Senate Debates Index – 1994 – 95 - 96 1 Aboriginal peoples Co-management agreements in Saskatchewan, request for particulars, qu, 1706-07 Plight of Lubicon Indians, intervention of World Council of Churches, st, 1888-89 Rate of illiteracy among native youth, government position, qu, 2384-8 Report of Senate Committee on plight of aboriginal veterans, request for response, qu, 2233 Right to self-determination, government position, qu, 2384 Scholarship for aboriginal veterans, request for response to report of Standing Senate Committee, qu, 2540 Aboriginal peoples, native self-government, inquiry, 689, 1018 Speaker: Senator Twinn, Walter P., 689 Aboriginal Peoples, Standing Senate Committee Authority to change date of presentation of final report, 688 Authority to engage services, adopted, 1678 Authority to examine and report upon the treatment of aboriginal veterans following World War I, World War II and the Korean War, 8-9, 37-39 Manitoba Justice Inquiry, 38, 39 Métis veterans, 38, 39 National Aboriginal Veterans Association, 39 Transfer of land ownership, 38, 39 Authority to meet during sittings of the Senate, 779, 872, 1085, 2462 Membership See Journals of the Senate Reports 1st, Treatment of aboriginal veterans following World War I, World War II and the Korean War, 626, adopted, 681 See Journals of the Senate 2nd, Sahtu Dene and Métis Land Claim Settlement bill C-16, without amdt, 743 3rd, Yukon First Nations Land Claims Settlement bill C-33, without amdt, 784 See Journals of the Senate 4th, Yukon First Nations Self-government bill C-34, without amdt, 788 See Journals of the Senate 5th, Split Lake Cree First Nation Flooded Land bill C-36, without amdt, 1039 6th, Treatment of aboriginal peoples, extension of final report date, 1082, adopted, 1104-05 7th, Yukon Surface Rights Board bill C-55, without amdt but with an observation, 1093-96 8th, Pictou Landing Indian Band Agreement bill C-60, without amdt, 1355 9th, Treatment of aboriginal veterans, tabled, 1469, 1481-83, 1493-94, adopted, 1655-56 Grievances, 1494 Independent investigator, 1494 Living conditions of veterans, 1482, 1494 Paternalism, 1482, 1494 Recognition of contribution, 1494 Remembrance Day services, 1482, 1494 Scholarship fund, 1482, 1494 Speakers: Senators Andreychuk, Raynell, 1481-82, 1655-56 Perrault, Raymond, 1482-83, 1493-94 10th, British Columbia Treaty Commission bill C-107, without amdt, 2486 Aboriginal rights Study of low-level military flights over Labrador, denial of opportunity for anthropologist to give full testimony, st, 992-93 Senate Debates Index – 1994 – 95 - 96 2 Aboriginal war veterans honoured, st, 1724-25 "Above the Law" See Book entitled "Above the Law" Adams, Hon. Willie Constitutional Amendments bill C-110, Special Senate Committee, m to establish, 2548 Firearms bill C-68, 1910-11, 1912 Registration, 1910 Storage, 1911 Gun control legislation Consequences for aboriginal communities, st, 2346 Presentation of petition, 2317 Sahtu Dene and Métis Land Claim Settlement bill C-16, 676 Tributes on 18th anniversary of appointment to the Senate, 1522 Address in reply to Speech from the Throne Consideration of Speech from the Throne, 5-6; termination of debate on eighth sitting day, 8; 36-37 Motion for an Address in reply, Hon. Philippe Deane Gigantès, 9-12; seconded Hon. Anne C. Cools, 12- 15; adopted, on div, 259 Speakers: Senators Angus, W. David, 256-59 Beaudoin, Gérald-A., 49, 55-56 Berntson, Eric Arthur, 243, 259 Bosa, Peter, 104-05 Buchanan, John, 143-45, 146 Corbin, Eymard G., 149 De Bané, Pierre, 142-43 DeWare, Mabel M., 191-93 Fairbairn, Joyce, 30, 31-33, 34, 35-36 Ghitter, Ron, 59, 81-84 Grafstein, Jerahmiel S., 56-59 Graham, B. Alasdair, 115-17 Grimard, Normand, 87-88, 89 Hastings, Earl A., 54 Kelly, William M., 49-52 Kinsella, Noël A., 146-49 Lynch-Staunton, John, 26-30 Molgat, Gildas, 243, 259 Murray, Lowell, 188-91 Oliver, Donald H., 105-07 Olson, H.A., 52-55 Perrault, Raymond J., 85-87 Rivest, Jean-Claude, 139-42, 143 St. Germain, Gerry, 120-23 Stanbury, Richard J., 78-81 Thériault, L. Norbert, 141, 142 Tkachuk, David, 117-20 Adjournment, 2, 184, 214, 298, 301, 350, 353, 397, 421, 479, 501, 570, 619, 627, 728, 790, 836, 871, 951, 1109, 1177, 1182, 1210, 1223, 1236, 1250, 1297, 1339, 1446, 1450, 1493, 1500, 1547, 1597, 1649, 1705, 1727, 1739, Senate Debates Index – 1994 – 95 - 96 3 1800, 1982, 2037, 2068, 2099, 2109, 2132, 2152, 2208, 2264, 2348, 2362, 2382, 2399, 2458, 2461-62, 2549, 2584, 2638 Leave having been given to revert to Government Notices of Motion, 1177, 1178 Agriculture Canadian Wheat Board Continuation of marketing monopoly, presentation of petitions, 1282, 1547-48 Granting of monopoly powers for the export marketing of all grains and oilseeds, presentation of petitions, 919, 1204-05 Proposed increase in initial price of grain, government position, qu, 2119 Timing of examination by experts, government position, qu, 2011 Crow rate, costs of transporting grain, government position, qu, 666, (r) 834-35 Delay in grain shipment from prairies, government position, qu, 321, (r) 455-56 Farm Safety Week, st, 1297 Grain handling capacity of Ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert, st, 378 Grain transportation, possible sale of hopper cars, government position, qu, 2440 Handling of grain on west coast, effect of failure to meet commitments, government position, qu, 454, (r) 655 Imposition of U.S. import tax on Canadian sugar products, discussion with President during upcoming visit, qu, 1211-12 Improvement in international grain market, request for analysis of situation, qu, 1223, (r) 1361 Movement of grain on west coast, government position, qu, 422 Potato blight in New Brunswick, compensation for damages sustained by growers, government position, qu, 1213, (r) 1303-04 Reduction in grain transportation subsidies, assistance to farmers for increase in rail freight costs, government position, qu, 1238 Reduction of transportation subsidies, effect on Manitoba economy, qu, 1238 Reinstatement of Crow Rate subsidy, presentation of petition, 1282 Strike by west coast longshoremen, delay in introducing back-to-work legislation, 47-48 Threat to sugar industry under new GATT rules, government position, qu, 1110-11, (r) 1240-41 Toronto, status of trade negotiations, government position, qu, 239 Transportation of grain, shortage of hopper cars, government position, qu, 285 Western grain marketing, possibility of national plebiscite, government position, qu, 2491-92, (r) 2610 Western grain transportation, backhaul to Thunder Bay, government position, qu, 1041, (r) 1190 Agriculture, response of Minister to reports of Standing Senate Committee, inquiry, 2362 Agriculture and Agri-Food Administrative Monetary Penalties bill C-61. 1r, 2176; 2r, 2212-14; ref to com, 2214; rep without amdt, 2362; 3r, 2372; r.a., chap.40, 1995, 2411 Absolute liability, 2213 Animal and plant health program, 2212 Appeals, 2212 Enforcement of penalties, 2213 Food safety, 2212 Pesticides, 2212 Tribunal, 2213 Speakers: Senators Hays, Dan, 2212-13, 2214 Rossiter, Eileen, 2213-14 Agriculture and Forestry, Standing Senate Committee Authority to continue its special study on farm safety, 166, 232 Senate Debates Index – 1994 – 95 - 96 4 Authority to continue its special study on farm safety and extend date of presentation of final report, 1164 Authority to continue its special study on the future of agriculture in Canada, 1339 Authority to engage services, 166, 234 Authority to examine the future of agriculture in Canada, 549, adopted, 594-97 Agriculture and Agri-food, House of Commons Subcommittee, 595 Beef industry, 595 Bilateral concerns, 595 Cereals and oilseeds, 594 GATT, 594 GRIP, 594 Mexico, 596 NAFTA, 594 Pork industry, 594 Shared expenses with Commons committee, 596 Speakers: Senators Gustafson, Leonard J., 597 Hays, Dan, 594-97 Stewart, John B., 596 Authority to meet during sitting of the Senate, 302 Authority to permit coverage of proceedings by electronic media, 689, 739 Authority to postpone date of final report, adopted, 1740-41 Authority to study the present state and future of agriculture and agri-food, 2226, 2239 Authority to table final report on farm safety and farm related health issues, 1838, adopted, 1975 Membership See Journals of the Senate Reports 1st, expenses incurred during 3rd Session, 34th Parliament, tabled, 92 See Journals of the Senate 2nd, Department of Agriculture amendment bill C-49, 937 3rd, Canadian Wheat Board amendment bill C-50, 983 4th, Interim, future of agriculture in Canada, tabled, 1108, 1143-48 Agri-food industry, 1144 Atlantic Canada freight rate subsidy, 1146 Budget restrictions, 1145 Carryover stocks, 1148 Committee budget, 1147 Domestic subsidy reduction, 1146 Environmental impact studies, 1148 Farm income safety net programs, 1144, 1147, 1148 Food standards, 1145 Integration of market information and market intelligence, 1146 Market globalization, 1145 National Farmers' Union, 1148 Processed foods, 1147 Research and development, 1144, 1145, 1147 Rural development, 1145 Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), 1148 Subsidies, 1146 Speakers: Senators Haidasz, Stanley, 1147 Hays, Dan, 1143-46, 1147 Lynch-Staunton, John, 1147 Robertson, Brenda M., 1146 Spivak, Mira, 1147 5th, future of agriculture in Canada, power to travel, 1109; adopted, 1175 See Journals of the Senate Senate Debates Index – 1994 – 95 - 96 5 6th, Canada Grain amendment bill C-51, without amdt, 1162 7th, Farm Improvement and Marketing Cooperatives Loans amendment bill C-75, without amdt, 1739 8th, Canadian Dairy Commission amendment bill