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Grain Transportation Agency Administrator see Grain transportation--Grain hopper cars

Grainews

    >>Satirical article re Petro Canola, 9863

Grammy Awards see Music

Granby International Song Festival see Music

Granby, Que.

    >>Economy, decline, government responsibility, 2260-1
    >>See also Canada Employment Centres

Grand Prix de l'entrepreneur du Québec

    >>Industries Manufacturières Mégantic, 1996 recipient, business recovery category, tribute, S.O. 31, 5675-6

Grand Prix du tourisme québécois see Tourism--Quebec

Grand Rapids, Man. see Income tax--Northern living allowance

Grande Prairie Curling Club see Curling--World Junior Championships

Grandin wheat see Grain

Grandparents see Divorce

Granby Prédateurs see Hockey--Memorial Cup

Grant-Cummings, Joan see Women--National Action Committee on the Status of Women

Grantham Lions Club see Volunteer organizations

Grants see Government grants; Museums

Gratuities see Tips/gratuities

Gravenhurst Achievement Awards

    >>Winners, congratulating, S.O. 31, 5104

Gravenhurst Cubs see Hockey

Graves, Stephanie see Murder

Gravillon, Le see Schools--Polyvalente Charles-Gravel

Gray, Hon. Herb (L--Windsor West; Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Solicitor General of Canada)

    >>Agricultural producers/farmers, o.q., 10231-2
    >>Air Canada
    >>>o.q., 7660-1, 8953
    >>>qu., 10240
    >>Air India, Flight 182, o.q., 5888
    >>Blood, o.q., 7142-4
    >>Bombardier Inc., o.q., 10229
    >>Business of the House, 140, 430-1, 716, 1378, 8092, 8512, 8736-7, 9554
    >>Cabinet Ministers, o.q., 6005-7
    >>Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63), 5484, 5524, 6707, 6710, 6712-5
    >>Canadian Security Intelligence Service, 2722-3
    >>>o.q., 139, 645, 1248, 1289-90, 1368, 1371, 1423, 6958
    >>Child sexual abuse/assault/exploitation, o.q., 1171, 5739
    >>Chrétien, J., references, o.q., 8085
    >>Citizenship and Immigration Department, o.q., 764-5
    >>Committees of the Whole House
    >>>M., 5740
    >>>M. (J. Chrétien), 7
    >>Cornwallis Park Development Agency, o.q., 767
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal organizations)(Bill C-95), 9845, 9902-4
    >>Criminals, o.q., 182
    >>Dangerous/high-risk offenders, o.q., 181-2, 1171
    >>DNA Identification Act (Bill C-94), 9513
    >>Economic conditions, o.q., 8085
    >>Economy, o.q., 8085
    >>Education, o.q., 9931-2
    >>Elections, 5524, 6712-5
    >>>o.q., 6133, 7145, 10235
    >>Estimates, 168
    >>Ethics Counsellor, o.q., 6005-6, 10233
    >>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7868, 9179, 9242
    >>Gangs, 9903-4
    >>General Motors of Canada Limited, o.q., 10232
    >>Goods and Services Tax, o.q., 478-9
    >>Government appointments, o.q., 9886-7
    >>Government credit cards, o.q., 6007, 6189-90
    >>Government expenditures, o.q., 9938-9
    >>Gray, H., references, 2722
    >>Gun control/guns
    >>>o.q., 1291, 6369
    >>>qu., 2486, 7586-7
    >>Harding, Randolph, 432
    >>Health care system, o.q., 5734
    >>Immigration/immigrants, 9311-2
    >>>o.q., 6265, 7188
    >>Indians/First Nations, qu., 3014
    >>Job creation, o.q., 5734, 9881, 10229
    >>Justice system, 9513
    >>>o.q., 181
    >>Legislation, 28
    >>>M., 167-70
    >>Liberal government (Chrétien), o.q., 8084
    >>Liberal Party, o.q., 10229-30
    >>Marchand, Hon. Senator Len, references, o.q., 8782
    >>Members of Parliament, 6270-1
    >>Murder, o.q., 1290-1
    >>Murderers, o.q., 8779
    >>National security, statement by Minister, 2722-3
    >>Obscenity, o.q., 7186-7
    >>Parent, references, o.q., 10235
    >>Parole
    >>>M. on supply (Ramsay), 8809-12
    >>>o.q., 588, 645, 6911, 8951-2
    >>Penitentiaries, 6927, 9088
    >>>o.q., 182, 484, 923-4, 6910-1, 8783, 8952, 9329
    >>>qu., 9702
    >>Political parties, o.q., 6861-2
    >>Prisons and Reformatories Act (amdt.)(Bill C-53), 3989, 7631
    >>Privilege
    >>>Brown, J. (rights of Members breached), 6270-1
    >>>Duceppe (contempt of Parliament), 8594
    >>>Meredith (contempt of Parliament), 9311-2
    >>Procedure
    >>>Allotted days, 8512, 8736
    >>>Bills, Government, 383, 5484, 8529, 9179
    >>>Bills, Private Members' Public, 5522
    >>>Documents, 485
    >>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 1376
    >>>Members' remarks, 9088
    >>>Minister's/Prime Minister's remarks, 6012, 6927
    >>>Motions, 28
    >>References
    >>>Illness, welcome back to Chamber, 2721-3, 2725, 5484, 5525
    >>>>o.q., 5888
    >>>See also Board of Internal Economy--Members; Crime--Organized crime; Fisheries--Service fees
    >>Reform Party, o.q., 10229-31
    >>Royal Canadian Mounted Police
    >>>o.q., 1250-1, 8450-1, 9173
    >>>qu., 4239
    >>Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-52), 3989
    >>Senate, o.q., 8782
    >>Sexual assault/offences, o.q., 7186
    >>Speakership, 7
    >>Taxation, o.q., 5734
    >>Terrorism, 2722-3
    >>>o.q., 589, 713
    >>Tobacco Act (Bill C-71), 8529
    >>Tobacco products, o.q., 6008
    >>Training programs, o.q., 9988-9
    >>Unemployment, o.q., 10229
    >>Victims of crime, o.q., 181
    >>Violence, o.q., 7186
    >>Wildlife, o.q., 9385
    >>Witness Protection Program Act (Bill C-13), 490, 1390

Graydon, Ken see Federation of Automobile Dealer Associations

Great Britain see Pensions--British-Canadians

Great Canadian Railtour Company see Rail passenger service--Rocky Mountaineer Railtours

Great Canadian Whistle see National unity

Great Lakes

    >>Canada-United States water quality agreement, renewing, o.q., 9746
    >>Water pollution, 324-5
    >>See also Canadian Coast Guard--Navigational services; Fisheries--Sport fishing; Marine transport--Pilotage; Water--World fresh water supply

Great Lakes Clean Up Fund see Lake Ontario--Colonel Sam Smith Park

Great Northern Exhibition see Festivals

Great potato famine see St. Patrick' Day--Celebrating

Great Wall of China see China

Greece

    >>Dodecanese Islands, dispute with Turkey, S.O. 31, 815
    >>Human rights violations, prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International report, S.O. 31, 5055
    >>See also Asia Minor--Atrocities of 1922; Cyprus--Turkey-Greece conflict; Quebec--Separation/sovereignty

Greek Canadians see National Defence Department--Contracts

Greek Independence Day

    >>175th anniversary, S.O. 31, 1241, 1285
    >>176th anniversary, S.O. 31, 9269-70

Greek Orthodox Church of Canada

    >>Bishop Soterios, elevated to Metropolitan, S.O. 31, 4977

Green berets see Somalia--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, United States special forces

Green, Norm see Lawn bowling--Blind lawn bowling

Green Plan see Environment

Green Ribbon of Hope Month see Child abduction--Child Find

Green Shield Canada Act see Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-82)

Green, Stephen see Reform Party--Staff

Greenhouse gases see Air pollution--Carbon dioxide emmissions

Greenwood, N.S. see Canadian Armed Forces--CFB Greenwood, N.S.

Grenade launchers see Defence equipment

Grenville, Que. see Bridges--Perley Bridge

Grey, Deborah (REF--Beaver River)

    >>Aboriginal peoples, o.q., 6644
    >>Africa, o.q., 6445-6
    >>Air Canada
    >>>o.q., 3711, 3923
    >>>qu., 10239-40
    >>Bankruptcy and insolvency, o.q., 8390, 9081
    >>Bloc Quebecois, 8215-6
    >>Blood, o.q., 7083-4, 7142-3, 7783
    >>Budget 1996, o.q., 425
    >>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 8427-8
    >>Budget, o.q., 235, 425
    >>Cabinet Ministers, o.q., 5955, 6262
    >>Canada, petition, 7392
    >>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 9948-9
    >>>o.q., 5883
    >>Canada Pension Plan, 9950
    >>>o.q., 8274, 8390-1, 8588-9, 8733-4, 9742
    >>Canadian Armed Forces
    >>>o.q., 6446
    >>>S.O. 31, 2355, 5800-1
    >>Canadian flag, 8215-6
    >>Canadian Heritage Department, M. on supply (G. Leroux), 8214-7
    >>Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for United Nations Peacekeeping Act (Bill C-300), 7547-9
    >>Carstairs, Hon. Senator Sharon, references, 3092
    >>Census (1996), M., 6771-4, 7818
    >>Child care, o.q., 6365-6
    >>Citizenship and Immigration Department, 971
    >>>o.q., 966
    >>Collenette, references, o.q., 5956
    >>Committees of the Whole House, M. (H. Gray), 5743-4, 5868
    >>Constitution, o.q., 3710, 7310-1
    >>Constitutional reform, o.q., 5806
    >>Copps, references, o.q., 2180
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--judicial review of parole ineligibility)(Bill C-45), 4293-4
    >>Debt Servicing and Reduction Account, 7319
    >>Deficit, 59
    >>>o.q., 133, 235
    >>Economic development/renewal, o.q., 36, 5882-3, 9172
    >>Economy, o.q., 425
    >>Education, post-secondary, 9948-9
    >>Elections, S.O. 31, 3705
    >>Ethics Counsellor, o.q., 5956
    >>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7319-20
    >>Federal-provincial jurisdiciton, 8216
    >>>S.O. 31, 9648
    >>Forest, Hon. Senator Jean, references, 3093
    >>Gillis, Carl, 3089-90
    >>Goods and Services Tax, 3094, 7319-20, 9950
    >>>o.q., 59-60, 362, 525-6, 1103, 1166-7, 1763-4, 1888-9, 1956-7, 2137, 2180-1, 2360, 4021, 7385-6, 7465, 7515-6
    >>>Petition, 6068-9, 6669, 7392
    >>Government credit cards, o.q., 5955-6, 6057-9, 6187
    >>Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions, o.q., 9172-3
    >>Government expenditures, o.q., 425
    >>Government revenues, 9949
    >>>o.q., 8310
    >>Grey, D., references, 3102
    >>Gun control/guns, 4293
    >>>o.q., 5807
    >>Health care system, 8214-5, 9949
    >>>o.q., 5734, 5807, 5883
    >>>Petition, 97
    >>Hees, George, 3930-1
    >>House of Commons, 43-4, 211-2
    >>Housing, 7320
    >>Income, o.q., 133, 8310, 8390-1
    >>Income Tax Act, 9948
    >>Income Tax Budget Amendments Act, 1996 (Bill C-92), 9948-51
    >>Income tax, o.q., 9742
    >>Job creation, 60
    >>>o.q., 235, 425, 3003-4, 5733-4, 5883, 9082, 9743
    >>Job losses, o.q., 525, 8390-1
    >>Justice, 4293-4
    >>Justice system, 60, 4293-4
    >>Kempling, William, 3135
    >>Legislation, 3091
    >>Liberal government (Chrétien), o.q., 1956, 2360, 5681
    >>Liberal Party
    >>>o.q., 5806-7
    >>>S.O. 31, 4451
    >>Manning, Hon. Ernest Charles, 1055-6
    >>Members of Parliament, 9949
    >>Milliken, references, 3102
    >>National debt, o.q., 133, 235, 425
    >>National Defence Department,. o.q., 3125-6
    >>National unity
    >>>o.q., 36-7, 2810
    >>>S.O. 31, 9648
    >>Nunziata, references, 1764
    >>Official languages policy/bilingualism, o.q., 5806
    >>Olson, Hon. Bud, 3093-4
    >>Parole, 4293-4
    >>>o.q., 3634
    >>Peacekeeping, 7547-9
    >>Pearson International Airport, o.q., 4177
    >>Penitentiaries, 4294
    >>Privilege
    >>>Contempt of Parliament, 211-2
    >>>Contempt of Parliament (Flis), 1897
    >>>Rights of Members breached, 43-4
    >>Procedure
    >>>Decorum, 5811
    >>>Documents, tabling, 971
    >>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 2137, 4150, 5806, 7473, 7717
    >>>Oral question period, 7473
    >>>Petitions, 3137
    >>>Private Members' Motions, 7818
    >>>Privilege questions, 44
    >>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, M. (Strahl), 4150
    >>Quebec, o.q., 6128-9
    >>Quebec distinct society status
    >>>o.q., 7237-8, 7310-1
    >>>S.O. 31, 9648
    >>Quebec separation/sovereignty, 60-1
    >>Quebec sovereignty referendum (post 1995), o.q., 36
    >>References
    >>>First Reform Party Member elected, Mar. 13/89, etc., S.O. 31, 638, 9016
    >>>Losing seat in redistribution, Senate appointment possibility, 3102
    >>>Opportunity to speak in House of Commons, 3099-100
    >>>See also Constitutional reform--Charlottetown Accord; Debt Servicing and Reduction Account; Members of Parliament--Pensions, Opting-out--Women;
    >>Same-sex couples, petitions, 2815, 4266
    >>Senate
    >>>M. on supply (Gilmour), 3090-5, 3101-2
    >>>S.O. 31, 2886
    >>Sexual orientation, petitions, 2815, 4266
    >>Social programs, o.q., 425
    >>Somalia, o.q., 1463-4, 4228, 4453-4, 4553-4, 4860-1, 7575-6, 7658-9, 7711-2, 7783-4
    >>Taxation, 9949-50
    >>>o.q., 5734, 5807, 8310, 9742-3
    >>>S.O. 31, 8304-5
    >>Taylor, Hon. Senator Nick, references, 3092-3
    >>Throne Speech, Address in Reply M. (Sheridan), 58-62
    >>Tobacco industry, o.q., 9932-3
    >>Unemployment, o.q., 235, 3003-4, 9742-3
    >>Veterans benefits, petition, 4266
    >>Victims of crime, 4294
    >>>o.q., 9446-7, 9650-1
    >>Waters, Hon. Senator Stan, 3091-2, 3094-5
    >>Young offenders
    >>>o.q., 9447
    >>>Petitions, 4350, 6669-70

Greyhound Air

    >>Licensing, regulatory restrictions S.O. 31, 3201
    >>New service, Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd. partnership, 8095

Grose, Ivan (L--Oshawa)

    >>Canadian Executive Service Organization, S.O. 31, 2427-8

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

    >>Agriculture sector, percentage, 846
    >>Cultural industries, contribution, 7222
    >>Exports/trade, percentage, 793, 5311, 5334, 6781, 8153
    >>>G-7 countries, comparison, 6092
    >>Federal-provincial-territorial deficits, percentage, G-7 countries, comparison, 799, 1910
    >>Government borrowing, percentage, G-7 countries, comparison, 847
    >>Government programs and services, expenditures, percentage, reduction, 847
    >>Growth, o.q., 8313
    >>Gun control/guns, S.O. 31, 9600
    >>Health care costs, percentage, 1444, 1725-6
    >>Increase, 5859, 6248
    >>Taxation ratio
    >>>>G-7 countries, comparison, 7258
    >>>Increase, 435, 441
    >>Veterans, S.O. 31, 6258-9
    >>See also Deficit--Reduction; Exports--Importance; Financial institutions; Government expenditures; Health care system--Expenditures; National debt

Gross National Product (GNP)

    >>Growth, G-7 countries, comparison, 5851

Grosse-Ile, Que. see Historic/heritage buildings, sites and monuments

Groulx, Georges

    >>Quebec actor/director, death, tribute, S.O. 31, 7881

Groundfish see Fisheries, Atlantic

Group insurance plans see Public Service

Groupe RGR see Labour relations

Grubel, Herb (REF--Capilano--Howe Sound)

    >>Agricultural products, 5352
    >>Auditor General, 4563
    >>Automobile leasing, o.q., 1712
    >>Bank Act (amdt.--foreign banks)(Bill C-335), 6884
    >>Banks, 9111-2
    >>>o.q., 1712
    >>Borrowing Authority Act 1996-97 (Bill C-10), 881-2, 1012, 1059-67
    >>Budget, 399
    >>>S.O. 31, 5595
    >>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 399-401, 403
    >>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 8330, 8377-9, 9183, 9188-9
    >>Budget Implementation Act, 1996 (Bill C-31), 1907-9
    >>Business, 6019
    >>Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-61), 5349-52
    >>Canada Labour Code (Part I) (amdt.)(Bill C-66), 8919-23
    >>Canada Pension Plan, 8230, 9183
    >>>o.q., 6663, 7144
    >>Capital gains tax, 891, 4563-4
    >>>Statement by Minister (P. Martin), 4993-4
    >>Charitable donations, 7230
    >>Child care, 6020
    >>Constitution Act, 1996 (amdt.--balanced budget and spending limit)(Bill C-213), 244, 2326-8, 2333
    >>Corporations, M. on supply (Loubier), 890-2
    >>Crime, petition, 4507
    >>Czech Republic, S.O. 31, 8387-8
    >>Dangerous driving, petition, 1012
    >>Deficit, 244, 1907, 2326-8, 2333, 6020, 7228-32, 9112-4
    >>>o.q., 4635, 5371
    >>Economic development/renewal, 6020, 7228
    >>>M. on supply (Strahl), 782
    >>Economy, 399
    >>>o.q., 40
    >>Employment insurance, 9188-9
    >>>o.q., 6663
    >>>S.O. 31, 6788
    >>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2267-8
    >>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7023-7, 9070-1
    >>Family, 6020
    >>Family income, 7229
    >>Federal-provincial jurisdiction, 6019
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>M., 4562-4
    >>>M. (H. Gray), 7227-32
    >>Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-15), 1336-9, 1341
    >>Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-82), 9111-4
    >>Foreign investment, 7229
    >>Goods and Services Tax, 979-81, 985, 7023-7, 9070-1
    >>>M. on supply (Solberg), 979-81, 985
    >>>o.q., 2250 , 6562-3
    >>>Statement by Minister (P. Martin), 5607-8
    >>Government, 6019-20
    >>Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions, 7228, 9112-4
    >>Government expenditures, 244, 401, 1909, 2326-8, 2333, 6019, 7229
    >>>o.q., 5370-1
    >>>S.O. 31, 5953
    >>Government programs and services, 7228
    >>>S.O. 31, 2539
    >>Government revenues, 7228-9
    >>Government subsidies, S.O. 31, 6003
    >>Grubel, references, S.O. 31, 9739
    >>Highways and roads, petition, 8317
    >>Income, 6019
    >>Income tax, 890-2, 6020
    >>Interest rates, 7229
    >>Interprovincial trade, 5351
    >>Jewellery, 7230
    >>Job creation, 399-400, 6019, 7229
    >>>o.q., 428-9
    >>>S.O. 31, 4300
    >>Labour market, 6019-20
    >>Labour unions, 8919-21
    >>Legislation, M. (H. Gray), 219-21
    >>Marriage, petition, 7393
    >>Multiculturalism, 6019
    >>National debt, 400-1, 7228-9
    >>Private family trusts, 4563-4
    >>Privilege, prima facie, contempt of Parliament, M. (Hart), 686
    >>Procedure
    >>>Debate, 1012, 1336
    >>>Motions, 403
    >>>Questions on the Order Paper, 4162
    >>References, retirement, 8377, 8379
    >>>S.O. 31, 9739
    >>Securities industry, 134
    >>Sexual orientation, petition, 3325
    >>Skiing, S.O. 31, 7232
    >>Small and medium business, o.q., 5480
    >>Social programs, 782
    >>>S.O. 31, 1704
    >>Taxation, 890-1, 7027
    >>>o.q., 2251, 5480, 7145
    >>Taxpayers Protection Act, 2326
    >>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Sheridan), 6018-20
    >>Trade, 5349-52
    >>Transfer payments to provinces, 7228
    >>Underground economy, M. (Chamberlain), 8683-4
    >>Unemployment, 7230-1, 8923
    >>>o.q., 3320
    >>>S.O. 31, 3251
    >>Unemployment insurance, 1907-9, 2267-8
    >>>o.q., 822
    >>Unemployment insurance account, 1908-9
    >>>o.q., 6018-9
    >>Universities/colleges, 7230
    >>Value added tax, 979
    >>Veterans benefits, petition, 2314-5