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Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)

    >>University of Saskatchewan facility, expansion, S.O. 31, 7908(129:1355)

Vaisakhi see Sikh community

Val-d'Or, QC

    >>Social Services Minkin, Abitibiwinni, Lac Simon, Kitcisakik communities, programs and services, qu., 1360(23:1550)

Valentines for Vets

Valeri, Tony (Lib.--Stoney Creek)

    >>Automobiles/motor vehicles, 2181(37:1125)
    >>Border, Canadian, 3954(67:1110-5)
    >>Budget 2003, M. for approval (Manley), 3953-5(67:1105-15)
    >>Capital gains tax, 3954(67:1105)
    >>Capital tax, 3954(67:1105)
    >>Contaminated sites, S.O. 31, 3417-8(57:1400)
    >>Corporate income tax, 3954(67:1105)
    >>Economy/economic conditions, 3953-4(67:1105)
    >>Energy, 2181(37:1125)
    >>Government expenditures, 3955(67:1115)
    >>Government on-line services (Internet), o.q., 5249(86:1455)
    >>Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee, 4453(74:1005)
    >>Government programs, 3955(67:1115)
    >>Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming), M. (Anderson, Hon. David), 2180-2(37:1120-35)
    >>Housing, 2181(37:1125)
    >>Income tax, 3955(67:1115)
    >>Municipal waste, 2181(37:1125)
    >>Procedure, divisions, recorded, 4020(67:1905)
    >>Steel industry, 2182(37:1135)
    >>Tax reductions, 3955(67:1115)
    >>Taxation, 3955(67:1115)
    >>Trade, o.q. 2521(42:1500)
    >>Trade with United States, 3954(67:1110)
    >>Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act (Bill C-2), 4020(67:1905)

Valotech see Crossroads for Industrial Materials Innovation

Value-added products see Agriculture; Canada-United States softwood lumber dispute; Natural resource industries; Oil and gas industry

Vanclief, Hon. Lyle (Lib.--Prince Edward--Hastings; Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food)

Vancouver Agreement see Vancouver, BC--Downtown Eastside revitalization

Vancouver, BC

    >>Convention centre, federal-provincial funding, S.O. 31, 2421(41:1400)
    >>Downtown Eastside revitalization, Vancouver Agreement, federal-provincial-municipal agreement, o.q. 5712-3(93:1450)
    >>Owen, Philip, Mayor, tribute, role re drug abuse, etc., S.O. 31, 1449(24:1410)
    >>Transportation problems, federal facilities responsible, Vancouver port, Vancouver International Airport, etc., 7243-4(117:1755-800), 7245(117:1805)
    >>See also Arts and culture; Canadian Coast Guard; Chinese Canadians--Chinatown Memorial Square monument; Chinese Cultural Centre; Drug and substance abuse; Electoral boundaries--Redistribution; Food labelling--Cruise ship industry; Gangs; Grain transportation; Homelessness; International banking centres--Establishment; National Defence Department--Offices; On the Corner; Ports/harbours; Sex-trade workers (street prostitution); St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC; Street racing; Union of British Columbia Municipalities--Convention; VIA Rail Canada Inc.--Calgary, AB-Vancouver, BC; World Urban Forum

Vancouver Canucks see Hockey--Stanley Cup, National Hockey League championships

Vancouver East constituency see Rail transportation/railways--Noise pollution

Vancouver International Airport

    >>Canada Airports Act (Bill C-27), relationship, 5518(91:1010-5), 5519(91:1020), 5520(91:1030), 5523(91:1040-5), 5528(91:1115)
    >>Property taxes and airport taxes received by federal government, 259(4:1605)
    >>Search and rescue, Canadian Coast Guard hovercraft, adequacy, 1389-90(23:1915-25), 1414-5(23:2225-35)
    >>>o.q., 1351-2(23:1455-1500)
    >>Vancouver agreement, federal-provincial-municipal urban development agreement, 3992(67:1535)
    >>See also Air transportation security; Vancouver, BC--Transportation problems

Vancouver--Kingsway constituency see Computers for schools program--Nootka Elementary School; Multicultural Helping House Society

Vancouver Quadra constituency see Government expenditures--Order Paper questions

Vancouver South--Burnaby constituency see Government expenditures--Order Paper questions

Vanier Cup see Football

Varin, Claire see Literature--Authors

Vatican see Government contracts--Sponsorship program, Internal investigation

Vaudeville, Karine see French language--French literary writing contest

VCR Inc. see Canada's Climate Change Voluntary Challenge and Registry Inc. (VCR Inc.)

V-E Day see Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day)

Vehicles see Automobiles/motor vehicles

Vellacott, Maurice (CA--Saskatoon--Wanuskewin)

Vendette, Daniel see Mercier constituency--Constituents

Venne, Pierrette (BQ--Saint-Bruno--Saint-Hubert; Ind.--Saint-Bruno--Saint-Hubert as of February 5, 2003; Ind. BQ--Saint-Bruno--Saint-Hubert as of February 7, 2003)

Venture capital see Farm Credit Canada--Government funding for venture capital investments; Pensions

Verbal Abuse Prevention Week Act (Bill C-320)--Murphy

Veritas DGC Inc. see Entrepreneurs/entrepreneurship--Awards

Verrier, Geneviève see Réseau des femmes d'affaires du Québec

Vertically integrated gasoline suppliers see Gasoline

Vessel replacement program see Fisheries--Newfoundland and Labrador

Veterans

    >>Definition, 8789(144:1635)
    >>>See also Veterans' benefits/pensions--Wartime service requirements
    >>Priority issues, government actions, o.q., 6087-8(100:1455)
    >>Recognition, 9232-3(152:1025-35), 9234-5(152:1040-5)
    >>>S.O. 31, 1342(23:1410)
    >>>See also Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation; Remembrance Day; Rideau Veterans Memorial Park; Veterans Week
    >>See also Cenotaphs; Clark, Samuel; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Healy, Richard; Iraq, United States pre-emptive attack--Criticism, Commonwealth war cemetery; Jewish war veterans; Kobolak, Joseph; Korean War; Memory Project; Merchant navy veterans; Merchant Navy Veterans Day; Métivier, Paul; Military memorial sites; Moar, Frederick Forrest; Peacekeeping--Book of Remembrance; Republic of Korea War Service Medal; Rideau Veterans Memorial Park; Royal Canadian Legion; Valentines for Vets; Volterman, Frank B.

Veterans Affairs Subcommittee

Veterans' benefits/pensions

Veterans Review and Appeal Board

Veterans Week

    >>2002 theme, "Remembering Our Past, Preserving Our Future"
    >>>S.O. 31, 623(10:1110), 1226(21:1405), 1297-8(22:1405), 1448(24:1400)
    >>>Statement by Minister (Pagtakhan), 1353-6(23:1505-30)
    >>2003 theme, "Canada Remembers the Korean War", Statement by Minister (Pagtakhan), 9232-5(152:1025-45)
    >>Postcards for Peace, Queen Elizabeth School, grade six students' project, S.O. 31, 2322(39:1355)
    >>See also Remembrance Day

Veterinary colleges

    >>Accreditation, retaining, o.q., 2518(42:1445)
    >>Government funding, Budget 2003 measure, 3733(62:1645), 3970(67:1310), 4048(68:1545), 4276(71:1710), 4879(80:1310)
    >>See also Atlantic Veterinary College; École de Médecine Vétérinaire de Saint-Hyacinthe

VIA Rail Canada Act see VIA Rail Canada Inc.--Legislation

VIA Rail Canada Inc.,

VIA Rail Commercialization Act (Bill C-255)--Gouk

    >>First reading, 919-20(15:1210)
    >>See also VIA Rail Canada Inc.--Privatization

Victim compensation see Biological and chemical weapons--Experiments; Blood system--Tainted blood

Victims of crime

    >>Funding, o.q., 1737(29:1450-5)
    >>Petitions, 520(8:1525)
    >>Restitution, civil enforcement, 8907(146:1540-5), 8981(147:1535), 6574-20(106:1910-20)
    >>Rights, protection, 4940(81:1710), 4941-2(81:1720-30), 5002(82:1550), 5565(91:1545-50), 5829(95:1740-5), 5921-2(97:1520-5)
    >>>Office of Victims Ombudsman of Canada role, 3873-4(65:1235)
    >>>See also Corrections and Conditional Release Act (amdt.--Office of Victims Ombudsman of Canada)(Bill C-402); Justice system--Accused/victims rights
    >>See also Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime; Domestic violence; Parole--Hearings; Provost, Noreen Edith

Victims of wrongful conviction see Dumont, Michel

Victoires de la musique (France)

    >>Lemay, Lynda, Natasha St-Pier, award winners, congratulating, S.O. 31, 3640-1(61:1400-5)

Victoria, BC see Ports/harbours

Victoria constituency see Government expenditures--Order Paper questions

Victoria Cross

    >>MacGregor, Lt. Col. John (Jock), Victoria Cross and war medals, export for sale, cultural property removal restrictions, qu., 8525(140:1020)
    >>See also Ricketts, Sergeant Thomas; Smith, Ernest Alvia (Smokey)

Victory in Europe Day (V-E Day)

Video game see Quebec separation/sovereignty

Video lottery terminals see Techlink International Entertainment Limited

Vidéotron Ltée

VIDO see Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO)

Vienna Convention see Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)--Reducing, Parliamentary resolution/ratification; Nuclear energy--Liability of industry

Vietnam see Canada-Vietnam Tax Agreement

Viking millennium celebration see Political parties--Financing, Byrne

Vimy Ridge battle (April 9, 1917)

Vimy Ridge Day Act (Bill C-409)(1st Sess., 37th Parl.)

    >>Reinstated as Vimy Ridge Day Act (Bill C-227)

Vimy Ridge Day Act (Bill C-227)--St. Denis

    >>First reading, deemed adopted, 548(9:1010)
    >>Deemed read a second time and referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee, 548(9:1015)
    >>Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>Reported, without amdt., 2291(39:1005)
    >>Report stage, concurrence, agreed to, 3839(64:1700)
    >>Third reading, 3839-46(64:1700-50), agreed to, 3846(64:1750), passed.
    >>Royal Assent, 5129(84:1730). Chap. 6, S.C. 2003
    >>See also Vimy Ridge battle (April 9, 1917)--National day

Violence see Cruelty to animals; Discrimination and racism; Domestic violence; Gender violence; Immigrants; Schools; Television; Women; Workplace violence; YWCA Week Without Violence

Violent crime

    >>Conditional sentences, prohibition, 2853(48:1545), 4932(81:1605), 4940-1(81:1715), 9087(149:1555)
    >>>o.q., 5916(97:1455), 5984(98:1445-50)
    >>>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--eliminating conditional sentencing for violent offenders)(Bill C-347)
    >>Consecutive sentences, 4922(81:1500)
    >>>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--consecutive sentences)(Bill C-424)
    >>Firearm use, 4624(77:1020)
    >>Second offence, life imprisonment, 366(6:1510)
    >>>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--violent crimes)(Bill C-213)
    >>Suspended sentences, 6594(106:2335)
    >>See also Gun control; Young offenders

Violent offenders

    >>Security classification, assigning, judicial discretion, 3874(65:1235)
    >>>See also Criminal Code (amdt.) and Corrections and Conditional Release Act (amdt.--judicial discretion to assign a binding security classification of maximum to high-risk violent offenders)(Bill C-403)
    >>See also Parole; Young offenders

Virginia Fontaine Addictions Foundation

    >>Aboriginal addiction treatment centre, Sagkeeng Reserve, funding, accountability
    >>>Dodge, David, former deputy minister, role
    >>>>Finance Standing Committee appearance as Bank of Canada Governor, questions restricted, 8636-8(142:1035-45)
    >>>>Public inquiry, o.q.,7819(127:1440), 8599(141:1435), 8604(141:1500)
    >>>Health Department officials, role, 7654(124:1800)
    >>>o.q., 3360(56:1455)
    >>>S.O. 31, 8029(131:1410)

Virtual child pornography see Child pornography

Virtual reality see Niagara College

Virtual university of the arctic see Aboriginal peoples/communities--Education, post-secondary

Visa see Credit cards--Moneris Solutions

Visages d'art see Semaine québécoise des personnes handicapées--Laval, QC

Visible minorities

    >>Richmond, BC, highest proportion, S.O. 31, 2792-3(47:1405)
    >>See also Unemployment

VisuAide see Corporations--50 Best Companies in Canada

Vitamins and supplements

    >>Medical expense tax credit/Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption, petitions, 8326(136:1515), 8356(137:1015)

Voices in the Wilderness Peace Team see Iraq, United States pre-emptive attack

Voisey's Bay, NL nickel mining project (Inco Limited)

    >>Economic benefits, 4800-1(79:1220)
    >>Federal government assistance, Throne Speech reference, 165(3:1805), 648(10:1400)

Voix Magiques

    >>Entertainment troop, La Tuque, QC, home, S.O. 31, 3419(57:1410)

Volleyball see Festival du volleyball benjamin

Volpe, Joseph (Lib.--Eglinton--Lawrence)

    >>Afghanistan, petitions, 3749(63:1510)
    >>Child pornography, petitions, 3749(63:1510)
    >>Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming), M. (Anderson, Hon. David), 2189-90(37:1230-40), 2191(37:1245)
    >>Interparliamentary delegations, 803(13:1540)
    >>Marriage, petitions, 8326(136:1515)
    >>Natural health products, petitions, 7146-7(116:1525)
    >>Procedure, divisions, recorded, 8583(140:1805)

Volterman, Frank B.

    >>Veteran, 2003 Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation recipient, tribute, 5168-9(85:1415)

Volunteer organizations

    >>Government accord with voluntary sector, implementing, Throne Speech statement, 58(2:1510)
    >>See also Friends for Success Incorporated

Volunteerism

    >>Motivation, reasons, promoting, Canadian Volunteerism Initiative, etc., 6565-6(106:1805-10)
    >>See also Governor General's Performing Arts Awards--Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Volunteerism; National Volunteer Week; Paul Harris Fellowship Award--Rotary Club of Hamilton Mountain

Volunteers

    >>Calgary East constituents, tribute, S.O. 31, 3857(65:1055)
    >>Income tax deduction, voluntary work/dues to organizations, 320(5:1215), 1238(21:1510), 8182-3(134:1115-20)
    >>>See also Blood donors; Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO), International services, volunteers; Emergency response workers; Firefighters; Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-296); Income Tax Act (amdt.--volunteers)(Bill C-207)
    >>See also Canadian Coast Guard--Canadian Coast Guard auxiliary; Clark, Samuel; Engren, Peggy; Healy, Richard; Joseph, Francois; Latourelle, Lucie; National Volunteer Week; Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award

Voters list see Elections

Voyageur Colonial Limited

Voyeurism

    >>Legislation see Criminal Code (amdt.--protection of children and other vulnerable persons) and Canada Evidence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)
    >>Offence, 8821(145:1130), 8856(145:1550)
    >>See also Child Pornography--Internet access/distribution

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