N

Nadeau, Pierre see Quebec--Language policy, French

NAFO see Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization

NAFTA see North American Free Trade Agreement

Nain airport, Labrador see Air transportation--Safety

NAMBLA see North American Man/Boy Love Association

Name changes see Criminals

Nanaimo, B.C. see Canadian Armed Forces--CFB Nanaimo, B.C.

Nanaimo--Cowichan constituency see National unity--Canadians participation; Young Offenders Act--Amending

Nanaimo River salmon hatchery see Salmon--Pacific fishery

Nancoo, Joseph see Commonwealth--Commonwealth Day

Nanoose Bay, B.C. see Canadian Armed Forces--Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges

"Nanuq" see Currency--Two-dollar coin

Napanee Beaver see Newspapers

Napanee Junior Express see Fastball

Napanee Midget Express see Fastball

Napanee, Ont. see Economic development/renewal--Rural Canada

Narcotic Control Act

>>Repeal see Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (Bill C-8)
>>See also Criminal Law Improvement Act, 1996 (Bill C-17); Food and Drugs Act and Narcotic Control Act (amdt.--trafficking in a controlled or a restricted drug or narcotic within five hundred metres of an elementary school or high school)(Bill C-281)

National 4-H Week see Agriculture

National Aboriginal Day see Aboriginal peoples

National Access Awareness Week see Disabled and handicapped persons

National Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk see Wildlife--Endangered species

National achievement tests see Education

National Action Committee on the Status of Women see Government funding--Organizations; Women

National Advisory Board on Science and Technology

>>Abolition, replacement with Prime Minister's Advisory Board, o.q., 708-9

National agreement on harmonization see Environment--Federal-provincial jurisdiction

National AIDS Awareness Week see AIDS

National AIDS strategy see AIDS

National airports policy see Airports

National anthem see "O Canada"

National Battlefields Commission of Canada

>>Federal property, traffic violations, ticketing procedure, review, need, S.O. 31, 8303

National blood authority see Blood

National Capital Act (amdt)(Bill C-442)--Catterall

>>First reading, 10237

National Capital Commission

>>Victory Hill, Nepean, Ont., residents, eviction, opposing, petition, 4235

National Capital Region

>>Green space, preserving, petition, 1775
>>OC Transpo, public transit strike
>>>Back to work legislation, requesting, o.q., 7343
>>>Mediator, Labour Minister appointing, o.q., 6492
>>>o.q., 6749, 7191
>>>S.O. 31, 6606
>>Province, establishing as, 6283
>>Public Service downsizing, impact, 1472
>>See also Bridges; Canadian Food Inspection Agency; Economic development/renewal; High technology industries; Labour disputes; Research and development; Statistics Canada--Employees; Unemployment

National child benefit see Child poverty--Eliminating

National Child Day see Children

National Citizenship Week see Citizenship

National Conference for Youth see Youth

National Council on Welfare see Poverty--Government combatting

National Crime Prevention Council see Crime prevention

National Day of Mourning see Workplace--Deaths

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women see Violence--Women

National debt

>>$500 billion, over, when government elected, 6286
>>$600 billion, 1996-97 projections, 281, 395, 401, 408, 418, 432, 435, 453, 461, 463, 794, 813, 834, 841, 851, 1435, 1449, 1455, 1475-6, 1551, 1649, 2990, 3033, 4394, 4400, 4546, 4586, 4588, 4637, 5007, 5996, 6021, 6275, 6277, 6280, 6739, 6754, 7408, 7954, 8327, 8786, 8968-9, 9147-9, 9154, 9638, 9951, 10049, 10060, 10078-9, 10085, 10091, 10093
>>Burden on next generation, 851-2, 3018, 7229, 10078
>>Deficit increase, impact, 1449
>>Elimination, 5689
>>>Annual surplus requirements, 1495
>>>Calahoo, Alta. example, S.O. 31, 1414
>>>See also Budget--Balanced
>>Foreign debt, 10094
>>Government overspending and waste, 1434
>>Gross Domestic Product ratio, 407, 435, 447, 792, 798-9, 802, 837, 1481, 1507, 1531, 7257-8, 7260-1, 10049
>>>Decline, government goal, Budget 1997 statement, 8291
>>>G-7 countries, comparison, 439, 833, 1455, 8790, 9148
>>Health and social programs, payments, percentage, 1435, 5865-6, 9947
>>Increase, 458, 462, 1448, 1522, 1527, 1532, 1553, 1648, 3018, 7228-9, 7257
>>>$95 million per day, $1,000 per second, 307, 416
>>>$110 billion, Finance Minister P. Martin budget measures, 395, 418, 433, 463, 794, 802, 813-4, 848-51, 1449, 1484, 1489, 1491, 1555, 4755, 8789, 9559, 9566, 9638, 9951, 10045, 10060, 10085, 10091
>>>From $13 billion to $600 billion since 1970s, 5864
>>>From zero in 1969, 5835, 10088
>>>History, 1433-4
>>>Liberal government (Chrétien), 202-4, 268-9, 382, 408, 432, 447, 452-3, 802, 833, 1475, 1489, 1511, 2990, 5764, 6288-9, 7946, 9148-9, 9560, 10088
>>>Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney) responsibility, 809, 1525-6, 1534, 10088
>>>Rate of increase, decline, 10050
>>>See also Quebec separation/sovereignty--Economic impact
>>Individual share, 1554, 9951
>>>95% of annual disposable income, 9636
>>>$20,000 per man, woman and child, 408, 410, 412, 1449, 2990
>>>$24,000 per man, woman and child, Progressive Conservative (Mulroney) government, 7217
>>>S.O. 31, 8441
>>Inflation, contributing factor, 9947
>>Infrastructure program, $6 billion borrowed money, impact, 842
>>Interest payments, 400, 408, 447, 798, 813, 836, 1435, 1449, 1475, 1526-8, 1551, 1553, 4755, 5840, 5865, 6235, 7228-9, 7257, 9148, 9253, 9559-60, 9566, 9947, 9951, 10049, 10060
>>>33¢ out of every government dollar expenditure, 802, 805, 812, 835, 8786, 8789
>>>>o.q., 425
>>>$46 billion, 8327, 10085
>>>$50 billion annually, 418, 433, 802, 813, 841-2, 851, 1434, 1437, 1491, 4637, 6021, 6280, 8968-9, 10088-9, 10093-4
>>>>o.q., 133
>>>Foreign banks and financial institutions, 802
>>>Government borrowing, 1998 requirements, 407
>>>Increase, 463, 1306
>>>o.q., 235
>>>Paying with borrowed funds, impact on future, 794-5, 6021
>>>Tax increases, relationship, 9560
>>>See also Government expenditures; Social programs
>>Interest rates, increase, impact, 1449, 10091
>>International Monetary Fund concern, 1455
>>Liberal government (Trudeau) responsibility, 439, 1518, 1527, 1533-4, 1551, 10049-50, 10081
>>Limits, $625 billion, legislating, 3324
>>>See also National Debt Limit Act (Bill C-293)
>>National assets, comparison, 1435
>>>Fraser Institute report, 835
>>Reduction, 1433, 1507
>>>$5-10 billion, from budget surplus, Reform Party "fresh start" budget proposal, 7408
>>>Balanced, gradual approach, 849
>>>Budget 1996 measures, lack, S.O. 31, 760
>>>Deficit reduction, relationship, 434, 9142
>>>Private donations, keeping in separate account, 2314
>>>>See also Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.--gifts to the Crown)(Bill C-280)
>>>Reform Party proposals, 447, 836, 5839-40, 8328
>>>S.O. 31, 5365
>>>Transfer payments to provinces reduction, impact, 803
>>Repayment
>>>After budget balanced, 10093
>>>Timetable, 453
>>Revenue loss, contributing factor percentage, 9947
>>See also Economic development/renewal; Economy--Growth, Slow pace; Gross National Product; Health care system--Preserving; Income security; Infrastructure program--Funds; Job creation; Job losses; Quebec separation/sovereignty; Sexual orientation--Canadian Human Rights Act, Effects; Social programs--Protecting; Unemployment

National Debt Limit Act (Bill C-293)--Williams

>>First reading, 3324
>>See also National debt--Limits

National Defence Act see Criminal Law Improvement Act, 1996 (Bill C-17)

National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee

>>Membership see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Sixtieth
>>Reports, presented
>>>First (Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for United Nations Peacekeeping Act (Bill C-300)), 9133
>>Role, activities, 7821, 7824-5
>>Travel, authorization, Ms. (Zed), agreed to, 5687, 6521
>>Vice-Chair, Bloc Québécois Members, Liberal Party Members supporting, 564, 667, 727, 738-9
>>See also Canadian Armed Forces--Military justice--National Defence and Veterans Affairs Standing Committee; Foreign policy--Joint meetings

National Defence Department

>>Advertising see Government advertising
>>Auditor General 1994 study, accountability problems, etc., 516-7, 5706, 7824-5
>>Contracts, National Defence Minister Collenette awarding to political associates, Treasury Board rules, contract splitting, exempt staff factor, etc., 6675, 6731, 7492
>>>Ethics Counsellor, role, o.q., 3085, 3205, 3261
>>>Karabekos, Stephanos, recipient, Greek Canadian community role, etc., o.q., 3006, 3125-7, 3203-5 4630-1, 4669, 4801
>>>o.q., 3005-6, 3085-6, 3125-7, 3203-5, 3260-1, 4669-70, 4747-8, 4800-1
>>>Thornley, Joe, recipient, o.q., 4669, 4747, 4801
>>>War veterans allowances, relationship, o.q., 3006, 3127, 3203, 3261, 4630
>>Fowler, Bob, former Deputy Minister see Canadian Armed Forces--Drapeau, Col. Michel; Somalia--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Documents--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Government appointments--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, Public inquiry
>>Mandate, amending, maintaining peacekeeping forces, 395
>>Mismanagement, o.q., 4340
>>Pay system, $40 million waste, 4368
>>Purchases, adopting private enterprise practices, o.q., 4630
>>Restructuring, defence policy white paper, relationship, o.q., 4630
>>Special Investigations Unit, criminal investigations, electronic surveillance of civilian employees, military police, relationship, , etc., o.q., 3319 , 3422-3
>>See also Africa--Great Lakes region, United Nations peacekeeping mission; Air navigation services--Commercialization; Canadian Armed Forces; Emergencies/disasters--Flooding; Emergency Preparedness Canada; Environment Department--Expenditures; Somalia--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation

National Defence Proof and Experimental Test Establishment see Canadian Armed Forces

National Defence Research Establishment see Child pornography

"National disunity" see National unity

National Energy Board

>>Hearings, public access, intervenor funding, o.q., 4752-3
>>See also Oil and gas pipelines--Stress corrosion cracking

National Energy Program

>>1970s/1980s, western provinces interests ignored, etc., 3107
>>Mistake, Natural Resource Minister McLellan position, o.q., 4751
>>See also Petrochemical industry--Quebec

National Family Week see Family--Importance

National Farm Safety Week see Farms--Safety

National Farmers Union

>>Lauglin, Urban, district director, election, tribute, S.O. 31, 1656

National Fast for Fairness see Canada Health and Social Transfer--Funding

National Film Board

>>Funding, cutback, Budget 1996 measure, 1485

National Firearms Association see Gun control/guns--Reform Party position

National Flag of Canada Day see Canadian flag

National Forestry Week see Forestry

National Forum on Health see Health care system

National Forum on Organized Crime see Gangs--Motorcycle gangs

National health care system see Health care system

National Heritage Day Act (Bill C-323)--Finestone

>>First reading, 4234-5
>>See also Heritage Day

National history society see Culture/arts

National Hockey League see Hockey

National identity see Culture/arts

National League for Democracy see Myanmar (Burma)

National Literacy Standards Across Canada Act (Bill C-329)--Harb

>>First reading, 4869

National marine policy see Marine transport; Ports--Commercialization

National Metal Finishing see Aerospace industry

National Mining Week see Mining industry

National Museum of Science and Technology see Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame

National Nurses Week see Health care--Nurses

National Organ Donor Day

>>Donor families, tribute, s.O. 31, 10114

National Organ Donor Day Act (Bill C-202)--McTeague

>>First reading, 94
>>Second reading, 1726-34, agreed to, 1734
>>Health Standing Committee
>>>Referral, 1734
>>>Reported, 6411
>>Report stage, 7495-9
>>>Motions
>>>>(Dalphond-Guiral), 7496-9, agreed to, 7499
>>>>>Amdt. (McTeague), 7498, agreed to, 7498
>>>Concurrence, with amdts., agreed to, 7499
>>Third reading, 7499, agreed to, 7499, passed.
>>Royal Assent, 8333, Chap. 4, S.C. 1997
>>See also Organ donation

National Palliative Care Week see Health--Palliative care

National parks/marine conservation areas

>>Banff National Park
>>>Airstrip, closure, o.q., 10072
>>>Bow Valley Parkway, closure, S.O. 31, 9930
>>>Management plan
>>>>S.O. 31, 10061-2
>>>>Tabled, 9845
>>>Sustainability, Bow Valley study, recommendations, o.q., 5374
>>>See also Blackfoot Nation
>>East coast, Gully, underwater canyon, marine conservation area, designating, 10026-7
>>>o.q., 9383
>>Elk Island National Park, accessibility, maintaining, petition, 7432
>>Entrance fees, petition, 4265, 4995, 5522
>>>See also Parks Canada--National park residents
>>Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve, S.O. 31, 9738-9
>>Jasper National Park, B.C.
>>>Airstrip, closure proposal, S.O. 31, 9795
>>>Fee increase, local business, impact, S.O. 31, 4017
>>New parks, establishing, 4, 99
>>Pacific Marine Heritage Legacy Park, land acquisition, funds, qu., 6617
>>Prince Edward Island National Park, bilingual staff, certificate of merit, Official Languages Commissioner, awarding, S.O. 31, 4665
>>See also Parks Canada; Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park Act (Bill C-78)

National Parole Board

>>Appointments
>>>Patronage, eliminating, etc., 1140, 4610, 5179, 9397
>>>Qualifications, 4285
>>Disciplinary committee, establishing, 5064
>>Powers, benefit of doubt, according to victim, M. (Bridgman), 9905-14
>>>Dropped from Order Paper, 9914
>>See also Child sexual abuse/assault/exploitation--Sex offenders/pedophiles, Milne; Murder--Bolduc, Isabelle; Parole--Decision-making--Murderers, early release

National Patriots Day see Quebec

National Physiotherapy Week see Health--Physiotherapy

National Police Week see Police

National Public Service Week see Public Service

National Quality Month see Public Service

National reconciliation see National unity

National Refugee Awareness Day Act (Bill C-306)--Nunez

>>First reading, 3720

National Research Council see Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame

National revenue collection agency see Canada Revenue Commission

National Revenue Department

>>Appeal centre, Eastern Canada, Shawinigan, Quebec City and Sherbrooke, Que. applications, selection criteria, o.q., 1173
>>Audits see Tobacco industry--Companies
>>Client services
>>>Commercial revenue credit, recovering, fairness, 4356
>>>Telephone access, busy signals, Auditor General report, o.q., 4749
>>>Single window, 4759
>>>S.O. 31, 5595
>>Customs office, Rivière-du-Loup, Que., regional processing centre, S.O. 31, 7079
>>Data bases, access, legislation (Bill C-41), 4565-6
>>>See also Child support payments--Orders, enforcement
>>Filing cabinets, confidential files left inside, sale to public, breach of security, o.q., 6060
>>>Report, tabled, 7193
>>Lay-offs, 50 positions, reinstating, petition, 1428
>>Senior officials, integrity, not questioning, Auditor General statement, 4759
>>Small Business Advisory Committee see Small and medium business--Development
>>Taxation, customs and excise divisions, administration, amalgamation, cost savings, 4759
>>See also Bankruptcy and insolvency--Debts owed to Crown; Children--Missing/abducted; Goods and Services Tax--Harmonization; Government buildings--Hull, Que.; Liberal Party--Contributors; Taxation; Tourism--Encouraging

National Road Safety Week see Highways and roads--Safety

National Safe Boating Week see Boats/boating

National Safety Code see Trucking industry

National sales tax see Goods and Services Tax--Harmonization; Sales taxes

National security

>>Cold war, end, relationship, 2723
>>Issues, concerns, 2722-4
>>Russian Federation FSB/KGB agents arrested by Canadian Security Intelligence Service for firebombing Toronto, Ont. home
>>>Deporting, o.q., 3084, 3209
>>>Russian Federation diplomats, expelling, o.q., 3084
>>Statement by Minister (H. Gray), 2722-6
>>See also Canadian Security Intelligence Service; Child pornography--National Defence Research Establishment seizure; Communications Security Establishment; National Security Subcommittee; Security Intelligence Review Committee

National Security Subcommittee

>>Reports to Solicitor General under Canadian Security Intelligence Service Act Section 54, referring to, 2725
>>Standing committee, establishing as, 2725
>>See also Canadian Security Intelligence Security Subcommittee access to documents--Heritage Front affair

National Soil Conservation Week see Environment

National standards

>>Federal areas of jurisdiction, establishing, 7797
>>See also Canada Health and Social Transfer; Canadian Food Inspection Agency; Child care; Economic development/renewal--One agency; Education; Federal provincial jurisdiction--Decentralization to provinces; Financial institutions; Health care system; Literacy; Social programs; Victims of crime--Rights

National Standards Across Canada for Education Provided by the Provinces Act (Bill C-328)--Harb

>>First reading, 4869