United Nations

>>Boutros-Ghali, Boutros, Secretary General
>>>Re-appointment, United States veto, Canadian position, 7348
>>>>o.q., 6911
>>>See also Haiti--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping role
>>Canadian Ambassador Bob Fowler see Somalia--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Documents--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Government appointments
>>Canadian role, 76
>>Conferences, democracy, lack, 7353
>>Crisis centre, revamping, 545
>>Crisis of confidence, Throne Speech statement, 4, 341
>>Decision-making process, improving, 5638
>>Establishment after World War II, 1867, 5638, 7349
>>General Assembly see Senior citizens--International Senior Citizens' Day
>>Reform, necessity, 544, 1822, 3987, 7348, 9902
>>Security Council
>>>Restructuring, 1868-9
>>>Veto, eliminating, 544
>>>See also Africa--Great Lakes region; Weapons/arms
>>Supporting, etc., 6394
>>United States bills unpaid, 497
>>United States President John F. Kennedy 1962 remarks, 7348
>>See also Africa--Canadian role--Great Lakes region; Bosnia and Herzegovina--Civil war; Canadian Armed Forces--Peacekeeping role; Child poverty; Child prostitution--Child sex tourism; Children; Crimes against humanity; Drug/substance abuse--Drug strategy; Female genital mutilation; Food--International situation; Foreign aid--Africa; Genocide; Haiti--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping role; Human rights--International; International conflicts; International criminal court; Iraq; Korean conflict; Law of the Sea; League of Nations; Lebanon--Israeli attacks--Israeli occupation; Liberia--Civil war; North American Aerospace Defence Command--Canadian role--United Nations peacekeeping missions North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Canadian role; Peacekeeping--Canadian role--United Nations peacekeepers; Quebec separation/sovereignty--Aboriginal peoples self-determination right--Legitimacy; Rwanda--Civil war; Sexual orientation--Canadian Human Rights Act; Victims of crime; Violence--Women and children; World Conference on Women (Beijing, China, September 1995)

United Nations Association in Canada see Human rights--International

United Nations Childrens Fund see UNICEF

UNited Nations Commission on Human Rights see China--Human rights violations; Human rights--International; Violence--Women

United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances see Drug/substance abuse--Drug strategy

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child see Child prostitution--Child sex tourism--Criminal Code provisions; Child sexual abuse/assault/exploitation--International situation; Children--Corporal punishment--Definition in legislation--Rights

United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education see Human rights--International

United Nations Human Rights Committee see Human rights--International

United Nations International Commission on War Crimes for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda

>>Canadian support, importance, 6833-4
>>Role, importance, 7368-9
>>See also Judges--Leaves of absence to work for international organizations

United Nations International Day of Peace see Peace

United Nations Scientific and Cultural Organization see Education--Teachers, World Teachers' Day

United Nations Universal Declaration on Human Rights see Human Rights

United Parcel Service (UPS)

>>Operations, move to New Brunswick from British Columbia, tax relief enticement, interprovincial trade barrier dispute, 5346-7

United States

>>Canadian Ambassador Raymond Chrétien see Africa--Great Lakes region, United Nations peacekeeping mission
>>Central Intelligence Agency see Economy
>>Clinton, President Bill, reelection, o.q., 6183
>>Coast Guard see Boats/boating--Recreational vessels, Great Lakes
>>Commerce Department, countervailing duties decision see Farm income--Net income stabilization account program; Hogs--Exports
>>Defence Intelligence Agency see Quebec--International role
>>Election of 1996, S.O. 31, 6182
>>Kennedy, President John F. see United Nations--United States President
>>Peltier, Leonard
>>>Extradition from Canada, legality, Justice Department review, petition, 2526
>>>Imprisonment, new trial, petition, 368
>>Presidential election campaign, protectionist attitudes see Trade
>>Property confiscated during 1776 American Revolution, United Empire Loyalists descendants compensation claims, 5306-7, 5521-2
>>>Cuba, foreign-owned property, confiscation, compensation, comparison, 5306-7
>>>See also Godfrey-Milliken Act (Bill C-339)
>>Reagan, President Ronald see Taxation--Reduction
>>Trade relations, unilateralism and extraterritorial measures, use, 5210
>>Wilson, President Woodrow see Leagu of Nations--Establishment
>>World attitude towards, 4514
>>See also particular subjects

United Way

>>Estevan, Sask., fundraising marathon, S.O. 31, 5877

Universal Declaration of Human Rights see Human rights--United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Universality see Social programs

Universities/colleges

>>Beijing Concord College, Chinese/Canadian students, diplomas, China, Canada recognizing, S.O. 31, 9739
>>Bishop's University see Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995)--Voting illegally
>>Budget 1997 measures re research, etc., University of Toronto President Prichard remarks, 9633-4
>>Cambrian College, special needs centre, Inco Limited $250,000 contribution, tribute, S.O. 31, 3081
>>Collège Jean-de-Brèboeuf see Science and technology, Science fairs
>>Endowments, capital gains tax deduction limits, impact, 7230
>>Hillsdale College, Michigan, United States, liberal arts college, non-acceptance of government funds, etc., 9294-5
>>Laurentian University see Falconbridge Limited--Prickard
>>Maclean's poll, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, top ranking, S.O. 31, 6786
>>McGill University see Canadian International Development Agency--South Africa
>>McMaster University
>>Achievement recognition, S.O. 31, 8776
>>>See also Research and development--University-industry synergy; Science and technology--Research and development
>>Mohawk College, Dr. Keith McIntyre, president, tribute, s.O. 31, 9168
>>Ryerson Polytechnic University, facilities upgrade, infrastructure program, beneficial use, S.O. 31, 1363-4
>>St. Paul's College, University of Waterloo see Knowles, Hon. Stanley
>>St. Thomas University, Fredericton, graduation, S.O. 31, 2885
>>United States universities, contributions to, income tax deductions, 6805
>>University of Alberta, King's College, religious institution, sexual orientation discrimination case, 2127
>>University of British Columbia, research, sciences, medicine, biology, engineering and related disciplines, excellence, tribute, S.O. 31, 8725-6
>>University of Manitoba
>>>Dr. Emoke Szathmary, president, tribute, S.O. 31, 6786-7
>>>Students, Claudia Hudspeth, Lisa Smirl, Rhodes scholarships, awarded, congratulating, S.O. 31, 9478
>>University of Ottawa, Law School, affirmative action admissions policy, 2406
>>University of Sherbrooke, Anne Hébert, author/poet, literary works, donation, S.O. 31, 4796
>>University of Toronto see Air pollution--Research program; Universities/colleges--Budget 1997 measures
>>University of Waterloo see Knowles, Hon. Stanley; Universities/colleges--Maclean's poll
>>University of Western Ontario, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, research grant, Dr. Bob Sica, tribute, S.O. 31, 10225
>>See also Canada Foundation for Innovation; Canadian International Development Agency; Goods and Services Tax--Municipalities, universities, schools and hospitals; Infrastructure program--Continuation; Military colleges

University-industry synergy research and development award see Research and development

University of Alberta see Universities/colleges

University of British Columbia see Universities/colleges

University of Havana see Cuba

University of Manitoba see Universities/colleges

University of Ottawa see Universities/colleges

University of Sherbrooke see Universities

University of Toronto see Universities/colleges

University of Waterloo see Universities/colleges

University of Western Ontario see Universities/colleges

University students see Students

Unmarried couples

>>Historically disadvantaged, Supreme Court of Canada ruling, 2160

Unpaid taxes see Taxation

Unpaid work see Census (1996); Women

UNPROFOR see Bosnia and Herzegovina--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping role

Unsolicited mail see Postal service--Direct mail advertising

Upholder submarines see Defence equipment--Ships, Submarines

Upper Londonderry Pastoral Charge

>>225th anniversary, S.O. 31, 4220

Ur, Rose-Marie (L--Lambton--Middlesex)

>>Abortion, petition, 3722
>>Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (Bill C-34), 3949-51
>>Agricultural products, 677
>>Agriculture, S.O. 31, 6123
>>Bank Act (amdt.)(Bill C-395), 9386
>>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 413, 1441-3
>>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 8329
>>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 1441
>>Canada Pension Plan, 8329
>>Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 1442
>>Child care, 1441
>>Citizenship Act, S.O. 31, 7651
>>Competition Act (amdt.--illegal trade practices)(Bill C-221), 246, 999-1000
>>Dairy products, 1442
>>Education, S.O. 31, 1363
>>Education, post-secondary, 1441
>>Employment, 2380-1
>>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2380-2
>>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7132-3
>>Exports, 1442
>>Family
>>>Petition, 8957
>>>S.O. 31, 5160
>>Farm debt, 6176-7
>>>o.q., 5737
>>Farm equipment, 246, 999-1000
>>Farm income, 1442
>>Farms, S.O. 31, 636
>>Food, o.q., 3564
>>Gasoline/automotive fuels, 5259-61
>>>S.O. 31, 5054
>>Gasoline taxes, petition, 276
>>General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 677
>>Goods and Services Tax, 7132-3
>>Government programs and services, 7132-3
>>Grain transportation, 1442-3
>>Health care system, 1441
>>>S.O. 31, 6604
>>Health, S.O. 31, 356-7, 1458, 4549, 4935
>>Hungary, S.O. 31, 8944
>>Immigration/immigrants, S.O. 31, 10177
>>Information highway, 413
>>Insurance industry, 1442
>>Interest rates, 1442
>>Job creation, 1441-2
>>Manganese-based Fuel Additives Act (Bill C-29), 5259-61
>>Marriage, petitions, 6194, 6252, 6616, 6966, 7089, 7392
>>Motor vehicles, 246, 999-1000
>>North American Free Trade Agreement, 677
>>Pest Management Regulatory Agency, 8689-90
>>>o.q., 8449
>>Public safety compensation officers fund, petition, 8843
>>References, speaking in Hungarian, 8944
>>Registered education savings plans, 1441
>>Same-sex couples, petitions, 3568, 4159
>>Schools, S.O. 31, 5950
>>Seniors Benefit, 1442
>>Sexual orientation, petitions, 3568, 4159
>>Softwood lumber industry, 677
>>>o.q., 138
>>Taxation, 1441
>>Tobacco Act (Bill C-71), 8610-2
>>Tobacco industry, 8611-2
>>Tobacco products, 8610-2
>>Trade, 677, 1442
>>Underground economy, M. (Chamberlain), 8686-7
>>Unemployment, 1441
>>Unemployment insurance, 2381-2
>>Volunteers, S.O. 31, 2132
>>Wildlife, S.O. 31, 9443
>>Women's Institute, S.O. 31, 8586
>>Young Offenders Act, petition, 367

Uranium

>>Mining, Saskatchewan, environmental regulations, health and worker protection, 7624-5

Ursel, Darren Adam see Sexual assault/offences

User fees see Agriculture; Airports; Economic development/renewal--Atlantic provinces; Ferry service--British Columbia; Government programs and services; Government revenues; Health care system--Private insurance--User fees; Highways and roads--National network; User Fee Act (Bill c-349); Vancouver International Airport

User-pay see Canadian National Railways--Privatization