Energy

>>Canada-United States relationship, North American Free Trade Agreement, World Trade Organization, roles, 519
>>Fossil fuel energy projects, foreign countries, Export Development Corporation and/or Canadian International Development Agency funding, r.o., 4240-1
>>Hydrogen as source, safety, storage and transportation, Institut de recherche sur l'hydroène, research, $6 million funding, 8964
>>>S.O. 31, 3553
>>Renewable energy strategy, 1451
>>Research and development, government funding, Quebec share
>>>o.q., 1708
>>>S.O. 31, 1702
>>See also Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement; Hydro-electric power; Middle East; National Energy Board

Energy conservation see Energy industries--Canadian renewable energy and conservation expenses deduction

Energy efficiency

>>Fluorescent and incandescent lamps/lightbulbs
>>>CO₂ emissions, reduction, regulations, qu., 3781-2
>>>Standards, impact, o.q., 41
>>Investments, tax incentives, 1450, 7255
>>Research facilities, Varennes, Que., creating, o.q., 968

Energy industries

>>Asia-Pacific region, opportunities, o.q., 3208
>>Canadian renewable energy and conservation expenses deduction, establishing, Budget 1996 measure, 380, 1450, 1479, 1558, 9517, 9923
>>>S.O. 31, 472-3
>>Renewable energy and energy conservation projects
>>>Costs, flow-through share financing, eligibility, Budget 1996 measure, 380, 1509, 1901
>>>o.q., 1252
>>>Subsidies, tax incentives, improving, petition, 3934
>>See also Interprovincial trade--Internal Trade Agreement

Energy Price Commission Act (Bill C-220)--Solomon

>>First reading, 246
>>Second reading, 2033-41
>>>Dropped from Order Paper, 2041
>>See also Gasoline/automotive fuels--Prices

Engineers Week see Science and technology

English, John (L--Kitchener)

>>Africa, o.q., 6064, 6862
>>Black Canadians, S.O. 31, 8385
>>Borrowing Authority Act 1996-97 (Bill C-10), 1037-9
>>Broadcasting Act (amdt.--broadcasting policy)(Bill C-216), 1324-5
>>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 8415, 9189-92
>>Canadian Cinema and Television Academy, S.O. 31, 311
>>Canadian security, 545-6
>>Child labour, S.O. 31, 5802-3
>>Cyprus, M. (Bakopanos), 3898-9
>>Discrimination and racism, S.O. 31, 1045
>>Drug trafficking, 547
>>Education, S.O. 31, 8130
>>Flynn, Joe, 3718-9
>>Foreign Affairs and International Trade Standing Committee, reports, 7390, 8357
>>Goods and Services Tax, 8415
>>Health, S.O. 31, 1885
>>Hong Kong, o.q., 4806
>>Inter-Parliamentary Delegations, reports, 4899, 8145
>>International conflicts, 546
>>Knowles, Hon. Stanley, S.O. 31, 1542
>>Members of Parliament, S.O. 31, 9321
>>North American Aerospace Defence Command, M. (L. Axworthy), 545-7
>>Pakistan, S.O. 31, 2058
>>Rail passenger service, S.O. 31, 3628
>>Special Import Measures Act, 7390
>>Trade, o.q., 3925
>>United Nations, 544

English language see Official languages policy/bilingualism; Quebec separation/sovereignty; Training programs--Francophones

Enniskillen, Ont. see Schools--S.S. No. 14

Entertainment see Pornography

Entertainment expenses see Corporations--Taxation

Entrepreneurial spirit see Youth--Education level

Entrepreneurs

>>Atlantic Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Halifax West nominees, tribute, S.O. 31, 5951
>>Craig, John, student, Haliburton, Ont., fitness facility, establishing, S.O. 31, 9014
>>Microcredit Summit, Washington, D.C., Feb. 2-4/97, S.O. 31, 7380
>>Piché, Ginette and Colette Gagné, Beau ménage, bons soins company, founding, tribute, S.O. 31, 1582
>>Webbco West Industries Inc., Kelowna, B.C. Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner, tribute, S.O. 31, 5950
>>Women, success, government encouraging, o.q., 6794
>>Youth, assisting, 8964

Enumeration see Elections--Voters list, Permanent

Environment

>>Biodiversity
>>>National strategy, S.O. 31, 6306
>>>United Nations Convention on Biodiversity, Canada, leadership role, permanent secretariat, Montreal, Que., S.O. 31, 2354-5
>>Canada-United States co-operation, 518-9
>>Canadian Healthy Environment Awards
>>>MacEachern, Sarah, Maple Ridge Secondary School, achievements, S.O. 31, 4067
>>Climate change/global warming, Mackenzie Basin impact study, relationship, addressing, need, S.O. 31, 5284
>>Communities in Bloom contest, environmental awareness, raising, S.O. 31, 5160
>>Desertification, combatting, World Desertification Day, June 17, S.O. 31, 3919
>>Developing countries, Global Environment Facility role, Multilateral Fund for the Montreal Protocol role re ozone depletion reduction, Canadian funding, 9900-1
>>>See also International Development (Financial Institutions) Assistance Act Order Act (Bill C-77)
>>Earth Day, Apr. 22
>>>S.O. 31, 1658, 1759, 1761, 10061, 10064
>>>Statement by Minister (Marchi), 1770-3
>>Ecologically sensitive land, charitable donation credit limit to 20% of income, elimination, Budget 1995 measure, 2995-6, 3021, 3937, 7255
>>Environment Week, June 1-9/96
>>>S.O. 31, 3123, 3482-3
>>>Statement by Minister (Marchi), 3493-6
>>Environmental assessment and review process
>>>Louisiana-Pacific OSB plant and harvest plan, o.q., 3825
>>>Nuclear energy, 3763, 3766, 7621
>>>Rail line abandonment, o.q., 5063
>>>Statutory powers, government use, lack, o.q., 3713-4
>>>Tswwassen Indian Band, sewage treatment facility project, subjecting to, S.O. 31, 1836
>>Federal-provincial jurisdiction, 6278, 6754
>>>Duplication, 329, 5188-90
>>>Federal-provincial environment ministers meetings, 6293
>>>National agreement on environmental harmonization, S.O. 31, 6486-7
>>>See also Environment--Management
>>Green plan moneys, expiring, 8397
>>Importance, priority, 322-3
>>International factors, foreign policy, relationship, 323
>>Management, federal-provincial partnership
>>>Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, o.q., 3320-1
>>>Throne Speech statement, 5, 323
>>National Composting Awareness Week, S.O. 31, 2603, 10227
>>National Soil Conservation Week, S.O. 31, 1703-4
>>Protection, 3, 7269
>>>Biological wealth, 7254-5
>>>>S.O. 31, 3917
>>>Bois-de-Belle-Riviére Forest educational park, preserving, S.O. 31, 7460
>>>Canadian Environmental Protection Act
>>>>Court actions, citizens initiating, measure, 323
>>>>Enforcing, government resolve, S.O. 31, 3482-3
>>>Clayoquot Sound, B.C., Clayoquot biosphere reserve, government support, o.q., 5604
>>>Economic benefits, opportunities, job creation, 324, 326, 7269
>>>>Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development meeting discussing, 326
>>>Environment Department, effectiveness, Auditor General's report, S.O. 31, 2473
>>>Jurisdiction, 6147, 6150-1
>>>Leadership role, government commitment, 4
>>>>Sierra Club of Canada report, condemning
>>>>>o.q., 3873
>>>>>S.O. 31, 3815, 10062
>>>Ontario, Progressive Conservative government (Harris), cutbacks, impact, 6150
>>>Provincial governments, cutbacks, national standards, federal government maintaining, S.O. 31, 8268
>>>Reform Party, policy, S.O. 31, 8647
>>>Sustainable development policies, relationship, 1480, 5262-3
>>>Taxation policy, grants and subsidies, comprehensive base line study, 1990-1
>>>>o.q., 1251-2
>>>See also Marine transport--Pilotage; Mining industry
>>Regulations see Marine transport--Maritime claims for damages
>>State of the Environment Report, 1996, tabled, 7389
>>Sustainable transportation, air pollution, reducing, centre of excellence, establishing, o.q., 2010-1
>>Waste management, standards, 3028
>>>Contaminated sites, federal, clean-up, costs, Auditor General's report, o.q., 6745, 6789
>>World Meteorological Day, S.O. 31, 1198
>>Youth concerns, role, 324
>>>Environment Department/youth corps job creation programs, 324
>>See also Bankruptcy and insolvency; Canadian Environmental Assessment Act; Canadian International Development Agency; Economic development/renewal; Gasoline--Additives, MMT; Mining industry--BHP Diamond project; North American Aerospace Defence Command; Nuclear radiation; Oil and gas industry; Postal service--Direct mail advertising

Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner

>>Annual report (1997), tabled, 8662

Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee

>>Reports, presented
>>>First (2nd Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, Mar. 13-14/96; 3rd Ministerial meeting on the Arctic environment protection strategy, Mar. 19 and 21/96), 3933
>>>>Government response requested, 3933
>>>Second (Biotechnology), 4082
>>>>Government response requested, 4082
>>>Third (Biotechnology Regulation in Canada, A Matter of Public Confidence), 6317
>>>Fourth (Canada Endangered Species Protection ACt (Bill C-65)), 8512
>>It's About Our Health. Towards Pollution Protection. CEPA Revisited, report, recommendations, implementation, r.o. 6379
>>Travel, authorization, M. (Zed), agreed to, 7395

Environment Department

>>Expenditures, 1998-99, $480 million, National Defence Department expenditures, comparison, 7269
>>Meteorological services, water quality services, private sector, bidding against, ethics, o.q., 7522
>>Sustainable development strategy, tabled, 10029
>>See also Environment--Protection--Youth; Irving Whale--Magdalen Islands

Environment side agreements see Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement; North American Free Trade Agreement--Labour and environment side agreements

Environmental assessment and review process see Environment

Environmental illness see Health

>>Environmental Illness Society see Health--Environmental illness

Environmental industries

>>Globe '96 conference, Vancouver, B.C., March 1996, 324
>>>o.q., 1714
>>Government support, job creation role, 324

Environmental protection see Environment--Protection

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) see Gasoline/automotive fuels--Additives, United States

Environmental regulations see Environment--Regulations

Environmental technologies

>>Development, research funding, government support, 7272
>>>Technologies Partnership Canada program, Budget 1996 measure, 379, 449, 801, 840
>>>Throne Speech statement, 2, 307, 324, 6017

Environmental Video Exchange see Refugees--Rwandans

Environmentalists see Gangs--Motorcycle gangs, Criminal organization

Ephemeral recording see Copyright--Rights, Broadcasting

Epp, Ken (REF--Elk Island)

>>Abortion, petition, 1428
>>Airports, 5847
>>Appropriation Act No. 1, 1996-97 (Bill C-22), 998
>>Audio and video tapes, 9056-7
>>Budget, 1495-6
>>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 1489, 1494-6, 1570-2, 1577
>>Budget Implementation Act, 1996 (Bill C-31), 2020-2
>>Cabinet Ministers, 6319-21
>>>o.q., 6006, 6186, 6188, 6312
>>Canada Elections Act (amdt.--registration of political parties)(Bill C-276), 4054-5, 4059-60
>>Canada Pension Plan, 4754
>>>M. on supply (Manning), 8678
>>>o.q., 8447-8, 8783
>>Canada Post Corporation, o.q., 2012
>>Canada Transportation Act (Bill C-14), 1201
>>Canadian Armed Forces, 672
>>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2445-6
>>Caregivers, M. (Szabo), 4822-3
>>Census (1996), M. (D. Grey), 9238-9
>>Child poverty, o.q., 7188
>>Citizenship and Immigration Department, o.q., 967-8
>>Code of Conduct Special Joint Committee, M. (Milliken), 6318-22
>>Committees, 5848
>>Committees of the Whole House, M. (H. Gray), 5765, 5847-9, 5863, 5868
>>Competition Act (amdt.--gasoline pricing)(Bill C-267), 5133-4
>>Copyright Act (amdt.)(Bill C-32), 9056-7
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--judicial review of parole ineligibility)(Bill C-45), 4638
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--trespassing)(Bill C-247), 9509-10
>>Deficit, 4755
>>Dirkson, Art and Margaret, S.O. 31, 4549-50
>>Discrimination and racism, 2446
>>>S.O. 31, 7830-1
>>Divorce, petition, 7432
>>Emergencies/disasters, S.O. 31, 10063
>>Epp, references, 5847
>>>S.O. 31, 10227
>>Ethics Counsellor, 6318-9
>>>o.q., 6005-6, 10233
>>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7333-4, 7895-6, 7990-1
>>Gasoline/automotive fuels, 5230-1
>>>Petition, 7432
>>Gasoline taxes, petition, 369-70, 1428
>>Goods and Services Tax, 2445, 5848, 7334, 7895-6, 7990-1
>>>Petition, 7432
>>Government, 6318
>>Government credit cards, 5949, 6320
>>>o.q., 5685, 5738, 5885-7, 6059, 6129-30, 6186, 6188-9, 6263, 6312
>>Government programs and services, 4753
>>Grey, D., references, S.O. 31, 638, 9016
>>House of Commons, 5847, 5849, 9056-7
>>>S.O. 31, 10227
>>Income tax, 4756-7
>>Legislation
>>>M. (H. Gray), 190
>>>S.O. 31, 2430
>>Liberal government (Chrétien), S.O. 31, 1883
>>Manganese-based Fuel Additives Act (Bill C-29), 5430-1
>>Members of Parliament, 4756-7, 5848, 6318-9, 6321
>>National debt, 1489, 1495, 4755
>>>S.O. 31, 7032
>>National Defence Department, o.q., 3260-1
>>National parks/marine conservation areas, petition, 7432
>>Oil and gas pipelines, o.q., 5420
>>Parliament of Canada Act and Canada Elections Act (amdt.--confidence motions)(Bill C-250), 8939-40
>>Parole, 4638
>>Private family trusts, M. on supply (Loubier), 4753-7, 4761
>>Privilege
>>>Personal privilege (Blondin-Andrew), 5949
>>>Rights of Members breached, 43
>>Privilege, prima facie, contempt of Parliament, M. (Hart), 662, 672-3
>>Procedure
>>>Bills, Government, 998, 9117
>>>Bills, Private Members' Public, 5133
>>>Divisions, 8979
>>>Divisions, recorded, 857, 1201, 2516, 6707
>>>Documents, 9554
>>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 4522, 8447
>>>Members' remarks, 5863, 5868, 10073
>>>Minister's remarks, 6012
>>>Oral questions, 5889, 9488
>>>Quorum, 5863
>>>Speeches, 1495
>>>Standing Committees, 3884
>>>Votes, 187
>>References
>>>Election in 1993, role, frustration, 5847
>>>Serving as Member of Parliament this session, S.O. 31, 10227
>>>See also Code of Conduct Special Joint Committee--Reporting date
>>Referendum on the Restoration of the Death Penalty Act (Bill C-261), 4522
>>Reform Party, 5849
>>>S.O. 31, 1163
>>Ringuette-Maltais, references, 43
>>Science and technology, S.O. 31, 9322
>>Sexual orientation, 2445-6
>>>Petition, 7432
>>>S.O. 31, 2805-6
>>Small and medium business, S.O. 31, 1045
>>Speakership, 5847-8
>>Suicide, petition, 1428
>>Taxation, 4753-6
>>>o.q., 7188-9
>>Taxpayer Protection Act, petition, 1428
>>Unemployment, 7895-6
>>Victims of crime, 9554
>>Volunteers, S.O. 31, 2001
>>Young Offenders Act, petition, 1428

Equal Treatment of People Cohabiting in a Relationship Similar to a Conjugal Relationship Act (Bill C-282)--Ménard

>>First reading, 2525
>>See also Same-sex couples--Spousal status

Equality

>>Equal opportunity, government role, 9138
>>See also Aboriginal peoples; Discrimination and racism--Reform Party position; Sexual orientation--Canadian Human Rights Act

Equality communiqué see World Conference on Women (Beijing, China, September 1995)

Equality rights see Court challenges program--Role

Equality Rights Subcommittee (1st Sess., 33rd Parl.) see Sexual orientation--Canadian Human Rights Act

Equalization payments

>>$8.6 billion, 1997 payout, o.q., 8312
>>Elimination, Reform Party position, 7256, 7412
>>Goods and Services Tax, provincial sales tax, harmonization, impact, 1808, 1928, 1930, 2986-7
>>Increase, 438
>>>Saskatchewan portion, 411
>>Maintaining, Liberal government (Chrétien) policy, 7411
>>Maritime provinces, 1913-4, 1928
>>Quebec receiving, 813, 2873-4, 5646-7, 9259
>>>o.q., 5368, 5804, 7236-7, 8307, 8389, 8904
>>Reduction, $3 billion, Reform Party proposal, o.q., 9019

Equity see Employment equity; Equality communiqué

ERDA see Economic and Regional Development Agreements

Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway see Rail passenger service

Esquimalt Defence Research Detachment see Defence research

Essay contests see National unity

Established Programs Financing see Health care system--Funding

Estate/inheritance tax

>>Canadian citizens/residents with property and assets in United States, tax credit, Bloc Québécois position, 4774
>>Double taxation, elimination, 7280

Estevan, Sask. see United Way

Estimates

>>1995-96, supplementary (B)
>>>Committee referral, M. (Massé), agreed to, 492
>>>Concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to, on division, 994
>>>Presented, 486
>>>See also Appropriation Act No. 4, 1995-96 (Bill C-21)
>>1996-1997, main
>>>Canadian Heritage (Vote 10), concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to, on recorded division, 4408
>>>Committee referral, M. (Massé), agreed to, 393
>>>Concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to, on recorded division, 4409
>>>Government Expenditure Plan (I,II,III), tabled, 385
>>>Human Resources Development votes, consideration, extension under S.O. 81(4)(a), M. (Gauthier), deemed adopted, 4144
>>>Interim supply, concurrence, M. (Massé), 995-6, agreed to, on recorded division, 996-7
>>>Parliament, Vote I (Senate), concurrence, M. (Massé), 4352-407, agreed to, on recorded division, 4407
>>>Standing committees, consideration, extending deadline to June 21, prorogation factor, 168, 227
>>>Statement by Minister (Massé), 385-91
>>>Treasury Board
>>>>Vote 1, concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to, on recorded division, 4408
>>>>Vote 5, concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to, on recorded division, 4408
>>>>Vote 15, concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to, on recorded division, 4408-9
>>>See also Appropriation Act No. 1, 1996-97 (Bill C-22); Appropriation Act No. 2, 1996-97 (Bill C-56); Government Operations Standing Committee--Reports, First; House of Commons; Indian Affairs and Northern Development Department; Official Languages Standing Joint Committee--Reports, First; Procedure; Senate--Expenditures
>>1996-97, supplementary (A)
>>>Canadian Heritage, Vote 37A, concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to, on recorded division, 6583-4
>>>Committee referral, M. (Massé), agreed to, 5643-4
>>>Concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to, on recorded division, 6584-5
>>>Presented, 5643
>>>See also Appropriation Act No. 3, 1996-97 (Bill C-68)
>>1996-97, supplementary (B)
>>>Committee referral, M. (Massé), agreed to, 8513
>>>Concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to, on recorded division, 8976-7
>>>Presented, 8512
>>>See also Appropriation Act No. 4, 1996-97 (Bill C-87)
>>1997-98, main
>>>Committee referral, M. (Massé), agreed to, 8358
>>>Interim supply, concurrence, M. (Massé), agreed to, on recorded division, 8978
>>>>See also Appropriation Act No, 1, 1997-98 (Bill C-88)
>>>Presented, 8349
>>>Parts I, II and III, tabled, 8349
>>>Statement by Minister (Massé), 8349-55
>>>See also House of Commons--Estimates; Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth
>>Format, review/reform, 4352-4, 4394, 4396
>>>Improved reporting to Parliament project (IRPP), 4353, 4392
>>>Part III documents, dividing into Report on Plans and Priorities and Performance Reports, M. (Zed), agreed to, 10171-2
>>>See also Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, Sixty-fourth