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Tran, Mindy see Murder

Trans-Canada Highway see Highways and roads

Trans-gendered persons see Sexual orientation

Trans-Labrador Highway see Highways and roads; Labrador

Transfer payments to individuals

Transfer payments to provinces

    >>$7 billion cutbacks, shortfall, 453, 797, 803-4, 1439, 1453-4, 1648, 1698, 2738, 7228, 8786, 9251, 9533, 10050, 10060
    >>>Education and health care, impact, 6238-40, 7802, 8332, 8786, 9149-50, 9923, 10085
    >>>Low-income Canadians, impact, s.O. 31, 8269
    >>>Quebec share, 453, 795
    >>>Social programs, impact, 8795
    >>>See also Education, post-secondary
    >>British Columbia, 1552
    >>Finance Standing Committee recommendations, o.q., 7236
    >>Government expenditures, percentage, o.q., 7236
    >>Health and education, $4 billion increase, Reform Party alternative "fresh start" budget proposal, 7408-9, 8328, 9945, 10060, 10086-7
    >>Increase, 1559
    >>Northwest Territories, 5457
    >>Quebec share, 1552, 2873-4, 2882, 5659-60, 7250
    >>>1982-96, $16.3 billion shortfall, 7403
    >>>$600 million over anticipated amount, 813, 2344
    >>>o.q., 5367-8, 7236-7, 8193, 8195, 8307, 8389-90
    >>>S.O. 31, 6905-6, 8388, 9212
    >>Reduction, 455, 846, 1515, 1529, 7248, 8124, 9944
    >>>$3.5 billion more than Reform Party proposals, 2991, 10087
    >>>5% of provincial budgets, 1552-3
    >>>40% since 1993, tax points share not included in calculation, 9520
    >>>Federal government offloading to provinces, 1454, 8335, 9524
    >>>>Saskatchewan, $600 million, 321-2
    >>>Government expenditure reduction, comparison, 7260-1, 9251
    >>>No further reductions in 1997-98, Budget 1997 statement, S.O. 31, 8306
    >>>No intention, Liberal government (Chrétien) 1993 election promise, 9923
    >>>Ontario, 8335, 8341, 8796
    >>>>S.O. 31, 9077
    >>>o.q., 7236-7
    >>>Quebec, etc., 8768, 8770-2, 9524
    >>>Restoring, 7224
    >>>See also Canada Foundation for Innovation; Job losses
    >>Stable funding, 1507
    >>>Five-year plan, 8771
    >>Yukon Territory, 5456-7
    >>See also Canada Health and Social Transfer; Deficit--Reduction; Government expenditures--Reduction; National debt--Reduction; Social programs--Expenditures; Technology--Quebec government programs

Transferable producer certificates see Grain marketing

Transgenic food see Food

Transition job fund see Job creation

Translation

    >>International Translation Day, September 30, S.O. 31, 4856-7
    >>See also Procedure; Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Transport Department

    >>Downsizing, former Transport Minister Young role, 9074
    >>Expenditures, reduction, deficit reduction role, 8062
    >>See also Air navigation services--Commercialization; Air transportation--Safety, Certification; Airports--User fees; Ferry service--Islands

Transport Standing Committee

    >>Documents, french language errors, 3405
    >>Reports, presented
    >>>First (Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act (Bill C-20)), 2483
    >>>Second (Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway system), 5687
    >>>Third (Canada Marine Act (Bill C-44)), 6498
    >>>Fourth (Railway Safety Act (amdt.)(Bill C-43)), 7000
    >>>Fifth (Canada Shipping Act (amdt.--maritime liability)(Bill C-58)), 7390
    >>>Sixth (National highway renewal strategy), 8017
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Crete), 8561-5
    >>Travel, authorization
    >>>M. (Boudria), unanimous consent denied, 3884
    >>>>Agreed to, by unanimous consent, 3884, 4162
    >>>M. (Zed), agreed to, 2897
    >>>>Amdt., M. (Boudria), agreed to, 3262-3
    >>See also Highways and roads--National network; Marine transport--National marine policy; Ports--Commercialization

Transportation

    >>Battery power, research and development, S.O. 31, 7307
    >>Canadian Transportation Agency, decision making power, legislation, Canada Transportation Act (Bill C-14), 1119-22, 1147-8, 1232-4
    >>>Shippers, impact, 1119-22, 1148-9, 1217-9, 1229-31, 3150-1
    >>Coastal shipping, Montreal, Que. to Gaspé, return to, 8563-4
    >>Deregulation, 4808
    >>East-west/north-south focus, North American Free Trade Agreement, relationship, , Quebec, 8057-8
    >>Government role, policy and safety regulations, not operations, 8094
    >>Infrastructure components, transfer to community-based groups, municipal authorities or private sector, Throne Speech statement, 4, 327, 2899
    >>Integrated approach, need for, 8058, 8564, 9814
    >>Legislation, Canada Transportation Act (Bill C-101)(1st Sess., 35th Parl.), committee referral prior to second reading, 4791
    >>Modernization/privatization of services, 2929, 3143, 3408, 8094-5
    >>National policy, federal-provincial jurisdiction, relationship, 2948, 8109, 8564
    >>National system, safe, affordable, competitive and environmentally sound, establishing, 810
    >>National Transportation Day, S.O. 31, 3250
    >>National Transportation Week, Urban Connection, 1996 theme, S.O. 31, 3250, 3417-8, 3481
    >>Policy
    >>>Condemning, M. on supply (Gouk), 8047-80, 8092-111
    >>>>Amdt. (Gilmour), 8102
    >>>Gouk position, 8110
    >>>Modernization, economic benefits, job creation, etc., 8051-2
    >>>Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney, Campbell), lack, 8053
    >>>Sustainable development, relationship, 1235-7
    >>>See also Mirabel International Airport--Service reductions; Transportation--National policy
    >>Provincial jurisdiction, transfer to, Quebec, etc., 10056
    >>Quebec, services reduction (air, rail and shipping), impact, S.O. 31, 3122
    >>Regional development, relationship, 8059-60
    >>Safety
    >>>Priority, 8097
    >>>See also transportation--Government role
    >>Subsidies, reduction, 8053, 8097
    >>System degeneration, overbuilt, over-regulated, oversubsidized, 8094
    >>Tourism, importance to, 8094-5
    >>Trade, Asia-Pacific region, etc., importance to, 8095
    >>See also Air transportation; Bus transportation system; Canadian Transportation Agency; Economic development/renewal--Quebec; Exports; Hazardous products; Infrastructure program; Middle East; Rail transportation/railways

Transportation Association of Canada

    >>1996 annual meeting, Charlottetown, PEI, S.O. 31, 5159

Travel

    >>Canadians travelling abroad, legal problems, special adviser on consular affairs, appointing, o.q., 1664
    >>See also Cabinet Ministers; Child prostitution--Child sex tourism; Chrétien, Jean--References; Hanger--References; Inter-Parliamentary Delegations; Members of Parliament; Mexico--Civil unrest; Quebec separation/sovereignty--Bouchard; Senate--Expenditures; Young Offenders Act--Justice and Legal Affairs Standing Committee comprehensive review

Travel agents see Child prostitution--Child sex tourism

Treason see Riel, Louis

Treasury Board see Pay equity--Public Service; Public Service--Collective bargaining; Regulations

Treasury Board directives see Public Service--Same-sex benefits

Treasury Board rules, guidelines, etc. see National Defence Department--Contracts

Treaties see International agreements, conventions, treaties

Treaty rights see Aboriginal peoples--Aboriginal and treaty rights

Trehan, Fernand see Quebec--Northern Quebec

Tremblay, Hon. Arthur

    >>Senator, former, death, tribute, S.O. 31, 5729

Tremblay, Benoît (BQ--Rosemont)

    >>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 1521
    >>Child abduction
    >>>M., 4965-7
    >>>o.q., 8909
    >>>Petitions, 4677
    >>>S.O. 31, 1583
    >>Economic development/renewal, M. on supply (Gauthier), 5668-70
    >>Francophones outside Quebec, M. on supply (Marchand), 3813
    >>Pettigrew, references, 1521
    >>Procedure
    >>>Private Members' Business, 3719
    >>>Statements by Ministers, 1813
    >>Quebec distinct society status, 1521
    >>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), 1521
    >>>S.O. 31, 5678
    >>References, using Parliamentary funds to support separatist candidates for community services centre board election, S.O. 31, 6854
    >>Trade, 1521
    >>Unemployment, 1521

Tremblay, Hon. Danièle see Judges--Pensions

Tremblay, Micheline see Child abduction

Tremblay, Stéphan (BQ--Lac-Saint-Jean; elected in by-election March 25, 1996)

    >>Africa, o.q., 6130
    >>Air navigation services, 2823-4, 3153-5, 3389, 3395, 3398, 3401-2
    >>Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-5), 5352-4
    >>Broadcasting Act (amdt.--broadcasting policy)(Bill C-216), 10104-5
    >>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 9202-4
    >>Canada Endangered Species Protection Act (Bill C-65), 10175. 10189-90
    >>Canada Marine Act (Bill C-44), 4793-4
    >>Canadian Airlines International, 9788
    >>>o.q., 6610
    >>Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act (Bill C-60), 7457-8, 7474
    >>Child poverty, o.q., 3874
    >>Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act (Bill C-20), 2823-4, 3153-5, 3389, 3395, 3398, 3401-2
    >>Constitution, M. (Rock), 3372-4
    >>Corporations, S.O. 31, 9929
    >>Cycling, 4793
    >>Department of Human Resources Development Act (Bill C-11), 1683-4
    >>Economic development/renewal, M. on supply (Rocheleau), 8970
    >>Education, 3372-4
    >>Elections, o.q., 4806
    >>Employment
    >>>o.q., 2758, 7839, 10069
    >>>S.O. 31, 8190
    >>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2619
    >>Environment, 5262-3
    >>Federal-provincial jurisdiction, 1683-4
    >>Finance Standing Committee, M. (H. Gray), 7272
    >>Francophones outside Quebec, S.O. 31, 2001
    >>Gasoline/automotive fuels, 5262-4
    >>Government appointments, 7457
    >>>S.O. 31, 9929
    >>House of Commons, S.O. 31, 6741
    >>Human Reproductive and Genetic Technologies Act (Bill C-47), 5948
    >>Inter Canada, o.q., 10182-3
    >>Job creation, 8970
    >>>o.q., 4632, 6312
    >>Judges, S.O. 31, 3706
    >>Labour relations, M. (Johnston), 9787-8
    >>Lac-Saint-Jean constituency, 1683, 10189
    >>>S.O. 31, 1541-2
    >>Manganese-based Fuel Additives Act (Bill C-29), 5261-4
    >>Military colleges, o.q., 9019
    >>Ports, 4793-4
    >>Procedure, exhibits/props, 3154
    >>Quebec, o.q., 3821-2
    >>References
    >>>Introduction in House, 1461
    >>>Youngest Member of Parliament,1684
    >>Revoke the Conviction of Louis David Riel Act (Bill C-297), 6636
    >>Riel, Louis, 7457
    >>Schools, S.O. 31, 5877
    >>St. Lawrence Seaway, 4793-4
    >>Student loans, s.O. 31, 9796
    >>Taxation, 9202-3
    >>Training programs, 7272
    >>>o.q., 2142, 2607
    >>Unemployment insurance, 2619
    >>Unemployment, o.q., 6312
    >>Wildlife, 10175, 10189-90
    >>Young Offenders Act, M. (Hart), 6330-1
    >>Youth, 1684
    >>Youth Services Canada, ro., 9808

Tremblay, Suzanne (BQ--Rimouski--Témiscouata)

    >>Access to information, o.q., 5242
    >>Africa, o.q., 6184
    >>Air Canada, o.q., 3866
    >>Air navigation services, 3402-5
    >>Air transportation, o.q., 6904
    >>Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, o.q., 4025
    >>Audio and video tapes. 9000
    >>Bell Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-57), 5796-8
    >>Broadcasting, 5796, 5798
    >>>M., 1735-8, 1741
    >>>o.q., 318, 1291, 5417-8
    >>>Petition, 368
    >>Business of the House, 7789
    >>Canada, 2912-3
    >>Canada Foundation for Innovation, o.q., 8391-2
    >>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 8792
    >>Canada Information Office, 7530
    >>>o.q., 6266
    >>Canada Post Corporation, o.q., 9652
    >>Canadian Airlines International, o.q., 6903-4
    >>Canadian Armed Forces, 673-4, 8792
    >>>o.q., 1767, 7786-7
    >>Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 8207-8
    >>>o.q., 1167, 4456-7, 4558, 7964-5
    >>Canadian flag, 8211
    >>>o.q., 3561
    >>Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act (Bill C-60), 7530-1
    >>Canadian Heritage Department, 8206-9
    >>>M. on supply, 8206-10
    >>>o.q., 7313
    >>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2146-8
    >>Canadian Space Agency, o.q., 7466, 7516-7
    >>Capital gains tax, o.q., 2938
    >>Census (1996), M. (D. Grey), 7810-1
    >>Charrier, Éric, S.O. 31, 9444
    >>Chenel, Sister Marie-Anne, S.O. 31, 7961
    >>Child labour, petition, 4158
    >>Child poverty, 8793
    >>>o.q., 8445
    >>Child tax benefit, 8794
    >>Children, 8794
    >>Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act (Bill C-20), 3402-5
    >>Code of Conduct Special Joint Committee, M. (Milliken), 6321-2
    >>Collenette, references, o.q., 5242
    >>Constitution Act, 1982, 3353-4
    >>Constitution, M. (Rock), 3353-4
    >>Copyright, 3458-9
    >>Copyright Act (amdt.)(Bill C-32), 3458-61, 8999-2000
    >>Cultural institutions, o.q., 3823, 10068
    >>Cultural sovereignty, o.q., 7832-3
    >>Department of Health Act (Bill C-18), 1788-90
    >>Department of Human Resources Development Act (Bill C-11), 1699-701
    >>Economic conditions, o.q., 2711
    >>Education, 3353-4
    >>>o.q., 8009-10, 9482, 9882, 9931-2
    >>>S.O. 31, 3918
    >>Employment Equity Act, 8792
    >>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2316-8
    >>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7797-8
    >>Federal-provincial jurisdiction, 1788-9
    >>Federalism, 2912
    >>Film and video industry, o.q., 5737
    >>Gangs, M. to adjourn under S.O. 52, 9091
    >>Gender equality, 8792-3
    >>Goods and Services Tax, 7797-8
    >>>o.q., 2182
    >>Government advertising, o.q., 5557-8
    >>Government contracts, o.q., 4223
    >>Health care system, 1788-90
    >>Information highway, 5797
    >>>o.q., 3487
    >>Job creation, o.q., 5108-9
    >>Journalism/journalists, S.O. 31, 2356
    >>Legislation, 2147
    >>Liberal government (Chrétien), o.q., 2181-2
    >>Literacy, 2912
    >>Louis Riel Day Act (Bill C-380), 8662
    >>Meat, 7530
    >>Middle East, o.q., 6184
    >>Murderers, o.q., 8779
    >>Newfoundland, 2913
    >>Newspapers, S.O. 31, 3079, 3317-8
    >>North American Free Trade Agreement, o.q., 6904
    >>Nuclear energy, 2912, 3499
    >>>o.q., 3126, 3561, 4025, 4864-5
    >>Nuclear reactors, o.q., 3127, 4864
    >>Nuclear Safety and Control Act (Bill C-23), 8025, 8028
    >>Official Languages Commissioner, o.q., 2140
    >>Official languages policy/bilingualism, 8208
    >>Old age pensions, 8792
    >>Parliament of Canada Act and Canada Elections Act (amdt.--confidence votes)(Bill C-250), 9962-4
    >>Private family trusts, o.q., 2938
    >>Privilege, prima facie, contempt of Parliament, M. (Hart), 666, 673-4
    >>Procedure
    >>>Adjournment motions under S.O. 52, 9091
    >>>Debate, 8209
    >>>Divisions, recorded, 8025, 9232
    >>>Documents, 485, 10122
    >>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 8658
    >>>Member be now heard, M., 10127
    >>>Minister's/Prime Minister's remarks, 666, 5116-7, 10122
    >>>Motions, 10132
    >>>Quroum, 8028
    >>>Sittings of the House, 10143
    >>>Speeches, 10127
    >>Public Service, 5116-7
    >>Quebec, 2912-3, 8207
    >>>o.q., 2711, 8197, 9323
    >>Quebec separation/sovereignty
    >>>M. on supply (Gauthier), 2911-4
    >>>o.q., 2251, 2306-7, 2711, 6308-9
    >>>S.O. 31, 4935
    >>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), 2912-3, 10122
    >>>Document tabled, 10122
    >>>o.q., 2434, 9323-4
    >>Quebec sovereignty referendum (post 1995), 2912
    >>References, new duties, congratulations, 9280
    >>Research and development
    >>>M. on supply, 3499-501, 3506
    >>>o.q., 4303, 8391
    >>Revoke the Conviction of Louis David Riel Act (Bill C-297), 3386
    >>Riel, Louis, 3386, 8662
    >>>S.O. 31, 7382
    >>Rimouski, Que., S.O. 31, 4069-70
    >>Senate, petition, 7523
    >>Seniors Benefit, o.q., 476-7, 527
    >>Sexual orientation, 2146-8
    >>Somalia, o.q., 1706, 1956, 7658, 9383
    >>Standing Orders, M. (Jennings), 7997-8
    >>Telefilm Canada, o.q., 10068
    >>Telephone service, 5796
    >>Television, 5797-8
    >>Television, cable, o.q., 4670
    >>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Sheridan), 110-3
    >>Tobacco Act (Bill C-71), 8567-8, 8608-9
    >>Tobacco industry, 8608-9
    >>>o.q., 8506-7, 8652
    >>Tobacco products, 8567-8
    >>Trade, o.q., 3008-9
    >>Training programs, 1699-701
    >>>o.q., 9988-9
    >>Transport Standing Committee, 3405
    >>UBI SOFT, o.q., 8836-7
    >>Unemployment, o.q., 5108-9
    >>Unemployment insurance, 2316-7
    >>Unemployment insurance account, 8792
    >>Vietnam, o.q., 712
    >>Violence, 8793
    >>Women, M. on supply (Guay), 8791-4
    >>Young offenders, 6321

Trent-Severn Waterway

    >>Commercial water lot licence fees, restructuring, municipal taxes increase, relationship, 7501-2
    >>>o.q., 5340

Trespassing

    >>Return to place of trespass, within 24 hours, prohibiting, youth in shopping malls, etc., 1296, 2076-7, 9504-10
    >>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--trespassing)(Bill C-247)

Tri Media Productions see Film and video industry

Triage see International conflicts

Trials see Justice system

Tribalism see see Africa--Colonialism/tribalism

Triennial commissions see Judges--Salaries

Trinidad and Tobago see Canadian Executive Service Organization

Triple E Senate see Senate

TRIUMF project see Research and development--Superconductors

Tri-Winner Irving Acres Inc. see CANUSA Foods Ltd.

Trois-Pistoles see Heritage buildings/sites--Parc de l'adventure basque en Amérique

Trois-Rivières constituency see Economic development/renewal

Trois-Rivières, Que. see Canada Employment Centres--Regional administrative centre; Festivals--International Poetry Festival--International Meet of Log Drivers and Raftsmen; Human Resources Development Department; Ports

Trucking industry

    >>Highways, damage, rail transportation alternative, 8108-9
    >>National Safety Code, implementing, 2947-8
    >>Taxation system, reviewing, 8071
    >>See also Interprovincial trade--Internal Trade Agreement

Trucks see Canadian Kenworth Company

Trudeau, Right Hon. Pierre see Francophones outside Quebec--Rights; Liberal government (Trudeau); Quebec separation/sovereignty--Referendums--Trudeau; War crimes--Prosecuting alleged war criminals in Canada

Truro, N.S. see Aquaculture--Nova Scotia Agriculture College; First Baptist Girls Choir

Trust and Loan Companies Act see Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-15); Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-82)

Trust companies see Financial institutions--Four pillars

Trust funds see Public safety officers compensation fund

"Trustco" see Financial institutions--Names

Truth and Reconciliation Commission see South Africa

Truth in sentencing see Parole--Murderers, early release; Violent offences--Sentences

Truzewicz family see Immigration/immigrants--Applications

Tsa-Kwa-Luten Lodge

    >>Quadra Island, B.C., construction/operation, federal government assistance, qu., 3724

Tsawassen Indian Band see Fisheries--Habitat protection;

Tsilhquot'in Nation see Official Opposition--Bloc Québécois

Tuition see Education, post-secondary--Costs--Tax assistance--Tuition

Turbans see Royal Canadian Mounted Police--Uniforms

Turgeon, Serge see Quebec--Language policy, French

Turkey

    >>Human rights violations
    >>>Amnesty International report, S.O. 31, 6851
    >>>S.O. 31, 7652
    >>Kurdish separatists, human rights violations, etc., 1835, 1868
    >>>Air attacks, sale of Canadian CF-5 aircraft, relationship, 3986-7
    >>>Petitions, 4507
    >>Kurdish trade unionists, arrests, etc., S.O. 31, 5950
    >>See also Armenia--Genocide of 1915; Asia Minor--Atrocities of 1922; Cyprus; European Union; Greece--Dodecanese Islands; Kurdish people; Persian Gulf War--Kurds; Trade

Turner, Garth see Registered retirement savings plans

Turp, Daniel see Federalism--Renewal; Parti Québécois--Bloc Québécois position

Tutsis see see Africa--Great Lakes region, Historical background

TVO Telefest awards see Agriculture--Video

Twain, Shania

    >>Timmins, Ont., Shania Twain Day, S.O. 31, 4548
    >>See also Music--Grammy Awards

Twentieth century see Canada

Twinning see Constituencies

Two-dollar coin see Currency; Government advertising--Royal Canadian Mint; Quebec separation/sovereignty

Two founding peoples see Canada

Two-tier system see Health care system

Twwassen Indian Band see Environment--Environmental assessment and review process

Tyrrel, Joseph see Canadian Mining Hall of Fame--Inductees

Tzeachten Indian Reserve

    >>Stone Ridge Estates Ltd. lease, qu., 5204

Tzu Tzu dynasty see China