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Access to Information Act (amdt.--improved access)(Bill C-556)--Lavallée

Access to Information Act (amdt.--response time)(Bill C-470)--Bagnell

Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee

    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (A), referred
    >>>Parliament, Vote 15a (Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Office), 82
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Main, referred
    >>>Justice, Vote 40 (Information Commissioner of Canada Office) and Vote 45 (Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office), 481
    >>>Parliament, Vote 20 (Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Office) and Vote 25 (Senate Ethics Officer), 481
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Supplementary (A), referred
    >>>Justice, Vote 40a (Information Commissioner of Canada Office), 811
    >>Membership, 85-6, 355, 356, 358, 644, 645
    >>Reports
    >>>First (Speaker's warrants regarding Karlheinz Schreiber), 219 (8510-392-06)
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 219
    >>>Second (public inquiry into the Mulroney-Schreiber affair), 377 (8510-392-46)
    >>>Third (public inquiry into the Mulroney-Schreiber affair), 492 (8510-392-73)
    >>>>Concurrence (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 12), M. (Szabo), 608, 609, deemed adopted on division, 692
    >>>Fourth (Access to Information Request for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Internal Report Entitled "Afghanistan 2006: Good Governance, Democratic Development and Human Rights"), 630 (8510-392-89)
    >>>>gr, 1045-6 (8512-392-89)
    >>>Fifth (The Mulroney-Schreiber Affair - Our Case for a Full Public Inquiry), 630 (8510-392-91)
    >>>Sixth (Coordination of Access to Information Requests System), 784 (8510-392-119)
    >>>Seventh (amendments to the Conflict of Interest Code for Members of the House of Commons - Appendix to the Standing Orders), 818 (8510-392-122)
    >>>>Improperly before the House, deemed withdrawn and no subsequent proceeding taken, 827
    >>>Eighth (Main Estimates 2008-2009 - Votes 40 and 45 under Justice; Vote 20 under Parliament), 859 (8510-392-132)
    >>Reports from 1st Session, 39th Parliament
    >>>Fourth (Statutory Review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)) (8510-391-230)
    >>>>gr, 9 (8512-392-230)
    >>Reports permanently referred see Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Office;Information Commissioner of Canada Office;Lobbyists Registration Act and Lobbyists' Code of Conduct;Order in Council appointments;Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act;Privacy Commissioner of Canada Office;RCMP Exempt Data Banks
    >>See also Mulroney-Schreiber affair

Access to Information Request for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Internal Report Entitled "Afghanistan 2006: Good Governance, Democratic Development and Human Rights" see Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth

Accidents see Traffic accidents

Accountability

    >>Gomery Commission recommendations see Government Operations and Estimates Standing Committee--Reports, Second
    >>Public Accounts Standing Committee recommendations, government response see Public Accounts Standing Committee--Reports, Sixth
    >>See also Correctional Investigator of Canada Office--Stewart;Estimates process--Cabinet Ministers;Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions--Departmental Performance Reports--Finances;Government expenditures--Expenditure Management System;Non-profit organizations--Governance;Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)--Pension and insurance plan administration;Species at risk

ACE Aviation Holdings Inc.

    >>Head office, location/official languages communications see Air Canada Public Participation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-36)

Acetaminophen

    >>Warning labels
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Lunney), (392-0137), 187, gr, 346 (8545-392-43-02); (392-0307), 400, gr, 511 (8545-392-43-03)

ACOA see Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome see HIV/AIDS

Actuarial Report on the Pension Plan for Federally Appointed Judges see Judicial pensions

Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties see Kyoto Protocol

Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne

    >>Engrossed and presented to Governor General by the Speaker, M. (Van Loan), 57, agreed to, 57
    >>Presentation to Governor General, M. (Manning), 5, 26-7, 33-4, 35, 45-6, 47-8, 52-3, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 3), 56-7
    >>>Amdt. (Dion), 11-2, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 2), 48-9
    >>>>Amdt. to amdt. (Duceppe), 12, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 1), 27-9
    >>>Procedure, "That the debate be now adjourned", M. (Dion), 5, agreed to, 5

Addresses to Parliament see Ukraine

Adjournment motions under S.O. 52 see Emergency debates (Adjournment motions under S.O. 52)

Adoption

    >>Parental leave, number of weeks see Employment Insurance Act and Canada Labour Code (amdt.--extension of benefit period for adoptive parents)(Bill C-509)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Blaney), (392-0102), 152, gr, 346 (8545-392-45-01)
    >>See also Citizenship

Advancing Canada's Role in International Support for Democratic Development see Foreign Affairs and International Development Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, Eighth

Advance Market Commitment

    >>Funding
    >>>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)

Advertising see Elections;Government advertising;Marketing

Advocacy see Security certificates

AECL see Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL)

Aeronatics Act

    >>Legislation see Tackling Violent Crime Act (Bill C-2)
    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Standing Committee
    >>>Interim Order Respecting Prohibited Items (JUS-10000-1001), dated December 12, 2007, 345 (8560-392-926-01)

Aeronautics Act (amdt.)(Bill C-7)--Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (Cannon)

    >>1st r, 74
    >>Deemed read second time and referred to committee, considered in committee and reported with amendments, concurred in at report stage with further amendments and ordered for third reading, 74
    >>3rd r, 112, 113, 122, 135, 137-8, 891, 997
    >>>Amdt. (Masse), 122
    >>Note: previously Bill C-6, 1st Session, 39th Parliament

Afghanistan

    >>Canadian Armed Forces
    >>>Human rights issues see Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Standing Committee--Reports, Fourth
    >>>Prisoners/detainees
    >>>>Document, February 20, 2008 letter from Justice Department to Military Police Complaints Commission, tabled, 597 (8530-392-10)
    >>>>See also Canada-Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission detainee transfer agreement
    >>>Soldiers who have died in combat, moment of silence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 178
    >>>See also National Defence Standing Committee--Reports from 1st Session, First
    >>Canadian mission
    >>>Costs, r.o. Q-138 (Duceppe), 340 (8555-392-138)
    >>>Document, "Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan", tabled, 962 (8525-392-26)
    >>>On-going national discussion, M. on supply (Wilfert), 549, 551
    >>>Presence beyond February 2009 to July 2011/mandate, Take note debate (Government Business No. 5), M. (Van Loan), 455-9, 463, 468-73, 552-6, 563-6, 593-7, 600, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 76), 602-4
    >>>>Amdt. (Black), 462-3, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 75), 601-2
    >>>>Initiating, M., 455-9
    >>>Public forums, publications and Peace Dividend Trust, funding to individuals, researchers, journalists, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions, r.o. Q-252 (Dewar), 888 (8555-392-252)
    >>>See also Canadian Mission in Afghanistan Special Committee
    >>Canadian policy see Foreign Affairs and International Development Standing Committee--Reports, Third--Reports, Tenth
    >>Development and reconstruction projects, r.o. Q-253 (Dewar), 889 (8555-392-253)
    >>Meetings and planning, Deputy Minister level, r.o. Q-71 (Black), 265 (8555-392-71)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Atamanenko), (392-0608), 734, gr, 837 (8545-392-18-04)
    >>>(Black), (392-0566), 686, gr, 837 (8545-392-18-04)
    >>>(Cannan), (392-0384), 468, gr, 617 (8545-392-18-03)
    >>>(Freeman), (392-0361), 431, gr, 617 (8545-392-18-03)
    >>>(Picard), (392-0135), 187, gr, 346 (8545-392-18-02)
    >>>(Silva), (392-0337), 412, gr, 617 (8545-392-18-03); (392-0570), 696, gr, 837 (8545-392-18-04)
    >>>(St-Cyr), (392-0002), 10, gr, 210 (8545-392-18-01)
    >>See also Independent Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan;Kambaksh, Sayed Pervez;Khadr, Omar

Africa see HIV/AIDS

Age of consent (sexual relations)

    >>Raising, from 14 to 16 years
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Allison), (392-0179), 278, gr, 347 (8545-392-38-02)
    >>>>(Charlton), (392-0295), 384, gr, 459 (8545-392-38-03)
    >>>>(Dhalla), (392-0391), 476, gr, 559 (8545-392-38-05)
    >>>>(Fletcher), (392-0057), 77, gr, 282 (8545-392-38-01)
    >>>>(Hinton), (392-0237), 335, gr, 511 (8545-392-38-04)
    >>>>(MacKenzie), (392-0348), 424, gr, 559 (8545-392-38-05)
    >>>>(McTeague), (392-0250), 360, gr, 459 (8545-392-38-03)
    >>>>(Moore, R.), (392-0726), 860, gr, 1047 (8545-392-38-07)
    >>>>(Poilievre), (392-0164), 242, gr, 347 (8545-392-38-02); (392-0373 to 392-0375), 462, gr, 559 (8545-392-38-05)
    >>>>(Reid), (392-0152 and 392-0153), 206, gr, 347 (8545-392-38-02); (392-0209 and 392-0210), 304, gr, 347 (8545-392-38-02); (392-0776), 934, gr, 1047 (8545-392-38-07)
    >>>>(Smith), (392-0463), 593, gr, 644 (8545-392-38-06)
    >>>>(Vellacott), (392-0050), 69, gr, 278 (8545-392-37-01)
    >>>See also Tackling Violent Crime Act (Bill C-2)
    >>See also Sexual exploitation of minors

Age of protection

    >>Legislation see Tackling Violent Crime Act (Bill C-2)

Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America Relating to the Establishment of Integrated Lines of Communications to Ensure Logistic Support for the Canadian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the United States of America see Canadian Armed Forces--Logistics support

Agreement Between the Government of the Republic of Chile and the Government of Canada to Amend the Free Trade Agreement Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of Chile

    >>Copy, dated November 15, 2006, tabled, 732 (8532-392-10)

Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the People's Republic of China

    >>Copy, dated January 16, 2007, tabled, 732 (8532-392-11)

Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Republic of India

    >>Copy, dated November 18, 2005, tabled, 732 (8532-392-12)

Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Kingdom of Norway

    >>Legislation see Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-55)

Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Republic of Iceland

    >>Legislation see Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-55)

Agreement on Agriculture between Canada and the Swiss Confederation

    >>Legislation see Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-55)

Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (amdt.)(Bill C-44)--Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food (Ritz)

    >>1st r, 460
    >>Deemed adopted at all remaining stages, 463-4, passed
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 486
    >>Royal Assent, 487 (Chap. 7, S.C. 2008)

Agriculture

    >>Income crisis see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, First;Livestock producers
    >>Input costs see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, Eighth
    >>International agreements
    >>>January 26, 2008, tabled, 443 (8532-392-02)
    >>>See also Canada-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-55)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(DeBellefeuille), (392-0392), 476, gr, 671 (8545-392-80-01)
    >>Policy see Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee--Reports, Third--Reports from 1st Session, Fourteenth
    >>See also Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre;Blue-green algae;Bryson Farms;Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization Program (CAIS);Food--Labels;Garden City Lands, Richmond, BC;Grain industry;Grain transportation;Industrial hemp;Livestock producers;Net income stabilization account;Roberts Bank Port;Tobacco producers

Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act

    >>Legislation see Canada Grain Act, Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties Act and Grain Futures Act (amdt.)(Bill C-39)

Agriculture and Agri-Food Department

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2006-2007, tabled, 125 (8563-392-01)
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (A)
    >>>Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee referral, 82
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (B)
    >>>Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee
    >>>>Referral, 441
    >>>>Report, 513
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Main
    >>>Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee
    >>>>Referral, 481
    >>>>Consideration extended, 880
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Supplementary (A)
    >>>Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee referral, 811
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Atlantic Food and Horticulture Research Centre;Estimates, 2008-2009, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Privacy Act

Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee

    >>Bills referred
    >>>Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 372
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (A), referred
    >>>Agriculture and Agri-Food, 82
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (B), referred
    >>>Agriculture and Agri-Food, 441
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Main, referred
    >>>Agriculture and Agri-Food, 481
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Supplementary (A), referred
    >>>Agriculture and Agri-Food, 811
    >>Membership, 86-7, 356, 358, 645
    >>Reports
    >>>First (Report on the Beef and Pork Sector Income Crisis), 300 (8510-392-33)
    >>>>Concurrence (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 16), M. (Easter), 721, agreed to, 722
    >>>>gr, 693 (8512-392-33)
    >>>Second (Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (amdt.)(Bill C-33)), 475 (8510-392-68)
    >>>Third (Growing Forward), 491-2 (8510-392-72)
    >>>>gr, 1044 (8512-392-72)
    >>>Fourth (Supplementary Estimates (B), 2007-2008 - Votes 1b, 5b, 10b, 12b and 30b under Agriculture and Agri-Food), 513 (8510-392-80)
    >>>Fifth (review of the freight rates for grain), 710 (8510-392-101)
    >>>Sixth (exit strategy for tobacco producers), 784 (8510-392-118)
    >>>>Concurrence (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 22), M. (St. Amand), 950, division deferred, 952, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 148), 960-1
    >>>>>Procedure, "That the debate be now adjourned", M. (Preston), 950, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 143), 950-2
    >>>Seventh ('Product of Canada' Claims: Truth and Transparency Are Necessary), 979-80 (8510-392-147)
    >>>Eighth (An Analysis and Comparison of Selected Canada-United States Farm Input Costs), 980 (8510-392-148)
    >>Reports from 1st Session, 39th Parliament
    >>>Fourteenth (Report on the Fact-Finding Mission on Canada's New Agriculture and Agri-Food Policy) (8510-391-294)
    >>>>gr, 65-6 (8512-392-294)
    >>Reports permanently referred see AgriInvest Program;Canadian Dairy Commission;Canadian Egg Marketing Agency;Canadian Food Inspection Agency;Canadian Hatching Egg Producers;Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency;Canadian Wheat Board;Chicken Farmers of Canada;Farm Credit Canada;Farm Income Protection Act;Order in Council appointments

AgriInvest Program

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee
    >>>Orders in Council P.C. 2007-1608, P.C. 2007-1716 and P.C. 2007-1717, concerning federal grants and contributions, 354 (8560-392-719-01)

Air Canada

    >>British Columbia, service personnel job losses
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Dhaliwal), (391-1657), gr, 8 (8545-392-6-01)
    >>Official Languages Act, application see Air Canada Public Participation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-36)
    >>See also Mulroney-Schreiber affair

Air Canada Public Participation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-36)--Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (Cannon)

Air India

    >>Flight 182, June 23, 1985, terrorist attack, public inquiry see Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182

Air pollution

    >>Reduction see Canada's Clean Air and Climate Change Act (Bill C-468)

Air transportation

    >>Safety and security, Canadian Armed Forces investigative powers see Aeronautics Act (amdt.)(Bill C-7)
    >>See also Aircraft;Airports

Air Travellers Security Charge Act

    >>Ways and Means No. 3
    >>>Concurrence, M. (Flaherty), 119, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 7), 119-21
    >>>Notice, tabled, 113 (8570-392-03)
    >>>See also Budget and Economic Statement Implementation Act, 2007 (Bill C-28)
    >>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)

Airbus Industries see Mulroney-Schreiber affair

Aircraft

    >>And air navigation equipment and computer software, withholding tax
    >>>Ways and Means No. 2
    >>>>Concurrence, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 73-4
    >>>>Notice, tabled, 68 (8570-392-02)
    >>>>See also Income Tax Amendments Act, 2006 (Bill C-10)
    >>See also Cormorant Helicopters;Mulroney-Schreiber affair

Airline Passenger Bill of Rights

    >>Introduction, M-465 (Byrne), 724, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 93, 724, division deferred, 915, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 149), 965-6

Airlines see Air Canada;Air India;Airline Passenger Bill of Rights

Airports see Collingwood Regional Airport;Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport;Rivière Rouge - Mont Tremblant International Airport (YTM);Vancouver International Airport

Ajax-Pickering constituency

    >>Commissioner of Canada Elections compliance agreement, documents, tabled, 597 (8530-392-9)

Alberta see Farm Income Protection Act;Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)--Reports, Agreements for RCMP policing services

Alcoholic beverages

    >>Impairment/health dangers, warning labels on containers see Food and Drugs Act (amdt.--warning labels regarding the consumption of alcohol)(Bill C-251)
    >>Imitation spirits and other spirits
    >>>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)
    >>Ways and Means No. 9, notice, tabled, 473 (8570-392-11)

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