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Employment Assistance for Persons with Disabilities (EAPD) Program

    >>Accountability, inadequate, Auditor General's 1999 report findings, 3197-8(43:1620-30)

Employment equity

    >>Eliminating
    >>>Reverse discrimination, Canadian Human Rights Act, legislation, 964(16:1015)
    >>>>See also Employment Equity Act (amdt.--elimination of designated groups and numerical goals)(Bill C-294)
    >>>S.O. 31, 3418(47:1110-5)
    >>Public Service, unfair hiring practices, S.O. 31, 870(14:1110), 5516(76:1055)
    >>State sanctioned discrimination, eliminating, S.O. 31, 5137(70:1400)

Employment Equity Act (amdt.--elimination of designated groups and numerical goals)(Bill C-294)--White, T.

    >>First reading, 964(16:1015)
    >>See also Employment equity--Eliminating

Employment insurance

Employment Insurance Act see Budget Implementation Act, 2000 (Bill C-32); Sales Tax and Excise Tax Amendments Act, 1999 (Bill C-24)

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.)(Bill C-44)--Minister of Human Resources Development)--Stewart, J.

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--determination of insurable employment)(Bill C-324)--Crête

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--elimination of the waiting period in a natural disaster)(Bill C-387)--Bachand, C.

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--insurable employment)--Guimond

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--parental benefits)(Bill C-204)--Szabo

    >>First reading, 110-1(3:1010)
    >>Withdrawal, by unanimous consent, 4113(59:1005)

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--persons who leave employment to be caregivers to family members)(Bill C-493)--Stoffer

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--qualifying for benefits)(Bill C-256)--Gagnon

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--rate of benefits)(Bill C-275)--Chrétien, J.G.

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--section 15)--Sauvageau

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--self-employed persons)(Bill C-271)--Crête

Employment Insurance Act (amdt.--waiting period)(Bill C-272)--Crête

Employment Insurance Act (Schedule 1)(amdt.)(Bill C-323)--Crête

Employment Insurance Act and another Act in consequence, 1999 (amdt.--Employment Insurance Account and annual premium rate setting)(Bill C-405)--Crête

Employment Insurance Act and the Department of Human Resources Development Act, 1999 (amdt.)(Bill C-404)--Crête

Employment insurance economic regions

    >>Albert County, Salisbury, Hillsborough, Petitcodiac, N,B., rezoning from urban designation, seasonal workers, need, 7079-80(100:1840-5)
    >>>o.q., 6506(92:1455)
    >>>S.O. 31, 1243(20:1410)
    >>Cape Breton
    >>>Boundary changes, benefits reduced, 7441(107:1300)
    >>>Levels, 7501(107:1945)
    >>Designated areas, five year review
    >>>Consultation process
    >>>>Public input, o.q., 8023(114:1500)
    >>>>Regional committee recommendations, o.q., 7044(100:1455)
    >>>o.q., 6209(87:1445), 6506(92:1455), 8244-5(116:1435-40)
    >>>Political considerations, influencing decisions, o.q., 6897(98:1430)
    >>Economic Region No. 40, Lotbiniére, including, petition, 5529(76:1205)
    >>Eligibility, 700 hours, reducing
    >>>420 hours, 6067(85:1110)
    >>>600 hours, 6067(85:1110)
    >>Gaspé and Lower St. Lawrence, Que., dividing, S.O. 31, 6812(97:1410)
    >>Madawaska-Restigouche constituency, reform, impact, adverse, S.O. 31, 7752(111:1105-10)
    >>New Brunswick, proposed changes
    >>>Seasonal workers, impact, 8398-9(117:1835)
    >>>>30 day public input period
    >>>>>o.q., 7146(102:1450), 7822(112:1500)
    >>>>>S.O. 31, 7812(112:1410)
    >>>Statistical data used, basis, source, formula, qu., 8253(116:1525)
    >>Restigouche--Charlotte employment insurance region, qu., 9345-6(133:1210)
    >>Seasonal work regions
    >>>Benefit period, Lower St. Lawrence, North Shore, Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean, Charlevoix regions, post-September 17, 32 weeks, July 9 to September 17 period, 21 weeks, fairness, 8871-2(126:1620-5), 8985-6(127:1620-5)
    >>>>o.q., 8608(121:1455), 8679-80(122:1445)
    >>>Gaspésie--Les Îles, Acadian Peninsula, granting status, o.q., 6209(87:1445)
    >>>Manicouagan constituency, Charlevoix constituency
    >>>>Reform, four year transition period, acceptability, 8398-9(117:1835-40)
    >>>>>o.q., 8244-5(116:1435-40), 8248(116:1455), 8373-4(117:1500), 8408(118:1430-5), 8608(121:1455)
    >>>>Status quo, maintaining
    >>>>>Human Resources Development Department officials, recommending, 8986-7(127:1630)
    >>>>>Petitions, 7765(111:1215), 7825(112:1515), 7890(113:1010), 8938(127:1105)
    >>>Moncton zone, South Branch, Elgin, Hillsborough, inclusion, review, petition, 9345(133:1210)
    >>>Permanent solution, need, o.q., 8245(116:1440)
    >>>Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que. region, 9350-1(133:1250-5)
    >>See also Government grants/subsidies

Employment Insurance Monitoring and Assessment Report

    >>Annual report, 1999, tabled, 5005(69:1500)
    >>See also Employment insurance--Seasonal workers--Women

EMS Technologies, Inc. see International Space Station

Endangered species

Endangered Species Sanctuary Act (Bill C-465)--Martin, K.

    >>First reading, 5323-4(73:1010)
    >>See also Endangered species--Protecting species and habitat

Endangered Species Sanctuary Act (Bill C-475)--Martin, K.

    >>First reading, 5936(83:1010)
    >>See also Endangered species--Protecting species and habitat

Endicott Peabody Humanitarian Award

    >>Axworthy, Foreign Affairs Minister, inaugural recipient, tribute, land mines treat factor, S.O. 31,340(6:1405)

Energy

    >>Deregulation, Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney), 3073(41:1355)
    >>>Liberal government (Chrétien), acceptance, 7848(112:1745)
    >>Government procurement policy, environmentally-friendly sources, Budget 2000 statement, 4104(58:1630), 5242(72:1315)
    >>International forum on energy regulation, Montreal, Que., S.O. 31, 3364-5(46:1405)
    >>Management, government record, 8817(124:1530)
    >>National Energy Program, made in Canada energy policy, 8817-8(124:1535-40), 9032(128:1240)
    >>>See also Gasoline--Prices, Regulating prices--Taxes; Petro-Canada
    >>Renewable energy see Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)--Reducing
    >>See also Electricity; Environment--Government; Nuclear energy

Energy conservation see Gasoline--Prices

Energy conservation and pollution abatement equipment see Taxation

Energy consumption see Mining industry--Niobec mine

Energy efficiency

    >>Tax incentives, providing, o.q., 7228(103:1500)
    >>See also Camco Inc.--Refrigerator manufacturing; Government buildings

Energy Price Commission Act (Bill C-488)--Solomon

    >>First reading, 7763-4(111:1205)
    >>See also Gasoline--Prices, Price review commission

Energy summit see Gasoline--Prices

Energy Supplies Emergency Act see Gasoline--Prices

English language see Air transportation--Air traffic control, Official languages policy; Education; Official languages policy/bilingualism--Canadian Heritage Department

Enterprise Cape Breton Corporation

Entrepreneurs

    >>Atkinson, Paul, Solect Technology Group Inc., Atkinson Centre for Entrepreneurship, etc., S.O. 31, 7616(109:1400)
    >>Francophones, western provinces, government assistance, o.q., 7368(105:1455-500)
    >>Young entrepreneur awards, Business Development Bank of Canada sponsor, S.O. 31, 9071(129:1410)
    >>See also Mississauga Board of Trade--2000 Business Achievement Awards; Taxation--Reduction

Entrepreneurship see Airlines--Restructuring, Competition factor; Taxation

Environment

    >>Budget 2000 measures, $700 million, 4104-5(58:1630-5), 4108(58:1705), 4166-7(59:1525), 4193(59:1825), 4228(60:1655), 4237(60:1755), 4890(67:1605), 5232-3(72:1205-15), 5242(72:1315), 5244(72:1330-5), 5269(72:1550), 5271(72:1605), 5279-80(72:1705), 5289(72:1810)
    >>>Health, relationship, S.O. 31, 5191-2(71:1100-5)
    >>>o.q., 4163(59:1500)
    >>>S.O. 31, 4030(57:1110)
    >>>See also Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Science; Endangered species--Protecting species and habitat; Energy--Government procurement; Environment--Environmental and Sustainable Development Indicators--Municipalities role; Great Lakes--Cleanup; Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming)--Reducing; Pollution--Organic pollution; Sustainable Development Technology Fund
    >>Budget 2000 Mini Budget measures, $500 million additional, 9226(131:1535), 9262(132:1040), 9272(132:1155)
    >>>o.q., 9339(133:1135)
    >>Canadian Alliance/Reform Party position, 9350(133:1250)
    >>Canadian Ambassador John Fraser leaving office in 1998, appointing replacement, 7270(103:2025)
    >>>o.q., 5891-2(82:1440)
    >>Clean air, importance, need, 177(3:1715-20)
    >>Cleanup technologies, 5(1:1600), 178(3:1720)
    >>>Rivers see Sackville Rivers Association
    >>Contaminated sites, federal, cleanup, 5(1:1600), 218-9(4:1250), 1063(17:1610)
    >>Economic and social conditions, quality of life, relationship, 4-5(1:1600), 168(3:1615), 170(3:1630), 176(3:1710), 1106(18:1215), 1392(22:1620), 7794(112:1205)
    >>>Health, link, 1640(26:1515)
    >>EcoSummit 2000
    >>>Kraft Sloan role, o.q., 6818(97:1440)
    >>>See also Water pollution
    >>Ecosystems
    >>>Role, importance, history, 7945(113:1615-20)
    >>>See also World population--Growth
    >>Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner concerns, o.q., 7226-8(103:1450-500)
    >>Environmental and Sustainable Development Indicators, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, Environment Department and Statistics Canada establishing, Budget 2000 measure, 4104(58:1635), 5233-4(72:1215-20)
    >>Environmental groups, extreme measures, use, 8346(117:1150)
    >>Federal-provincial consultations see Environment--National standards
    >>Federal-provincial jurisdictional disputes, 3106(41:1740)
    >>Federal-provincial-territorial-municipal, co-operation, 176(3:1710), 180(3:1735), 5234(72:1215)
    >>>S.O. 31, 5518(76:1105)
    >>Globe 2000 conference, Vancouver, B.C., March 2000, government participation, etc., o.q., 5149(70:1455)
    >>Government
    >>>Energy, water, use, waste produced, information lack, o.q., 7227(103:1450)
    >>>Operations, model of excellence, 5(1:1600)
    >>>Policy, measures, Throne Speech statement, 5(1:1600), 51(2:1735), 53(2:1755), 171(3:1630), 189(4:1005)
    >>>Record, 3106(41:1740), 7168(102:1725), 7170(102:1740-5), 8267(116:1700)
    >>>>o.q., 8493(119:1425)
    >>>>S.O. 31, 6202(87:1410)
    >>>Reporting on results achieved re Canadians concerns, 5(1:1600)
    >>International biosphere reserves, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognition, Clayoquot Sound and Redberry Lake, etc., S.O. 31, 3484(48:1405-10), 3594(50:1400-5)
    >>International commitments, Canada not meeting, 7270(103:2020-5)
    >>International problems/solutions, 5(1:1600)
    >>Legislation, lack/cited, o.q., 5261(72:1500)
    >>Liberal government (Chrétien)
    >>>Canadian Alliance, ignoring, 8787-8(124:1225-30)
    >>>Promises, 7795(112:1215), 8800(124:1350)
    >>Lincoln role
    >>>Cercle des Phénix de l'environnement et du développement durable, admitted to, S.O. 31, 7924(113:1405)
    >>>Protecting, efforts, 8786(124:1220)
    >>Mankind, relationship, 7794(112:1205)
    >>Municipalities role
    >>>Federation of Canadian Municipalities and la Coalition pour la renouvellement des infrastructures du Québec proposals, 4104(58:1635)
    >>>Infrastructure, Green Municipal Enabling Fund, Budget 2000 measure, 4104(58:1635), 4178-9(59:1645), 4191(59:1810), 4231(60:1725), 5233-4(72:1205-15)
    >>>>o.q., 7460-1(107:1455)
    >>>>S.O. 31, 4154(59:1405), 7449(107:1400)
    >>>Waste management and water conservation, Green Municipal Investment Fund, private sector role, Budget 2000 measure, 4104(58:1635), 4179(59:1645), 5232-3(72:1205-10), 5242(72:1315), 5244(72:1335)
    >>>>o.q., 7460-1(107:1455)
    >>>>S.O. 31, 7449(107:1400)
    >>>See also Infrastructure program
    >>National standards, 3106(41:1740)
    >>>Establishing, 9240(131:1715)
    >>>>Federal-provincial consultations, 3429(47:1215)
    >>>>See also National Environmental Standards Act (Bill C-425)
    >>New Democratic Party, concerns, efforts, 8787(124:1225)
    >>Nova Scotia Ecology Action Centre
    >>>Sustainable Communities Award, Spryfield, N.S., S.O. 31, 7618(109:1405-10)
    >>>Work, 8343(117:1125)
    >>Nova Scotia Nature Trust, mandate, 8343(117:1125)
    >>Ontario government cutbacks, environment ministry, etc., S.O. 31, 7809(112:1355)
    >>Precautionary principle, 1107(18:1220), 7270(103:2025)
    >>Progressive Conservative government (Mulroney), accomplishments, 7170(102:1740-5)
    >>Protecting
    >>>Bloc Québécois concerns, 8785(124:1210), 8788(124:1235-40), 8792(124:1255), 8793(124:1305)
    >>>Importance, 8791(124:1255)8793-4(124:1310)
    >>>Parti Québécois, efforts, 8792(124:1255)
    >>Quality, ensuring, 2(1:1600)
    >>Reform Party opposing government legislation, o.q., 5665(78:1440)
    >>Regulations, elimination, 9239(131:1715)
    >>Research, government capacity, increasing, 5(1:1600)
    >>Revelstoke, B.C., environment lands and parks ministry, measures, 8346-7(117:1150-5)
    >>Saskatchewan New Democratic Party governments initiatives, 5083(69:2010)
    >>Survey on the Importance of Nature to Canadians, figures, 1063(17:1605)
    >>Trade, relationship, 1157-8(18:1740-5)
    >>>International agreements, World Trade Organization (WTO), etc., impact, Canadian sovereignty factor, etc., 1093(18:1045), 1106-7(18:1215-25)
    >>>>See also Trade--International agreements, Labour and environmental provisions
    >>>S.O. 31, 7452(107:1415)
    >>Tree planting, Du Vallon School, Gatineau, Que., S.O. 31, 387(7:1405)
    >>Undervalued, 7794(112:1205)
    >>United Kingdom, House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee Canadian visit, S.O. 31, 6578(93:1405)
    >>United States requests, 7170(102:1740)
    >>See also Agriculture--Countryside Canada; Burns Bog; Canadian Environmental Assessment Act; Canadian Environmental Protection Act; Cape Breton Development Corporation (DEVCO)--Privatization; Clova River; Convention on Biological Diversity; Diamond mining industry--Northwest Territories; Electricity; Endangered species; Export Development Corporation (EDC); Fisheries--Protecting; Food--Genetically engineered/modified passim; Forest industry passim; Gasoline--Pollution reduction--Prices; Great Lakes passim; Greenhouse gas emissions (climate change/global warming); Hazardous waste; Highways and roads--Ontario, Hamilton, Ont.; Infrastructure program; International Space Station; Marine conservation areas--Legislation (Bill C-8), Priority; Mining industry passim; National parks; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)--Environmental provisions--Methanex Corporation lawsuit against United States; Nuclear energy; Oak Ridges Moraine; Oil spills; Pesticides; Petitcodiac River; Pollution; Public transit; Recycling; Sewage; Sustainable development; Tourism industry; Toxic substances; Trade--International agreements, Labour and environmental provisions; Transportation--National transportation policy; VIA Rail Canada Inc.--Toilet facilities on trains; Waste

Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner

    >>Report for year 2000, tabled, 7183(103:1005)
    >>See also Air pollution--Smog; Environment; Hazardous waste--Imports, Illegal; Sustainable development--Government commitment

Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee

    >>Reports, presented
    >>>First (Pesticides: Making the Right Choice for the Protection of Health and the Environment), 6853(98:1000)
    >>>>Minority report, 6915(98:1710)
    >>>>See also Pesticides
    >>See also Canadian Armed Forces--National Defence Proof and Experimental Test Establishment; Canadian Environmental Assessment Act--Review; Canadian Environmental Protection Act; Endangered species--Protecting species and habitat, Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee studying--Protecting species and habitat, Improving; Pesticides; Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee--Reports, Twelfth--Reports, Thirty-fifth

Environment Department

    >>Estimates see Estimates--1999-2000, Supplementary (A)--1999-2000, Supplementary (B)
    >>Size, importance, decline, 5289(72:1810)
    >>See also Agriculture--Countryside Canada; Environment--Environmental and Sustainable Development Indicators; Marine conservation areas--Legislation (Bill C-8), Jurisdiction, Fisheries and Oceans Department

Environment lands and parks ministry see Environment--Revelstoke, B.C.

Environment Week 2000

    >>Clean Air Day, June 7, commuter challenges, etc., S.O. 31, 7615-6(109:1400)
    >>World Environment Day, June 5, Kitchener, Ont. activities, etc., S.O. 31, 7449(107:1400), 7452(107:1415)
    >>World Oceans Day, S.O. 31, 7694-5(110:1400-4)

Environmental and Sustainable Development Indicators see Environment

Environmental assessment see Canadian Environmental Assessment Act; Farms--Factory farms; Highways and roads--Ontario, Highway 407; Nuclear energy; Waste--Toronto, Ont.

Environmental groups see Environment

Environmental health/illness

    >>Asthma and other breathing disorders, air pollution factor, o.q., 6406(90:1450-5)
    >>Children, relationship, 5289(72:1840)
    >>>Canada-United States-Mexico discussions, o.q., 8022(114:1455)
    >>Government concern, lack, etc., 6950-1(98:1920)
    >>See also Health research

Epidermolysis Bullosa

    >>Rare disorder, research, government funding, 3629-30(50:1840-5)
    >>>o.q., 746(12:1440)

Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week see National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week; National Epidermolysis Bullosa Awareness Week Act (Bill C-230)

Epilepsy

    >>Public awareness, national campaign, petition, 8736(123:1540), 9027(128:1210), 9223(131:1515)
    >>See also National Epilepsy Month

Epost see Canada Post Corporation--Internet

Epp, Ken (Ref.--Elk Island; CA--Elk Island as of March 27, 2000)