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Bills of Exchange Act

    >>Legislation see Children in Law Act (Bill C-384); Holidays Act (amdt.--National Heritage Day)(Bill C-260)

Bills, Public

    >>Report Stage, S.O. 76(5) and 76.1(5), amendment re "motions of a repetitive, frivolous or vexatious nature", Speaker not to select (Government Business No. 2), M. (Boudria), 131, 140-1, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 14), 143
    >>>Amdt. (Epp), 132, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 13), 142
    >>>Closure
    >>>>M. under S.O. 57 (Boudria), agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 12), 139-40
    >>>>Notice, 133

Bills, Senate (Royal Assent denoted by *)(See also individual bills by title)

    >>Government, Public
    >>>*S-2.\Marine Liability Act--Minister of Transport (Collenette)
    >>>*S-3.\Motor Vehicle Transport Act, 1987 (Amdt.)--Minister of Transport (Collenette)
    >>>*S-4.\Federal Law--Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 1--Minister of Justice (McLellan)
    >>>*S-5.\Blue Water Bridge Authority Act (amdt.)--Minister of Transport (Collenette)
    >>>*S-11.\Canada Business Corporations Act and Canada Cooperatives Act (amdt.)--Minister of Industry (Tobin)
    >>>*S-16.\Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) Act (amdt.)--Minister of Finance (Martin)
    >>>*S-17.\Patent Act (amdt.)--Minister of Industry (Tobin)
    >>>*S-23.\Customs Act--Minister of National Revenue (Cauchon)
    >>>*S-24.\Kanesatake Interim Land Base Governance Act--Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Nault)
    >>>*S-31.\Income Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 2001--Minister of Finance (Martin, Paul)
    >>>*S-33.\Carriage by Air Act (amdt.)--Minister of Transport (Collenette)
    >>>*S-34.\Royal Assent Act--Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Goodale)
    >>>*S-40.\Payment Clearing and Settlement Act (amdt.)--Minister of Finance (Martin, Paul)
    >>>*S-41.\Legislative Instruments Re-enactment Act--Minister of Justice (Cauchon)
    >>Private Members' Private
    >>>*S-25.\Conference of Mennonites in Canada Incorporation Act (amdt.)--Alcock
    >>>*S-27.\Imperial Life Assurance Company of Canada Continuation Act--Saada
    >>>*S-28.\Certas Direct Insurance Company Continuation Act--Saada
    >>Private Members' Public
    >>>S-7.\Broadcasting Act (amdt.)--Harvard
    >>>*S-10.\Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.--Parliamentary Poet Laureate)--Thibeault
    >>>*S-14.\Sir John A. Macdonald Day and the Sir Wilfred Laurier Day Act--Godfrey
    >>>S-15.\Tobacco Youth Protection Act--Lincoln
    >>>*S-22.\National Horse of Canada Act--Calder

Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention Implementation Act

    >>Legislation see Public Safety Act (Bill C-42); Public Safety Act, 2002 (Bill C-55)

Biologics

    >>Regulatory regime, Health Department management, Auditor General Report (2000), Chapter 26 see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Seventeenth

Bioterrorism

    >>Biochemical protection drugs see Drugs Supply Act (Bill C-473)
    >>See also Public Safety Act (Bill C-42)

Black community see Emancipation Day

Blair, Right Hon. Tony see United Kingdom

Blood samples

    >>Disease testing see Blood Samples Act (Bill C-217)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Rajotte), (371-0667), 1342, gr, 1430 (8545-371-103-01)
    >>Viruses, hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV/AIDS virus detection, protection of emergency personnel see Blood Samples Act (Bill C-347)
    >>See also Impaired driving

Blood Samples Act (Bill C-217)--Strahl

    >>1st r, 37
    >>2nd r, 205-6, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 206, 422-3, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 423, 693, division deferred, 693, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 149), 714-5
    >>Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 715
    >>>Reports, recommendation not to proceed further, 1148-9

Blood Samples Act (Bill C-347)--Martin, K.

Blue Water Bridge Authority

    >>Borrowing authority/issuance of bonds see Blue Water Bridge Authority Act (amdt.)(Bill C-5)

Blue Water Bridge Authority Act (amdt.)(Bill S-5)--Minister of Transport (Collenette)

    >>Senate passage, 165
    >>1st r, 326
    >>2nd r, agreed to, 363
    >>Committee of the Whole
    >>>Referral, 363
    >>>Report, without amdt., 363
    >>Report stage, 363
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Collenette), agreed to, 363
    >>3rd r, 363, agreed to, 363, passed
    >>Royal Assent, 396 (Chap. 3, S.C. 2001)

Bluenose see Coins

Board of Internal Economy

    >>Adjournment proceedings under S.O. 38, oral questions, response by spokesperson for Board, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 677
    >>By-laws adopted February 6, 2001, tabled, 64 (8527-371-2)
    >>By-laws adopted March 28, 2001, tabled, 303 (8527-371-6)
    >>By-laws adopted June 6, 2001, tabled, 573 (8527-371-12)
    >>By-laws adopted October 2, 2001, tabled, 758 (8527-371-16)
    >>By-laws adopted February 5, 2002, tabled, 1181 (8527-371-21)
    >>By-laws adopted March 20, 2002, tabled, 1251 (8527-371-23)
    >>By-laws adopted April 17, 2002, tabled, 1351 (8527-371-25)
    >>Members, appointment, 13, 17, 329, 587, 964, 979, 1257, 1436
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (October 4, 5 and 17, 2000), tabled, 34 (8527-371-1)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (January 25 and February 6, 2001), tabled, 159 (8527-371-3)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (February 13, 2001), tabled, 183 (8527-371-4)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (February 27, 2001), tabled, 269 (8527-371-5)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (March 13, 2001), tabled, 368 (8527-371-7)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (March 28, 2001), tabled, 432 (8527-371-8)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (May 2, 2001), tabled, 523 (8527-371-10)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (May 16, June 6 and September 25, 2001), tabled, 758 (8527-371-15)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (October 2, 2001), tabled, 788 (8527-371-17)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (October 23, 2001), tabled, 824 (8527-371-18)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (October 30, 2001), tabled, 889 (8527-371-19)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (November 6, 2001), tabled, 936 (8527-371-20)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (November 27, December 4 and 11, 2001), tabled, 1181 (8527-371-22)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (March 22, 2002), tabled, 1252 (8527-371-24)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (February 27 and March 20, 2002), tabled, 1351 (8527-371-26)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (April 17 and 24, 2002), tabled, 1456 (8527-371-27)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (May 8, 2002), tabled, 1587 (8527-371-30)

Boards of directors see Business Development Bank of Canada; Canada Foundation for Innovation; Corporations

Boards of Trade Act

    >>Legislation see Yukon Act (Bill C-39)

Boating

    >>Safety see Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (Bill C-14)

Boisbriand, QC see General Motors of Canada Limited

Bombardier Inc.

    >>Government grants, r.o. Q-42 (Schmidt), 749 (8555-371-42)

Bonavista--Trinity--Conception constituency see Elections--Certificates of election; House of Commons--Vacancies

Book of Remembrance see World War I--Canadian Expeditionary Force

Book publishing industry see Canadian Heritage Standing Committee--Reports from 36th Parl.

Books

    >>Taxes
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Hanger), (371-0018), 59, gr, 207 (8545-371-8-01)

Border, Canada-United States

    >>CANPASS customs preclearance program
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Bailey), (371-0759), 1460, gr, 1631 (8545-371-110-01)
    >>Delays, commercial implications see Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports, Thirteenth

Border security

    >>Continental perimeter, Immigration and Customs officers/refugee claimants, M. on supply (Day), 739-40, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 153), 740-1
    >>Ports of entry, Canada-United States co-operation see Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee--Reports, Second

Borders

    >>Territorial sovereignty
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Proctor), (371-0619), 1250, gr, 1307 (8545-371-68-02)

Boundary water see Water--Exports

Brampton, ON see Mimico marsh, Brampton, ON

Break and enter (crime)

    >>Repeat offenders, minimum two year sentence see Criminal Code (amdt.--breaking and entering)(Bill C-290); Criminal Code (amdt.--breaking and entering)(Bill C-386)

Breast cancer

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Assadourian), (371-0008), 38, gr, 120 (8545-371-2-01)

Breathalyzers see Impaired driving

Bretton Woods and Related Agreements

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
    >>>2000 annual report, 269 (8560-371-74-01)
    >>>2001 annual report, 1348 (8560-371-74-02)

Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act

    >>Legislation see Export Development Act (amdt.)(Bill C-31)

Bribery see Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions

Bridges

    >>Tadoussac to Baie-Sainte-Catherine, QC
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Asselin), (371-0379), 643, gr, 756 (8545-371-75-01)
    >>See also Blue Water Bridge Authority

Briefcases see Government procurement--Items purchased

British Columbia see Employment insurance--Record of Employment form; Farm Income Protection Act (FIPA); Federal-Provincial Crop Insurance Agreements; Mountain Pine Beetle; Skeena River fishery

British Columbia Treaty Commission

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources Standing Committee
    >>2000-2001 annual report, 812 (8560-371-37-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Estimates, 2001-2002, Main--Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Vote L25; Privacy Act

Broadcasting

    >>Redistribution, cable and satellite systems, copyright royalties see Copyright Act (amdt.)(Bill C-48)
    >>Video programming, closed captioning technology, income tax deduction see Broadcasting Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.--Closed-captioned Programming)(Bill C-306)
    >>See also Cable television; Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC); Committees of the House; Deaf and hearing impaired persons; Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions--Advertising; Radio-Canada (SRC)

Broadcasting Act (amdt.)(Bill S-7)--Harvard

    >>Senate passage, 508
    >>1st r, 616
    >>Selection as votable item, 727
    >>2nd r, 733, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 733, 881, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 881, 988, division deferred, 988, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 226), 1010-1
    >>Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 1011
    >>>Extension of deadline, 1459

Broadcasting Act (amdt.--designation of cable channels)(Bill C-325)--White, T.

Broadcasting Act (amdt.--reduction of violence in television broadcasts)(Bill C-420)--Bigras

Broadcasting Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.--Closed-captioned Programming)(Bill C-306)--St. Hilaire

Brownfields see Industrial pollution

Budget 2000 (February 28, 2000)

    >>Ways and Means No. 2
    >>>Concurrence, deemed moved and agreed to on division, 117
    >>>Notice, tabled, 113 (8570-371-2)
    >>>See also Sales Tax and Excise Tax Amendments Act, 2001 (Bill C-13)

Budget 2001 (December 10, 2001)

    >>Approval, Ways and Means No. 10, M. (Martin, Paul), 939-40, 943, 945, 950-1, 964, 976, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 217), 976-7
    >>>Amdt. (Kenney), 943, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 216), 969-70
    >>>>Amdt. to amdt. (Loubier), 943, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 215), 950-1
    >>>Procedure, "That the debate be now adjourned", M. (Kenney), 940, deemed adopted, 940
    >>Documents
    >>>"Canada's Fiscal Progress Through 2000-2001", 939 (8570-371-15)
    >>>"Enhancing Security for Canadians", 939 (8570-371-13)
    >>>Notice of a Ways and Means motion to amend the Income Tax Act (Ways and Means No. 12), 939 (8570-371-17)
    >>>Notice of a Ways and Means motion to introduce an Act to Implement an Air Travellers Security Charge (Ways and Means No. 13), 939 (8570-371-18)
    >>>"Strategic Investments: Bridging to the Future", 939 (8570-371-154)
    >>>"The Budget in Brief", 939 (8570-371-12)
    >>>"The Budget Plan 2001", 939 (8570-371-16)
    >>>"The Budget Speech", 939 (8570-371-11)
    >>Pre-budget consultations, House take note (Government Business No. 17), M. (Boudria), 780-2, 811
    >>>Amdt. (Day), 780
    >>>Amdt. to amdt. (Picard), 780
    >>Order of the Day designated, 852
    >>Priorities, M. on supply (Kenney), 895-7
    >>>Amdt. (Jaffer), 896
    >>>Sponsor, name change, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 895
    >>See also Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Tenth

Budget deficit

    >>Prevention/contingency reserve see Deficit Prevention Act (Bill C-363)

Budget Implementation Act, 1997

    >>Legislation see Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill C-40)

Budget Implementation Act, 1997 and Financial Administration Act (amdt.)(Bill C-17)--Minister of Finance (Martin)

    >>1st r, 176
    >>2nd r, 275, 297, division deferred, 297, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 72), 311-2
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 312
    >>>Report, without amdt., 365-6
    >>Report stage, 387
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Martin, Paul), 389, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 94), 389-90
    >>>Motion No. 1 (Clause 6), (Williams), 387, division deferred, 387, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 93), 388-9
    >>3rd r, 404-5, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 97), 409-10, passed
    >>>Amdt. (Williams), 404, division deferred, 405, division discharged and amdt. withdrawn, by unanimous consent, 409
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 531
    >>Royal Assent, 584 (Chapter 11, S.C. 2001)

Budget Implementation Act, 1998

    >>Legislation see Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Bill C-11)

Budget Implementation Act, 2001 (Bill C-49)--Minister of Finance (Martin, Paul)

    >>Ways and Means No. 14
    >>>Concurrence, M. (McCallum), 979, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 218), 979-80
    >>>Consideration, proceeding to, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 979
    >>>Notice, tabled, 976 (8570-371-19)
    >>1st r, 1005
    >>2nd r, 1014-5, 1018-20, 1023, 1025, 1030, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 229), 1032-3
    >>>Amdt. (White, T.), 1023, division deferred, 1025, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 228), 1031-2
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 1033
    >>>Report, with amdts., 1134
    >>Report stage, 1145-6, 1149, 1153-62
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Martin, Paul), 1161, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 244), 1161-2
    >>>Motion No. 1 (Clause 2), (Anders), 1145, 1153, division deferred, 1155, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 237), 1156-7
    >>>Motion No. 2 (Clause 2), (Collenette), 1145-6, 1153, division deferred, 1155, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 238), 1157-8
    >>>Motion No. 10 (Clause 5), (Toews), 1146, 1153, division deferred, 1155, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 239), 1158
    >>>Motion No. 17 (Clause 5), (Toews), 1146, 1153-4, division deferred, 1155, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 240), 1158-9
    >>>Motion No. 18 (Clause 5), (Anders), 1146, 1154, division deferred, 1155, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 241), 1159-60
    >>>Motion No. 20 (Clause 11), (Anders), 1146, 1154, division deferred, 1155, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 242), 1160
    >>>Motion No. 22 (Clause 22), (Martin, Paul), 1155, division deferred, 1155, agreed on recorded division (Division No. 243), 1160-1
    >>Report stage and third reading
    >>>Time allocation under S.O. 78(3)
    >>>>M. (Goodale), 1151-2, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 236), 1152
    >>>>Notice of motion, 1149-50
    >>3rd r, 1173, 1179-80, division deferred, 1180, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 247), 1185-6, passed
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 1254
    >>Royal Assent, 1254 (Chap. 9, S.C. 2002)

Budget in Brief, The see Budget 2001 (December 10, 2001)--Documents

Budget Plan 2001, The see Budget 2001 (December 10, 2001)--Documents

Budget Speech, The see Budget 2001 (December 10, 2001)--Documents

Budgetary policy

    >>New Democratic Party 12 Point Plan to Save Canada, M. on supply (McDonough), 1141-2, division deferred, 1142, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 246), 1168-9

Building a Nation: The Regulation under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act see Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee--Reports, Third

Building a Transportation Security Culture: Aviation as the Starting Point see Transport and Government Operations Standing Committee--Reports, Ninth

Building an Effective New Round of WTO Negotiations: Key Issues for Canada see Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports, Nineteenth

Building on Success see Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth

Burundi

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Godin, Y.), (371-0023), 62, gr, 302 (8545-371-18-01)

Bus transport see Motor carriers, extra-provincial (truck and bus)

Business Development Bank of Canada

    >>Board of directors, June 2, 1999 meeting, r.o. P-8 (Clark), 686 (8550-371-8)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>2000-2001 annual report, with Auditor General's Report, 590 (8560-371-162-01)
    >>>2001-2002 annual report, with Auditor General's Report, 1608 (8560-371-162-02)
    >>>2002-2006 corporate plan summary, 470 (8562-371-833-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act; Alternative Fuels Act; Privacy Act

Business Development Bank of Canada Act

    >>Legislation see Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Bill C-11); Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2001 (Bill C-40)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>1995 to 2000 five-year review, 591 (8560-371-766-01)

Business Development Bank of Canada Act and Canada Student Loans Act (amdt.--student loan system that is more supportive of students)(Bill C-230)--Nystrom

    >>1st r, 42

Business expenses

    >>Fines, levies or penalties, tax deduction
    >>>P-41 (Martin, Pat), withdrawn, 1173
    >>>See also Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-447)
    >>See also Child care

Business of Supply

    >>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee (1st Sess., 36th Parl.), Fifty-first Report, "The Business of Supply: Completing the Circle of Control", M-296 (Williams), 669, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 669, 843-4, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 844, 1056, division deferred, 1057, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 245), 1167-8

Business of Supply: Completing the Circle of Control, The see Business of Supply

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Cabinet confidences

    >>Access to information see Access to Information Act (amdt.--Cabinet confidences)(Bill C-341)

Cabinet Ministers

    >>Briefings see National Defence Minister; Privilege, Parliamentary--Reynolds--Toews; Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Fourteenth
    >>Conflict of interest see Code of Ethics for Ministers Act (Bill C-388)
    >>See also Ethics