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Grain Transportation Agency Administrator see Grain transportation--Grain hopper cars

Grainews

>>Satirical article re Petro Canola, 9863

Grammy Awards see Music

Granby International Song Festival see Music

Granby, Que.

>>Economy, decline, government responsibility, 2260-1
>>See also Canada Employment Centres

Grand Prix de l'entrepreneur du Québec

>>Industries Manufacturières Mégantic, 1996 recipient, business recovery category, tribute, S.O. 31, 5675-6

Grand Prix du tourisme québécois see Tourism--Quebec

Grand Rapids, Man. see Income tax--Northern living allowance

Grande Prairie Curling Club see Curling--World Junior Championships

Grandin wheat see Grain

Grandparents see Divorce

Granby Prédateurs see Hockey--Memorial Cup

Grant-Cummings, Joan see Women--National Action Committee on the Status of Women

Grantham Lions Club see Volunteer organizations

Grants see Government grants; Museums

Gratuities see Tips/gratuities

Gravenhurst Achievement Awards

>>Winners, congratulating, S.O. 31, 5104

Gravenhurst Cubs see Hockey

Graves, Stephanie see Murder

Gravillon, Le see Schools--Polyvalente Charles-Gravel

Gray, Hon. Herb (L--Windsor West; Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Solicitor General of Canada)

>>Agricultural producers/farmers, o.q., 10231-2
>>Air Canada
>>>o.q., 7660-1, 8953
>>>qu., 10240
>>Air India, Flight 182, o.q., 5888
>>Blood, o.q., 7142-4
>>Bombardier Inc., o.q., 10229
>>Business of the House, 140, 430-1, 716, 1378, 8092, 8512, 8736-7, 9554
>>Cabinet Ministers, o.q., 6005-7
>>Canada Elections Act and Referendum Act (amdt.)(Bill C-63), 5484, 5524, 6707, 6710, 6712-5
>>Canadian Security Intelligence Service, 2722-3
>>>o.q., 139, 645, 1248, 1289-90, 1368, 1371, 1423, 6958
>>Child sexual abuse/assault/exploitation, o.q., 1171, 5739
>>Chrétien, J., references, o.q., 8085
>>Citizenship and Immigration Department, o.q., 764-5
>>Committees of the Whole House
>>>M., 5740
>>>M. (J. Chrétien), 7
>>Cornwallis Park Development Agency, o.q., 767
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--criminal organizations)(Bill C-95), 9845, 9902-4
>>Criminals, o.q., 182
>>Dangerous/high-risk offenders, o.q., 181-2, 1171
>>DNA Identification Act (Bill C-94), 9513
>>Economic conditions, o.q., 8085
>>Economy, o.q., 8085
>>Education, o.q., 9931-2
>>Elections, 5524, 6712-5
>>>o.q., 6133, 7145, 10235
>>Estimates, 168
>>Ethics Counsellor, o.q., 6005-6, 10233
>>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7868, 9179, 9242
>>Gangs, 9903-4
>>General Motors of Canada Limited, o.q., 10232
>>Goods and Services Tax, o.q., 478-9
>>Government appointments, o.q., 9886-7
>>Government credit cards, o.q., 6007, 6189-90
>>Government expenditures, o.q., 9938-9
>>Gray, H., references, 2722
>>Gun control/guns
>>>o.q., 1291, 6369
>>>qu., 2486, 7586-7
>>Harding, Randolph, 432
>>Health care system, o.q., 5734
>>Immigration/immigrants, 9311-2
>>>o.q., 6265, 7188
>>Indians/First Nations, qu., 3014
>>Job creation, o.q., 5734, 9881, 10229
>>Justice system, 9513
>>>o.q., 181
>>Legislation, 28
>>>M., 167-70
>>Liberal government (Chrétien), o.q., 8084
>>Liberal Party, o.q., 10229-30
>>Marchand, Hon. Senator Len, references, o.q., 8782
>>Members of Parliament, 6270-1
>>Murder, o.q., 1290-1
>>Murderers, o.q., 8779
>>National security, statement by Minister, 2722-3
>>Obscenity, o.q., 7186-7
>>Parent, references, o.q., 10235
>>Parole
>>>M. on supply (Ramsay), 8809-12
>>>o.q., 588, 645, 6911, 8951-2
>>Penitentiaries, 6927, 9088
>>>o.q., 182, 484, 923-4, 6910-1, 8783, 8952, 9329
>>>qu., 9702
>>Political parties, o.q., 6861-2
>>Prisons and Reformatories Act (amdt.)(Bill C-53), 3989, 7631
>>Privilege
>>>Brown, J. (rights of Members breached), 6270-1
>>>Duceppe (contempt of Parliament), 8594
>>>Meredith (contempt of Parliament), 9311-2
>>Procedure
>>>Allotted days, 8512, 8736
>>>Bills, Government, 383, 5484, 8529, 9179
>>>Bills, Private Members' Public, 5522
>>>Documents, 485
>>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 1376
>>>Members' remarks, 9088
>>>Minister's/Prime Minister's remarks, 6012, 6927
>>>Motions, 28
>>References
>>>Illness, welcome back to Chamber, 2721-3, 2725, 5484, 5525
>>>>o.q., 5888
>>>See also Board of Internal Economy--Members; Crime--Organized crime; Fisheries--Service fees
>>Reform Party, o.q., 10229-31
>>Royal Canadian Mounted Police
>>>o.q., 1250-1, 8450-1, 9173
>>>qu., 4239
>>Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act (amdt.)(Bill C-52), 3989
>>Senate, o.q., 8782
>>Sexual assault/offences, o.q., 7186
>>Speakership, 7
>>Taxation, o.q., 5734
>>Terrorism, 2722-3
>>>o.q., 589, 713
>>Tobacco Act (Bill C-71), 8529
>>Tobacco products, o.q., 6008
>>Training programs, o.q., 9988-9
>>Unemployment, o.q., 10229
>>Victims of crime, o.q., 181
>>Violence, o.q., 7186
>>Wildlife, o.q., 9385
>>Witness Protection Program Act (Bill C-13), 490, 1390

Graydon, Ken see Federation of Automobile Dealer Associations

Great Britain see Pensions--British-Canadians

Great Canadian Railtour Company see Rail passenger service--Rocky Mountaineer Railtours

Great Canadian Whistle see National unity

Great Lakes

>>Canada-United States water quality agreement, renewing, o.q., 9746
>>Water pollution, 324-5
>>See also Canadian Coast Guard--Navigational services; Fisheries--Sport fishing; Marine transport--Pilotage; Water--World fresh water supply

Great Lakes Clean Up Fund see Lake Ontario--Colonel Sam Smith Park

Great Northern Exhibition see Festivals

Great potato famine see St. Patrick' Day--Celebrating

Great Wall of China see China

Greece

>>Dodecanese Islands, dispute with Turkey, S.O. 31, 815
>>Human rights violations, prisoners of conscience, Amnesty International report, S.O. 31, 5055
>>See also Asia Minor--Atrocities of 1922; Cyprus--Turkey-Greece conflict; Quebec--Separation/sovereignty

Greek Canadians see National Defence Department--Contracts

Greek Independence Day

>>175th anniversary, S.O. 31, 1241, 1285
>>176th anniversary, S.O. 31, 9269-70

Greek Orthodox Church of Canada

>>Bishop Soterios, elevated to Metropolitan, S.O. 31, 4977

Green berets see Somalia--Canadian Armed Forces peacekeeping operation, United States special forces

Green, Norm see Lawn bowling--Blind lawn bowling

Green Plan see Environment

Green Ribbon of Hope Month see Child abduction--Child Find

Green Shield Canada Act see Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-82)

Green, Stephen see Reform Party--Staff

Greenhouse gases see Air pollution--Carbon dioxide emmissions

Greenwood, N.S. see Canadian Armed Forces--CFB Greenwood, N.S.

Grenade launchers see Defence equipment

Grenville, Que. see Bridges--Perley Bridge

Grey, Deborah (REF--Beaver River)

>>Aboriginal peoples, o.q., 6644
>>Africa, o.q., 6445-6
>>Air Canada
>>>o.q., 3711, 3923
>>>qu., 10239-40
>>Bankruptcy and insolvency, o.q., 8390, 9081
>>Bloc Quebecois, 8215-6
>>Blood, o.q., 7083-4, 7142-3, 7783
>>Budget 1996, o.q., 425
>>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 8427-8
>>Budget, o.q., 235, 425
>>Cabinet Ministers, o.q., 5955, 6262
>>Canada, petition, 7392
>>Canada Health and Social Transfer, 9948-9
>>>o.q., 5883
>>Canada Pension Plan, 9950
>>>o.q., 8274, 8390-1, 8588-9, 8733-4, 9742
>>Canadian Armed Forces
>>>o.q., 6446
>>>S.O. 31, 2355, 5800-1
>>Canadian flag, 8215-6
>>Canadian Heritage Department, M. on supply (G. Leroux), 8214-7
>>Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for United Nations Peacekeeping Act (Bill C-300), 7547-9
>>Carstairs, Hon. Senator Sharon, references, 3092
>>Census (1996), M., 6771-4, 7818
>>Child care, o.q., 6365-6
>>Citizenship and Immigration Department, 971
>>>o.q., 966
>>Collenette, references, o.q., 5956
>>Committees of the Whole House, M. (H. Gray), 5743-4, 5868
>>Constitution, o.q., 3710, 7310-1
>>Constitutional reform, o.q., 5806
>>Copps, references, o.q., 2180
>>Criminal Code (amdt.--judicial review of parole ineligibility)(Bill C-45), 4293-4
>>Debt Servicing and Reduction Account, 7319
>>Deficit, 59
>>>o.q., 133, 235
>>Economic development/renewal, o.q., 36, 5882-3, 9172
>>Economy, o.q., 425
>>Education, post-secondary, 9948-9
>>Elections, S.O. 31, 3705
>>Ethics Counsellor, o.q., 5956
>>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7319-20
>>Federal-provincial jurisdiciton, 8216
>>>S.O. 31, 9648
>>Forest, Hon. Senator Jean, references, 3093
>>Gillis, Carl, 3089-90
>>Goods and Services Tax, 3094, 7319-20, 9950
>>>o.q., 59-60, 362, 525-6, 1103, 1166-7, 1763-4, 1888-9, 1956-7, 2137, 2180-1, 2360, 4021, 7385-6, 7465, 7515-6
>>>Petition, 6068-9, 6669, 7392
>>Government credit cards, o.q., 5955-6, 6057-9, 6187
>>Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions, o.q., 9172-3
>>Government expenditures, o.q., 425
>>Government revenues, 9949
>>>o.q., 8310
>>Grey, D., references, 3102
>>Gun control/guns, 4293
>>>o.q., 5807
>>Health care system, 8214-5, 9949
>>>o.q., 5734, 5807, 5883
>>>Petition, 97
>>Hees, George, 3930-1
>>House of Commons, 43-4, 211-2
>>Housing, 7320
>>Income, o.q., 133, 8310, 8390-1
>>Income Tax Act, 9948
>>Income Tax Budget Amendments Act, 1996 (Bill C-92), 9948-51
>>Income tax, o.q., 9742
>>Job creation, 60
>>>o.q., 235, 425, 3003-4, 5733-4, 5883, 9082, 9743
>>Job losses, o.q., 525, 8390-1
>>Justice, 4293-4
>>Justice system, 60, 4293-4
>>Kempling, William, 3135
>>Legislation, 3091
>>Liberal government (Chrétien), o.q., 1956, 2360, 5681
>>Liberal Party
>>>o.q., 5806-7
>>>S.O. 31, 4451
>>Manning, Hon. Ernest Charles, 1055-6
>>Members of Parliament, 9949
>>Milliken, references, 3102
>>National debt, o.q., 133, 235, 425
>>National Defence Department,. o.q., 3125-6
>>National unity
>>>o.q., 36-7, 2810
>>>S.O. 31, 9648
>>Nunziata, references, 1764
>>Official languages policy/bilingualism, o.q., 5806
>>Olson, Hon. Bud, 3093-4
>>Parole, 4293-4
>>>o.q., 3634
>>Peacekeeping, 7547-9
>>Pearson International Airport, o.q., 4177
>>Penitentiaries, 4294
>>Privilege
>>>Contempt of Parliament, 211-2
>>>Contempt of Parliament (Flis), 1897
>>>Rights of Members breached, 43-4
>>Procedure
>>>Decorum, 5811
>>>Documents, tabling, 971
>>>Language, inappropriate/improper, 2137, 4150, 5806, 7473, 7717
>>>Oral question period, 7473
>>>Petitions, 3137
>>>Private Members' Motions, 7818
>>>Privilege questions, 44
>>Procedure and House Affairs Standing Committee, M. (Strahl), 4150
>>Quebec, o.q., 6128-9
>>Quebec distinct society status
>>>o.q., 7237-8, 7310-1
>>>S.O. 31, 9648
>>Quebec separation/sovereignty, 60-1
>>Quebec sovereignty referendum (post 1995), o.q., 36
>>References
>>>First Reform Party Member elected, Mar. 13/89, etc., S.O. 31, 638, 9016
>>>Losing seat in redistribution, Senate appointment possibility, 3102
>>>Opportunity to speak in House of Commons, 3099-100
>>>See also Constitutional reform--Charlottetown Accord; Debt Servicing and Reduction Account; Members of Parliament--Pensions, Opting-out--Women;
>>Same-sex couples, petitions, 2815, 4266
>>Senate
>>>M. on supply (Gilmour), 3090-5, 3101-2
>>>S.O. 31, 2886
>>Sexual orientation, petitions, 2815, 4266
>>Social programs, o.q., 425
>>Somalia, o.q., 1463-4, 4228, 4453-4, 4553-4, 4860-1, 7575-6, 7658-9, 7711-2, 7783-4
>>Taxation, 9949-50
>>>o.q., 5734, 5807, 8310, 9742-3
>>>S.O. 31, 8304-5
>>Taylor, Hon. Senator Nick, references, 3092-3
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply M. (Sheridan), 58-62
>>Tobacco industry, o.q., 9932-3
>>Unemployment, o.q., 235, 3003-4, 9742-3
>>Veterans benefits, petition, 4266
>>Victims of crime, 4294
>>>o.q., 9446-7, 9650-1
>>Waters, Hon. Senator Stan, 3091-2, 3094-5
>>Young offenders
>>>o.q., 9447
>>>Petitions, 4350, 6669-70

Greyhound Air

>>Licensing, regulatory restrictions S.O. 31, 3201
>>New service, Kelowna Flightcraft Air Charter Ltd. partnership, 8095

Grose, Ivan (L--Oshawa)

>>Canadian Executive Service Organization, S.O. 31, 2427-8

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

>>Agriculture sector, percentage, 846
>>Cultural industries, contribution, 7222
>>Exports/trade, percentage, 793, 5311, 5334, 6781, 8153
>>>G-7 countries, comparison, 6092
>>Federal-provincial-territorial deficits, percentage, G-7 countries, comparison, 799, 1910
>>Government borrowing, percentage, G-7 countries, comparison, 847
>>Government programs and services, expenditures, percentage, reduction, 847
>>Growth, o.q., 8313
>>Gun control/guns, S.O. 31, 9600
>>Health care costs, percentage, 1444, 1725-6
>>Increase, 5859, 6248
>>Taxation ratio
>>>>G-7 countries, comparison, 7258
>>>Increase, 435, 441
>>Veterans, S.O. 31, 6258-9
>>See also Deficit--Reduction; Exports--Importance; Financial institutions; Government expenditures; Health care system--Expenditures; National debt

Gross National Product (GNP)

>>Growth, G-7 countries, comparison, 5851

Grosse-Ile, Que. see Historic/heritage buildings, sites and monuments

Groulx, Georges

>>Quebec actor/director, death, tribute, S.O. 31, 7881

Groundfish see Fisheries, Atlantic

Group insurance plans see Public Service

Groupe RGR see Labour relations

Grubel, Herb (REF--Capilano--Howe Sound)

>>Agricultural products, 5352
>>Auditor General, 4563
>>Automobile leasing, o.q., 1712
>>Bank Act (amdt.--foreign banks)(Bill C-335), 6884
>>Banks, 9111-2
>>>o.q., 1712
>>Borrowing Authority Act 1996-97 (Bill C-10), 881-2, 1012, 1059-67
>>Budget, 399
>>>S.O. 31, 5595
>>Budget 1996, M. (P. Martin), 399-401, 403
>>Budget 1997, M. (P. Martin), 8330, 8377-9, 9183, 9188-9
>>Budget Implementation Act, 1996 (Bill C-31), 1907-9
>>Business, 6019
>>Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Bill C-61), 5349-52
>>Canada Labour Code (Part I) (amdt.)(Bill C-66), 8919-23
>>Canada Pension Plan, 8230, 9183
>>>o.q., 6663, 7144
>>Capital gains tax, 891, 4563-4
>>>Statement by Minister (P. Martin), 4993-4
>>Charitable donations, 7230
>>Child care, 6020
>>Constitution Act, 1996 (amdt.--balanced budget and spending limit)(Bill C-213), 244, 2326-8, 2333
>>Corporations, M. on supply (Loubier), 890-2
>>Crime, petition, 4507
>>Czech Republic, S.O. 31, 8387-8
>>Dangerous driving, petition, 1012
>>Deficit, 244, 1907, 2326-8, 2333, 6020, 7228-32, 9112-4
>>>o.q., 4635, 5371
>>Economic development/renewal, 6020, 7228
>>>M. on supply (Strahl), 782
>>Economy, 399
>>>o.q., 40
>>Employment insurance, 9188-9
>>>o.q., 6663
>>>S.O. 31, 6788
>>Employment Insurance Act (Bill C-12), 2267-8
>>Excise Tax Act, Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, Income Tax Act and Debt Servicing and Reduction Account Act (amdt.)(Bill C-70), 7023-7, 9070-1
>>Family, 6020
>>Family income, 7229
>>Federal-provincial jurisdiction, 6019
>>Finance Standing Committee
>>>M., 4562-4
>>>M. (H. Gray), 7227-32
>>Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-15), 1336-9, 1341
>>Financial Institutions Laws Amendment Act (Bill C-82), 9111-4
>>Foreign investment, 7229
>>Goods and Services Tax, 979-81, 985, 7023-7, 9070-1
>>>M. on supply (Solberg), 979-81, 985
>>>o.q., 2250 , 6562-3
>>>Statement by Minister (P. Martin), 5607-8
>>Government, 6019-20
>>Government departments, boards, agencies and commissions, 7228, 9112-4
>>Government expenditures, 244, 401, 1909, 2326-8, 2333, 6019, 7229
>>>o.q., 5370-1
>>>S.O. 31, 5953
>>Government programs and services, 7228
>>>S.O. 31, 2539
>>Government revenues, 7228-9
>>Government subsidies, S.O. 31, 6003
>>Grubel, references, S.O. 31, 9739
>>Highways and roads, petition, 8317
>>Income, 6019
>>Income tax, 890-2, 6020
>>Interest rates, 7229
>>Interprovincial trade, 5351
>>Jewellery, 7230
>>Job creation, 399-400, 6019, 7229
>>>o.q., 428-9
>>>S.O. 31, 4300
>>Labour market, 6019-20
>>Labour unions, 8919-21
>>Legislation, M. (H. Gray), 219-21
>>Marriage, petition, 7393
>>Multiculturalism, 6019
>>National debt, 400-1, 7228-9
>>Private family trusts, 4563-4
>>Privilege, prima facie, contempt of Parliament, M. (Hart), 686
>>Procedure
>>>Debate, 1012, 1336
>>>Motions, 403
>>>Questions on the Order Paper, 4162
>>References, retirement, 8377, 8379
>>>S.O. 31, 9739
>>Securities industry, 134
>>Sexual orientation, petition, 3325
>>Skiing, S.O. 31, 7232
>>Small and medium business, o.q., 5480
>>Social programs, 782
>>>S.O. 31, 1704
>>Taxation, 890-1, 7027
>>>o.q., 2251, 5480, 7145
>>Taxpayers Protection Act, 2326
>>Throne Speech, Address in Reply, M. (Sheridan), 6018-20
>>Trade, 5349-52
>>Transfer payments to provinces, 7228
>>Underground economy, M. (Chamberlain), 8683-4
>>Unemployment, 7230-1, 8923
>>>o.q., 3320
>>>S.O. 31, 3251
>>Unemployment insurance, 1907-9, 2267-8
>>>o.q., 822
>>Unemployment insurance account, 1908-9
>>>o.q., 6018-9
>>Universities/colleges, 7230
>>Value added tax, 979
>>Veterans benefits, petition, 2314-5