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Stoneridge Children's Centre see Child care

Stoning see Nigeria--Adultery

Stony Mountain Institution (penitentiary)

    >>Gangs, impact, etc., 5840(94:1830)
    >>See also Penitentiaries--Weapons seizures

"Stop Bullying Today" see Bullying

Stopford, WO Matthew see Canadian Forces

Storeshaw, Mike see Conservative Party of Canada--Hill staffers

Stormont--Dundas--South Glengarry constituency

    >>Name change to Stormont--Dundas--South Glengarry Sud constituency, 8728(137:1510)
    >>>See also Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Bill C-429)
    >>See also Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE); Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions--Operations

Stormont--Dundas--South Glengarry Sud constituency see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Bill C-429)

Strahl, Chuck (CPC--Chilliwack--Fraser Canyon; Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole)

Straight Talk About Marijuana see Marijuana--Health Department education program

Stratford Festival see Patterson, Tom

Stratton, Ont. see Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre

Street racing

"Street Racing Syndicate" see Street racing--Video game

Streit, Marlene Stewart see Golf

Strike

    >>Musical, Winnipeg, MB success, S.O. 31, 6656(109:1410)

Strikebreakers see Labour disputes, strikes, lockouts

Strikes see Labour disputes, strikes, lockouts

Strippers see Exotic dancers/strippers

Stronach, Hon. Belinda (CPC--Newmarket--Aurora; Lib.--Newmarket--Aurora effective May 17, 2005; Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal effective May 17, 2005)

Strong, Maurice se Iraq--United Nations Oil-for-Food Program

Strychnine see Gophers (Richardson's ground squirrels)

Stryker see Gonick, Noam

Stryker mobile gun system see Canadian Forces--Military equipment

Student debt

Student exchange

    >>Qarmartalik School, Resolute Bay, Nunavut students, exchange with Mohawk Nation of Akwesasne students, value, recognizing, S.O. 31, 4740(77:1405)

Student loans

Student Member of Parliament see Simcoe--Grey constituency

Student summer employment

    >>Human Resources Centres, role, 6526(107:1045)
    >>>S.O. 31, 7177(116:1400), 9397(145:1405)
    >>Summer jobs for students, program funding, cutbacks, o.q., 6412(105:1450)
    >>See also Security clearances--Fingerprinting by Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

Student visas see Visitors to Canada--Visas

Students

    >>Dartmouth-Cole Harbour constituency, high school graduation, congratulating, S.O. 31, 7808(123:1400)
    >>Foreign students, potential immigrants, 6182(101:2200), 6185(101:2225)
    >>Government programs, 76(4:1200), 6326(104:1350)
    >>High school students, Haliburton--Kawartha Lakes--Brock constituency, national capital region visit, "A Capital Experience", 588(11:1745)
    >>>S.O. 31, 779(15:1415), 9014(141:1400)
    >>Madawaska--Restigouche constituency, high school graduation, congratulating, S.O. 31, 7808-9(123:1405)
    >>Post-Secondary
    >>>Debt load, impact, 4767-74(77:1730-1820)
    >>>Tuition costs
    >>>>Canadian Alliance of Student Associations recommendations, S.O. 31, 1966-7(33:1115)
    >>>See also Education, post-secondary--Tuition fees
    >>Strike, Quebec, grants, conversion to loans, protest, S.O. 31, 4560(74:1405)
    >>See also Border, Canadian--Border/customs officers; Brome--Missisquoi constituency; Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation; Cité-des-Jeunes A.M. Sormany, Edmundston, NB; Credit cards; Education; Education, post-secondary; Haiti--Bisson, Marc-Olivier; Immigration/immigrants--Korean students; Polyvalente A.M.-Sormany, Edmundston, NB; Spelling bees; Students see Rhodes scholars; Tantramar Regional High School; Veterans--Overseas memorial sites

"Study on Small Business Tax Measures" see Finance Standing Committee--Reports

Submarines see Canadian Forces

Subsidies see Agriculture; Canada-United States softwood lumber dispute; Dairy industry; Highways and roads--Quebec, Abitibi--Baie-James--Nunavik--Eeyou constituency; Supply management; Trade--Liberalization; Wheat

Sudan

    >>Canadian aid, 7671(121:2210)
    >>>o.q., 4876(79:1445)
    >>>See also Sudan--Darfur region conflict;
    >>Darfur region conflict
    >>>Canadian aid, 55(3:1745), 2840(46:1350)
    >>>>o.q., 4199-200(68:1450)
    >>>Canadian expenditures, influence on Kilgour vote in House, 5991(99:1235-40)
    >>>Canadian Forces role, 5989(99:1215), 9723(150:2250), 9727(150:2320), 9728(150:2325), 9729-32(150:2330-400)
    >>>>Canadian offer, May 2005, o.q., 6010(99:1445-50), 6125(101:1455)
    >>>>Government buying vote in House of Commons, 5827(94:1645), 5828(94:1655), 5829(94:1700), 5831(94:1720)
    >>>>o.q., 4569(74:1455)
    >>>>Peacekeepers, sending, petitions, 1280(23:1210), 6487(106:1520)
    >>>>S.O. 31, 8602(135:1355)
    >>>Canadian Red Cross assistance, mobile health units, government funding, S.O. 31, 6076(100:1410)
    >>>Canadian role, 6020(99:1550), 6068-9(100:1315)
    >>>>Petitions, 6371(105:1005), 6993(114:1525), 7254(117:1140), 7820(123:1510)
    >>>Genocide, 5682(92:1010), 5683(92:1015)
    >>>Government raids on refugee camps, S.O. 31, 1077(20:1410)
    >>>International Criminal Court, referral of human rights violations to, Canadian position, o.q., 2978(48:1505)
    >>>Martin, Right Hon. Paul, Prime Minister, meeting with Sudan President Omer Hassan Ahmed El Bashir, discussing human rights violations, etc., o.q., 1817-8(31:1500)
    >>>Petitions, 2263(38:1215), 6830(111:1525)
    >>>S.O. 31, 2379(40:1410)
    >>>United Nations Security Council meeting, Canadian position, etc., S.O. 31, 1403(25:1410)
    >>>Vancouver, BC fundraising for refugees, S.O. 31, 213(6:1410)
    >>>See also Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee--Reports, Eleventh
    >>Government-backed militias activities, etc., petitions, 7189(116:1510)
    >>Naivasha agreement, Canadian role, o.q., 3699(60:1140)
    >>Peace agreement, o.q., 4876(79:1445)

Sudbury--Nipissing constituency see Nickel Belt constituency

Sugar

    >>Canada-Costa Rica free trade agreement, secret negotiations, 8533(133:1720-5)
    >>Food, sugar content, "no sugar added" label, foreign products, o.q., 9188(143:1455), 10125(157:1605)

Suicide

Suleiman, Bahjat see Visitors to Canada--Visas, Syrian general

Sullivan, Sam see Vancouver, BC--Mayor

Sumas Energy 2, Inc. see SE2 (Sumas Energy 2, Inc.)

Sumas, WA see SE2 (Sumas Energy 2, Inc.)

Summer barbecue tour see Political parties--Leaders

Summer Career Placement Program see Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Standing Committee--Reports, Tenth; Youth--Employment

Summerhayes, Doug see Canadian Executive Service Organization (CESO)

Summit of the Americas (Argentina, November 2005)

    >>Canadian objectives, o.q., 8558(134:1140-5)
    >>Quebec not invited, S.O. 31, 9398(146:1405)

Super-Cities Walk for MS see Multiple sclerosis

Super flow-through share program see Mines/mining industry--Exploration

Superbug see Clostridium difficile bacterium

Supply

    >>Interim supply see Appropriation Act No. 1, 2005-2006 (Bill C-42)
    >>M. for consideration (Alcock), agreed to, 14(2:1635)

Supply days

    >>Allotted number of days for period, designation, 14(2:1635)
    >>>Increase, 7058(115:1040), 7059-60(115:1045-55), 7061(115:1105)
    >>>>M. (Valeri), agreed to, by unanimous consent, 14(2:1635)
    >>>See also Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Thirty-fifth
    >>See also House of Commons proceedings--Opposition days/allotted days

Supply management

Supply Management Five (SM5) see Supply management--World Trade Organization negotiations

Supply motions

    >>Access to Information Act, amending, expanding scope, etc., (Lukiwski), 9623-52(150:1010-355), 9665-82(150:1515-745), agreed to, on recorded division, 9681-2(150:1715-45)
    >>Air India, flight 182, June 23, 1985 terrorist attack, accused found not guilty, concerns re investigation by authorities, public inquiry request, families concerns, etc. (Grewal, Gurmant), 4781-807(78:1015-355), 4814-34(78:1505-715), agreed to, on recorded division, 4973-4(80:1820-30)
    >>Automobiles/motor vehicles, greenhouse gas emissions, light duty vehicle, mandatory emission standards, legislating (Cullen, Nathan), 3610-40(59:1025-1355), 3654-68(59:1525-1705), negatived, on recorded division, 3853-4(62:1745-55)
    >>Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), cull cattle, compensation rate, federal assistance (Gaudet), 2170-98(37:1035-1355), 2210-28(37:1505-1730), agreed to, on recorded division, 2389-90(40:1500-15)
    >>Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization (CAIS) Program, deposit requirement (Finley), 3011-43(49:1005-1400), 3055-72(49:1505-1715), agreed to, on recorded division, 3252-3(52:1755-1805)
    >>Child care
    >>>Funding (Harper), 3484-514(57:1010-1355), 3526-44(57:1505-1750), negatived on recorded division, 3543-4(57:1715-50)
    >>>Two-tier system, (Ambrose), 7076-84(115:1305-1355), 7097-123(115:1510-1830), negatived on recorded division, 7152-3(115:2245)
    >>Employment insurance, benefits, high unemployment areas (10% or greater), 12 week basis (Godin), 6521-52(107:1005-355), 6567-82(107:1525-715)
    >>Equalization payments, natural/non-renewable resources, revenues clawback, Atlantic Accord benefits, extending to all provinces, M. (Lukiwski), 4410-40(72:1010-355), 4453-70(72:1510-1715), negatived, on recorded division, 4471-2(72:1750-5)
    >>>Amdt. (Ftizpatrick), 4412(72:1025), negatived, on recorded division, 4470-1(72:1750)
    >>Fiscal imbalance (intergovernmental), Finance Standing Committee special subcommittee addressing (Loubier), 870-98(17:1015-1355), 910-35(17:1505-1815), agreed to, on recorded division, 1110-1(20:1815-50)
    >>Fisheries, salmon, Pacific, Fraser River, management/investigation, Fisheries and Oceans Department role, judicial inquiry, demanding (Kamp), 2489-916(42:1015-1355), 2530-56(42:1510-1860), negatived on recorded division, 2586-7(42:2225-35)
    >>Judges, Quebec separatists, acceptability as judges, Quebec Court of Appeal Chief Justice Michel Robert remarks, government response, etc., House denouncing remarks, Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee examining federal judiciary appointment process (Marceau), 6593-600(108:1000-100), 6614-22(108:1215-315), agreed to, on recorded division, 6760-1(110:1800-15)
    >>Liberal government (Martin), non-confidence in (Harper), 10075-105(157:1020-1355), 10118-34(157:1515-710), agreed to, on recorded division, 10240-2(159:1830-905)
    >>Montréal-Mirabel International Airport, expropriated land, selling back to farmers and families land expropriated from (Harper), 1885-914(32:1010-400), 1926-32(32:1505-45), 1932-44(32:1555-720), agreed to, on recorded division, 2111-2(35:1500-15)
    >>Not-for-profit organizations (government foundations), public funds, accountability, lack, Auditor General report (Solberg), 3792-822(62:1010-355), 3837-52(62:1525-715), agreed to, on recorded division, 3852-3(62:1745)
    >>Offshore oil and gas revenue/royalties, Newfoundland and Labrador (Hibernia offshore project) and Nova Scotia, provincial revenues/royalties, retaining 100%, no federal clawback, Liberal government (Martin) June 5, 2004 and June 27, 2004 pledge, implementing (Harper), 1192-218(22:1025-355), 1230-56(22:1510-815), negatived, on recorded division, 1362-4(24:1825)
    >>Parliament, 38th Parliament, dissolution, January 2, 2006, 39th general election February 13, 2006 (Layton), 9781-810(152:1015-355), 9824-41(152:1515-705), agreed to, on recorded division, 9951-3(154:1830-900)
    >>Proceeds of crime, confiscation, burden of proof, reversing when crime established (Marceau), 4237-64(69:1015-355), 4276-92(69:1505-715), agreed to, 4472(72:1755)
    >>>Amdt., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 4238(69:1015)
    >>Program for Older Worker Adjustment (POWA), reinstatement/reactivation, need (Lessard), 6863-90(112:1015-355), 6903-20(112:1510-715), agreed to, on recorded division, 7151-2(115:2155-230)
    >>Sponsorship program, advertising contracts, Public Works and Government Services Department responsibility, Auditor General's report criticizing, ad firms, donations to Liberal Party of Canada, placing in trust account/fund (Duceppe), 5071-98(82:1035-355), 5111-28(82:1515-725)
    >>Sponsorship program, Gomery Inquiry Commission, terms of reference, clause k, "prohibited from expressing conclusions or recommendations regarding civil or criminal liability of any person or organization" (Lunn), 6372-402(105:1010-355), 6418-30(105:1535-715), negatived, on recorded division, 6505-7(106:1800-10)
    >>Supply management, World Trade Organization negotiations (Bellavance), 9958-86(155:1010-1355), 9999-10018(155:1510-1750), as amended, agreed to on recorded division, 10016-8(155:1715-50)
    >>>>Amdt. (Desrochers), 10015(155:1700), agreed to on division, 10016(155:1715)
    >>Textile and clothing industry, crisis, job losses, etc. government response, measures, programs, (Paquette), 3189-92(52:1005-20), 3192-222(52:1025-400), 3234-43(52:1510-620), 3245(52:1630-5), 3246-53(52:1635-755), agreed to, on recorded division, 3250-2(52:1715-55)
    >>Trans fats (trans fatty acids), ban, (Martin, Pat), 1512-41(27:1010-1355), 1555-79(27:1510-1815), agreed to on recorded division, 1754-5(30:1730-1800)

Supporting Communities Partnership Initiative (SCPI) see Homelessness

Supreme Court Act (amdt.--constitutional validity of an Act)(Bill C-269)--Chatters

    >>First reading, 1279(23:1205)
    >>See also Constitution--Supreme Court rulings re constitutionality

Supreme Court of Canada

    >>Chaoulli decision see Health care--Public delivery; Health care funding--Federal funding
    >>Chief Justice, salary see Prime Minister--Salary
    >>Justices, appointment
    >>>Parliamentary review, 4865(79:1335)
    >>>>Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee role, o.q., 30(3:1440)
    >>>>o.q., 4705(76:1455)
    >>>>Ratification by free vote in Parliament, Conservative Party position, 4856(79:1220), 5616(90:1850)
    >>>>See also Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Standing Committee--Reports, Seventh
    >>>Reform, government position, etc., 6599(108:1050), 6618(108:1240), 6619(108:1245), 6620(108:1255)
    >>>Vacancy, filling, question of confidence/election factor, 10001(155:1505)
    >>See also Aboriginal claims/land claims--Development on disputed lands; Access to Information Act--Status; Child pornography--Sharpe, John Robin; Constitution; Elections, Voting age, 18 years; Employment insurance--Benefits, Federal jurisdiction; Health care--Public delivery; Health care funding--Federal funding; Marriage--Same-sex couples, Draft legislation; Parliament--Supremacy/primacy; Parole--Breach of parole; Pensions--Same-sex couples rights; Political parties--Registration, 50 candidate rule

Sûreté du Québec

    >>Guay, Lieutenant Caroline, director, L'Érable Regional County Municipality, QC, appointment, S.O. 31, 2656(44:1400)

Surette, Stefan see Iraq

Surrey, BC see Auto theft; Murder--Sikhs

Surrey Memorial Hospital

    >>Overcrowding, waiting times, etc., federal funding cutbacks factor, 6253(102:1655), 6254(102:1705)

Surrey Methamphetamine Regional Task Force (SMART) see Methamphetamine/crystal meth

    >>Surrey North constituency see House of Commons vacancies

Surveillance see Canadian Forces--Intelligence

Survivor Education Benefits Act (Bill C-413)--Mackay

    >>First reading, 7434(119:1520)
    >>See also Public safety officers--Deaths in line of duty, Education benefits

Sustainability and environment ad hoc committee see Environment

Sustainable development

    >>Deployment
    >>>Funding, proceeds from Petro-Canada sale, o.q., 834(16:1440), 957(18:1155)
    >>>>Throne Speech statement, 11(2:1630), 202(5:1325)
    >>>Government commitment, o.q., 957(18:1155)
    >>Government policy decisions, relationship, 532-3(11:1120)
    >>Green technologies, Throne Speech statement, 11(2:1630)
    >>Multilateral/bilateral initiatives, Throne Speech statement, 11(2:1630)
    >>Throne Speech statement, 11(2:1630)
    >>See also Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology; Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development; Francophonie--Summit; Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton, QC; Waller-Hunter, Joke

Sustainable energy science and technology strategy see Energy

"Sustaining the Momentum: An Economic Forum for Women Entrepreneurs" see Entrepreneurs/entrepreneurship--Women

Sutton Fair & Horse Show (Sutton Agricultural Society)

    >>150th anniversary, August 4-7, 2005, congratulations, S.O. 31, 5872(95:1400)

Sutton Mountains

    >>Conservation area, Nature Conservancy Canada project, value, S.O. 31, 2968-9(48:1410)

Suzack, Clinton see Murder

Suzuki, Dr. David see Municipalities--New Deal for Canada's Cities and Communities

Swansea Village (Toronto, ON)

    >>Swansea Town Hall, Founders Room, official opening, S.O. 31, 8263(129:1100)

Swarming

    >>Criminal offence, establishing, 3994(65:1210)
    >>>See also Criminal Code (amdt.--recruitment of children and swarming)(Bill C-341)

Sweden see Canadian Forces--Submarines, United States training exercise with Sweden

Sweet potatoes see Avian flu--Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

Swimming

    >>Gault, Sarah, accomplishments, S.O. 31, 7369(118:1110)
    >>Horner, Stephanie, accomplishments, S.O. 31, 6816(111:1405)

Swimming championships see World Aquatic Championships 2005

Swissair see Aircraft accidents

Sydney tar ponds

Synagogues see Harmony Movement Award

Synchrotrons see Canadian Light Source (CLS) Inc.

Syria see Arar, Maher; Lebanon; Visitors to Canada--Visas

Szabo, Paul (Lib.--Mississauga South)