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

    >>Government, Public
    >>>*S-2.\Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 2002--Minister of Finance (Manley)
    >>>S-13.\Statistics Act (amdt.)--Minister of Industry (Rock)
    >>Private Members' Private
    >>>*S-21.\Financial Advisors Association of Canada Act--Peterson
    >>Private Members' Public
    >>>*S-5.\National Acadian Day--Bélanger
    >>>S-7.\Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act--Keddy
    >>>S-8.\Broadcasting Act (amdt.)--Alcock
    >>>S-10.\Personal Watercraft Act--Lincoln
    >>House concurrence desired, message from Senate, 141, 651, 815, 864, 1036, 1235

Bingzhang, Dr. Wang

    >>Chinese dissident, arrest/life sentence, violation of human rightssee Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports, Tenth

Biodiversity see Cartegena Protocol on Biosafety;Fisheries and Oceans Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth

Biological and chemical weapons

    >>Exports, control see Public Safety Act, 2002 (Bill C-16);Public Safety Act, 2002 (Bill C-17)

Biological and Toxic Weapons Convention

    >>Implementation see Public Safety Act, 2002 (Bill C-16);Public Safety Act, 2002 (Bill C-17)

Biologics

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

Bioterrorism

    >>Biochemical protection drugs see Drug Supply Act (Bill C-261)

Blood system see Canadian Blood Services

Blue Water Bridge Authority

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Transport Standing Committee
    >>>2002 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 795 (8560-372-821-01)
    >>>2001-2002 to 2005-2006 corporate plan summaries and 2001-2002 operating andcapital budgets, 87 (8562-372-862-01)
    >>>2003-2007 corporate plan summaries and 2003 operating and capital budgets,795 (8562-372-862-02)
    >>>2004-2008 corporate plan summaries and 2004 operating and capital budgets,1200 (8562-372-862-03)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Privacy Act

Board of Internal Economy

    >>By-laws adopted April 2, 2003, tabled, 674 (8527-372-8)
    >>By-laws adopted June 4, 2003, tabled, 936 (8527-372-11)
    >>By-laws adopted October 29, 2003, tabled, 1262 (8527-372-16)
    >>Membership, 137, 313
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (May 29, 2002), tabled, 64 (8527-372-1)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (June 12, 2002), tabled, 154 (8527-372-4)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (October 9 and 30, 2002), tabled, 244 (8527-372-5)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (November 20 and 27, 2002, December 10, 2002 and January 27, 2003), tabled, 628 (8527-372-7)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (February 5, 2003), tabled, 794 (8527-372-9)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (April 2, 2003 and May 14, 2003), tabled, 936 (8527-372-12)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (June 4 and 11, 2003), 1049 (8527-372-13)
    >>Minutes of Proceedings, (June 16, September 24, October 1, 8 and 29, 2003),1262 (8527-372-17)

Bombardier Inc. see Government grants and contributions;NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC)

Bonavista--Exploits constituency

    >>Name, change to Bonavista--Gander--Grand Falls--Windsor see ElectoralBoundaries Readjustment Act (Bill C-53)

Bonavista--Trinity--Conception constituency see Chief Electoral Officer ofCanada Office (Elections Canada)--Reports

Book of Remembrance see Peacekeeping

Border, Canadian

    >>Submissions to United States government, Q-204 (Rajotte), deemed referred to Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee, 800-1; r.o., 806-7 (8555-372-204); r.o., 945-6 (8555-372-204-01)
    >>Windsor, ON crossing
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Comartin), (372-1328), 635
    >>>>(Masse), (372-0614 and 372-0615), 228, gr, 386 (8545-372-48-02)
    >>See also Customs services

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

    >>Alberta, cow infected, single case, beef export ban, quarantine measures
    >>>M. to adjourn under S.O. 52 (Clark), adopted, 802
    >>>>Accepted, 801-2
    >>>Re-opening United States border, Washington, DC, multi-party delegation, M. on supply (Schellenberger), 1026-8, division deferred, 1028, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 221), 1036-7
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Adams), (372-1901), 945, gr, 1195 (8545-372-93-01); (372-1960), 994, gr, 1195 (8545-372-93-01); (372-2120), 1098; (372-2156), 1113
    >>>(Mark), (372-2264), 1160; (372-2355), 1216
    >>>(Reid), (372-2579), 1260
    >>>(Ritz), (372-2567 to 372-2575), 1260
    >>>(Skelton), (372-2317 and 372-2318), 1197
    >>>(Yelich), (372-2298), 1164
    >>See also Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, Third

Bovine Tuberculosis in the Immediate Vicinity of Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, First

Bradfield Road transportation corridor see Water--British Columbia-Alaskatransboundary watersheds

Brazil see Parliamentary delegations, reports

Break and enter (crime)

    >>Repeat offenders, minimum two year sentence see Criminal Code(amdt.--breaking and entering)(Bill C-393)

Bretton Woods and Related Agreements

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
    >>>2002 annual report, 628 (8560-372-74-01)

Bridges and tunnels, international

    >>Construction, approval mechanism see Transportation Amendment Act (Bill C-26)

Brien, Pierre (BQ--Témiscamingue; Ind.--Témiscamingue as of January 16, 2003; resigned March 14, 2003)

    >>References see House of Commons--Vacancies

British Columbia see Aquaculture;Electoral boundaries;Farm Income Protection Act (FIPA);Fort Nelson Indian Reserve Minerals Revenue Sharing Act;Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)--Reports, Agreements for RCMP policingservices;Shrimp industry;Water

British Columbia Court of Appeal see Privilege, Parliamentary--(Boudria)

British Columbia Southern Interior constituency see Southern Interior constituency

British Columbia Treaty Commission

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources Standing Committee
    >>>2001-2002 annual report, 216 (8560-372-37-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Privacy Act

Broadcasting

    >>Licence fees see Scrutiny of Regulations Standing Joint Committee--Reports, Third
    >>Redistribution, cable and satellite systems, copyright royaltiessee Copyright Act (amdt.)(Bill C-11)
    >>Video programming, closed captioning technology, income tax deductionsee Broadcasting Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.--closed captionedprogramming)(Bill C-355)
    >>See also Canadian Heritage Standing Committee--Reports, Second;Committees of the House;Committees, Parliamentary;House of Commons proceedingsRadiocommunication equipment;Satellite piracy

Broadcasting Act (amdt.)(Bill S-8)

    >>Senate passage, 651
    >>1st r, 978

Broadcasting Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.--closed captioned programming)(Bill C-355)--St. Hilaire

Bronze Star medal

    >>Canadian Armed Forces troops, awarding
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Anders), (372-0782 and 372-0783), 283, gr, 323 (8545-372-54-02)

Bruce--Grey--Owen Sound constituency see Grey--Bruce--Owen Sound constituency

Bruce Peninsula National Park

    >>Visitor centre, petitions
    >>>(Jackson), (372-1227), 547, gr, 798 (8545-372-58-3)

BSE see Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

Budget 2003 (February 18, 2003)

    >>Approval, Ways and Means No. 2, M. (Manley), 431, 436, 454-5, 478, 496, 498-9, division deferred, 499, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 59), 515-6
    >>>Amdt. (Harper), 436, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 53), 478-9
    >>>>Amdt. to amdt. (Paquette), 436, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 42), 455-6
    >>>Division, recorded, if requested on Monday, March 17, 2003, deemed deferred until Tuesday, March 18, 2003, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 487
    >>>Procedure, "That the debate be now adjourned", M. (Harper), 432, deemed adopted, 432
    >>Documents
    >>>"The Budget Plan 2003", 432 (8570-372-9)
    >>>"Improving Expenditure Management and Accountability", 432 (8570-372-8)
    >>>"Investing in Canada's Health Care System", 432 (8570-372-7)
    >>>"The Budget in Brief", 432 (8570-372-6)
    >>>"The Budget Speech", 432 (8570-372-5)
    >>Order of the Day designated, 390
    >>Ways and Means No. 6
    >>>Concurrence, deemed moved and division deferred, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 546, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 65), 551-2
    >>>Notice, tabled, 517 (8570-372-10)
    >>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2003 (Bill C-28)

Budget deficit

    >>Prevention/contingency reserve see Deficit Prevention Act (Bill C-385)

Budget Implementation Act, 1997

    >>Ways and Means No. 6
    >>>Concurrence, deemed moved and division deferred, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 546, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 65), 551-2
    >>>Notice, tabled, 517 (8570-372-10)
    >>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2003 (Bill C-28)

Budget Implementation Act, 1998

    >>Ways and Means No. 6
    >>>Concurrence, deemed moved and division deferred, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 546, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 65), 551-2
    >>>Notice, tabled, 517 (8570-372-10)
    >>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2003 (Bill C-28)

Budget Implementation Act, 2003 (Bill C-28)--Minister of Finance (Manley)

    >>Ways and Means No. 6
    >>>Concurrence, deemed moved and division deferred, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 546, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 65), 551-2
    >>>Notice, tabled, 517 (8570-372-10)
    >>1st r, 553
    >>2nd r, 620-3, 625, 627, 636-7, 641, 645, 651, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 140), 666
    >>>Amdt. (Penson), 620, division deferred, 641, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 136), 645-6
    >>>Procedure, "That this question be now put", M. (Szabo), 651, division deferred, 651, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 139), 665-6
    >>Finance Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 666
    >>>Report, with amdt., 754
    >>Report stage, 761-2, 764, 768, 771-6
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Manley), 775, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 165), 775-6
    >>>Motion No. 13 (Clause 64), (Picard), 761, 768, division deferred, 768, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 161), 771-2
    >>>Motion No. 14 (Clause 74), (Lill), 761, 768, division deferred, 768, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 162), 772-3
    >>>Motion No. 15 (Clause 75), (Lill), 762, 768, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 162), 773
    >>>Motion No. 17 (Clause 84), (Davies), 762, 768, division deferred, 768, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 163), 773-4
    >>>Motion No. 18 (Clause 85), (Davies), 762, 768, division deferred, 768, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 164), 774-5
    >>>Motion No. 19 (Clause 86), (Davies), 762, 768, negatived on applied recorded division (Division No. 164), 775
    >>3rd r, 784, 791, 794, 807, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 171), 811-2, passed
    >>>Procedure, "That this question be now put", M. (Regan), 807, division deferred, 808, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 170), 810-1
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 939
    >>Royal Assent, 940 [Chap. 15, S.C. 2003]

Budget in Brief, The see Budget 2003 (February 18,2003)--Documents

Budget Plan 2003, The see Budget 2003 (February 18,2003)--Documents

Budget Speech, The see Budget 2003 (February 18, 2003)--Documents

Budgetary policy see Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Second

Building a Brighter Future for Urban Aboriginal Childrensee Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons withDisabilities Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth

Building an Effective New Round of WTO Negotiations: Key Issues for Canada see Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, 37th Parliament, Nineteenth

Building on Success see Human Resources Development and theStatus of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Eighth

Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canadasee Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada (Romanow)--Report

Business Development Bank of Canada

    >>Belle Isle Djandji reports, P-6 (Clark), transferred, 1035
    >>Egon Zehnder International executive search firm reports, P-9 (Clark), ordered, 783 (8550-372-9)
    >>Elan Pratzer and Partners Inc. reports, P-4 (Clark), transferred, 1035
    >>Gestion Michel Lebeuf Ltée reports, P-7 (Clark), transferred, 1035
    >>Gilles Tremblay and Associés reports, P-3 (Clark), transferred, 1035
    >>Illsley Bourbonnais executive search firm reports, P-5 (Clark), ordered, 783 (8550-372-5)
    >>La Société Caldwell reports, P-8 (Clark), transferred, 1035
    >>Price Waterhouse Coopers reports, P-2 (Clark), transferred, 1034
    >>Rolland Groupe Conseil Inc. reports, P-1 (Clark), transferred, 1034
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 963 (8560-372-162-01)
    >>>2003-2007 corporate plan summary, 190 (8562-372-833-01)
    >>>2004-2008 corporate plan summary, 928 (8562-372-833-02)
    >>>Directions to the Business Development Bank of Canada (P.C. 2003-1567), 1255 (8560-372-841-01)
    >>Spencer Stuart executive search firm reports, P-10 (Clark), ordered, 783 (8550-372-10)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Alternative Fuels Act;Privacy Act;Student loans

Business Development Bank of Canada and the Canada Student Loans Act (amdt.)(Bill C-217)--Nystrom

    >>1st r, 32

Business expenses

    >>Fines, levies or penalties, tax deduction see Income Tax Act (amdt.)(BillC-252)

C

Cabinet Ministers

    >>Automobiles, purchase, Kyoto Protocol commitments, relationship, r.o. Q-146 (Williams), 631-2 (8555-372-146)
    >>See also Canada Lands Company Limited;Government grants and contributions--Martin;Meyer, Joanne

Cable television see Broadcasting--Redistribution

Calendar dates

    >>Numerical expression, year/month/day see Canada Evidence Act (amdt.)(BillC-284)

Calgary North Centre constituency

    >>Name, change to Calgary Centre-North see Electoral Boundaries ReadjustmentAct (Bill C-53)

Calgary Southwest constituency see Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Office(Elections Canada)--Reports

Calgary West constituency see Government expenditures--Government grants and contributions

Canada Account see Export Development Canada (EDC)

Canada Airports Act (Bill C-27)--Minister of Transport (Collenette)

Canada Business Corporations Act (amdt.)(Bill C-254)--Martin, Pat

Canada Child Tax Benefit

    >>Ways and Means No. 3, notice, tabled, 431 (8570-372-2)
    >>See also Child Disability Benefit supplement (Canada Child Tax Benefit);National Child Benefit supplement (Canada Child Tax Benefit)

Canada Council for the Arts

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 961 (8560-372-80-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Privacy Act

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA)

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2001-2002, tabled, 175 (8563-372-4)
    >>>2002-2003, tabled, 1203 (8563-372-93)
    >>Estimates, 2002-2003, Supplementary (A)
    >>>Referred to Finance Standing Committee, 144
    >>Estimates, 2002-2003, Supplementary (B)
    >>>Referred to Finance Standing Committee, 472
    >>Estimates, 2003-2004, Main
    >>>Referred to Finance Standing Committee, 474
    >>Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplementary (A)
    >>>Referred to Finance Standing Committee, 1006
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
    >>>2001-2002 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 179 (8560-372-780-01)
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 1207(8560-372-780-02)
    >>>2003-2004 to 2005-2006 corporate plan summaries, 615 (8562-372-839-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Customs services;Employment Equity Act;Estimates, 2003-2004, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Imports;Income tax--Non-residents' compliance;Privacy Act

Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
    >>>2001-2002 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 21 (8560-372-78-01)
    >>>2002-2003 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 956 (8560-372-78-02)
    >>>2003-2004 to 2007-2008 corporate plan summaries and 2003-2004 operating andcapital budgets, 539 (8562-372-847-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Alternative Fuels Act;Privacy Act

Canada Development Investment Corporation (including Canada Hibernia Holding Corporation)

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
    >>>2002 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 702 (8560-372-471-01)
    >>>2002 to 2006 corporate plan summaries, with 2002 capital budget, 16(8562-372-831-01)
    >>>2003 to 2007 corporate plan summaries, with 2003 capital budget, 539(8562-372-831-02)

Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions see Economic DevelopmentAgency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec (Canada Economic Development forQuebec Regions)

Canada Elections Act

    >>Legislation see Parliament of Canada Act and Canada Elections Act(amdt.--fixed election dates)(Bill C-429)

Canada Elections Act (amdt.)(Bill C-458)--Wasylycia-Leis

Canada Elections Act (amdt.--appointment of election officers)(Bill C-433)--White, T.

Canada Elections Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-51)--Leader of theGovernment in the House of Commons (Boudria)

Canada Elections Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.--political financing)(BillC-24)--Government House Leader (Boudria)

    >>1st r, 334
    >>2nd r, 402, 407-8, 424, 426, 429-31, 443, 509, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 55), 510-1
    >>>Amdt. (Harper), 402, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 54), 509-10
    >>>>Amdt. to amdt. (Epp), 426, division deferred, 444, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 51), 467-8
    >>>Time allocation, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 495-6
    >>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 512
    >>>Report, with amdts., 862
    >>Report stage, 875-9, 880-1, 886-99
    >>>Concurrence, with further amdts., M. (Boudria), 898, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 189), 898-9
    >>>Motion No. 4 (Clause 40), (Boudria), 876, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 184), 889-90
    >>>>Amdt. (White, T.), 879, division deferred, 880, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 183), 888-9
    >>>Motion No. 8 (Clause 48), (Boudria), 876-7, agreed to, 880
    >>>Motion No. 9 (Clause 49), (Boudria), 877, division deferred, 880, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 185), 991-2
    >>>Motion No. 11 (new clause, 63.1), (Boudria), 880-1, 886, agreed to on division, 886
    >>>Motion No. 12 (new clause, 71), (Martin, Pat), 886-7, division deferred, 888, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 188), 896-8
    >>>Motion No. 13 (Clause 72), (Boudria), 877-8, division deferred, 880, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 186), 892-4
    >>>Motion No. 14 (new clause, 72.1), (Boudria), 878-9, division deferred, 880, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 187), 895-6
    >>Report stage and third reading
    >>>Time allocation under S.O. 78(3)
    >>>>M. (Boudria), 884-5, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 182), 885-6
    >>>>Notice of motion, 881
    >>3rd r, 905-8, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 191), 907-8, passed
    >>>Amdt. (White, T.), 905-6, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 190), 906-7
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 939
    >>Royal Assent, 940 [Chap. 19, S.C. 2003]