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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
>>1st r, 406
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)
>>1st r, 523-4
>>2nd r, 701, 703-4, 752
Canada Business Corporations Act (amdt.)(Bill C-254)--Martin, Pat
>>1st r, 108
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
>>1st r, 1132
Canada Elections Act (amdt.--appointment of election officers)(Bill C-433)--White, T.
>>1st r, 699
Canada Elections Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-51)--Leader of theGovernment in the House of Commons (Boudria)
>>1st r, 1083
>>2nd r, 1257-8
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]