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Brampton public forum on justice issues see Justice system

Brandon Police Service see Crime prevention--Community policing

Brandon University Bobcats see Basketball--CIAU championships

Brassard, Jacques see National unity--Federal government policy

Brassard, Jean-Luc see Skiing--Freestyle

Bratton, William see Crime--Reducing

Brazil

>>Canadians imprisoned, Christine Lamont and David Spencer, serving sentences in Canada, negotiating exchange of offenders treaty, etc., o.q., 10072
>>Cardoso, Fernando Henrique, President, visit to Canada and Quebec, S.O. 31, 10062

Bread and Roses March see Women

Break and enter

>>Being unlawfully in a dwelling house, dual procedure offence, reduced sentences factor, 3538-9, 35434, 9460, 9597, 9611-2
>>>Home invasions, relationship, 3543, 9596
>>Extent, forcible entry, etc., 3543, 9596
>>Home invasions
>>>Kelowna, B.C., case, 72 year-old charged with assault after attacking intruder, 9593
>>>See also Break and enter--Being unlawfully in a dwelling house
>>Increase
>>>Home security system purchases, relationship, 4277
>>>Police not responding, overworked, 4610
>>Non-dwelling house, dual procedure offence, reduced sentences factor, 3538-9, 3544, 9596-7, 9611-2
>>Watson, Darren, guilty plea, sentence, S.O. 31, 5106

Breast cancer see Health--Cancer

Breast Cancer Awareness Month see Health--Cancer, Breast cancer

Breast feeding see Health

Breathalyser evidence see Impaired driving

Breitkreuz, Cliff (REF--Yellowhead)

>>Administrative Tribunals (Remedial and Disciplinary Measures) Act (Bill C-49), 5940-1
>>Air Canada, 7760
>>Air transportation, S.O. 31, 1705
>>Committees of the Whole House, M. (J. Chrétien), 10
>>Employment equity, M. (T. White), 2281-3
>>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7759-60
>>Goods and Services Tax, 7759-60
>>Grain marketing, 7760
>>>o.q., 317
>>>S.O. 31, 1657, 3627
>>Housing, 7760
>>Justice system, 6248
>>Liberal government (Chrétien), S.O. 31, 5951-2
>>Members of Parliament Retiring Allowances Act (amdt.--deduction re other income)(Bill C-352), 6616
>>National parks/marine conservation areas, S.O. 31, 4017, 9795
>>Official languages policy/bilingualism, S.O. 31, 7831-2
>>Quebec distinct society status, 6248
>>Ringuette-Maltais, references, 10
>>Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, S.O. 31, 6605-6
>>Sexual assault/offences, 6249-50
>>Speakership, 10
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Sheridan), 6248-50
>>Victims of crime, 6248-50

Breitkreuz, Garry (REF--Yorkton--Melville)

>>Aboriginal peoples, o.q., 6608
>>Abortion
>>>M., 2973-6
>>>Petitions, 3013, 3141, 4089, 5297-8, 9805
>>Agricultural Marketing Programs Act (Bill C-34), 9858-60
>>Agricultural products, 9858-60
>>Agriculture, 9858-60
>>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 1537-8, 1557
>>Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63), 6769
>>Canadian Charter of Duties and Responsibilities Act (Bill C-386), 9133
>>Canadian Human Rights Act (amdt.)(Bill C-33), 2195-6, 2409-10, 2570-1
>>Canadian Wheat Board, 9859
>>Canadian Wheat Board Act (amdt.)(Bill C-72), 8247, 8249-50
>>Capital punishment, 4261
>>Charitable organizations, 1557
>>Child abuse, 9679
>>Child care
>>>M., 5135-8
>>>o.q., 5170
>>Child pornography, 9677-80
>>Child prostitution, 9677-9
>>Child sexual abuse/assault/exploitation, 9678-9
>>>Petition, 9805-6
>>Child support payments, 6082
>>Children, petition, 9805
>>Corporal punishment, 4261
>>Corporations, 1538
>>Crime, petition, 3141
>>Crime prevention, 9676, 9719
>>>S.O. 31, 6056
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--child prostitution, child sex tourism, criminal harassment and female genital mutilation)(Bill C-27), 9677-81
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--judicial review of parole ineligibility)(Bill C-45), 4261-3
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--operation while impaired)(Bill C-201), 4479-80
>>Criminal Code, Corrections and Conditional Release Act and Immigration Act (amdt.--spread of HIV and AIDS)(Bill C-406), 9846
>>Criminal Code, Corrections and Conditional Release Act, Criminal Records Act, Prisons and Reformatories Act and Department of the Solicitor General Act (amdt.--high risk offenders)(Bill C-55), 9718-9
>>Dairy products, petition, 4089
>>Dangerous/high-risk offenders, 9719
>>Discrimination and racism, 2410
>>Divorce Act, Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-41), 6082
>>Education, petition, 4090
>>Elections, 6769
>>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7295-6
>>Family, 6281, 9680-1
>>>Petition, 9805
>>>S.O. 31, 5416, 6304
>>Family violence, 9679
>>Farm income, 9859
>>Foreign Extraterritorial Measures Act (amdt.)(Bill C-54), 5307
>>Gasoline taxes, petition, 2816, 9805
>>Government, 3075
>>Government appointments, o.q., 9886-7
>>Government expenditures, 1537-8, 9860
>>Government programs and services, 1537, 7296
>>Grain marketing, 8249
>>>M. on supply (Hermanson), 4118-9, 4124, 4127, 4134
>>>o.q., 4076, 4346
>>>S.O. 31, 4301
>>Grain transportation, 8250, 9859-60
>>Gun control/guns, 3075, 4946, 6805-6
>>>o.q., 6315-6
>>>Petition, 9805
>>>qu., 2486, 7586, 8515
>>>S.O. 31, 4934, 4977-8
>>Gun Control Legislation Expiry Act (Bill C-357), 6965
>>Highways and roads, petition, 9805
>>House of Commons, 3073-4
>>Immigration/immigrants, 9846
>>Impaired driving, petitions, 5297, 9805
>>Income tax, 1537, 7295
>>Indian Act, o.q., 6608-9
>>Indian Act Optional Modification Act (Bill C-79), 8258-60
>>Indians/First Nations, S.O. 31, 2177
>>Interprovincial trade, 283
>>Job losses, 7295
>>Justice system, 9718
>>Legislation, 3074-5, 7295, 9858-9
>>Members of Parliament, 3073
>>Mother's Day, 2803
>>Murder, S.O. 31, 9169
>>National unity, 290-1
>>New Democratic Party, S.O. 31, , 9879
>>North American Free Trade Agreement, 283
>>Parliament, 9679-80
>>Parole. 4201, 4261-3, 9719
>>>o.q., 9086-7
>>Penitentiaries, 9846
>>>o.q., 2312, 9087
>>>r.o., 2817, 3569
>>>S.O. 31, 2303-4
>>People's Tax Form Act (Bill C-361), 7277
>>Politicians, 3075, 9859
>>Pornography, 9677-8, 9680
>>>o.q., 5247
>>Prisons and Reformatories Act (amdt.)(Bill C-53), 4948-50
>>Privilege, prima facie, contempt of Parliament, M. (Hart), 691
>>Privilege, Ramsay (contempt of Parliament), 4201
>>Procedure
>>>Bills, Private Members' Public, 6474
>>>Debate, 4296-7
>>>Divisions, recorded, 6505
>>>Members' remarks, 3077, 4946
>>>Private Members' Motions, 2976, 5138
>>>Questions on the Order Paper, 2817, 2853, 3142, 4351-2, 5204, 5298, 5427, 6195-6, 6494, 6805-6
>>>Speeches, 8247
>>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, M. (Zed), 4440-1
>>Property rights, 3140
>>>M. (Gilmour), 4837-8, 6172-4
>>>S.O. 31, 3121
>>Public consultation, 3075
>>Public safety, 9718-9
>>Public Service, 9859
>>Recognition and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Act (amdt.) and Constitution Act, 1867 (amdt.)(Bill C-284), 3140, 6471-4
>>References see Gun control/guns--Legislation; Indians/First Nations--Democracy
>>Referendums, 3073
>>Refugees, 9846
>>Royal Canadian Mounted Police, qu., 4238-9
>>Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples
>>>o.q., 6560
>>>S.O. 31, 7077-8
>>Same-sex couples, 2409-10
>>Senate, M. on supply (Gilmour), 3072-7
>>Senators, 3073
>>Sexual assault/offences, 9846
>>Sexual orientation, 2195-6, 2409-10, 2570-1, 5297
>>>Petitions, 2569, 2816, 3141, 4089, 9805
>>Social engineering, 6281
>>Special interest groups, 1557
>>Supreme Court of Canada, 3075
>>Taxation, 7296, 9859
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Sheridan), 283, 290, 6281
>>Unemployment insurance
>>>M. on supply (Gauthier), 596-7
>>Unemployment insurance account, 597
>>United States, 5307
>>Victims of crime, 9680
>>Young offenders, 6281
>>Young Offenders Act, 4261-2, 9719

Breweries see Beer

Bridge loans see Bank for International Settlements

Bridges

>>Bluewater Bridge, Point Edward, Ont., construction, S.O. 31, 6124
>>Fixed link to Prince Edward Island, Confederation Bridge
>>>Costs, federal-provincial sharing, o.q.,2141
>>>S.O. 31, 3484, 4934
>>National Capital Region, Champlain Bridge, third lane proposal, opposition, petition, 4158, 6616
>>Perley Bridge, connecting Grenville, Que. and Hawkesbury, Ont., construction, Quebec workers, employment opportunities, S.O. 31, 4977
>>Quebec City Bridge
>>>Privatization, 2929, 3393
>>>Restoration, federal government funding assistance, 302, 2827, 2948, 3163-4, 3775-6, 8093
>>>>Cost-sharing agreement, June 7/96, signing, 3775
>>>>M. (Paré), 1410-4, 1429-32
>>>>>Dropped from Order Paper, 1432
>>>>o.q., 1292-3, 1713, 2141, 2613
>>>>S.O. 31, 2002-3
>>Rudy`s Bridge, Cariboo--Chilcotin constituency, private project taken over by government, 5852

Bridgman, Margaret (REF--Surrey North)

>>Aboriginal self-government, o.q., 6609-10
>>Bridgman, references, S.O. 31, 9930
>>Child care, 6290-1
>>Child support payments, 6046-7, 6301-3
>>Code of Conduct Special Joint Committee, M. (Milliken), 6325
>>Committees of the Whole House, M. (J. Chrétien), 14
>>Competition Act (amdt.--protection of whistle-blowers)(Bill C-266), 7206-7
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--judicial review of parole ineligibility)(Bill C-45), 4285-6
>>Divorce Act, Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act and Canada Shipping Act (amdt.)(Bill C-41), 6046-7, 6301-3
>>Economic conditions, S.O. 31, 9877
>>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2239-40
>>Family, 6290-1
>>Family violence, 6291
>>Fire-fighters/emergency response personnel, M. (Robinson), 7106
>>Food and Drugs Act (amdt.--ingredients in food sold in restaurants)(Bill C-309), 7211-2
>>Gasoline taxes, petition, 1428
>>Goods and Services Tax
>>>Petition, 10239
>>>S.O. 31, 2935
>>Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions, M. (Williams), 3851
>>Health, qu., 4237
>>Highways and roads, petition, 1428, 8453, 10239
>>Income tax, 6290
>>Labour disputes, 6292
>>National Parole Board, M., 9905-7
>>Parole, 4285-6
>>>S.O. 31, 1415
>>Politicians, 6325
>>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, M. (Zed), 4434
>>References, expressing thanks, S.O. 31, 9930
>>Reform Party, S.O. 31, 6000
>>Ringuette-Maltais, references, 14
>>Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, S.O. 31, 6556
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Sheridan), 6290-2
>>Violence, S.O. 31, 7184

Brien, Pierre (BQ--Témiscamingue)

>>Advertising, 10217-8, 10220-1
>>Africa
>>>M. (L. Axworthy), 6397-8
>>>o.q., 6445, 6664-5, 7189
>>Agreement on Internal Trade Implementation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-375), 10211-2
>>Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act and Income Tax Act (amdt.)(Bill C-5), 9289-91
>>British Columbia, M. on supply (Duncan), 4883-6
>>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 1453-5
>>Business, 10219
>>Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, 6107
>>Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63), 6694-5
>>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 1453, 9290
>>Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-61), 6106-10
>>Canada Marine Act (Bill C-44), 4808-9
>>Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement, 6107, 6109
>>Canadian Armed Forces, 727-30
>>>M. (B. Mills), 5634-6
>>>o.q., 4631, 5060-1, 5558-9, 5603, 5738, 5887
>>Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for United Nations Peacekeeping Act (Bill C-300), 6641-2
>>Capital gains tax, o.q., 2888, 2939
>>Child pornography, o.q., 7309-10
>>Collenette, references, o.q., 5287-8
>>Competition Act (amdt.)(Bill C-67), 10217-21
>>Dairy products, 1454-5
>>Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (Bill C-7), 1189-94
>>Drugs and pharmaceuticals, o.q., 3128-9
>>Economic development/renewal, 9290
>>Education, o.q., 10231
>>Education, post-secondary, 1454
>>Election, 206
>>Elections, 6694
>>Employment insurance, 7161
>>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2264-6, 2368-70
>>Estimates, M. (Massé), 4360, 4370-3
>>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7160-2
>>Federal-provincial jurisdiction, 10217-20
>>Foreign aid, 6397
>>Foreign policy, 6107-8
>>Goods and Services Tax, 7160-2
>>>o.q., 10117
>>Government contracts, 1190-2
>>Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions, 1189-90, 1193
>>Government expenditures, 1191-2
>>Government programs and services, 1190-1
>>Haiti, o.q., 183, 9018
>>Health care system, 1453
>>Industry Department, 9290
>>International security, 6397
>>Job creation, 1454
>>>o.q., 529-30
>>Legislation, M. (H. Gray), 206-9
>>Marine transport, 4808
>>Middle East, 6107-8, 6110
>>New Brunswick, o.q., 10117
>>North American Aerospace Defence Command, 5634
>>North American Free Trade Agreement, 6107
>>North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 5634
>>Official Opposition, 728, 730
>>Parliament, 207
>>Patent Act (amdt.)(Bill C-311), 5274-5
>>Political parties, 6694-5
>>Politicians, 209
>>Ports, 4808-9
>>Private family trusts, 9289
>>>o.q., 2437, 2888, 2939
>>Privilege, prima facie, contempt of Parliament, M. (Hart), 727-30
>>Procedure, Member's remarks, 8461
>>Reform Party, 728
>>Senate, 4360, 4370-3
>>Somalia, o.q., 4224-5, 4306, 4339, 4458, 4552-3, 4631, 4861, 4981-2, 5163-4, 5240-1, 5287-8, 8013, 8088-9, 8196
>>St. Lawrence Seaway, 4808
>>Students, 9290
>>Tobacco Act (Bill C-71), 8455-7
>>Tobacco industry, 8455-6
>>>S.O. 31, 8584
>>Tobacco products, 8458
>>Trade, 6107-10
>>Training programs, 2265-6
>>Transfer payment to provinces, 1453-4
>>Transportation, 4808
>>Unemployment insurance, 208, 2239-40, 2368-9
>>Unemployment insurance account, 1455, 2265-6, 2368-70
>>Violence, S.O. 31, 9598-9

Briggs and Little

>>York Mills, N.B. yarn plant, opening, 6285

Brimcombe, Dr. Keith see Science and technology--Research and development

Bristol Aerospace

>>Sale, three levels of government monitoring working group, creating, S.O. 31, 7778-9
>>See also Defence equipment--Aircraft, CF-18s

British-Canadians see Pensions

British Columbia

>>Coastal communities, government cutbacks, impact, etc., 6026, 6028-9
>>Confederation entry
>>>Anniversary, 125th, S.O. 31, 4173
>>>National railway construction factor, 6279
>>>See also Rail passenger service--Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway
>>Major economic power, recognizing, federal government impeding progress
>>>M. on supply (Duncan), 4839-54, 4870-97
>>>S.O. 31, 5108
>>Population, increase, federal transfer payments, disproportionate, S.O. 31, 10061
>>Provincial election, May 28/96
>>>New Democratic Party government re-election, S.O. 31, 3198-9
>>>Reform Party and Liberal Party policies. similarity, S.O. 31, 2998-9
>>Sovereignty Party, popular support, 443-4
>>Summer Games 1996, Trail and Castlegar, hosting, S.O. 31, 2000
>>See also particular subjects

British Columbia Legislature see Constitution--Amending

British Columbia Summer Games see British Columbia

British Columbia Supreme Court see Sexual assault/offences--Judges remarks

Broadbent, Hon. Ed see International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development--Role; Official Opposition--Bloc Québécois

Broadcasters see Copyright--Rights

Broadcasting

>>DMX Canada, Power Music Choice, licences, 5797
>>>Canadian content, French language content, complying with, o.q., 5417-8, 5478-9, 5560-1
>>>Revoking, request, o.q., 4805
>>Foul language, abuse and violence, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunication Commission, regulating, petition, 536, 6966
>>Licences, granting
>>>Bell Canada, legislation, Bill C-57, 5783, 5788-90, 7591-3
>>>Waiver of foreign ownership restriction
>>>>Policy, Telecommunications, harmonizing, o.q., 1168, 1371
>>>>Québec-Téléphone, 5796, 5798, 7593
>>>>>B.C. Tel case, comparison
>>>>>>o.q., 318-9
>>>>>>Petitions, 367-9
>>>>>M. (S. Tremblay), 1735-42, dropped from Order Paper, 1742
>>>>Review, information highway advisory committee, recommendations, o.q., 1291
>>Minority languages, stations, ro., 4461
>>Radio stations
>>>Canadian content regulations, doubling, 9002-3
>>>CJMP, Quebec City, Que., BOLO award, Health Minister Dingwall, S.O. 31, 7461, 8831
>>>CJVR Melfort, 1996 Canadian country music station of the year, S.O. 31, 4302
>>>Local radio stations, role, financial difficulties, etc., 9041
>>>Radio spectrum licences, auctioning, 1912, 2982
>>>See also Copyright--Rights, Broadcasting
>>See also Broadcasting Act (amdt.--broadcasting policy)(Bill C-216); Broadcasting Act (amdt.--broadcasting policy)(Bill C-401); Broadcasting Act (amdt.--protection of community interests in programming)(Bill C-355); Copyright--Rights, Broadcasting; House of Commons; Information highway