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Food and Drugs Act (amdt.--genetically modified food)(Bill C-500)--Caccia

    >>First reading, 8859-60(126:1505)
    >>See also Food--Genetically engineered/modified, Packaging and labelling regulations

Food and Drugs Act (amdt.--mandatory labelling for genetically modified foods)(Bill C-309)--Alarie

    >>First reading, 1087(18:1010)
    >>See also Food--Genetically engineered/modified, Packaging and labelling regulations

Food and Drugs Act (amdt.--nutrition information on foods)(Bill C-319)--Wappel

    >>First reading, 1380(22:1505)
    >>See also Food--Nutritional information

Food and Drugs Act (amdt.--warning labels regarding the consumption of alcohol)(Bill C-260)--Szabo

    >>First reading, 619(10:1510)
    >>See also Alcoholic beverages--Containers--Pregnancy

Food banks

    >>Donors, income tax deduction/receipts, 2123(34:1205)
    >>>See also Income Tax Act (amdt.--donors to food banks)(Bill C-396)
    >>Increase in number, use, 9124(130:1115), 9239(131:1715)
    >>>o.q., 9342(133:1150)
    >>Volunteers, tribute, S.O. 31, 5582(77:1410)
    >>See also Poverty--Description

Food-borne disease see Health--Public safety

Food Freedom Day see Agri-Food industry

Football

    >>Canadian Football League, Grey Cup Championship
    >>>Hamilton Tiger Cats, 1999 champions, S.O. 31, 1864(30:1405)
    >>>S.O. 31, 1801(29:1110)
    >>Vanier Cup, Canadian university football championship, Laval University Rouge et Or, 1999 champions, S.O. 31, 1862-3(30:1400-5), 1865(30:1410)

For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again see Arts and culture

Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited see Automobile industry

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Department

    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A)
    >>World wide web site see International agreements, conventions and treaties--Publication; United Nations--Security Council, Sessions and procedures

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee

    >>Membership see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-seventh
    >>Reports, presented
    >>>First (The Free Trade Area of the Americas: Towards a Hemispheric Agreement in the Canadian Interest, first report of the International Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment Subcommittee), 880(14:1205)
    >>>>See also Free Trade Area of the Americas--Establishing by 2005
    >>>Second (Exporting in the Canadian Interest: Reviewing the Export Development Act), government response requested, 3041(41:1045)
    >>>>Concurrence, Ms.
    >>>>>(Marceau), 3495-500(48:1505-625)
    >>>>>(Debien), 3946-50(55:1345-655)
    >>>>g.r., tabled, 6997(100:1000)
    >>>>See also Export Development Act
    >>>Third (Human rights in Colombia), 3428(47:1210)
    >>>Fourth (Human rights in Burma), 5718(79:1510)
    >>>Fifth (Iraq, United Nations sanctions), 6026(84:1505)
    >>>Sixth (Crisis in Fiji), 7629(109:1510)
    >>>Seventh (Crimes Against Humanity Act (Bill C-19)), 7629(109:1510)
    >>>Eighth (Canada's role in conflict in Kosovo and its aftermath), 8027(114:1525)
    >>Travel, authorization, Ms.
    >>>(Boudria), agreed to, 8028(114:1535)
    >>>(Lee), agreed to, 6000(83:1800-5)
    >>See also Cultural diversity--International instrument recognizing; Europe--Canadian economic relations with; Nuclear energy--CANDU reactors, MOX fuels use; World Trade Organization (WTO)--Seattle, WA meeting

Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee (1st Sess., 36th Parl.)

    >>Reports, presented, Ninth (Canada and the Future of the World Trade Organization: Advancing a Millennium Agenda in the Public Interest), g.r., tabled, 1253-4(20:1500)

Foreign aid

    >>$120 million over next 3 years, o.q., 7402(106:1140)
    >>Budget 2000 measures, 4102(58:1615), 4134(59:1205)
    >>>See also Foreign aid--Percentage of GNP
    >>Canadian International Development Agency role, S.O. 31, 1367(22:1400)
    >>Debt owed by poor nations, forgiving, o.q., 9076(129:1430-5)
    >>Increasing, Throne Speech statement, 6(1:1600), 51-2(2:1735-40)
    >>>o.q., 396(7:1450)
    >>Kitchener, Ont. organizations, tradition, 1367(22:1400)
    >>Percentage of Gross National Product
    >>>0.3%, increasing to 0.7%, 9236(131:1650)
    >>>Decline, Budget 2000 failure to correct, 6117(85:1650), 9093(129:1610-5)
    >>>>S.O. 31, 4385(63:1410), 6281(88:1410)
    >>>Increase, o.q., 90769129:1430-5)
    >>Reduction, 6300(88:1610)
    >>System, undemocratic, unaccountable, self-serving, 1407(22:1805)
    >>Tied aid, conditional, 6120(85:1715)
    >>Women, gender inequality, preventing assistance, 9093(129:1610-5)
    >>See also Humanitarian aid

Foreign debt see National debt

Foreign investment/ownership

    >>Benefits, 3(1:1600), 1112(18:1300), 5419(74:1610), 5422(74:1625)
    >>British Columbia, decline, New Democratic Party government factor, 1115(18:1320)
    >>Canadian investment in other countries
    >>>Economic problems, 5777(80:1340-5)
    >>>Greater than foreign investment in Canada, 1115-6(18:1325), 5777(80:1340), 6371(90:1105)
    >>>Increase, 1111(18:1250)
    >>>>o.q., 6504(92:1445)
    >>>Taxation factor, 5281(72:1715)
    >>>See also Canada Steamship Lines Inc.--Pension fund; Pension plans, registered; Registered retirement savings plans (RRSPs)--Foreign investment limits
    >>Corporate sellout of the month award, S.O. 31, 1442(23:1410), 3076(41:1410)
    >>Foreign Investment Review Agency (FIRA) of 1970s, 1155(18:1725)
    >>>S.O. 31, 1625(26:1355)
    >>Global corporations headquarters in Canada, encouraging, amending legislation, Throne Speech proposal, 3(1:1600), 1060(17:1545)
    >>Government promoting, 3053(41:1135)
    >>Increase, 1111(18:1250)), 5419(74:1605-10), 8824(124:1620)
    >>>Concerns, 4828(66:1225-30), 6526-7(92:1715)
    >>>Dollar exchange rate factor, 3072(41:1350), 6493(92:1350)
    >>>>o.q., 6504(92:1445)
    >>>Job losses, 5419(74:1605), 5421-2(74:1620-5)
    >>>o.q., 6504(92:1445)
    >>Investment Team Canada, Throne Speech proposal, 3(1:1600)
    >>Regulation, World Trade Organization (WTO), Seattle WA meeting, relationship, 1095-6(18:1105-10)
    >>Restrictions, eliminating, Industry Minister Manley position, o.q., 4771(65:1445)
    >>Takeovers, government policies factor, dollar exchange rate, taxation, examples., etc., 3072(41:1350-5), 6493(93:1350)
    >>>S.O. 31, 1625(26:1355), 1628-9(26:1410-5)
    >>Taxation, relationship, reducing to attract, 5421(74:1615), 6416(90:1605-10), 6418(90:1620), 6419-20(90:1635-40)
    >>>Ireland, example, 6914-5(98:1705-10), 7638(109:1605)
    >>>>See also Taxation--Reduction, Economic benefits, International examples
    >>>See also Foreign investment/ownership--Canadian investment in other countries--Takeovers--United States
    >>United States, competition with, taxation factor, 419(7:1750)
    >>See also Airlines--Crisis--Restructuring; Banks and financial institutions; Canadian National Railway Company--Privatized; Income tax--International agreements; Oil and gas industry; Rail transportation/railways; Telecommunications industry

Foreign policy

    >>Canada in the New Millennium: A New Look at Foreign Policy, Reform Party report, position, 1406(22:1800)
    >>Canadian international role, Throne Speech statement, 5-6(1:1600), 1404(22:1745)
    >>Human security issue, increased prominence, Throne Speech statement, 6(1:1600), 232-3(4:1425), 1079(17:1800), 1385(22:1530), 1386-7(22:1540-5), 1933(31:1310), 8065(114:1950), 8071(114:2040)
    >>Influence, declining, 1407(22:1800), 6109(85:1550)
    >>Peace and security focus, S.O. 31, 4155(59:1410)
    >>Reform Party position paper, release, S.O. 31, 1244(20:1410-5)
    >>Reputation, destroying, Liberal government (Chrétien), 1406(22:1755-800)
    >>Review, consultations, 5593(77:1510)
    >>Throne Speech omission, 1404(22:1740), 1406(22:1755), 1408(22:1810)
    >>See also Internet/information highway--Personal information, National security; Middle East--Canadian foreign policy

Foreign policy for the North see Arctic region

Foreign property rule see Pensions--Public system

Foreign trade zones see Trade

Forest industry

    >>Aboriginal treaty rights, Supreme Court of Canada Marshall decision re fishing rights, relationship, 696-7(11:1435)
    >>Atlantic provinces, government mismanagement, 1284-5(20:1835)
    >>Biotechnology applications
    >>>Conservation, improving, 6298(88:1550)
    >>>Reforestation, rapid, 6295(88:1530)
    >>>>Weyerhauser Company, making, 6298(88:1550)
    >>>Softwood lumber, stocks, protecting, 6298(88:1550)
    >>British Columbia, Helen Point, Mayne Island, logging, environmental impact, S.O. 31, 2748(38:1400)
    >>Canadian standards, concerns, government sponsorship of film, l'Erreur boréale, etc., o.q., 6766(96:1155)
    >>Exports
    >>>Government defending Canadian products, o.q., 8682(122:1455)
    >>>United States, to
    >>>>Free trade in lumber, 7640(109:1620), 9125(130:1120)
    >>>>>S.O. 31, 1368(22:1405), 5517(76:1100-5)
    >>>>North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), relationship, Pope & Talbot, Inc. lawsuit, government not providing documents, S.O. 31, 8671-2(122:1400)
    >>>>Softwood lumber agreement, Canada-United States, 9125(130:1120)
    >>>>>Impact, job losses, etc., 7640(109:1620), 8486(119:1350)
    >>>>>>S.O. 31, 3252(44:1410)
    >>>>>Quebec and other provinces forced to accept, 1153(18:1715)
    >>Nova Scotia, brown spruce longhorned beetle infestation, imported wooden containers factor, etc., S.O. 31, 7396(106:1110-5), 8013(114:1405)
    >>Ontario, sustainable and fair management, Grassy Narrows First Nation concerns, o.q., 7761(111:1150-5)
    >>Research, federal government funding, Budget 2000 measure, 4176(59:1625)
    >>Saskatchewan, northern
    >>>Pulp and paper mill, bleaching process, profits, loss, 7482-3(107:1730-5)
    >>>Sustainable development, 7482(107:1730)
    >>Weyerhauser Company takeover of MacMillan Bloedel Limited, S.O. 31, 3076(41:1410)
    >>Woodlots, income tax provisions, sustainable development practices, incorporating
    >>>Budget 2000 ignoring, 4193(59:1825)
    >>>o.q., 7367-8(105:1455)
    >>Workers, travel expenses, income tax deduction, 112(3:1020), 8435-43(118:1730-825)
    >>>See also Income Tax Act (amdt.--travel expenses for a motor vehicle used by a forestry worker)(C-211);
    >>See also Electricity--Boralex Senneterre thermal power plant; Endangered species--Extinction--Protecting species and habitat, Provinces; National Forest Week; Ports--Vancouver, B.C.; Pulp and paper industry; Reform Party--1997 taxpayer budget

Forest Stewardship Recognition Program see Forests

Forests

    >>Canadian boreal forests, deforestation, 1107(18:1225)
    >>Forest Stewardship Recognition Program of Wildlife Habitat Canada, recognition of Nathalie Perron and Marc Plante, S.O. 31, 6578-9(93:1405-10)
    >>Old growth see National parks--Stoltmann National Park
    >>See also Air pollution--Canada-United States Air Quality Agreement; National Forest Week

Forseth, Paul (Ref.--New Westminster--Coquitlam--Burnaby; CA--New Westminster--Coquitlam--Burnaby as of March 27, 2000)

Forsyth, Const. Danny see Crime prevention--Community policing

Fort Garry Horse see Canadian Armed Forces

Fort McMurray Oil Barons see Hockey

Fort York Armoury see Homeless--Emergency shelters, Toronto

Fortin, André "Dédé"

    >>Musician, The Colocs, lead singer, death, tribute, S.O. 31, 6703-4(95:1410)

Fortin, Dédé see Fortin, André "Dédé"

Fossil fuels see Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)--Increase

Foster family see Family

Four Corners Community Savings

    >>Vancouver, B.C., community financial institution, 8263(116:1630)

Fournier, Ghislain (BQ--Manicouagan)

Fowl see Weyburn, Saskatchewan

Fox, Terry

    >>20th anniversary, start of Terry Fox's run, S.O. 31, 6014(84:1400-5)
    >>Day, commemorating, 6967(99:1525)
    >>>See also Terry Fox Day Act (Bill C-479)
    >>Run, Middle East, participation, S.O. 31, 5657(78:1400)

France see Canada-France Parliamentary Day; DNA evidence databank--International comparisons; Glendale High School; Mining industry--Asbestos; Oil and gas industry--Offshore drilling; Political parties--Donations, Corporations

France-Quebec literary awards see Farhoud, Abla

Franchises

    >>Sales based on falsified information/withheld or omitted information, criminal offence, 4094(58:1515)
    >>>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--false documents, etc. respecting a franchise)(Bill C-447)
    >>See also VIA Rail Canada Inc.

Francis, Diane see Nisga'a Final Agreement--Aboriginal self-government, Political correctness

Franco-Action Telethon see Francophones outside Quebec--Ontario

Franco-Ontarian flag see Francophones outside Quebec--Ontario

Francoeur, Right Hon. Joseph Napoléon see Quebec separation/sovereignty

Francomania see French language

Francophone athletes

Francophone Games (Ottawa-Hull 2001)

    >>French language, priority status
    >>>Government refusal, o.q., 3085(41:1455)
    >>>o.q., 5004(69:1455)
    >>Governments, federal, provincial, municipal, financial commitment
    >>>Federal financial commitment, criticism, o.q., 8496(119:1445)
    >>>S.O. 31, 7550-1(108:1405-10)

Francophone immigrants see Immigration/immigrants--Saint Boniface, Man.

Francophone women see Women's History Month, October

Francophones see Airlines--Pilots; Canadian Armed Forces--Harassment/discrimination against; Tourism industry--Tourism corridor

Francophones outside Quebec

    >>Assimilation, Bloc Québécois position, 3643(51:1115-20)
    >>Consultative Committee for French-Speaking Minority Communities, creation, S.O. 31, 80(2:1355)
    >>Economic development, government role, o.q., 1559-60(25:1450)
    >>Manitoba
    >>>Interests, protecting, 8779-80(124:1135)
    >>>Tribute, S.O. 31, 548(9:1105-10)
    >>>See also French language
    >>Ontario
    >>>1912 Regulation 17, prohibiting teaching of French, Béatrice and Diane Desloges, challenging, S.O. 31, 1179-80(19:1110)
    >>>Franco-Action Telethon, Franco-Ontarian community benefitting, S.O. 31, 6495-6(92:1405)
    >>>Franco-Ontarian flag, 25th anniversary, celebrating, S.O. 31, 8849(126:1405)
    >>>See also French language--TV Ontario; Hospitals--Montfort Hospital
    >>Rights, protecting, anglophone minority in Quebec, comparison, 3642-3(51:1115)
    >>>o.q., 2998(40:1500)
    >>See also Entrepreneurs; Official languages policy/bilingualism--Canadian Heritage Department

Francophonie

    >>Conference of Women in the Francophonie, Canada, role, o.q., 3372(46:1445)
    >>Organisation internationale de la francophonie, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, secretary general, Quebec visit, S.O. 31, 9149-50(130:1400)
    >>Rendez-vous with our French Canadian Heritage, S.O. 31, 4697(64:1410)
    >>See also Jeux de la Francophonie Canadienne; Journée internationale de la Francophonie

Francophonie Games (Ottawa-Hull, 2001) see Francophone Games (Ottawa-Hull, 2001)

Francophonie Summit see Sommet de la Francophonie

FRAPRU (Front d'action populaire en rémenagement urbain) see Housing--Affordability/accessibility, Budget 2000

Fraser, B.C. see Municipalities--Payments in lieu of taxation, Federal-provincial-municipal relationship

Fraser Committee see Canadian Armed Forces--Reform--Reserves/militia

Fraser Institute see Budget 2000; Health care system--Renewal/reform, Walker; National debt--Assets of Canada

Fraser, Hon. John

    >>Former Member of Parliament see Environment--Canadian Ambassador

Fraser River see Burns Bog; Salmon, Pacific

Fraud

    >>Consumer fraud, identity theft, etc., 542(9:1035)
    >>See also Immigration/immigrants--System; Internet/information highway--Electronic commerce

Frederick Street: Living and Dying on Canada's Love Canal see Hazardous waste--Sydney, N.S. tar ponds

Fredericton, N.B. see Airports--New Brunswick

Free trade

    >>Benefits, 1138-9(18:1535)
    >>Caution, need for, 1155(18:1725-30)
    >>Chile, agreement with, 1120(18:1350)
    >>Japan, agreement with, Business Council on National Issues negotiating, S.O. 31, 7451(107:1405)
    >>Liberal Party historical position, 1154-5(18:1725)
    >>Progressive Conservative Party position, 1114(18:1315)
    >>See also Forest industry--Exports, United States; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Free Trade Area of the Americas

    >>Establishing by 2005
    >>>Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee study, report, 1110-1(18:1245-50)
    >>>>See also Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports, First
    >>>Negotiations, Toronto, Ont. meeting, civil society participation, etc., 1099(18:1130), 1110(18:1240)
    >>>>o.q., 1185(19:1135)
    >>>Organization of American States discussing, Windsor, Ont., June 2000 meeting, S.O. 31, 7450-1(107:1405)
    >>>Throne Speech statement, 3(1:1600), 288(5:1635)
    >>Quebec/Quebec separatists supporting, 3499(48:1535)
    >>See also Agriculture--Farm income crisis, Trade, Barriers; Cultural diversity

Free trade zones see Airports--Montreal International Airport-Mirabel

Free votes see House of Commons--Votes

Freed, Leona

    >>First Nations Accountability Coalition, establishment, tribute, S.O. 31, 198(4:1100), 5658(78:1405)

Freedom of expression see Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Group (APEC)--Vancouver, B.C. summit

Freedom of speech see Abortion--Pro-life supporters

Freestyle skiing see Skiing

Freight rates see Grain transportation--Railways; Trucking industry--Cost increases

French language

    >>Francomania, French language Internet site, Mérites du francais dans les technologies de l'information 2000, S.O. 31, 5705(79:1400)
    >>Manitoba, French language education, federal-provincial agreement, S.O. 31, 6398(90:1410), 6440-1(91:1100)
    >>TV Ontario, TFO, French language programming in Quebec, Bloc Québécois opposing
    >>>Quebec Premier Lucien Bouchard, statement, Bloc Québécois importance to Francophones outside Quebec, contradictory, S.O. 31, 1243(20:1410)
    >>>S.O. 31, 819(13:1405), 1442(23:1410), 1675(27:1405-10)
    >>See also Education--English/French; Official languages policy/bilingualism; Quebec separation/sovereignty

French language broadcasting see Broadcasting

French language colleges see Universities and colleges--Ontario

Frequent flyer programs see Airlines--Crisis

Freshwater see Water

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation

    >>Board of Directors, Order in Council appointments, Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee, consultation, lack, 8770(124:1035)

Freshwater fish marketing industry see Fisheries

Friendly Giant see Homme, Bob

Friends of Hank Snow Society see Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Front d'action populaire en rémenagement urbain (FRAPU) see Housing--Affordability/accessibility, Budget 2000

Fruit and vegetables

    >>Fruit growers
    >>>Expenses, high, low prices, income tax, deducting farm expenses, prohibited, S.O. 31, 4762(65:1400)
    >>>Old tree stock conversion, qu., 3049(41:1125)

Fry, Hon. Hedy (Lib.--Vancouver Centre; Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)(Status of Women))

Fuel Price Posting Act (Bill C-476)--St. Julien

    >>First reading, 6026(84:1510)
    >>See also Gasoline--Taxes, Displaying amount of tax/price without taxes at pumps

Fuels

    >>Biofuels, organic waste, use, biotechnology capability, 6295(88:1530)
    >>See also Gasoline; Indian bands/reserves--Sales taxes

Fugère, René see Earth Canada--Export Development Corporation alleged $10 million line of credit; Lobbyists: Transitional jobs fund--Saint Maurice constituency, Grand Mère Inn--Saint Maurice constituency, Opitciwan sawmill

Full age

    >>Definition, 1816(29:1220)
    >>>See also Canada Student Loans Act (amdt.--definition of full age)(Bill C-373)

Fullerton Township, Ont.

    >>Water Under the Bridges: The Story of Fullerton Township, history book, S.O. 31, 6090(85:1400)

Fulton, Hon. Edmund Davie

    >>Former Cabinet Minister, military officer, Supreme Court of British Columbia justice, death, tribute, S.O. 31, 7273(104:1400)

Funerals

    >>Expenses, income tax deduction, 9026(128:1205)
    >>See also Income Tax Act (amdt.--to provide for the deduction of funeral expenses)(Bill C-504)

Funfest on the Farm see Agriculture--Farm income crisis, Agriculture Income Disaster Assistance Program

Furnis, Jamie see House of Commons--Pages

Fusion see Canadian Centre for Magnetic Fusion

Futurallia 2000 see Business

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