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Estonia see Canadian Executive Services Organization

Ethanol see Gasoline/automotive fuels, Alternative fuels

Ethics see Cabinet Ministers-Ethics guidelines; Canadian Armed Forces; Canadian Food Inspection Agency--Employees; Ethics Counsellor; Government--Integrity; Liberal government (Chrétien)--Credibility; Members of Parliament--Code of conduct/ethics

Ethics Counsellor

    >>Independence, 13, 4723, 4725, 6318-9, 7321, 7903
    >>>o.q., 5956, 6005-6, 10233
    >>Prime Minister appointing, effectiveness, 331, 3171
    >>See also Cabinet Ministers--Ethics guidelines; Government credit cards--Cabinet Ministers use; National Defence Department--Contracts; Private family trusts--$2 billion, Finance Standing Committee

Ethier, Dale see Dangerous driving--Reed, Ryan

Ethnic cleansing see Bosnia and Herzegovina--Civil war

Ethnic diversity see Multiculturalism

Ethnic groups/communities see Constitutional reform; Quebec; Quebec distinct society status; Quebec separation/sovereignty--Mitchell position; Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995)--No side victory

Ethnic nationalism see Quebec separation/sovereignty

Ethyl Corporation see Gasoline/automotive fuels--Additives

Etobicoke Crime Prevention Association see Crime prevention

Etobicoke--Lakeshore constituency see Budget 1996--Public support

Etobicoke North constituency see Elections--By-elections, Mar. 25/96; House of Commons vacancies

Etobicoke, Ont.

    >>Internet, Etobicoke community world wide web, S.O. 31, 705

Europe

    >>Security, NATO, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe role, S.O. 31, 7029
    >>See also Aboriginal peoples--Liberal government (Chrétien) election promises; Bosnia and Herzegovina--Civil war; Crime--Reducing; International security--Hate messages

European Free Trade Association see Israel--Free trade agreements

European Parliament

    >>Delegation for Relations with Canada, President George Berthu relieved of duties, Andre Ouellet influence as Foreign Affairs Minister, etc., o.q., 1425

European Union

    >>Access, indirect route, Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement, 5337
    >>Maastricht accord, referendums, 337
    >>Turkey, membership denied, non-recognition of Armenian genocide factor, 1849
    >>See also Asbestos industry--Products; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Child labour--Rugs; Economy--Economic miracle; Fur industry; Israel--Free trade agreements; Trade--Cuba--Japan

Euthanasia

    >>Killing, 2448
    >>Latimer, Robert, murder conviction in death of Tracy Latimer
    >>>Supreme Court of Canada appeal, 6836
    >>>See also Parole--Murderers
    >>Petition, 3566

Evans, Blair see Child pornography--National Defence Research Establishment seizure

Evans, Mac see Canadian Space Agency--President

Evans, Rupert see Housing--Industry

Evidence see Justice system--DNA evidence

Evinrude Centre see Peterborough, Ont.

Exchanges see National unity

Excise Act see Income Tax Budget Amendment Act (Bill C-36)

Excise Act (amdt.--definition of adult)(Bill C-422)--Harb

Excise tax see Tobacco products

Excise Tax Act

    >>Ways and Means motion, notice, 5605, 7390, 9331
    >>See also Criminal Law Improvement Act, 1996 (Bill C-17); Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70); Income Tax Amendments Act, 1996 (Bill C-69); Income Tax Budget Amendment Act (Bill C-36)

Excise Tax Act (amdt.--definition of child)(Bill C-427)--Harb

Excise Tax Act (amdt.--small suppliers carrying on a taxi business)(Bill C-317)--S. Harper

    >>First reading, 3989
    >>See also Goods and Services Tax--Small supplier exemption

Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70)--Minister of Finance (P. Martin)

    >>Ways and Means motion, notice, 6912. M. for concurrence (P. Martin), 6938, agreed to, on recorded division, 6947-8
    >>First reading, 6965
    >>Second reading, 7001-29, 7043-65, 7096-102, 7127-37, 7149-65, 7280-304, 7317-35, agreed to, on recorded division, 7336-7
    >>>Amdt. (Loubier), 7008, negatived, on recorded division, 7274-5
    >>>Amdt. (Cummins), 7327, negatived, on recorded division, 7335-6
    >>>Time allocation under S.O. 78(3), notice, 7252
    >>>>M. (Peters), agreed to, on recorded division, 7278-80
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 7337
    >>>Reported, with amdts., 7585
    >>Report stage, 7725-44, 7749-77, 7789-810, 7869-78, 7895-918
    >>>Motions
    >>>>(Loubier), 7725, negatived, on recorded division, 7919-20; 7741, negatived, on recorded division, 7920-1; 7742-4, negatived, 7921; 7749-52, negatived, 7921; 7752, negatived, on recorded division, 7921; 7773, negatived, on recorded division, 7921; 7911, negatived, on recorded division, 7921
    >>>>(Martin, P.), 7725, agreed to, on recorded division, 7918-9; 7741-4, agreed to, on recorded division, 7919; 7750, 7752, 7773, agreed to, on record division, 7919
    >>>Concurrence, with further amendments, agreed to, on recorded division, 7921-2
    >>Report stage and third reading, time allocation under S.O. 78(3)
    >>>Notice, 7842
    >>>M. (H. Gray), agreed to, on recorded division, 7868-9
    >>Third reading, 7928-60, 7972-91
    >>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 7991-2, passed.
    >>Senate amendments, concurrence, M. (P. Martin), 9060-76, 9243-63, 9265-8
    >>>Amdt. (Solberg), 9066, negatived, on recorded division, 9296-7
    >>>Time allocation under S.O. 78(3), notice, 9179
    >>>>M. (H. Gray), agreed to, on recorded division, 9242-3
    >>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 9297-8
    >>Royal Assent, 9306. Chap. 10, S.C. 1997
    >>See also Goods and Services Tax--Harmonization

Excise Tax, Income Tax Act and Customs Tariff (amdt.)

    >>Ways and Means motion, notice, 6843

Excise taxes

    >>Evasion, 1995-96, $630 million revenue loss, Auditor General report, o.q., 4748, 4803
    >>Increases, opposition, petition, 1427
    >>Smuggling operations, $1.5 billion government revenue loss, reduction, government actions, o.q., 4803
    >>See also Gasoline taxes; Magazines--Foreign; Tobacco products--Taxes

Excision see Female genital mutilation (Excision)

Exhibitions and fairs

    >>Government of Canada rural exhibit booths, 4-H trained youth, staffing, S.O. 31, 8442

Exhibits see Procedure

Experience Canada see Training programs

Explore see Official languages policy/bilingualism--International Development Research Centre

Explosives see Canadian Armed Forces--National Defence Proof and Experimental Test Establishment; Gangs--Motorcycle gangs

Expo 2005

    >>Calgary, Alta., bid
    >>>Government support, 6277
    >>>House of Commons, support, M. (Copps), agreed to, 6192
    >>>S.O. 31, 5238
    >>See also Calgary, Alta.

Export Development Act (amdt.)(Bill C-368)--Caccia

    >>First reading, 7841
    >>See also Sustainable development--Promoting

Export Development Corporation (EDC)

    >>$50 million new equity, Budget 1996 measure, 380, 406, 438, 447, 449, 840, 848, 1438, 1472, 1508, 1537
    >>Canada account operations, 1994-95 report to Treasury Board, tabled, 4234
    >>See also Energy--Fossil fuel energy projects; Exports--Financing--International business development programs; Forestry--Wood products; Oil refineries--Ultramar Canada

Export of Military Goods From Canada 1995 see Defence equipment--Exports

Exporters see Alliance of Manufacturers and Exporters Canada

Exports

    >>8% average growth per year, 379
    >>Agricultural, mining and forestry sectors, importance, 1510
    >>Agricultural products, value, 846, 1558
    >>Competitiveness, impact, 404
    >>Dollar exchange rate, relationship, 7397
    >>Emerging markets, Canada share, securing, 810
    >>Export development and financing, enhancement, Throne Speech statement, 2
    >>Financing, 1508
    >>>Export Development Corporation-private sector co-operation, 280-1, 813, 1438, 6254
    >>Goods and Services Tax, provincial sales tax, harmonization, impact, 1805
    >>Importance, Gross Domestic Product percentage, 9902
    >>Increase, 840, 6237, 7246
    >>>50% since 1992, Budget 1997 statement, 8292
    >>>Dollar, exchange rate, relationship, 278-9
    >>>Goal, doubling number of exporters by 2000, 279, 281-2
    >>>Job creation, relationship, 278-80, 412-3, 447, 1442, 5311, 6253-4, 7246, 9222
    >>>>o.q., 2614, 5603
    >>>Projections, S.O. 31, 6443
    >>>Quebec, harmonization of sales taxes, 7976
    >>>Targets, government strategy, o.q., 5602-3
    >>>Trade liberalization factor, North American Free Trade Agreement, World Trade Organization, 279, 9260
    >>>Value-added products, 278, 6254
    >>India, decline, 9224
    >>International business development programs
    >>>Activities, government programs, performance measurement framework, establishing, Auditor General November 1996 report recommendation, government response, 9221-4
    >>>>Failure to inform Official Opposition onb timely basis, 9222-3
    >>>Export Development Corporation role, 9224
    >>>Funding limited, 280
    >>>Statement by Minister (Eggleton), 9221-4
    >>>Strategy, 1997 and 1998, tabled, 9221
    >>Israel, 5334, 5339, 5348
    >>New markets, developing, 380
    >>New products, research and development role, 281-2
    >>NEXPRO program for Quebec exporters, 8964
    >>Partnership agreements, 5311
    >>Promotion
    >>>Budget 1996 measures, 1519
    >>>Expenditures, controls, Auditor General report recommendations, S.O. 31, 7033
    >>Provincial sales taxes, inclusion in price, 7014
    >>Service industry, percentage, 8346-7
    >>Small and medium business, participation, 6248, 8346-7, 9901
    >>>Government assistance, 9223
    >>>Interprovincial trade barriers, impact, 5349
    >>>Market access, 848, 4085
    >>>>S.O. 31, 1951
    >>>Trade Team Canada role, 6248
    >>>See also Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports
    >>Subsidized loans for foreign borrowers, replacing with non-subsidized loans, expanding financing to Canadian exporters by $500 million per year, Budget 1996 measure, 380, 449
    >>Trade commissioners, role, 280
    >>>Establishing, Liberal government (Chrétien) election promises, "red book", 5845
    >>Transportation, relationship, 8974
    >>Value added tax, exculsion from price, 7014
    >>See also Agricultural products; Cattle industry; Coal; Dairy products--Cheese--Milk; Defence equipment; Deficit--Reduction, Revenue increase basis; Dollar, exchange rate; Economic development/renewal; Economy; Electricity; Forestry--Wood products; Goods and Services Tax--Harmonization; Grain marketing; Gross National Product; Hogs; Job creation; Maple syrup industry; Oil and gas industry; Softwood lumber industry; Sugar industry; Textiles industry--Wool suits; Trade

Expro Chemical Products see Automobile safety--Air bag release mechanism propellants

Expropriation see Mirabel International Airport--Development

External Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee (3rd Sess., 34th Parl.) see Defence equipment--Exports

External Affairs Department see Armenia--Genocide of 1915

External aid see Foreign aid

Extradition

    >>Émond, Jacques, British Columbia resident, United States request, delay, o.q., 8905
    >>See also United States--Peltier, Leonard

Extradition Act (amdt.--definition of child)(Bill C-423)--Harb

Extreme drunkenness defence see Justice system

"Extreme fighting" event see Violence