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Medical isotopes see Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission--Reports, Directive

Medical procedures

    >>Health care providers, non-participation/conscience rights see Criminal Code (amdt.--protection of conscience rights in the health care profession)(Bill C-537)
    >>See also Abortion;Organ donations/transplants;Organ harvesting

Medical research see Arthritis;Gairdner Foundation

Medical services workers see Emergency medical services workers

Medical supplies see Organ harvesting

Members of Parliament

    >>Expense allowance, document, "Individual Member's Expenditures"
    >>>2006-2007, tabled, 8 (8527-392-02)
    >>Party affiliation, change/floor-crossing, by-election
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Dewar), (392-0147), 206, gr, 333 (8545-392-62-01)
    >>>>(Savoie), (392-0150), 206, gr, 333 (8545-392-62-01)
    >>Private interests, lawsuits see Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee--Reports, Seventh;Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons
    >>Travel, sponsored travel
    >>>2007 Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons report, tabled, 365 (8527-392-04)
    >>See also Chan, Hon. Raymond;Citizenship and Immigration Department--Immigration and citizenship cases;Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons;House of Commons--Representation;Thibault, Hon. Robert

Members of Parliament Pension Plan

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee
    >>>2006-2007 Actuarial Report (including certifcate of assets), 736-7(8560-392-519-01)

Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee
    >>>2006-2007 annual report, 623-4 (8560-392-173-01)

Memorial Wall of Names

    >>Soldiers and peacekeepers, death in war and peacekeeping, national shrine, establishing
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Mark), (392-0066 to 392-0068), 111, gr, 221 (8545-392-24-01); (392-0661 and 392-0662), 807, gr, 1031 (8545-392-24-02)

Mental health see Canadian Armed Forces--Health care

Mental Health Commission Commission of Canada

    >>Government payments
    >>>Ways and Means No. 10
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 598, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 74), 598-9
    >>>>Notice, tabled, 560 (8570-392-12)
    >>>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2008 (Bill C-50)

Merasty, Gary (Lib.--Desnethé--Missinippi--Churchill River; resigned August 31, 2007)

    >>References see House of Commons--Vacancies

Merchant Seamen Compensation Board see Access to Information Act;Privacy Act

Mergers and acquisitions see Foreign corporate takeovers;MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

Merrickville Blockhouse National Historic Site of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Management Plan, 37 (8560-392-944-01)

Methamphetamine

    >>Production, possession and sale, prohibition see Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (amdt.--methamphetamine)(Bill C-428)

Métis see Wikanis Mamiwinnik (La Sarre)

Mexico see Energy science and technology

Michelle's law see Bail (interim release)--Serious personal injury offence

Middle East see Iran;Iraq;Israel;Kohail, Mohamed;Trade--Arab States

Migratory birds see Eelgrass beds (James Bay region);Electricity--Tsawwassen

Military equipment

    >>Document, "Report on Exports of Military Goods from Canada: 2003-2005", tabled, 317 (8560-392-94-01)

Military expenditures see Conscientious objectors;Victoria In-Service Support Contract (VISSC)

Military Health Care - National Defence see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Twelfth

Military justice system

    >>Amendments re judges, sentences, court martial panel decisions, Canadian Forces Provost Marshal and grievance process see National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-45)
    >>See also Courts martial

Military memorial sites see Cenotaph/Monument Restoration Program;Memorial Wall of Names

Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2006-2007, tabled, 127 (8563-392-48)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to National Defence Standing Committee
    >>>2007 annual report, 725 (8560-392-733-01)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Afghanistan--Canadian Armed Forces, Prisoners/detainees;Estimates, 2008-2009, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Privacy Act

Military service see Conscientious objectors

Mineral exploration tax credit

    >>Expiration dates
    >>>Ways and Means No. 4
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 152, division deferred, 153, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 9), 154-6
    >>>>Notice, tabled, 144 (8570-392-04)
    >>>>See also Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007 (Bill C-28)
    >>>Ways and Means No. 7, notice, tabled, 473 (8570-392-09)
    >>>Ways and Means No. 10
    >>>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 598, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 74), 598-9
    >>>>Notice, tabled, 560 (8570-392-12)
    >>>>See also Budget Implementation Act, 2008 (Bill C-50)

Minimum wage

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Davies), (392-0119), 175, gr, 299 (8545-392-6-02)
    >>>(Martin, Pat), (392-0895), 1027, gr, 1056 (8545-392-6-13)
    >>>(Siksay), (392-0183), 284, gr, 333 (8545-392-6-03)

Minerals see Donkin coal block

Mining industry

    >>Developing countries, Canadian companies activities, human rights compliance/ombudsman see Corporate Social Responsibility of Mining Corporations Outside Canada Act (Bill C-565)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Blaney), (392-0402), 477, gr, 663 (8545-392-52-03)
    >>>(Bonsant), (392-0176), 270, gr, 333 (8545-392-52-02)
    >>>(Faille), (392-0131), 178, gr, 346 (8545-392-52-01)
    >>>(Guimond), (392-0719), 859
    >>>(Reid), (392-0093), 137, gr, 333 (8545-392-52-02)
    >>See also Donkin coal block;National Roundtables on Corporate Social Responsibility and the Canadian Extractive Industry in Developing Countries

Miscarriages of justice

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Justice and Human Rights Standing Committee
    >>>2006-2007 applications for ministerial review, 16 (8560-392-827-01)

Missing persons

    >>Adult children, national clearing house
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Crowder), (392-0617), 746, gr, 986 (8545-392-44-02)
    >>See also National DNA Bank and Missing Persons Index

Mississauga Point Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Management Plan, 39 (8560-392-961-01)

Mobile phones see Cellular telephones

Moments of silence see Afghanistan--Canadian Armed Forces, Soldiers;Peacekeeping--Personnel

Monarchy see Queen Elizabeth II

Money see One cent coin

Monopolies see Barley marketing

Montmorency Park National Historic Site of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Management Plan, 41 (8560-392-983-01)

Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport

    >>Noise levels
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Folco), (392-0159), 223, gr, 347 (8545-392-11-02)

Montreal Port Authority see Access to Information Act;Privacy Act

Mortgages see Collateralized debt obligations (CDOs)

Motions for papers see Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers

Motor Vehicle Fuel Consumption Standards Act

    >>Legislation see Canada's Clean Air and Climate Change Act (Bill C-468)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Standing Committee
    >>>2007 annual report, 465 (8560-392-998-01)

Motor Vehicle Safety Act (amdt.--electronic stability control)(Bill C-481)--Volpe

Motor Vehicle Safety Act (amdt.--speed limiters)(Bill C-481)--Karygiannis

Motor vehicles see Auto theft;Automobiles/motor vehicles

Mountain Parks National Historic Sites of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Management Plan, 39-40 (8560-392-967-01)

Mountain pine beetle see Emergency disaster relief

Movies see Copyright--Internet

Mulcair, Thomas (NDP--Outremont)

    >>References see Elections--Certificates of election, Outremont constituency

Mulroney, Brian see Mulroney-Schreiber affair

Mulroney-Schreiber affair

    >>Mulroney, former Prime Minister Brian, Air Canada purchase of Airbus aircraft, alleged financial dealings with Karlheinz Schreiber
    >>>Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee review, R. Thibault participation/lawsuit see Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Office--Report
    >>>Johnston, Professor David, review
    >>>>Document, "Second Report of the Independent Advisor into the Allegations Respecting Financial Dealings Between Mr. Karlheinz Schreiber and the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney", tabled, 655 (8525-392-21)
    >>>>News release, "Prime Minister Announces Appointment of Independent Advisor", tabled, 151 (8530-392-5)
    >>>Public inquiry
    >>>>M. on supply (Thibault, R.), 491, 492-3, division deferred, 493, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 46), 501-3
    >>>>See also Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee--Reports, Second--Reports, Third--Reports, Fifth
    >>>Speaker's warrants see Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee--Reports, First

Mulroney-Schreiber Affair - Our Case for a Full Public Inquiry, The see Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee--Reports, Fifth

Multiculturalism

    >>Quebec, non-application see Canadian Multiculturalism Act (amdt.--non-application in Quebec)(Bill C-505)
    >>See also Canadian Multiculturalism Act;Da Costa, Mathieu (-1607);da Silva, Pedro

Municipalities see Canada-New Brunswick Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund;Community Development Trust;Corporate income tax;Gasoline taxes;O'Brien, Larry;Québec City, QC;Toronto waterfront

Munitions see Cluster munitions

Murder

    >>Canadian murderers abroad, extradition from democratic countries, government policy, r.o. Q-130 (Jennings), 339 (8555-392-130)
    >>Parole
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Brown, G.), (392-0588 to 392-0590), 710, gr, 880 (8545-392-26-17)
    >>See also Children--Unborn child;Emergency medical services workers;Public transit workers;Zhao, Wei Amanda

Murray, Joyce (Lib.--Vancouver Quadra)

    >>References see Elections--Certificates of election, Vancouver Quadra constituency

Musqueam First Nation see Garden City Lands, Richmond, BC

Museums

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Barnes), (392-0245), 360, gr, 511 (8545-392-67-01)
    >>>(Brown, B.), (392-0909), 1030
    >>See also Canadian Museum for Human Rights;National Portrait Gallery

Museums Act (amdt.)(Bill C-42)--Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages (Verner)

    >>1st r, 416
    >>Deemed adopted at all remaining stages, 431, passed
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 537
    >>Royal Assent, 600 (Chap. 9, S.C. 2008)

Musicians see Copyright--Internet;Tomorrow Starts Today program

Muslims see Canadian Islamic History Month;Elections--Voters

Myanmar see Burma

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NAFTA see North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

NAFTA Secretariat, Canadian Section

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2006-2007, tabled, 127 (8563-392-49)
    >>See Estimates, 2008-2009, Main--Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Vote 45--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Public Service Commission of Canada--Reports

Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Dewar), (392-0600), 728, gr, 838 (8545-392-76-03)
    >>>(Marston), (392-0362), 432, gr, 618 (8545-392-76-01)
    >>>(McDonough), (392-0828), 994, gr, 1056 (8545-392-76-06)
    >>>(Sweet), (392-0739), 881, gr, 1047 (8545-392-76-05)

Nanaimo Port Authority see Access to Information Act;Privacy Act

Naskapi see James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement;

National Aboriginal Day

    >>Funding, r.o. Q-48 (Neville), 178 (8555-392-48)

National Arts Centre

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Canadian Heritage Standing Committee
    >>>2006-2007 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 369 (8560-392-179-01)
    >>See also Privacy Act

National Battlefields Commission

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2006-2007, tabled, 128 (8563-392-84)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Estimates, 2008-2009, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Privacy Act

National Blood Donor Week

    >>June 14th, establishing see National Blood Donor Week Act (Bill S-220)

National Blood Donor Week Act (Bill S-220)--Bains

    >>Senate passage, 257
    >>1st r, after reinstatement under S.O. 86.2, 264
    >>Deemed read second time, 264
    >>Health Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 264
    >>>Report, without amdt., 355
    >>Report stage, 427
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Dhaliwal), 427, agreed to, 427
    >>3rd r, 427, agreed to, 427-8, passed
    >>Royal Assent, 446 (Chap. 4, S.C. 2008)
    >>Note: previously Bill S-214, 1st Session, 39th Parliament

National Capital Commission (NCC)

    >>Poinsettias, Christmas gift purchases, r.o. Q-167 (Reid), 485 (8555-392-167)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Standing Committee
    >>>2008-2009 to 2012-2013 corporate plan summaries and 2008-2009 operating and capital budgets, 984 (8562-392-821-01)

National Capital Region see Holocaust Monument;Public Service

National Child Benefit

    >>Document
    >>>"The National Child Benefit - Progress Report 2004", tabled, 411 (8525-392-15)
    >>>"The National Child Benefit - Progress Report 2005", tabled, 416 (8525-392-16)

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States see 9/11 Commission Report

National Crime Prevention Centre

    >>Funding
    >>>r.o. Q-3 (Barnes, 242 (8555-392-3)
    >>>r.o. Q-85 (Angus), 224 (8555-392-85)

National Defence Act

    >>Legislation see Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (amdt.)(Bill C-26)

National Defence Act (amdt.)(Bill C-45)--Minister of National Defence (MacKay)

National Defence Act (amdt.--court martial)(Bill C-60)--Minister of National Defence (MacKay)

    >>1st r, 934
    >>2nd r, 991
    >>National Defence Standing Committee
    >>>Deemed referred, 992
    >>>Report, with amdts., 1000
    >>Deemed adopted at all remaining stages on division, 1002, passed
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 1009
    >>Royal Assent, 1012 (Chap. 29, S.C. 2008)

National Defence Act (amdt.--definition of "employer")(Bill C-466)--Black

    >>1st r, 51

National Defence Act (amdt.--foreign military mission)(Bill C-513)--Mourani

    >>1st r, 462
    >>2nd r, 746-7, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 747, division deferred, 983, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 158), 1014-6

National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman see Access to Information Act;Privacy Act

National Defence Department

    >>Agreements, Conference of Defence Associations and Conference of Defence Associations Institute, P-39 (Black), ordered, 786 (8550-392-39)
    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2006-2007, tabled, 127 (8563-392-50)
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (A)
    >>>National Defence Standing Committee
    >>>>Referral, 83
    >>>>Report, 250
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (B)
    >>>National Defence Standing Committee referral, 442
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Main
    >>>National Defence Standing Committee referral, 483
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Supplementary (A)
    >>>National Defence Standing Committee referral, 812
    >>See also 5 Wing Goose Bay;Access to Information Act;Defence policy;Employment Equity Act;Estimates, 2008-2009, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Privacy Act;Search and rescue

National Defence Official Languages Program Transformation Model

    >>Implementation/criteria, r.o. Q-217 (Godin), 734-5 (8555-392-217)

National Defence Standing Committee

    >>Bills referred
    >>>National Defence Act (amdt.--court martial)(Bill C-60), 992
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (A), referred
    >>>National Defence, 83
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (B), referred
    >>>National Defence, 442
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Main, referred
    >>>National Defence, 483
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Supplementary (A), referred
    >>>National Defence, 812
    >>Membership, 100-1, 358, 631, 646
    >>Reports
    >>>First (Supplementary Estimates (A), 2007-2008 - Votes 1a and 5a under National Defence), 250 (8510-392-13)
    >>>Second (Procurement and Associated Processes), 404 (8510-392-50)
    >>>>gr, 913 (8512-392-50)
    >>>Third (evaluation of mental health services provided on Canadian Forces Bases)), 886 (8510-392-137)
    >>>Fourth (National Defence Act (amdt.--court martial)(Bill C-60)), 1000 (8510-392-157)
    >>Reports from 1st Session, 39th Parliament
    >>>First (Canadian Forces in Afghanistan) (8510-391-288)
    >>>>gr, 16 (8512-392-288)
    >>Reports permanently referred see Canadian Forces Grievance Board;Communications Security Establishment Commissioner;Judge Advocate General;Military Police Complaints Commission of Canada;Order in Council appointments
    >>Travel, authorization, 323, 600, 767

National DNA Bank and Missing Persons Index

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Marston), (392-0085 and 392-0086), 130, gr, 346 (8545-392-44-01)

National DNA Data Bank of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Public Safety and National Security Standing Committee

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