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Employment Insurance

    >>Benefits see Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.--rate of benefits)(Bill C-296); Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.--Section 15)(Bill C-297)
    >>Changing, lowering premiums and improving benefits for seasonal workers, M. on supply (Crête), 147, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 147
    >>Employer bankruptcy see Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--employer's bankruptcy)(Bill C-520)
    >>Funds see Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.)(Bill C-377); Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.--premiums and Employment Insurance Account)(Bill C-299)
    >>Insurable earnings see Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.)(Bill C-377)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Asselin), (361-1759), 1315, gr, 1509 (8545-361-61B)
    >>>(Bachand), (361-0677) 622, gr, 770 (8545-361-61); (361-1287 and 1288), 1026, gr, 1051 (8545-361-61A)
    >>>(Elley), (361-2006), 1492, gr, 1720 (8545-361-61C)
    >>>(Godin, Y.), (361-2199), 1640
    >>>(Kerpan), (361-2532), 2054, gr, 2116 (8545-361-61E)
    >>>(Longfield), (361-2340), 1792, gr, 2116 (8545-361-61E)
    >>>(Vautour), (361-2142 and 361-2143), 1589
    >>Premiums
    >>>Youth see Budget Implementation Act 1998 (Bill C-36)
    >>>See also Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.)(Bill C-377)
    >>Qualification see Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.)(Bill C-377); Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.--qualifying for benefit)(Bill C-298)
    >>Reforms, government failure to adapt system, M. (Crête), 907, 909
    >>Waiting period
    >>>Elimination see Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--waiting period)(Bill C-500)
    >>>Elimination in cases of natural disaster see Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--elimination of the waiting period in a natural disaster)(Bill C-471)
    >>See also Child care; Fishers; Seasonal workers; Self-employed workers

Employment Insurance Act 1997 see Income Tax Amendments Act (Bill C-28)

Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.)(Bill C-377)--Crête

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.)(Bill C-457)--Anders

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--elimination of the waiting period in a natural disaster)(Bill C-471)--Bachand, C.

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--employer's bankruptcy)(Bill C-520)--Patry

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--parental benefits)(Bill C-449)--Szabo

Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.--premiums and Employment Insurance Account)(Bill C-299)--Dalphond-Guiral

    >>1st r, 359
    >>2nd r, 1565-6, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 1566

Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.--qualifying for benefit) (Bill C-298)--Gagnon

Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.--rate of benefits)(Bill C-296)--Chrétien, J.-G.

Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.--Schedule I)(Bill C-295)--Crete

Employment Insurance Act, 1997 (amdt.--Section 15)(Bill C-297)--Sauvageau

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--self-employed persons)(Bill C-501)--Crête

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--waiting period)(Bill C-500)--Crête

Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report

    >>Reports, permanently referred to Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons Standing Committee
    >>>1997 annual report, 447 (8560-361-322)
    >>>1998 annual report, 1633 (8560-361-322A)

Employment Insurance Small Weeks Adjustment Projects

    >>Maintaining, M. on supply (Dubé, J.), 1183-4, 1186, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 254), 1199-1200
    >>>Amdt. (Matthews), 1184, 1186, division deferred, 1186, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 253), 1198-9

Endangered and threatened species

    >>Habitat see Canada Endangered Species Protection Act (Bill C-441)

Ending Child Labour Exploitation - A Canadian Agenda for Action on Global Challenges see Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports, First

Energy

    >>Alternative sources, development and promotion, r.o., Q-137 (Chatters), 1589-90 (8555-361-137)
    >>Comprehensive energy efficiency strategy, developing, M-300 (Martin, Pat), 1428, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 1428, 1475, division deferred, 1475, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 315), 1487-8

Energy Efficiency Act

    >>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Natural Resources and Government Operations Standing Committee
    >>>1996-1997, 1850 (8560-361-375)

Energy Price Commission see Gasoline--Pricing

Energy Price Commission Act (Bill C-384)--Solomon

Enforcing Canada's Pollution Laws: The Public Interest Must Come First! see Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, Reports--Third

Ensuring Access: Assistance for Post-Secondary Students see Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee--Reports, First

Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation

    >>Board of directors/employee salaries, r.o., Q-149 (Jaffer), 1723 (8555-361-149)
    >>Projects, funding from 1993-1994 to 1998-1999, r.o., Q-161 (Dockrill), 1446 (8555-361-161)
    >>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Industry Standing Committee
    >>>1996-1997 report, 65 (8560-361-575)
    >>>1997-1998 report, 1053 (8560-361-575A)
    >>>1997-1998 to 2001-2002 corporate plan summaries with 1997-1998 operating and capital budgets, 103 (8562-361-855)
    >>>Amended summaries 1996-1997 operating and capital budgets, 406 (8562-361-855)
    >>>1997-1998 to 2001-2002 corporate plan summaries and 1997-1998 operating and capital budgets, 562 (8562-361-855A)
    >>>1997-1998 to 2001-2002 operating budget summary, 1689 (8562-361-855B)
    >>See also Alternative Fuels Act

Entertainment expenses

    >>Income tax deduction
    >>>Ways and Means No. 28, tabled, 2054 (8570-361-29), concurrence, M. (Martin, Paul), agreed to on division, 2093
    >>>See also Income Tax Amendments Act, 1998 (Bill C-72); Sales Tax and Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999 (Bill C-88)
    >>See also Conventions (conferences)--Food and beverages

Environment

    >>Citizen rights to participate/compel investigations see Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1998 (Bill C-32)
    >>Federal-provincial harmonization see Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee--Reports, First
    >>National Advisory Committee, aboriginal government representation see Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1998 (Bill C-32)
    >>Protection, information/enforcement see Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1998 (Bill C-32)
    >>See also Aboriginal lands; Government lands; Recycling; Pollution; Voisey Bay Mine

Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner

    >>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Report to the House of Commons, 1998, 891 (8560-361-521)
    >>>Report to the House of Commons, 1999, 1903 (8560-361-521A)

Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee

    >>Bills referred
    >>>Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1998 (Bill C-32), 716
    >>Estimates referred
    >>>1997-1998, main
    >>>>Environment, 57
    >>>>Privy Council, 57
    >>>1997-1998, supplementary (A)
    >>>>Environment, 141
    >>>1997-1998, supplementary (B)
    >>>>Environment, 542
    >>>1997-1998, supplementary (B)
    >>>>Privy Council, 542
    >>>1998-1999, main
    >>>>Environment, 535
    >>>>Privy Council, 535
    >>>1998-1999, supplementary (A)
    >>>>Environment, 836
    >>>1998-1999, supplementary (B)
    >>>>Environment, 1213
    >>>1998-1999, supplementary (C)
    >>>>Environment, 1563
    >>>>Privy Council, 1563
    >>>1999-2000, main
    >>>>Environment, 1536
    >>>>Privy Council, 1536
    >>Membership, 46, 106, 216, 251, 409, 414, 1104, 1114, 1332, 1714
    >>>See also Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, Reports, Sixty-seventh
    >>Order in Council appointments deemed referred see Order in Council appointments
    >>Reports
    >>>First (Harmonization and Environmental Protection: An Analysis of the Harmonization Initiative of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment), 332 (8510-361-25)
    >>>>gr, 734 (8512-361-25)
    >>>Second (Kyoto and Beyond: Meeting the Climate Change Challenge), 358 (8510-361-28)
    >>>>gr, 734 (8512-361-28)
    >>>Third (Enforcing Canada's Pollution Laws: The Public Interest Must Come First!), 848 (8510-361-74)
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Laliberte), 934
    >>>>>Orders of the Day, M. (Adams), agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 190), 934-5
    >>>>gr, 1171 (8512-361-74)
    >>>Fourth (Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1998 (Bill C-32)), 1720 (8510-361-153)
    >>Reports permanently referred see Alternative Fuels Act; Canada Water Act; Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency; Canadian Environmental Protection Act; Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner; Sustainable development; Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation
    >>Travel, authorization, 667
    >>>Research officer, conference attendance, 1581, 2065

Environment Department

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>1996-1997, tabled, 200 (8563-361-27)
    >>>1997-1998, tabled, 1209 (8563-361-109)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 57
    >>>Tabled, 63 (8520-361-29)
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures) see Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, supplementary (A)
    >>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 141
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 542
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 535
    >>>Tabled, 618 (8520-361-111)
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures) see Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Vote 10 (Grants and contributions) see Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (A)
    >>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 836
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 1213
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, supplementary (C)
    >>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 1563
    >>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
    >>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 1536
    >>>Tabled, 1671 (8520-361-198)
    >>Grants and contributions, distribution, r.o., Q-183 (Casson), 1646 (8555-361-183)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Ozone depleting substances; Privacy Act

Environmental assessment

    >>Ministerial Guideline on the Procedures for an Assessment by a Review Panel, document, tabled, 255 (8525-361-3)

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

    >>Disability aspects, recognition, M-468 (Harb), 2047, by unanimous consent, referred to Health Standing Committee, 2047
    >>See also Herbs

Environmental protection

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Laliberte), (361-0176), 217, gr, 608 (8545-361-47)
    >>>(Lowther), (361-0218), 233, gr, 608 (8545-361-47); (361-0950), 836, gr, 1180 (8545-361-47A)

Equal Citizenship for Canadians with Disabilities - The Will to Act see Disabled and handicapped persons--Task Force on Disability Report (October 1996)

Equal Treatment For Persons Cohabitating in a Relationship Similar to a Conjugal Relationship Act (Bill C-309)--Ménard

    >>1st r, 425
    >>2nd r, 1461, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 1461

Equal Treatment For Persons Cohabiting in a Relationship Similar to a Conjugal Relationship Act (Bill C-481)--Ménard

Equality rights see Disabled and handicapped persons

Equalization payments see Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (amdt.)(Bill C-65); Natural resources

Estimates see Supply

Estimates, 1997-1998, main

    >>Agriculture and Agri-Food Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Department--Operating expenditures), 263, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 30), 263
    >>Canadian Heritage Ministry
    >>>Vote 40 (Canada Information Office), concurrence, Motion No. 1 (Massé),259, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 28), 259-60
    >>Citizenship and Immigration Ministry
    >>>Vote 15 (Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada--Program expenditures), 263, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 30), 263
    >>Concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 30), 264
    >>Documents
    >>>"1997-1998 Estimates for the House of Commons: Expenditure Plan", document, tabled, 56 (8520-361-3)
    >>>"1997-98 Estimates, Part I, The Government Expenditure Plan and Highlights by Ministry", tabled, 56 (8520-361-1)
    >>>"1997-98 Estimates, Part II, The Main Estimates", tabled, 56 (8520-361-2)
    >>>"1997-98 Estimates, Part III, Expenditure Plans", tabled, 62 (8520-361-4 to 8520-361-81)
    >>Environment Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Department--Operating expenditures), 263, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 30), 263
    >>Finance Ministry
    >>>Vote 35 (Canadian International Trade Tribunal--Program expenditures), 260, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 29), 260-1
    >>Indian Affairs and Northern Development Department
    >>>Vote 5 (Department--Indian and Inuit Affairs Program--Operating expenditures), 263, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 30), 263
    >>Public Works and Government Services Department
    >>>Vote 15 (Supply and Services Program--Program expenditures), 261, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 30), 262
    >>Standing Committee referral, 57-9
    >>Transport Department
    >>>Vote 5 (Department--Capital expenditures), 263, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 30), 263

Estimates, 1997-1998, supplementary (A)

    >>Agriculture and Agri-Food Department
    >>>Vote 1a (Department--Operating expenditures), 264, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 30), 264
    >>Concurrence, M. (Massé), 264, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 30), 264
    >>Standing Committee referral, 140-2
    >>Tabled, 139 (8520-361-82)

Estimates, 1997-1998, supplementary (B)

    >>Concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 103), 580-1
    >>Standing Committee referral, M., agreed to on division, 542-3
    >>Tabled, 541-2 (8520-361-84)

Estimates, 1998-1999, main

    >>Agriculture and Agri-Food Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures), 974, agreed to on division, 974
    >>Canadian Heritage Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures), 983, agreed to on division, 983
    >>>Vote 5 (Grants and contributions), 984, agreed to on division, 984
    >>>Vote 35 (Canada Information Office--Program expenditures), 979, agreed to on division, 979
    >>Concurrence, M. (Massé), 984, agreed to on division, 984
    >>Documents
    >>>"1998-1999 Estimates, Parts I and II: The Government Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates", tabled, 534 (8520-361-83)
    >>>"Reports on Plans and Priorities", tabled, 617-20
    >>Environment Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures), 974, agreed to on division, 974
    >>>Vote 10 (Grants and contributions), 981, agreed to on division, 981
    >>Finance Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Program expenditures), 973, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 205), 973-4
    >>>Vote 5 (Grants and contributions), 983, agreed to on division, 983
    >>Fisheries and Oceans Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures), 970, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 203), 970-71
    >>>Vote 10 (Grants and contributions), 982, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 208), 981-2
    >>Foreign Affairs and International Trade Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures), 978, agreed to on division, 978
    >>>Vote 5 (Capital expenditures), 978, agreed to on division, 978
    >>>Vote 10 (Grants and contributions), 978, agreed to on division, 978
    >>>Vote 20 (Canadian International Development Agency--Operating expenditures), 977, agreed to on division, 977
    >>>Vote 25 (Canadian International Development Agency--Grants and contributions), 977, agreed to on division, 977
    >>Health Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures), 969, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 202), 969-70
    >>>Vote 5 (Grants and contributions), 976, agreed to on division, 976
    >>>Vote 10 (Hazardous Materials Information Review Commission--Program expenditures), 976, agreed to on division, 976
    >>>Vote 15 (Medical Research Council--Operating expenditures), 976, agreed to on division, 976
    >>>Vote 20 (Medical Research Council--Grants), 976, agreed to on division, 976
    >>>Vote 25 (Patented Medicines Prices Review Board--Program expenditures), 976, agreed to on division, 976
    >>Human Resources Development Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Corporate Services Program--Program expenditures), 959, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 194), 959-60
    >>>Vote 5 (Human Resources Investment and Insurance Program--Operating expenditures), 967, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 200), 967-8
    >>>Vote 10 (Human Resources Investment and Insurance Program--Grants and contributions), 968, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 201), 968-9
    >>>Vote 25 (Canada Labour Relations Board--Program expenditures), 975, agreed to on division, 975
    >>>Vote 30 (Canadian Artists and Producers Tribunal--Program expenditures), 975, agreed to on division, 975
    >>Indian Affairs and Northern Development Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Administration Program--Program expenditures), 974, agreed to on division, 974
    >>>Vote 5 (Indian and Inuit Affairs Program--Operating expenditures), 974, agreed to on division, 974
    >>>Vote 15 (Indian and Inuit Affairs Program--Grants and contributions), 975, agreed to on division, 975
    >>>Vote 30 (Northern Affairs Program--Operating expenditures), 975, agreed to on division, 975
    >>>Vote 35 (Northern Affairs Program--Grants and contributions), 975, agreed to on division, 975
    >>Industry Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures), 961, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 195), 961-2
    >>>Vote 25 (Atlantic Canada Opportunity Agency--Grants and contributions), 979, agreed to on division, 979
    >>>Vote 95 (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council--Operating expenditures), 981, agreed to on division, 981
    >>>Vote 100 (Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council--Grants), 981, agreed to on division, 981
    >>>Vote 120 (Western Economic Diversification--Grants and contributions), 979, agreed to on division, 979
    >>Justice Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures), 955-6, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 193), 958-9
    >>>>Amdt. (MacKay), 956, 957, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 192), 957-8
    >>>Vote 5 (Grants and contributions), 977, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 206), 977-8
    >>National Defence Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures), 972, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 204), 972-3
    >>Natural Resources Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures), 979, agreed to on division, 979
    >>Parliament
    >>>Vote 1 (Senate), consideration by committee, extended beyond May 31, 1998, M., agreed to, 828
    >>>Vote 1 (Senate--Program expenditures), 983, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 209), 983-4
    >>Privy Council
    >>>Vote 1 (Program expenditures), 974, agreed to on division, 974
    >>>Vote 20 (Chief Electoral Officer--Program expenditures), 981, agreed to on division, 982
    >>>Vote 25 (Commissioner of Official Languages Office), 984, agreed to on division, 984
    >>Solicitor General
    >>>Vote 1 (Department--Operating expenditures), 962, agreed to on division, 962
    >>>Vote 15 (Correctional Service--Penitentiary Service and National Parole Service--Operating expenditures), agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 196), 962-3
    >>>Vote 25 (National Parole Board--Program expenditures), 963, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 197), 963-4
    >>>Vote 35 (Royal Canadian Mounted Police--Operating expenditures), 964, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 198), 964-5
    >>>Vote 45 (Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee--Program expenditures), 966, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 199), 966-7
    >>Standing Committee referral, 535-6
    >>Transport Department
    >>>Vote 1 (Operating expenditures), 976, agreed to on division, 975
    >>>Vote 30 (Canadian Transportation Agency--Program expenditures), 976, agreed to on division, 976
    >>Treasury Board
    >>>Vote 1 (Secretariat--Operating expenditures), 979, agreed to on division, 979
    >>>Vote 2 (Secretariat--Grants and contributions), 980, agreed to on division, 980
    >>>Vote 5 (Secretariat--Government contingencies), 980, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 207), 980-1

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