 294, 1778-9, 5530-1, 8670, 9560, 10092
>>>S.O. 31, 4494
>>Murder, 4473-4
>>National debt, 848-9, 1522, 1553-5, 7257-8, 7261, 7946, 7954, 9154, 9559-60, 10091, 10093-4
>>>S.O. 31, 8441
>>National Revenue Department, o.q., 6060
>>National unity, 8217-9
>>North American Free Trade Agreement, 215, 5752, 6237-8, 8155
>>Nuclear weapons, petition, 7524
>>Nunziata, references, o.q., 1766-7
>>Official languages policy/bilingualism, 3791-4
>>Oil and gas industry, 288
>>Olympics, 1996 Summer Games (Atlanta, Georgia), S.O. 31, 4935
>>Parliament of Canada Act and Canada Elections Act (amdt.--confidence votes)(Bill C-250), 9964-5
>>Parliamentary secretaries, 215
>>Parole, 3884-7, 4257-9, 4473-4, 4617-9, 5070, 9461-3, 9673, 9958
>>Pearson International Airport, 9462, 9559
>>Penitentiaries, 2082, 3885, 4258
>>Poverty, 8973
>>Prince Edward Island, 7048
>>Private family trusts, 9228
>>Privilege, Meredith (rights of Members breached), 4085
>>Procedure
>>>Bills, Government, 8155, 9039, 9529-30
>>>Bills, Private Members' Public, 9580-1
>>>Debate, 9577-8
>>>Divisions, recorded, 1580, 9120-1, 9228
>>>Documents, tabling, 971
>>>House do now adjourn, M., 9229
>>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 7953, 8200
>>>Members' remarks, 2187, 7049, 10236
>>>Minister's/Prime Minister's statements, 8148-9, 8200-1
>>>Motions, 9037
>>>Private Members' Motions, 7868
>>>Question and comment period, 7946
>>>Speeches, 278, 7132, 7259, 9091-2, 9946
>>>Supply motions, 985
>>>Votes, 2498
>>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee
>>>M. (Boudria), 249-52
>>>M. (Strahl), 4153
>>>M. (Zed), 4419, 4426, 4443, 4445
>>Program Cost Declaration Act (Bill C-214), 7535-7
>>Public Accounts, 9075, 9522
>>Public Accounts Standing Committee
>>>M. (Guimond), 10134-6
>>>M. (Williams), 9228-9
>>Public Service, 215
>>>M. (beaumier), 7868
>>Quebec, 3790-1, 8973
>>Quebec distinct society status, 293
>>Quebec separation/sovereignty, 6243, 8973
>>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), 293, 4153, 6242-3
>>Quebec sovereignty referendum (post 1995), 217, 6242-3
>>References
>>>Expressing thanks, S.O. 31, 9931
>>>Retirement, S.O. 31, 9737
>>>See also Board of Internal Economy; Gun control/guns--Legislation; Members of Parliament--Salaries
>>Registered retirement savings plans, 9229
>>Sales taxes, 7914
>>Same-sex couples, 2495-6
>>Senate, 5753
>>>M. (Crête), 4188-9
>>Sentences (convicted criminals), 9462, 9673
>>Sexual orientation, 2495-6
>>Silye, references, S.O. 31, 9737, 9931
>>Social programs, 293
>>Softwood lumber industry, 8155
>>Somalia, 8148-9
>>Speakership, 193-4, 5744-5, 5751-5
>>Special interest groups, 7257
>>Taxation, 293-4, 892-3, 1522, 1553, 7257-62, 7297, 7955, 9228-9, 9522, 9559-60, 9943, 9955
>>>o.q., 2007, 9935
>>Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act (Bill C-215), 2167-9
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Sheridan), 278, 292-5, 6237-8, 6242-3, 6245-6
>>Tobacco Act (Bill C-71), 8438-40, 8740, 8752-4
>>Tobacco industry, 8752-3
>>>S.O. 31, 5554-5
>>Tobacco products, 8439-40, 8740, 8752-4
>>Trade, 5337-8, 8155
>>Training programs, o.q., 3207
>>Transfer payments to individuals, 1555
>>Transfer payments to provinces, 6238, 7261, 9944-5
>>Transport Department, 9074
>>Tremblay, Stephan, 1684
>>Underground economy, 1553, 7050
>>Unemployment, 293, 7258-9, 9558
>>Unemployment insurance, 832
>>>o.q., 3207
>>Unemployment insurance account, 832, 8670-1, 10093
>>>o.q., 3207
>>Victims of crime, 3887, 9462, 9956, 9974, 9978
>>>M. on supply (R. White), 2048, 2082, 2084-5
>>Young offenders, 3887
>>Young Offenders Act, 3886, 9462
Simcoe Centre constituency see Liberal government (Chrétien)--Public opinion
Simmons, Hon. Roger (L--Burin--St. George's)
- >>AIDS, qu., 8844
>>Air transportation, petition, 8453
>>Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, qu., 4240
>>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 9145-7
>>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 298
>>Child poverty, 9145
>>Child tax benefit, 9145
>>Children, 9145
>>Constitution
>>>M. (Rock), 3304-6
>>>M. (Rock), 6938-42
>>Cuba, 4514
>>Cultural industries, 298
>>Deficit, 7399, 9146-7
>>Department of Health Act (Bill C-18), 1752-5
>>Department of Human Resources Development Act (Bill C-11), 1626-30
>>Disabled and handicapped persons, 9145
>>Drug/substance abuse, qu., 4238, 8020
>>Economic development/renewal, 7399
>>Economy, 297
>>Education, 3305-6, 6939-42
>>>Petition, 3934
>>Education, post-secondary, 9145
>>Elections, S.O. 31, 1243
>>Employment, 1629-30, 7399
>>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2392-4
>>Family violence, qu., 8020
>>Finance Standing Committee, M. (H. Gray), 7398-400
>>Fisheries, 296-7
>>>S.O. 31, 4336-7
>>Fisheries, Atlantic, 9146
>>Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act (amdt.)(Bill C-54), 4514-5
>>Goods and Services Tax, 297, 1628
>>Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions, M. (Williams), 2963-4
>>Hazardous waste, qu., 7110-1
>>Health, 1754
>>Health care system, 1753, 9145
>>Health Department, 1752-3
>>Health Standing Committee, reports, 3933, 6411, 7390, 7423, 9845
>>House of Commons, 7398-9
>>Job creation, 297-8, 7399, 9145
>>Neary, Steve, 3827-8
>>>S.O. 31, 3628
>>Newfoundland, 1627
>>Procedure
>>>Committee reports, 9845
>>>Debate, 1629
>>>Members' remarks, 7399
>>Ringuette-Maltais, references, 296
>>Seniors Benefit, 7399
>>Small Business Loans Act, 7399
>>Smallwood, Clara Isabelle, S.O. 31, 1838-9
>>Social programs, 9145
>>Special olympics, S.O. 31, 7879
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Sheridan), 296-8
>>Tobacco Act (Bill C-71), 8604-5
>>Tobacco industry, 8604-5
>>Tobacco products, 1754
>>>qu., 4238
>>Trade, 297, 4514-5
>>Unemployment, 297-8, 1629
>>Unemployment insurance, 1627, 2392-3
>>>S.O. 31, 230
>>United States, 4514
>>Veterans benefits, petition, 2951
>>Workplace, M. (Taylor), 1989-90
Simon Fraser University Pipe Band see Burnaby, B.C.; Music
Sims task force see Canada Labour Code--Part I
Simser, Brad see Mining industry--New faces in mining
Sinclair Secondary School see Schools
Singapore see Hanger--References
Singer Company
>>
Pension fund, use, former employees, compensation, demanding, o.q., 5960,
6267-8, 6450, 6491-2, 6861, 6960, 7037-8, 7385, 9994-5
Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs see Drug/substance abuse--Drug strategy
Single parents see Child care--Expense deduction; Employment insurance--Benefits; Family; Poverty; Welfare
SIRC see Security Intelligence Review Committee
Sister Sainte-Hermine see Chenel, Sister Marie-Anne
Sisters of St. Joseph Orphanage see Volunteers
"Sitting Comfortabull" advertising campaign see Air Canada
SIU see Special Investigation Unit
Skiing
>>
Freestyle, World Championships, Jean-Luc Brossard, Stéphane Rochon, Nicolas
Fontaine, winners, S.O. 31, 7962
>>Whistler Mountain, B.C., touris attraction, World Cup site, S.O. 31, 7232
Skoke, Roseanne (L--Central Nova)
- >>Borrowing Authority Act 1996-97 (Bill C-10), 870-3
>>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2453-4, 2575
>>Constitution, M. (Rock), 3301-2
>>Copyright, petition, 6193
>>Education, 3301-2
>>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2765-7
>>Goods and Services Tax, petition, 8045
>>Health care system, petition, 1899-900
>>Impaired driving, petition, 4350
>>Nuclear weapons, petition, 8045
>>References Sexual orientation--Homosexuality/homosexuals
>>Sexual orientation, 2453-4, 2575
>>>Petitions, 276, 2485
>>Training programs, 2766
>>Unemployment insurance, 2766-7
>>Veterans, S.O. 31, 6259
>>Westray coal mine disaster, S.O. 31, 2557
Sky Hawks see Canadian Armed Forces
Sky's the Limit Snow Challenge see Volunteer organizations--New Brunswick Association for Community Living
Slander see Francis, Diane
Slasher films see Violence--Women
Slate mine see Carrière Glendyne
Slaughterhouses
>>
Saint-Esprit, Que., re-opening, job creation, 7508
>>See also Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 7447
Slavery see Sexual orientation--Canadian Human Rights Act, Racial discrimination
SLORC see Myanmar (Burma)--Military dictatorship
Smailovic, Vedran see Immigration/immigrants--Visitors, Visas
Small and medium business
>>
Access centres, 440
>>Banks and financial institutions, relationships
>>>Alternative dispute resolution system, 9109
>>>Canadian Bankers Association report, value, o.q., 3563
>>>Code of conduct, 9109
>>>Ombudsman, 9109
>>Budget 1997 measures, 9143, 9179-80, 9564
>>>Impact, S.O. 31, 8443
>>>See also Small and medium business--Business Improvement
Associations--Capital access, Foreign branch banking--Payroll taxes, Deductions
>>Business Improvement Associations, Budget 1997 measures assisting, 9629
>>Capital access, 7221, 8763
>>>$2 million, Community Credit Project, rural Ontario, Bank of Nova Scotia
and Ontario Association of Community Development Corporation partnership,
S.O. 31, 4299
>>>Canada Community Investment Program, 1530-1, 6247
>>>Consumer credit cards, use, 5541
>>>Financial institutions role, etc., 291, 305-7, 346, 438, 6247-8, 9109, 9115
>>>Foreign branch banking, permitting, opportunities, Budget 1997 measure,
8292
>>>Labour sponsored venture capital funds, 7221
>>>Micro-lending, small entrepreneurs assistance, 7221
>>>Northern Ontario, FedNor budget, $60 million increase, 1880-1, 8763
>>>>o.q., 1423
>>>Petition, 4349, 4900, 5892
>>>Quebec, Federal Office of Regional Development--Quebec-financial
institution agreement, S.O. 31, 7707
>>>Small business loans program, expansion, 7246
>>>S.O. 31, 4741-2
>>Capital gains, $500,000 life time exemption, 7247
>>Competitiveness, 9252
>>Conferences and information fairs, Industry Department organizing role, S.O.
31, 8006
>>Congrès International francophone sur la PME, Oct., 23/96 francophone
summit, Trois-Rivières, Que., S.O. 31, 5473-4
>>Credit lines, applications, financial institution actions, national banking
ombudsman, role, o.q., 3427
>>Development, National Revenue Small Business Advisory Committee, role,
S.O. 31, 5675
>>Entrepreneurs, competitors, government-sponsored, fairness, Sylvia Schneider
example, S.O. 31, 1045
>>Export and knowledge-based business, financing, government-financial
institutions partnership, Budget 1996 statement, 379
>>Federal Office for Regional Development-Quebec, role
>>>Mandate changed, 8958
>>>See also Small and medium business--Capital access
>>Goods and Services Tax, provincial sales tax harmonization, impact, 1803,
1805, 1807
>>>o.q., 3713
>>Government economic policy, benefits, 6247-8
>>Government programs, one stop delivery, Canada-Ontario Business Centre,
pilot project, 334
>>Government role, support, 346, 8762-3
>>Government taxation policies, impact, 3019
>>High tech health care industries, new business expansion, $500,000 subsidy,
training, Centre d'entreprise et d'innovation de Montréal, S.O. 31, 5594
>>IDEE-PME program, Quebec, 8958, 8963, 8974
>>Labour sponsored venture capital funds, investing 50% of funds, 797
>>Loans, $50,000 - $500,000 range, Business Finance Program, Royal Bank of
Canada and Business Development Bank of Canada joint program, S.O. 31, 353
>>Marketing strategies, Sales and Marketing Resource Network monitoring group,
S.O. 31, 8007
>>Montreal, Que., development, promotion, 5651-2
>>Notional input tax credit, elimination, impact, 4724
>>Payroll taxes
>>>Deductions, filing quarterly instead of monthly, Budget 1997 measure, 8293,
9564
>>>Impact, 6247, 8368
>>Regulations, paperburden, reducing, 6247, 8293, 8763
>>>o.q., 8277-8
>>>S.O. 31, 7961
>>Skilled workers, need, 6247-8
>>Small Business Info Fair, Dauphin--Swan River constituency, S.O. 31, 9927
>>Small business tax rate
>>>Earnings under $200,000, lowering, 7247
>>>Maintaining, 859
>>Small Business Week, S.O. 31, 5473, 5554, 5594-5, 5675-6, 5679
>>Tax reductions, impact, o.q., 5480
>>Tax returns, simplification, paper burden, reducing, o.q., 5562
>>Women proprietors
>>>S.O. 31, 5675, 9927
>>>Success rate, 8787
>>>Women`s enterprise centres assisting, 88771
>>See also 2000 Plus;
Canada Pension Plan--Premiums, increasing;
Corporations--Taxation, Tax expenditures;
Economy;
Employment insurance;
Exports;
Goods and Services Tax--Harmonization;
Government contracts;
Information highway;
Interprovincial trade--Internal Trade Agreement;
Job creation;
Postal service--Direct mail advertising;
Telephone service--Bell Canada