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Organic gardening see Bryson Farms
Oslo process see Cluster munitions
Ottawa, ON see O'Brien, Larry;Public Service--National Capital Region
Outaouais region see Public Service--National Capital Region
Outremont constituency see Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Office (Elections Canada)--Reports;Elections--Certificates of election
Ovarian cancer
>>Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, September, establishing, resolution, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 570
Owen, Hon. Stephen (Lib.--Vancouver Quadra; resigned July 27, 2007)
- >>References see House of Commons--Vacancies
P
Pacific Hake/Whiting Agreement (November 21, 2003)
>>Copy, tabled, 644 (8532-392-07)
Pacific Pilotage Authority
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Standing Committee
>>>2007 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 718 (8560-392-418-01)
>>>2008-2012 corporate plan summaries and 2008 operating and capital budgets, 348
(8562-392-845-01)
>>See also Access to Information Act;Alternative Fuels Act;Privacy Act
Pacific whiting see Pacific Hake/Whiting Agreement (November 21, 2003)
Packaging and labelling see Acetaminophen;Alcoholic beverages--Impairment;Bottled water;Food;Food safety--Durable life date;Genetically modified food;Textile and clothing industry;Tobacco--Cigarillos;Toxic substances--Warning labels
Paid-up-capital see Corporate income tax
Palestine see Hamas (terrorist organization)
Panel of Chairs see Senate Appointment Consultations Act (Bill C-20) Legislative Committee
Papers see Notices of Motions for the Production of Papers
Parc Downsview Park Inc.
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Standing Committee
>>>2007-2008 annual report, with Auditor General's report, 1039 (8560-392-868-01)
>>>2007-2008 to 2011-2012 corporate plan summary amendment, 267 (8562-392-865-01)
>>>2008-2009 to 2012-2013 corporate plan summaries and 2008-2009 operating and capital budgets, 809 (8562-392-865-02)
>>See also Access to Information Act;Privacy Act
Parent, Gilbert see Speaker Statements--Book
Parental leave see Adoption;Caregivers--Children;Family leave
Parents see Adoption;Family leave;Safe Havens
Parkdale--High Park constituency see Government grants and contributions
Parks Canada Agency
>>Departmental Performance Report
>>>2006-2007, tabled, 128 (8563-392-66)
>>See also Access to Information Act;Employment Equity Act;Estimates, 2008-2009, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Historic sites
and monuments;National parks;Privacy Act
Parliament
>>Contempt of Parliament see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Third
>>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (A)
>>>Vote 5a (House of Commons), Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee referral, 83
>>>Vote 15a (Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Office), Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee
referral, 82
>>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (B)
>>>Vote 5b (House of Commons), Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee referral, 442
>>Estimates, 2008-2009, Main
>>>Vote 1 (Senate)
>>>>Concurrence, Motion No. 1 (Toews), 919, agreed to on recorded division (Division
No. 132), 921-3
>>>>Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee referral, 482
>>>Votes 5 and 10 (House of Commons), Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee referral, 483
>>>Vote 15 (Library of Parliament), Library of Parliament Standing Joint Committee
>>>>Referral, 483
>>>>Report, 848
>>>Vote 20 (Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Office), Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee
>>>>Referral, 481
>>>>Report, 859
>>>Vote 25 (Senate Ethics Officer), Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee referral, 481
>>Opening, message from Governor General, 4
>>>See also Throne Speech
>>See also Treaties--Implementation
Parliament Buildings
>>Admittance denied, Alexan Kulbashian and Paul Fromm, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 12
Parliament of Canada Act (amdt.--vacancies)(Bill S-224)--Murphy, B.
>>Senate passage, 874
>>1st r, 913
Parliamentary delegations, reports
>>Canada-Mexico Inter-Parliamentary Meeting, Mazatlan, Mexico, February 17-19, 2008, 685 (8565-392-75-03)
>>Germany, October 8-14, 2007, 269 (8565-392-75-01)
>>Malaysia, November 3-9, 2007, 429 (8565-392-75-02)
>>Peru, March 14-20, 2008, 817 (8565-392-75-04)
>>Republic of Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, April 18-27, 2008, 917
(8565-392-75-05)
>>See also Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports
Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee
>>>2006-2007 Public Service Labour Relations Board annual report, 78 (8560-392-515-01)
Parliamentary review see Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999;Health care--10-Year Plan to Strengthen Health Care;Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
Parole see Murder
Passport Canada
>>Security measures/client service see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Ninth
>>See also Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth
Passport Canada: A Model to be Reviewed see Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth
Passport Services Fees Regulations
>>Legislation see Financial Administration Act and Passport Services Fees Regulations (amdt.--passports for veterans, members of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)(Bill C-503)
Passports
>>Passport offices/passport desks
>>>Petitions
>>>>(Angus), (392-0666), 807, gr, 934
(8545-392-41-05); (392-0870 to 392-0872), 1026, gr, 1047 (8545-392-41-06)
>>>>(Komarnicki), (392-0385), 468, gr, 618 (8545-392-41-03); (392-0450), 560, gr, 663 (8545-392-41-04)
>>>>(Lévesque), (392-0144), 198, gr, 346 (8545-392-41-02)
>>>>(Marleau), (392-0416 and 392-0417), 497, gr, 618 (8545-392-41-03)
>>>>(Martin, T.), (392-0087), 130, gr, 299 (8545-392-41-01)
>>Processing fees, veterans, Royal Canadian Mounted Police members and spouses or common-law partners, free passports/seniors, 50%
discount see Financial Administration Act and Passport Services Fees Regulations (amdt.--passports for veterans, members of the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police and their spouses or common-law partners, and seniors)(Bill C-503)
Patent Act
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee
>>>Statutory Review of Sections 21.01 to 21.19, 324 (8560-392-995-01)
Patented Medicine Prices Review Board
>>Departmental Performance Report
>>>2006-2007, tabled, 128 (8563-392-67)
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Health Standing Committee
>>>2007 annual report, 1010 (8560-392-564-01)
>>See also Access to Information Act;Estimates, 2008-2009, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Privacy Act
Patents see Counterfeit goods;Drugs and pharmaceuticals--Generic medications
Pathogens see Disease prevention
Patronage see Public Service--Appointments
Pay equity
>>Canadian Human Rights Tribunal cases, r.o. Q-6 (Mathyssen), 198-200 (8555-392-6)
>>Government initiatives, r.o. Q-156 (Minna), 342 (8555-392-156)
>>Proactive pay equity, Pay Equity Task Force recommendation, implementing see Pay Equity Task Force Recommendations Act (C-507)
Pay Equity Task Force see Pay equity--Proactive pay equity
Pay Equity Task Force Recommendations Act (C-507)--Mathyssen
>>1st r, 452
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act
>>Legislation see Museums Act (amdt.)(Bill C-42)
PCS see Personal Communications Service (PCS)
Peace and security
>>Promotion
>>>Foreign Affairs Minister annual report to Parliament see Canada Peace Initiatives Act (Bill C-515)
>>>Government initiatives, r.o. Q-225 (McDonough), 785 (8555-392-225)
Peace Bond see Dangerous offenders--Designation
Peace Department
>>Establishing
>>>Petitions
>>>>(Crowder), (392-0274), 372, gr, 412 (8545-392-36-03)
Peace Dividend Trust see Afghanistan--Canadian mission, Public forums
Peace initiatives
>>Canada, contributions to United Nations, international treaty negotiations, humanitarian operations and other international peace
initiatives, r.o. Q-233 (McDonough), 840 (8555-392-233)
Peace tax see Conscientious objectors
Peace Tower see Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping
>>National Peacekeepers' Day, August 9th, establishing see National Peacekeepers Day Act (Bill C-287)
>>Personnel killed while serving in overseas peacekeeping, peacemaking or humanitarian missions, Peace Tower flag lowered to half-staff
and moment of silence in House of Commons, M-310 (Telegdi), 352, dropped to bottom of Order of
Precedence list under S.O. 93, 352, 588-9, division
deferred, 589, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 80), 634-6
>>See also Memorial Wall of Names
People's Republic of China see China
Pedophiles
>>Petitions
>>>(Casson), (392-0011), 35, gr, 233
(8545-392-26-01)
>>>(Mourani), (392-0173), 264, gr, 347
(8545-392-26-04); (392-0356), 431, gr, 511
(8545-392-26-06); (392-0371), 462, gr, 559
(8545-392-26-07)
Pedro da Silva Recognition Act (Bill C-477)--Silva
>>1st r, 166
Peerless Clothing Inc. see Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Penny see One cent coin
Pension Appeals Board see Access to Information Act;Privacy Act
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985
>>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)
Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985 (amdt.--protection of the assets)(Bill C-567)--Martin, Pat
>>1st r, 994
Pensions
>>Asset protection, employer securities value limits/sale, provision of information see Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985
(amdt.--protection of the assets)(Bill C-567)
>>Biweekly basis, Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security see Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security Act (amdt.--biweekly payment of
benefits)(Bill C-560)
>>Mutual tax see Canada-United States Tax Convention Act, 1984 (amdt.)(Bill S-2)
>>Phased-retirement options
>>>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)
>>Petitions
>>>(Scheer), (392-0906), 1030, gr, 1056 (8545-392-91-03)
>>See also Bankruptcy--Employees;Burma--Canadian government sanctions;Canada Pension Plan (CPP);Employment insurance--Earnings;Judicial
pensions;Members of Parliament Pension Plan;Public Service--Compensation;Public Service Pension Plan;Registered Pension Plan (RPP);Royal Canadian
Mounted Police (RCMP);Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Dependants) Pension Fund
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)
>>Health/environmental danger, regulation see Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act (Bill C-298)
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate Virtual Elimination Act (Bill C-298)--Minna
>>3rd r, after reinstatement under S.O. 86.1, 59, dropped to bottom of Order of
Precedence list under S.O. 98(2), 59, 239-40, agreed
to, 240, passed
>>Senate passage, without amdt., 707
>>Royal Assent, 723 (Chap. 13, S.C. 2008)
Performance-enhancing drugs see Doping (sport)
Personal Communications Service (PCS) see Cellular telephones--Monthly subscription
Personal information
>>Theft see Criminal Code, Canada Evidence Act and Competition Act (amdt.--personal information obtained by fraud)(Bill C-299)
>>See also Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Fourth;Automated teller machines
(ATMs)--Electronic transfer of funds;Canadian Armed Forces--Health care, Medical files;Identity theft;RCMP Exempt Data Banks
Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
>>Parliamentary review see Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Fourth
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee
>>>2007 annual report, 897 (8560-392-789-01)
Personal property
>>Intangible personal property, non-residents, Goods and Services Tax (GST)/Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
>>>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)
Personation see Identity theft
Peru, Republic of see Canada-Peru Agreement on Labour Cooperation;Canada-Peru Agreement on the Environment;Canada-Peru Free Trade Agreement
Pest Management Regulatory Agency
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Health Standing Committee
>>>2006-2007 annual report, 60 (8560-392-991-01)
Pesticides and herbicides
>>Fruits and vegetables, residue limits, r.o. Q-21 (Dewar), 167 (8555-392-21)
>>See also Food--Labels
Pet food
>>Regulation/food safety
>>>Petitions
>>>>(Chow), (392-0636), 768, gr, 917
(8545-392-43-05)
>>>>(Davies), (392-0151), 206, gr, 346 (8545-392-43-02)
Peterson, Hon. Jim (Lib.--Willowdale; resigned July 12, 2007)
- >>References see House of Commons--Vacancies
Petroleum products
>>Prices, M. to adjourn under S.O. 52 (Brunelle), application, 842, adopted, 845
>>>Accepted, 842
PFOS see Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS)
Pharmaceuticals see Drugs and pharmaceuticals
Philanthropy see National Philanthropy Day
Phosphorous Concentration Regulations see Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee--Reports, First
Phosphates/phosphorus see Blue-green algae;Dishwasher and laundry detergents
Phosphorus Control Act (Bill C-464)--Scarpaleggia
>>1st r, 47
Photo identification see Elections--Voters, Identification
Photography see Copyright--Internet
Phthalate Control Act (Bill C-307)--Cullen, N.
>>3rd r, after reinstatement under S.O. 86.1, 131, dropped to bottom of Order of
Precedence list under S.O. 98(2), 131, 206, division
deferred, 206, agreed to, 228, passed
Phthalates
>>Health effects, regulation see Phthalate Control Act (Bill C-307)
Physical fitness see Child fitness tax credit
Physicians see Euthanasia
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Day Act (Bill C-463)--Silva
>>1st r, 34
Pilotage Act
>>Legislation see Canada Marine Act, Canada Transportation Act and Pilotage Act (amdt.)(Bill C-23)
Pilotage Act (amdt.)(Bill C-4)--Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (Cannon)
>>1st r, 68
Pilotage authorities
>>Pilot services/financial self-sufficiency see Pilotage Act (amdt.)(Bill C-4)
Pine beetle see Mountain pine beetle
Pipe tobacco see Tobacco products--Cigarillos
Piracy see Counterfeit goods
Plan of Action for Drinking Water in First Nations Communities - Progress Report - January 17, 2008 see Drinking water
Plants see Eelgrass beds (James Bay region)
Plastics see Bisphenol A (BPA)
Plebiscites see Barley marketing--Canadian Wheat Board
Poinsettias see National Capital Commission (NCC)
Point Clark lakeshore
>>Water quality and beach conditions
>>>Petitions
>>>>(Steckle), (391-1644), gr, 8 (8545-392-1-01)
Point Clark Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
>>>Management Plan, 39 (8560-392-965-01)
Pointe-au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site of Canada
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
>>>Management Plan, 41-2 (8560-392-984-01)
Poland see Dziekanski, Robert;Visitor visas
Police see Ontario Provincial Police (OPP);Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP);World Police and Firefighters Games, British Columbia, 2009
Police Officers Recruitment Fund
>>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)
Political financing
>>Loans, guarantees and suretyships with respect to registered parties, registered associations, candidates, leadership contestants and
nomination contestants, rules see Canada Elections Act (amdt.--accountability with respect to loans)(Bill C-29)
Political parties see Members of Parliament--Party affiliation;Political financing
Political prisoners see Aung San Suu Kyi;Betancourt, Ingrid
Pollution see Air pollution;Blue-green algae;Clean Air and Climate Change Trust Fund;Dishwasher and laundry detergents;Fisheries Act (fish habitat protection and pollution prevention administration and enforcement provisions);Greenhouse gas emissions;Noise pollution;Oil spills;Ship source pollution;Toxic substances;Toxic waste sites
Pontiac County, QC see Collins, Stuart B.
Pool-selling see Gambling
Pork industry see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, First
Pornography see Child pornography
Port Alberni Port Authority see Access to Information Act;Privacy Act
Port au Choix National Historic Site of Canada
>>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee