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Charitable organizations/foundations see Medical devices and equipment

Charter of the French Language

    >>Labour relations, enterprises under federal jurisdiction located in Quebec, compliance
    >>>M. on supply (Paquette), 626, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 78), 626-8
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Gagnon), (392-0442), 551, gr, 639 (8545-392-6-07)
    >>>>(Lavallée), (392-0413 and 392-0414), 492, gr, 639 (8545-392-6-07); (392-0481 to 392-0483), 632, gr, 727 (8545-392-6-08); (392-0623 to 392-0627), 750, gr, 817 (8545-392-6-09); (392-0696 to 392-0698), 826, gr, 838 (8545-392-6-10); (392-0802 and 392-0803), 987, gr, 1056 (8545-392-6-13)
    >>>>(Nadeau), (392-0368), 453, gr, 617 (8545-392-6-06); (392-0396 and 392-0397), 476, gr, 639 (8545-392-6-07); (392-0407), 492, gr, 639 (8545-392-6-07); (392-0432), 514, gr, 617 (8545-392-6-06); (392-0453 and 392-0454), 570, gr, 639 (8545-392-6-07); (392-0471 and 392-0472), 619, gr, 727 (8545-392-6-08); (392-0555), 674, gr, 727 (8545-392-6-08); (392-0639 and 392-0640), 785, gr, 838 (8545-392-6-10); (392-0716), 859, gr, 978 (8545-392-6-11); (392-0759), 914, gr, 1056 (8545-392-6-13); (392-0869), 1026, gr, 1056 (8545-392-6-13)
    >>>>(St-Cyr), (392-0682), 819, gr, 838 (8545-392-6-10)
    >>>See also Official Languages Act (amdt.--Charter of the French Language)(Bill C-482)

Chemicals see Bisphenol A (BPA);Dishwasher and laundry detergents;Pesticides and herbicides;Phthalates

Cheque cashing services

    >>Stop-payment orders/cancellation, cashing of cheques prohibited see Bills of Exchange Act (amdt.--rights of bill holders)(Bill C-564)

Chicken Farmers of Canada

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Agriculture and Agri-Food Standing Committee
    >>>2007 annual report, with Auditors' Report, 719 (8560-392-42-01)

Chief Electoral Officer of Canada Office (Elections Canada)

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2006-2007, tabled, 127 (8563-392-60)
    >>Document, "Investigators' Manual", dated January 2004, tabled, 741 (8530-392-14)
    >>House of Commons full and complete confidence, M. on supply (Guimond), 740-1, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 93), 741-3
    >>Reports, tabled and permanently referred to Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee
    >>>Report following Outremont, Roberval--Lac-Saint-Jean and Saint-Hyacinthe--Bagot by-elections, September 17, 2007, 613 (8560-392-4-01)
    >>See also Ajax-Pickering constituency;Elections--Advertising;Estimates, 2008-2009, Main--Privy Council, Vote 15--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Estimates, 2008-2009, Supplementary (A)--Privy Council, Vote 15a;Privacy Act

Chief Public Health Officer see State of Public Health in Canada

Child care

    >>Child care spaces
    >>>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)
    >>Early learning and child care national program see Early Learning and Child Care Act (Bill C-303)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Chow), (392-0207), 303, gr, 334 (8545-392-17-04)
    >>>(Keeper), (392-0038), 56, gr, 197 (8545-392-17-01); (392-0106), 152, gr, 278 (8545-392-17-02)
    >>>(Savoie), (392-0148), 206, gr, 346 (8545-392-17-03)
    >>See also Aboriginal child health care;Taxation--Families

Child custody see Income tax--Dependent child

Child fitness tax credit

    >>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)
    >>See also Tax credits

Child labour

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Jean), (392-0647), 785, gr, 1010 (8545-392-89-01)

Child luring

    >>Definition see Criminal Code (amdt.--means of communication for child luring)(Bill C-511)
    >>Internet, use to lure children, sentences see Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal procedure, language of the accused, sentencing and other amendments)(Bill C-13)
    >>Offences committed outside Canada see Criminal Code (amdt.--luring a child outside Canada)(Bill C-512)

Child pornography

    >>Internet access/distribution see Internet Child Pornography Prevention Act (Bill C-506)
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Doyle), (392-0195), 303, gr, 347 (8545-392-57-01)
    >>>(Reid), (392-0775), 934, gr, 1056 (8545-392-57-02)

Child sexual abuse and exploitation

    >>Communicating for purpose of procuring, attempting to procure or soliciting another person to commit a sexual offence see Criminal Code (amdt.--protection from sexual interference)(Bill C-486)
    >>See also Olympics and Paralympics, 2010 Winter Games (Vancouver)--Trafficking of women and children

Child sexual predators see Pedophiles

Child soldiers see Khadr, Omar

Children

    >>Correction/discipline, use of force see Criminal Code (amdt.--protection of children)(Bill S-209)
    >>Unborn children
    >>>Injury or death when offence committed against pregnant mother see Unborn Victims of Crime Act (Bill C-484)
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Allen), (392-0606), 734, gr, 807 (8545-392-26-13)
    >>>>(Allison), (392-0734), 881, gr, 934 (8545-392-26-18)
    >>>>(Benoit), (392-0408), 492, gr, 618 (8545-392-26-08); (392-0430), 506, gr, 618 (8545-392-26-08); (392-0681), 819, gr, 858 (8545-392-26-16); (392-0704), 832, gr, 858 (8545-392-26-16); (392-0751), 897, gr, 949 (8545-392-26-20); (392-0873), 1027, gr, 1046 (8545-392-26-22)
    >>>>(Blaney), (392-0081), 122, gr, 282 (8545-392-39-01)
    >>>>(Brown, P.), (392-0641), 785, gr, 838 (8545-392-26-15)
    >>>>(Bruinooge), (392-0400), 477, gr, 618 (8545-392-26-08); (392-0529), 640, gr, 709 (8545-392-26-11)
    >>>>(Casson), (392-0428), 506, gr, 618 (8545-392-26-08)
    >>>>(Doyle), (392-0715), 849, gr, 934 (8545-392-26-18)
    >>>>(Dykstra), (392-0578), 701, gr, 739 (8545-392-26-12)
    >>>>(Epp), (392-0379), 462, gr, 618 (8545-392-26-08); (392-0403), 477, gr, 618 (8545-392-26-08); (392-0415), 492, gr, 618 (8545-392-26-08); (392-0425 and 392-0426), 497, gr, 618 (8545-392-26-08); (392-0468), 593, gr, 644 (8545-392-26-09); (392-0470), 619, gr, 709 (8545-392-26-11); (392-0477), 625, gr, 709 (8545-392-26-11); (392-0527), 639, gr, 709 (8545-392-26-11); (392-0535), 648, gr, 709 (8545-392-26-11); (392-0536 and 392-0537), 656, gr, 739 (8545-392-26-12); (392-0551 and 392-0552), 673, gr, 739 (8545-392-26-12); (392-0575 and 392-0576), 701, gr, 739 (8545-392-26-12); (392-0584 and 392-0585), 705, gr, 739 (8545-392-26-12); (392-0610), 740, gr, 807 (8545-392-26-13); (392-0634 and 392-0635), 767, gr, 838 (8545-392-26-15); (392-0653), 800, gr, 838 (8545-392-26-15); (392-0677), 813, gr, 858 (8545-392-26-16); (392-0725), 860, gr, 934 (8545-392-26-18); (392-0732), 881, gr, 943 (8545-392-26-19); (392-0748), 887, gr, 949 (8545-392-26-20); (392-0765), 914, gr, 1010 (8545-392-26-21); (392-0789), 946, gr, 1046 (8545-392-26-22); (392-0804 to 392-0806), 987, gr, 1046 (8545-392-26-22); (392-0827), 994, gr, 1046 (8545-392-26-22); (392-0881), 1027, gr, 1046 (8545-392-26-22)
    >>>>(Goodyear), (392-0480), 632, gr, 709 (8545-392-26-11)
    >>>>(Hubbard), (392-0532 and 392-0533), 648, gr, 709 (8545-392-26-11)
    >>>>(Mathyssen), (392-0710), 839, gr, 1046 (8545-392-26-22); (392-0731), 872, gr, 1046 (8545-392-26-22); (392-0782), 946, gr, 1056 (8545-392-26-23)
    >>>>(Mayes), (392-0418), 497, gr, 618 (8545-392-26-08)
    >>>>(McKay), (392-0655), 800, gr, 838 (8545-392-26-15)
    >>>>(Moore, R.), (392-0728), 860, gr, 934 (8545-392-26-18)
    >>>>(Sorenson), (392-0839), 1002, gr, 1046 (8545-392-26-22)
    >>>>(Tilson), (392-0758), 914, gr, 1010 (8545-392-26-21)
    >>>>(Trost), (392-0543), 656, gr, 739 (8545-392-26-12); (392-0656), 800, gr, 838 (8545-392-26-15)
    >>>>(Vellacott), (392-0406), 485, gr, 618 (8545-392-26-08)
    >>See also Aboriginal child health care;Adoption;Baby walkers;Caregivers;Citizenship--Adopted foreign-born children;Diapers;Family leave;Jewellery;Missing persons--Adult children;National Child Benefit;Olympics and Paralympics, 2010 Winter Games (Vancouver)--Trafficking;Safe Havens;Trafficking in persons (human trafficking)

Children's products (toys)

    >>Noise levels, limits see Hazardous Products Act (amdt.--noise limit for children's products)(Bill C-541)

Chile see 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

China

    >>Petitions
    >>>(McDonough), (391-1803), gr, 9 (8545-392-12-01)
    >>>(Yelich), (392-0008), 31, gr, 210 (8545-392-12-02)
    >>See also Agreement for Scientific and Technological Cooperation Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the People's Republic of China;Olympics and Paralympics, 2008 Summer Games (Beijing);Organ donations/transplants;Television;Tibet;Zhao, Wei Amanda

Chinese Head Tax

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Davies), (392-0120), 175, gr, 346 (8545-392-49-01)

Chisasibi Cree Nation see Eelgrass beds (James Bay region)

Chrétien, Right Hon. Jean see Jean Chrétien Pledge to Africa

Christianity see Coptic Christians

Christmas gifts see National Capital Commission (NCC)--Poinsettias

Churchill, MB see Tourism

Churchill constituency see Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP);Suicide prevention

CIDA see Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

Cigarillos and cigars see Tobacco products

Citizenship

    >>Adopted foreign-born children, citizenship eligibility, document, "Proposed Regulations Amending the Citizenship Regulations (Adoption) and Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement", tabled, 141 (8525-392-6)
    >>"Lost Canadians" see Citizenship Act (amdt.)(Bill C-37);Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee--Reports, Second
    >>See also Aung San Suu Kyi;Citizenship and Immigration Department--Immigration and citizenship cases;Human rights--Violations;Kohail, Mohamed;Old Age Security--Proof

Citizenship Act (amdt.)(Bill C-37)--Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Finley)

    >>1st r, 282-3
    >>2nd r, deemed read second time and referred to standing committee, M., agreed to, by unanimous consent, 405
    >>Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 405
    >>>Report, with amdts., 443
    >>Deemed adopted at all remaining stages, 451, passed
    >>Senate passage, without amdt., 717
    >>Royal Assent, 723 (Chap. 14, S.C. 2008)

Citizenship and Immigration Department

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2006-2007, tabled, 126 (8563-392-26)
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (A)
    >>>Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee
    >>>>Referral, 82
    >>>>Report, 251
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (B)
    >>>Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee referral, 441
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Main
    >>>Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee
    >>>>Referral, 482
    >>>>Report, 869
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Supplementary (A)
    >>>Vote 1a (salaries of Ministers without Portfolio or Ministers of State not presiding over a Ministry of State), Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee
    >>>>Referral, 812
    >>>>Report, 870
    >>Immigration and citizenship cases, July 10, 2007 letter re opposition members' requests for assistance and ministerial intervention, tabled, 34 (8530-392-2)
    >>See also Access to Information Act;Estimates, 2008-2009, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities;Privacy Act

Citizenship and Immigration Standing Committee

    >>Bills referred
    >>>Citizenship Act (amdt.)(Bill C-37), 405
    >>>Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (amdt.)(Bill C-17), 129
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (A), referred
    >>>Citizenship and Immigration, 82
    >>Estimates, 2007-2008, Supplementary (B), referred
    >>>Citizenship and Immigration, 441
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Main, referred
    >>>Citizenship and Immigration, 482
    >>Estimates, 2008-2009, Supplementary (A), referred
    >>>Citizenship and Immigration, Vote 1a (salaries of Ministers without Portfolio or Ministers of State not presiding over a Ministry of State), 812
    >>Membership, 88-9, 159, 356, 357, 645
    >>Reports
    >>>First (Supplementary Estimates (A), 2007-2008 - Votes 1a, 2a and 10a under Citizenship and Immigration), 251 (8510-392-15)
    >>>Second (Reclaiming Citizenship for Canadians: a Report on the Loss of Canadian Citizenship), 270 (8510-392-23)
    >>>>gr, 641 (8512-392-23)
    >>>Third (Iraq war resisters), 319 (8510-392-40)
    >>>>Concurrence (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 20), M. (Chow), 870, division deferred, 872, further deferred, 874, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 122), 898-900
    >>>>Procedure, "That the House do now proceed to the Orders of the Day", M. (Komarnicki), 870, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 118), 870-2
    >>>Fourth (Citizenship Act (amdt.)(Bill C-37)), 443 (8510-392-56)
    >>>Fifth (recommendation regarding Bill C-37, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act), 443 (8510-392-57)
    >>>Sixth (Minister's non-appearance on the Supplementary Estimates (B)), 550 (8510-392-81)
    >>>Seventh (spousal sponsorships and removals), 592 (8510-392-86)
    >>>>Concurrence (Concurrence in Committee Reports No. 17), M. (Chow), 767, division deferred, 767, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 107), 788-90
    >>>Eighth (Main Estimates 2008-2009 - Votes 1, 5 and 10 under Citizenship and Immigration), 869-70 (8510-392-133)
    >>>Ninth (Supplementary Estimates (A), 2008-2009 - Vote 1a under Citizenship and Immigration), 870 (8510-392-134)
    >>>Tenth (Regulating Immigration Consultants), 979 (8510-392-145)
    >>Reports from 1st Session, 39th Parliament
    >>>Fifteenth (Safeguarding Asylum - Sustaining Canada's Commitments to Refugees) (8510-391-254)
    >>>>gr, 14 (8512-392-254)
    >>Reports permanently referred see Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (PRRA);Order in Council appointments
    >>Travel, authorization, 599-600

Citizenship courts

    >>Expenditures/statistics, r.o. Q-236 (Malhi), 840-1 (8555-392-236)

Civil liability see Nuclear incidents

Clarke, Rob (CPC--Desnethé--Missinippi--Churchill River)

    >>References see Elections--Certificates of election, Desnethé--Missinippi--Churchill River constituency

Classical music see Canadian Heritage Standing Committee--Reports, Ninth

Clean Air and Climate Change Trust Fund

    >>Provincial and territorial funding/emission reductions, r.o. Q-151 (Murphy, S.), 341-2 (8555-392-151)

Climate change

    >>Climate Change Plan see Canada's Clean Air and Climate Change Act (Bill C-468)
    >>Government policies, M. on supply (Layton), 545, division deferred, 547, negatived on recorded division (Division No. 62), 551-2
    >>Petitions
    >>>(Atamanenko), (392-0043), 64, gr, 263 (8545-392-9-2)
    >>>(Cannan), (392-0383), 468, gr, 663 (8545-392-9-05)
    >>>(Crowder), (391-1786), gr, 9 (8545-392-9-01)
    >>>(Dewar), (392-0601), 730, gr, 858 (8545-392-9-06)
    >>Studies and evaluations, r.o. Q-22 (Dewar), 188 (8555-392-22)
    >>See also Clean Air and Climate Change Trust Fund;Greenhouse gas emissions;Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change;Kyoto Protocol;Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act;Renewable fuels

Climate Change Accountability Act (Bill C-377)--Layton

    >>Deemed introduced, read first time, read second time and referred to committee after reinstatement under S.O. 86.1, 3
    >>Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>Referral, 3
    >>>Request for extension of time, 513
    >>>Report, with amdts., 740
    >>>Report, with reasons for not having completed study, 740
    >>Report stage, 803-5, dropped to bottom of Order of Precedence list under S.O. 98(2), 805, 875-7, 905-9
    >>>Concurrence, as amended, with further amdt., M. (Layton), 909, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 128), 909
    >>>Motion No. 1 (Clause 2), (Cullen, N.), 803, 875, division deferred, 877, further deferred, 877, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 124), 905-7
    >>>Motion No. 2 (Clause 13), (Cullen, N.), 804, 875-6, division deferred, 877, further deferred, 877, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 125), 907
    >>>Motion No. 3 (new clause, Clause 13.1), (Cullen, N.), 804-5, 876, division deferred, 877, further deferred, 877, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 126), 908
    >>>Motion No. 4 (new clause, Clause 13.2), (Cullen, N.), 805, 876-7, division deferred, 877, further deferred, 877, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 127), 908-9
    >>3rd r, 909, agreed to on recorded division (Division No. 129), 909-11, passed

Climate Change Plan

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Environment and Sustainable Development Standing Committee
    >>>2008 annual report, 878 (8560-392-935-01)

Cloning see Food biotechnology

Cluster munitions

    >>Petitions
    >>>(Black), (392-0573), 697, gr, 763 (8545-392-83-01)
    >>>(Storseth), (392-0616), 746, gr, 917 (8545-392-83-02); (392-0657), 800, gr, 917 (8545-392-83-02); (392-0722), 859, gr, 1047 (8545-392-96-01)

CMHC see Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

CNASP see Canada's National Aerial Surveillance Program (CNASP)

CNR see Canadian National Railway (CNR)

Coal mines see Donkin coal block

Coastal waters see Oil spills--British Columbia

Cohen, Eli

    >>Israeli spy, 1965 Syrian execution, return of remains for burial
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Volpe), (392-0388), 476, gr, 655 (8545-392-31-03)

Coinage see One cent coin

Collaboration Accords Between Canadian Heritage and the Community Organizations - An Evolving Partnership see Official Languages Standing Committee--Reports, Fifth

Collateralized debt obligations (CDOs)

    >>Sub-prime mortgage credit crisis, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions action, r.o. Q-226 (Cullen, R.), 768 (8555-392-226)

Collingwood Regional Airport

    >>Customs services, port of entry status
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Komarnicki), (392-0451), 560, gr, 732 (8545-392-11-07)

Collins, Stuart B.

    >>Bryson Farms owner, former lawyer, misappropriation of fiduciary property charges, extradition to Texas
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Redman), (392-0859), 1026
    >>>>(Julian), (392-0889), 1027

Colombia see Betancourt, Ingrid;Canada-Colombia free trade

Comfort women

    >>Japan, World War II sexual slavery, formal apology
    >>>Petitions
    >>>>(Siksay), (392-0181 and 392-0184), 284, gr, 333 (8545-392-5-06)
    >>>Resolution, M., 222-3, agreed to, 223

Commission for Public Complaints Against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police see Royal Canadian Mounted Police Public Complaints Commission

Commission of Inquiry into the Actions of Canadian Officials in Relation to Maher Arar (O'Connor) see National security--Review process

Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182

    >>First Report, "The Families Remember", tabled, 291 (8525-392-9)

Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities see Gomery Commission

Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Office

    >>Departmental Performance Report
    >>>2006-2007, tabled, 128 (8563-392-61)
    >>See also Estimates, 2008-2009, Main--Reports on Plans and Priorities

Commissioner of Canada Elections see Ajax-Pickering constituency

Commissions List

    >>Reports tabled and permanently referred to Industry, Science and Technology Standing Committee
    >>>2007 annual report, 454 (8560-392-413-01)

Committees, Legislative see Senate Appointment Consultations Act (Bill C-20) Legislative Committee

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