Goose Bay, Labrador see Canadian Armed Forces--CFB Goose Bay, Labrador; Highways and roads--Trans-Labrador Highway

Gouk, Jim, (REF--Kootenay West--Revelstoke)

>>AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), 2442
>>Air navigation services, 1156-7, 2822, 2834-5, 3148-52, 4169
>>Air transportation, o.q., 4345, 6368-9, 6665
>>Airports, 8104
>>Automobile leasing, petition, 3264
>>British Columbia, S.O. 31, 2000
>>Budget Implementation Act, 1996 (Bill C-31), 2025-6
>>Canada Endangered Species Protection Act (Bill C-65), 10206
>>Canada Health Act (amdt.--conditions for contributions)(Bill C-251), 1329
>>Canada Labour Code (Part I) (amdt.)(Bill C-66), 8897, 8923-, 9494, 9497, 95007
>>Canada Marine Act (Bill C-44), 9699-700
>>Canada Pension Plan
>>>Petition, 10144
>>>S.O. 31, 8442
>>Canada Transportation Act (Bill C-14), 1085-7, 1094-7, 1111, 1117-20, 1123-4, 1144-7, 1151, 1215-9, 1227-8
>>Canadian Airlines International, o.q., 6665, 6747, 6792, 6905, 6958, 7036-7, 7082-3
>>Canadian Armed Forces, 743-6
>>Canadian Coast Guard, 3151, 3737-8
>>>o.q., 2011
>>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2441-4
>>Canadian National Railways, 4045, 8053
>>Child support payments, 8152
>>Civil Air Navigation Services Commercialization Act (Bill C-20), 1156-7, 2822, 2834-5, 3148-52, 4169
>>Committees of the Whole House, M. (J. Chrétien), 14
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--judicial review of parole ineligibility)(Bill C-45), 4290-1
>>Divorce Act, Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-41), 8152
>>Drugs and pharmaceuticals, petition, 10145
>>Education, petition, 3876
>>Election, S.O. 31, 10111
>>Elections, S.O. 31, 1162
>>Emergencies/disasters, S.O. 31, 9986
>>Fire-fighters, S.O. 31, 2427
>>Gasoline taxes, petition, 4159
>>Goods and Services Tax, 1156
>>>Petition, 10145
>>Government, 4290
>>Grain transportation, 1151
>>Health, 1329
>>Highways and roads, 8048, 8051, 8077, 8106
>>House of Commons, 740, 744
>>Justice system, 2441-2, 4290-1
>>Labour disputes, 8923-5, 9494
>>Labour relations, 8927
>>Labour unions, 8923
>>Legislation, 4045-6, 9117
>>Liberal government (Chrétien), S.O. 31, 5675
>>Members of Parliament, 2442
>>Mining industry, petition, 1111
>>Mirabel International Airport, 2834-5
>>National parks/marine conservation areas, o.q., 10072
>>Oceans Act (Bill C-26), 3737-8
>>Official Opposition, 744-5
>>Parole, 4290-1
>>>M. on supply (Ramsay), 8807
>>Pay equity, petition, 6966-7
>>Pearson International Airport, 1715, 2822, 4169, 8047-8, 8051, 8054
>>>M., 1125-7, 1132-3
>>>o.q., 1713, 3260, 3925-6, 4178-9, 9384
>>Pearson International Airport Agreements Act (Bill C-28), 1715
>>Ports, 1216
>>Privilege, prima facie, contempt of Parliament, M. (Hart), 736, 740, 743-6
>>Procedure
>>>Bills, Government, 1085-6, 1097, 1715
>>>Debate, 1124
>>>Divisions, recorded, 8994, 9502
>>>Divisions, recorded, deferred, 1146, 1153
>>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 8280
>>>Members' remarks, 8078
>>>Motions, 9489-90
>>>Question and comment period, 736, 9500
>>>Standing Orders, 740
>>>Supply motions, 8106
>>Quebec separation/sovereignty, 743-4, 2822
>>Rail passenger service, 1086, 8048-50, 8054, 8077-8, 8106
>>Rail transportation/railways, 1086-7, 1095-7, 1117-8, 1123, 1144-5, 1215-7, 1227-8
>>Railway Safety Act (amdt.)(Bill C-43), 4045-6
>>References see Transportation--Policy
>>Ringuette-Maltais, references, 14
>>Salmon, o.q., 2613
>>Same-sex couples, 2442
>>Senior citizens, petition, 10144-5
>>Sexual orientation, 2440-4, 2822
>>Transportation, 1119-20, 1147, 1217-9, 3150-1
>>>M. on supply, 8047-51, 8053-4, 8077-8, 8097-8, 8104, 8106
>>>VIA Rail Canada Inc., o.q., 10184
>>Wildlife, 10206
>>Workplace
>>>Statement by Minister (Gagliano), 2015-6

Gouzenko, Igor see Cold war

Government

>>Accountability, 4760, 4770
>>>Lack, 7755, 7764-5, 7899
>>Business management practices, profitability, analogy, 4376
>>Decision making powers, unelected, unaccountable bureaucracy controlling, 7766
>>Documents
>>>Getting Government Right: a progress report, tabled, 385
>>>Getting Government Right---Governing for Canadians, tabled, 8349
>>Downsizing, 6244-5
>>>See also Public Service--Reduction
>>Elitism, 3075
>>Integrity, ethics, restoring, Liberal government (Chrétien) election promise, "red book", 6236, 7847
>>>Failure, 5821-2, 5857, 6287, 6289, 6318, 7509, 7606-7
>>>Scandals, lack, o.q., 9798, 10117
>>>See also Liberal government (Chrétien)--Credibility
>>Public opinion, confidence and trust
>>>Increase, Macleans magazine poll, 10083
>>>>o.q., 9798, 10117
>>>Lack, 7776, 9397
>>Reducing, decentralizing, S.O. 31, 4494
>>Role, 810, 5510, 5860, 6286, 7672, 8060-1
>>>Historical, 4386-7
>>>Opportunities, providing, 10048-50, 10053
>>>Powers, re-election goals, etc., 223-5
>>>Reducing, individual taking responsibility, 9526-7
>>>Reform, Budget 1996 measures, 437
>>>Rethinking, 1536
>>>Ruling/listening, 4290
>>>Smaller, 6014, 6019-20, 6286-7, 6289
>>>>Reform Party position, 5860-1, 5866-7, 8063, 8789, 9559-60, 9567, 10053
>>>>See also Taxation--Reduction
>>See also Liberal government (Chrétien)

Government advertising

>>Advertising agencies, contracts, 100% Canadian requirement, BCP Canada contract, o.q., 5557-8
>>Canada Post Corporation, 45 cent stamp, use, promoting, utility, o.q., 240
>>Expenditure, 1992-1995, all media, ro., 7525-6
>>National Defence Department, r.o., 4240
>>Royal Canadian Mint, two-dollar coin, promoting, $2 million advertising campaign, 463
>>>o.q., 240
>>See also Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions

Government aircraft

>>Prime Minister`s VIP airplane, elimination, 5851
>>See also Cabinet Ministers--Travel

Government appointments

>>Canadian citizenship, requirement, 5496
>>Committee review, United States example, 5931
>>Merit principle, 5933, 5935-6
>>Patronage, 5492-5, 5501, 5505-9, 5569-70, 5572, 5574-6, 5579-83, 5753, 5755, 5762, 5766, 5925-9, 5932-7, 7454-5, 7457, 7474-5, 7478, 7491-2, 7603, 7605, 7607-8, 7610, 7612-3
>>>Collenette, Penny, role, 7455, 7492
>>>Eliminating, Liberal government (Chrétien) election promise, "red book", 5765, 5854
>>>o.q., 9886-7, 10067
>>>Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney, Campbell), Marjorie LeBreton role, 7455
>>>Quebec deferral Liberal Party candidates, Senator Pietro Rizzuto role, S.O. 31, 9929
>>>See also Canadian Food Inspection Agency--Executives; Somalia--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Public inquiry;
>>Salaries, excessive, 7799-800
>>See also Order in Council appointments/appointees

Government borrowing

>>1995-96 and 1996-97, 3% of Gross Domestic Product, 861
>>1997-98, .7% of Gross Domestic Product, Budget 1996 statement, 373, 404, 407, 861-2, 1443, 1450, 1481
>>1997-98, requirements, legislation (Bill C-83), 8299
>>1998-99, forecast, 861
>>Borrowing authority legislation
>>>April 1/96 effective date, urgency, 860, 862
>>>Introducing, 372
>>>See also Borrowing Authority Act, 1996-97 (Bill C-10)
>>Current account surplus, decrease, 834
>>Elimination in second quarter of 1998, 6235, 6280
>>>Borrowing from Public Service pension fund factor, 6238
>>Foreign borrowing
>>>Decrease from $29 billion to $13 billion, Budget 1996 statement, 847-8, 1536
>>>>o.q., 425
>>>Eliminating, 4775
>>G-7 countries, comparison, 806, 8291
>>Requirements, 7217-8, 7246, 8341
>>>New, decline, 373
>>>Reducing, 1507
>>>Reduction from $32 billion to $14 billion, 10094
>>United States comparison, 862
>>See also Gross Domestic Product

Government buildings

>>Hull, Que., National Revenue Department, tendering call, requirements, not applying in Ontario, 956-7
>>>o.q., 711-2
>>Space, vacancy rate, ro., 4714
>>See also Fisheries and Oceans Department--Head office building

Government contracts

>>Awarding
>>>Amendments, disallowing, 1181
>>>Copps awarding contracts to political campaign contributors, 6675, 6730-1
>>>Deposit cheques, submitting, qu., 4237
>>>Non-compliance provision, Public Works and Government Services Department, waiving, qu., 5485
>>>Without tenders, 40% of total contracts, 10106-7
>>>>o.q., 9656-7
>>Contents, full disclosure, 1181, 1186, 1261-2
>>Members of Parliament, involvement, 1178, 1188-9, 1191-6, 1261-2, 1264
>>Political party financing, relationship, 1187-8, 1190, 1258, 1261, 1263-5, 6731, 7984-5
>>Procurement process
>>>Advanced contract award notices, 10107
>>>Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency role, o.q., 3636
>>>Federal-provincial agreement, 1801
>>>French documentation, lack, 10054
>>>Government Operations Standing Committee, report, recommendations, 9513, 9567, 10054
>>>Interprovincial trade agreement provisions, S.O. 31, 706
>>>Job creation, relationship, 10053-6
>>>Open bidding system, 1177, 1183-5, 1261, 1264-5, 5664-6, 10107
>>>o.q., 5600
>>>Regional development, relationship, 9567
>>>Regional representation, Quebec, etc., 10054-6
>>>Transparency, 1177, 1182, 1184, 1186-8, 1194, 1197, 1258-9, 1261, 1264-5
>>>See also Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement; Government Operations Standing Committee--Reports, Second
>>Quebec, share, 5666
>>>o.q., 4223-4, 5599-600, 5805-6
>>Small and medium business, awarding to, 1180, 10107
>>Sole source/tendering process
>>>Abuse potential, 1180-1
>>>See also Government buildings--Hull, Que.
>>Waste and abuse, 1455
>>See also Air Canada--Airbus A320 passenger jet; Canadian Food Inspection Agency--Contracts; Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (Bil C-7); Government advertising--Advertising agencies; National Defence Department--Contracts

Government credit cards

>>Cabinet Ministers use for personal expenses, guidelines, Blondin-Andrew case, Ethics Counsellor role, etc., 5857, 5889, 5948-9, 6186-9, 6320, 6322-3, 6325
>>>o.q., 5685, 5738, 5885-7, 5954-6, 6007, 6057-9, 6129-30, 6262-3, 6312

Government credit rating

>>Short term debt, upgrading, Dominion Bond Rating Service announcement, o.q., 9453
>>See also Deficit

Government databases see Elections--Voters list, permanent

Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions

>>1998-99 expenditures, $2 billion reduction, Budget 1996 statement, 372, 1902
>>Advertising, 1991-94 expenditures, 7434
>>>ro., 7525
>>Agencies, multi-year appropriations, enabling, 1903, 2982
>>Annual reports, tabling, mandatory information disclosure, 1362-3, 1378-80, 1638
>>Auditor General's reports, responses, tabling in House of Commons, Financial Administration Act, amending, M. (Williams), 1073-83, 2963-72, 3845-52
>>>Agreed to, on recorded division, 4051-2
>>>Dropped to bottom of Order Paper, 1083, 2972
>>Commercialization, management-labour negotiations, merit principle, applying, 8489-90
>>Downsizing/restructuring, 5488, 5497-9, 5571-2, 5576-8, 6526, 7603, 7608-9
>>>Legislation, Government Organization Act (Federal Agencies)(Bill C-65)(1st Sess. 35th Parl.), 7608-9
>>Duplication, elimination, cost-savings, 1493, 5488-9
>>>Bloc Quebecois, position, 5490, 6146
>>>Liberal government (Chretien), election promises, 5798-9
>>Employees
>>>Full time, number, ro., 5523
>>>Second residence living/transportation allowance, 1896
>>>>qu., 5645
>>>>ro., 5646
>>Expenditures
>>>$9 billion over Budget 1995 projections, 10094
>>>>o.q., 9082-3, 9172-4, 9326-7, 9451, 9649-50
>>>Reduction, 435, 7228, 7246
>>>>9% ($4 billion) of departmental spending rather than 19% ($9 billion) target, change hidden, 9112-4, 9517, 9522, 9942, 9944-5
>>>>>o.q., 9380-1
>>>Review, 4355
>>Gender equality, feminists role, 342
>>Hearings, intervenor funding, provision, S.O. 31, 355-6
>>Inventory, stock management, improvements, $1.2 billion potential savings, Auditor General November 1996 report, 7226, 8322
>>>o.q., 6744
>>>Public Accounts Standing Committee recommendations, 9701
>>Juneau Review Panel, report, cost, commissioners, payment, 1445
>>>o.q., 1550
>>Numbers, reduction, 374
>>Operating budgets
>>>Increase, 390, 4396-7
>>>Review, quarterly, standing committees, 1189-90, 1193, 1266
>>Treasury Board, President's annual report
>>>Getting Government Right--Governing for Canadians, tabled, 8349
>>>Getting Government Right: Improving Results Measurement and Accountability with Departmental Performance Reports", 5917-9
>>>>Statement by Minister (Masse), 5917-9
>>>>Tabled, 5917
>>See also Access to information; Administrative Tribunals (Remedial and Disciplinary Measures) Act (Bill C-49); Gender equality; Science and technology

Government Employees Compensation Act (amdt.--definition of child)(Bill C-424)--Harb

>>First reading, 10038-9

Government expenditures

>>12% of Gross Domestic Product, Budget 1996 statement, 408
>>$103.5 billion in 1998-99, reduction from $120 billion 1993-94, Budget 1997 statement, 8291, 8336
>>$95 billion, Reform Party alternative /fresh start" budget statement, 7410, 7906, 7955, 8328
>>Accountability, 1191-2, 1196-7, 1259, 1262-3, 1265-6
>>>Public Accounts Standing Committee, role, 4383-4
>>>Public Service, role, whistleblowing, 1179, 1259, 1262, 1266
>>>Reform Party position, 1181, 4396, 4398-9
>>>>o.q., 9934
>>Budget 1997 measures
>>>$1 billion new expenditures, 9629
>>>See also Government expenditures--$103.5 billion
>>Business subsidies, percentage, 1490
>>Contingency reserves, $3 billion, 1909
>>>Unused portion, use in deficit reduction, 373
>>>>o.q., 317
>>Controlling
>>>Budget 1996 measures, 798
>>>Liberal government (Chrétien) election promise, "red book", 5823, 5844
>>Focusing on the things that really count to Canadians, Finance Minister P. Martin statement, 8334, 8340
>>Increase, 1518, 6019, 9517
>>>After budget balanced, 10092-3
>>>Election, relationship, 9860, 10050, 10060, 10085, 10088-9, 10094
>>>Finance Standing Committee recommendations, 7229
>>Item-by-item scrutiny, Bloc Québécois proposal, 9519
>>Limits, legislation, 244, 2326-34
>>>See also Constitution Act, 1996 (amdt.--balanced budget and spending limit)(Bill C-213)
>>Management/mismanagement, 7223
>>>Auditor General November 1996 report, o.q., 6744-5
>>>o.q., 9883
>>Patronage, pre-election spending
>>>o.q., 9934, 9938-9, 10066, 10119
>>>S.O. 31, 9928, 9985
>>Priorities
>>>Lack, 9951
>>>Multiculturalism, 1537-8
>>>Taxpayers, consultations, 1537-8
>>Professional services, 15% cut-back, Liberal Party "red book" promise, o.q., 5685
>>Program Expenditure Details: a Profile of Departmental Spending, tabled, 385, 8349
>>Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney) record, 1525-6
>>Quebec benefits, 2874-5
>>Quebec share, 5649, 5653, 8186, 8209, 9187, 9857, 10055
>>>o.q., 5805
>>Reduction, 404, 415, 1526-7, 6246, 7256, 7258, 7403
>>>17% since 1993 election, 7226
>>>1993-1999, 12% overall, o.q., 7237
>>>$2 billion, Budget 1996 statement, 414
>>>$7 cut for $1 increase tax revenue, 372, 1489, 1527, 2993-4, 3024, 3935, 9136
>>>$20 billion over three years, Reform Party election platform, 463-4
>>>$25 billion, Reform Party taxpayers alternative budget proposals, Liberal government (Chrétien) budget measures, comparison, 836-7
>>>Alberta, comparison, 806
>>>Budget 1995, Budget 1996 measures, $26.1 billion in savings, 450, 799, 2994, 3024, 3935
>>>Budget 1995 measures, effective Apr.1/97, S.O. 31, 8189
>>>Budget 1996 measures
>>>>Impact, 408, 1489
>>>>>o.q., 424
>>>>Lack, 841
>>>Burden transferred to provinces, 841, 9944-5
>>>Health, education, welfare, transfer payments to provinces, $15 billion, Reform Party alternative taxpayer budget proposals, comparison, 215-6, 400-1, 403
>>>New Zealand, benefits, 419
>>>Operating expenditures, 6% reduction since 1993 election, 8319
>>>Petition, 1716
>>>Provinces, participation, 7260
>>>Reform Party proposals, 1555, 7943, 9559
>>>S.O. 31, 5953
>>>Spending better, relationship, 2899
>>>Transfer payments to provinces, relationship, 1551, 7223, 7256, 8319, 9945
>>>>o.q., 424, 5370-1, 9649-50
>>>See also Deficit--Reduction
>>Reallocation, youth, technology and external trade, Budget 1996 statement, 1536, 9921
>>Restraint/reduction program, maintaining, Liberal Party spending tradition, threat, 7229, 7231-2
>>>See also Deficit--Reduction, Liberal government (Chrétien)
>>Review, committee scrutiny, Quebec National Assembly example, 1177, 1186
>>Statutory expenditures, review, 3324
>>>See also Statutory Program Evaluation Act (Bill C-294)
>>Waste and extravagance, elimination, 374, 395, 462, 7257
>>>Auditor General's report, 7404
>>>>$71 ship repair, $30,000 dollar expenditure, example, o.q., 6790
>>>o.q., 6448, 9885
>>See also National debt--Interest payments; Transfer payments to provinces