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Child poverty

    >>Elimination by year 2000, House of Commons 1989 resolution, reiterating, M. on supply (Duceppe), 710-1
    >>>Amdt. (Tremblay, Stéphan), 710-1
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Adams), (361-2559), 2064
    >>>(Milliken), (361-0341), 407, gr, 676 (8545-361-55)
    >>See also Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee--Reports, Fifth

Child prostitution see Criminal Code, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and Corrections and Conditional Release Act (amdt.)(Bill C-51)

Child sex offenders

    >>Criminal records, access see Criminal Records Act and Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.--offences against children)(Bill C-284)
    >>Orders of prohibition, dwelling house of person under age 14 see Criminal Code (amdt.--Order of prohibition)(Bill C-433)
    >>Penalties see Criminal Code (amdt.--penalties for sexual offences involving children)(Bill C-245)

Child tax benefit

    >>Implementation see Budget Implementation Act 1998 (Bill C-36)
    >>Increase see Budget Implementation Act 1999 (Bill C-71)
    >>Indexation, M-198 (St-Jacques), 235, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 235; 421, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 421; division deemed demanded and deferred, 614; 635-6, division deferred, 641; 651, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 122), 652-3
    >>>Amdt. (Crête), 235, 421, division deemed demanded and deferred, 614; 636, division deferred, 636, division deferred, 641, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 121), 651-2

Children

    >>Definition, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child see Bank Act (amdt.--definition of "infant")(Bill C-327); Bills of Exchange Act (amdt.--definition of "infant" and "minor")(Bill C-328); Canada Business Corporations Act (amdt.--definition of "infant" and "minor")(Bill C-329); Canada Cooperatives Associations Act (amdt.--definition of "infant")(Bill C-335); Canada Health Act (amdt.--definition of "child")(Bill C-332); Canada Pension Plan Act (amdt.--definition of "child")(Bill C-331); Canada Shipping Act (amdt.--definition of "child" and "infant")(Bill C-333); Canada Student Loans Act (amdt.--definition of "full age")(Bill C-334); Canada Transportation Act (amdt.--definition of "adult")(Bill C-341); Canada-United Kingdom Civil and Commercial Judgments Convention Act (amdt.--definition of "infant" in matters originating in Canada)(Bill C-336); Canadian Child Rights Act (Bill C-344); Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, Carriage by Air Act, Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act, Criminal Code, Pension Act and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-345); Corrections and Conditional Release Act (amdt.--definition of "child")(Bill C-337); Criminal Code (amdt.--definition of "child")(Bill C-342); Divorce Act (amdt.--definition of "child")(Bill C-330); Excise Tax Act (amdt.--definition of "adult")(Bill C-338); Excise Tax Act (amdt.--definition of "child")(Bill C-339); Extradition Act (amdt.--definition of "child")(Bill C-348); Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (amdt.)(C-343); Government Employees Compensation Act (amdt.--definition of "infant")(Bill C-349); Hazardous Products Act (amdt.--definition of "child")(Bill C-350); Indian Act (amdt.--definition of "infant child")(Bill C-351); Insurance Companies Act (amdt.--definition of "infant")(Bill C-353); Interpretation Act (amdt.--definition of "child")(Bill C-347); Land Titles Act (amdt.--age of majority and definition of "infant")(Bill C-354); Pension Fund Societies Act (amdt.--definition of "minor child")(Bill C-355); Privacy Act (amdt.--definition of "minor")(Bill C-356); Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act (amdt.--definition of "child")(Bill C-352); Territorial Lands Act (amdt.--definition of "adult")(Bill C-346); Wages Liability Act (amdt.--definition of "adult")(Bill C-357)
    >>Development
    >>>National Head Start Program, implementing, M-261 (Martin, K.), 508, 675, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 675; 839, division deferred, 839; 839, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 179), 889-90
    >>>>Amdt. (Stoffer), 839, division deferred, 839, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 178), 887-8
    >>>See also Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee--Reports, Fifth
    >>``Illegitimate child'', elimination of expression in federal legislation see Canadian Forces Superannuation Act, Carriage by Air Act, Cree-Naskapi (of Quebec) Act, Criminal Code, Pension Act and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-345)
    >>Physical discipline/spanking, parental rights, Criminal Code, (Sec. 43)
    >>>M-528 (Vellacott), 1873, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 1873
    >>>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--protection of children)(Bill C-276); Criminal Code and Health Act (amdt.--security of a child)(Bill C-368)
    >>Sexual abuse and exploitation, Criminal Code (Sec. 163.1(4)) protection, M. (St-Jacques), agreed to by unanimous consent, 1442
    >>Sexual acts, age limit see Criminal Code (amdt.--prohibited sexual acts)(Bill C-255); Criminal Code (amdt.--prohibited sexual acts)(Bill C-504)
    >>Youth activities see Income tax--Credits
    >>See also Divorce; Parental rights

Children and Youth at Risk in Canada see Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee--Reports, Fifth

Children's rights

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Augustine), (361-0052), 80, gr, 353 (8545-361-16)
    >>>(Benoit), (361-0153), 193, gr, 358 (8545-361-18)
    >>>(Blaikie), (361-0123), 166, gr, 358 (8545-361-18); (361-0124), 166, gr, 541 (8545-361-16C)
    >>>(Breikreuz, C.), (361-1692), 1243, gr, 1423 (8545-361-18M)
    >>>(Breitkreuz, G.), (361-0223), 2393, gr, 363 (8545-361-18A); (361-0324), 393, gr, 559 (8545-361-18B); (361-0760 to 361-0762), 693, gr, 942 (8545-361-18D); (361-0915 to 361-0919), 828, gr, 995 (8545-361-18E): (361-1492 and 361-1493), 1120, gr, 1273 (8545-361-18K); (361-2049 to 361-2050), 1531, gr, 1562 (8545-361-18P)
    >>>(Duncan)(361-0049), 80, gr, 353 (8545-361-16)
    >>>(Epp), (361-1099), 994, gr, 1043 (8545-361-18G)
    >>>(Hanger), (361-1843), 1398, gr, 1478 (8545-361-18O)
    >>>(Iftody), (361-0651 to 361-0654), 602, gr, 672 (8545-361-18C)
    >>>(Kenney), (361-1652), 1223, gr, 1443 (8545-361-18N)
    >>>(MacKay), (361-1321), 1057, gr, 1203 (8545-361-18H)
    >>>(Mahoney), (361-1521), 1133, gr, 1282 (8545-361-18L); (361-1852), 1398, gr, 1478 (8545-361-16O); (361-1853), 1398, gr, 1478 (8545-361-18O)
    >>>(Mark), (361-2251), 1693, gr, 1765 (8545-361-18Q)
    >>>(Milliken), (361-0969), 890, gr, 1025 (8545-361-18F)
    >>>(Penson), (361-1431), 1098, gr, 1443 (8545-361-18N)
    >>>(Schmidt), (361-1617), 1205, gr, 1423 (8545-361-18M)
    >>>(Scott, M.), (361-1471), 1120, gr, 1263 (8545-361-18J)
    >>>(St. Denis), (361-1456), 1115, gr, 1253 (8545-361-18K)
    >>>(Stewart, C.), (361-2335), 1790, gr, 2116 (8545-361-18R)
    >>>(White, R.), (361-1629), 1205, gr, 1423 (8545-361-18M)

Children's Special Allowances Act see Income Tax Amendments Act (Bill C-28)

Chrétien, Right Hon. Jean (Lib.--Saint-Maurice; Prime Minister)

    >>References see Government grants--Saint-Maurice constituency

Christmas, Shane see Murder--Lang

Chronic fatigue syndrome see Environmental illness (multiple chemical sensitivity, chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia)

Churchill, Man.

    >>Port
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Chamberlain), (361-0433), 441, gr, 1050 (8545-361-83)
    >>>>(Hoeppner), (361-0912), 818, gr, 1050 (8545-361-83)
    >>>>(Mark), (361-1878), 1424, gr, 1518 (8545-361-83A); (361-2249), 1693, gr, 1784 (8545-361-83B); (361-2288), 1728, gr, 1791 (8545-361-83C); (361-2363), 1802, gr, 2037 (8545-361-83D)

Citizen participation see Environment

Citizen-Initiated Referendum Act (Bill C-229)--White, T.

    >>1st r, 69

Citizenship and Immigration Department

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>1996-1997, tabled, 200 (8563-361-19)
    >>>1997-1998, tabled, 1208 (8563-361-100)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee, 57
    >>>Tabled, 63 (8520-361-12)
    >>>Vote 15 see Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, supplementary (A)
    >>>Referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee, 141
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee, 542
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee, 535
    >>>Tabled, 618 (8520-361-104)
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (A)
    >>>Referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee, 836
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee, 1212
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (C)
    >>>Referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee, 1563
    >>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
    >>>Referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee, 1536
    >>>Tabled, 1671 (8520-361-190)
    >>Legislative Review Advisory Group
    >>>Names of those consulted, r.o., Q-71 (Reynolds), 742 (8555-361-71)
    >>>Recommendations, costs, r.o., Q-85 (Reynolds), 1038 (8555-361-85)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Privacy Act; Sustainable development

Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee

    >>Bills referred
    >>>Citizenship of Canada Act (Bill C-63), 1546
    >>Estimates referred
    >>>1997-1998
    >>>>Main, Citizenship and Immigration, 57
    >>>>Supplementary (A), Citizenship and Immigration, 141
    >>>>Supplementary (B), Citizenship and Immigration, 542
    >>>1998-1999
    >>>>Main, Citizenship and Immigration, 535
    >>>>Supplementary (A), Citizenship and Immigration, 836
    >>>>Supplementary (B), Citizenship and Immigration, 1212
    >>>>Supplementary (C), Citizenship and Immigration, 1563
    >>>1999-2000
    >>>>Main, Citizenship and Immigration, 1536
    >>Membership, 46, 165-6, 409, 414, 1103, 1464, 1864
    >>>See also Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Sixth
    >>Order in Council appointments deemed referred see Order in Council appointments
    >>Reports
    >>>First (Immigration, Detention and Removal), 1004 (8510-361-87)
    >>>>gr, 1182 (8512-361-87)
    >>>Second (Citizenship of Canada Act (Bill C-63)), 1546
    >>Reports, permanently referred see Immigration Act; Immigration Appeal Division Rules
    >>Travel, authorization, 733
    >>>Chair, authorization, 1027

Citizenship of Canada Act (Bill C-63)--Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Robillard)

Civil Code of Lower Canada (1866) see Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 1 (Bill C-50)

Civil International Space Station Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-85)--Minister of Industry (Manley)

Civil Aviation Tribunal of Canada

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>1996-1997, tabled, 200 (8563-361-20)
    >>>1997-1998, tabled, 1208 (8563-361-101)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Tabled, 63 (8520-361-22)
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Tabled, 618 (8520-361-105)
    >>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
    >>>Tabled, 1671 (8520-361-191)
    >>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Transport Standing Committee
    >>>1996-1997 annual report, 120 (8560-361-621)
    >>>1997-1998 annual report, 1044 (8560-361-621A)
    >>>1998-1999 annual report, 2118 (8560-361-621B)

Clerk of the House

    >>Parliament, opening message from Deputy Governor General, 7
    >>See also Canadian Judicial Society

Climate change see instead Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)

Cloning

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Adams), (361-1577), 1180, gr, 1432 (8545-361-92A)
    >>See also Genetics

Coastal Fisheries Protection Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt)(Bill C-27)--Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (Anderson)

    >>1st r, 333
    >>2nd r, 721-3, 727-8, division deferred, 728, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 136), 745-7
    >>Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 747
    >>>Report, with amdts., 1513
    >>Report Stage, 1677-82, 1698-1708
    >>>Amendments deemed to have been duly moved and seconded, 1669
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Anderson), agreed to on recorded division (Division No 376), 1707-8
    >>>Division deemed demanded and deferred, 1669
    >>>Motion No. 1 (new clause), (Bernier, Y.), 1677-8, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1679, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 367), 1698-1701
    >>>Motion No. 2 (new clause), (Bernier, Y.), 1678, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1679, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 368), 1701
    >>>Motion No. 3 (Clause 2), (Bernier, Y.), 1679, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1680, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 369), 1701-2
    >>>Motion No. 4 (Clause 3), (Bernier, Y.), 1680, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1681, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 370), 1702
    >>>Motion No. 5 (Clause 3), (Bernier, Y.), 1679, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1680, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 369, 1702
    >>>Motion No. 6 (Clause 3), (Bernier, Y.), 1679, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1680, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 369), 1702
    >>>Motion No. 7 (Clause 3), (Bernier, Y.), 1680-1, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 370), 1702
    >>>Motion No. 8 (Clause 4), (Bernier, Y.), 1681, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1682, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 371), 1703
    >>>Motion No. 9 (Clause 4), (Bernier, Y.), 1680, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1680, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 369), 1702
    >>>Motion No. 10 (Clause 4), (Lunn), 1681, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1682, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 373), 1704
    >>>>Amdt. (Power), 1682, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 372), 1703-4
    >>>Motion No. 11 (Clause 8), (Bernier, Y.), 1680, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1680, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 369), 1702
    >>>Motion No. 12 (Clause 8), (Bernier, Y.), 1681, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 371), 1703
    >>>Motion No. 13 (Clause 8), (Lunn), 1681, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 373), 1704
    >>>Motion No. 14 (Clause 8), (Stoffer), 1681, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 374), 1704-5
    >>>Motion No. 15 (Clause 11), (Easter), 1681, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1682, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 375), 1705-6
    >>>Motion No. 16 (Clause 11), (Easter), 1682, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 375), 1707
    >>>Motion No. 17 (Clause 12), (Bernier, Y.), 1680, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1680, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 369), 1702
    >>>Motion No. 18 (Clause 12), (Easter), 1682, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 375), 1707
    >>3rd r, 1727-9, division deemed demanded and deferred, 1729, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 384), 1747-8, passed
    >>Royal Assent, 2108 (Chap. 19, S.C. 1999)
    >>Senate passage, without amdts., 1896

Code of Ethics see Cabinet Ministers; Parliamentarians' Code of Conduct (Bill C-488)

Code of Service Discipline see Canadian Armed Forces--Justice system

Coffey, David

    >>Affidavit of, document, tabling, 70 (8530-361-2)

Cohen, Shaughnessy (Lib.--Windsor--St. Clair; deceased Dec. 9, 1998)

    >>References see House of Commons--Vacancies

Collaborative Use of the Spending Power for Intergovernmental Transfers see Federal-provincial fiscal arrangements--Intergovernmental transfers,

Collective bargaining

    >>Orphan clauses see Canada Labour Code (amdt.--prohibited provision in a collective agreement)(Bill C-470)
    >>See also Canada Labour Code (Part I)(amdt.)(Bill C-19); Canada Post Corporation--Rural route mail carriers/contractors

Columbia River Treaty Permanent Engineering Board

    >>Report to the Governments of the United States and Canada, October 1, 1995 to September 30, 1996, tabled, 1713 (8560-361-264)

Commercial Vehicle Safety in Canada

    >>Reports, permanently referred to Transport Standing Committee
    >>>1997 annual report, 1080 (8560-361-571)

Commissions of inquiry

    >>Mandate, revoking, M-20 (Bellehumeur), 372, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 372
    >>See also Blood supply system--Tainted blood

"Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada: Final Report" see Blood supply system--Tainted blood

Commission to review allowances of Members of Parliament Report see Members of Parliament--Salaries

Committee of the Whole House

    >>Assistant Deputy Chairman, Yolande Thibeault, appointment, M. (Chrétien, J.), agreed to, 14
    >>Chairman, Peter Milliken, appointment, M. (Chrétien, J.), agreed to, 13
    >>Deputy Chairman, Ian McClelland, appointment, M. (Chrétien, J.), agreed to, 13
    >>Bills referred
    >>>Anti-Personnel Mines Convention Implementation Act (Bill C-22), 252
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 2, 1997-1998 (Bill C-23), 264
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 3, 1997-1998 (Bill C-33), 581
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 1, 1998-1999 (Bill C-34), 584
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 2, 1998-1999 (Bill C-45), 985
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 3, 1998-1999 (Bill C-46), 987
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 4, 1998-1999 (Bill C-60), 1338
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 5, 1998-1999 (Bill C-73), 1622
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 1, 1999-2000 (Bill C-74), 1625
    >>>Appropriation Act No. 2, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 (Bill C-86), 2076
    >>>Canada Elections Act (amdt.)(Bill C-411), 902
    >>>Canada Lands Surveyors Act (Bill C-31), 751
    >>>Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act (amdt.)(Bill S-2), 997
    >>>Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Implementation Act (Bill C-52), 1125
    >>>Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (Bill S-21), 1404
    >>>Criminal Code (amdt.--impaired driving and related matters)(Bill C-82), 2086
    >>>Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-410), 902
    >>>Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-445), 1397
    >>>Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-464), 1397-8
    >>>Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.) (Bill C-465), 1397-8
    >>>Government Services Act, 1999 (Bill C-76), 1659
    >>>Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 1999 (Bill C-84), 2085
    >>>Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-13), 166-7
    >>>Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-47), 1019
    >>>Postal Services Continuation Act (Bill C-24), 316
    >>>Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Mackenzie (amdt.)(Bill S-20), 1636
    >>See also Olympic Winter Games and Paralympic Games; Procedure

Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) see Canada Endangered Species Protection Act (Bill C-441)

Committees, Joint

    >>Standing Orders of the House and Senate, application see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-second
    >>See also particular Joint Committees by name

Committees of the House

    >>Committee Activities and Expenditures
    >>>1996-1997 report, tabled, 109 (8527-361-5)
    >>>1997-1998 report, tabled, 1145 (8527-361-33)
    >>Liaison Committee, membership, 358
    >>Membership
    >>>Associate Members, procedures see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, Reports, Seventy-sixth
    >>>Associate/Permanent Members, list, 1600
    >>>See also individual committees of the House
    >>Proceedings, broadcasting see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Forty-eighth
    >>Reports, leaks see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Seventy-third
    >>See also Committee of the Whole House; Committees, Joint; Committees, Standing; Pan-American Monetary Union--Creating; Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, First

Committees, Standing

    >>Membership see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Second; Third; Fifth; Seventh; Ninth; Eleventh; Twelfth; Eighteenth; Nineteenth; Twentieth; Thirty-sixth; Thirty-eighth; Fortieth; Forty-third; Forty-seventh; Fifty-second; Fifty-third; Fifty-fifth; Seventy-fourth; Standing Orders--Amendments
    >>See also particular Standing Committees by name

Common law relationships see Conjugal relationships