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G-7 countries see Corporations--Taxation; Deficit; Developing countries--Foreign debt; Economy--Growth; Employment--Increase; Government borrowing; Gross Domestic Product--Exports--Federal-provincial-territorial deficits--Government borrowing--Taxation ratio; Gross National Product--Growth; Income tax--Increase; Inflation--Level; Job creation; National debt--Gross Domestic Product; Nuclear power plants--Chernobyl, Ukraine; Taxation--Rates; Terrorism; Trade--Cuba

G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital see Health care system--Funding, Cut-backs

Gabriel, James see Kanesatake Indian Band--Chief

Gaelic Cultural Awareness Month see Culture/arts--Nova Scotia

Gaffney, Beryl (L--Nepean)

    >>Automobile safety, o.q., 6008
    >>British Columbia, M. on supply (Duncan), 4891
    >>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 9317-9
    >>Canadian Executive Service Organization, S.O. 31, 7780
    >>Canadian Food Inspection Agency Act (Bill C-60), 7488
    >>Census (1996), 8794
    >>Central America, o.q., 2893-4
    >>Child poverty, 8794, 8796
    >>Child support payments, 4920, 8795
    >>>S.O. 31, 476
    >>Child tax benefit, 4920, 8795
    >>Commonwealth, S.O. 31, 8830
    >>Constitution, M. (Rock), 3294-5
    >>Crime, petition, 4348
    >>Crime prevention, 2080-1
    >>Criminals, 2080
    >>Defence equipment, S.O. 31, 7880
    >>Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (Bill C-7), 1272
    >>Disabled and handicapped persons, S.O. 31, 8774-5
    >>Discrimination and racism, S.O. 31, 916, 2303
    >>Divorce Act, Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-41), 4920
    >>Education, 3295
    >>Employment, o.q., 8736
    >>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7985-6
    >>Family, 8794
    >>Gaffney, references, S.O. 31, 10179
    >>Gasoline taxes, petition, 2484
    >>Gender equality, 8795-6
    >>Goods and Services Tax, 7985-6
    >>Gun control/guns, 6846
    >>Health
    >>>Petition, 2615, 2950
    >>>S.O. 31, 2606, 4795, 6605, 6953
    >>Highways and roads, petition, 9999
    >>Housing, 8796
    >>Impaired driving
    >>>Petitions, 2484, 3012-3, 3721, 4236, 4267, 7193-4
    >>>S.O. 31, 2060
    >>International development, S.O. 31, 7780
    >>Judges Act (amdt.)(Bill C-42), 6846
    >>National Capital Commission, petition, 4235
    >>National Capital Region, o.q., 7243
    >>Nigeria, o.q., 3492
    >>Nuclear weapons, petition, 7194
    >>Olympics, 1996 Summer Games (Atlanta, Georgia), S.O. 31, 4857
    >>Ontario, 8796
    >>Postal service, 8796
    >>Procedure, divisions, recorded, 1272
    >>Public Service, S.O. 31, 3555
    >>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), S.O. 31, 4300
    >>References, retirement, S.O. 31, 10179
    >>Sexual orientation
    >>>Petitions, 3012, 3721
    >>>S.O. 31, 2303
    >>Trade, o.q., 3206
    >>Transfer payments to provinces, 8796
    >>Veterans, o.q., 5561
    >>Victims of crime, M. on supply (R. White), 2080-1
    >>Violence, S.O. 31, 5161, 7183
    >>Women, M. on supply (Guay), 8794-6
    >>Yugoslavia federal republic, o.q., 7085-6

Gagetown, N.B. see Canadian Armed Forces--Hazing allegations

Gagliano, Hon. Alfonso (L--Saint-Léonard; Ministerof Labour and Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons)

    >>Access to Information Act, report, tabled, 3875
    >>Air Canada, o.q., 7713-4
    >>Airports, 6413
    >>Armenia, o.q., 585
    >>Business of the House, 1057, 2255, 3210-1, 3826, 4753, 5063-4, 5375-6, 5687, 7789, 9025, 9280
    >>Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63), 6707
    >>Canada Evidence Act, Criminal Code and Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.--persons with disabilities)(Bill C-98), 10124
    >>Canada Labour Code (amdt.--minimum wage)(Bill C-35), 2524, 3751-4
    >>Canada Labour Code (Bill C-3), 465-7
    >>Canada Labour Code (Part I) (amdt.)(Bill C-66), 6065, 6412-4, 8870-3, 8954, 8989
    >>Canada Labour Code (Part II)(amdt.)(Bill C-97), 9846
    >>Canada Labour Code, o.q., 2481
    >>Canada Labour Relations Board
    >>>Annual report, tabled, 1898
    >>>o.q., 9384, 9452, 9484
    >>Canada Marine Act (Bill C-44), 4787
    >>Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-73), 7245
    >>Canada Transportation Act (Bill C-14), 490
    >>Canada-Yukon Oil and Gas Accord Implementation Act (Bill C-50), 3875
    >>Canadian Airlines International, o.q., 6856-7, 6958-9, 7082
    >>Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal, annual report, tabled, 486, 6411
    >>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2144, 2190, 2446, 2486
    >>Contraventions Act (amdt.)(Bill C-16), 491
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--judicial review of parole ineligibility)(Bill C-45), 4956-7, 4996
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--production of records in sexual offence proceedings)(Bill C-46), 9648
    >>Criminal Law Improvement Act, 1996 (Bill C-17), 491
    >>Dion, references, o.q., 5372
    >>Divorce Act, Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-41), 4900
    >>Elections, o.q., 4806, 5291-2
    >>Employment, 3753
    >>Employment equity, o.q., 5685
    >>Employment Equity Act, annual report, 7193
    >>Employment Equity Act (Bill C-64)(1st Sess., 35th Parl.), o.q., 1769-70
    >>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2314, 2342
    >>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7252, 7842
    >>Federal Court Act, Judges Act and Tax Court of Canada Act (amdt.)(Bill C-48), 3875
    >>Fire Prevention Week, statement, 5171
    >>General Motors, o.q., 5113
    >>Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions, 1896
    >>Grain transportation, 8871
    >>House of Commons, o.q., 2063
    >>International Labour Organization (ILO), international labour conference, Canadian position, tabled, 3165
    >>Judges Act (amdt.)(Bill C-42), 6817, 6831
    >>>o.q., 2481, 6008
    >>Labour, 8871
    >>>o.q., 6188
    >>Labour disputes, 3753, 6412-3, 8871-2
    >>Labour relations, 465-7, 6413, 8872
    >>Law Commission of Canada Act (Bill C-9), 365
    >>Legislation, M. (H. Gray), 188
    >>>Closure, M., 213
    >>Manganese-based Fuel Additives Act (Bill C-29), 6458, 6815
    >>Marchand, references, o.q., 5372
    >>Members of Parliament, 2017
    >>National Capital Region, o.q., 6492, 6749, 7191, 7243
    >>Nuclear Safety and Control Act (Bill C-23), 3757
    >>Oil and gas industry, 3875
    >>Petitions, g.r., tabled, 486, 3875
    >>Privacy Act, report, tabled, 3875
    >>Privilege
    >>>Grey, D. (contempt of Parliament), 212
    >>>Williams (contempt of Parliament), 1896
    >>Privilege, prima facie, contempt of Parliament, M. (Hart), 666
    >>Procedure
    >>>Adjournment proceedings (Late Show), 617
    >>>Allotted days, 3210, 3826, 3875-6, 4675, 4753, 6372, 7789
    >>>Bills, Government, 365, 467, 490-1, 2144, 2190, 2314, 2342, 2446, 2486, 3754, 4787, 4956-7, 6412, 6458, 6815, 6817, 6831, 7842, 8954
    >>>Budget, 9233
    >>>Divisions, recorded, deferred, 613
    >>>Member be now heard, M. (Williams), 6503
    >>>Motions, 188, 666, 2017
    >>>>M., 213
    >>>Sittings of the House, 613
    >>>>M., 3497
    >>>Speeches, 6503
    >>References see Board of Internal Economy--Members
    >>Regulations Act (Bill C-25), 3767
    >>Royal Canadian Mounted Police, o.q., 2312, 4984
    >>Sexual orientation, o.q., 2063
    >>Tobacco industry, 2567
    >>>o.q., 8591
    >>Unemployment insurance
    >>>M. on supply (Gauthier), 613, 617
    >>Wages and salaries, 3751-3
    >>Witness Protection Program Act (Bill C-13), 490
    >>Workplace
    >>>Deaths, Statement by Minister, 2014-5
    >>>Occupational Health and Safety Week, Statement by Minister, 3321-2
    >>>o.q., 2069

Gagné, Colette see Entrepreneurs

Gagné, Gilles

    >>Governor General's award, S.O. 31, 5054

Gagnon, Christiane (BQ--Québec)

    >>Algeria, S.O. 31, 10177
    >>Artists, 3461
    >>Authors, S.O. 31, 9647-8
    >>Banks, 843-4
    >>Bonenfant, Claire, S.O. 31, 4857
    >>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 801, 843-5
    >>Canada Employment Centres, S.O. 31, 3315
    >>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 843
    >>>S.O. 31, 1242-3
    >>Canadian Coast Guard, 3688
    >>>S.O. 31, 2471
    >>Canadian flag, S.O. 31, 8191
    >>Casinos, 9358
    >>Child care, 6551-2
    >>>M. on supply (Hayes), 6549-53
    >>>o.q., 3637, 3923-4
    >>Child poverty, 5594-5
    >>>o.q., 6858
    >>Child prostitution, 3547-9, 3551, 3574-5, 9406-7
    >>Child sexual abuse/assault/exploitation, 1295, 4697-9, 9406-7
    >>>S.O. 31, 2134
    >>Child support payments, 4903-7, 4914-5, 6037-40, 6044-5, 6069-70, 6077, 6080, 6200-4
    >>Child tax benefit, 4903
    >>Children, 6549-50
    >>Copyright, 3461-3
    >>Copyright Act (amdt.)(Bill C-32), 3461-3
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--child prostitution, child sex tourism, criminal harassment and female genital mutilation)(Bill C-27), 3547-51, 3574-5, 3577-8, 3580, 3583, 9406-7
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal organization)(Bill C-203), 2340-2
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--gaming and betting)(Bill C-369), 9358
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--genital mutilation of female persons)(Bill C-235), 567
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--production of records in sexual offence proceedings)(Bill C-46), 9849-52
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--protection of witnesses)(Bill C-315), 3933
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--sexual exploitation of children outside Canada (Bill C-246), 1295, 4697-9
    >>Deficit, 845
    >>Department of Human Resources Development Act (Bill C-11), 1644, 1652-4
    >>Discrimination and racism, 1010-1
    >>>S.O. 31, 1044
    >>>Statement by Minister (L. Axworthy), 1010-1
    >>Divorce, 4903-5, 6070, 6201
    >>Divorce Act, Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-41), 4903-8, 4914-5, 6037-9, 6044-5, 6069-70, 6077, 6080-1, 6200-4
    >>Economy, 4399
    >>Employment, 6550
    >>Employment insurance, 6553
    >>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2226-7, 2769-71
    >>Estimates, M. (Massé), 4399, 4403-5
    >>Family, 6551-2
    >>Family violence, S.O. 31, 9210-1
    >>Federal-provincial jurisdiction, 1652-4, 5943
    >>Female genital mutilation (excision), 223, 567, 3547, 3549-50, 3577-8, 3580, 3583
    >>>Petition, 4348
    >>>S.O. 31, 6952
    >>Gangs, 2340-2
    >>>S.O. 31, 9014-5
    >>Gender equality, 487-8
    >>>o.q., 39, 477-8
    >>>S.O. 31, 231
    >>Government programs and services, 6201-2
    >>Groulx, Georges, S.O. 31, 7881
    >>Human Reproductive and Genetic Technologies Act (Bill C-47), 5942-5
    >>Immigration/immigrants, o.q., 4181
    >>Job creation, 801, 844-5
    >>>o.q., 3923-4
    >>Labour force, 6550-1
    >>Legislation, M. (H. Gray), 221-3
    >>Music, S.O. 31, 4932-3
    >>Myanmar (Burma), S.O. 31, 3000
    >>Oceans Act (Bill C-26), 3687-8
    >>Official languages policy/bilingualism, S.o. 31, 8442
    >>Penitentiaries, S.O. 31, 1953
    >>Poverty, 4904
    >>>S.O. 31, 5800
    >>Procedure
    >>>Bills, Government, 6081
    >>>Bills, Private Members' Public, 567
    >>Quebec distinct society status, 6200
    >>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), o.q., 2361
    >>References see Child prostitution--Child sex tourism; Female genital mutilation (excision)--Prohibiting
    >>Refugees, o.q., 361
    >>Reproductive technologies, 5942-5
    >>Riel, Louis, S.O. 31, 2705
    >>Rwanda, S.O. 31, 6658
    >>Senate, 4403-5
    >>>M. (Crête), 4186-7
    >>Senate, petition, 5892
    >>Seniors Benefit, 844
    >>Sexual assault/offences, 3933, 9849-52
    >>Sexual orientation, 1011
    >>Social programs, 801, 843
    >>Stalking, 3545, 3550-1
    >>Taxation, 843
    >>Throne Speech, 223
    >>Trade, S.O. 31, 6363
    >>Training programs, 1652, 2769
    >>Unemployment insurance, 222-3, 628-30, 1644, 2226-7, 2649-50, 2769-71
    >>>M. on supply (Gauthier), 628-30
    >>>o.q., 39, 3872-3
    >>Unemployment insurance account, 801, 2226-7
    >>Vietnam, S.O. 31, 1365
    >>Violence, 488
    >>Volunteer organizations, S.O. 31, 4336
    >>Volunteers, S.O. 31, 1761
    >>Women, 223
    >>>S.O. 31, 231
    >>>Statement by Minister (Fry), 487-8, 5295-6

Gagnon, Patrick (L--Bonaventure--Îles-de-la-Madeleine)

    >>Asbestos industry, S.O. 31, 6306-7
    >>Borrowing Authority Act 1996-97 (Bill C-10), 1033-5
    >>Canadian Heritage Department, M. on supply (G. Leroux), 8186, 8209, 8225, 8228-30
    >>Economic development/renewal, M. on supply (Rocheleau), 8960, 8970-1
    >>Economy, S.O. 31, 7654-5
    >>Electoral Districts Name Change Act (Bill C-347), 6327
    >>Emergencies/disasters, 8971
    >>Federalism, 8960
    >>Fisheries, Atlantic, 8971
    >>Forestry, S.O. 31, 2354
    >>Francophones outside Quebec, 3842-3
    >>>M. on supply (Marchand), 3785, 3795, 3799-800, 3806-7, 3809-10, 3842-3
    >>>o.q., 1106
    >>Government expenditures, 8186, 8209
    >>Job creation, S.O. 31, 8387
    >>Official Languages Standing Joint Committee, reports, 2949, 4082
    >>Procedure
    >>>Committee reports, 4082
    >>>Documents, 3809
    >>>Members' remarks, 8230
    >>Quebec, 8225
    >>Quebec separation/sovereignty, 8228
    >>>M. on supply (Gauthier), 2913
    >>Quebec sovereignty referendum (1995), 8209
    >>Rail transportation/railways, petition, 6912-3
    >>References see Official languages policy/bilingualism--Ottawa, Ont.; Unemployment insurance--Eligibility
    >>Trade, S.O. 31, 7708
    >>Youth, S.O. 31, 2061

Gakhal family see Murder

Galien Canada Prize see Drugs and pharmaceuticals--Research and development

Gallaway, Roger (L--Sarnia--Lambton)

    >>Aboriginal peoples, o.q., 1291
    >>Banks, petition, 8515
    >>Bell Canada, o.q., 136
    >>Boats/boating, S.O. 31, 4171
    >>Bridges, S.O. 31, 6124
    >>Broadcasting Act (amdt.--broadcasting policy)(Bill C-216), 244-5, 1317-9, 2032, 4202, 4204-5, 10099, 10102-3, 10106
    >>Casinos, 9357-8
    >>Constitution, M. (Rock), 6985
    >>Crime, petitions, 6326
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--gaming and betting)(Bill C-369), 9357-8
    >>Criminal Code (amdt.--operation while impaired)(Bill C-201), 4481-2
    >>Dangerous/high-risk offenders, M. (Meredith), 1138-9
    >>Drugs and pharmaceuticals, 9916
    >>>o.q., 8395
    >>>Petition, 9806
    >>Family violence, 2089
    >>Financial institutions, o.q., 136
    >>Fisheries, o.q., 364
    >>Food, o.q., 6797
    >>Gasoline taxes, petition, 1330
    >>Gun control/guns, 8845-7
    >>Hockey, S.O. 31, 9442
    >>House of Commons, S.O. 31, 9737
    >>Information highway, S.O. 31, 8828
    >>Justice system, 2089
    >>Lacrosse, 3695
    >>>o.q., 1171
    >>Multiculturalism, S.O. 31, 9930
    >>Parliament of Canada Act and Canada Elections Act (amdt.--confidence votes)(Bill C-250), 9967
    >>Parole, M. on supply (Ramsay), 8845-7
    >>Penitentiaries, 1139
    >>Privilege, rights of Members breached, 9919
    >>Procedure
    >>>Bills, Private Members' Public, 9913, 9920
    >>>Divisions, recorded, 6985
    >>>Members' remarks, 10103, 10106
    >>>Private Members' Hour, 9920
    >>Program Cost Declaration Act (Bill C-214), 7541-2
    >>Property rights, M. (Gilmour), 3534-5
    >>Sexual assault/offences, 2089
    >>Sexual orientation, petitions, 369, 6326
    >>Standing Orders, M. (Jennings), 7998-800, 9471-2
    >>Television, cable, 244-5, 2032
    >>Victims of crime, M. on supply (R. White), 2087-9
    >>Violent offences, petition, 369
    >>Young Offenders Act, M. (Hart), 6331-3

Galusz, Al see Canadian Executive Service Organization

Gamache, Jason see Sexual assault/offences--Shaw, Dawn

Gambling see Casinos; Lotteries; Video lottery terminals

Gangs