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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)

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

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

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