W

Wage subsidies see Employment insurance--Parents returning to workforce

Wagemaker, Tony see Canadian Executive Services Overseas--International services

Wages and salaries

>>Minimum wage, 3754-7
>>>Federal
>>>>Aligning with provinces, 5895-6, 5902, 5904, 6047, 6075
>>>>Increasing, 3752-3, 3756, 5780, 5893-4, 5901-2
>>>>Jurisdiction, 5782, 5894, 5900-1
>>>Poverty line, relationship, 5777, 5781, 5897
>>>>National Council of Welfare, report, 3755-6
>>>Provinces, rates, variation, 5777-8, 5781, 5986
>>>>Harmonizing, 5895
>>>>Labour mobility, impact, 5778-9, 5896-7
>>>See also Canada Labour Code (amdt.--minimum wage)(Bill C-35)
>>Real wages, decline, 349
>>See also Bankruptcy and insolvency; Canadian Armed Forces--Salaries; Judges--Salaries; Labour unions--mandate; Members of Parliament--Salaries; Poverty--Working poor; Women

Wages Liability Act (amdt.--definition of adult)(Bill C-436)--Harb

>>First reading, 10041

Wainwright, Alta. see Peregrine falcons

Wal-Mart see Trade--Cuba, United States aircraft shot down

Walden, Ont. see Science and technology--Neutrino observatory

Walker, David (L--Winnipeg North Centre)

>>Canada Pension Plan, M. on supply (Manning), 8678
>>Industry Standing Committee, reports, 3497, 7088, 8017, 10143
>>Procedure, Committee reports, 7974
>>Standards Council of Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-4), 3497
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply M. (Sheridan), 64-6

Walker, Michael see Newfoundland

Walker, Roy see Canadian Executive Service Organization

Walt Disney World see Postage stamps--Winnie the Pooh

Wampum see Indians/First Nations

Wappel, Tom (L--Scarborough West)

>>Abortion, 95
>>>Petitions, 2315, 3141
>>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 1576-9
>>Canada Elections Act (amdt.--review of nomination papers)(Bill C-210), 95-6
>>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2396-7, 2400, 2421, 2545-8, 2550, 2576, 2580
>>Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act (amdt.--recommendations of the Review Committee)(Bill C-207), 95
>>Capital punishment, 4586
>>Child sexual abuse/assault/exploitation, 95
>>Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act (amdt.--nutritional value of food)(Bill C-209), 95
>>Crime, 94, 2840-3
>>>Petitions, 4349, 4570-1, 8956
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--human being)(Bill C-208), 95
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--judicial review of parole ineligibility)(Bill C-45), 4572-3, 4581-6
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--offence committed outside Canada)(Bill C-206), 95
>>Criminal Code and Copyright Act (amdt.--profit from authorship respecting a crime)(Bill C-205), 94, 2840-3, 4660-1, 9580
>>Discrimination and racism, 2576
>>Divorce, petition, 8956
>>Elections, 95-6
>>Hungarians, petition, 883
>>Hungary, S.O. 31, 3815
>>Marriage (Prohibited Degrees) Act and Interpretation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-340), 5609
>>Murder, 4572, 4583
>>Parole, 4572-3, 4581-6
>>Procedure
>>>Bills, Government, 2400, 2421
>>>Bills, Private Members' Public, 9579-80
>>>Divisions, recorded, 6816
>>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 2547
>>>Members' remarks, 2546
>>>Speeches, 2580
>>Same-sex couples, 2397, 2550
>>Security Intelligence Review Committee, 95
>>Sexual orientation, 2397, 2545-6, 2548
>>>Petitions, 883, 2315
>>Suicide, petitions, 97, 4570
>>Young Offenders Act, petition, 883
>>Young offenders, petition, 4570

War

>>Definition, "when a parent buries a child", 1870

War crimes

>>Bosnian war criminals in Canada, refugee claimants, deportation, etc., o.q., 9746-7
>>Deportation of alleged Nazi war criminals, trials, etc.
>>>Dueck, Johann, Helmut Oberlander, Erichs Tobiass, Justice Department Assistant Deputy Minister Ted Thompson meeting with Federal Court of Canada Chief Justice Julius Isaac, judicial independence factor, etc., 4034-5
>>>>Canadian Judicial Council role, holding inquiry, 3139-40
>>>>>o.q., 3087, 3128, 3204, 3256
>>>>Cases, impact on, motion for stay of proceedings, 3137-8
>>>>>o.q., 3316
>>>>Inquiry, Charles Dubin, former Ontario Chief Justice conducting, making report public, etc., 3138-9
>>>>>o.q., 3204-6, 3255-6, 3316, 4941-2
>>>>Jerome, Associate Chief Justice James, role, 3139
>>>>>o.q., 3087, 3204, 3255
>>>>Law Society of Upper Canada, role, 3138
>>>>Leave of absence, Ted Thompson taking, 3138-9
>>>>o.q., 3087-8, 3128, 3204-6, 3255-6, 3315-6, 4941-2
>>>>Reed, Justice Barbara, letters to Justice MInister Rock and Toronto Star re fear of making decision unfavourable to government, o.q., 4940-1
>>>>Rock, Justice Minister, knowledge, 3139-40
>>>>>o.q., 3205-6, 3256, 3315-6
>>>>Statement by Minister (Rock), 3137-40
>>>>Supreme Court of Canada referral factor, 3138-9, 4942
>>>>>o.q., 3255-6
>>>Finta, Imre, case, Supreme Court of Canada decision, o.q., 7579, 9218
>>>Government commitment, o.q., 7579, 9218-9
>>>Kalejs, Konrads, delays, o.q., 714-5
>>Deschenes Commission report, o.q., 9218-9
>>Prosecuting alleged war criminals in Canada
>>>o.q., 9218
>>>Trudeau, former Prime Minister Pierre refusal, o.q., 7579
>>Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation of alleged war criminals, laxity
>>>o.q., 9218
>>>S.O. 31, 9211-2
>>Strategy, January 1995 announcement, 6865
>>War criminals, suspects, refugee status, claiming, denial, government action, lack, o.q., 7887
>>See also Bosnia and Herzegovina--Civil war; Holocaust--Nuremberg international war crimes tribunal; International criminal court; Rwanda--Civil war; Sexual assault/offences--Degrading nature; United Nations International Commission on War Crimes for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda

War dead see Veterans

War disability pensions see Veterans benefits

War Measures Act

>>Liberal government responsibility, peacetime use, 5079
>>See also Grain marketing--Canadian Wheat Board monopoly

War veterans see Veterans

War veterans allowances see Veterans benefits

Warkentin, Peter see Parole--Murderers, Repealing

Warrants see Justice system--Accused's failure to appear--Documents; Police

Washington, D.C. see Canada-United States relations--Chrétien; Developing countries--Microcredit; Manning--References; Members of Parliament--Travel; Quebec--International role

Water

>>Canada-United States Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909, International Joint Commission, 518
>>Export, interbasin transfers, prohibiting, legislation, 9829-39
>>>See also Canada Water Export Prohibition Act (Bill C-232)
>>Fluoridation, petition, 5173
>>Fresh water science, Freshwater Institute, Canadian Centre for Inland Waters, budget cuts, 2469-70
>>>o.q., 1662-3
>>>S.O. 31, 3814
>>Management, Nunavut Territory, Nunavut water board, membership, mandate, 5464-5, 5469-71, 5486-7
>>World fresh water supply, 20% in Canada, 18% in Great Lakes, 322, 324-5
>>See also Drinking Water Materials Safety Act (Bill C-76); Great Lakes--Canada-United States water quality agreement; Middle East--Peace process

Water pollution see Great Lakes; Harbours, wharves and breakwaters--Sorel, Que.; Humber River--Black Creek; St. Lawrence River--Clean-up

Watergate see Somalia--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Documents

Waterhen Indian Reserve

>>Dispute between factions, S.O. 31, 9443

Waterloo, Ont.

>>Waterloo, Que, twinning, national unity, promoting, S.O. 31, 4172
>>See also Municipalities--International exchanges; Sexual assault offences--Victims; Victims of crime--Services; Young offenders--Youth in Conflict with the Law program

Waterloo Region Community Safety and Crime Prevention Council see Crime prevention

Waters, Hon. Senator Stan

>>Deceased, first Senator elected under Alberta Senator Selection Act, 3056, 3063-5, 3070, 3091-2, 3094-5, 3099, 3101, 3104
>>>S.O. 31, 5556

Watson, Darren see Break and enter

Wayne, Allan see Dangerous/high-risk offenders

Wayne, Allen Jr., Allen and Debbie see Victims of crime

Wayne, Elsie (PC--Saint John)

>>Bell, Tom, 6374-5
>>Bourque, James W., 5566
>>Canada Marine Act (Bill C-44), 9699
>>Canada, petition, 1899
>>Canada Transportation Act (Bill C-14), 1085-8
>>Canadian Armed Forces, S.O. 31, 2754
>>Canadian Executive Services Overseas, S.O. 31, 1884
>>Canadian International Development Agency, qu., 1471
>>Canadian War Museum
>>>o.q., 8736
>>>S.O. 31, 3123
>>Cape Breton Development Corporation, S.O. 31, 2135
>>Caron, André, references, 7582-3
>>Children, petition, 10147
>>Constitution, M. (Rock), 3370
>>Copyright, S.O. 31, 5593-4
>>Dairy products, petition, 3324
>>Education, 3370
>>Employment insurance, S.O. 31, 4978, 7653
>>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7896-8, 7976-7, 7982
>>Fawcett. Norman, 7721
>>Ferry service, S.O. 31, 10112
>>Fire-fighters, S.O. 31, 2428-9
>>Fisheries, S.O. 31, 354
>>Ghiz, Hon. Joseph, 6376
>>Gillis, Carl, 3090
>>Goods and Services Tax, 6517-8, 7896-8, 7976-7, 7982
>>>o.q., 6064
>>>Petition, 7927
>>>S.O. 31, 1584, 7232-3
>>Government expenditures, S.O. 31, 8189
>>Health care system, S.O. 31, 8006
>>Highways and roads, petition, 7927
>>Infrastructure program, S.O. 31, 6786
>>Irish Canadians, S.O. 31, 704
>>Job creation, S.O. 31, 6786
>>Justice system, S.O. 31, 8267-8
>>Nuclear reactors, S.O. 31, 1952
>>Nuclear weapons, petition, 8201
>>Ports, S.O. 31, 9078
>>Prince Edward Island, S.O. 31, 6554
>>Privilege, Clancy (language, inappropriate/improper), 2763
>>Procedure
>>>Bills, Government, 1085, 9092
>>>Divisions, recorded, 2789, 3449, 3665, 3743-4, 3747, 3749-50, 5629, 6157-8, 6161-2, 6164, 6166, 6168, 6171, 6506-7, 7919-20, 7922, 7992-3, 9119-20, 9122-5. 9127-9
>>>Minister's/Prime Minister's remarks, 8737
>>>Oral questions, 2567
>>>Questions on the Order Paper, 10148
>>Rail transportation/railways, 1087-8
>>References see Goods and Services Tax--Harmonization
>>Sexual orientation, petitions, 2484, 5297
>>Shipbuilding, S.O. 31, 5879
>>Statistics Canada, o.q., 1592
>>Sugar industry, S.O. 31, 5677
>>Tips/gratuities, S.O. 31, 8901
>>Transportation, S.O. 31, 3417-8
>>Unemployment insurance, S.O. 31, 32, 1044
>>Unemployment, S.O. 31, 5285
>>Veterans
>>>o.q., 8736
>>>S.O. 31, 3706, 6123-4
>>>Statement by Minister (MacAulay), 5965
>>Veterans benefits
>>>Petition, 2103
>>>qu., 1776, 6617

Ways and Means motions

>>Concurrence
>>>M. (P. Martin), 6937, agreed to, on recorded division, 6946-7; 6938, agreed to, on recorded division, 6947-8
>>>M. (Peters), agreed to, on recorded division, 2817-8, 9453-4
>>Notice, tabled, 372, 1378, 1803, 4183, 4992, 6376, 6495, 6843, 6912, 7149, 7390, 8512, 10029
>>See also Budget 1996; Budget 1997; Budget Implementation Act, 1997 (Bill C-93); Customs Tariff; Excise Tax Act; Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70); Income Tax Act; Income Tax Amendments Act, 1996 (Bill C-69); Income Tax Budget Amendments Act, 1996 (Bill C-92); Procedure--Orders of the Day

Wealth

>>Concentration, redistribution, government role, 6290, 9140-1

Weapons/arms

>>Export controls, international security, preserving, Security Impact Assessment requirement, M. (Blaikie), 6508-17, dropped from Order Paper, 6516
>>International proliferation, etc., 3983-4, 3988
>>>Foreign aid, relationship, Canadian policy, etc., 3984-5
>>>United Nations Security Council members manufacturing 80%, 7362
>>See also Africa--Great Lakes region; Defence equipment; International conflicts--Prevention; North American Aerospace Defence Command; Nuclear weapons

Weather services see Air navigation services--Automated weather observation system; Airports--Regional airports

Weatherill, Ted see Canada Labour Relations Board

Webbco West Industries Inc. see Entrepreneurs

Weight see Discrimination and racism--Appearance

Welfare

>>Recipients
>>>British Columbia, 1524
>>>Increase, 330
>>>>Federal government off-loading to provinces factor, 284, 1552
>>>>Quebec 301, 412, 796, 8768
>>>Indians on reserves, 43%, 9636
>>>Ontario, payment cutbacks, impact, 436
>>>Residency requirements
>>>>British Columbia, $30 million federal fine, 6753, 7294
>>>>Federal government opposing, Budget 1996 statement, 375
>>>Single parent families, 4956
>>>Youth
>>>>Increase, unemployment insurance cuts factor, 348
>>>>Quebec, 301
>>System, federal government support, stabilizing, 1536
>>See also Canada Health and Social Transfer--Quebec share; Child tax benefit--Child poverty; Employment insurance--Benefits, Reduction--Forcing; Government expenditures--Reduction; Unemployment--Newfoundland

Welland Canal see Canals

Wells, Derek (L--South Shore)

>>Borrowing Authority Act 1996-97 (Bill C-10), 1031-3
>>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 464
>>Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 6994-5
>>>o.q., 6267
>>Canadian heritage, S.O. 31, 1286
>>Constitution Act, 1982, 3338
>>Constitution, M. (Rock), 3336-8
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--operation while impaired)(Bill C-201), 2916-8
>>Deficit, 464
>>Economic development/renewal, o.q., 7787
>>Education, 3337-8
>>Employment, 464
>>Fisheries, 5328-9
>>>o.q., 2946, 3871
>>>S.O. 31, 7831
>>Fisheries, Atlantic
>>>o.q., 481, 4459
>>>S.O. 31, 129, 520
>>Goods and Services Tax, S.O. 31, 8946
>>Government contracts, qu., 4237, 5485
>>Heritage sites, buildings and monuments, S.O. 31
>>Job creation, 464
>>Special Olympics, S.O. 31, 10062-3
>>Taxation, 464

Werbecky, Kim see Sexual assault/offences

West Bank see Foreign aid--Middle East; Middle East

West coast grain handlers strike see Grain transportation

West St. Paul, Man. see Veterans--Veterans Park

Westbank First Nation see Tobacco products--Taxes

Western Beaches tunnel and boardwalk see Infrastructure program--Projects

Western Canada see Canadian Coast Guard--Federal government; Liberal government (Trudeau); Oil and gas industry--Borden line; Rail transportation/railways--Rail lines, Abandonment

Western Canada Wilderness Committee see Job creation--Youth

Western Canadian Midget Women's Volleyball Championships see Volleyball

Western Economic Diversification Program

>>Expenditures, increase, 416-7
>>Funded projects
>>>Failures, 416
>>>Winnipeg, Man., disproportionate share, L. Axworthy influence, 416
>>See also Lobbyists

Western Grain Marketing Panel see Canadian Wheat Board--Mandate--Modernizing; Grain marketing--Canadian Wheat Board monopoly--Procedures--Producers/farmers controlling

Western Grain Transition Payments Act see Income Tax Amendments Act, 1996 (Bill C-69)

Western Grain Transition Payments Program see Grain transportation--Freight rates

Western Grain Transportation Act see Grain transportation--Freight rates

Western Grain Transportation Adjustment Fund see Grain transportation--Freight rates

Western Hockey League see Hockey

Western Premiers' Conference see Social programs--Cutbacks

Westfort, Ont.

>>Neighbourhood Outreach Development Project, federal-provincial project, S.O. 31, 2998

WestJet see Air transportation--Safety

Westray coal mine disaster

>>May 9/92, commemoration, S.O. 31, 2557

Wetaskiwin Composite High School vocal jazz band ensemble see Music--JazScats

Wetston, Judge Howard see Elections--Right to vote

Whales see St. Lawrence River--Clean-up

What Does Quebec Want see Quebec--Financial Post article

Wheat see Grain; Grain marketing; Grain transportation

Whelan, Hon. Eugene

>>Former Agriculture minister see Agriculture--Non-democratic socialist system

Whelan, Susan (L--Essex--Windsor)

>>Budget, 1536, 1538
>>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 1536-8
>>Business Development Bank of Canada, 1537
>>Canada Assistance Plan, 1536
>>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 1536
>>Child care, 6566-7
>>>M. on supply (Hayes), 6565-8, 6570
>>Child poverty, 6565-6, 6568
>>Child tax benefit, 6566, 6568
>>Crime prevention, S.O. 31, 6002
>>Deficit, 1537-8
>>Discrimination and racism, S.O. 31, 9271
>>Economy, 1536
>>Education, post-secondary, 1536-7
>>Employment insurance, 6566-8
>>Export Development Corporation, 1537
>>Finance Standing Committee, report, 3719
>>Gasoline/automotive fuels, 4694-5
>>Government, 1536
>>Government borrowing, 1536
>>Government expenditures, 1536
>>Health care system, 1536
>>>Petition, 4158
>>>S.O. 31, 8945
>>Hemp, petition, 4158
>>Income tax
>>>o.q., 9485
>>>Petition, 5891-2, 7525
>>Income Tax Budget Amendment Act (Bill C-36), 3719
>>Information highway, 1537
>>Job creation, 1536-7, 6566
>>Manganese-based Fuel Additives Act (Bill C-29), 4694-5
>>Multiculturalism, 1536, 1538
>>>S.O. 31, 4016
>>Old age security, 1536
>>Registered education savings plan, 1537
>>Registered Retirement Savings Plans, o.q., 5168
>>Seniors Benefit, o.q., 5168
>>Social programs, 1536-7
>>Taxation, 1536
>>Technology Partnership Canada, 1537
>>Trade, 1537
>>>o.q., 2437
>>Unemployment, 1536
>>Welfare, 1536