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Human Rights Tribunal Panel

    >>Departmental Performance Report, 1996-1997, tabled, 200 (8563-361-33)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Tabled, 63 (8520-361-35)
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Tabled, 618 (8520-361-117)

Hustler Magazine see Magazines--Advertising regulations

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Ice storm, 1998

    >>M. to adjourn, 402, deemed adopted

Iceland see Income tax--Conventions

Illegal Movement of Firearms in Canada, The see Firearms--Firearms Smuggling Work Group Report

Immigrants

    >>Identification, sufficent see Immigration Act (amdt.--persons without identification not to be allowed into Canada)(Bill C-314)
    >>Offenders, removal see Immigration Act (amdt.--improvement of enforcement in the case of those who committee offences)(Bill C-321); Immigration Act (amdt.--removal of those convicted of serious criminal offence)(Bill C-281); Immigration Act and Criminal Code (amdt.--refugee or immigrant applicants convicted of an offence on indictment)(Bill C-261); Transfer of Offenders Act (amdt.--removal of foreign offenders)(Bill C-360)
    >>Right of landing fee see Immigration Act (amdt.--reimbursement)(Bill C-254); Immigration Act (amdt.--right of landing fee)(Bill C-241)

Immigration

    >>Document, copy of advertisement concerning immigration to Canada, tabled, 1514 (8530-361-32)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Augustine), (361-1008), 929, gr, 1050 (8545-361-51E); (361-2403), 1876
    >>>(Beaumier), (361-0357), 418, gr, 657 (8545-361-51A); (361-2431), 1905
    >>>(Cohen), (361-0401), 431, gr, 657 (8545-361-51A)
    >>>(Cullen), (361-2408), 1876
    >>>(Cummins), (361-2060), 1531, gr, 1760 (8545-361-51J)
    >>>(Davies), (361-1831), 1398, gr, 1473 (8545-361-51I)
    >>>(Graham), (361-0563), 566, gr, 663 (8545-361-51B)
    >>>(Hardy), (361-0993), 897, gr, 1050 (8545-361-51E); (361-1563), 1170, gr, 1432 (8545-361-51H); (361-2622), 2099, gr, 2117 (8545-361-51K)
    >>>(Kilger), (361-0748), 674, gr, 709 (8545-361-51D)
    >>>(Lee), (361-2432), 1905
    >>>(Malhi), (361-0437), 444, gr, 642 (8545-361-51); (361-0457), 502, gr, 642 (8545-361-51); (361-2406), 1876
    >>>(Martin, Pat), (361-1362), 1079, gr, 1180 (8545-361-51F); (361-1631), 1205, gr, 1432 (8545-361-51H); (361-2534), 2054
    >>>(Milliken), (361-1319), 1057, gr, 1253 (8545-361-51G)
    >>>(Minna), (361-2409), 1876
    >>>(Nunziata), (361-0600), 594, gr, 677 (8545-361-51C)
    >>>(Proctor), (361-1292), 1026, gr, 1050 (8545-361-51E)
    >>>(Valeri), (361-2389 and 361-2390), 1852
    >>Policy see Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee--Reports, First
    >>Preclearance, Canada-United States reciprocity see Preclearance Act (Bill S-22)

Immigration Act

    >>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee
    >>>Loans to immigrants
    >>>>1996-1997, 114 (8560-361-159)
    >>>>1997-1998, 1083 (8560-361-159a)
    >>>Immigration Plan for 1998, 143 (8560-361-598)
    >>>Immigration Plan for 1999, 1136 (8560-361-598A)
    >>>Ministerial permits, 1997 annual report, 669 (8560-361-158)
    >>>Ministerial permits, 1998 annual report, 1789 (8560-361-158A)

Immigration Act (amdt.--persons without identification not to be allowed into Canada)(Bill C-314)--Reynolds

Immigration Act (amdt.--reimbursement)(Bill C-254)--Dromisky

Immigration Act (amdt.--removal of those convicted of serious criminal offence)(Bill C-281)--Reynolds

Immigration Act (amdt.--right of landing fee)(Bill C-241)--Obhrai

    >>1st r, 84

Immigration Act and Criminal Code (amdt.--refugee or immigrant applicants convicted of an offence on indictment)(Bill C-261)--Reynolds

Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>1996-1997, tabled, 200 (8563-361-34)
    >>>1997-1998, tabled, 1209 (8563-361-114)
    >>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
    >>>Tabled, 63 (8520-361-36)
    >>>See also Estimates, 1997-1998, main--Citizenship and Immigration Department, Vote 15
    >>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
    >>>Tabled, 618 (8520-361-118)
    >>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
    >>>Tabled, 1671 (8520-361-203)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Privacy Act

Immigration Appeal Division Rules

    >>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee
    >>>Amendments, Order in Council P.C. 1997-1019, 113-4 (8560-361-155)

Immigration, Detention and Removal see Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee--Reports, First

Immigration Enforcement Improvement Act (Bill C-321)--Harb

Impaired driving

    >>Aboriginal offenders, sentencing see Criminal Code (amdt.)(Bill C-444)
    >>Alcohol sensing ignition controls for automobiles see Criminal Code (amdt.--alcohol sensing ignition controls for automobiles)(Bill C-266)
    >>Combatting, national day, August 14th see National Day Against Impaired Driving Act (Bill C-487)
    >>Criminal Code, amending, Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee referral, mandate, 175
    >>>M. on supply (Harris), 174, as amended, agreed to, 175
    >>>>Amdt. (St-Julien), 175, agreed to, 175
    >>>M. (Pettigrew), agreed to, 175
    >>Dangerous driving leading to death
    >>>Life imprisonment see Criminal Code(amdt.--impaired driving causing death)(Bill C-87)
    >>>Samples of bodily substances see Criminal Code (amdt.--taking samples of bodily substances)(Bill C-438)
    >>Legislation see Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth; Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee--Reports, Thirteenth
    >>Penalties see Criminal Code (amdt.--impaired driving and related matters)(Bill C-82); Criminal Code (amdt.--impaired driving causing death)(Bill C-87)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Abbott), (361-1656 and 361-1657), 1228, gr, 1423 (8545-361-32D)
    >>>(Adams), (361-1576), 1180, gr, 1443 (8545-361-32F); (361-1707), 1253, gr, 1443 (8545-361-103); (361-1720), 1277, gr, 1432 (8545-361-32E); (361-1821), 1359, gr, 1467 (8545-361-32G); (361-1904 and 361-1905), 1436, gr, 1498 (8545-361-132H); (361-2348), 1797; (361-2385), 1843; (361-2387), 1852; (361-2404), 1876; (361-2422 and 361-2423), 1900; (361-2586), 2083
    >>>(Bellemare), (361-0014), 28, gr, 443 (8545-361-32)
    >>>(Grey, D.), (361-0081), 123, gr, 443 (8545-361-32)
    >>>(White, R.), (361-0697), 634, gr, 681 (8545-361-32A); (361-0883), 770, gr, 1003 (8545-361-32B); (361-1461 to 361-1465), 1120; (361-2090), 1571, gr, 1796 (8545-361-32I)
    >>See also Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-first

"Implementation of the Inuvialuit Final Agreement: Annual Review" see Inuvialuit Final Agreement

Imports

    >>Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, Canadian International Trade Tribunal responsibilities see Special Import Measures Act (amdt.) and Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act (Bill C-35)

Income tax

    >>Assessments see Income Tax Amendments Act, 1998 (Bill C-72)
    >>Avoidance see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports from 35th Parl., Fourth
    >>Benefits see Child tax benefit
    >>Conventions, Denmark, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Sweden see Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1997 (Bill C-10)
    >>Documents
    >>>"A dialogue on Income Tax Reform", tabled, 1587 (8530-361-34)
    >>>"Legislative Proposals and Explanatory Notes Relating to Income Tax", tabled, 1187 (8525-361-15)
    >>Double taxation/fiscal evasion
    >>>International agreements, reports permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
    >>>>Order in Council P.C. 1998-1597 and Supplementary agreement, Sept. 15, 1998, 1080 (8532-361-11)
    >>>See also Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1997 (Bill C-10); Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1998 (Bill S-16)
    >>Evasion see Income tax--Double taxation
    >>Income-splitting see Income tax--Spouses
    >>Military/defence purposes, conscientious objection special account see Conscientious Objection Act (Bill C-272)
    >>People's tax form see People's Tax Form Act (Bill C-214)
    >>Personal tax credit see Income Tax Amendments Act, 1998 (Bill C-72)
    >>Provincial personal income tax revenue guarantee payments see Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (amdt.)(Bill C-65)
    >>Rights of taxpayers see Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act (Bill C-495)
    >>Single-income, two-parent families
    >>>Discriminatory practices against, eliminating, M. on supply (Kenney), 1558-9, 1581, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 334), 1582-3
    >>>>Amdt. (Lowther), 1558-9, division deferred, 1558-9, 1581, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 333), 1581-2
    >>>Ottawa Citizen articles, Mar. 3/99, tabled, 1587 (8530-361-35)
    >>>See also Tax Equity for Canadian Families with Dependent Children Sub-Committee
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Bonwick), (361-1962), 1464, gr, 1692 (8545-361-10Q); (361-2023), 1510, gr, 1692 (8545-361-10Q); (361-2037), 1518, gr, 1692 (8545-361-10Q); (361-2116), 1589, gr, 2032 (8545-361-10T)
    >>>(Duncan), (361-0434), 444, gr, 1050 (8545-361-10M)
    >>>(Epp), (361-1979), 1479, gr, 1947 (8545-361-10S); (361-2353), 1797, gr, 2037 (8545-361-10U); (361-2357 and 361-2358), 1802, gr, 2037 (8545-361-10U); (361-2375 and 361-2376), 1811, gr, 2049 (8545-361-10V); (361-2467 and 361-2468), 1948; (361-2482), 1969; (361-2526), 2049
    >>>(Malhi), (361-0722), 659, gr, 919 (8545-361-10I)
    >>>(McNally), (361-0076), 108, gr, 246 (8545-361-10)
    >>>(Muise), (361-2537), 2061
    >>>(Picard), (361-0038), 59, gr, 270 (8545-361-10B)
    >>>(Redman), (361-1787), 1329, gr, 1692 (8545-361-10Q)
    >>>(Strahl), (361-1705), 1253, gr, 1443 (8545-361-10O); (361-1918), 1438, gr, 1504 (8545-361-10P)
    >>>(Szabo), (361-0112), 147, gr, 255 (8545-361-10A); (361-0135), 186, gr, 275 (8545-361-10C); (361-0156), 193, gr, 381 (8545-361-10D); (361-0170), 213, gr, 381 (8545-361-10D); (361-0178), 218), gr, 405 (8545-361-10E); (361-0262), 314, gr, 405 (8545-361-10E); (361-0267), 322, gr, 413 (8545-361-10F); (361-0282), 333, gr, 419 (8545-361-10G); (361-0291), 359, gr, 405 (8545-361-10E); (361-0296), 363, gr, 405 (8545-361-10E); (361-0737), 672, gr, 663 (8545-361-10H); (361-0753), 681, gr, 919 (8545-361-10I); (361-0758), 693, gr, 919 (8545-361-10I); (361-0774), 698, gr, 928 (8545-361-10J); (361-0804), 720, gr, 933 (8545-361-10K); (361-0853), 738, gr, 933 (8545-361-10K); (361-0854), 742, gr, 933 (8545-361-10K); (361-0874), 750, gr, 933 (8545-361-10K); (361-0885), 818, gr, 1042 (8545-361-10L); (361-0939), 828, gr, 1042 (8545-361-10L); (361-0953), 836, gr, 1042 (8545-361-10L); (361-0961), 849, gr, 1042 (8545-361-10L); (361-0979), 896, gr, 1042 (8545-361-10L); (361-0999), 909, gr, 1042 (8545-361-10L); (361-1531), 1152, gr, 1443 (8545-361-10O); (361-2067), 1549, gr, 1842 (8545-361-10R); (361-2273), 1715, gr, 2032 (8545-361-10T)
    >>>(Ur), (361-1025), 930, gr, 1222 (8545-361-10N)
    >>Rights of taxpayers see Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act (Bill C-495)
    >>Spouses, income-splitting see Income Tax Act and Canada Pension Plan Act (amdt.--transfer of income to spouse)(Bill C-244)
    >>Surtax see Income Tax Amendments Act, 1998 (Bill C-72)
    >>Tax shelters see Income Tax Amendments Act (Bill C-28)
    >>See also Adoption--Expenses--Foreign adoptions; Bicycle couriers--Food expenses; Charitable donations; Child care--Expense deduction--Part-time students; Deferred income plans; Disability benefits; Emergency response workers--Volunteers; Entertainment expenses; Family; Firefighters; Food banks; Governor General; Livestock; Mechanics--Tools; Members of Parliament; Mortgages--Interest; Moving expenses; Politicians; Poverty--Alleviating; Private Health Service Plans (PHSP); Property taxes; Social security--United States payments; Student loans--Interest; Tools--Employee income tax deduction; Transportation--Passes; Workers' compensation

Income Tax Act

    >>Ways and Means No. 28, tabled, 2054 (8570-361-29), concurrence, M. (Martin, Paul), agreed to on division, 2093
    >>>See also Sales Tax and Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999 (Bill C-88); Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act (Bill C-495)

Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-249)--Calder

Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-317)--Williams

Income Tax Act (amdt.--child adoption expenses)(Bill C-507)--Guimond

Income Tax Act (amdt.--child adoption expenses)(Bill C-505)--Lowther

Income Tax Act (amdt.--deduction of expenses incurred by mechanic for tools required in employment)(Bill C-502)--Guimond

    >>1st r, 1766
    >>2nd r, 2097, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 2097

Income Tax Act (amdt.--deduction of property taxes paid in respect of a principal residence)(Bill C-518)--Epp

Income Tax Act (amdt.--exemption from taxation of 50% of U.S. social security payments to Canadian residents)(Bill C-466)--Kenney

Income Tax Act (amdt.--medical expenses)(Bill C-496)--Stoffer

Income Tax Act (amdt.--removal of foreign investment limit for registered retirement savings plans and registered retirement income funds)(Bill C-446)--Solberg

Income Tax Amendments Act (Bill C-28)--Minister of Finance (Martin, Paul)

    >>Ways and means motion, notice, 357, M. (Martin, Paul), agreed to on division 363-4
    >>1st r, 383
    >>2nd r, 401-2, 403-4, 410-2, division deferred, 412, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 69), 416-8
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 416-8
    >>>Report, with amdts., 516
    >>Report stage, 607-8, 610-1, 627-32
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Martin, Paul), agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 118), 630-2
    >>>Divisions deferred, 610-1
    >>>Motion No. 1 (Clause 178), (Solberg), 608, division deferred, 608, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 115), 627-8
    >>>Motion No. 2 (Clause 241), (Loubier), 608, 610, division deferred, 610, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 116), 628-9
    >>>Motion No. 3 (Clause 285.1), (Wasylycia-Leis), 610-1, division deferred, 611, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 117), 629-30
    >>>>Amdt., agreed to by unanimous consent, 610
    >>3rd r, 634-5, 665, 682, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 125), 684-5, passed
    >>>Amdt. (Loubier), 634-5, 665, division deferred, 665, division deferred, 665-6, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 124), 682-4
    >>Senate passage, 1029-30
    >>Royal Assent, (Chap. 19, S.C. 1998), 1030-1

Income Tax Amendments Act, 1998 (Bill C-72)--Minister of Finance (Martin, Paul)

    >>Ways and Means motion, notice, M. (Collenette), agreed to on recorded division, 1610-11
    >>1st r, 1616-7
    >>2nd r, 1634-5, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 382), 1744-5
    >>>Amdt. (Ritz), 1635-6, 1723, division deferred, 1723, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 381), 1743-4
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 1745
    >>>Report, 1833-4
    >>Report Stage, concurrence, M. (Martin, Paul), agreed to, 1841
    >>3rd r, 1841, 1843, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 424), 1848-9, passed
    >>>Previous question, "question be now put", M. (Adams) 1841, 1843, division deferred, 1843, 1847, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 423), 1847-8
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 2078
    >>Royal Assent, 2108 (Chap. 22, S.C. 1999)

Income Tax Act (amdt.--allowances paid to elected officials) (Bill C-390)--Kenney

Income Tax Act (amdt.--deductibility of expense of tools provided as a requirement of employment)(Bill C-315)--Nystrom

Income Tax Act (amdt.--deduction of interest on mortgage loans)(Bill C-223)--Hoeppner

    >>1st r, 52
    >>2nd r, 215, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 215; 418, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 418; 648, 654, division deferred, 654, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 128), 687-8

Income Tax Act (amdt.--deduction of mechanics' tool expenses) (Bill C-366)--Benoit

    >>1st r, 542
    >>2nd r, 930, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 931

Income Tax Act (amdt.--donors to food banks)(Bill C-322)--Harb

Income Tax Act (amdt.--food expenses)(Bill C-412)--Caccia

Income Tax Act (amdt.--income deferral from forced destruction of livestock or natural disaster)(Bill C-227)--Chatters

    >>1st r, 69
    >>2nd r, 1020-1, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 1021

Income Tax Act (amdt.--interest on student loans)(Bill C-316)--Fontana

    >>1st r, 448
    >>2nd r, 1427-8, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 1428

Income Tax Act (amdt.--percentage of gifts that may be deducted from tax)(Bill C-312)--Mark

    >>1st r, 437
    >>2nd r, 1584, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 1584

Income Tax Act (amdt.--political activities by charities receiving public funds)(Bill C-273)--White, T.

Income Tax Act (amdt.--tax credit for mental or physical impairment)(Bill C-323)--Harb

Income Tax Act (amdt.--wages of apprentices)(Bill C-414)--Myers

Income Tax Act and Canada Pension Plan Act (amdt.--definition of spouse)(Bill C-386)--Robinson

Income Tax Act and Canada Pension Plan Act (amdt.--transfer of income to spouse)(Bill C-244)--Szabo

    >>1st r, 98
    >>2nd r, 729, dropped from the Order Paper, under S.O. 96(1), 729

Income Tax Application Rules see Income Tax Amendments Act (Bill C-28)

Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1997 (Bill C-10)--Minister of Finance (Martin, Paul)

    >>1st r, 97
    >>2nd r, 117-20, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 16), 129-30
    >>>Previous question, "question be now put", M. (Lastewka), 119-20, division deferred, 120, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 15), 128-9
    >>>Procedure, "Member be now heard", M. (Williams), 119, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 11), 119-20
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 130, order discharged, 167
    >>Industry Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 167
    >>>Report, without amdt., 210
    >>Report stage, 283
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Martin, Paul), agreed to, 283
    >>3rd r, 283-4, division deferred, 284, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 47), 310, passed
    >>Senate passage, 384-5
    >>Royal Assent, (Chap. 37, S.C. 1997), 385

Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 1998 (Bill S-16)

    >>Received from Senate, 922
    >>1st r, 929
    >>2nd r, 1079, agreed to, 1079
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 1079
    >>>Report, without amdt., 1307
    >>Report stage, 1321
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Martin, Paul), agreed to, 1321
    >>3rd r,1321-3, agreed to, 1323, passed
    >>Royal Assent, (Chap. 33, S.C. 1998), 1393