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Somalia
>>
Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Canadian Airborne Regiment
activities, 1622, 1816, 6352
>>>Amnesty for those involved, o.q., 9607
>>>Appropriate response in future, ensuring, o.q., 8134, 8136
>>>Armstrong, Maj Barry, smear campaign against, o.q., 8834
>>>Arone, Shidane, Somali youth, tortured, murdered, 8148-9
>>>>Boland Sgt Mark, section commander, dereliction of responsibility charges,
conviction, etc., 7874
>>>>>o.q., 4749
>>>>Brown, Pte Kyle, charges, conviction, etc., 7845-6
>>>>>o.q., 4748-9
>>>>Cover-up, o.q., 8086, 8088, 8091, 8133-5, 8138, 9017
>>>>Criminal intent possibility, National Defence Minister Kim Campbell not
informed, 7828, 7842-3
>>>>Leadership, commander, responsibility, unpunished, 7845-6
>>>>Public inquiry not investigating, o.q., 9024, 9382-3
>>>>Witnesses not intervening, promotion, 7844-5
>>>>>o.q., 2757-8
>>>>See also Somalia--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Aruush,
Ahmed
>>>Aruush, Ahmed, shooting, murder possibility, cover-up
>>>>Armstron, Maj Barry, public inquiry testimony, relationship, o.q., 9085-6
>>>>Arone, Shidane murder, relationship, o.q., 8909-10, 9085
>>>>Buonamici, Maj Vincent, public inquiry testimony, o.q., 8834, 8909-10
>>>Boyle, Gen Jean, Chief of Defence Staff, not making public comments,
muzzled, o.q., 2889
>>>Campbell, Kim, former defence minister, blackmail by senior officers,
allegations, o.q., 7573, 7656
>>>Canadian Armed Forces, impact, cloud over everybody, etc., 7825, 7827,
7843-4
>>>>o.q., 7784-5
>>>Chrétien, Prime Minister, role re cover-up, o.q., 4307
>>>Collenette, National Defence Minister responsibility, resignation, etc.,
4607
>>>>Chrétien, Prime Minister, position, o.q., 4224-6, 4303-4, 4306-7, 4339,
4341-3, 4454, 4982-4, 5240-1
>>>>o.q., 1368-70, 1372, 1420-1, 1463-5, 1545-6, 1548, 1586-7, 1660, 1770,
1843-4, 1955-6, 3242, 4181, 4503-4, 4554-6, 4629-30, 4668-9, 5057-8, 5240-3
>>>>S.O. 31, 1657-8
>>>>Young, new National Defence Minister, position, o.q., 5163-4, 5287-8
>>>>See also Collenette--References;
Somalia--Public inquiry, Report
>>>Conditions, difficult, etc., 7849
>>>Disbandment of Canadian Airborne Regiment, o.q., 1463-4, 1844
>>>Documents, altered/destroyed by National Defence Department/military,
cover-up, Information Commissioner John Grace report, public inquiry access,
investigation, etc., 1602-3, 7822-4, 7828, 7844, 7848, 7850
>>>>Anderson, Adm John, former Chief of Defence Staff, role, etc., 7824, 7828,
7842
>>>>>o.q., 7658-60, 7782-3
>>>>Boyle, Gen Jean, Chief of Defence Staff, role, testimony at public
inquiry, resignation, etc., 4261
>>>>>Baril, LGen Maurice, army commander, position, o.q., 4629, 4631
>>>>>Chrétien, Prime Minister, position
>>>>>>o.q., 4224-7, 4229, 4303-4, 4306-7, 4342-3, 4453-4, 4458, 4551, 4668-9,
4981-3, 5240-1, 5287
>>>>>>S.O. 31, 4450
>>>>>Collenette, National Defence Minister, position, o.q., 4224-6, 4306,
4341, 4499-500, 4552-4, 5057-9
>>>>>Gonzales, Roberto, former National Defence Department Public Affairs
Director testimony at public inquiry, o.q., 4981-3, 5287
>>>>>o.q., 1295, 1368, 1463-5, 1544-5, 1659-60, 1706-8, 1888, 1955-6, 2005,
2008, 2063-4, 2067, 2308, 2889, 3488, 4174-5, 4181, 4455, 4629-30, 4749, 9018
>>>>>Retired Generals, MGen Clive Addy, MGen Lewis MacKenzie, MGen Brian
Vernon, positions, etc.
>>>>>>o.q., 4224-5, 4228-9, 4551-4, 4629, 4631
>>>>>>S.O. 31, 4797
>>>>>S.O. 31, 2001-2
>>>>>Young, new National Defence Minister, position, o.q., 5163-6, 5241-3,
5287
>>>>>See also Canadian Armed Forces--Boyle, Resignation
>>>>Fournier, Nancy, refusal to destroy documents, o.q., 1588, 2308
>>>>Fowler, Bob, Canadian Ambassador to United Nations, former National
Defence Department Deputy Minister, role, etc., 7824, 7828, 7842-3, 7845-6
>>>>>Campbell, Kim, allegations, o.q., 7968-70
>>>>>o.q., 1547, 1589, 7575, 7657-60, 7712-3, 7782-3, 8010, 8136, 9383
>>>>>S.O. 31, 7707
>>>>Government injunction against Information Commissioner, Federal Court
case, o.q., 4226, 4304-6
>>>>Haswell, Col Geof, allegations, role, charges, etc., o.q., 1544, 1547,
1589, 1706, 1708, 3488, 4341
>>>>o.q., 1294-5, 1367-70, 1372, 1418-21, 1463-5, 1544-8, 1586-9, 1659-60,
1706-8, 1762-3, 1770, 1843-4, 1888, 1955-6, 2005, 2008, 2063-4, 2066-7, 2138,
2140, 2308-9, 3488, 7314, 7655, 8010, 8089, 8133-5, 8198, 9016-8
>>>>Privacy Commissioner investigation requested by Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation, National Defence Minister Collenette allegedly misleading House,
o.q., 1367-8, 1372, 1419-20
>>>>Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigating, o.q., 2008, 7783
>>>>Search of Apr. 9/96, 7821-2, 7844
>>>>S.O. 31, 1539-40
>>>>Watergate comparison, Chrétien, Prime Minister remarks, o.q., 4307,
4339-42
>>>Government appointments of implicated individuals, John Anderson, Kim
Campbell, Bob Fowler, 7822, 7848
>>>>o.q., 4230
>>>Medal for soldiers, issuing, 6384
>>>>S.O. 31, 5059, 6259, 8082-3
>>>Murders
>>>>Young, National Defence Minister, remarks, 8148-9
>>>>>o.q., 8134-5, 8138, 8196, 8198
>>>>See also Somaia--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Arone,
Shidane--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Aruush, Ahmed
>>>Murray, VAdm Larry, alleged role in preventing military police
investigation, o.q., 8136
>>>Peacemaking role, 5636
>>>Progressive Conservative Government (Mulroney, Campbell) responsibility,
7822
>>>>o.q., 1420-1, 8089-90
>>>Public inquiry
>>>>Appointment of commissioners, independence, o.q., 4307
>>>>Boyle, Gen Jean, Chief of Defence Staff
>>>>>Role in drafting inquiry mandate, o.q., 4499-504
>>>>>Testimony, Canadian Armed Forces personnel and legal counsel assisting in
preparation, o.q., 4174, 4455, 4748-9
>>>>Chrétien, Prime Minister, criticism, "grilling public servants as if they
were almost criminals", o.q., 4307, 4338-40
>>>>Collenette, National Defence Minister
>>>>>Interference, o.q., 4499
>>>>>Testifying, o.q., 1844
>>>>Costs, 7848
>>>>>o.q., 8396, 9325
>>>>Difficulties/delay, Boyle/Collenette responsibility, o.q., 4553-4
>>>>Extending mandate until Dec. 31/97, M. on supply (J. Leroux), 7821-8,
7842-52, negatived, on recorded division, 7993-4
>>>>>Amdt. (Frazer), 7845, negatived, on recorded division, 7992-3
>>>>Government establishing, Liberal Party requesting while in opposition,
etc., 7821, 7844
>>>>>o.q., 1368-9, 1421, 1463-5, 1547-9, 1762-3, 1770, 1844, 1888, 4224-5,
4304-5, 4307, 4338-40, 4343, 4552, 4554, 4629, 4668, 4981-2, 5165, 5287-8
>>>>Government position re evidence re cover-up, o.q., 2066-7, 2138, 2140
>>>>Justice Department lawyers representing senior officers, conflict of
interest possibility, etc., o.q., 136, 357-8, 4307
>>>>Murray, VAdm Larry, Acting Chief of Defence Staff, testimony, close to
contempt, etc., 7824
>>>>>o.q., 7656-7
>>>>o.q., 237, 1586-8, 1659
>>>>Purnelle, Cpl Michel, charged by military after attempting to meet with
inquiry officials, o.q., 2479-80, 2608-9, 2713-4, 3241-2, 4306, 4341, 4938,
5112
>>>>Reform Party position, o.q., 4454, 4499, 4504, 4938, 5057-8
>>>>Report
>>>>>Collenette return to Cabinet, relationship, o.q., 5290-1
>>>>>Completing by end of 1998, commission preferred option, 8132
>>>>>>o.q., 8089-90, 8135-7, 8833
>>>>>Election timing, relationship, o.q., 5241, 5288-90
>>>>>Government awaiting before acting, o.q., 4224-5, 4227, 4229, 4306-7,
4339-40, 4342, 4555, 4981-2, 5057-8
>>>>>Interim report, possibility, o.q., 4339, 4675, 5163-4, 5166, 5240-1,
5288-9, 7655-6, 9017
>>>>>Making public, o.q., 4308
>>>>Terminating not extending mandate, political interference, impact on
calling witnesses, senior officers/officials/Liberals avoiding responsibility,
etc., 7555, 7568, 7764, 7776, 7821-8, 7842-5, 7847-51, 7979, 8149, 8243, 8665,
9257
>>>>>Bloc Québécois position, 7821-2, 7825
>>>>>Boyle, Gen Jean, Chief of Defence Staff, advice, Mar. 21/96 letter,
relationship, o.q., 8508
>>>>>Extensions, previous, 7822, 7826, 7828, 7851
>>>>>>o.q., 7655-6, 7658-60, 7785, 7888, 7970, 8010-3, 8089-90, 8135, 8198,
8396, 8451, 8833, 8909, 9017, 9325
>>>>>Federal Court ruling, government changing mandate, 9397
>>>>>>o.q., 9381-3
>>>>>Historical document factor, 7825-6, 7828
>>>>>>o.q., 7655, 7712, 8090, 9017
>>>>>Letourneau, Justice Gilles, commissioner, position, 7843-4, 7848
>>>>>>o.q., 7888, 7970, 8010, 8012-5, 8086-8, 8090-1, 8833
>>>>>National Defence Department advice, relationship, o.q., 8833
>>>>>o.q., 7314, 7572-6, 7655-60, 7710, 7712-3, 7785, 7834, 7969-70, 8010-5,
8088-90, 8133-7, 8198, 8395-6, 8451, 8833-5, 8909-10, 9017-8, 9022-4, 9325,
10228
>>>>>Public support, o.q., 8833-4
>>>>>Reform Party position, 7580, 7845
>>>>>>o.q., 7574-6, 7657, 7659, 7710-2, 7834, 7888, 7970, 8010, 8086, 8091,
8137, 8198, 8833, 8910, 9325
>>>>>S.O. 31, 8189, 9320-2
>>>>>Young, Defence Minister, pressure from military, o.q., 7656
>>>>See also Africa--Great Lakes region, United Nations peacekeeping mission;
Canadian Armed Forces--Military justice;
Somalia--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Arone,
Shidane--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Aruush, Ahmed--Canadian
Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Documents
>>>Racist/aggressive behaviour, 7823
>>>Senate committee studying
>>>>o.q., 9324-5
>>>>S.O. 31, 9320-2
>>>Senior officers knowledge/lack of knowledge, 7823-4
>>>S.O. 31, 1366
>>>Training, preparation, inadequate, 7821, 7823, 7845
>>>United States personnel dictating to Canadians, 6352
>>>United States special forces (Green Berets) wearing Canadian uniforms,
Capt Alvis allegedly ordering Canadian soldier to kill Somali protester, o.q.,
4860-1, 4939-40
>>>>Boyle, Gen Jean, Chief of Defence Staff, lack of knowledge, o.q., 4861
>>See also Canadian International Development Agency
Somalis see Refugees
Sorel, Que. see Harbours, wharves and breakwaters; Hebco International
Sound and Light Show see Parliament Hill
Soup kitchens see Food--Frozen food
Source deductions see Canada Pension Plan--Contributions; Income tax; Unemployment insurance--Premiums
South Africa
>>
Aluminium smelter, Canadian government $60 million loan, 6027
>>Apartheid
>>>Elimination
>>>>Canadian role, 1009, 8842
>>>>Commemorating on April 27, 1819, 1866
>>>>Commonwealth role, 533-4
>>>>Diefenbaker, John G., former Prime Minister, role, 1863
>>>Right to vote, racial qualifications, 1685
>>>See also Discrimination and racism--International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination;
Indian Act
>>Elections, Canadian observers, 7365
>>Mandela, Nelson, President see Human rights--Canadian international
reputation
>>Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Canadian aboriginal peoples sacred
assembly reconciliation proclamation, relationship, S.O. 31, 1759
>>See also Africa--Great Lakes region;
Canada-South Africa Income Tax Convention Act, 1996;
Canadian International Development Agency;
Mining industry--Whitehorse mining initiative;
Rwanda--National reconciliation;
Sexual orientation--Canadian Human Rights Act, International comparison
South Alberta Light Horse Reserve Regiment see Canadian Armed Forces--Reserves/militia
South America see Latin America; North American Aerospace Defence Command--Membership
South Asia see Smuggling
South Korea see Korea, Republic of
Southeast Asia see Trade
Southern New Brunswick Railway Company see Historic/heritage buildings, sites and monuments
Southwest Middlesex Health Centre see Health care system--Family medicine
Sovereignty see Aboriginal peoples--Quebec; British Columbia--Sovereignty Party; Canadian sovereignty; Quebec separation/sovereignty
Soviet Union (former)
>>
Human rights violations, 7369
>>Political instability, 543
>>See also Armenia--Independence;
Canadian Security Intelligence Service;
Cold war--Gouzenko, Igor;
Democracy--Canada/Soviet Union;
Family;
Gun control/guns
Space program
>>
Canada Hand, development, Spar Aerospace contract, economic benefits, S.O.
31, 9795
>>Thirsk, Dr. Robert, Canadian astronaut, June 20/96 mission, S.O. 31, 3918
Space Technology Atlantic Initiative program see Aerospace industry--Research and development
Spanish see Members of Parliament--Language
Spar Aerospace
>>
Remote sensing satellite, rebuilding, Thailand, $155 million contract, Team
Canada trade mission success, S.O. 31, 7654
>>See also Space program--Canada Hand
Speak Out Canada see National unity
Speaker, Ray (REF--Lethbridge)
- >>Aerospace industry, 9227
>>AIDS, petition, 8359
>>Air Canada, qu., 10240
>>Alberta, S.O. 31, 8943
>>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 836-8
>>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 8368-9, 9312-5
>>Cabinet Ministers, o.q., 6006
>>Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63), 6673-4, 6696-7, 6732, 6737-9
>>Canada Endangered Species Protection Act (Bill C-65), 10203-4
>>Canada Labour Code (Part I) (amdt.)(Bill C-66), 8890, 8893-4, 8912-5, 8922-3
>>Canada Marine Act (Bill C-44),, 4788-90
>>Canada Pension Plan, o.q., 1665-6
>>Canada Post Corporation, 6674
>>Canadian Armed Forces, 695-7, 4147-9
>>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, o.q., 970
>>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2580
>>Capital punishment, 4281, 4622-3
>>Committees of the Whole House
>>>M. (H. Gray), 5844, 5868-9
>>>M. (J. Chrétien), 6-7, 9
>>Commonwealth, statement by Minister (C. Stewart), 8842
>>Crime, petition, 6013
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--judicial review of parole ineligibility)(Bill C-45), 4280-2, 4622-3
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--production of records in sexual offence proceedings)(Bill C-46), 9848
>>Criminal Law Improvement Act, 1996 (Bill C-17), 9469
>>Deficit, 6738
>>Economic policies, 836
>>Election, 6686
>>>S.O. 31, 10226
>>Elections, 6673-4, 6686-7, 6737-8
>>Employment, 9314-5
>>Ethics Counsellor, o.q., 6006
>>Family violence, 4622
>>Federal-provincial jurisdiction, 6738-9
>>Federalism, 9312-4
>>Fisheries, 5869
>>Flynn, Joe, 3719
>>Gauthier, Hon. Senator Jean-Robert, references, 6673-4
>>Ghiz, Hon. Joseph, 6373-4
>>Government credit cards, o.q., 6007
>>Government expenditures, 836-7
>>Grain transportation, 8890, 8893-4, 8899, 8913-5
>>Gun control/guns, 4522, 6738
>>Hargrave, Bert, 4868
>>Health care system, petition, 6012
>>High technology industries, S.O. 31, 9795-6
>>Highways and roads, petition, 7394
>>House of Commons, statement by Minister (Irwin), 8954
>>Human rights, 8842
>>Impaired driving, petition, 2017
>>Income tax, 838
>>Information Commissioner, M. (Zed), 10013
>>Israel, 6673
>>Job creation, 836
>>Justice system, 4622-3, 6738, 9469
>>Labour disputes, 8894, 8915
>>Labour relations, 8912-3
>>Lang, k.d., S.O. 31, 9878
>>Legislation, 26-7
>>>M. (H. Gray), 228-9
>>Liberal government (Chrétien)
>>>qu., 10148
>>>S.O. 31, 4298-9
>>Maheu, Hon. Senator Shirley, references, 6674
>>Manning, Hon. Ernest Charles, 1054-5
>>Marine transport, 4789-90
>>Members of Parliament, 2016, 6739
>>Mothers Against Drunk Driving, S.O. 31, 7030
>>National debt, 6739
>>National Parole Board, M. (Bridgman), 9912-4
>>National unity, 6738
>>Neary, Steve, 3827
>>Parent, references, 10235-6
>>Parliament Buildings, S.O. 31, 3124
>>Parole, 4199-202, 4280-2, 4622-3, 9469
>>Pension as provincial legislature member, donations to constituents, 6739
>>Political parties, 6732
>>Pornography, petition, 7394
>>Ports, 4789
>>Privilege
>>>Duceppe (contempt of Parliament), 8659-60
>>>Meredith (Rights of Members breached), 4085
>>>Ramsay (contempt of Parliament), 4199-200, 4202-3
>>>Rights of Members breached, 4027, 4029-30
>>Privilege, prima facie, contempt of Parliament, M. (Hart), 695-7
>>Procedure
>>>Business of the House, 647
>>>Debate, 9848
>>>Divisions, recorded, 6170
>>>Documents, 8092
>>>Estimates, 8355-6
>>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 1376, 4501, 5844, 8279
>>>Member be now heard, M., 9228
>>>Members' remarks, 5868-9
>>>Minister's/Prime Minister's remarks, 6012
>>>Motions, 26-7, 2016, 8990
>>>Oral questions, 8279, 8840, 9488
>>>Points of order, 4297, 8017
>>>Private Members' Motions, 2523
>>>Questions of privilege, 1376, 4085
>>>Speeches, 2580
>>>Throne Speech, 45
>>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee
>>>M. (Boudria), 259-60
>>>M. (Strahl), 4147-9
>>Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney, Campbell), 6739
>>Public Accounts Standing Committee, M. (Williams), 9227
>>Quebec distinct society status, 8369
>>Quebec separation/sovereignty, 696
>>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), 695
>>References, 10212
>>>Retirement, S.O. 31, 10226
>>>Taking Chair as Acting Speaker, 10212
>>>See also Legislation--Previous session
>>Reform Party, 6738S.O. 31, 6003
>>Ringuette-Maltais, references, 9, 259
>>Rompkey, Hon. Senator William
>>Same-sex couples, o.q., 3869-70
>>Senate, 6738
>>Somalia, o.q., 4501
>>Speaker, references, 6739
>>>S.O. 31, 10226
>>>Taking Chair as Acting Speaker, 10212
>>Speakership, 6-7, 9
>>Sugar industry, S.O. 31, 8082
>>Taxation, 9227
>>Tobacco industry, 8659-60
>>Unemployment, 8922-3
>>United KIngdom, 6674
>>Victims of crime, 9469
>>Wildlife, 10203-4
>>World War I, S.O. 31, 9544
>>Young offenders, 6738
>>Young Offenders Act, 4622
Speakership
>>
Chair occupants and Table Officers, tribute, 4183
>>Election of Speaker, 5751-3, 5756, 5758
>>Independence, 5765
>>Junior Chair officers, appointment
>>>Election, 14, 226, 5762-3
>>>McLaughlin, 5761-2
>>>Milliken, capabilities, experience, etc., 5743-5, 5747-51, 5755, 5761,
5763, 5816, 5820, 5832-3, 5837-9, 5842, 5847-50, 5853-5, 5859-60, 5862, 5864
>>>Opposition members, Liberal Party election promise, "red book", 6-15,
1800, 5741-65, 5814-6, 5819-21, 5832-7, 5839, 5842-5, 5847-8, 5853, 5858-60,
5864, 5866, 6671
>>>>Election, holding, 5754, 5758-60,
5762
>>>>House Management Standing Committee (3rd Sess., 34th Parl.)
recommendation, 5741-2
>>>>Milliken position, 5741-3, 5745,
5751-4, 5761, 5763, 5815, 5819, 5821,
5835, 5842-3, 5853, 5859, 5864, 5866
>>>>Official Opposition member, 5745-51, 5758, 5761, 5862, 5864
>>>>Reform Party member, 5862-4
>>>Opposition parties, consultation, lack, 193-4, 5743, 5754
>>Partisan party politics, avoiding, 2299
>>See also Acting Speaker;
Committees of the Whole--Assistant Deputy Chairman--Deputy Chairman;
Deputy Speaker