Canada Assistance Plan

>>British Columbia, funding freeze, 1552
>>Replacement, 1536
>>See also Senior citizens--Income protection

Canada Book Day see Literacy

Canada Business Corporations Act (amdt.--definition of infant and minor)(Bill C-416)--Harb

>>First reading, 10037

Canada Business Corporations Act (amdt.--qualification of directors)(Bill C-204)--Szabo

>>First reading, 94
>>Second reading, 1395-404
>>>Dropped from Order Paper, 1404
>>See also Corporations--Directors

Canada Business Corporations Regulations see Scrutiny of Regulations Standing Joint Committee

Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement

>>Agricultural/horticultural products, exports to Chile, tariff reduction/elimination, five year phase in, 8157
>>>Apples, 8157-8
>>Anti-dumping measures, elimination, 6782
>>Benefits, 6781-2
>>>o.q., 6369
>>>S.O. 31, 6658
>>Bloc Québécois position, 8155
>>Dispute settlement mechanism, 8154-5
>>Environmental and labour side agreements, 8156
>>Exempt industries and products, 6782
>>>Dairy products, poultry and eggs, 8157
>>>Milling wheat, 8157
>>Human rights protection clause, 8156
>>Implementation
>>>Legislation (Bill C-81), 8018
>>Investment controls, easing, 6781
>>June 2/97 effective date, 8154
>>Labour and environment side agreements, 6781-2
>>>Negotiations, o.q., 6131
>>Mexico, joining, 6100
>>Negotiations, process, 5334, 6107, 6229, 8154-5
>>>Information, access, 5341
>>Reform Party position, 8156-7, 9253
>>Tariffs, elimination/reduction, 6781
>>Terms and conditions, negotiations, secrecy, 5318
>>See also North American Free Trade Agreement; Salmon; Trade--Latin America

Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-81)--Minister for International Trade)--Eggleton

>>First reading, 8018
>>Second reading, 8153-8, agreed to, 8158
>>Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee
>>>Referral, 8158
>>>Reported, with amdts., 8561
>>Report stage, concurrence, 9281
>>Third reading, 9281, passed.
>>Royal Assent, 10252. Chap. 14, S.C. 1997
>>See also Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement--Implementation

Canada Communication Group

>>Privatization
>>>Government contracts, new buyer, special access, fairness, o.q., 4805-6
>>>Process, committee studying, 1182

Canada Community Investment Program see Economic development/renewal--Hamilton, Ont.; Small and medium business--Capital access

Canada Cooperative Associations Act (amdt.--definition of infant)(Bill C-426)--Harb

>>First reading, 10039

Canada Cooperatives Act (Bill C-91)--Minister of Industry (Manley)

>>First reading, 9332

Canada Council

>>40th anniversary, s.O. 31, 9210, 9270

Canada Customs

>>Saint-Jean, Que., office, closure, 1440
>>See also Grain marketing--Exports, Canadian Wheat Board monopoly

Canada Day

>>Certificate of Merit see Members of Parliament
>>Dominion Day, holiday name, reverting to, 7523
>>Poster challenge, British Columbia winners, S.O. 31, 2471
>>S.O. 31, 3917
>>See also Holidays Act (amdt.)(Bill C-365)

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act see Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-15); Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-82)

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) see Financial institutions--Deposit insurance

Canada Elections Act see Parliament of Canada Act and Canada Elections Act (amdt.--confidence votes)(Bill C-250)

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--election expenses)(Bill C-285)--T. White

>>First reading, 3168-9
>>See also Elections--Campaign expenditures, Reimbursement

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--electronic voting)(Bill C-279)--T. White

>>First reading, 2314
>>See also Elections--Electronic voting by touch tone telephone

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--polling hours)(Bill C-307)--Terrana

>>First reading, 3779
>>See also Elections--Voting hours

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--polling stations in hospitals)(Bill C-308)--Terrana

>>First reading, 3779-80
>>See also Elections--Right to vote

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--registration of political parties)(Bill C-276)--Assadourian

>>First reading, 2016
>>Second reading, 4053-62
>>See also Elections--Political parties

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--registration of political parties)(Bill C-400--Terrana

>>First reading, 9514
>>See also Elections--Political parties

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--reimbursement of election expenses)(Bill C-243)--I. McClelland

>>First reading, 1110
>>Deemed read second time, considered by Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee and reported with amdt., 1110
>>Report stage, concurrence, 2836, agreed to
>>Third reading, 2836-40
>>>Agreed to, 2840, passed.
>>Royal Assent, 5575. Chap. 26, S.C. 1996
>>See also Elections--Political parties, Expenses

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--reimbursement of election expenses)(Bill C-319)(1st Sess., 35th Parl.)

>>Reinstated as Canada Elections Act (amdt.--reimbursement of election expenses)(Bill C-243)

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--review of nomination papers)(Bill C-210)--Wappel

>>First reading, 95-6
>>See also Elections--Candidates, nomination

Canada Elections Act (amdt.)(Bill C-114)(3rd Sess., 34th Parl.) see Elections--Legislation

Canada Elections Act (amdt.)(Bill C-233)--Riis

>>First reading, 536
>>See also Elections--Voting age

Canada Elections Act (amdt.)(Bill C-301)--Ianno

>>First reading, 3640
>>Second reading, order discharged and bill withdrawn, by unanimous consent, 8947
>>See also Elections--Voters list, Permanent

Canada Elections Act (amdt.)(Bill C-407)--Strahl

>>First reading, 9999
>>See also Political parties--Donations, Corporations

Canada Elections Act and Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-269)--Milliken

>>First reading, 1715-6
>>See also Elections--By-elections, Holding

Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63)--Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Solicitor General of Canada (H. Gray)

>>First reading, 5484
>>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee
>>>Referral, forthwith, prior to second reading, notice, 5484, M. (H. Gray), 5524-31, agreed to, 5531
>>>Reported, with amdts., 6411
>>Report stage, 6595-6603, 6617-28, 6648-56, 6671-77
>>>Motions
>>>>(Langlois), 6595-6, negatived on recorded division, 6697-8; 6625, negatived, on recorded division, 6701-2; 6678, negatived, on recorded division, 6704-6; 6690-1, negatived, on recorded division, 6697-8, 6704-7
>>>>(S. Harper), 6595-6, negatived, on recorded division, 6698-9; 6624-5, negatived, on recorded division, 6702-3; 6652, negatived, on recorded division, 6703-4; 6678, negatived, on recorded division, 6697-9, 6705-6
>>>>(B. Kilger), 6624, agreed to, on recorded division, 6699-701
>>>Concurrence, with amdts., and second reading, agreed to, on recorded division, 6700-1, 6707
>>Report stage and third reading, time allocation under S.O. 78(3)
>>>Notice, 6628
>>>M. (Robichaud), agreed to, on recorded division, 6647-8
>>Third reading, 6710-40, 6752-71
>>>Amdt. (B. Kilger), agreed to, by unanimous consent, 6710-2
>>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 6770-1, passed.
>>Senate passage, 7545
>>Royal Assent, 7545. Chap. 35, S.C. 1996
>>See also Elections--Legislation

Canada Employment and Immigration Commission

>>Mandate, 2388-9

Canada Employment Centres

>>Closures/restructuring, 328, 1672-3
>>>o.q., 3315
>>National job bank, internet site, French language translation, quality, S.O. 31, 4550
>>Quebec
>>>Gatineau, maintaining, petition, 266
>>>Granby, 1672, 2260-1, 3852-3
>>>Joliette, relocating to Repentigny, Que., cost, S.O. 31, 1950
>>>La Baie, maintaining, petition, 276
>>>Maintaining, petition, 1297
>>>Montreal, Papineau employment centre, 1676
>>>o.q., 3261-2
>>>Regional administrative centre, location, Shawinigan over Trois-Riviéres, 2238-9, 2371-2
>>>>qu., 4090-1
>>>Saint-Jean, 1440
>>>S.O. 31, 3554
>>>Terrebonne, 2258, 2350-1
>>See also Employment

Canada Endangered Species Protection Act (Bill C-65)--Minister of the Environment (Marchi)

>>First reading, 5919
>>Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, referral forthwith prior to second reading, M. (Marchi), 6915-9, agreed to, on division, 6919
>>Reported, with amdts., 8513
>>Report stage, 10157-75, 10191-206
>>>Motions
>>>>(Benoit), 10158-9
>>>>(Guay), 10191-2
>>>>(Marchi), 10158, 10191-3
>>>>(M. Scott), 10160
>>>>(Stinson), 10159-60
>>>>(Taylor), 10157-9

Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association see Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports

Canada Evidence Act see Criminal Law Improvement Act, 1996 (Bill C-17)

Canada Evidence Act, Criminal Code and Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.--persons with disabilities)(Bill C-98)--Minister of Justice (Rock)

>>First reading, 10124

Canada Foundation for Innovation

>>Establishing, $800 fund, over next five years, support for research at universities, colleges and hospitals, Budget 1997 measure, 8294, 8300, 8324-5, 8331, 8342, 8365-6, 8374-7, 8382-4, 8964, 9159, 9185-6, 9252, 9338, 9342, 9522, 9555, 9560, 9562-3, 9567-9, 9633-4, 10044-5, 10050
>>>$1 billion funding of science and technology, Liberal government (Chrétien) election "red book" promise, comparison, o.q., 8392
>>>Board
>>>>Patronage appointments, 9567
>>>>Regional representation, 9634
>>>Charging tp previous year`s budget, against generally accepted accounting principles, 9560
>>>Intrusion into provincial jurisdiction, 8324, 8370
>>>o.q., 8391, 8451, 9487, 10115, 10180-1
>>>Prince Edward Island benefits, 9144
>>>S.O. 31, 8443-4
>>>Transfer payments to provinces reduction, relationship, 8336, 9563, 10045
>>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 1997 (Bill C-93)
>>Focus, Budget 1997 statement, 8294
>>Independence, investment decisions by Board of Directors, Budget 1997 statement, 8294
>>See also Agricultural research; Technology infrastructure--Building

Canada-France Inter-Parliamentary Association see Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports

Canada Games

>>1999 Winter Games, Corner Brook , Nfld., S.O. 31, 5052
>>2001 Games, Peterborough, Ont., bidding, S.O. 31, 4449
>>Television coverage, increase, S.O. 31, 4856

Canada Grain Commission see Canadian Wheat Board--Modernizing

Canada Hand see Space program

Canada Health Act see Health care system--Preserving

Canada Health Act (amdt.--conditions for contributions)(Bill C-251)--Gouk

>>First reading, 1329
>>See also Health--Infectious diseases

Canada Health Act (amdt.--definition of child)(Bill C-417)--Harb

>>First reading, 10037

Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST)

>>1996-1997 and 1997-98 transfers, freezing, continuing unchanged, Budget 1996 statement, 375, 830
>>>o.q., 424
>>>Saskatchewan, impact, S.O. 31, 420
>>1996-97 transfers, $7 billion reduction, 293, 329, 331-2, 453, 464, 812, 843, 1554, 1724-5, 5764, 7412, 8792, 9522, 9567, 9944, 9948-9, 9951
>>1997-1998 transfers, $25 billion tax points and cash
>>>Budget 1996 statement, 375, 793, 830
>>>Budget 1997 statement, 8294, 8331, 8363-4, 9194-5
>>1998-2003 transfers, five year funding arrangements, 411, 437, 457, 460, 801, 807, 813, 1441, 1443-4, 1453, 1474, 1481, 1536, 1539, 1910-1, 1931-2, 2983, 5757
>>>$25.1 billion in 1999-2000 to $27.4 billion in 2002-03, Budget 1996 statement, 375, 405, 415, 446, 455, 457, 1902, 1904-5
>>>Cash component, no less than $11 billion during period, legislated guarantee, Budget 1996 statement, 294, 375, 405, 446, 457, 793, 801, 807, 813, 830, 1441, 1444, 1474, 1481, 1536, 1902, 1911, 1931, 2983, 9565
>>>>Budget 1997 confirmation, 8294
>>>>o.q., 424
>>>>Throne Speech proposal, 3, 287
>>>o.q., 424
>>>S.O. 31, 522
>>>Stability, provincial assurances, 444
>>Funding, level, 7268
>>>$3.5 billion reduction, Reform Party proposal, 10092
>>>o.q., 5883-4, 9938
>>>$7.5 billion reduction, 10092
>>>Basing on provincial population not need, 1905
>>>Food banks, impact, S.O. 31, 1242-3
>>>Formula, new, five year phase-in period, 2983
>>>Have/have-not provinces, share, discrepancy, o.q., 807, 822
>>>Increase, linked to economic growth rate, 1539
>>>National Fast for Fairness, Action Canada Network, co-ordinating, S.O. 31, 1283
>>>Reduction, 9290, 9947
>>>>Government/Reform Party positions, 740
>>>>>S.O. 31, 3629
>>Manitoba, 1444
>>National standards, relationship, 294
>>Newfoundland, 1931
>>Objectives, 1536
>>Prince Edward Island share, 793
>>Principles and rules, defining, federal-provincial co-operation, 830, 1782-3
>>Provinces managing, 197, 1474
>>>Flexibility to design programs, 1481, 1507, 1539, 1911, 1931, 2983
>>Provincial allocations
>>>Funding disparities, reducing, Budget 1996 statement, 375, 396, 1911
>>>Long term, predictable, 2899, 9565
>>Quebec share, $1.2 billion reduction, impact, 48, 396, 415, 437, 812, 6255-6, 8973
>>>o.q., 424-5
>>>Welfare, relationship, 6255
>>Saskatchewan, 411
>>See also Disabled and handicapped persons; Education, post-secondary; Unemployment insurance--Reform

Canada Health Information System see Health care system--Health data

Canada-India Income Tax Agreement Act, 1996 see Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1996 (Bill C-37)

Canada Industrial Relations Board see Labour relations

Canada Information Office

>>Attractions Canada, tourism, promoting, 8205
>>>o.q., 7578-9
>>Cost, utility, 8183, 8185-6
>>>o.q., 4228, 7578-9
>>Establishment, $20 million budget, 5818, 7530
>>Funding/grant allocation, authority, o.q., 6266
>>Internet World Wide Web site, 7530
>>Mandate/role, 8179
>>>o.q., 9884-5

Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement

>>Agricultural and fisheries products, tariffs, reduction or elimination, 5313-4, 5317, 5335, 5339, 5348, 6106
>>>Dairy products, poultry and eggs, exemption, 5314, 6106
>>AutoPact, exclusion, 5314, 6107
>>Benefits, 6107, 6110, 6113-4
>>Bloc Québécois position, 5339, 5341-2, 6095, 6107, 6111, 8156
>>Cultural industry, exclusion, 5314, 5318, 6107
>>Disputes, binding settlement mechanism, establishment, 5314, 5318, 5335, 5348, 6106
>>Effective January 1, 1997, 5314, 5334-5, 6093, 6106-7
>>>o.q., 2364-5, 4345
>>Electronics, communications, power and energy projects, oil and gas exploration, Canadian expertise, marketing, 5313
>>Government services and procurement, multilateral rules developed through World Trade Organization, application, 5314, 6107
>>Human rights and democratic principles, integral part, 6096, 6108, 6111
>>Implementation, legislation (Bill C-61), 5312, 5334
>>>Bloc Québécois amendments, ruled out of order, 6096, 6099, 6108, 6110, 6112
>>>Bloc Québécois position, 5315
>>>Delay, 5317, 6095, 6098-9
>>>>Job losses, 6110-1
>>>>Until Middle East peace process further developed, 6096-9, 6101, 6106, 6109, 6111
>>>Parliamentary review, debate, not amendable, 6108
>>>Passage, rushing, 6095, 6109
>>>Preamble, amending, 6096
>>>Referral back to Committee, 6105, 6110-1
>>>Reform Party position, 5336, 6105
>>>Regulations, draft, release to Committee prior to proclamation, 6094, 6097-8
>>Industrial products, tariffs, elimination as of January 1/97, 5314, 5348, 6106
>>>Womens swimwear and certain cotton fabrics, exemption, 5314, 5317, 5335, 5339-42, 6106, 6108
>>Infrastructure development, partnerships, 5313
>>Initiative, Canadian business, 6100, 6109-10
>>Israeli markets, access, 5313-4
>>Labour and environmental parallel agreements, lack, 6102, 6108, 6112
>>Middle East peace process, relationship, 6095
>>Negotiations, process, 280, 5312, 5314, 5335-7, 6092, 6095, 6112, 6114-5, 6282
>>>Consultations, lack, 5318, 6095
>>>Secrecy, 5315, 5318, 5334, 5339-42, 5348, 6102, 6108, 6111, 6113
>>>>o.q., 5480-1
>>Palestinians, impact, equitable treatment, 7368
>>Palestinians/occupied territories, extending to include, 5312, 5315-6, 5334, 5337, 5340, 5343-5, 6093-8, 6100-2, 6105-7, 6109, 6115
>>>S.O. 31, 8306
>>Palestinians on West Bank, Israeli policies concerning, impact, 5312
>>Political and economic stability, pre-requisite, lack, 5315
>>Private sector, role, 5313
>>Products, rules of origin, application, 5314, 6094
>>Reform Party position, 5335-6
>>Research and development, co-operative projects, Canada-Israel Industrial Research and Development Foundation, co-ordinating role, 5313
>>Signing, 5312
>>>In secret, S.O. 31, 4495
>>Symbolic, first out of hemisphere, 5311
>>Tariffs, gradual elimination, 5314, 5345
>>See also Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-61); European Union--Access; Middle East--Economic stability--Palestinian people; Swimsuit manufacturing industry; Trade--Middle East