Accession consists of correspondence received, created and/or maintained by of the Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development) Ron J. Duhamel whose term of office began June 6 1997 and ended August 2 1999.
The accession includes, but is not limited, to records relating to the following subjects: Audits; Speeches; Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA); Programs (Industry Portfolio, Operations - Atlantic, Ontario, Pacific, Prairies and Northwest Territories, Québec); SchoolNet Program; Aboriginal Business Canada (ABC); Aboriginal Business Development (ABD); Federal Economic Development Initiative in Northern Ontario (FedNor); Western Economic Diversification (WED) Program; Technology Partnerships Canada (TPC); Federal Business Development Bank Program (FBDB); Science and Technology (Science Promotion, Strategy, Synchroton Radiation Facility Proposal; Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, Networks of Centres of Excellence Program, Canadian Foundation Innovation, Advisory Council on Science and Technology, Canadian Space Agency, Canada Deuterium and Uranium (CANDU) Reactor Sales); Aerospace; Economic and Statistical Analysis (Unfair Tax Burden on Senators' Hockey, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Federal Youth Strategy); Investment Review - National Identity and Cultural Heritage (NICH) Book Publishing; Industries: Chemical - Petroleum and Industrial Chemical (Manganese Based Fuel Additives, Oil Sands Expansion), Environmental (Canadian Environmental Protection Act, Cheviot Mine Project); Forest, Machinery, Metals and Minerals, Tobacco Products, Transportation - Air, Marine, Motor Vehicles): Biotechnology (Canadian Bio-Technology Strategy Task Force); Consumer Policy (Retailing of Insurance by Banks); Spectrum and Telecommunications (Policies, Electronic Commerce Task Force); Telecommunications Review Policy (Information Highway); Satellites (Telesat); Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC); Spectrum and Tele-communications Telematics and New Media and Acts and Legislation (Competition Act - Competition Bureau - Gasoline Prices). Note that "Executive Invitations" may contain attached briefing memoranda.
