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Divorce Act (amdt.--limits on rights of child access by sex offenders)(Bill C-231)--Mills, B.
>>Reinstated after prorogation under S.O. 86.1, deemed read the second time and referred to Justice and Human Rights Standing
Committee, 2
DNA evidence see Missing persons;National DNA Data Bank
DNA Indentification Act
>>Legislation see Criminal Code, DNA Identification Act and National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-35)
Do-Not-Call Registry Act (Bill C-520)--Torsney
>>1st r, 330
Dogs see Sled dogs
Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site of Canada
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
>>>Management Plan, 345 (8560-373-857-01)
Drug and substance abuse see Drug-impaired driving;Methamphetamines
Drug-impaired driving
>>Authorized tests and samples of bodily fluids see Criminal Code (amdt.--drugs and impaired driving)(Bill C-32)
Drug trafficking see Methamphetamines
Drugs and pharmaceuticals
>>Adverse reactions, mandatory notice, M-390 (Merrifield), 106, agreed to, 106
>>Generic drugs, infectious disease treatment, developing countries,importation, The Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa see Patent Act and
Food and Drugs Act (amdt.)(The Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa)(Bill C-9)
>>See also Health Standing Committee--Reports, First;Mefloquine (anti-malaria drug);Natural health products;Vitamins and supplements
Drugs (narcotic)
>>Petitions
>>>(Finlay), (373-0448), 165, gr, 272
(8545-373-3-02)
>>See also Methamphetamines;Sexual assault
Durham constituency see Clarington--Scugog--Uxbridge constituency
Duty Remission and the Zero-Rating of Tariffs on Textile Inputs: The Canadian Apparel Industry see Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth
E
Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec (Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions) see Sustainable development strategies
Edmonton--Beaumont constituency
>>Name, change to Edmonton--Mill Woods--Beaumont see Electoral BoundariesReadjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)
Education see Literacy;Music instruction;Residential schools
Education, post-secondary
>>Petitions
>>>(Adams), (373-0518), 207, gr, 377
(8545-373-35-02)
>>>(Castonguay), (373-0534), 207, gr, 377 (8545-373-35-02)
>>>(Godin), (372-2529), gr, 9 (8545-373-35-01)
>>>(Herron), (373-0520 and 373-0521), 207, gr, 377 (8545-373-35-02)
>>>(Mills, B.), (373-0805), 364
>>>(Simard), (373-0546), 207, gr, 377
(8545-373-35-02)
>>>(Thibault), (373-0522), 207, gr, 377
(8545-373-35-02)
>>See also Queen's Theological College;Student financial assistance programs
Elderly persons
>>Abuse, neglect and exploitation, prevention/detection see Older AdultJustice Act (Bill C-439)
Elections
>>By-elections see Ottawa Centre constituency
>>Candidates, selection process see Canada Elections Act (amdt.--candidate selection)(Bill C-513)
>>Effective date of representation order SI/2003-154, April 1, 2004see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-5)
>>Fixed dates
>>>M. on supply (Reynolds), 320-1, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 54), 322-3
>>>>Amdt. (MacKay), 320, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 53), 321-2
>>>See also Dissolution of Parliament Act (Bill C-512)
>>See also Federal Elections Fees Tariff;Proportional representation;Youth voting initiatives
Elections Canada see Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Office (Elections Canada)
Electoral boundaries
>>Readjustment process see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Sixteenth
Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Bill C-5)--Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister responsible for Democratic
Reform (Saada)
>>1st r, 44
>>Deemed referred to a committee before second reading, considered in committee and reported, concurred in at report stage and read the
second time and read the third time and passed, 44
>>Senate passage, without amdt., 165
>>Royal Assent, 167 (Chap. 1, S.C. 2004)
Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20)--Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister Responsible for
Democratic Reform (Saada)
>>1st r, 111
>>Deemed read second time and referred to a Committee of the Whole, deemed considered in Committee of the Whole, deemed reported
without amendment, deemed concurred in at report stage and deemed read third time and passed, 112
>>Senate passage, without amdt., 412
>>Royal Assent, 423 (Chap. 19, S.C. 2004)
Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Bill C-49)(Bill C-34)(2nd Sess., 37th Parl.)
>>Reinstated as Eledtoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Bill C-5)
Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-300)--Catterall
>>Reinstated after prorogation under S.O. 86.1, deemed read the second time and referred to a committee, reported without amendment,
concurred in at report stage and read the third time and passed, 3
Electoral districts
>>Name changes see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-20);Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (amdt.)(Bill C-300)
>>Rural or remote ridings, review of Member of Parliament resource needs see Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports,
Seventeenth
>>See also Abitibi--Baie-James--Nunavik constituency;Argenteuil--Mirabel constituency;Athabasca constituency;Beauport
constituency;Bonavista--Exploits constituency;Calgary North Centre constituency;Calgary South Centre constituency;Carleton--Lanark
constituency;Chambly constituency;Charlesbourg constituency;Charleswood--St. James constituency;Charlevoix--Montmorency constituency;Châteauguay
constituency;Churchill River constituency;Clarington--Scugog--Uxbridge constituency;Dartmouth constituency;Dauphin-Swan River
constituency;Delta--South Richmond constituency;Dewdney--Alouette constituency;Edmonton--Beaumont constituency;Etobicoke Centre constituency;Fundy
constituency;Grey--Bruce--Owen Sound constituency;Haliburton-Victoria-Brock constituency;Industry Department--Quebec electoral
districts;Kamloops--Thompson constituency;Kelowna constituency;Kitchener--Conestoga constituency;Laurier constituency;Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
constituency;Longueuil constituency;Matapédia--Matane constituency;Mercier constituency;Middlesex--Kent--Lambton constituency;North Nova
constituency;North Okanagan--Shuswap constituency;Nunavik--Eeyou constituency;Ottawa Centre constituency;Perth-Middlexex constituency;Portneuf
constituency;Prince George--Bulkley Valley constituency;Richelieu constituency;Rimouski-Neigette-et-la Mitis constituency;Rimouski--Témiscouata
constituency;Rivière-du-Loup--Montmagny constituency;Roberval constituency;Saint-Maurice constituency;Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar constituency;Southern
Interior constituency;St. Albert constituency;St. Croix--Belleisle constituency;St. John's North constituency;St. John's South
constituency;Témiscamingue constituency;West Vancouver--Sunshine Coast constituency;Westlock--St. Paul constituency;Windsor-St. Clair
constituency;Windsor West constituency;Yellowhead constituency
Electoral reform see Law Commission of Canada--Reports;Proportional representation
Electricity
>>Blackout/power outage, Ontario and eastern United States, August 2003, document, "Final Report on the August 14, 2003 Blackout in the
United States and Canada: Causes and Recommendations", tabled, 271 (8525-373-04)
Electronic locating transmitters see Air transportation safety
Elimination of Racial Profiling Act (Bill C-476)--Davies
>>1st r, 70
Emerald ash borer
>>Kent county, ON, strategy against, cutting trees, ecological soundness
>>>Petitions
>>>>(Comartin), (373-0362), 146, gr, 272 (8545-373-58-01)
Emergencies/disasters
>>Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Special Service Medal for Domestic Operations see Special Service
Medal for Domestic Operations Act (Bill C-514)
>>See also Electricity;Volunteer emergency workers
Emergency debates (Adjournment motions under S.O. 52)
>>Avian flu (bird flu), British Columbia outbreak, M. (White, R.), adopted, 283
>>>Accepted, 274, deferred, 275
Emergency response personnel see Crime--Deadly traps
Emergency volunteers
>>Income tax deduction
>>>Petitions
>>>>(Saada), (372-2085), gr, 8 (8545-373-11-01)
>>>See also Income Tax Act (amdt.--deduction for volunteer emergency service)(Bill C-505)
Employment equity see Canadian Human Rights Commission
Employment Equity Act
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with
Disabilities Standing Committee
>>>Auditor General of Canada Office
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 149 (8560-373-28-01)
>>>Canada Customs and Revenue Agency
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 150 (8560-373-749-01)
>>>Canadian Food Inspection Agency
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 150 (8560-373-658-01)
>>>Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 148 (8560-373-18-01)
>>>Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 147 (8560-373-15-01)
>>>Canadian Security Intelligence Service
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 148 (8560-373-19-01)
>>>Communications Security Establishment
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 148 (8560-373-21-01)
>>>Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 150 (8560-373-805-01)
>>>National Energy Board
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 148 (8560-373-22-01)
>>>National Film Board of Canada
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 148 (8560-373-24-01)
>>>National Research Council of Canada
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 148 (8560-373-26-01)
>>>Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 149 (8560-373-27-01)
>>>Parks Canada
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 150 (8560-373-750-01)
>>>Public Service
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 149 (8560-373-333-01)
>>>Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 149 (8560-373-234-01)
>>>Statistical Survey Operations
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 149 (8560-373-30-01)
>>>Superintendent of Financial Institutions Office
>>>>2002-2003 annual report, 149 (8560-373-29-01)
Employment Equity Act (Labour)
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with
Disabilities Standing Committee
>>>2003 annual report, 147 (8560-373-226-01)
Employment insurance
>>Benefit period
>>>Length see Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--length of benefit period)(Bill C-480)
>>>Regional unemployment rates basis see Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--benefit period increase for regional employment rate)(Bill
C-481)
>>Eligibility rules see Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--qualification an entitlement to benefits)(Bill C-478)
>>Penalties, interest charges see Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--no interest payable on repayments of benefits or repayments of
penalties)(Bill C-484)
>>Permanent layoff see Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--benefit period increase in the case of permanent layoffs of workers over 45
years of age)(Bill C-482)
>>Petitions
>>>(Godin), (372-2530), gr, 9 (8545-373-36-01); (373-0880), 407
>>>(Guimond), (373-0602), 228, gr, 415
(8545-373-36-02); (373-0751), 312; (373-0839), 394;
(373-0881), 407; (373-0912), 417
>>>(Redman), (372-2437), gr, 9 (8545-373-36-01)
>>Reform, M. on supply (Crête), 389-90
>>"Remuneration", definition see Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--amounts not included in the earnings)(Bill C-483)
>>Revenues, surpluses and deficits, r.o. Q-83 (St-Julien), 332 (8555-373-83)
>>Seasonal workers, M-475 (Asselin), 12, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list
under S.O. 93, 12, 217, division deferred, 217, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 42), 241-2
>>Weekly benefit rate see Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--percentage of insurable earnings payable as benefit)(Bill C-479)
>>Yearly Basic Exemption (YBE), M-300 (Duncan), 426, division deferred, 426
>>See also Business restructuring;Caregivers
Employment Insurance Account
>>Name, change to Unemployment Insurance Account see Unemployment Insurance Act (Bill C-477)
>>See also Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund
Employment Insurance Act
>>Title, change see Unemployment Insurance Act (Bill C-477);Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--establishment of Unemployment Insurance
Trust Fund)(Bill C-485)
Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--amounts not included in the earnings)(Bill C-483)--Godin
>>1st r, 71
Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--benefit period increase for regional employment rate)(Bill C-481)--Godin
>>1st r, 70
Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--benefit period increase in the case of permanent layoffs of workers over 45 years of age)(Bill C-482)--Godin
>>1st r, 71
Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--establishment of Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund)(Bill C-485)--Godin
>>1st r, 71
Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--length of benefit period)(Bill C-480)--Godin
>>1st r, 70
Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--no interest payable on repayments of benefits or repayments of penalties)(Bill C-484)--Godin
>>1st r, 71
Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--percentage of insurable earnings payable as benefit)(Bill C-479)--Godin
>>1st r, 70
Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--qualification an entitlement to benefits)(Bill C-478)--Godin
>>1st r, 70
Employment Insurance Act and Canada Labour Code (employee taking care of a disabled person)(amdt.)(Bill C-504)--Lanctôt
>>1st r, 221
Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with
Disabilities Standing Committee
>>>2002-2003 annual report, 327 (8560-373-322-01)
Employment-related intimidation offence
>>Legislation see Criminal Code (amdt.--capital markets fraud and evidencegathering)(Bill C-13)
Energy see Electricity
Environment see Canadian Armed Forces--Military training and test areas;Climate action programs;Contaminated sites;Emerald ash borer;Gasoline additives (manganese-based additives (MMT));Sonar;Sustainable development strategies
Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
>>Bills referred
>>>Canada National Parks Act (amdt.)(Bill C-28), 275
>>>Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (amdt.)(Bill C-34), 394
>>Estimates referred
>>>2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
>>>>Environment, 100
>>>>Privy Council, 100
>>>2004-2005, Main
>>>>Environment, 116
>>>>Privy Council, 116
>>Membership, 49-50, 132
>>Petitions deemed referred, 265
>>Questions on the Order Paper, deemed referred, 313
>>Reports
>>>First (Canada National Parks Act (amdt.)(Bill C-28)), 320 (8510-373-41)
>>>Second (Migratory Birds Convention Act, 1994 and Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (amdt.)(Bill C-34)), 401 (8510-373-48)
>>Reports permanently referred see Alternative Fuels Act;Banff National Park;Bellevue House National Historic Site of Canada;Canada
Mortgage and Housing Corporation;Canada National Parks Act;Canada Water Act;Canadian Environmental Protection Act;Cape Spear National Historic Site
of Canada;Carillon Canal National Historic Site of Canada;Carleton Martello Tower National Historic Site of Canada;Chilkoot Trail National Historic
Site of Canada;Dawson Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada;Dredge No. 4 National Historic Site of Canada;Kluane National Park and
Reserve;Lachine Canal Historic Site of Canada;Melanson Settlement National Historic Site of Canada;Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada;Order in
Council appointments;Parks Canada Agency;Red Bay National Historic Site of Canada;S.S. Keno National Historic Site of Canada;S.S. Klondike National
Historic Site of Canada;St. Andrews Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada;Sustainable development strategies;Vuntut National Park of
Canada;Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act
Environment Department
>>Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
>>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 100
>>Estimates, 2004-2005, Main
>>>Referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee, 116
>>See also Sustainable development strategies
Environmental assessment see Opera house
Ephemeral recordings
>>Destruction see Copyright Act (amdt.)(Bill C-506)
Equalization payments
>>Renewal, protection/continuation of payments
>>>Ways and Means No. 7
>>>>Concurrence, M. (Goodale), 239, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 40),
239-40
>>>>Notice, tabled, 226 (8570-373-09)
>>>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2004 (Bill C-30)
>>>See also Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act (amdt.)(Bill C-18)
Eritrea see United Nations Eritrea Regulations;
Espionage see Cuba
Estimates, 2003-2004, Supplementary (B)
>>Concurrence, M. (Alcock), 193, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 28), 193
>>Document, "Supplementary Estimates (B), 2003-2004", tabled, 99 (8520-373-01)
>>Governor General
>>>Message, 99
>>>Vote 1b (Operating expenditures)
>>>>Concurrence, Motion No. 1 (Alcock), 191, agreed to on recorded division (Division
No. 25), 191-2
>>Privy Council
>>>Vote 1b (Department--Program expenditures)
>>>>Concurrence, Motion No. 2 (Alcock), 192, agreed to on recorded division (Division
No. 26), 192-3
>>Public Works and Government Services
>>>Vote 15b (Communication Canada--Operating expenditures)
>>>>Concurrence, Motion No. 3 (Alcock), 193, agreed to on recorded division (Division
No. 27), 193
>>Standing Committee referral, 99-101
>>Tabled, 99
>>See also Appropriation Act No. 4, 2003-2004 (Bill C-26)