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Bills, Senate (Royal Assent denoted by *)(See also individual bills by title)
- >>House concurrence desired, message from Senate, 212, 355, 885, 1022, 1261, 1389, 1454
>>Government, Public
>>>*S-2.\Hazardous Materials Information Review Act (amdt.)--Minister of Health (Clement)
>>>*S-3.\National Defence Act, Criminal Code, Sex Offender Information Registration Act and Criminal Records Act (amdt.)--Minister of National Defence (O'Connor)
>>>*S-5.\Tax Conventions Implementation Act, 2006--Minister of Finance (Flaherty)
>>>*S-6.\First Nations Land Management Act (amdt.)--Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Prentice)
>>Private Members' Private
>>>*S-1001.\Scouts Canada Act--Boshcoff
>>Private Members' Public
>>>S-201.\Public Service Employment Act (amdt.--elimination of bureaucratic patronage and geographic criteria in appointment processes)--Easter
>>>S-202.\Statutes Repeal Act--Szabo
>>>S-205.\Food and Drugs Act (amdt.--clean drinking water)
>>>S-211.\Criminal Code (amdt.--lottery schemes)--Coderre
>>>S-213.\Criminal Code (amdt.--cruelty to animals)--Hubbard
>>>S-214.\National Blood Donor Week Act--Bains
>>>S-220.\Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act--Keddy
Bills of Exchange Act
>>Legislation see Financial Institutions Law Amendment Act (Bill C-37)
Biological weapons see Weapons and materials of mass destruction (WMD)
Biospheres see Lac Saint-Pierre
Biotechnology see Genetic engineering;Genetic Use Restriction Technologies;Genetically modified food;Genetically modified organisms;Terminator technology
Bisphenol A (BPA)
>>Health risks, prohibition/regulations see Bisphenol A (BPA) Control Act (Bill C-439)
Bisphenol A (BPA) Control Act (Bill C-439)--Scarpaleggia
>>1st r, 1352
Blaikie, Hon. Bill (NDP--Elmwood--Transcona; Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole)
- >>References see Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole House
>>Speaker, election, presiding, 8
Blind management agreements see Public office holders--Accountability
Blood samples see Impaired driving
Blood supply
>>Plasma expander, Goods and Services Tax (GST)/Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
>>>Ways and Means No. 12
>>>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 841, agreed to on division, 841
>>>>Notice, tabled, 808 (8570-391-15)
>>>>See also Excise Tax Act, Excise Act, 2001 and Air Travellers Security Charge Act (amdt.)(Bill C-40)
>>See also National Blood Donor Week
Blue Water Bridge Authority
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Standing Committee
>>>2005 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 95 (8560-391-821-01)
>>>2006 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 1210 (8560-391-821-02)
>>>2007-2011 corporate plan summaries and 2007 operating and capital budgets, 1002
(8562-391-862-01)
>>See also Access to Information Act;Alternative Fuels Act;Privacy Act
Board of Internal Economy
>>By-laws adopted June 21, 2006, tabled, 341 (8527-391-10)
>>By-laws adopted October 2, 2006, tabled, 592 (8527-391-14)
>>By-laws adopted April 16, 2007, tabled, 1304 (8527-391-20)
>>By-laws adopted June 4 and 11, 2007, 1530 (8527-391-24)
>>Members, appointment, 12, 921, 957
>>Minutes of Proceedings, (October 24 and 31, 2005 and November 14, 28 and 29, 2005), tabled, 136 (8527-391-07)
>>Minutes of Proceedings, (April 10, May 1 and 15, 2006), tabled, 320 (8527-391-08)
>>Minutes of Proceedings (June 5 and 19, 2006 and October 2, 2006), tabled, 702
(8527-391-15)
>>Minutes of Proceedings (October 16 and 23, November 6 and 27, and December 4 and 11, 2006), tabled, 1098 (8527-391-18)
>>Minutes of Proceedings (February 5, 12 and 26, March 26 and April 16, 2007), tabled, 1462 (8527-391-21)
>>Minutes of Proceedings (April 23 and May 7, 2007), 1530 (8527-391-22)
Boat people see Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee--Reports, Sixth
Boating see Trent-Severn Waterway
Boeing Company
>>Canadian Armed Forces, heavy-lift transport planes contract, Quebec, economic spin-offs, M. on supply (Crête), 1092-3, division deferred, 1093, negatived on recorded
division (Division No. 129), 1117-9
>>See also Canadian Armed Forces--Aircraft, Tender reference
Bomb test-sites see Lac Saint-Pierre
Book-making see Gambling--Betting
Books and pamphlets
>>Goods and Services Tax (GST), elimination see Excise Tax Act (amdt.--no GST on books or pamphlets)(Bill C-229)
>>See also Literacy
Border, Canadian see Pacific Gateway Strategy (multimodal transportation network)
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
>>Petitions
>>>(Gallant), (391-0150), 245, gr, 386
(8545-391-36-01)
Bowling
>>Children's Fitness Tax Credit eligibility
>>>Petitions
>>>>(Wallace), (391-1545), 1425, gr, 1595 (8545-391-6-14)
Boy Scouts of Canada see Scouts Canada
BPA see Bisphenol A (BPA)
Brain tumours
>>Data, national standards/guidelines M-235 (Casey), 905, dropped to bottom of Order of
Precedence list under S.O. 93, 905, division deferred, 991, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 113), 1011-2
Brant constituency
>>Name, change to Brantford--Brant--Six Nations see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Bill C-383)
Brantford--Brant--Six Nations constituency see Brant constituency
Brazeau, Frank see Smith, David
Break and enter crimes
>>Instruments, possession see Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments)(Bill
C-23)
Breast Implant Registry
>>Establishing see Breast Implant Registry Act (Bill C-312)
Breast Implant Registry Act (Bill C-312)--Wasylycia-Leis
>>1st r, 204
Breast implants see Health Standing Committee--Reports, Third
Bretton Woods and Related Agreements Act
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
>>>2006 annual report, 101 (8560-391-74-01)
>>>2007 annual report, 1200 (8560-391-74-02)
Bribery see Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions and Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act
Bridges and tunnels
>>International bridges and tunnels, regulation see International Bridges and Tunnels Act (Bill C-3)
British Columbia see Aboriginal education;Air Canada;Farm Income Protection Act;National parks;Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)--Reports, Agreements for RCMP policing services;World Police and Firefighters Games, British Columbia, 2009
British Columbia Treaty Commission
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Standing Committee
>>>2004-2005 annual report, with Auditors' Report, 37 (8560-391-37-01)
>>>2005-2006 annual report, with Auditors' Report, 793 (8560-391-37-02)
>>See also Access to Information Act;Privacy Act
Broadcasting
>>Canadian Content program policies and regulations, foreign ownership and financial support for public broadcasting, M. on supply
(Bélanger), 209-10, as amended, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 10), 210-2
>>>Amdt. (Angus), 209, agreed to, 210
>>See also Canadian Heritage Standing Committee--Reports, Third--Reports, Fifth;Canadian Television Fund;China International Television
Corporation;Committees of the House;Elections--Advertising;Television;Video production
Broadcasting Act (amdt.--decisions and orders)(Bill C-234)--Pacetti
>>1st r, 99
Broadcasting Act (amdt.--reduction of violence in television broadcasts)(Bill C-327)--Bigras
>>1st r, 295
>>2nd r, 941, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 941, 1243, division deferred, 1243, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 165), 1265-6
>>Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
>>>Referral, 1267
Broadcasting Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.--closed-captioned programming)(Bill C-313)--St-Hilaire
>>1st r, 204
Broadcasting Licence Fees see Scrutiny of Regulations Standing Joint Committee--Reports, Second--Reports, Fifth
Brominated flame retardants see Fire retardants
BSE see Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Budget 2006 (May 2, 2006)
>>Approval (Ways and Means No. 1), M. (Flaherty), 119, 123, 137-8, 150-1, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 6), 158-9
>>>Amdt. (McCallum), 123-4, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 5), 151-3
>>>>Amdt. to amdt. (Wasylycia-Leis), 124, negatived on recorded division (Division
No. 1), 140-1
>>>Procedure, "That the debate be now adjourned", M. (McCallum), 119, deemed adopted, 119
>>Documents tabled
>>>"Restoring Fiscal Balance in Canada", 119 (8570-391-06)
>>>"The Budget in Brief 2006", 119 (8570-391-05)
>>>"The Budget Plan 2006", 119 (8570-391-07)
>>>"The Budget Speech 2006", 119 (8570-391-04)
>>Order of the Day designated, 52
>>See also Dorset Industrial Chemicals;Science and technology--Strategy
Budget 2007 (March 19, 2007)
>>Approval (Ways and Means No. 14), M. (Flaherty), 1111, 1116-7, 1155-6, 1158, 1162-3, agreed to on recorded division (Division
No. 139), 1163-5
>>>Amdt. (McCallum), 1116, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 138), 1158-9
>>>>Amdt. to amdt. (Wasylycia-Leis), 1116, negatived on recorded division (Division
No. 130), 1125-7
>>>Procedure, "That the debate be now adjourned", M. (McCallum), 1111, deemed adopted,
1112
>>Documents tabled
>>>"Creating a Canadian Advantage in Global Capital Markets", 1111 (8570-391-25)
>>>"Restoring Fiscal Balance for a Stronger Federation", 1111 (8570-391-24)
>>>"The Budget in Brief 2007", 1111 (8570-391-23)
>>>"The Budget Plan 2007", 1111 (8570-391-26)
>>>"The Budget Speech 2007", 1111 (8570-391-21)
>>Order of the Day designated, 1030
>>Pre-budget consultations see Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Sixth--Reports, Eighth
Budget Implementation Act, 2006 (Bill C-13)--Minister of Finance (Flaherty)
>>Ways and Means No. 5
>>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 159, agreed to on division, 159
>>>Notice, tabled, 151 (8570-391-08)
>>1st r, 163
>>2nd r, 169, 171-2, 173, 175-6, 196, 199, agreed to on division, 202
>>>Procedure, "That this question be now put", M. (Jaffer), 172, agreed to on division,
202
>>Finance Standing Committee
>>>Referral, 202
>>>Report, without amdt., 225
>>Report stage, 234
>>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 234, agreed to, 234
>>3rd r, 234, agreed to, 234, passed
>>Senate passage, without amdt., 353
>>Royal Assent, 353 (Chap. 4, S.C. 2006)
>>Take note debate (Government Business No. 8), M. (Nicholson), 235-6, deemed
withdrawn, 236
>>>Initiating, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 235
Budget Implementation Act, 2006, No. 2 (Bill C-28)--Minister of Finance (Flaherty)
>>Ways and Means No. 8
>>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 532, agreed to on division, 532
>>>Notice, tabled, 523 (8570-391-11)
>>1st r, 538
>>2nd r, 575, 586-7, 589, 591, agreed to on division, 593
>>Finance Standing Committee
>>>Referral, 593
>>>Report, with amdts., 875
>>Report stage
>>>Concurrence, as amended, deemed agreed to on division, 881
>>3rd r, 889-90, 891, 893, agreed to on division, 893, passed
>>Senate passage, without amdt., 1013
>>Royal Assent, 1042 (Chap. 2, S.C. 2007)
Budget Implementation Act, 2007 (Bill C-52)--Minister of Finance (Flaherty)
>>Ways and Means No. 20
>>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 1169, agreed to on division, 1169
>>>Notice, tabled, 1163 (8570-391-27)
>>1st r, 1187
>>2nd r, 1195, 1199, 1201-2, 1209, 1227, 1246, 1247, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 187), 1407-9
>>>Procedure, "That this question be now put", M. (Epp), 1199, division deferred, 1397, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 186), 1406-7
>>Finance Standing Committee
>>>Referral, 1409
>>>Report, with amdts., 1452
>>Report stage, 1463-6, 1467-8, 1471-6
>>>Concurrence, as amended, with further amdts., M. (Flaherty), agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 196), 1475-6
>>>Motion No. 5 (Clause 45), (Flaherty), 1463, division deferred, 1468, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 195), 1473-5
>>>Motion No. 6 (Clause 46), (Flaherty), 1463-4, division deferred, 1468, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 195), 1475
>>>Motion No. 7 (Clause 48), (Flaherty), 1464, division deferred, 1468, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 195), 1475
>>>Motion No. 8 (Clause 50), (Flaherty), 1465, division deferred, 1468, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 195), 1475
>>>Motion No. 9 (Clause 51), (Flaherty), 1465-6, division deferred, 1468, agreed to on applied recorded division (Division No. 195), 1475
>>3rd r, 1483, 1497, 1499, 1501-2, 1505, 1510-1, agreed to on recorded division (Division
No. 202), 1513-5, passed
>>>Procedure, "That this question be now put", M. (Epp), 1497, agreed to on recorded
division (Division No. 201), 1511-3
>>>Time allocation under S.O. 78(3)
>>>>M. (Van Loan), 1509, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 200), 1509-10
>>>>Notice, 1505
>>Senate passage, without amdt., 1584
>>Royal Assent, 1585 (Chap. 29, S.C. 2007)
Budget process see Parliamentary Budget Officer
Budget in Brief 2006, The see Budget 2006 (May 2, 2006)
Budget in Brief 2007, The see Budget 2007 (March 19, 2007)
Budget Plan 2006, The see Budget 2006 (May 2, 2006)
Budget Plan 2007, The see Budget 2007 (March 19, 2007)
Budget Speech 2006, The see Budget 2006 (May 2, 2006)
Budget Speech 2007, The see Budget 2007 (March, 2007)
Budgetary policy see Finance Standing Committee
Burma see Aung San Suu Kyi
Bursaries see Scholarship and bursary income
Business Development Bank of Canada
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee
>>>2005-2006 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 341 (8560-391-162-01)
>>>2006-2007 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 1588(8560-391-162-02)
>>>2007-2011 capital budget summary, 702 (8562-391-833-02)
>>>2007-2011 corporate plan summary, 320 (8562-391-833-01)
>>>2007-2008 to 2011-2012 corporate plan and capital budget summaries and 2007-2008 operating budget, 1421 (8562-391-833-03)
>>See also Access to Information Act;Alternative Fuels Act;Privacy Act;Student loans
Business Development Bank of Canada Act and Canada Student Loans Act (amdt.)(Bill C-330)--Martin, Pat
>>1st r, 295
Business Development Bank of Canada Act and Canada Student Loans Act (amdt.--student loan system)(Bill C-309)--Stoffer
>>1st r, 196
Business expenses see Construction industry;Hurley, Daniel;Meal and beverage expenses;Wages and salaries--Corporations
C
CA4FTA see Canada-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CA4FTA)
Cabinet Committee on Sustainable Development
>>Establishing see Canadian Sustainability Act (Bill C-437)
Cabinet Ministers
>>Staff
>>>Post-employment compliance, Tara Baran, David Salvatore and Kevin MacIntosh, Ethics Commissioner, April 20, 2006 letter to Mr. Wayne
Easter, tabled, 411 (8530-391-14)
>>>Public Service positions, entitlement see Federal Accountability Act (Bill C-2)
>>>See also Hurley, Daniel
>>See also Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL);Deputy Ministers;Emerson, Hon. David;Financial institutions--Ministerial transaction
approvals;Grewal, Gurmant;Public Works and Government Services Minister
CAIS see Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Program (CAIS)
Caledonia, ON see Six Nations land claims
Calendar dates
>>Numerical expression, year/month/day see Canada Evidence Act (amdt.--interpretation of numerical dates)(Bill C-310)
Calgary Herald see Public Appointments Commission--Chair
Cambridge constituency
>>Name, change to Cambridge--North Dumfries see Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act (Bill C-325)
Camcorders see Movies
Canada Access Grants see Education, post-secondary
Canada Account see Export Development Canada
Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association see Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports
Canada Airports Act (Bill C-20)--Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (Cannon)
>>1st r, 281-2
Canada Border Services Agency
>>Departmental Performance Report
>>>2005-2006, tabled, 795 (8563-391-04)
>>See also Estimates, 2006-2007, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Estimates, 2007-2008, Main--Reports on Plans and
Priorities;Sustainable development strategies
Canada Border Services Agency Act
>>Legislation see Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-25)
Canada Business Corporations Act
>>Legislation see Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Canada Business Corporations Act, Employment Insurance Act and Employment Insurance
Regulations (amdt.)(Bill C-270);Financial Institutions Law Amendment Act (Bill C-37)
Canada Business Corporations Act (amdt.--annual financial statements)(Bill C-332)--Martin, Pat
>>1st r, 295
Canada Business Corporations Act (amdt.--qualification of auditor)(Bill C-317)--Martin, Pat
>>1st r, 233
Canada-Central America Free Trade Agreement (CA4FTA)
>>Public consultations
>>>Petitions
>>>>(McDonough), (391-0241), 338, gr, 386 (8545-391-43-01)
>>See also International Trade Standing Committee--Reports, Second
Canada-China Legislative Association see Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports
Canada: Competing to win see Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth
Canada Council for the Arts
>>Director, Robert Sirman, appointment see Canadian Heritage Standing Committee--Reports, Second
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
>>>2005-2006 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 514 (8560-391-80-01)
>>>Director, Robert Sirman, certificate of nomination, 111-2 (8540-391-3-02)
>>See also Access to Information Act;Privacy Act
Canada Council for the Arts Act
>>Legislation see Legislative Provisions Relating to Head Offices Act (Bill C-380)
Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Act
>>Parliamentary review see Finance Standing Committee--Reports, Ninth
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Finance Standing Committee
>>>2005-2006 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 389 (8560-391-78-01)
>>>2006-2007 to 2010-2011 corporate plan summaries and 2006-2007 operating and capital budgets, 232 (8562-391-847-01)
>>>2007-2008 to 2011-2012 corporate plan summaries and 2007-2008 operating and capital budgets, 1267 (8562-391-847-02)
>>>Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Bryan P. Davies, certificate of nomination, 133 (8540-391-9-02)
>>See also Access to Information Act;Alternative Fuels Act;Privacy Act