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Wilfrid Laurier see Canadian Coast Guard--Icebreakers

Wilfrid Laurier University see Universities--Maclean's poll

Will family see Veterans--Victoria Cross recipients

Williams, Hugh see Refugees--Criminals

Williams, John (REF--St. Albert)

Williams Lake, B.C. see Murder

Williams, Sir Robert

    >>Prisoner rehabilitation pioneer, death, S.O. 31, 309

Wilson, Hon. Michael

    >>Member of Parliament, former see Shipbuilding--Saint John Shipyard

Wilson, Woodrow see United States

Windermere House see Historic/heritage buildings, sites and monuments--Windermere, Ont.

Winding-up and Restructuring Act see Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-15); Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-82)

Winds of Change Conference see Political parties

Winnie the Pooh

    >>Origins, White River, Ont., promoting, S.O. 31, 10176-7
    >>See also Postage stamps

Winnipeg, Man. see Canada Post Corporation--Radwanski report; Human Resources Development Department--Income securities branch; Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports--Commonwealth Parliamentary Association; North American Aerospace Defence Command--Regional headquarters Rail passenger service--Sudbury, Ont.; Rail transportation/railways--Safety; Railway stations

Winnipeg South constituency see Job creation--Governments/private sector, Motor Coach

Winter, Rich see Eagleson, Alan--Former National Hockey League Players Association head

Wireless technology see Telecommunications

Wiretapping see Abduction; Gangs--Motorcycle gangs, Police powers

Withholding tax see Corporations--Taxation, Dividends; Income tax--United States pensions

Witness Protection Program

    >>Annual report, requiring, referring to Justice and Legal Affairs Standing Committee, 1390-1, 1395
    >>Budget, $3.4 million annually, 1391, 1394
    >>Compensation provisions, 1392-3
    >>Complaint resolution process, establishing, 1391, 1394-5
    >>Legislation, Witness Protection Program Act (Bill C-13)
    >>>Justice and Legal Affairs Standing Committee study, amendments, 1390
    >>>Reform Party position, 1394-5
    >>>Statutory and regulatory basis, establishing, 1390, 1394
    >>>Witness Protection Act (Bill C-206)(1st Sess., 35th Parl.), similarity, 1392
    >>>See also Witness Protection Program Act (Bill C-13)
    >>Need for, organized crime investigations, etc., 1391-4
    >>Operational within two weeks of legislation passage, 1391
    >>Participants, witnesses and police sources, families, number, eligibility criteria, rights and obligations, etc., 1390-4
    >>Provincial and municipal police utilizing, 1391
    >>Royal Canadian Mounted Police administering, Commissioner's powers, etc., 1390, 1392, 1394-5
    >>Termination of protection, evidence of wrongdoing requirement, 3642
    >>Uniformity, avoiding piecemeal arrangements, 1392
    >>United States system, comparison, 1392

Witness Protection Program Act (Bill C-13)--Solicitor General (H. Gray)

    >>First reading, 490
    >>Deemed read second time, considered by Justice and Legal Affairs Standing Committee and reported with amdts., concurred in at report stage, by House Order, 490
    >>Third reading, 1390-5
    >>>Agreed to, 1407, passed.
    >>Senate amendment, concurrence, agreed to, 3642
    >>Royal Assent, 4196, Chap. 15, S.C. 1996
    >>See also Witness Protection Program

Witness Protection Program Act (Bill C-78)(1st Sess., 35th Parl.)

    >>Reinstated as Witness Protection Program Act (Bill C-13)

Witness Protection Act (Bill C-206)(1st Sess., 35th Parl.) see Witness Protection Program--Legislation

Witnesses see Justice system

Wohlberg, Eric see Olympics, 1996 Summer Games (Atlanta, Georgia)--Canadian team, Oakville

Women

    >>Advisory Council on the Status of Women, dismantling, 8768, 8772
    >>Advocacy groups, funding, cut-backs, 488, 490, 801-2, 8768
    >>>o.q., 479-80
    >>Bread and Roses Marches
    >>>Fédération des femmes du Québec role, 8768
    >>>National march, Vancouver-St. John's to Ottawa, objectives, 2763
    >>>>o.q., 2761
    >>>>S.O. 31, 3864-5, 3916-7, 3919-20
    >>Cabinet discussing issues, 8772
    >>Economic and social conditions, international, o.q., 8837
    >>Economic autonomy, 8769-71, 8791
    >>Edmonton East constituency, contributions to good government, S.O. 31, 9168
    >>Elected office, percentage
    >>>Increasing, 8768-9, 8771
    >>>Unrepresentative, S.O. 31, 8775, 8830
    >>Employment
    >>>Divorce rate, relationship, 8787
    >>>Equality, 8786-7
    >>>Executive positions, underrepresented, 8767-8
    >>>Government programs, initiatives, o.q., 8777-8, 8784
    >>>Maternity leave, lack, 8791
    >>>Non-traditional jobs, Partance group, information directory, S.O. 31, 6442
    >>>Part-time, 8765-7, 8790, 8792
    >>Employment insurance, reform, impact, 8768, 8770, 8790-2
    >>>o.q., 8777
    >>Engineering careers, increase, need, S.O. 31, 8501
    >>Equality see Gender equality
    >>Government appointments, percentage, S.O. 31, 8775
    >>Government programs, cutbacks, consultations, etc., 3051-2
    >>>Economic disparity, creating, S.O. 31, 8727, 8773
    >>Health issues
    >>>Centres of Excellence for Women's Health, addressing, 8771
    >>>>S.O. 31, 8585, 8649
    >>>Government cut-backs, relationship, 8793
    >>International Women's Day, 487
    >>>Role, importance, 8765
    >>>S.O. 31, 473-5, 8502, 8726, 8773, 8775
    >>>Statement by Minister (Fry), 487-90
    >>>Vancouver Status of Women 1997 planning meeting, pro-life supporters ejected, altercation, 8788
    >>International Women's Week, S.O. 31, 231, 233, 310-1, 354-5, 8501, 8649-50
    >>Job losses, 44000, Feb./97, o.q., 8777-8, 8784
    >>Liberal Party election promises, broken, 8792
    >>Literacy programs, relationship, 8770-1
    >>National Action Committee on the Status of Women, Joan Grant-Cummings, president, election, s.O. 31, 3916
    >>Opportunities, Budget 1996 measures, impact, 800, 802
    >>Persons case, 1929 Supreme Court ruling, anniversary
    >>>o.q., 5481
    >>>S.O. 31, 5474, 5594, 5596, 5801
    >>Poverty, 8765-7, 8771, 8791, 8793, 8795-6
    >>>Divorce/family breakdown factor, 8766-7, 8769, 8787, 8791
    >>>Taxation factor, 8793
    >>Power, Centrale de l'enseignement du Québec, forum, addressing, S.O. 31, 9016
    >>Reform Party position, 3050, 3052
    >>>S.O. 31, 8775
    >>Social programs, importance, impact of cut-backs, 8770, 8790-3
    >>Socio-economic status, improving, government commitment, M. on supply (Guay), 8765-72, 8785-97
    >>Status, historical background, 8765, 8769
    >>Status of Women Canada
    >>>Agenda, Hayes, criticism, condemning
    >>>>o.q., 7087
    >>>>S.O. 31, 7080
    >>>Expenditures $17 million, plus $8 million grants
    >>Success, defining, 8787
    >>Triple barriers, disabled, minorities, etc., 8769, 8771, 8788
    >>Unemployment, 8765-7, 8770, 8789-92
    >>>Child care lack factor, 8766
    >>Unpaid work, measuring, etc., 8794
    >>>See also Census (1996)
    >>Wages and salaries
    >>>Industrialized countries, comparison, second lowest to Japan
    >>>>o.q., 8776-7
    >>>>S.O. 31, 8727, 8773
    >>>Men, comparison, 8765-8, 8770, 8788, 8790, 8792
    >>Women's History Month
    >>>S.O. 31, 5416, 5473, 5801
    >>>Statement by minister (Fry), 5294-7
    >>See also Afghanistan--Human rights violations; Agricultural producers/farmers; Canada Pension Plan--Reform; Canadian Armed Forces; Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms--Equality rights; Canadian International Development Agency--Pakistan--Women; Child support payments--Taxable income for recipient; Divorce--Standard of living; Education, post-secondary; Elections--Right to vote; Entrepreneurs; Family violence; Female genital mutilation (excision); Gender equality; Hospitals--Women's College Hospital; Human rights; Immigration/immigrants; Indians/First Nations; Job creation; Justice and Legal Affairs Standing Committee--Chair; Labour--Unpaid labour; Liberal Party--Election nominations; Members of Parliament; Murder; Murderers; Old age pensions--Family income criterion; Penitentiaries--Edmonton Institution for Women--Inmates--Okimaw Ohic Healing Lodge--Prison for Women; Quebec Superior Court--Lemieux, Lyse; Reform Party--Election nominations; Refugees--Gender discrimination criteria; Religion--World Day of Prayer; Rwanda--Civil war; Senate; Seniors Benefit; Sexual assault/offences--Accused acces to medical and therapeutic records--Victims; Sexual orientation--Canadian Human Rights Act; Small and medium business; Stalking--Criminal harassment; Student loans; Unemployment insurance--Benefits, Reduction--Eligibility, Minimum hours; Veterans; Violence; World Conference on Women (Beijing, China, September 1995) World War II; Youth Internship Program--Construction technology for women

Women's college Hospital see Hospitals

Women's enterprise centres see Small and medium business--Women proprietors

Women's Institute

Women's March Against Poverty see Poverty

Women's World Hockey Championships see Hockey

Women Working to Win see Liberal Party--Election nominations

Wong, Mr.

    >>Vancouver 104-year old store owner, YWCA involvement, S.O. 31, 8440-1

Wood, Bob (L--Nipissing)

    >>Canadian Armed Forces, petition, 9847
    >>Drug trafficking, 548
    >>Forestry, S.O. 31, 3705
    >>Nipissing and James Bay Railway Company Dissolution Act (Bill S-7), 4328-9
    >>North American Aerospace Defence Command
    >>>M. (L. Axworthy), 547-9
    >>>S.O. 31, 8303
    >>Procedure, Bills, Private Members' Private, 4328
    >>Public Service, petition, 9847
    >>Science and technology, S.O. 31, 2805
    >>Trade, S.O. 31, 2473

Wood products see Forestry; Lumber

Woodman, Fred see Fisheries Resource Conservation Council

Woodstock, Ont. see Infrastructure program--Projects; Penn Papers

Wool suits see Textiles industry

    >>Woolastonite see Mining industry

Work sharing see Alcan Aluminium Ltd.--Quebec plants; Job creation

Workers compensation see Canada Pension Plan--Disability pensions

Working conditions see Developing countries

Working income tax supplement see Child tax benefit

Working poor see Poverty

Workplace

    >>Accidents, McNeil, Dan, rail worker, death, condolences, S.O. 31, 8900
    >>Deaths, National Day of Mourning, April 28
    >>>Flag, half mast, M. (Taylor), 1982-90, dropped from Order Paper, 1990
    >>>o.q., 2069
    >>>S.O. 31, 2001, 2059-60, 8900
    >>>Statement by Minister (Gagliano), 2014-6
    >>Equality see Employment equity
    >>Occupational Health and Safety Week
    >>>S.O. 31, 3416, 3481
    >>>Statement by Minister (Gagliano), 3321-3
    >>See also Sexual orientation--Canadian Human Rights Act, Discrimination

World AIDS Day see AIDS--Awareness

World Alzheimer Day see Health--Alzheimer's disease

World Bank see Africa--Canadian role--Great Lakes region, United Nations peacekeeping mission; Bank for International Settlements; Developing countries--Foreign debt; Foreign aid--Africa; World War II--Institutions created at end

World Conference on Women (Beijing, China, September 1995)

    >>Equality communiqué, Platform for Action, Canadian position, etc., 342, 7353, 7358, 7371
    >>See also Census (1996)--Unpaid work

World Curling Championships see Curling

World Day of Prayer see Religion

World Desertification Day see Environment--Desertification

World Development Information Day see Developing countries

World Figure Skating Championships see Figure skating

World Folklore Festival see Festivals

World Food Summit see Food--International situation

World Habitat Day see Housing

World Mental Health Day see Health--Mental illness

World Meteorological Day see Environment

World School Championships

    >>Skiing, cross-country, Thérese-Martin secondary comprehensive school, students, participation, S.O. 31, 8128

World Short Track Speed Skating Championships see Speed skating

World Teachers' Day see Education--Teachers

World Trade Organization (WTO)

    >>1998-99 round, subsidies, countervail, definitions, 5335
    >>Bilateral trade agreements, strengthening, 5343
    >>Canadian participation, benefits, 280, 5335
    >>Dispute settlement mechanism, 5304
    >>United States action filed with, 4512
    >>See also Agricultural products--Tariffs--Trade rules; Asbestos industry--Products; Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement--Government services and procurement; Copyright--Rights, Trade agreements; Cultural sovereignty--Protection; Dairy products--Milk; Drugs and pharmaceuticals--Patent protection; Energy--Canada-United States relationship; Exports--Trade Liberalization factor; Financial institutions--Markets; Fur industry--European market; Insurance industry--Federally-regulated companies; Magazines--Foreign, split runs; North American Free Trade Agreement--Culture; Softwood lumber industry--Exports; Trade--Cuba--Liberalization--United States, Disputes

World University Hockey Championship see Hockey

World War I

    >>ANZAC Day, Royal Newfoundland Regiment role, S.O. 31, 10225
    >>Battle of Vimy Ridge
    >>>Anniversary, 80th, honouring veterans, 10051
    >>>>S.O. 31, 8479, 9544-5, 9647, 9738
    >>>Victoria Cross recipients, Pte William Milne, Sgt Ellis Sifton, Capt Thain MacDowell, S.O. 31, 9479
    >>See also Veterans

World War II

    >>Anniversary, 50th, celebrations, Netherlands, S.O. 31, 6259
    >>Canadian volunteer radar technicians, United Kingdom certificates of appreciation, o.q., 1892
    >>Institutions created at end, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, reform, necessity, 9902
    >>Women, role, armed forces/factories, S.O. 31, 6304-5
    >>See also Armenia--Genocide of 1915; Canadian Armed Forces--Birchall; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation--Programs; Holocaust; Italian Canadians; Japanese Canadians; Veterans benefits--Merchant seamen; Veterans passim

World Wide Web see Information highway--Internet

Wrongful conviction claims see Justice system

WTO see World Trade Organization

Wulf, Jason see Dangerous driving--Reed, Ryan

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