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Standing Orders
>>Amending, voting, pairing see House of Commons--Votes
>>Amendments
>>>Ordered, by unanimous consent, 1327-9
>>>Private Members' Business, votable items
>>>>M. (Boudria), agreed to, 107
>>>>M. (Boudria), agreed to, 549
>>>S.O. 81, Business of Supply, 1028
>>>Standing committees, membership, 56
>>>>M. (Boudria), agreed to, 12-3
>>And procedure of the House and its committees, House takes note, M.
681-2
>>Document Standing Orders of the House of Commons, June 1997, tabled,
19 (8527-361-2)
>>Document Standing Orders of the House of Commons, September 1998,
tabled, 1167 (8527-361-35)
>>See also Committees, Joint
State of Canada's Forests
>>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Natural Resources Standing
Committee
>>>1996-1997 annual report, 178 (8560-361-461)
>>>1997-1998 annual report, 1052 (8560-361-461A)
>>>1998-1999 annual report, 2125 (8560-361-461B)
Statements by Ministers
>>Crime, organized crime, combatting, government commitment
>>>Statement by Minister (MacAulay), 1372, 1388
>>>Statement by Minister (Scott, A.), 275
>>Kosovo province (Yugoslavia)
>>>North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) intervention, air strikes,
Canadian role, Statement by Minister (Axworthy, L., Eggleton), 1666
>>>Peace agreement, G-8 countries proposal accepted, Statement by Minister
(Chrétien, Jean), 2094
>>Murder, Lang, Jason, victim, Shane Christmas wounded, W.R. Myers High
School, Taber, Alta., shootings, Statement by Minister (Chrétien, Jean), 1796
>>National security, Statement by Minister (Scott, A.), 725
>>Social union, Prime Minister/First ministers meeting, Ottawa, Ont. February
4, 1999, agreement, Statement by Minister (Dion), 1492
>>Swissair, Flight 111 (New York-Geneva), crash, Peggy's Cove, N.S.,
September 2, 1998, 227 fatalities, tributes/messages of condolence, Statement
by Minister (Chrétien, J.), 1037
>>Veterans, Veterans Week/Remembrance Day, November 11, honouring, Statement
by Minister (Mifflin), 206
>>Violence against women, National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence
Against Women, École Polytechnique, Montreal, Que., December 6, 1989 massacre
anniversary, Statement by Minister (Fry), 352
Statistical Survey Operations
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Human Resources Development and
the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee
>>>Employment equity report, 1996-1997, 380 (8560-361-30)
>>>Employment equity report, 1997-1998, 1520 (8560-361-30A)
Statistics Canada
>>Departmental Performance Report
>>>1996-1997, tabled, 202 (8563-361-71)
>>>1997-1998, tabled, 1211 (8563-361-152)
>>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
>>>Tabled, 65 (8520-361-73)
>>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
>>>Tabled, 620 (8520-361-156)
>>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
>>>Tabled, 1673 (8520-361-243)
>>See also Access to Information Act;
Privacy Act
Status of Women
>>Departmental Performance Report
>>>1996-1997, tabled, 202 (8563-361-72)
>>>1997-1998, tabled, 1211 (8563-361-153)
>>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
>>>Tabled, 65 (8520-361-74)
>>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
>>>Tabled, 620 (8520-361-157)
>>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
>>>Tabled, 1673 (8520-361-244)
>>See also Access to Information Act;
Privacy Act
Statute Revisions Act see Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Bill C-54)
Statutes of Canada
>>Document, "Proposals to correct certain anomalies, inconsistencies and
errors and to deal with other matters of a non-controversial and
uncomplicated nature in the Statutes of Canada and to repeal certain Acts
that have ceased to have effect", tabled, 1241 (8525-361-16)
>>See also Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-third;
Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 1999 (Bill C-84)
Statutes of the Northwest Territories
>>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern
Development Standing Committee
>>>1997 Statutes, 678 (8560-361-388)
>>>1997 Statutes, 838 (8560-361-388A)
>>>March 1998 to June 1998 Statutes, 1711 (8560-361-388B)
Statutes of the Yukon Territory
>>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern
Development Standing Committee
>>>1997 Statutes, 678 (8560-361-387)
>>>December 1997 to June 1998 Statutes, 1711 (8560-361-387A)
Statutory Instruments Act see Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (Bill C-54)
Statutory Instruments Act (amdt.--disallowance procedure for
statutory instruments)(Bill C-256)--Grewal
>>1st r, 134
>>Sponsorship, change from White, T. to Grewal, 1529
Statutory instruments
>>Disallowance procedure see Statutory Instruments Act (amdt.--disallowance
procedure for statutory instruments)(Bill C-256)
Statutory Program Evaluation Act (Bill C-373)--Williams
>>1st r, 560
Stay-at-home mothers see Child care
Stay-at-home parents see Child care
Stocks (equity shares)
>>Loss trading between affiliated persons see Income Tax Amendments Act
(Bill C-28)
Stormont-Dundas constituency
>>Name, change to Stormont-Dundas-Charlottenburgh see Electoral Boundaries
Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-445)
Strikes and lock-outs see Grain transportation--West coast ports
Strychnine
>>2% and 5% solutions, ban, copies of documents, reports, P-48 (Benoit), 1465,
r.o., 1465 (8550-361-48)
>>See also Gophers
Stuart-Trembleur Lake Band (Tanizul Timber Ltd.) Timber Regulations see Scrutiny of Regulations Standing Joint Committee--Reports, Sixth
Student loans
>>Bankruptcy see Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (amdt.--student loan)(Bill
C-439);
Budget Implementation Act 1998 (Bill C-36)
>>Canada Student Loans Program, privatization, M-132 (Davies), 747, dropped
to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 747; 1082,
dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 1083, 1244,
division deferred, 1245, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 264),
1267-8
>>Debt load on graduation, brain drain to United States, crisis, M. on supply
(Charest), 502-3, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No.
91), 519
>>>Amdt. (Brison), 502-3, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 91),
518-9
>>Interest
>>>Income tax deduction see Income Tax Act (amdt.--interest on student
loans)(Bill C-316)
>>>See also Income Tax Amendments Act, 1998 (Bill C-72)
>>Principal reducation/repayment see Budget Implementation Act 1998 (Bill C-36)
Suicide see Euthanasia--And physician-assisted suicide
Superintendent of Financial Institutions Office
>>Departmental Performance Report
>>>1996-1997, tabled, 201 (8563-361-57)
>>>1997-1998, tabled, 1210 (8563-361-138)
>>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
>>>Tabled, 64 (8520-361-59)
>>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
>>>Tabled, 619 (8520-361-142)
>>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
>>>Tabled, 1672 (8520-361-228)
>>Regulatory tools/human resources management, Auditor General Report (1997),
Chp. 30 see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Fifteenth
>>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
>>>1996-1997 annual report, 78 (8560-361-535)
>>>1997-1998 annual report, 1130 (8560-361-535A)
>>>Administration of Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1996-1997 annual report,
513 (8560-361-207)
>>>Administration of Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1997-1998 annual report,
1452 (8560-361-207A)
>>See also Access to Information Act;
Canada Pension Plan (CPP)--Reports;
Employment Equity Act;
Pensions;
Privacy Act
Supplementary Retirement Benefits Act
>>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to
Natural Resources and Government Operations Standing Committee
>>>1996-1997 annual report, 396 (8560-361-366)
>>>1997-1998 annual report, 1449 (8560-361-366A)
Suppliers
>>Goods and Services Tax (GST)/Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
>>>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)
Supply
>>Business of Supply
>>>Putting question, not later than 15 minutes before
expiry of time provided, M. (Boudria), agreed to, 14
>>>Subject to provisions, conducted in accordance with S.O. 81, M.
(Boudria), agreed to, 14
>>>See also Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Fifty-first
>>Consideration at next sitting, M. (Massé), agreed to, 14
>>Estimates, main and supplementary, deemed reported from committees not later
than three sitting days before the seventh alloted day in the period of supply,
M. (Boudria), agreed to, 14
>>Interim supply
>>>1998-1999, concurrence, M. (Massé), 581-2, agreed to on recorded division
(Division No. 104), 583
>>>1999-2000, concurrence, M. (Massé), 1624-5, agreed to on recorded division
(Division No. 350), 1625
>>Period of supply ending Dec. 10, 1997, total number of alloted days, M.
(Boudria), agreed to, 14
>>Opposition motions, numbers within each period of supply, M. (Boudria),
agreed to, 14
Supply management see Agricultural commodities--Marketing
Supply motions
>>Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Group (APEC), Vancouver, B.C. Summit,
November 1997, security, Royal Canadian Mounted Police behaviour,
interference with freedom of expression, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Public
Complaints Commission inquiry, request government provide funded legal
representation for complainants, (Blaikie), 1158, negatived on recorded
division (Division No. 240), 1159-60
>>>Amdt. (Robinson), 1158, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 239),
1158-9
>>Athletes, amateur, interests, placing before interests of professional
sports, (St. Hilaire), 2059, 2061
>>>Amdt. (Brien), 2059
>>Budget, surplus, Government 50/50 election promise, public consultation,
(Solberg), 52-3, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 4), 53-4
>>Canada Health and Social Transfer (CHST), federal cutbacks, impact
>>>Request House support project for social union, M. on supply (Brien),
1117-8, 1120
>>>Request House restore contributions, M. on supply (Duceppe), 1278-9,
negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 266), 1292
>>>>Amdt. (Desrochers), 1278-9, division deferred, 1279, negatived on recorded
division (Division No. 266), 1291-2
>>Canadian flag, Members of Parliament, desk flags, display in House of
Commons, M. on supply (Manning), 574-6, negatived on recorded division
(Division No. 101), 577-8
>>>Amdt. (Strahl), 574-5, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 100),
576-7
>>Child pornography, possession, offence, ruled infringement of Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms by British Columbia Supreme Court, legislative
measures to reinstate, government taking, M. on supply (White, R.), 1456-7,
negatived on recorded division (Division No. 310), 1459-60
>>>Amdt. (Reynolds), 1456-7, negatived on recorded division (Division No.
309), 1458-9
>>Child poverty, elimination by year 2000, House of Commons 1989 resolution,
reiterating, M. on supply (Duceppe), 710-1
>>>Amdt. (Tremblay, Stéphan), 710-1
>>Criminal justice system, state, condemnation of government, M. on supply
(Pankiw), 892-3
>>Economic conditions, diversity, gap between rich and ordinary Canadian
families, reducing, M. on supply, (Nystrom), 457, 464
>>Education, federal intervention, condemning, M. on supply (Tremblay,
Stéphan), 578, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No.
102), 579-80
>>>Amdt. (Brien), 561-2, 578, negatived on recorded division (Division No.
102), 578-9
>>Employment Insurance, 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
>>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
>>Farm income, crisis, stabilizing, unfair subsidies/trading by foreign
countries, NISA, safety net review, crop insurance, disaster relief, etc.,
federal government farm aid package, requesting, (Breitkreuz, G.), 1228
>>Fisheries, sustainable fisheries policy, need, M. on supply (Charest),
142-3, 155, agreed to on applied recorded
division (Division No. 17),
156-7
>>>Amdt. (Easter), 142-3, division deferred, 143, 155, agreed to on recorded
division (Division No. 17), 155-6
>>Goods and Services Tax (GST), Quebec, compensation, M. on supply (Lalonde),
204-5, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 24), 228
>>>Amdt. (Alarie), 204-5, division deferred, 206, negatived on recorded
division (Division No. 24), 227-8
>>Government expenditures, increase, House condemning, M. on supply
(Manning), 420-1
>>Gun control, legislation, Firearms Act (Bill C-68)(1st. Sess., 35th Parl.),
government position, condemning, M. on supply (Pankiw), 1060, negatived on
recorded division (Division No. 225), 1062-3
>>>Amdt. (MacKay), 1060, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 224), 1061
>>Health care, jurisdiction, provincial, federal government, respecting,
M. on supply (Duceppe), 1468, negatived on recorded division (Division No.
313), 1484-5
>>>Amdt. (Picard), 1469, division deferred, 1469, negatived on recorded
division (Division No. 312), 1483-4
>>Hepatitis C, infection through blood supply system, victim compensation
>>>Federal, provincial, territorial health ministers meeting, inviting
Hepatitis C Society representatives, financial needs, addressing, (Proctor),
742-3, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 134), 743-4
>>>>Amdt. (McDonough), 743, agreed to, 743
>>>Krever inquiry recommendations, M. on supply (Hill, G.), 698-9, negatived
on recorded division (Division No. 129), 711-2
>>>>Amdt. (White, R.), 698-9, division deferred, 699, deemed negatived on
division, 710
>>Impaired driving, 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
>>Income tax, 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
>>Justice system, programs and laws, safety issues, M. on supply (Reynolds),
1617-8
>>Kosovo province (Yugoslavia)
>>>Canadian Armed Forces, ground troops involvement, Parliamentary debate and
vote, M. on supply (Duceppe), 1731, 1740, negatived
on recorded division
(Division No. 380), 1742-3
>>>>Amdt. (Turp), 1732, 1734,
division deferred, 1734, negatived on recorded
division (Division No. 379), 1741-2
>>>Diplomatic initiatives, M. on supply (McDonough), 1774
>>>>Amdt. (Earle), 1774
>>Marriage, definition, "one man and one woman", M. on supply (Lowther),
2064-6, division deferred, 2066, as amended, agreed
to on recorded division
(Division No. 548), 2069-70
>>>Amdt. (McLellan), 2065, agreed to 2066
>>Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI), negotiations, public
consultation, M. on supply (Penson), 515-7, negatived on applied
recorded division (Division No. 90), 518
>>>Amdt. (Debien), 515-7, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 90),
517-8
>>National unity, Calgary Declaration, premiers and territorial leaders
September 1997 initiative, M. on Supply (Jaffer), 256-7, as amended, agreed
to on applied recorded division, 258-9
>>>Amdt. (Goldring), 256-7, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 27),
257-8
>>Nisga'a Agreement, constitutionality/individual rights aspects, Supreme
Court of Canada referral, M. on supply (Scott, M.), 2050-1, division deemed
demanded and deferred, 2050, negatived on recorded division (Division
No. 547), 2068-9
>>>Amdt. (Hill, J.), 2050, division deemed demanded and deferred, 2051,
negatived on recorded division (Division No. 546), 2067-8
>>Pan-American Monetary Union, creating, Canada participation, Special
Committee to consider possibility, M. on supply (Duceppe), 1603, negatived on
recorded division (Division No. 337), 1607-8
>>>Amdt. (Marceau), 1604-6, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 336),
1606-7
>>Political parties, fund raising, donations, legislative reform, government
refusal, M. on supply on supply (Duceppe), 99, 125,
negatived on
applied recorded division (Division No. 13), 127
>>>Amdt. (Guay), 99, division deferred, 99, 125, negatived on recorded
division (Division No. 13), 125-6
>>Poverty, alleviating, increasing basic income tax credit, M. on supply
(St-Jacques), 1500-1
>>>Amdt. (Epp), 1500-1
>>Quebec separation/sovereignty, Quebecers right to decide, M. on supply
(Duceppe), 438, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 71), 439-40
>>>Amdt. (Bellehumeur), 438, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 70),
438-9
>>Regions, alienation, "Liberal Alienation Committee", M. on supply
(White, T.), 1694-5
>>>Amdt. (White, R.), 1695-6
>>Shipbuilding, M. on supply (Wayne), 1795, negatived on recorded division
(Division No. 392), 1814-5
>>>Amdt. (Matthews), 1795-6, 1798,
division deemed demanded and deferred,
1799, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 391), 1813-4
>>Social union, federal-provincial negotiations, agreement, expeditious
conclusion, urging government, M. on supply (Manning), 1333-4, negatived on
recorded division (Division No. 279), 1335-6
>>>Amdt. (Meredith), 1333-4, negatived on recorded division (Division No.
278), 1334-5
>>Student loans, debt load on graduation, brain drain to United States,
crisis, M. on supply (Charest), 502-3, negatived on applied recorded
division (Division No. 91), 519
>>>Amdt. (Brison), 502-3, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 91),
518-9
>>Unemployment, reducing, targets, government inaction, condemning, M. on
supply (McDonough), 124, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 12), 124-5
>>Water, fresh water, exports, interbasin transfers, prohibiting, legislation,
introducing, M. on supply (Blaikie), 1482-3, agreed to, 1483
>>>Amdt. (Riis), 1482-3, agreed to, 1483
Supreme Court of Canada
>>Departmental Performance Report
>>>1996-1997, tabled, 202 (8563-361-73)
>>>1997-1998, tabled, 1211 (8563-361-154)
>>Estimates, 1997-1998, main
>>>Tabled, 65 (8520-361-75)
>>Estimates, 1998-1999, main
>>>Tabled, 620 (8520-361-158)
>>Estimates, 1999-2000, main
>>>Tabled, 1673 (8520-361-245)
>>See also Nisga'a Agreement
Surveillance devices
>>Removal see Criminal Code, Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and
Corrections and Conditional Release Act (amdt.)(Bill C-51)
Surveyors
>>Self-governing association see Canada Lands Surveyors Act (Bill C-31)
Sustainable development
>>Sustainable Development Strategy, reports, tabled and permanently referred
to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
>>>Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA), 386 (8560-361-404)
>>>Canadian Heritage Department, 386 (8560-361-409)
>>>Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), 386 (8560-361-410)
>>>Citizenship and Immigration Department, 387 (8560-361-421)
>>>Correctional Service of Canada, 387 (8560-361-436)
>>>Federal Office of Regional Development--Quebec, 387 (8560-361-450)
>>>Finance Department, 387 (8560-361-452)
>>>Fisheries and Oceans Department, 387 (8560-361-460)
>>>Foreign Affairs and International Trade Department, 387 (8560-361-473)
>>>Health Department, 387 (8560-361-477)
>>>Human Resources Development Department, 387 (8560-361-481)
>>>Indian Affairs and Northern Development Department, 387 (8560-361-484)
>>>Industry Department, 388 (8560-361-491)
>>>Justice Department, 388 (8560-361-493)
>>>National Defence Department, 388 (8560-361-494)
>>>National Revenue Department (Revenue Canada), 388 (8560-361-506)
>>>Natural Resources Department, 388 (8560-361-507)
>>>Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 388 (8560-361-514)
>>>Solicitor General, 388 (8560-361-517)
>>>Transport Department, 388 (8560-361-522)
>>>Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, 389 (8560-361-524)
>>>Veterans Affairs Department, 389 (8560-361-536)
>>>Western Economic Diversification Department, 389 (8560-361-537)
>>See also Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1998 (Bill C-32);
Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner;
Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee;
Exports;
Fisheries