1918-04-26

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Bill No. 67, respecting The International Bridge and Terminal Company.-Mr. Man-ion.

Hon. Mr. CALDER moved:: That the motion adopted toy the House on the 24th instant adding the name of Mr. Pardee to the Special Committee to consider and report on the Pension Board and Pension Regulations be amended by adding at the end thereof the words "and that part of Rule 11 limiting the number of members to 15 be suspended in relation thereto."
He said: I might explain that the name of Mr. Pardee was added to the committee the other day, but there is a rule of the House which provides that there shall not be more than fifteen members on a special committee, .and as there were already fifteen members on that committee, this motion is proposed.


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Motion agreed to.

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On the Orders of the D.ay:
Sir WILFRID LAURIER:: I observe that new regulations have been adopted by Order in Council with respect to the Order which was ratified by us some few days ago, providing for leave of absence to draftees and temporary leave of absence to farmers and farm labourers in categories lower than A. I would suggest to the Government that, either to-day or Monday such an important matter as this be brought up in some way-better, perhaps, in Committee of Supply-so that the public may be instructed as to the effect of these regulations.


Hon. Mr. DOHERTY:: My hon. friend the Minister of Militia and Defence (Major-General Mewburn) intimated that he would make a statement explanatory of the provisions themselves on some .suitable occasion, not to-day, but probably on Monday.



MEDICAL SERVICE AND FORESTRY CORPS.

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On the Orders of the Day:
Hon. RODOLPHE LEMIEUX (Maison-neuve):: Mr. Speaker, I wish to call the attention of the Government to a cable despatch of a very serious nature published in this morning's Montreal Gazette. There seems to be a charge against the Canadian Medical Service to the effect that our wounded soldiers are not properly cared for in Canadian hospitals, and also in relation to the forestry corps, whose staff, according to this cable, is ridiculously overmanned. I shall read only one sentence about each of these charges.
There seems to be a lack of co-ordination in the medical services and too much deference to precedent, a fault everywhere in military services, where those are in power whose services antedate the outbreak of hostilities.
With regard to the hospitals:
There is a marked revival of the demand that Canadians he treated in Canadian hospitals.

Pre-war military training and services have not proven of great value in the Canadian Medical Corps.
Then, in regard to the forestry corps:
The Forestry Corps Staff is ridiculously overmanned. Sir Edward Kemp forced a slight reduction hut more drastic action is required. It is felt the Forestry Corps staff is a refuge for personal friends of those in higher command, and appointments and promotions are not given for practical or technical knowledge or success in work.
Has the Minister of Militia and Defence read this cable from the special correspondent of the Montreal Gazette? Will action be taken to prevent any such treatment of our wounded soldiers as is indicated here? Will any report be made as to the forestry corps?
Major-General MEWBURN (Minister of Militia and Defence): That is the first intimation I have had of it. I do not see the Gazette, but I will be very glad to peruse the despatch and take whatever action may be necessary.



MILITARY SERVICE ACT-ALLEGED UNLAWFUL DETENTION.

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On the Orders of the Day:
Wilfrid Laurier: May I call the attention of the Government to a paragraph which appeared a few days ago in a paper published in this city, the Ottawa Evening Journal. It appears that some police officers were after some young men wffio were supposed to have deserted the service, or failed to report, and the paragraph to which I call the attention of the Government reads in this way:
Several other little farm-houses were visited but without results. A father whose two boys were supposed to be defaulters was brought to Pembroke and held as a hostage until the boys report.
Of' course, it would be an absolutely illegal act to take a father as a hostage for the appearance of his boys. I would ask the Government to get some report upon that.


Charles Joseph Doherty: I did not observe the item. I should be very much surprised to find that it was correct, but I shall have it looked into.
Mr. HERBERT J. MACKIE: May I add a word of explanation?


Mr. SPEAKER:: I regret to say that the only thing that can be done on the Orders of the Day is to address a question to the Government. It is not in order to have any discussion, and if the hon. member were permitted to make a statement it would be
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a discussion. His only opportunity would be on the motion to go into Committee of Supply.



VISIT OF MINISTERS TO WASHINGTON AND NEW YORK.

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On the Orders of the Day:	'
Hon. CHARLES MURPHY:: Earlier this week the newspapers announced that the hon. the Minister of Finance (Sir Thomas White), and the hon. the Acting Minister of Finance (Mr. A. K. Maclean), were at Washington and New York. This morning's, and last evening's, papers announced that the right hon. the Prime Minister (Sir Robert Borden) had gone down to either of these cities to confer with them. May I inquire from the leader of the Government if any unusual condition has arisen necessitating the presence of these three members of the Government in the United States, and if so, whether a statement can be made to the House?
Hon. C. J. DOHERTY^ (Minister of Justice): The Acting Minister of Finance has not left the city and the item as regards him is quite incorrect. The Prime Minister is absent, but, I do not think that there is aniy unusual circumstance that has necessitated that absence that could, at the moment be stated to the House.



THIRD READINGS.

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Bill No. 65, to amend the Companies Act.-Hon. Mr. Doherty.
Bill No. 20, to amend the Inspection and Sale Act (Hay and Straw Inspection).- Sir George Foster.

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On the motion of Hon. C. J. Doherty (Minister of Justice) Bill No. 21, to amend the Penitentiary Act, was read the second time and the House went into committee thereon, Mr. Boivin in the Chair.
On section 1-Definition of " Inspector " amended.
.Mr. LEMIEUX: Will the minister kindly state in a few words the object of the Bill.
Charles Joseph Doherty: There are substantially two provisions in the Bill. The first is for the purpose of remodelling the system on which .the penitentiaries are administered to the extent of providing for a superintendent and inspectors, instead of two inspectors. The second provision is a necessary consequence of the first, substituting

" superintendent " for " inspector " where necessary, and defining the duties of the respective officers. The Bill also confers power to make regulations by which it will be possible to provide for the better employment of the convicts in each institution by the establishing and carrying on of suitable industries. The provision further makes it possible, where as a result of arrangements made to that end it would be found desirable and means were put at the disposal of the authorities for the purpose, to make some allowance in the way of remuneration to convicts for the labour they perform. While the Bill merely contains that empowering provision, what is contemplated is-if the system of useful employment should, by means of disposing of the products exclusively to other departments of the Government, produce a revenue-to make a certain allowance to convicts payable to dependent relatives, if they have any, and if there are no dependent relatives to enable the funds to accumulate in the interest of the convict .himself, so that when he leaves the institution he may make a start in life with some little savings behind him.


Charles Murphy: That is what my hon. friend means by " providing remuneration to the convict?"


Charles Joseph Doherty: Yes.


Charles Murphy: Derived from the work which has been assigned to him?


Charles Joseph Doherty: Yes.


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Section agreed to.
On section 3-Appointment of superintendent:
Mr. PROULX:: Whom does the minister intend to appoint as superintendent?


Charles Joseph Doherty: If the appointment were in the hand's of the minister he might have an intention in that regard and be able to state it, but the hon. member must know that appointments are now required to be made upon the recommendation of the Civil Service 'Commission. It is, therefore, not ' possible for me to have an intention as to whom I am going to name, because the appointment does not rest with me.


Edmond Proulx: I suppose the Governor in Council will act upon the recommendation of the minister?


Charles Joseph Doherty: Ultimately it is a matter for the Governor in Council, but the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission
is essential, and I cannot undertake to say what they may have in mind.


Edmond Proulx: Will an examination before appointment be required by the Civil Service Commission?


Charles Joseph Doherty: It rests wtih the Civil Service Commission to prescribe the methods governing the determining of their own recommendations. I am not in a position to say what determination they have made, or, indeed, whether they have prepared a regulation which would apply to an appointment of this kind. However, the requirement that their recommendation is essential to the appointment would apply in this case as much as in any other.


Edmond Proulx: The section says that the superintendent shall be an officer of the Department. of Justice.


Charles Joseph Doherty: Yes.


Edmond Proulx: Then I suppose the person recommended will already have acted as inspector?


Charles Joseph Doherty: I repeat that the recommendation does not rest with the Minister of Justice, but with the Civil Service Commission. It is, therefore, quite impossible for me to announce what the view of the Civil Service Commission will be as to who is the best man to appoint for the position.


Edmond Proulx: But if the Civil Service Commission is requested to give a certificate to a certain gentleman, and if that gentleman has been an inspector, I suppose they will be satisfied that he is properly qualified.


Charles Joseph Doherty: I have no reason to doubt that the Civil Service Commission may consider that the gentleman wHo has been an inspector has the proper qualifications. But, again, it is not a matter of the minister recommending somebody to the Civil Service Commission, it is a matter of the Civil Service Commission recommending somebody to the minister, that recommendation to be transmitted to the Governor in Council. I cannot anticipate what the view of the Civil Service Commission will be as to the best method of procedure with regard to this or any other office.	'


Edmond Proulx: I am told that it is the intention to appoint Briigadier-Genral Hughes, who was inspector of penitentiaries prior to going overseas, and who is now drawing double salary as inspector of penitentiaries and as brigadier-general. I nn-

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derstand be is not now acting as brigadier-general on the other side.


Charles Joseph Doherty: I am quite glad to learn what the intention of the hon. gentleman on that subject is. For my own part, I have reached no decision, and could have no intention. I have not heard from the Civil Service Commission that they had made up their minds as to their intention, without even waiting for this legislation to pass. I would be surprised if they had decided.


Edmond Proulx: Will the hon. minister say that Brigadier General Hughes will not be appointed?


Charles Joseph Doherty: I cannot possibly say what the Civil Service Commission will do. I have no knowledge whatever whether or not the name of the gentleman who is mentioned has ever occurred to the Civil Service Commission. I should be surprised if they have made up their minds on a matter of that kind even before the legislation is passed.


Edmond Proulx: We know very well how these appointments are made-


The CHAIRMAN:: Order. I beg to remind the hon. gentleman that this discussion is entirely out of order. The appointment of any officer to administer this Act should be discussed on the estimates of the department. This appointment has nothing to do with the terms of the Bill itself.


Edmond Proulx: This Bill provides for the appointment of a superintendent of penitentiaries.


Georges Henri Boivin: It does, but it has nothing to do with any particular person being'appointed to that position.


Mr. McKENZIE:: I think it is quite in order to discuss the policy of the Government with respect to any Bill; and the policy of the Government under it will be a strong element as to whether this House should pass the Bill or not.


Mr. EDWARDS:: It seems to me that the course which will be followed in regard to this matter will be apparent to everyone. The Government has adopted as its policy, and there is no question about that, that the Civil Service Commission shall recommend men for positions. If that body, in their wisdom, see fit to advertise for applications for country postmasters to draw $50 a year, when it comes to selecting men for the positions under this Bill they will advertise in all the papers, they
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will be flooded with applications, and then they will make a selection, and some lucky man will get the job. There is no question about what the course will be.


Mr. BUREAU:: Heretofore there were two Inspectors of Penitentiaries who saw to it that the law was observed and that the penitentiaries were properly conducted. If I may use the expression, they had concurrent jurisdiction, that is, there was no chief or senior inspector. tt see by this Bill that the minister will have power to appoint not more than three inspectors. Will he tell us it will be the duty of the proposed superintendent to look after the inspectors, or will he himself act as an inspector by supervising all the penitentiaries and making to the minister such recommendations as to changes as he may think advisable? I have not ascertained by reading the reports of the Department of Justice that the penal population has increased of late in such proportion as to justify the appointment of three inspectors and a superintendent. I have not heard, either, that under the old system there was any complaint made- against Mr. Stewart, or against Mr. Dawson, when he was inspector, that they did not perform their duties, or that there was any laxity in the administration of the penitentiaries. The work in the various penal institutions of the 'Dominion must be less than it was when construction was not well advanced, six or seven years ago. I understand that the inspectors had a great deal of work at that time, when many attempts were made by the convicts to get away. There . were some escapes, and there is one name that comes to my mind, the famous Bill Miner, whose case kept the House sitting for a couple of day9 at that time. The work must be decreasing as construction is being completed, and I would like to have from the minister a definite statement as to the necessity for having this increase, and of having a superintendent when we have always got along well with two inspectors. The inspectors were thoroughly qualified, and, no doubt the excellent results achieved are due to the good work they have done. When oonditione seem, to Ibe improving, and the prison population does not seem to be increasing, can the minister justify an increase in the staff?


Charles Joseph Doherty: As regards the number of inspectors, that is provided for by .another section. If the committee is of the opinon that they are too numerous, I shall be open to consider that. The present sec-

tion involves a change of systems, not necessarily an increase in the number of officers. We had two inspectors-, and they had two functions -which, I think I a-m correct in saying, were distinct functions. They had the inspection otf the penitentiaries and they had the superintendence -and direction of the carrying on of the penitentiaries. That created a situation that those two officers, not having the work divided between them-to one the inspection and to the other the .superintendence and direction -were equal in authority and charged with this double function. Now, the necessities from the point of view of superintendence rather called for the presence here of the person or persons carrying on that - direction, and the constant supervision toy them of what was -going on in all the different penitentiaries. The work of inspection, on the other hand, called for men to be absent from Ottawa to keep in touch with what was actually going on. Now, eliminating for the moment any question as to the number of officers, the- principal idea is to separate those two functions, which, I think, on reflection, the hon. memlber will see are two perfectly distinct functions; and to have one officer who will have, under the deputy minister and the minister, the power of decision and the responsibility for the decision), instead of having two gentlemen of equal -authority, with the possibility always that they -might not agree, and with a situation in which no one person was responsible for the action ultimately taken. I submit that all the balance of advantage is in the direction of having one responsible head, some one person doing the deciding, so far as the deciding properly belongs to an officer of that class, -and responsible for the decision come to, rather than in that of having two gentlemen) who, if they happened to be here both together might not agree, 'and who, as they could not -always be present together might have to decide successively upon questions coming before them. I do not desire to criticise the personal action of gentlemen who h-ave been inspectors of penitentiaries; this proposal rests simply upon the considerations which I have pointed out. No one occupying the position that I do could fail to see -the disadvantages that result from this -anomalous and unusual situation.


Jacques Bureau: The minister has not yet convinced me that he is right. This -superintendent is being appointed -to receive reports of inspectors, decide what -action is necessary, -and be responsible for the results of that action. Under the present system the inspectors report to the minister, who is the proper man to bear the responsibility of any -action that is taken. If extr-a assistance is -required in connection with the penitentiaries, by all means obtain it; but let the responsibility for action taken in the administration of penitentiaries not be saddled on any one other than the head of the department. Penitentiaries constitute a very important branch of the -administration of justice, and repeated discussions have taken pl-ace in the House with regard to their -management. The late Mr. Monk repeatedly brought forward resolutions regarding the segregation of convicts with a view to improving their lot. If one inspector is required, or if a division of the work of the inspectors is necessary-say, by provinces or districts-well and good; but I do not see why a superintendent of penitentiaries should read the reports of inspectors and then tell the Minister of Justice how he ought to think. This matter of the management of penitentiaries will have to come before the House in the near future with -a view to -a change of the whole system. 1 shall not go into that now, but I wish to emphasize my belief that the superintendent in this case should be the Minister of Justice, and that action taken by him should be -based not on the report of a superintendent, but on the facts contained in the reports made by the inspectors.
Mr. EDWARD'S: I rather favour the idea o-f appointing a superintendent for all penitentiaries in Canada, but I cannot s-ee the wisdom of appointing three, or even two, inspectors. Defining the duty of inspectors, the Act says that they shall, under the direction of the superintendent, " visit, examine and report, upon -the -state and management of the penitentiaries and the suggestions which the warden or officers in charge thereof make for the improvement of the Same."


Georges Henri Boivin: Order. If the hon, gentleman would- allow us to reach that clause before he discusses it the procedure would be more regular.


William Cameron Edwards: I do not agree with your view, Mr. Chairman, but we must abide by your decision.


Georges Henri Boivin: The rule is clear; all speeches in Committee o.f the Whole must be strictly relevant to the item or clause under consideration.


William Cameron Edwards: I understand that. I do n.ot interrupt other members when they deviate from the rule by broadening out the

discussion., and if I am to be kept in line with the rule, every other member should be kept in line also. In discussing this matter I intend to exercise my privileges as a member of the House, even though I am not a .Cabinet minister. When a Cabinet minister or any other member deviates from the clause under discussion by making a general statement, I have the same privilege as he has.


Georges Henri Boivin: Order. The hon. gentleman may appeal from the Tuling of the Chair, but he may not discuss the ruling after it has been given.


William Cameron Edwards: I have said all I want to say on that point; if necessary, I will appeal from the ruling of the Chair. A discussion of the appointment of a superintendent naturally involves also the question of the appointment of two or more inspectors. In the past we have had two inspectors., and we now propose to change the system. In my judgment, two inspectors are unnecessary. An inspector who is sent around to look over the seven penitentiaries of Canada can spend one month in each and still have five months to spare. What are two men going to do? Two inspectors are unnecessary when we have a superintending head at Ottawa. I am strongly in favour of a change in the whole system of penitentiaries, which will inaugurate a new era in the management of these institutions.
I have on former occasions- suggested the advisability of doing some of the things which the minister purposes doing under the new system. It is really too bad that the innocent have to suffer when the criminal is taken to the penitentiary. We should avoid that as far as. possible, and endeavour to ameliorate this situation so far as it is in our power to do so.
I am, therefore, in entire accord with what has been suggested by the minister, namely, that a price be put upon the work of the convict. A price of so much a day is put upon his work now. I agree, if you like, that the first charge on that shall be his maintenance; but when he leaves the walls of the penitentiary, if he has not any one dependent upon him, he should be able to look forward to having a small sum of money which will keep him for a period while he is endeavouring to obtain honest employment. If, when he goes within the walls of the penitentiary, he leaves a wife and family behind him, a part of the money he makes in prison should go to the sup-
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port. of that wife and family. I see no reason why that should not be done, and I see many reasons to commend its being done. I believe it will have a magnificent effect on the convict's conduct. It will do more than any other thing one can mention to keep that man, while he is within the walls of the penitentiary, under control. He will know that, in being deprived of his liberty, he is being punished, and he will have an incentive to conduct himself proT perly, so that some of the money he may make by his work in the penitentiary wiil go to the support of his family to keep them from want. That suggestion is all right.
I welcome this idea of a superintendent for another reason. I think it was the late Sir John Thompson, when Minister of Justice or Prime Minister of this country, I do net know which, who conceived the idea of a separate institution for the boys, the young convicts imprisoned for the first offence. I am not sure that I am correct, but I think I am, in saying that he even went so far as to purchase a piece of land about midway between Kingston and Montreal, and some work was done on the foundations of a new building, but the work was not proceeded with. I am confident I am right in saying Sir John Thompson had in mind a separate institution in which the young convicts, the boys of sixteen, seventeen and eighteen, who were " first offenders," would' be incarcerated. That is something which I have brought up in this House before, and which ought to h'ave the attention of every hon. member in this House. Money spent on such a project would he money well spent. Even in the worst of men there is some good, if you have only tact enough to bring it out. May I be permitted to place on Hansard a letter which, I think, proves what I say. It may arouse the interest of some hon. members who, perhaps, look upon this penitentiary question as something not worthy of their consideration. I appealed to the minister some time ago, I think it was in 1917, to liberate a convict by the name of Alex. Rose. Rose was liberated.


Wilfrid Laurier: How old was he?


William Cameron Edwards: I should judge, roughly speaking, h-e was a man about thirty years old.


Charles Joseph Doherty: I should think so. He was a comparatively young man.


William Cameron Edwards: He said that if he were liberated, he would join the forces and go overseas and try there to redeem his past.

He went overseas. This is a letter from the front addressed to the mother of this former convict:
* France, March 31, 1918.
Dear Madam:
It is with the deepest regret that I write to advise you of the death of your son. Sapper A. Rose, on the 28th of (March, 1918. He is greatly missed in the unit on account of his cheery disposition and willingness to help out any situation no matter how hard. He has proven himself a man worthy in every way to wear the King's uniform. He was always fearless in the face of danger and his coolness inspired confidence in all who came in contact with him.
He was laid to rest in Karlin Rritish cemetery on the 29th of March, and all his comrades stood hy the graveside paying their last tribute to the brave. A minister was in charge of the burial arrangements and the Hast Post was sounded hy a trumpeter surrounded by the officers and men of the Company standing at the Salute. A dedication service was held today in a T. M. C. A. hut where special hymns were sung and prayers said for your loved one .and those who are left to mourn the loss of a brave fearless Canadian soldier.
A cross is being specially prepared for the grave and a wreath will he bought to forever commemorate the sympathy of the officers and men of this Unit for one who fell in action while doing his all to help a righteous cause.
Our sympathies go out to you so many miles away in your sad bereavement, and also my pledge that every one of us who are left will fight to the utmost of our ability to crush the fiend who has caused such deep bereavement to be suffered by the innocent ones in our dear home land.
All personal belongings which have been saved will be sent you as soon as possible.
Tours sincerely,
R. MteKililap, Captain,
O. C. 13th C. D. R. O. Co'y.
I read that for two reasons:	First, I
think it is no more than fair to pay that tribute to a man who formerly had misconducted himself so that he came within *the walls of the penitentiary; secondly, because it bears out what I say, that of those men behind the walls of the penitentiaries there are none who are not worthy of our sincere consideration in trying to better their conditions and make men of them. This man went overseas and did his bit and received the commendation of all with whom he was associated. He was honoured by his officers and comrades for his conduct in this war.
I wish the Government would seriously take into consideration a separate institution for the young convict, the young fellow of seventeen or eighteen, who has violated the laws of the land and who is sent to the penitentiary. It is positively criminal on out part to place that young fellow alongside of a man who has spent, perhaps, one-half of his life in penitentiary, cracking stone, day after day, week after week, and month after month. When we allow that sort of thing to continue in this country, I do not think we can consider ourselves guiltless, for I firmly believe there is some good in even the worst convict, .and especially is that true of the young fellow who is sent to the penitentiary for the first time. Such a young man should receive some consideration. He is not getting a fair show when he is put into the penitentiary alongside of men who have been criminals for one-half of their lives. And in so far as we are responsible for not giving him a fair show, that is something not to the credit of hon- members of this House. A'good deal could be done in these institutions to uplift these men. I have, on a former occasion, called attention to the great number of men engaged in nothing better than breaking stones.-and at the same time breaking their own spirits. Why should this be? Only last night in this House we were passing. Estimates and considering the cost of furniture for this, that and the other building throughout (the country.
Why should we not have standard furniture for the several classes of offices? When post offices and custom houses here and there throughout the country require furniture, why should we depend upon the whim of an official who prefers this kind of furniture to that kind? Why go out and advertise for tenders on things like that? It has been said that if these articles were made by the convicts it would interfere with free labour, but I do not think that that argument will hold water for one moment. If you like, place upon the convict's labour a price conimensu-4 p.m. rate with the prices paid outside; I would rather do that than let him sit in idleness- within the walls of the prison. I maintain that there are many things used in Canada and paid for by the Government, such as office furniture, mail bags, rural route post boxes, and a dozen other things, that could be made by convict labour to the financial advantage of the countiy and, certainly, greatly to the advantage of the convict.
I think that is something which is deserving a very serious consideration, and L would like to see it done. A superintendent with supervision over all these institutions must necessarily be in Ottawa a great part of his time, and I think it would be a good idea to have a man to generally supervise all these institutions. He could have an inspector to visit the several peni-

tentiaries from time to time, report to him on the conditions and get his orders. Perhaps two inspectors might be required, but I am certain three would not be necessary; however, I do not hold that opinion so strongly that I am not prepared to change it for good reason. The minister may have reasons which may induce me to favour the appointment of two inspectors, but at the present time 1 see no reason why a superintendent and one inspector could not do all the work.


Georges Henri Boivin: The address just delivered by the hon. member for Fronte-nac (Mr. Edwards) would have been perfectly in order upon the second reading of the Bill. Fearing that he might attribute a second interruption to personal animosity of some kind, I have waited until this moment to make a special request to ail the members of the committee to assist the Chairman in securing a strict observance of the rules. Upon many occasions during the present session, the second reading of a Bill has been carried without debate and attempts have been later made to discuss the principle of the Bill in committee. This practice is in direct violation of the rules of the House.


Jacques Bureau: Does the minister intend to confer any additional powers or vest any additional functions in the superintendent beyond those now existing in the case of the inspectors?
(Mr. DOHERTY: The powers are specified in a subsequent section of the Bill. I do not know that they go beyond those presently existing in the case of the inspectors. I have endeavoured to make clear to the hon. gentleman that the purpose is to separate two>
functions, which, in my judgment and in that, of the inspector of penitentiaries, with his many years of experience, could be better administered by different officers. With regard to what the hon. member for Frontenac has said, both upon the subject of the number of inspectors and with regard to the work that might be done by convicts in penitentiaries, and as to developing what is good in all of these men- and I quite share his view that there is no man so bad that there is no good in him-I should like to say a few words, but in order not to depart from the ruling of the Chairman I would suggest that what I desire to say be deferred until we come to a subsequent section with regard to the powers of the superintendent, which will give me an opportunity to make some observations on

the remarks of the ho.n. member as to the general system.	'


Mr. EULER:: The minister stated that these appointments can b'e made by the Government only on the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission. Has the Government discretion to accept or reject the recommendations that may be so made, and could they continue to reject them until a recommendation was made that was satisfactory to them?


Charles Joseph Doherty: I do not know that there is any absolute provision either in the Order in Council or in the proposed Legislation further than the provision that the appointments are to be made on the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission. The position that would be created in such a casp would be that the Government would either have to leave the possitions vacant or act upon the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission. If for some reason there might be very serious objection to the ' party recommended, to which the attention of the Civil Service Commission might be called, I suppose it would be within the function of the Government to make that representation, but I think I may safely say that the intention was to make the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission necessary before any individual could be appointed. While I am not aware that there is a provision imposing the absolute obligation upon the Government, certainly it is the duty of the Government to fill the vacancies in the public service so that public business may go on, and when there is a provision that the vacancies are to be filled on the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission I do not believe there is reason to apprehend that their recommendations will not be acted upon.
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Mr. MORPHY:: Is the minister going to put in a provision that these appointments shall go to returned soldiers? I notice a great many appointments being made all over the country in connection with various boards and commissions, and I understood that these appointments were to be given to returned soldiers, but the big-paid fellows are not returned soldiers. I should just like to clinch the matter here and get the minister's views.


Charles Joseph Doherty: As I pointed out, the appointments will be made on the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission who will follow, no doubt, their usual prt>
eedure. In the Order in Council making provision for requiring the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission, wherever feasible, as the result of competitive examination, it is expressly provided that preference is to be given the returned soldier, even to the extent of over-riding the purely competitive feature. The provision runs-I am speaking from memory- that where several people have passed the examination, the returned soldier may be put at the head, and, in fact, I think, shall he put ahead, of those who have a greater number of marks, providing he has passed his examination- in a manner to indicate that he is competent to fill the position.
That gives a distinct preference to the returned soldier. These positions, as all positions in my department, will be subject to the rule laid down, that this preference is to be given. There are occasionally positions for which the returned soldier available does not happen to be suited. I am sure no hon. gentleman would suggest that we ought to put a returned soldier into a position for which his previous training, education, or occupation, have not made him reasonably fitted. But with that exception, I understand it to be the absolute rule that preference is to be given to the returned soldier. That will be a matter in future to be dealt with by the Civil Service Commission.


Sir SAM HUGHES:: By "returned soldier ", I presume you mean one who has faced the music. There are returned soldiers, and returned soldiers. There are a great many gentlemen who are occupying very nice positions across the water, but who have never been in the trenches, and I certainly would not recommend any preference in such cases. I have never seen any difference between the man who is eating his heart out in 'Canada because he cannot get an opportunity to go, and the man who has crossed over and who occupies some clerical position in England. I think that the fellow who has been forced to stay at home 'and who is anxious to go has just as much right to consideration as the man who 'has never been at the front. But the man who has faced the music and has risked his life in the firing line is the one I would recommend to special consideration when we are speaking about returned soldiers. There are a great many officers and men who have not been able to gto across, and I have known men who have worried themselves almost to death because they could not get over and who are just as much entitled
to recognition as those who have sailed across and remained in England.


Mr. MANIION:: As a representative of the returned soldiers in this House, I would like to support very strongly the ideas expressed by the two hon. members who have just addressed the 'Committee, and particularly that expressed by the hon. member for Victoria, Ont. (Sir Sam Hughes) that preference be given to returned soldiers who have faced the guns of the enemy at the front.


Jacques Bureau: Without prejudice to my right to rise again in discussion, I desire to ask a question in order to obtain information. We are now discussing Bill No. 21, and the sections of the Bill are numbered. We are discussing section 4.


Georges Henri Boivin: Clause 3, section 15.


Jacques Bureau: It is section 3 until it becomes section 4. I see section 4 on page 3, and under section 3 the minister has seen fit to change a lot of sections in the old statute. What I want to ascertain is this: Are the numbers of the sections of the old statute to govern, or is the Bill under consideration to govern? If it is the old statute, we have to take the sections one by one, 14, 15, 16 and so on. If it is the present Bill, we would consider all the" sections together. A number of the sections contained in clause 4 deal with the duties of the* superintendent and his powers over the inspectors. They come one after the other, and it would make the discussion easier and quicker if we were to take them up together rather than if we were to follow the order of the Bill as it stands, and discuss section 3.


Charles Joseph Doherty: Section 3 of this Bill repeals sections 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of the Act.


Jacques Bureau: Repeals sections 14 to 23 and re-enacts them.


Charles Joseph Doherty: And re-enacts them. We might have followed our regular course of dealing with these proposed sections, 14, 15 and so on, as distinct sections. It is only to abbreviate that the repealing clause is all put in one section. We might have proceeded by saying that " section 14 is repealed and replaced by the following," and made another section. And so with the others. In effect, section 3 deals with a number of sections, repealing them, and substituting a new section for each section repealed. Our regular course would be to

deal at the present moment with the proposed section 15.


Jacques Bureau: This is section 3 of the Bill. What is under consideration before the Committee is a Bill, and section 3 of the Bill which provides that sections 14 to 23, inclusive, of the Act as it now reads, shall be amended. I want to be sure whether the numbers of the sections in the statute are going to rule, or whether the Bill under consideration is going to rule, before the Committee.


Charles Joseph Doherty: My submission is that we should consider the proposed, repeal of each separate section of the Bill .and the substitution of a new section, as being a clause to be dealt with by itself.


Georges Henri Boivin: My ruling is that
clause 3 being a re-enacting clause, each section of the Act which it proposes to repeal and replace by x new section, should be considered separately by the committee. It is, however, the privilege of any hon. member to movie that any number of clauses or re-enacted section be considered together. If the hon. member for Trois Rivieres (Mr. Bureau) wishes to so move, I will be pleased, to submit the motion.


Jacques Bureau: I do not desire to offer [DOT]any obstruction or create embarrassment, but my contention is that we have a right to discuss with section 3 all the re-enacted clauses. We have to consider the Penitentiaries Act only because that Act is referred to here in this Bill, and sections 14 to. 23 of that Act are included in section 3 of this Bill, and my contention is that- while we are discussing section 3 all these sections are one and the same for the purposes of this discussion. I suppose I could move that ail these clauses be considered together, but I cannot make any motion having reference to anything except the clauses as they are numbered, in this Bill. I am not going to move that clause 14, or clause 15 of the Penitentiaries Act be considered. I can only move with reference to the 'clauses of the Bill .as they are numbered and submitted to the committee at the .present time.


Georges Henri Boivin: The hon. member has a perfect right to move that all the sections re-enacted by clause 3 be considered to-gather.


Charles Joseph Doherty: If the hon. member,
without discussing whether he can make a motion, or not, thinks that, all these separate substitutions should be made by separate sections, or if he says that any
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advantage would he gained by taking them altogether, I have no objection. I have not the slightest objection to anything that-, within reason, will appear to facilitate a thorough understanding of this measure. But it did seem to me, and it still seems to me, that it would he more convenient and we would get our work through with a perhaps clearer understanding of it, if we should take the Bill with these proposed substituted sections of the Act one by one. But I have no desire to insist upon it if the hon. gentleman thinks it will be an advantage.


William Cameron Edwards: Subsections 14 to 23
were put into one section for the reason, I suppose, that they were related one. to the other, but I find a difficulty in undertaking to discuss a matter which should properly come under section 3 of the Bill when I step outside of the sub-sections referred to. The very fact of the two subsections in question being included in one section seems to give weight to the argument of my hon. friend that .the whole section should he opened up. Will the minister kindly state what salary the inspectors receive at present?


Charles Joseph Doherty: The present inspectors, whose duties, of course, are different from those of the old inspectors, have both, I believe, reached the maximum of their class in which the salary is from $2,800 to $4,000. It is obvious, I think, that the new office of inspector will not be nearly as important as the old office was, because there is withdrawn from the -office the duty of direction and superintendence, which is perhaps the principal duty.


William Cameron Edwards: I do not know just how both the inspectors attained the maximum $4,000. I can understand how that happened with one inspector, because he has been in the service for a long time. In the case of the other, doubtless, duties performed by him in other capacities in the penitentiary branch were taken into consideration and had to do with his advancement. I have already said that I could not exactly see the necessity for appointing two more inspectors, and one reason- is this: For the last two or three years one man has been performing the work of inspector and that of superintendent also, while 'the other inspector has been overseas. In other words, all the work which will, under this Bill, be divided between a superintendent and two or more inspectors, has for the last two or three years been performed by Inspector 'Stewart. That being the case it seems to me that one superin-

tendent, with one inspector to visit the institutions, would be sufficient.


Charles Joseph Doherty: I have no desire to insist upon the appointment of three inspectors but let me point out that the provision is not that there shall be three inspectors, hut that the minister shall have power to name not more than that number. I would like to give the reasons why it seems to me we ought to have an inspection force larger than, looking at it purely as an inspection force, was required in the past. If the regulations, for the making of which power is asked in section 18, are carried out, it will involve the carrying on of operations which, I hope, will, in the not very remote future, assume some considerable importance in the different penitentiaries, and which are likely to call for closer and more frequent inspection of the different institutions and render necessary, perhaps, a more absolute keeping in touch with them. Under the plan which it is proposed to adopt, the superintendent will do the directing from the administrative centre here. There is one power conferred to go and look into conditions in any penitentiary, but that, properly, is inot his function. The new conditions render it important that he-and through him the department and the minister-should he kept informed, and adequately informed, .as to what is going on in the different penitentiaries. I do think-anid I may say that I have so felt since I have been charged with the ultimate responsibility of the administration of these institutions.- it is highly desirable that those who have .that responsibility should, so far as possible, be kept in touch with the conditions as they exist. I would say that that should be done from day to day. Perhaps that is an exaggerated requirement, but it indicates the importance that I attach to the necessity of those at the administrative centre being kept, so. far as possible, informed of and in touch with what is going on in the different institutions.
It was the anticipation of making the inspection of these proposed industries more important, and the value that I myself attach to the necessity of those who are here at the centre, and who are responsible, [DOT]dealing with these matters with knowledge, and., knowledge that is up to date, that led me to suggest that the minister should he empowered, if as a result of future operations that was found necessary, to appoint as many as three inspectors. The observation has been made that for the last two or three years one gentleman has, been
carrying on the inspection duties. That is true, but I am perfectly free to say, without intending any criticism of the individual, that it has not been a satisfactory system. It is not satisfactory to myself, as being responsible for what is going on in these institutions, that two or three years should be allowed to elapse without having a thorough inspection. Now the duty of superintendence and direction really does take the time of one man, and it will be difficult to carry on operations if one man is to be continually going through the country on the necessary duties of inspection. Whether as many as three are or are not necessary, I am not prepared to say, except to this extent, that I did not have it in contemplation at present to appoint that number. My idea was to appoint two, but I had thought that it was well worth while, when we were dealing with the subject, to take the power, in case the development of the work we are looking forward to should make it necessary, to appoint a third inspector. However, I have no desire to insist upon that if the committee is of opinion that there should be only two inspectors, or for that-matter only one, although I think we could hardly work out the scheme satisfactorily with only one inspector. In connection with the work of inspection, and as a further reason for the number contemplated, let me say that if you have but one inspector you infallibly have a system under which the movements of that inspector will necessarily become known. That being the case-I am not making any suggestion with regard to any officer, but we know the tendency to "window-dressing" characteristic of human nature-when an inspection is anticipated the natural desire is to have all things look as nice as they can. There is, at- all events, a temptation to have things look better than, perhaps, they do every day in the week, when they know the inspector will come. What I had in contemplation with regard to these officers was that the whole of their time would be on inspection, going at irregular times, not necessarily taking the penitentiaries in regular order. I would not assign a particular district to either inspector. I would have, through the superintendent, either inspector sent when a case presented itself, and if thought desirable, to any of the penitentiaries. One of the reasons for having men to do nothing but inspection is that I do feel very strongly that close contact on the part of those responsible in the department, and, as far as possible, close contact



on the part of the minister, with what is going on, is a most essential thing, a thing which also will prevent the growing up of abuses which are very likely to grow up under the administration of men when they fall into the routine of running an institution of which they are the heads and naturally get to be quite satisfied with their own view-unless they feel that there is some one constantly keeping an eye upon them. Now, these are all the reasons, and I submit their sufficiency to the consideration of the committee, that led me to think it .wise to provide for the possibility of appointing three inspectors if the work developed. I did not for a moment contemplate appointing more than two, and if the committee think it wiser to substitute two for three I shall not insist on the provision as it stands.
Now, while I am on my feet, I will refer to what the hon. member for Frontenac (Mr. Edwards) said as to the desirability of diversifying or increasing in number the useful employments to which the convicts may turn and the good effects that we may hope for from providing some remuneration for their labour, and of arriving at a system whereby the younger and less confirmed criminals should be separated from the influence of the older, or at all events the more confirmed criminals. The views which he has expressed have my thorough sympathy. I may say that it has occurred to me that it would be a better method to attain that result if, instead of seeking to make special provision for the less hardened, we considered the advisability of gathering together in one, or say two, institutions, those of our convicts who may be looked upon as falling principally under the designation of hardened criminal, and then endeavouring to conduct the other institutions on lines that might be more suitable to the case of the younger offender or,' in any event, the less hardened. I would be disposed to believe that the greater number might fairly enough be classified among the less hardened; and, if we had one or two of the institutions set apart as the prisons in which were to be detained and punished those with regard to whom-I would not like to say we have no hope- but those for whom we have less hope, we might then regulate the respective institutions in view of the character of the criminals detained within them. I do not think even with the best thought that can be given to it-and that has been generally agreed to

so long as you have all sorts of

criminals within the same institution, it is practicalble to segregate them into classes in such a manner as to produce any real effectual result. If we had some classification of institutions, that would seem to me a very .desirable thing, and that is one of the things which I hope to be able to get started, at all events, and in practical operation. A difficulty in the way, which explains the delay, is, of course, the question of expense. To build separate and distinct new institutions involves .the immediate expenditure of money. I have some hope that we may be able to do without additional institutions involving the immediate expenditure of money. I have some hope that we may be able to do without additional institutions by classifying the present ones and setting apart one or two, and so arrive at the desired result, or, at all events, to set such a system in movement.


Hugh Boulton Morphy: I have listened very
carefully to the remarks of the hon. minister. If I may be permitted to use the expression, he seems to be begging the question to some extent. I appreciate that this is war time, and that we are really at war. The minister brings in what he conceives to be, and chooses to call, a reform as the basis of his justification -for asking for authority to put upon the Civil Service list of Canada two or three extra men as penitentiary inspectors -at a time when the country is demanding in every other department the most rigid economy. While the minister attempts to justify this under the guise of a reform, he has not shown us clearly enough that that basis exists for an increase of expenditure. I am led to believe-and if I am wrong the minister, I hope, will correct me-that the penitentiary population of Canada to-day is not nearly as large as it has been on the average for a long time past. I would like to ask the minister if that is so.


Charles Joseph Doherty: I understand there has been a reduction in the penitentiary population.


Hugh Boulton Morphy: To what extent?


Charles Joseph Doherty: I think about 20 per cent.


Hugh Boulton Morphy: Then it does seem to me a most unfortunate and inopportune time, when the country's resources are so tremendously strained, for the minister, on a declining penitentiary population, to introduce a reform which is going to require money, not only in the meantime, but forever. The probabilities are that the

discipline which our population has suffered under the Military Service Act will curb the criminal tendencies of the people in the future, and the number of convicts will be lessened rather than increased. While I am on my feet, that is one reason why I suggested that there should be something definite and specific provided in the Bill to ensure the appointment of returned soldiers of proper capacity to undertake such positions as these. Men who have seen the horrors and experienced the rigours of war will have their hearts touched with more or less compassion on account of what they have seen. Therefore,
I believe that out of the returned soldiers' class the very best kind of inspectors could naturally be secured. .They would know how to enforce discipline with kindness. How is the country to know exactly what view the Civil Service Commission will take in appointments of this kind? What is there in the Bill to assure that a returned soldier, in every way competent to perform these duties, will not be debarred because of his failure to spell some word correctly?
I have every confidence and every faith in the Civil Service Commission. I believe they are men of large parts and keen observation. But what I want to get from the minister, if I can, is something more specific than the abstract suggestion that, as a matter of course, soldiers will get the preference.
There is no object in giving a returned soldier the preference for a position if he lhas to pass an examination which has no relation to the duties which he will have to perform. I suggest that_ the minister insert a provision in the Bill with regard to this, or give his assurance that if it is within his province or power he will request ' the Civil Service Commission to provide such examinations for positions of this kind that it will be easy for competent returned soldiers to obtain them.


Charles Joseph Doherty: It will not be any more the law if I put it in this statute than it is already the law, as being of general application. Certainly I shall be glad, so far as I have anything to say in the matter and when I have occasion to deal with appointments, to call the attention of the Civil Service Commission to the consideration that should be given to returned soldiers in the matter of appointments.
Paragraph 15 agreed to.
On section 3, paragraph 17-ex officio Justice of the Peace:


Mr. DENIS:: Will these inspectors have jurisdiction all over Canada?


Charles Joseph Doherty: This clause is a reproduction of the existing clause, and confers upon inspectors powers similar to those which they now have. The purpose is to give them these powers in connection with the performance of their duties. Gentlemen who are fit to be inspectors of penitentiaries would necessarily be fit to be justices of the peace, even if they did exercise jurisdiction regarding matters not directly pertaining to penitentiaries.


Jean-Joseph Denis: Are these inspectors to reside in some particular place, or may they reside where they choose? Further, will the territory subjected to their inspection be defined in the Act or elsewhere?


Charles Joseph Doherty: Inspectors will not be allocated to any particular territory; they will be under the orders of the department to go where they are sent. At first glance it might seem convenient that they should reside in Ottawa, in order that they may be available when required, but circumstances might be such as to permit them to reside outside of Ottawa.


Mr. DENTS:: Will these inspectors receive fixed salaries and travelling expenses?


Charles Joseph Doherty: The statute provides a salary of $2,500. Any one travelling on the business of the Government has his expenses paid.


Jean-Joseph Denis: Would it not be expedient to provide that these inspectors shall reside in certain localities as near as possible to the territories which they are to supervise? Otherwise, inspectors living ia Ottawa might be sent to Vancouver, Halifax, or all over the country, at the expense of the Government, and their travelling expenses might be higher than their salaries.


Charles Joseph Doherty: If you assign one inspector to certain penitentiaries, you rely absolutely on that one man with regard to those particular penitentiaries, and you have no check on his work. To make inspection efficient it is desirable that an inspector shall not be attached to a particular penitentiary, but shall be available to go to one penitentiary to-day and to another next month. When one man has inspected a penitentiary, it should be open to us to send another for the next inspection so that what may have been overlooked by one inspector may receive the attention of the

other. Whether any material difference in the amount of expenditure involved would result from interchanging inspectors, it is difficult for me to say offhand. A man travelling frequently throughout a small district may spend as much money as if he went occasionally on a longer journey. Probably it would be somewhat less expensive to attach one man to a particular district. For the sake of economy, however, you would lose the most substantial advantage of the plan which is projected.


William Cameron Edwards: If you have one inspector he can inspect each of the penal institutions seven times a year and spend one week on each inspection. If you have two inspectors, fourteen visits a year can be made, of a week each. But here is another feature of it. Portsmouth and St. Vincent de Paul penitentiaries contain about as many convicts as all the rest put together. If you divide the time of two inspectors according to the convict population, one inspector would spend practically all his time in visiting these two institutions.; he would virtually become another official of the penitentiaries in question, and lose his usefulness as an inspector.
That seems to be something worthy of consideration. The value of the minister's plan, as I understand it, is that this man shall be, not " the " inspector, but " an " inspector who will drop in at unstated times-to-day at Dorchester, next week at Stony Mountain, and so on-making unexpected visits. Therein will lie his value as an inspector. But if you have so many inspectors that their time is necessarily cut up, they must be practically like additional officers at one or two of those institutions.


Mr. COPP:: The minister is asking for pretty large powers in requiring that every inspector of a penitentiary shall be a justice of the peace and have the powers of a justice of the peace in every city, town and parish in the Dominion of Canada. It may be perfectly right to allow him to act as a justice of the peace in connection with the business of the penitentiary which he is inspecting, but it is going too far to allow him to go into any locality and act as a justice of the peace in criminal matters.


Charles Joseph Doherty: This is merely a reproduction of the existing law.


Arthur Bliss Copp: If the law is wrong, it should be changed.


Charles Joseph Doherty: The section confers the powers. That is one thing. The time to go 
and exercise them is another. When we appoint an inspector ive shall certainly take all of his time and pay him his salary, and as our officer he will not be allowed to go devoting himself to other business. The purpose of the section is that he should have those powers simply that he may be able to exercise them when occasion arises in the performance of his duty as inspector of penitentiaries. This has been the law practically ever since we have had an inspector of penitentiaries. I am not aware of any instance in which an inspector has tried to exercise his powers except on occasions on which it may be useful for him to exercise those powers in connection with penitentiary business.


Arthur Bliss Copp: While it has never been expected that an inspector would act as a justice of the peace in different localities in which he may happen to be, and while an inspector may never have so acted, still, if it is necessary for him to have the powers of a justice of the peace in connection with his office as inspector, those powers should be limited entirely to what use he may be required to make of them in connection with the penitentiary, and not in a general way, as is left by this section.


Hugh Boulton Morphy: Will the minister define what is meant by "district" in this section ?


Charles Joseph Doherty: In. different parts of
the country you .have the country divided into districts, counties, cities, towns and so forth, and you have mgaistrates for such a district or for such a county. The purpose in the enumeration is that the inspector should find himself, in whatever place he may be, vested with the powers of a magistrate in that locality, whether the magistrates who are in that locality be magistrates for a district, or magistrates1 for a county, or magistrates for a town.


Hugh Boulton Morphy: The only thing that occurred to my mind was that it might not apply to what is known as an unorganized district which is part of the country in which an inspector might frequently want to exercise his duties.


Charles Joseph Doherty: I should: be disposed to think that the mere fact that the district was unorganized does not alter the fact that it is a district. Of course, the places in which there is reason t-o anticipate there may be occasion to exercise those powers are practically the places in which the peniten-

tiaries are established, so that I do not know that any great evil could occur. An inspector of a penitentiary will rarely find himself in an unorganized district, because all of our penitentiaries are situated in thoroughly organized portions of the country.
Paragraph 17 agreed to.
On paragraph 18-superintendent to make rules:


Mr. FIELDING:: Is this a new clause
or a repetition of the old clause?


Charles Joseph Doherty: The first paragraph (a) is a repetition of the old clause, which provides that the inspector shall, subject to the approval of the minister, make rules ^and regulations for all of the purposes mentioned in paragraph (a). Paragraph (b) is new. The purpose of it is to give power to make regulations for the purposes specified in it. I am not quite clear that it was absolutely essential that we should specially be empowered to do the things that are provided in this new paragraph, unless it be the provision for power to grant allowances to the convicts by way of remuneration for labour. The others I think might very possibly have come under the general power to manage, direct and control the penitentiary. To that second paragraph I may eay I attach a great deal of importance for the reasons I have endeavoured to explain. In that regard I think I am reechoing what was said by the hon. member for Frontenac (Mr. Edwards). I do think the great need for the future is the provision of useful employment for the convict, employment that he will realize is useful and that will bring to him some measure of advantage by way of remuneration. That is important, in my judgment, from the point of view of the effect upon the convict, and the matter of making an allowance by way of remuneration is important also from the point of view of those who, in so many instances, although they are absolutely innocent, suffer more grievously by reason of the crime than does the criminal himself-I mean the absolutely dependent wife and children or other s persons whose livelihood is cut off, and who, in many cases, are left in destitution and misery, because of the imprisonment of the criminal. That is important for their benefit, but it has also a further importance. When we are dealing with the question of clemency, the question of issuing tickets-of-leave, of allowing men out on parole, there
are not a few cases in which, although one 'feels that the prisoner is undeserving of consideration, nevertheless, it is difficult, if not impossible, to steel one's heart against the representations that are made with regard to the abject destitution and misery of dependent wives and children. This provision will not only woTk as an improving influence upon the convict, in that it means benefit coming from labour, but will send him out after his years of labour, not with the feeling that his work has been a punishment and that he is going to do as little work as possible in the future, but with some sense that his work has started him on the path in which he may derive benefit from it, which I think is invaluable from the point of view of what we may hope for in his reformation. Then there is the effect that it should imaike it easier, I think, to maintain discipline within the penitentiary, because you might hope for less of a spirit of sullenness among the men you are dealing with. And then there is to my mind the very important consideration I have pointed out, that it will afford us the means of alleviating at all events, the suffering of those *innocent ones who in so many cases have to suffer for the crime of those upon whom *they are dependent.


William Stevens Fielding: I quite sympathize
with the view of the minister; it was not to take any exception to the clause that I *asked the question. What struck me was that the minister and the superintendent- practically, it means the minister only-[DOT] is to have a very large power in making regulations. If that is the existing law and it has worked out well we do not want to be fussy, but as a general principle where regulations are to be made for the carrying out of an Act I think it is the part of wisdom that the power should not rest entirely in the hands of the minister but *be subject to the approval of the Governor in Council. That would be a protection to the minister himself, because, although *going to the Governor in Council for approval in matters of this kind may largely be a matter of form, it sometimes gives a regulation greater strength and helps the *minister to enforce it. But if that is the existing law I do not want to propose a change.
iMr. DOHERTY: It is the existing law. The only difference is that previously it read, " the Inspector " instead of " the *Superintendent with the approval of the minister."


Hugh Boulton Morphy: Would it not be better
to use the word " granting " instead of "allowing" in the 27th line?


Charles Joseph Doherty: I quite agree. I was
going to submit to the committee an amendment to that section-it will also have the effect of meeting my hon. friend's suggestion-because 1 think the present wording implies that the remuneration to be granted shall be allowed to the particular convict engaged in the industry in which the money was earned. Now that was not the idea I had in mind. If we did that we would create a situation where those convicts who were fortunate enough to be working on something that we could dispose of and receive money for, would get remuneration, while the other man who might be doing work just as useful but which was to be used in the penitentiary would get nothing. The real purpose was that we should have power to remunerate convicts generally for their labour, and I therefore beg to move 'that section (b) of clause 18 be amended to read as follows:
The establishment and carrying on of any work or industry at any penitentiary as may be thought desirable for the useful employment or training of the convicts, for the employment of the convicts therein, for the disposal of the products thereof, and as well for allowing subject to such conditions as may be prescribed and payable in the manner and to such persons as may be designated by the regulations, remuneration for the labour of convicts.
Mr. iBLAKE: Did any profits accrue from the work of the prisoners in the penitentiaries last year?


Charles Joseph Doherty: We have not had any general system of industries in the past with a product of which it has been possible to dispose, and we are now taking specific powers in order to be able to develop a system of that kind. But even under the administration which we have bad, we have found the opportunity to earn some money by means of the labour of convicts in the past year. We have had a very considerable agricultural production-I have not the figures-which has enabled us to provide ir. large measure for the wants of each penitentiary, and in some cases for the wants of others. Apart from that, we have done a certain amount of work in the way of providing clothing for the camps for interned enemy prisoners; we have furnished those institutions with goods amounting in value to $17,611.39, consisting of overalls, trousers, shirts, smocks, boots, repairs to boots, socks, suits, clothes and other work presently in progress. We have also produced for the Indian Department a considerable quantity of clothes consisting of 
some 212 suits, 220 shirts, 868 pairs of pants, 207 pairs of boots, and 207 belts. In addition to that, the women of the penitentiaries have done a considerable amount ot work for the Red Cross Society, consisting of the making of pyjamas, socks and bandages. But all this has not been done under any regulated system by which we have received payment which would enable us to provide for an allowance, and the purpose of this amendment is to put us in a position where we can carry out that work upon a regular system, disposing of the articles exclusively to departments of the Government-we do not wish to interfere in any way with outside labour-and receiving the normal prices therefor, which would be applied in a measure to the upkeep of the institution and to which we would look for the means to provide this allowance for the convict.


Mr. BLAKE:: I think one very important point arises out of what the hon. Minister of Justice has said. A prisoner is put at work, and the profits of his work are sent back to his dependents. The Minister of Justice says that the product of his labour will be sold to these different departments of the Government. The man is sufficiently penalized, as well as his wife and family, by his being imprisoned, without further penalizing them by not giving them the best return that can possibly be obtained from his labour. That is a point tdat should not be lost sight of. These products, no matter what they are, should be disposed of in the open market, free to any person who will offer the best possible price, because the wife and children of that man have as good a right to be protected as any industry or manufacturer. I think these products should be sold, not only to the departments of the Government, but to anybody who will pay a just and proper price for them.


Charles Joseph Doherty: It will not affect the price if we sell to the Government, because if the hon. member had had experience of the prices Government departments pay, he would know that they do not get goods cheaper than anybody else. They never get them except at the highest price that can be got.
Paragraph 18 as amended agreed to.
On paragraph 19-annual report.


Charles Joseph Doherty: That the section he amended hy striking out the words "copies of the annual" in line 40, and substituting the word "such"; iby striking out

the words "by such" in line 41; also, by striking out the word "June" in line 34 and substituting the word "September."
He said: it is represented to me that it is not possible to have the financial statement ready in June.
Paragraph 19 as amended agreed to.
On section 7-superintendent added to and replacing inspectors.


Charles Joseph Doherty: I would like to move to insert, after clause 7, and as clause 9, the following:
Section 53 is amended by inserting the words "or imbecile" after the word' "insane," whenever said word "insane" appears therein.
He said: This is merely to meet a difficulty as to the certificate with reference to different kinds of insanity.
Section as amended agreed to.
On section 8-superintendent substituted for inspectors.


Charles Joseph Doherty: That section 8 become section 9 of the Bill.
Section as amended agreed to.
Bill reported.
On the motion of Hon. Mr. Doherty the House adjourned at 5 p.m.
	
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Abbreviations.-lr., 2r., 3r. = flrst, second, or third reading. Amdt. == Amendment. Com. =3 Committee. Con.- Consideration. Div. = Division. M. .Motion. Ques. = Question. Ref. == Reference. Rep. -Report.	Res. = Resolution.	Sec.=
Section.
Abitibi, railway facilities, 558
Address in reply to the Governor General's Speech, 5, 13
Adjournment moved to discuss matter of urgent public importance Mr. Currie, Quebec disturbances, 239, 336, 380, 463
Adulteration of food. See Pood.
Advances to provinces, ques. 208, ques. 741. See also Finance
Advertising. See Government advertising
Advisory Arts Council, 1195
Aeroplanes. See Army, Royal Flying Corps Presentation of to British Government, ques. 740
Age of Consent. See Criminal Code amendment
Agriculture. See also Food; Animal Contagious Diseases; Inspection and Sale Animals
Breeding, 2301
Distribution of, 151 Sherbrooke, at, ques. 870 >
Shipments of in Quebec, ques. 869 Cattle, British embargo on, ques. 565 Contagious diseases among, 800, 850 Horses, remounts, ques. 869, 904 Live stock industry, 2379 Sheep, protection of, 1055 Apples. See tinder this head, Fruit Butter. See under this head, Dairying Canning and packing houses, 1056 Dairying, 2298. See also Inspection and Sale; Oleomargarine Butter, packing of, 1214 Cheese and condensed milk, prices, 1129 Exports, 307 Generally, 2298 Milk, ques. 872, 1129, 1214 Product in Canada in 1917, 290 Department of
Estimates, staff and salaries, 151, 2375 Expenditure, 1917-18, 573 Destructive insects and pests, 2298 Eggs. See also Inspection and Sale.
Agriculture-Con.
Inspection and grading of, ques. 1201, 1205, 1209
Exhibitions, 2376, 2380 Fisheries exhibit at Toronto, 280 Experimental farms and demonstration stations, 2290 Lennoxville, ques. 743 Spirit Lake, ques. 744, 2293 Flax, 1231, 2381
Food production campaign, 903
Memorandum of Minister of Agriculture, 25-27
Fruit and Fruit Marks, 2245. See Inspection and Sale Apples, ques. 287 Distribution of, ques. 287 Grain, milling value of, ques. 2399 Hay. See Inspection and Sale Inspection and grading, 1078 Levis county, purchase of, in, ques. 740 Imjflements
Duties and drawbacks, ques. 50, ques. 465, ques. 872, ques. 1203, ques. 1204, 1274, 1277
Tractors, ques. 467
Admission of, duty free, 54, ques. 467 Purchase of by Government, 1693, 238S Indians, amongst. See Indians Labour for. See Labour Leave-of-absence boards, agricultural representative, Mr. Tucker, appointment of, ques. 331, ques. 873 Meats. See Meat and Canned Foods Cold storage, in, ques. 1302 Mill feeds, ques. 206, 2298, 2300, 2304 Oleomargarine, 288 -Licenses to manufacture, ques. 286, ques. 1201
Seed, 2381, 2537
Vegetables. See Inspection and Sale Distribution of, ques. 287 Duties on, 1339
Agriculture and Colonization. Committee on, 106, 1175, 2308, 2382, 2550 Aiken, Mr. G. O., ques, 2238
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25th Nova Scotia, ques. 1304 159th and 227th, ques. 2398 249th, ques. 466 Canadian Army Corps, 1305 Canadian War Records Office, 2127, ques. 2241
Civil servants in, pay and allowances to, 864, 1729, 1749, 2315, 2385, 2388 Conscription. See Military Service Demobilization of, 31, 629 Dental corps, ques. 1202, ques. 2398 Deserters, 467
Draftees, and, alleged band of, 632 Reward for arrest of, ques. 467 Engineers training depot officers, ques. 740 Enlistments
British born and Canadian born, ques. 1127
June, 1917, prior to, 942 Labour, from, 978
Military Service Act, 1917, under, ques. 464
Overseas service, for, ques. 109 Voluntary system, under, ques. 1127 Fifth division, 879, 1306
First contingent, leave for members, 883891
Forestry battalion, officers, 1175, 1305, ques. 2399
French Canadians, in, 1194, 1927 Units of, 927, 953
General statement by Minister of Militia, 578
Medical service, 1175, 1305, ques. 2238 Dr. Bruce, 1368 Military police, 2387, 2516 Mounted police, in, 2285 N.CO.'s., promotion of, 865 Officers
Fifth division, commanding, 1306 Montreal base depot, of, ques. 332 Quebec, ques. 288, 743
Headquarters staff, at, 862 Return of, to Canada, ques. 115 Returned, employment of, ques. 333 For individual officers see their names Overseas forces
Casualties in, 34, 576, 936, ques. 1842, ques. 2102 Command of, 927 Strength of, 34, 901, 935 Victoria crosses won by, 288 Professional men, utilization of services of, 1539
Recruiting. See also under this head, Enlistments
Civil service, from. See, under this head, Civil Servants
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Military Service Act, prior to, 942 Numbers, 942
Property, leasing of for, ques. 465 Regiment, Amherst at, during election, ques 335
Remounts, purchase of in Canada, ques. 869, 904
Royal Flying Corps, 931, 1368 Enlistments in, at Quebec, 1367 Religious services, for, ques. 1365, 1617 Transfers to C.E.F., ques. 1842 Royal Northwest Mounted Police, in, 2285 Soldiers
Candidates for Parliament, 884 Civil pay of. See under this head Civil Servants
Mail matter for, postage on, 2535 Pensions, for. See also Pensions Report of Committee on, 2480 Recruiting, advances for, ques. 1839 Return of
Canada, to, ques. 112 Front, to, ques. 332 Returned
Arrest for loafing, 2387 Employment, for, 1183 Government positions for, 1182, 1736 Imprisonment, alleged, of, 1367 Settlement. See Dominion Lands Act Amendment; Soldiers Civil Re-establishment; Soldiers' Settlement Sickness of, while on leave, ques. 971 Smallpox among, 1131 treatment of on transports, 73 Votes, 23, 909. See also Yukon election; War-time elections	-
In last election, 2256, 2400-2475
Motion (Mr. Copp) for investigation into, 2434
For individual soldiers see their names Transfers from Royal Flying Corps to C.E. F., ques. 1842
Units recruited in Canada and their officers on reaching England, 596 Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, 952 Women's Royal Naval Service, 952 Art
Parliament buildings, new, decoration of, 1104
Canadian War Memorial, pictures for, 1195
Arthurs, Mr. James (Parry Sound)
Alien labour, 986
Annual reports in French and English, ques. 971
Dager, Mr. Herman J., ques. 2242 Government railway rates for troops, 2168 Immigration agents, clergymen as ques 1203
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Bird life, protection of, 2223 Blair, Mr. William J. (Battle River) Immigration agents, clergymen, as, ques. 1203
Blake, Mr. Matthew R. (North Winnipeg) Alien labour, 1013 Budget, 1313
Hay, inspection, 1093, 1095 Prison reform, 1190 Taxation, 1315, 1366 Blanchard, Mr. H. Percy, ques. 2237 Blondin, Hon. P. E., Postmaster-General, 2513
Board of Pension Commissioners. *SYc Pensions
Boivin, Mr. George H. (Shefford). tiee Deputy Speaker Bola Pasha, ques. 1071
Borden, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert (Prime Minister)
Address in reply to the Governor General's Speech, 20; formation of union government, 21; returns under Military Voters' Act, 21; summoning of parlia-me'nt, 22; conduct of election, 23; voting of soldiers, 23; Military Service Act, 24; food production and control, 25; shipbuilding, 28; prohibition, 30; excessive profits, 30; civil service reform, 30; demobilization of troops, 31; Canadian war organizations, 32; Halifax disaster, 32; railway equipment, 32; fuel control, 32; Military Service convention with United States, 33; trade and finance, 33; woman suffrage, 33; Canadian overseas forces, 25, 34; Russia, 34; progress of the war, 35. Aliens, 1694
Allied forces, replacement by Americans, 2194
Army Medical Service, 1368 Bankruptcy Bill, 563 Banks, excess circulation, 738 Beaverbrook, Lord, 50
Bfiland, Hon. Dr. H. S., M.P., release of from German prison, 1910 Canadian cattle, British embargo on, 565 Canadian Daily Record, 898 Canadian Northern Railway, indebtedness, 1424
Canadian Northern Railway Company Bill, 1927, 1994	.
Censorship of debates, 1767 Censorship regulations, 1837 Civil servants overseas, 2315 Civil Service Act Amendment, 1808, 2132 Civil Service reform, 30 Customs Act Arndt, (control), 81 De Celles, Mr. A. D., 1767
Borden, Rt. Hon. Sir Robert-Con. Demobilization, 31, 629 Deputy Speaker, appointment, 73 Desjardins, " Ti-noir," 1027 Director of Public Information, 899 Dominion Forest Reserves and Parks Act Amdt., 82
Election, last general, 23
Employment offices, 842	^
Excessive profits, 30	*	"-..'i
Farmers' delegation, 1837, 1937, 2196 Fisheries Report, 1692
Fitzpatrick, Sir Charles, payments to, 1976~ Flour milling, 2237
Flying Corps, Canadian, proposed, 136S Food production and control, 28 Fuel control, 32	.
Government appointments and parliamentary constituencies, 1305, 1481, 2101 Government employees, compensation for injuries to, 679-
Halifax Relief Commission, 32, 2064, 2196 Hanna, late Dr. A. E., M.P., 3i House of Commons
Business of the, 2374, 1420
Adjournment instead of prorogation, 2314
Ascension day adjournment, 1618 Economy in, proposal of Mr. Speaker, 563
Monday sittings, 877, 1026 Morning sittings, 1419 Saturday sittings, 1419 Immigration and Colonization Bill, 103 Imperial Conference, 2239 Independence ol* Parliament, 683, 845, 878 Labatt, Colonel, 1693 Letter from young patriot, 1125 McMartin, late John, M.P., 932 Military Service, 24 Classes, 938
Deserter, presumed, arrest of, 1076 Deserters and draftees, alleged hand of, 633
Exemptions, 1366, 1539, 1843 Fishermen, conscription of, 2315 Hardships under, 2128 Leave of absence, 10'76 Quebec disturbances, 236, 284-286, 336, 396, 680
Order in Council concerning, 378 Regulations, ages, 20-22, 878, 933 Rural drafts, 2315
United States, convention with, 33, 54 National Service Commission, 903 Naval Discipline Bill, 725 Navigable Waters Protection, 730 Newspapers, payments to, 2128 Orders in Council laid on the table, 12 Summoning Parliament, 11, 21
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Exemption tribunals, fees, ques. 1073 Kingston deputy registrar, staff of, ques. 2238
Sevigny, Hon. Albert, ques. 1618 Welland canal paymaster, ques. 2397 Buchanan, Mr. W. A. (Lethbridge)
Canadian Northern Railway, 2113 Civil Service Act Amendment, 1752 Fuel, 327, 767 Titles, 2370
Buctouche, public building, 1138 Budget Debate, 1253, 1306, 1368, 1429, 1454, 1482, 1541, 1620
Bull, Mr. Harry Cecil,. qUes. 1842 Bureau, Mr. Jacques (Three Rivers and St. Maurice)
Auditor General's office, 136 Auditor General's report, printing of in French, 135
Belleville-Prince Edward Bridge Company, 1838
Bureau of Statistics, 337 Canadian Daily Record, 915 Canadian Government Railways, suspense account, 691
Canadian Northern Railway, 1919, 1926 Censoring of debates, 1767 Children, moral protection of, 1705 Chinese immigration, 2272 Civil servants Conduct of, 2281 Enlisted, civil pay of, 2386, 2388 Civil Service Act Arndt., 721, 1774, 1782, 1813, 1817, 1826, 1847, 1860, 1875, 1891, 1906
Arndt, proposed, 2129 Conservation, Commission of, 2287 Departments, creation of, 844 Director of Public Information, 704 Dominion lands, homesteading, 250, 257 Dominion Police, 2536 Eggs, sale by weight,' 1210 Elevators, 2264
Fire Insurance Company of Canada, 1950 Gold and Silver Marking Act Arndt., 966 Government employees, compensation for injuries, 678, 817, 834 Imperial Conference, 2556 Industrial disputes, 835
Inland Revenue and Customs departments, suggested amalgamation, 149 Inspection and Sale Act Arndt., 1209	.
Portland cement, 1226, 1230 Interior Department, estimates, 2225 Johnson, Mr. Main, 2280 Judges, exemption from taxation, 1687 Labour Department, staff and salaries, 197, 830
Bureau, Mr. Jacques-Con.
Meat and Canned Foods Act Arndt., 789 Military Service
Medical examinations, 1694 Medically unfit men, 1076, 1130 Militia Department Auditors, 138
Estimates and salaries, 561, 850, 853 Organization, 598 Mounted Police, 2285
Navigable Waters, constructions on, 562, 731, 734
Orders in Council, concurrence in, 2480 Parliament buildings, new, Speaker's quarters, 1108
Penitentiaries, 1178, 1184 Portland cement, 1226, 1230 Privy Council Department, private secretary to president, 2274 Railway Act (consolidation), 1909 Railways and Canals, estimates, 1969, 1971 Railway Belt Act Amdt., 835 Railway equipment, 552, 725 Shawinigan Falls bridge, 731 Soldiers' civil re-establishment, 610, 625 Supreme Court Act Amdt., 525 Taxation
Automobiles and jewellery, 2121 Tea, 2126 Tobacco, 1984 Three Rivers
Ordnance lands, 2227 Public building, 1149	[DOT]
Public works employees, 141 Toronto, Niagara and Western Railway, 1198
Trade and Commerce Department, estimates, 344, 2263
United Canadian Insurance Company, 2388 Vice (Criminal Code Amdt.), 1705 Victory loan expenditure, 920 War expenditure, 598, 609, 879
Account of Canada with Great Britain, 901
Auditing of accounts, 905 War-time Elections Act Amdt., 2495;
amdt., 2496 Water powers, 2267 Woman suffrage, 98, 365, 675 Yukon election, 2086, 2504 Bureau of Statistics. See Dominion Bureau Burnham, Mr. John H. (West Peterborough) Adjournment instead of prorogation, advisability of, 2313, 2254 .
Civil Service Act Amdt., 1879 Civil Service law, administration of, ques. 2242
Government appointments, 1305, ques. 1481 Not by examinations, ques. 2101
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For individual government railways, see their titles
Canadian Northern Railway
Finances
Assets, ques. 570, 2002 Claims against, ques. 970 General statement by acting Minister of Finance, 1711
Shares, acquisition of, ques. 971 Government policy concerning statement by Prime Minister, 1994 Mount Royal city, ques. 1480 Toronto, Niagara and Western Railway Company. See that title Canadian Northern Railway Company Bill (Indebtedness). Res., 1421. lr., 1694. 2r., 1913. Com., 1913, 1994, 2102. 3r.t 2142
Canadian Northern Ontario Railway Company Bill, lr., 377. 2r., 464. Com., and 3r., 969
Canadian Nurses, heroism of, 157 Canadian Patriotic Fund
Statement by Sir Herbert Ames, Hon. Secretary, 1292
Zwingle, Mrs., case of, 70 Canadian Patriotic Fund Act Arndt. Bill, lr., 2064.	2r., Com., 2199.	3r., 2209
Canadian Railway Association for National Defence, work of, 2006 Canadian War Memorial Fund, 1195' Canadian War Mission, 31, 54, 905 Canadian War Record. See Canadian Daily Record
Canadian War Records Office, 2127, ques. 2241 Canals, 1963, 1970, 2167
Inland deep waterway, 2219 Tolls, abolition of, 1964 For individual canals see their titles Canning and packing houses. See Agriculture; Meat and Canned Foods Act Cannon, Mr. Lucien (Dorchester)
Breeding animals, distribution of, 151 Chasse, Mr. Noel, ques. Ill Civil Service Act Amendment, 722 Dorchester
Mail contracts, ques. 115 Postmasters in, ques. 113 Telephone lines, 1172 External affairs, 847 Income tax, 2151 Inland Revenue
Employees, ques. 114 Estimates, 151
Labour Department, report by Mr. O'Connor, 204
Cannon, Mr. Lucien-Con.
Nichols, Mr., Director of Public Information, 922
Overseas forces, 923
Patronage, Naval Service Department, 148 Pilots, 373
Prohibition, Dominion-wide, ques. 1362 Quebec disturbances, 431
Lavergne, Mr. Armand, affidavit of, 434 Quebec
Mail service, ques. 2397 Post office, ques. 113 Public buildings, 1142 Re-arrangement of departments, 77 Rivi&re Ouelle-Murray Bay service, 360 Royal Naval College, 358 St. Lawrence dredging, 369 Securities, provincial and municipal, sale of, 128
Sevigny, Hon. Mr., ques. 206 Soldiers' civil re-establishment, 626 Taschereau, Mr. Alleyn, ques. Ill War expenditure, 921-926 Yukon election, 2092 Cape Island district, smallpox in, 1131 Caraquet and Gulf Shore Railway, 2173, 2177, 2542	*	,
Carillon-Grenville canal, 1967 'Carter, Mr. Samuel, M.P.P., ques. 1362 Carvell, Hon. F. B. (Minister of Public Works)
Belanger vs. The King, 2508 Caraquet and Gulf Shore Railway, 2543 Electric power, 1069 Georgian Bay Canal, 1836 Intercolonial Railway, 2031
Fire caused by locomotive, 2187 Military Service Farmers, exemption of, 958 Regulations, 956
Navigable Waters protection, 464, 562, 730, 2476	[DOT]
Parliament buildings, new Construction, 737, 1100, 1109 Decoration, 1104 Fire protection, 1110 Heating, 1102 Tower, 1101 Public Works
Architects, Horwood and Ewart, 142 Department, estimates and salaries, 141, 1110, 1138 Dredging, 1169 Dry docks, 1116 Engineers, 144	.
Lake Erie ports, 1167 Ottawa
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Retirement (superannuation), 2312 For departments, see their titles Civil Service Act Arndt. Bill. Res., 694, 701, 703. lr., 723.	2r„ Com., 1721, 1732,
1768, 1809, 1847.	3r„ 2141.
Amendments proposed:
(1)	Mr. Bureau, 2129; lost on div., 2130
(2)	Mr. E. Lapointe (Mr. Parent), 2134, lost on div., 2137
(3)	Mr. Currie, 2138; ruled out, 2139 Senate amdts., 2477
Civil Service Federation of Canada, circular from, 1768
Clark, Mr. Hugh (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for External Affairs) Printing Committee Report, 2478, 2549 Clark, Mr. Michael (Red Deer) **
Budget, 1573 Canada Food Board, 229 Canadian Northern Railway, 2107 Civil Service Act Amendment, 712, 1860, 1862
Daylight saving, 175 Direct taxation, 1575 Experimental farms, 2294 Fuel, 772
Government railways, revenues, 692 Income tax, 1580 Tariff, 1574
Union Government, 1573, 1576 Yukon election, 2095 Clarke, Mr. W. A. (North Wellington) Military service, 1602 Clements, Mr. H. S. (Comox-Alberni)
Alien labour, 973 Fish canning, 797
French Canadians, conscription of for labour, 976
Clergymen as immigration agents, ques 1203 Clerk of the Crown in Chancery, estimates, 2519
Coal. See Fuel; Mines Cockshutt, Mr. W. F. (Brantford)
Budget, 1408 Canada Food Board, 234 Canadian Northern Railway, 1410, 1721 Civil Service Act Arndt., 1725, 1821, 1824, 1827, 1863, 1866 Farm implements, 1416 Fruit classification, 2248 General election, list of candidates sent to soldiers, 898-899, 906 Hay, 1085
Housing to protect morals (Criminal Code Amdt.), 1708
Moving picture films, duty on, 1681 Pensions, 2485
Cockshutt, Mr. W. F.-Con.
Railway situation in Canada, 2051 Shipping facilities, 2260 Soldiers, assigned pay, etc., 888 Tariff issue, 1413 Taxation, 1408 Income, on, 1686, 2148 Tea and coffee, duty on, 1681 Woman suffrage, 101 Coffee, tax on. See Customs Cold storage, meats in, ques. 1302 Committees. See House of Commons and individual titles Companies Act Amdt. Bills
(1)	No. 65 (Mortgages and Hypothecs),
lr., 968.	2r., Com., 1076.	3r„ 1176.
Senate amdts., 1695
(2)	(Various particulars), lr., 2128.	2r„
Com., 2256. 3r., 2374
Compensation for Injuries to Government Employees Bill. Res., 677. lr., 679. 2r., Com., 810.	3r., 834
Concurrence, 2549
Conference of Provincial Premiers, ques. 287 Connaught rifle range, ques. 1981, 2195 Conscription. See Military Service
Labour, of. See Labour; Alien Labour in Canada
French Canadians, of, 976 Shipyards, employees of, 1118 Conservation, Commission of, estimates, 2287 Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company. See Zinc
Cooper, Mr. Richard C. (Vancouver South) Alien labour, 977
Civil Service Act Amendment, 1734	.
Labour, enlistments from, 978 Copp, Mr. A. B. (Westmorland)
Budget, 1510
Civil Service Act Amendment, 2139 Daylight saving, 168 Experimental farms, 2293 Farm implements, 1515 Fish hatcheries, 282 Fisheries, 377
Overseers and guardians, 271 Fuel, 786	*
Government employees, compensation for injuries, 811, 821, 828 Government railways Intercolonial
Branch lines, 2183 Patronage on, 2140 Provident fund, 2169 Lobster hatcheries, 282 Military service, 1515 Militia
Cadets, 853
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Aliens and alien labour, 1006, 1020, 1694 Budget, 1643
Canada Food Board, ques. 1361 Canadian Northern Railway, 2102 Indebtedness, 1425
Canadian Press report of speech, 1693 Censorship regulations, 1837 Civil servants overseas, civil pay of, 864 Civil Service Act Amendment, 1734, 1768, 1777, 1786, 1792, 1799, 1803, 1811, 1825, 1833, 1855, 1893, 1951 Amendment proposed, 2138; ruled out, 2139
Deputy Speaker, 75
Food, 1660
Foreign trade, 1658
Free agricultural implements, 164S
Fruit containers, 2249, 2252
Gouin, Lieut., 862
Government employees, compensation for injuries, 810
Great War Veterans Association, 915 Habeas Corpus, resolution regarding suspension of, 2385
Inspection and Sale Act Arndt.
Portland cement, 1230 Standard weights, 1227 International Bridge and Terminal Company, 1732
Journals and Votes and Proceedings, consolidation, 2313 Manufacturing industry, 1648 Meat and canned foods, 790 Military Service
Farmers, representations from, 2388 Quebec, in,
Appeals to Central Appeal Judge, 1978 Exemptions, 1252 Overbeck, patent of, 739 Oxford, election, 914 Permanent corps, 863
Printing of public documents, ques. 972 Planting, Joint Committee on, report of, 1691
Quebec disturbances, 239
Notice of motion for adjournment of House, 380
Withdrawn temporarily, 336; withdrawn, 463, 863 Railway equipment, 553 Railway situation in Canada, 1653, 2047 Returned soldiers, Government positions for, 1736 Soldiers
First division, on leave, 891 Parliamentary candidates, 886 Sickness of on leave, ques. 971 Votes of, 2404
Currie, Mr. John A.-Con.
Tax on automobiles, 2122 Toronto, Niagara and AVestern Railway, 1196, 1198, 1477
United Canadian Insurance Company, 2392, 2394
Currie, Miss M., ques. 1302 Customs
Agricultural machinery, duties and drawbacks on, ques. 872, ques. 1203 Department
Dager, Herman J„ ques. 2242 Estimates, 1065 Staff and salaries, 148, 1059 Farm machinery, collections on, ques. 465 Farm tractors, collections op, 54, ques. 467 Helena, motor-boat, ques. 2101, ques. 2241 Inquiry in Norfolk county, ques. 287 Port Hastings, collector, 1063 Preventive service, salaries, 1065, 1066 Revenue cruisers, 1066 River Port, N.S., officer at, ques. 1200 The Pas and Dauphin, revenue of, ques. Ill
Customs Act Arndt. Bills
(1)	Temporary control of imports and exports, (No. 16, Sir Robert Borden). Res. 81. lr„ 82. Bill withdrawn, 1767
(2)	Revenue (No. 81 Mr. A. K. Maclean).
Res. 1262, 1675. lr„ 1690.	2r„ Com.,
2142.	3r„ 2245
Dager, Herman J., ques. 2242 Dairying. See Agriculture
d'Anjou, Mr. Joseph E. S. E. (Rimouski) Bradbury, Hon. Senator, ques. 1128, ques. 2397
Budget, 1537
Grand Mere post office, ques. 1481 Quebec disturbances, 452 Taschereau, Mr. Alleyn, ques. 2398 Woman suffrage, 660
Davidson, Mr. A. L. (Digby and Annapolis) Soldiers' vote, 2420 Yukon election, 2095, 2327
Davis, Mr. Fred L. (Neepawa)
Alien labour, 991 Budget, 1596
Civil Service Act Arndt., 1796, 1803 Daylight saving, 169 Indian lands, 1052
Trade and financial conditions, 1596 War taxation, 1597
Daylight Saving Bill, lr., 50.	2r., 157-19;.
Com., 244.	3r., 337
Amendment Bill, lr., 1692. 2r., Com., 3c., 1913
Debates Committee, 106
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De Celles, Mr. A. D„ 1767, 2519
Dechene, Mr. A. M. (Montmagny)
Bate, McMahon & Co., ques. 1479 Budget, 1548
Crow's Nest Pass Coal, ques. 1128 Experimental farms, 2292, 2296 Food containers, 2255 Grand Mere dam, ques. 2240 Grosse Isle quarantine, 1145 International banking, 2262 Labour Bureaus, 1043 Shortage of, 1549
Post Office Department, leases in Ottawa, ques. 874
Production, encouragement of, 1549 Railway equipment, 551 Tea, tax on, 2126 White pine blister,, 2298 Woman suffrage, 676
Defence of Canada Order, 1917, amendments, 932
Delisle, Mr. M. S. (Portneuf)
Military service, registrars' offices, ques. 1073
Demers, Mr. M. Joseph (St. Johns and Iberville)
Granby post office, ques. 870 Missisquoi Bay, net fishing, ques. 109, 276 Oil deposits, ques. 1479 Voluntary enlistments, ques. 109 Woman suffrage, 651
Deniger, Mr. J. A., ques. 1982
Denis, Mr. Jean J. (Joliette)
Budget, 1582
Financial conditions, 1583 French Canadians, social and political condition, 1586
Hay, 1088, 1093-1098, 1132-1135 Military service, 1585 Penitentiary inspectors, 1187 Quebec and the war, 1584 Supreme Court Act Arndt., 527 Titles, 2354 Woman suffrage, 641
Departments, annual reports of, publication in French and English, 135, ques. 971
Departments, re-arrangement of. See Salaries Act Amdt.; Re-arrangement; Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment
Department of Railways and Canals Act Amendment Bills
(1) No. 42, (Railway equipment), Mr. J. D. Reid. Res. 537. lr., 559.	2r., Com.,
725.	3r„ 730
Department of Railways and Canals Act Amendment Bills-Con.
(2) No. 52, (Stores account), Mr. J. D. Reid. Res. 679. lr., 680.	2r., Com.,
829.	3r., 829
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees (Mr. George H. Boivin) Appointment of, 73 Rulings and statements of Bills
Appropriations involved, increasable only by Message, 1898 Motion to report, not debatable, 1991 Principle of, not discussable in Committee, 1182
Private, suspension of rules, 1950 Committee
Motion that Committee rise, not debatable, 1099
Imputation of motives, 2281 Interruptions, 2425 Irrelevancy, 924
Business facilitated by members keeping to question, 2534 Discussion anticipatory of clause of Bill, 1084
Judiciary not to be reflected upon, 1896 Previous debate, reference to not permissible, 2502
Public officials, conduct of out of office hours, propriety of answer by Minister, 2276-2280
Quorum, proceeding without, 2518 Supply-discussion confined to clause before Committee, 2512, 2537 Unanimous consent, 2537
Desaulniers, Mr. Arthur L. (Champlain) Budget, 1535 Food, economy in, 1536
Ste. Anne de la Perade, purchase of land at, ques. 744 War
Insurance premiums, ques. 1361 Prosecution of, 1535 Webster, Mr. W. V., ques. 467
Desjardins, Charles, ("Ti-noir") ques. 112, 1027, 1075, 1607
Deslauriers, Mr. Hermas (St. Mary)
Budget, 1613 Food, 1616
. Letter-carriers' salaries, ques. 1302 Munitions on ships, ques. 1128 .
Political situation, 1614 War, Canada's part in, 1615 Woman suffrage, 669	'
Devlin, Mr. Emmanuel B. (Wrright)
Auditor General, 139
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I leaverbrook, Lord, ques. 50 Budget, 1500
Civil Service Act Arndt., 710, 717, 1780, 1798, 1876, 1889, 1900 Director of Public Information, ques. 57 Economy in Government, 140 Employment offices, 1030 Food
Canada Food Board, 217 Production, 1501 Waste, 200
Imperial Munitions Board, 58 Labour Department, staff, 1031 Military service, exemption of farmers, 1502
Pension Commissioners, ques. 51 Privy Council Department, staff, ques. 466 Railway equipment, 549 Registration, 1507
Returns of last general election, 1366 Seduction (Criminal Code Arndt.), 1697, 1701
Supreme Court Act Amendment, 530 War expenditure, 560 Woman suffrage, 94, 101 Yukon election, 2069
Amendment proposed, 2321 De Wolf, Mr. Harry C„ ques. 1071 Diamonds, importation of, ques. 631 Dickson, Mr. W. H., appointment, 1835, 2127 Dillon, Capt. Gerald, ques. 568, 889, 1897 Dimock, Lieut. Bertram, ques. 1842 Director of Public Information, ques. 57, 699, 706, 719, 891, 896, 1302 Divorce, jurisdiction of provincial courts in, 2065
Dogs (sheep protection), 1055 Doherty, Hon. C. J. (Minister of Justice) Age of Consent. See Criminal Code Alien labour, 1017 Anti-loafing, 2387 Arichat, Judge at, salary of, 2517 Austrians, interned, 1020 Belanger vs. The King, 2509 Bills of Exchange, 2383, 2477 Camp Borden, purchase of land, 1945 Canadian Patriotic Fund Act Arndt., 2064, 2199, 2202, 2206
Children, moral protection of. See Criminal Code
Civil Service, appointments, 2527 Companies Act Arndt., 968, 1076 Criminal Code Arndt., 1193, 1696, 2492 Dominion Police, 2536
Belanger, resignation of, 2518 Drunkenness, habitual. See Criminal Code Election, documents in, 972, 1304
Doherty, Hon. C. J.-Con.
Fitzpatrick, Sir Charles, 2526 Gaming-houses. See Criminal Code Judges Act Amdt., 1836 Mail contracts, 2529 Rural mail carriers, 58 Military Service
Detention,-alleged unlawful, 1176, 1367 Draftees, leave of absence, 1175 Enforcement, 1131	-
Exemption papers, confiscation of, 1367 Military police, 2387, 2517 Tribunals, 2512
Ministers' visit to Washington and New York, 1176
Motor cars, theft of. See Criminal Code Naturalization Act Amendment, 968, 1077 Parliament buildings, fire claims, 2548 Penitentiary Act Amdt., 129, 1176-1191 Post Office Department Estimates, 2528, 2548 Vacancies, 2535 Mail contracts, 58, 2529 Quebec disturbances
Dominion police, action of, 2517 Lavergne, Mr. Armand, 737 St. Charles river works, 2509 Seduction. Sec Criminal Code Soldiers, returned, 1182 Soldiers' votes, 2459
Supreme Court Act Amdt., 240, 520, 537, 2198
Yukon election, 2083, 2085 Dominion astronomical observatory, 2218 Dominion Bureau of Statistics Bill. Res. 337. lr„ 339.	2r., 803. Com., .808. 3r„ 834.
Senate amdts., 1695
Dominion Canners' drawbacks, ques. 287 Dominion Elections Act Amdt. Bill, lr., 1193 Dominion Forest Reserves and Parks Act Amdt. Bill. Res., lr., 82.	2r., Com.,
85. 3r„ 241, 336
Dominion Lands Act Amdt. Bill, lr., 55.	2r„
249. Com., 250, 257, 343.	3r., 520.
Senate amdts., 1695 Dominion Lands and Parks, 2221 Dominion notes in circulation, ques. 334 Dominion Police, estimates, 2536 Belanger, resignation of, 2518 Inspector Military district No. 4, ques. 630 Dominions Royal Commission, 1074, 2265, 2540
Dorchester county
Mail contracts, ques. 115 Postmasters in, ques. 113 Telephone lines, 1172
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Douglas, Mr. James M. (Strathcona) Homesteads, abandoned, tax on, 252 Indian lands, 1048
Douglas, Mr. John C. (Cape Breton South and Richmond)
Bernasconi, Mr., engineer, 1159 Fuel, 768
Glace Bay harbour, 2544 Doukhobors, ques. 1072, 1950 Drunkenness, habitual. See Criminal Code Dry docks, 1116
Dublin Shore, postmaster at, ques. 876 Duff, Mr. William (Lunenburg)
Bait, cold storage for, 280 Barge Benmore, ques. 1617 Budget, 1468
Canada Registration Board, ques. 1979 Customs, overmanning of department, 1059 Dublin Shore, postmaster, ques. 876 Feltzen South, breakwater, 1155 Financial conditions, 1468 Fishing industry, 1471 Guardians, 272
Indian Point, postmaster, 876 Loans, domestic, 1470 Mosher's Bay breakwater, 1158 Patriotic Fund, 2204
Privilege, statements in Journal-Press, 314 River Port, customs officer, ques. 1200 25th Nova Scotia battalion, ques. 1304
Duff, Mr. Justice, and the Round Table, ques. 841
Dupuis, Mr. J. A., ques. 109
DuTremblay, Mr. Pamphile R. (Laurier-
Outremont)
Batiscan river bridge, 1166 Bremner, Major F. W. D., ques. 1843 Budget, 1330
Canadian Northern Railway, 1917, 2118 Cigars, tax on, 1678 Civil Service Act Arndt., 1828 Daylight saving, 178 Dimock, Lieut. Bertram, ques. 1842 Exchange rates, Canada and United States, ques. 465
French Canadians in army, 927, 1194, 1927 Hants county, revising barrister, ques. 2237 High cost of living, 1331 Indian lands, 1052 Industrial disputes, 837 Johnson, Mr. Main, 2284 Labour, employment offices, 1036 Laprairie-St. Lambert dyke, ques. 465, 1163 Military service Medical examinations, 1693
DuTremblay, Mr. Pamphile R.-Con. Military service-Con.
Police, 2516, 2387
Militia Department, patronage in, 857 Outremont public building, 1147 Pensions, Board of, Representation of Veterans-Dr. Laviolette, 2520 Railway equipment, 5ol St. Lawrence channel, dredging, 1169 Supreme Court Act Amdt., 529 Taxation, 1332 Cigars, on, 1678 Income, 2145 Tobacco, 1988 Woman suffrage, 636 East Cacouna wharf, ques. 970 East Peterborough, registration, ques. 14S0, ques. 2100
Economic and Development Commission, 2225 Editorial Committee. See Printing Edmonton, pavement, Jasper avenue, 1151 Edmundston, post office, 1138 Edwards, Mr. J. W. (Frontenac)
Budget, 1518
Civil Service Act Amendment, 708, 713, 1894, 2135, 2138
Customs, alleged overmanning of service, 1060
Daylight saving, 173 Dillon, Capt., 889, 1897
Fitzpatrick, Sir Charles, allowance to, 2521.
See miller this head, Taxation, judges Fuel, 777 Hay, 1083 Military service Exemptions, 1538
Leave of absence for seeding, 1365 O'Connor, Mr. W. F., K.C., ques. 1303 Oleomargarine, 299
Parliament buildings, new, Speaker's residence, 1107 Penitentiaries
Annual report of, ques. 2240 Inspectors, 1179-1184 Prisoners
Employment of, furniture making for Government offices, 1181 Young, treatment of, 1181 Pensions, 2482
Privilege-statement in Ottawa Citizen, 1982
Quebec disturbances, 428 Rural mail contracts, 60 Separation allowances, 888 Soldiers' civil re-establishment, 621 Tariff reductions, 1520 Taxation, 1519
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Elections. See also Army; Soldiers' Votes; Dominion Elections Act; War-time Elections
Anti-Unionist candidates, ques. 2237 Chambly-Vercheres, documents, 972, 1304, 1618
De Wolf, Harry C., employment, ques. 1071 L'Assomption-Montcalm returning officer, ques. 1302, qu6s. 1482, ques. 2238 Oxford, 914 Renfrew, South, 884 Returns, general election, 1366 Returning officers, payments of, 2512 Soldiers' votes, sending of candidates' names to England, 906 Yukon. See Yukon election
Electrical Development Company. See Toronto, Niagara and Western
Electricity, export to United States, 1069. See Water powers
Elevators, terminal, 2263 Elgin and Havelock railway, 2542
Elkin, Mr. Stanley E. (St. John City and Counties of St. John and Albert)
Fuel, 323 Hay, 78
Temporary control of imports and exports, 81
Zinc bounties, 2500 Employment offices. See Labour
Estimates. See titles of departments, and subjects
Ethier, Mr. J. A. C. (Laval-Two Mountains)
Military service
Deserters and draftees, alleged band of, 632
Exemption of farmers, 1252 Net public debt, ques. 1364 Tobacco culture, 2297
Euler, Mr. William D. (North Waterloo) Budget, 1622 Daylight saving, 179 Excise, collection of, 1068 Farm tractors, ques. 467 Fuel, 1166
Immigration agents, 2270 Jaffray, Mr. J. P., ques. 2241 Meat, inspection of, 797 [DOT]
Parliament buildings, new, 1109 Port Dover harbour, 1166 Pringle, Mr. R. A., K.C., ques. 868 Production, 1626 Rural mail contracts, 2534
Euler, Mr. William D.-Con.
War expenditure and taxation, 1624 Woman suffrage, 98 Zinc bounties, 2502
Excise. See also Inland Revenue; Taxation Berthierville, officers at, ques. 113 Collection, 1068
Duties, changes (Budget), 1261
Liquor, seizure at St. Lambert, ques. 1127
Officers' salaries, 1066
Exhibitions. See Agriculture Explosives 1099, ques. 1128, 2197
Fafard, Mr. J. Fernand (L'lslet)
Agriculture, appropriations for, 1601 Budget, 1598
Forestry battalion officers, ques. 2399 Military service
Farmers, exemption of, 1600 Quebec, attitude qf, 1601 Production, 1598 Railway equipment, 558 Spirit Lake experimental form and detention camp, ques. 744, 2293 Fallon, Bishop, ques. 1304 Visit to front, ques. 2238 Farm labour. See Labour; Military Service Farm machinery. See Agriculture Farmers' delegation. See Military Service Farran's Point, canal employees, ques. 568 Feltzen South, breakwater, 1155 Fenian Raid pensions, 2519 Fielding, Hon. W. S. (Shelburne and Queen's) Auditor General, 137
Business of the House, lack of opportunity for discussion, 2527 Camp Borden, land purchases, 1948 Canadian Government Railways, suspense account, 683
Cape Island, Nova Scotia, smallpox in, 1131 Civil Service Act Arndt., 706, 712, 1860, 1866, 1903, 2136
Customs duties on Government imports, 1062
Daylight saving, 190
Divorce, jurisdiction of provincial courts, 2066
Employment offices, 842, 1029, 1042 Fish in cans, weight of contents, 1212 Fisheries Commission, 274 Government employees, compensation for injuries, 816 Government railways Provident fund, 2170 Revenues, 683, 686 Harbours, obstruction of by ice, 359 Judges and income tax, 1686, 2181
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Lobsters taken in extra-territorial waters, 967
Marine wrecking plants, 364 Ministers, need of election, 849 Moving-picture films, censoring, 1676 Parliament buildings, Speaker's quarters, 1106 [DOT]
Penitentiaries, regulations, 1189 Post Office estimates, lack of time for consideration, 2527
Public works, urgently needed repairs, 145, 1160
Railway equipment, 543 Rural mail contracts, 62, 2534 Shipbuilding, 350 Superannuation, 2312 Titles, 511, 516, 2349
United Canadian Insurance Company, 2391 War Mission at 'Washington, 905 War revenue, excise, 1680 Yukon election, 2076, 2098, 2326
Film service to advertise Canada, 2267 Finance
Advances to provinces, ques. 208, ques. 741 Banks. See that title Department, salaries, 133 Dominion notes in circulation, ques. 334 Exchange between Canada and the United States, ques. 465,
Federal advances to provinces Applications for, ques. 741 Ontario, ques. 742 Saskatchewan, ques. 742 Gold reserve, ques. 334 Loans, ques. 334 Due dates of, ques. 741 Prevention of depreciation, ques. 335 Minister and Acting Minister of, visit to Washington and New York, 1176 Net public debt, ques. 1364 Prohibition, effect on Dominion revenues, ques. 335
Silver money in circulation, ques. 334 Specie, amount of, ques. 741 Treasury bonds, ques. 741 Victory loan. See that title War bonds, purchase of by public servants, ques. 742
War expenditure, ques. 335 Firewood. See Fuel; Inspection and Sale Fir Grove-Frampton mail contract, ques. 2397 Fir Grove-St. Odilion mail contract, ques. 2397
Fish and Fisheries
Advisory board, 270 Bait, 279
Bounties to fishermen, 283
Fish and Fisheries-Con.
Commission, 274 Conservation, 2375 Department, estimates, 270, 354 Exhibit at Toronto, 280 Fishermen
Conscription of, 1296, 2314 Wages of, 2546 Guardians and overseers, 270 Inspection of pickled fish, 281 Lobster hatcheries and industry, 282, ques. 630, 967
Maritime provinces, value of fishing vessels, in, 1471
Missisquoi Bay, net fishing in, ques. 109, 275
Oysters, 271, 274 Prices, 2375 Protection service, 354 Report, 1692
Salmon fishing, motor boats for, ques. 970 Traps, St. Lawrence river, ques. 330 Transportation, 278 Treaty, 55
Fisheries Act Amendment Bill, lr., 868.	2r.,
Com., 3r., 967
Fitzpatrick, Sir Charles, payments to, ques. 330, 1976, 1984, 2155, ques. 2478, 2521, 2536
Flake graphite, ques. 631 Flavelle, Sir Joseph, 1390 Flax, increased production, 1231, 2381 Flour milling companies' profits, 2128, 2237, 2314
Foisy, Dr. Louis Azarie, ques. 1302, ques. 1482, ques. 2238
Fontaine, Mr. Joseph E. (Hull)
Budget, 1440
Canada Food Board, 228
Military service
Arrangements with allied nations, ques. 1071
Deserter, presumed, arrest of, 1075 Ottawa-Hull bridge, 146 Taxation, 1441
Food. See also Agriculture; Inspection and Sale; Meat and Canned Foods Adulteration of, 2537
Campaign for greater production, 25-27, 903, 1272, 1501 Canada Food Board Establishment of, ques. 1361 Expenses of, ques. 971 Furois, Mr. Philippe, ques. 2243, 2375 Legal adviser to, ques. 466 Order in Council creating, 208 Salaries, ques. 335 Containers, marking of, 1211


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Controller, office of, 28, 52 Eggs, regulation governing sale of, 77 Sale of by weight, 1206 Fish. See that title
Inspection of exports and imports, 1057 Prices, fixing of. 1331 Quebec, production in, 1550 Vegetables, sale of, regulations, 77 Waste, 200
Forests, Waterways and Water Powers, Committee on, 107
Forestry corps and medical service. See Army
Forrest, Mr. T. M., ques. 1977 Fortier, Mr. H. A. (Labelle)
Budget, 1462
Firewood, sale of, 1220 t Military service Administration of, 2384 Conscription of labour, 1464 Exemptions, 1253 ,
Leave of absence for seeding, 1475 Production, encouragement of, 1462 War expenditure, 900 Woman suffrage, 634 Fort William harbour, 1125 Foster, Rt Hon. Sir George E. (Minister of Trade and Commerce)
Bounties, lead and crude petroleum, 2263 Burchard, Dr., report of, 2399 Bureau of Statistics, 337, 803, 1695 Canada Food Board, 212 Civil Service Act Arndt., 1865 Daylight saving, 157, 193, 244, 1692 Eggs, sale, regulations, 1210 Farmers, delegation of, 1912 Film service to advertise Canada, 2267 Fitzpatrick, Sir Charles, 2523, 2536 Food containers, 1211, 2254 Fuel, 782
Controller's office, 12
Gold and Silver Marking Act Amdt., 634, 966	.
Grain, milling values of, 2399 Hay, inspection, 78, 1078, 1132, 2198 High Commissioner's office, 2542 Imperial Conference, 1982, 2554 Insurance Act Amdt., 1205 Military service
Administration of Act, 2384 Bank clerks, leave of absence, 2383 Farmers, exemption of, 1912, 2388, 2553 Milk, sale, regulations, 1214 Orders in Council, concurrence in, 2382, 2479
Pensions Commissioners, 2520 Pensions, 2520, 2550
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Portland cement, 1221, 1231 Post Office Department, administration of, 2513
Railway Act (consolidation), 2493
Registration, 2555
Salt, shortage of, 1983
Soldiers' vote, 2256, 2471
Steamship services. See that title	1
Terminal elevators, 2263
Titles, 2352
Trade
Development of, 2260, 2262, 2267 Fx-ance, with, 2257 Russia and Japan, with, 225S Ti-ade and Commerce Commissioners, 2257 Department, estimates, 343, 2210 Water powers, Canadian, film exhibitions, 2268
Foster, Mr. Thomas (East York)
Alien febour, 1000 Camp Borden, 1962
Civil Service Act Amdt., 1732, 1762, 1797 Daylight saving, 248 Meat and Canned Foods, 792 Portland cement, 1222 Toronto harbour, 1120 Woman suffrage, 658 Fournier, Mr. C. A. (Bellechasse)
Civil Service Act Amdt., 1825 Patent Medicine stamp tax, ques. 871, 1992 Quebec disturbances, 454 Woman suffrage, 637
Fowler, Mr. Robert, Post Office Department, 1983, ques. 2241 France, trade with, 2257
Franchise. See War-time Elections Act;
Military Voters' Act; Woman Suffrage Fraser, Mr. Evan E. (Welland)
Daylight saving, 168 Fruit containers, 2252 Woman suffrage, 650
Fraserville public building, rental ques. 1202 Freight cars. See Railways French Canadian Brigade, 1194, 1927. See Army
French Canadian Ministers, appointment of, ques. 207
French Canadians, conscription of for labour, 976
French religious and the war, 43 French river dam, 1166 French treaty, ques. 1481
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Canadian, and Canadian routes, ques. 1362 Milling values, 2399 Granby post office, ques. 870 Grand Mere
Dam, ques. 2240 ' Post office, site at, 1481 Grand Trunk Railway
Government acquisition of, ques. 2242 Sir Clifford Sifton, and, ques. 2242 Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
Acquisition of, statement by Prime Minister, 2004
Aid granted to, 1996s Graphite, flake, ques. 631 Great Britain, steamship service, 2210 Great War Veterans Association. See also Army
Alleged election activities, 909, 915 Petition of, aliens, 977, 982 Representation, on Pensions Board, 2520
Green, Mr. Robert F. (West Kootenay)
Alien labour, 996 Zinc bounties, 2498 Grenier, Capt., ques. 1841 Grosse Isle quarantine station, 1145 Guthrie, Hon. Hugh (Solicitor General) Bankruptcy Bill, 1691
Yukon election, 1835, 2209, 2315, 2321, 2505 Motion for adoption of report, 2315 Habeas Corpus writs. See Military Service Resolutions regarding suspension of, 2385 Habitual Drunkenness. See Criminal Code Amendment
Halifax
Harbour, cost of, ques. 1126 Quarantine station, 1138 Halifax, Canso and Guysborough steamship service, 2211 Halifax disaster, 32, 858 Claims, 2397
Reconstruction, ques. 1362
Relief Commission. See Halifax Relief
Halifax Relief Commission Bill, lr., 2064. 2r., Com., 2196. 3r„ 2198
Halladay, Mr. Howard H. (Bow River) Daylight saving, 245 Fuel, 771
Post offices as labour bureaus, 1029	'
Hamilton, Mrs., ques. 1481 Hanna, late Dr. A. E., 3
Hants county, revising barrister, ques. 2237 Harbours. See Public Works Harman, Mr. Charles, ques. 208
H arrison, Mr. C. R. (Nipissing)
Trades unions and aliens, 2547
Hay. See Agriculture; Inspection and Sale Hay, Mr. Thomas (Selkirk)
Alien labour, 1014 Civil Service Act Arndt., 2137 Daylight saving, 163 Railway equipment, 550 Woman suffrage, 644 Helena, motor-boat, ques. 2101, ques. 2241 Henders, Mr. Richard C. (Macdonald)
Budget, 1591
Civil Service Act Arndt., 1855 Farm labour, supply of, 2382 Food containers, 1214 Fruit, inspection and sale, 2249, 2252 Indian lands, 1051 Portland cement, 1224 Tariff reduction, 1593 Union Government, 1592 High Commissioner for Canada, office, ques. 971, 2541
Hocken, Mr. H. C. (West Toronto)
Alien labour, 994 Budget, 1553
Civil Service Act Arndt., 1738, 1806, 1834, 1853, 1859
Daylight saving, 166
French Canadian Ministers, appointment, ques. 207 Fuel, 756
Judges' salaries, tax on, 2158, 2160 Orange Order in Canada, 1553 Post Office Department-Mr. Fowler, 1983 Toronto, Niagara and Western Railway, 1198
Horses. See Agriculture, animals
Hospitals. See Military Hospitals Commission
H ouse of Commons. See also Speaker; Deputy Speaker; Parliamentary Procedure
Business of the
Adjournment instead of prorogation, advisability of, 2254, 2313 Adjournments
Ascension Day, 1618, 1691 Easter, 83, 157
Mondays for Government orders, 877, 1026
Morning sittings, 1419 Order of, 1026, 2310, 2374 Prorogation, date of, 2382	^
Saturday sittings, 1419 Wednesdays and Thursdays for Government orders, 156 Wednesday evening sittings, 156
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Chamber, acoustic properties of, 84, 2479 Committees, select standing, 3, 12, 104, 329, 1071, 1175
For individual committees see their titles Decorum-at adjournment members to keep their places until Mr. Speaker has left the Chair, 518
Deputy Speaker. See that title Discussion, lack of opportunity for, 2527 Elections. See that title Employees, yearly increase in salary, 329 Estimates, 2519
Internal Economy Committee, 11 Members
Deceased, tributes to, 3, 932 New, introduction of, 1475 Return of, 236
Yukon, for, 236, 2382 Officials Appointments
Debates Reporters and Translators.
See Dickson, Gabard, Chevassu Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms,- 3, 329 Sergeant-at-Arms, 3 Secret Session. See Parliament Speaker. See that title Speaker's quarters in new buildings, 1105 Vacancies, 562, 1071
Votes and Proceedings, and Journals, consolidation of, 2313, 2388, 2519
Housing, protection of morals. See Criminal Code Amendment
Hudson Bay Railway, 2167
Hughes, Sir Sam (Victoria, Ont.)
Allison, Col. J. Wesley, 890, 896 Alpine Club of Canada, 2228 Army corps, 1305 Auditor General, 136, 600-601 Expenditure of, overseas, 1916, ques. 1481 Relatives of in Government service, ques. 1200
Son of, position of, 1731 Budget, 1482
Camp Borden, purchase of land, 1943 Canadian Daily Record, 918 Civil servants, civil pay of enlisted, 864, 2386
Civil Service Act Amdt., 1739, 1777, 1863, 1868, 2136
Colonization, 147, 614 Democracy vs. autocracy, 1482 Director of Public Information, 896 "Domestic and foreign loans, 1489 Egg imports, 791 Farmers, delegation of, 1912 Financial conditions, 1485
Hughes, Sir Sam-Con.
Flooded lands in the West, 259 Flying Corps, Canadian, proposed, 1368 French Canadian brigade, 1934 Fruit containers, 2251, 2253 Hay, fraudulent sale of, 1081 Highways alongside railways, 82, 85 House of Commons, Chamber, acoustics of, 84, 2479
Imperial Conference, attendance of Prime Minister, 1619
Imperial War Graves Commission, ques. 331
Johnson, Mr. Main, 2282 Judges, retirement of, 240 Lavergne, Mr. Armand, 863, 895 Mail contracts, 2529 Medical service-Dr. Bruce, 1368 Military service Administration of Act, 2384 Exemption of only son, 1366 Ministers and re-election, 77 Moving-picture films, purchases, 1676 Munitions, 1486 Officers, salutes to, 621 Ordnance land at Three Rivers, 2227 Overseas Militia Department, 1488 Overseas service
Army corps and divisions, recommendations as to, 879
Canadian officers, replacement of, 596 Canadian troops, authority over in England, 600
Soldiers, pay of, 601 Uniforms, 602, 603 Pensions, 2481
Private secretary to President of Council, 2279
Quebec disturbances, 407
Registration board, 1487
Returned soldiers, employment of, 1183
Royal Flying Corps, 1368
Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment, 30, 614
Titles, 510
Trent canal, 1966
United Canadian Insurance Company, 2389, 2391 War
Men, raising and saving of, for, 1492 Progress of German offensive, 107 Water-powers, development of, 1070 Woman suffrage, 97 Zinc bounties, 2501
Hunt, Mr. A. B. (Compton)
Budget, 1620
Bury, Que., drill hall, ques. 743 Daylight saving, 190 Farmers, conscription of, 1622 Lennoxville experimental farm, ques. 743


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Production, encouragement of, 1620 Sherbrooke, breeding animals at, ques. 870
Hunt, Donald, ques. 1480, 2275 Hydro-Electric Commission, 1199, 1355 Icebreakers, 358
Identification of traders in German goods, Bill, lr., 1836
idleness, Order in Council prohibiting, 377.
Immigration and Colonization
Agents, 2270
Clergymen as, ques. 1203 Belgium, 2272 Chinese, 2272 Department
Estimates, 2269
Jaffray, Mr. J. P., ques. 869. ques. 2241 Private secretary, 2273 Staff and salaries, 204 I.abour, and, 1040
Immigration and Colonization Bill. lr„ 56.
2r„ Com., 103.	3r., 129
Imperial Conference and Imperial War Cabinet, ques. 2239, 2244, 2539 Attendance by Canadian Prime Minister, 1619, 2554
British embargo on Canadian cattle, ques. 565
Motion for correspondence, 1982 Imperial Mineral Resources Bureau, 760, 2539
imperial Munitions Board
Ammunition inspection, ques, 465 Construction of ships by, 346, 350 Lists of soldiers' dependents, copying of, ques. 58, ques. 1201 Munitions at Beloeil, 1099
Imperial War Graves Commission, ques. 331
Income War Tax Amendment Bill. Res., 1684. lr., 1691.	2r„ 2143. Com., 21432161.	3r„ 2245.
Senate amendments, 2492
Income War tax, ques. 467 Incubators, purchase of, ques. 1301 Independence .of Parliament. See Salaries Act
Indians.- See also Indian Act Amendment Agents	[DOT]
Crooked Lake, 2232 Commissioner W. M. Graham, 27, 1050 Department of Indian Affairs, estimates, 2232
Dogs, taxation of, 1055 Enfranchisement of, 90 Illegal celebrations of, 1056
Indians-Con.
Property devised by will, 1046 Witness, as to, 1047 Provinces, in
Nova Scotia, 2235 Ontario, 1056, 2235 Quebec, 2235
Northwest provinces and territories, 2236 Purchase of live stock for, 27 Reserves
Caughnawaga, 2235 Cultivation of, 1048, 1053 Crooked Lake, 2232 Increased production on, 27 Sarcee reserves, 1054
Indian Act Amendment Bill, lr., 932.	2r.,
1046. Com., 1046-1056.	3r., 1076
Indian Point, postmaster at, ques. 876 Industrial disputes. See Labour
Industrial Disputes Investigation Act Arndt. Bill, lr., 564.	2r., 835. Com., 835-841.
3r„ 878
Industrial Reconstruction Association, 1034 Industries, non-essential, 992 Inland Deep Waterway, memorandum re economic route, 2219
Inland Revenue. See also Budget; Taxation; Excise Department
ChassO, Mr. Noel, ques. Ill Employees, ques. 114 Estimates, 149
Taxation, patent medicine stamp tax, ques. 871, 1991 1
War stamps, cost in connection with, 1067 Weights and measures, 1068 Inland Revenue Act Arndt. Res., 1263, 1677. lr., 1690.	2r., 1984. Com., 1984-1991.
3r., 1991
Insolvency. See Bankruptcy Inspection and Sale Act Arndt. Bills
(1)	Vegetables, eggs, food containers, firewood and cement. (No. 19, Sir George Foster). Res,, 77. lr., 88.	2r„ 1205.
Com., 1205-1231, 2254-2256.	3r., 2256
(2)	Hay and Straw (No. 20, Sir George
Foster). Res., 78. lr„ 88.	2r., 1078.
Com., 1078-1099; Com., 1132-1137.	3r.,
1176.
Senate amendments, 2198
(3)	Fruit, fruit marks and potatoes (No. 108, Mr. Crerar). Res., 2209. lr., 2210. 2r., 2245. Com., 2245-2254,	3r., 2254
Insurance
Department, estimates, 134 War, premiums, ques. 1361
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Saskatchewan	Liberal party record, 1671
Grain production, 1534	Montreal exhibition, 1667
Indian reserves, 2236	Patronage, 1666
Labatt, Colonel, ques. 51	Prisoners, enlistment of, 1671
Pension, ques. 1201, ques. 1981	Tobacco, tax on, 1987, 1989
Pension Board, appointment to, ques. 1201	Lake Erie ports, 1167
Connection with Major-General Mewburn,	Lalonde, Mr. Frederick, ques. 1842
1692	
Resignation of, 2520	Lalor, Mr. Francis R. (Halidmand)
See also Pensions	Business profits tax, 1687
Labour. See also Alien	Lanark
After-war conditions, 1033	Election. See War-time Elections
Agricultural, shortage of, 1549. See Mili-	Vacancy in, 562
tary Service, farmers	Lanctot, Mr. Roch (Laprairie and Napier-
Bureaus	
Canada, in, 1030	Hay, inspection, 1078, 1095, 1134
Control of, 1043 Duplication of, 1033. See also, under this	Lanos, late Professor J. M., 2518
head, Employment; Exchanges	Lapointe, Mr. Ernest (Kamouraska)
Capital, relations with, 1037	Advances to provinces, ques. 208
Chinese in British Columbia, 1002, 1005	Civil Service Act Arndt., 1858, 1905, 2134
Conference of, ques. 875, 984	Conservation Commission, 2288
Department	Customs Department expenditure, 1065 ,
Estimates, 829 .	Food Board, legal adviser to, ques. 466
Secretary to Minister, ques. 1129	Geodetic survey, 2220
Staff and salaries, 197	Government employees, compensation for
O'Connor, Mr. See that title	injuries, 677, 814, 827
Employment	High Commissioner's office, lack of French-
Offices, organization and co-ordination	speaking employees, 2541
of, 841, 842, 1028, 2546	Imperial Conference, 2539
Victoria, B.C., at, ques. 1479, ques. 1978	Indian lands, 1047, 1054
Enlistments of, in overseas forces, 978	Johnson, Mr. Main, 2283
Exchanges	Light-keepers' salaries, 371
Appropriation for, 1028	Military service
Private and municipal, 1039	Exemptions, 1252
Pair wages and inspection officers, 831	Marriage after July 6, 1917, 1421
Farm, scarcity of, 954, 2382	Quebec disturbances, 401
Fishermen, wages of, 2546	Ministers of the Crown, their number and
French Canadians, conscription of, for, 976	responsibility, 844
Gazette, 829-830	Patriotic fund, 2203
Halifax, claim of workmen at, ques. 2397	Piuze, Colonel, 597
Reconstruction work, ques. 1362	Post Office Department, administration,
Immigration department, and, 1040	2515
Industrial Disputes Investigation Act, 831	President of the Council, private secretary
Industries, in non-essential, 992	to, 2275
Man-power, 982, 988	- Riviere du Loup steamship service, 2214
Oriental, in Canada, 973-1026	Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, experimental
Technical-education, 1034	station, 2290
Trade unions, 1010, 2547	Seduction, 1701
Strikes and difficulties	Soldiers' civil re-establishment, 628
Montreal, Marine trades, 2314, 2385	Titles, 504
Sydney mines, 203	War-time Elections Act, 2496
Winnipeg, 2236, 2385, 2546	Woman suffrage, 97
Lachine canal, 1967 Lady Grey, steamer, ques. 466	Yukon election, 2078, 2334, 2506
	Amendment proposed, 2338 Lapointe, Mr. L. A. (St. James)
Lafortune, Mr. D. A. (Jacques Cartier)	Civil Service Act Arndt., 1885
Budget, 1662	Food controller, 52
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Seven Islands steamship service, 70 Transcontinental railway-Quebec shops, ques. 1362
Lead, bounty, 2263, 2477 Lebel, Mr. Nazaire, ques. 877 Leduc, Mr. J. Alfred (Westmount-St. Henry) Daylight saving, 179 Hay, inspection, 1082 Military service
Evasions, alleged, ques. 2399 Exemptions, 1540 Oleomargarine, ques. 286 War expenditure, 609 Leger, Mr. A. T. (Kent, N.B.)
Buctouche public building, 1138 Daylight saving, 171 Intercolonial branch lines, 2184 Kent county public works, 1161, 1169 Lemieux, Hon. Rodolphe (Maisonneuve, Gaspe)
Aeroplanes, presentation, ques. 740 Alien labour, 979 Anse aux Beaufils, 1162 Anse aux Gascon, 1162
Anti-loafing, returned soldier in prison, 632 Aylesworth, Sir Allen, 913 Baie de Chaleur steamship service, 2213 Beland, Hon. Dr., M.P., release of, 1910 Belgium, immigration from, 2272 Belleville-Prince Edward Bridge Company, 1837
Correction, Mr. Richardson, 2195 Bernier, Capt., 15>2 Bird life, protection of, 2223 Budget, 1560; Orange Order in Canada, 1561; French in Canada, 1562; financial conditions, 1565; St. Charles river works, 1567; tariff, 1568; Union Government, 1569; Conscription of farmers, 1570; visit of Ministers to England, 1572
Cable rates, 356
Camp Borden, land purchases, 1937 Canadian Aviation Fund, ques. 1481 Canadian Northern Railway, 1426, 1428, 1716
Canadian Daily Record, 913 Caughnawaga reserve, 2235 Civil servants, enlisted, civil pay of, 864, 1886
Civil Service Act Arndt., 698, 701, 705, 1773, 1790, 1801, 1809, 1831, 1851, 1867, 1873 De Celles, Mr., 1767, 2519 Deep Waterway, 2219 Director of Public Information, 897 Divorce, jurisdiction of provincial courts, 2065
Dominions Royal Commission, 1074, 2265
Lemieux, Hon. Rodolphe-Con.
Electric power, export of, 1069 Employment offices, 841, 1033 Farm implements, duties on, ques. 50 Finance Department employees, 134 Financial conditions, 1565 Fishing bounties, 283
Fitzpatrick, Sir Charles, allowance to, 2524
Forestry corps, 1175
France, trade with, 2257
French Canadian units, 1252
French in Canada, 1562
French treaty, ques. 1481
Fuel, 316, 758
Gaspfi
Harbours, 359, 1162, 1165 Transportation, 66, 2185 Gouin, Lieut., 862
Government employees, compensation for Injuries, 818 Halifax disaster
Avoidance of explosions elsewhere, 132 Relief Commission, 2196 House of Commons
Notices of motion postponed, 1027 Undue haste, 2528 Estimates, 2519
Private Bills, suspension of rules, 1846 Imperial Conference, 2259, 2540 Round Table Club, 2556 Imports and exports, control of, 81 Income tax, 240, 1686, 2245 Indians, money of bands, 1047 Industrial disputes, 836
Industrial Reconstruction Association, 1034
Intercolonial railway, case of Paradis, 2186
Judges' Act Arndt., 1836
King vs. Belanger, 1567, 2375, 2507
Labour
After-war conditions, 1033 Bureaus, S41 Department
O'Connor, Mr. W. F„ 199 Laprairie wharf, 1164 Lightkeepers' salaries, 371 Dong Sault power development, 732 Magdalen Islands Harbours, 1165
Steamship service, 67, 283, 2212 Medical service and forestry corps, 1175, 1305
Military service Exemptions, 1843
Farmers, conscription of, 1570, 1912 Tribunals, 2512 Milk supply, ques. 872 Ministers, visit of to England, 1572 Montreal and Quebec harbour commissioners, 152
Moving picture films, tariff on, 1675
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Naval discipline Bill, 843 Naval wrecking plants, 364 Navigation, aids to, telephones, 375 Newfoundland steamship service, 2210 Newsprint and mechanical wood pulp, export, ques. 57
Orange Order in Canada, 1561 Oyster culture, 271 Parliament buildings
Claims for fire damage, old buildings, 2548
Construction, 1103 Pictures for, 1104 Patriotic fund, 71, 2201, 2199 Pensions, 2520 Perce wharf, 1162
Postmaster General, position of, 2513 Prison reform, 131 Public works, economy in, 1140 Pulpwood limits on Dominion lands, 261 Quebec bridge, 1975
Quebec harbour, Champlain dock, 1116 Quebec (province) harbours in, 1165 Quebec public works, engineer, 1143 Railway equipment, 539, 547, 557, 559, 729 Refrigerator cars for fish, 278 Riviere Ouelle-Murray Bay service, 360 Royal Flying Corps, 931 Enlistment in at Quebec, 1367 St. Charles river works, 1567, 2375, 2507 St. Lawrence route, insurance rates, 367 Salmon fishing, motor boats, ques. 970 Salt, shortage of, 1983
Securities, provincial and municipal, sale of, 115
Seduction (Criminal Code Arndt.), 1701 Sevigny, Hon. Mr., 1767 Shipbuilding, 344, 1118 Simcoe, steamer, 367 Soldiers' civil re-establishment, 628 Soldiers' land settlement, 2228, 2230 Soldiers' votes, 914 Sorel, McCarthy estate, 370 Supreme Court Act Amdt., 241, 523, 531, 2198
Tariff, 1568
Technical education, 1034 Titles, 508
Tobacco, tax on, 1988 Toronto postmaster, 2527 Trade, foreign, 2259 Union Government, 1569 Victory loan, ques, 2398 War
Economy, and, 1140 Expenditure, 560, 902 Water power, development of, 1070 Long Sault, 732 Winnipeg strike, 2236, 2546
Lemieux, Hon. Rodolphe-Coil.
Wireless telegraphy, 354 Woman suffrage, 652 Zwingle, Mrs. Wineas, claim of, 70 Lennoxville, farm, ques, 743, 2295 Lesage, Mr. J. E. (Hochelaga)
Belanger, Mr. J. A., ques. 630 Income tax, ques. 467 Military service
Medical examinations, ques. 564, 1540 Police inspector M.D. No. 4, 630 Reward for arrest of deserters, ques, 467 Woman suffrage, 671 LeSueur, Mr. W. S., ques. 1302 Lethbridge postmaster, ques. 1072 Letter carriers, salaries of, ques. 1302 Levis county
Hay, purchase of in, ques. 740 Military service officials, ques. 570 Lewis, Mr. J. H., ques. 1072 L'Heureux, Major J. T. N., ques. 2242 Library of Parliament. See Parliament Life-saving, 357 Lighthouse service, 371 Lignite, experiments, 2546 Loafing, 377, 2237 Loans. See also Finance Due dates of, ques. 741 Foreign and domestic, ques. 334 Lower Ardoise post office, ques. 1841 Loyal Orange Order, 460, 1434, 1553, 1561 Mackie, Mr. H. A. (Edmonton East)
Alien labour, 1004 Cigars, duties on, 1678
Civil Service Act Amdt., 1750, 1794, 1821, 1849, 1867, 1885
Moral protection of children (Criminal Code), 1706
Quebec disturbances, 418 Railway situation in Canada, 2021 Mackie, Mr. Herbert J. (North Renfrew) Martin, Col., 887
Maclean, Hon. A. K. (Acting Minister of Finance)
Banks
Excess circulation, 738 Hours (Bills of Exchange), 2478 Budget, 1253; revenue, 1254; expenditure, 1254; war expenditure, public debt, trade, immigration, exchange, 1255; victory loan, 1256; financing war and trade, 1257; taxation, income tax, 1260 Business of the House, 2310 Business profits war tax, 1682, 2142 Canadian Government Railways, suspense account, 684, 690


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Canadian Northern Railway, indebtedness, 1421, 1427, 1694, 1711, 1915, 2120 Civil service, war bonus to Outside, 2547 Civil Service Act Amdt., 694, 715, 1721, 1757, 1772, 1786, 1803, 1847, 2129, 2136, 2138, 2477
Customs tariff, 1675 Debt, 1255
De Celles, Mr., 2519 Exchange, 1255 Excise, revenue from, 1677 Finance Department Estimates, 133
Government buildings, care and cleaning of, 133
Financing war and trade, 1257 Immigration, 1255 Income tax, 1685, 1689, 2143, 2245 Insurance Act Amdt., deposits, 867, 2476 Newspapers, payments to, 2128 Outside service, war bonus to 2547 Railway equipment, 541, 543 Revenue, 1254
Securities, provincial and municipal, sale of, 123
Saipply-Interim vote, 84 Taxation, 1260
Tobacco, tax on, 1985 Trade, 1255
United Canadian Insurance Company, 2393 Victory loan, expenditure, 680, 920, 1256 War expenditure, 1255 War revenue, 1679, 1991, 2121 Zinc bounties, 2310, 2498, 2503
Maclean, Mr. W. F. (South York)
Alien labour, 987 Canada and the war, 1951 Daylight saving, 171 Mail contracts, 2549
Military service-delegation of farmers, 1912
MacNutt, Mr. Thomas (Saltcoats)
Military service Draftees, ques. 969
Enrolments and exemptions, ques. 564, ques. 1617
Railways, observation and private cars, ques. 335
War tax on farm implements ques. 1204
McCoig, Mr. A. B. (Kent, Ont.)
Animal contagious diseases, 801 Budget, 1310
Daylight saving, 162, 337 Farm implements, 1311 Meat and canned foods. 794 Production, 1312 Tariff questions, 1310 Tobacco, tax on, 1366, 1986, 1988
McCrea, Mr. Francis N. (Sherbrooke)
Budget, 1525
Civil Service Act Amdt., 1899 DaVlight saving, 184 Government advertising, ques. 1072 Industrial disputes, 837 Livestock industry, 2379 Military service, 1526 Newsprint, 1526
Public Works Department, overmanning of, 1141
Railway equipment, 553 Railway situation, 1533 St. Lawrence dredging, 370 Sherbrooke post office, employees, ques. 876 McCurdy, Mr. F. B. (Parliamentary Secretary of the Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment)
Alien labour, 997
Registration of man and woman power, 998 Soldiers' civil re-establishment, 2516 McGibbon, Mr. Peter (Muskoka)
Civil servants, enlisted, civil pay of, 865 Civil Service Act Amdt., 2134 Daylight saving, 169 Soldiers' civil re-establishment, 2516 Soldiers' land settlement, 2229 War
Expenditure, 610 Museum, national, ques. 1979 McGibbon, Mr. Peter Robert (Argenteuil) Experimental farms, 2297 McGregor, Mr. Alexander (Pictou)
Fuel, 776
McIntosh, Mr. J. C. (Nanaimo)
Alien labour, 1005
Mclsaac, Mr. James (Kings, P.E.I.)
Budget, 1368
Canada and the wrar, 1369 ' Prince Edvrard Island Car ferry, 1373 Harbours, 2546 Position of, 1371 Railway, 1374, 2172 Steamship service, 1371 Trade and financial conditions, 1369 McKay, Mr. W. P., ques. 1977 McKellar, J. C„ ques. 1129
McKenzie, Mr. D. D. (Cape Breton North and Victoria)
Alien labour, 1023 Arichat, judge at, 2517 Auditor General, 140 Bait, cold storage of, 279 Barrington's Cove wharf, 1154 Budget, 1375; trade and financial conditions, 1377; Victory loan, 1381; tariff changes under Liberal government,
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Harbours, 1165
Steamship service, 67, 283, 2212
Maharg, Mr. John A. (Maple Creek)
Budget, 1454
Canadian Northern Hallway, 2106 Election results, 1459 Farmers, western, Condition of, 1454 Fuel, 778
Hay, inspection, 1132
Natural resources, development of, 1460
Prices, 1458
Taxation
Income and land values, 1457 War, 1455
Woman suffrage, 673
Manion, Mr. R. J. (Fort William and Rainy River)
Budget, 1324
Civil Service Act Arndt., 714, 1855, 1887, 2133
Daylight saving, 165 Hansard report, correction, 632 Martin, Colonel, 887
Mineral resources, development of, 1325 Oleomargarine 303 Railway equipment, 729 Railway situation, 2053 Soldiers' civil re-establishment, 618 Soldiers' land settlement, 2231 Soldiers, returned, 1183, 1887 Titles, 2362
Trade and exchange, 1324 Marcil, Hon. Charles (Bonaventure) Exemption tribunals, ques. 565 Bonaventure county, in, 2239 Marcile, Mr. Joseph E. (Bagot)
Dupuis, Mr. J. A., ques. 109 St Hyacinthe appeal representative, ques. 466
Margaree harbour, 1156 Marine
Benmore, barge, ques. 1617 Courcelette, steamer, ques. 286 Dredges and steamers at Quebec, ques. 868 Icebreakers, 358
Lighthouse and coast service, 371 Meteorological service, 376 Navigation
Obstructions to, 363 Telephones, as aid to, 375 Pilots, 373 . Quebec, 1306
St. Lawrence river channel, 370 Ste. Anne de la Perade, beacon site, ques. 744
Shipbuilding. See that title Ships, explosives on, ques. 1123
Marine-Con.
Simcoe, steamer, compassionate allowances, 367
Wharves, 375 Marine and Fisheries
Committee on, 106, 1692 Department, staff and salaries, 151, 270 Marine Trades strike in Montreal, 2314, 2385 Marjeson, Major J. W., ques. 970 Marshall, Mr. David (East Elgin)
Canned goods inspection, 793 Fruit imports, 2250 Rural mail contracts, 2535 Marshall, Mr. James Starrat, ques. 875, ques.
970, ques. 1072 Martin, Lieut. Col., 885 Matane, breakwater, 1165
Matches, tax on. See Special War Revenue Mattawin river dredging, ques. 568 Mayrand, Mr. H. (Maskinonge)
Hay, inspection, 1093, 1095 Meat and Canned Foods Act Arndt. Bill. Res., 788. lr„ 800. 2r., Com., 1056. 3r., 1059 Medical service and forestry corps. See Army
Medicinal preparations, tax on, ques. 871. See Special War Revenue
Meighen, Hon. Arthur (Minister of the Interior and Superintendent General of Indian Affairs)
Bird life, protection of, 2224 Canadian Northern Railway, 2027, 2121 Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood, 1950
Civil Service Act Arndt., 1818 Crooked Lake Indian reserve, 2234 Dominion Forest Reserves and Parks Act Arndt., 85-88, 241-244 Dominion Lands Act Amdt., 818, S34, 932, 1046-1056
Doukhobors (Christian Community, etc.), 1950
. Government employees, compensation for injuries, 812
Indian Act Amdt., 818, 834, 932, 1046-1056 Interior Department, salaries, 2216 Railway Belt Act Amdt., 835 Soldiers' land settlement, 2228 Yukon Act Amdt., 464, 682 Yukon election, 2072, 2330 Meteorological service, 376 Mewburn, Major-General S. C. (Minister of Militia and Defence)
Army
Civil servants enlisted, civil pay of, 864
Fifth Division, 1306
First contingent, furlough for, 883
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French Canadian brigade and units, 927, 1935
Medical rervice and forestry corps, 1176, 1305
N. C. O's., promotion of, 865 Royal Flying Corps, 931 Labatt, Col., pension of, 1692 Military service
Ages 20-22, procedure in calling up, 1248 Exemptions, 1252, 1539 Farmers, of, 1027 Leave of absence
Seeding, for, 1366, 1475 Medical examinations, 1306, 1540, 1694 Men medically unfit, 1076, 1130 Militia Council, report, 563 Militia Department
Estimates-salaries, etc., 559, 850, 865, 2518	.
Quebec Sisters of Charity orphanage, 84 Ross rifle factory, 929 Royal Flying Corps, 931 Small-pox in Cape Island district, 1131 Soldiers
Returned, alleged imprisonment of, 1367 Treatment of on transports, 73 Separation allowance and assigned pav, 64, 888
Zwingle, Mrs., case of, 72 Soldiers' civil re-establishment, 611, 619 War appropriation, general statement by Minister, 560
Expenditure, 578-593, 601-610
Michaud, Mr. Pius (Restigouche and Mada-waska)
Edmundston post office, 1138 Firewood export, ques. 113 Government employees, compensation for injuries, 811, 834 Indian, white widow of, 1047 Kent House as hospital, ques. 2102 Military service, Quebec officials, ques. 1978 Steamship services, 2213 Van Buren Bridge Company, 80, 268, 339, 518
Middlebro, Mr. William S. (North Grey) Government employees, compensation for injuries, 815
Victoria Crosses to C.E.F., 288 Migratory Bird Act, administration, 2223
Military and Naval Defence Bill. See War
Appropriation Act
Military Hospitals Commission. See also Army, Medical Service Expense, 903
Incubators, purchase of, ques. 1301
Military Hospitals Commission-Con.
Kent House, use of as hospital, ques. 1843, ques. 2102
Laval No. 6, ques. 631
Orpington, ques. 971
Port Arthur, ques. 466
Quebec, lea: e of property, ques. 465
Ste. Anne de Bellevue, ques. 1303
Soldiers, si k while on leave, ques, 971
Military Service. See also Army; War Administration of Act, 2384 Limit of 100,000, ques. 1481 Prime Minister's statement, 24 Quebec, in, ques. 108 Allies, arrangements with, ques. 1071 United States, 33, 52 Amendments
General statement by Prime Minister. 1248
Appeals. See under this head, Exemptions Bank clerks, leave, 2383 Classes, 938 Dental corps, 2398
Draftees and enlistments, ques. 464, ques.
564, ques. 969, ques. 1127, 1175 Enforcement Arrests, ques. 287
Convictions, Brault and Swan, ques. Ill, 1075
Desertions, 1248
Presumed deserter, arrest of, 1075 Detention, alleged unlawful, 1176, 1367 Draftees, alleged band of, 632 Evasions, 960, ques. 2399 Habeas Corpus writs in Montreal, ques. 739
Order in Council No. 3348, release of men under, ques. Ill Police, ques. 109 Military, 2387, 2517 Over-zealous action alleged, 1130 Quebec disturbances. See that title Self-inflicted wounds, ques. Ill Soldiers, returned, alleged imprisonment, 1367
Enrolment, cost per man, ques. 1361 Exemptions, appeals and tribunals Berthier, ques. 1843 Bonaventure, ques. 2239 Expenditure, ques. 331, ques. 565, ques. 1838
Exemptions, 564, 960, 1127, 1538, ques. 1617
Claims for, number of, ques. 1127 Temporary, 873
Judges, payment of, ques. 1073, 1839, 2512 Chicoutimi and Lake St. John, ques. 2397
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Papers, alleged confiscation of, 1367 Physical unfitness for, ques. 1617 Tribunals. See also under this head, Exemptions
Appointments to by Minister of Agriculture, ques. Ill Brockville, ques. 2238 Central Appeal Judge, ques. 1840 Office and staff of, 331 Quebec appeals to, ques. 1878 Local, ques. 740, 288
Pretended influencing of decisions of, 1843
Purported exemption by ages, 20-22, 1538 "Vacancies on, ques. 630 Farmers, and, 943, 958, 1027, 1275, 2388, ques. 2398
Delegation of, 1837, 1911, 1936, 1984, 2196, 2550
Drafts, calling up of, 2315 Leave of absence. See that title under this head
Number exempted, ques. 564 Fishermen, and, 2314 Hardships under, 2128 Leave of absence, 1076, 1175'
Appeals, ques. 56 Bank clerks, 2383
Boards, Tucker, Mr., appointment of, ques. 331, ques. 873 Seeding, for, 1365, 1475, 2384 Medical examinations, ques. 564, ques. 873, 1540, 1693 Boards, 1306 Pay of, 112
Officers, for overseas, of, 2101, ques. Revision of, ques. 1071 Naval Service Department, application to, 2384 Officials
Kingston, deputy registrar, staff of, ques. 2238
Quebec, ques. 108, ques. 569, ques. 570, ques. 1841, ques. 1978 Registrars, rental of offices for, ques. 564, ques. 1073
Taschereau, Mr. Alleyn, employment of, ques. Ill, ques. 1978', ques. 2398 Orders in Council
Calling up, ages 20-22, 1248 Men married after July 6th, 1917, 1421 Motion by Prime Minister approving, 933
Agreed to, 966 Amendment proposed
(1)	Mr. Molloy, 956
(2)	Mr. L. A. Lapointe, 964
Military Hospitals Commission-Con.
Orders in Council-Con.
Procedure under, statement by Minister of Militia, 1248
Physically unfit men, ques. 564, 1076, 1130, ques. 1617 Provinces
Enlistment and conscription, by, ques. 1127
Quebec, attitude of, 944 Regulations, 878, 933 Rural drafts, calling out of, 2315 Militia Act, power of Governor in Council under, 948 Militia and Defence Active militia, allowance, 850 Defence works, engineer services, 853 Department Auditor, 138 Estimates, 850-867 Salaries, 559
Record Branch, employees,, ques. 113 Military buildings Bury, Que., drill hall, ques. 743 Caretakers' salaries, 866 Quebec, leasing of properties at, ques. 465
Staffs, headquarters, divisional and district, 860
Militia Council, 563 Mill feeds. See Agriculture Milling industry. See Flour milling; Agriculture
Miminegash harbour, 1160 Mindheim, Siefried H., internment of, ques. 207
Mines and Minerals
Coal. See Fuel Committee on, 106 Copper mining in Northwest, 1546 Department, estimates, 25-39 Iron, production, 1325, 1465 Lead, 2263, 2477 Petroleum, 1479, ques. 2263 Zinc
Bounties on. See Zinc Smelters, 2311, 2502 Zinc-lead ores, experiments, 2546 Ministers of the Crown French Canadian, appointment of, ques. 207 Need of election, 849
Visit to Washington and New York, 1176 Milk. See Agriculture
Missisquoi Bay, net fishing in, ques. 109, 275 Molloy, Mr. John P. (Provencher)
Animal contagious diseases, 801 Daylight saving, 192
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Sifton, Sir Clifford and Grand Trunk, ques. 2242
Soldiers' vote, 2438	.
Southam Press, payments to, ques. 1480 Supply-interim vote, 84 Titles, 2366 Victory loan
Advertising, ques. 1203 Banks, payments to, ques. 2240 War expenditure, 559, 879 Publicity expenses, 1028 War-time Elections Act, 47 Winnipeg strike, 2385 Yukon Act Arndt., 682
Murphy, Mr. W. P., ques. 1977 Murray Bay wharf, 1165'
Myers, Mr. Edward T. W. (Kindersley) Dominion Lands, homesteading, buildings, 265	,
Narraway, Mrs., appointment, 1744 National Parks, 2223. See Dominion Forest National Service Commission, 903
National Transcontinental Railway, 1994, 2003, 2188
Quebec shops, ques. 1362 National War Museum, ques. 1979
Naturalization Act Arndt. Bill, lr., 968.	2r.,
Com., 1077.	3r., 1131
Naval Discipline (Dominion Naval Forces) Act Arndt. Bill, lr., 629.	2r., Com.,
723.	3r., 724, 842
Naval Service
Buoy service, Maritime provinces, 366 Department, staff and salaries, 148 Dockyards, 344
H.M.C. SS. Niobe and Rainbow, 358 Life-saving, 357 Northern waters patrol, 357 Ocean and river service, 358, 366 Patrol boats and mine-sweepers, ques. 569 Radio-telegraph service, 354 Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve, 344
Royal Naval College, 344, 357 Steamers
Champlain and Bellechasse, 360 Montcalm and Lady Grey, 359, ques. 466 Wrecking plants, 364
Navigable Waters Protection Act Arndt. Bill.
lr., 464.	2r., 562., Com., 730.	3r., 735.
. Senate amdts., 2476
Navy, Ottawa enlistments in, ques. 2398
Nesbitt, Mr. Edward W. (North Oxford) Canadian Northern Railway, 2119 Civil Service Act Arndt., 1728, 1877, 1885 Gasolene, price of, 2123 Hay, inspection, 1082 Homesteading, dower of widow, 254 Income tax, 2150 Oleomargarine, 297 Parliament buildings, 1109 Patriotic fund, 2205 Soldier candidates, 912 Soldiers' land settlement, 2229 Titles, 2355
United Canadian Insurance Company, 2391
Woman suffrage, 96 Newfoundland, steamship service, 2210 News, official, publisher of, 1976 News service, transatlantic, 356
Newspapers, Government advertising, ques. 115
Payments, 1072, 2128
Newhouse, Mr. P., account of, ques. 1302 Newsprint
Industry, history of, 1526 Inquiry, ques. 1364
Mechanical wood pulp, and, exportation of, ques. 57
Restraint of competition, 1343
New Brunswick and Prince Edward island
Railway, ques. 1364
Nichols, Mr. M. E. See Director of Public Information
Nicholson, Mr. Donald (Queen's, P.E.I.)
New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island Railway, ques. 1364
Nicholson, Mr. G. B. (Algoma East)
Alien labour, 981
Canadian Northern Railway, 2119 Children, moral protection of, 1709 Civil Service Act Amdt., 1752, 1770, 1804, 1809, 1818, 1861, 1874, 1892 Employment agencies, 1029, 1036 Johnson, Mr. Main, 2277 Manitoulin Island wharves, 1166 Organized labour, 984 Patriotic fund, 2204 Railway equipment, 546 Railway situation, 2041
Correction of Debates report, 2314 Rural mail contracts, 2531 Seduction (Criminal Code Amdt.), 1700, 1702
Van Buren Bridge Company, 519
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Construction, 737, 1100 Committee on, 335 Decoration of, 1104 Fire protection, 1110 Heating, 1102
Speaker's apartments, 1105 Tower, 1101 Old
Fire claims, 2548
Parliamentary procedure. See also House of Commons; Speaker; Deputy Speaker Adjournment motion for discussion of definite matter of urgent public importance, 380
Bills, printing of in both languages, 2396 Member to vote when in Chamber, 2384 Motions'joined for discussion, 973 Privilege. See that title Quorum, proceeding without, 2518
Patent Medicine stamp tax, ques. 871, 1991 Patent Record, 2289
Patriotic Fund. See Canadian Patriotic Fund
Patronage, 32, 135, 1666. See Civil Service; Intercolonial Canals, on, 1970
Peace River Crossing bridge, 2543
Pedlow, Mr. Isaac E. (South Renfrew) Agricultural fairs, 2377, 2380 Automobiles, tax on, 2124 Business profits tax, 2142 Canadian Government Railways, suspense account, 689
Carleton county, railway rights of way, 2169
Civil Service Act Arndt., 1798, 1800, 1806, 1813, 1822, 1824, 1899 Fruit marks; 2247
Government employees, compensation for injuries, 822 Income tax, 2149 Indians, rights of, 1050, 1055 Military service, vote on, pairs, 1475 Moving-picture films, 2127 Parliament buildings, construction, 1107 Postage to soldiers overseas, 2536 Renfrew, customs collector, 1062 Ross l'ifle, 852
South Renfrew election, 884 Theatre tickets, tax on, 2127 War taxes, and stamps, 1067, 2125 Weighing and measuring, mechanical, 1225 Pelletier, Mr. F. J. (Matane)
Daylight saving, 188 Demonstration farms, 2295
Pelletier, Mr. F. J.-Con.
Food packages, 1216 Meat inspection, 794
Penitentiary Act Arndt. Bill. Res., 55, 129.
lr„ 132.	2r„ Com., 1176.	3r„ 1205
Penitentiaries, annual report, ques. 2240 Pensions
Bradbury, Hon. Senator, ques. 1128, ques. 2397, 2520
Comparative tables of, 2482 Commissioners, ques. 51
Salaries and contingencies, 2520 Work, ques. 110
Committee, Special, 563, 735, 1071, 1175 Report, 2310, 2480, 2550 Fenian raid, 2519
Labatt, Col., ques. 1201, 1692, ques. 1981, 2520
Perce Rock, sea-birds, 2224
Perry, Commissioner, N. W. M. Police, resignation, ques. 877, 2286
Peterborough East registration, ques. 1480, ques. 2100
Petroleum, bounty on, 2263. See Mines Pharmaceuticals, 1991 Pilots. See Marine
Pictou-Magdalen Islands steamship service, 68 „
Pictou, Mulgrave and Cheticamp steamship service, 2215
Player pianos and organs. See Special War Revenue
Pointe a Elie wharf, 1167
Porter, Mr. E. Guss (West Hastings)
Soups for army use, 795 Tucker, Mr., apointment of, ques. 331, ques. 873
Port Arthur harbour, 1125
Port Hastings, customs collector, 1063
Port Hood, dredging, 1158
Ports, Lake Erie, on, 1167
Ports, use of for grain export, ques. 1362
Portland cement. See Inspection and Sale
Post Office
Deniger, Mr. J. A., ques. 1982 Department
Estimates, staff arid salaries, 2513, 2527, 2548
Leases in Ottawa, ques. 874 Fowler, Mr. Robert, 1744, 1983, 2241 Hamilton, Mrs., ques. 1481 Letter carriers, salaries of, ques. 1302 Lewis, Mr. J. H., ques. 1073
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Mail contracts Dorchester county, ques. 115 Fir Grove-Frampton, ques. 2397 Fir Grove-St. Odilon, ques. 2397 Rigaud-St. Redempteur, 742, ques. Rural, 58-66, 2528-2536 Parcel post for soldiers, 2535 Postmasters
Dorchester county, ques. 113 Dublin Shore, ques. 876'
Indian Point, ques. 876 Lethbridge, ques. 1072 Ottawa, ques. 286
Postmaster-General, Hon. Col. Blondin, position of, 2513 Post offices
Granby, ques. 870
Kingston, appointment of Mrs. Narra-way, 1744
Sherbrooke, ques. 876 Vacancies, promotion by merit, 2535
Power, Mr. Charles G. (Quebec South) Army
Commissioned officers at Quebec, ques. 288, ques. 743
Montreal base depot battalions, ques. 332 N. C. O's, promotion of, 865 249th Battalion, ques. 466 Canadian Daily Record, 892, 918 Couillard, Capt., ques. 1841 Demobilization, 629 Grenier, Capt., ques. 1841 Marjeson, Major J. W., ques. 970 Marshall, Mr. James Starrat, ques. 875, ques. 970, ques. 1072 Militia organization, 851, 856, 860, 866 Militia Department, leases, ques. 465 Military Service Act in Quebec, ques. 108109, ques. 564, ques. 1841 Mindheim, Seifried H., internment of, ques. 207
Quebec disturbances, 422 Quebec bridge, 1975 Returned soldiers Officers, ques. 115 Employment of, ques. 333 Treatment of on transports, 73 Shipbuilding, 350 Steamers
Courcelette, ques. 286 Montcalm and Lady Grey, 359 Premiers, provincial, conference of, ques. 287 Press censorship, ques. 1842
Prevost, Mr. Jules E. (Terrebonne)
Budget, 1442 Election returns, 1450 Farm labour, shortage of, 1448 Food and food production, 1446
Prevost, Mr. Jules E.-Con.
Military service, 1444 Arrests of exempted men, 1130 Trade and financial conditions, 1443 Union Government, 1442 War contracts in Quebec, ques. 115 Woman suffrage, 645 Prices
Cheese and condensed milk, 1129 Fish, 2375 Milk, ques. 872 Prince Edward Island
Car ferry, 361, 362, 1373 Harbours, 2546
Maintenance of Public Works, 1160 Railway, 1374, 2170
Prince Rupert Journal, Government advertising in, 1360
Pringle, Mr. R. A., K.C., ques. 868 Printing
Government, Editorial Committee, ques. 972, 1099
Joint Committee on, 105 Report, 1691, 2478, 2549 Printing Bureau, appointments, ques. 1978 Private Bills
Miscellaneous, Committee on, 105, 1691 Suspension of rules relating to, 1766, 1845, 1950
Private Bills, discussed
Belleville-Prince Edward 'Bridge Company, 1837, 2195 Brazeau Collieries, 1691 British Canadian Insurance Company. See under this head, United Canadian Insurance Company
Canadian Niagara Bridge Company, 1453 Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood, 1950
Fire Insurance Company of Canada, 1950 Gospel Workers' Church in Canada, 1454, 1691
International Bridge and Terminal Company, 1732
Overbeck, O. G. C. L. J., patent, 739 Toronto, Niagara and Western Railway Company, 1196, 1478
United Canadian Insurance Company, 2313, 2388
Western Power Company of Canada, 178 Private Secretaries, 2273. See Privy Council;
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McQuarrie, Mr.-Ottawa Citizen and Journal-Press, 1910
Manion, Mr.-Hansard report, 632 Mewburn, Major-General-Ottawa Citizen, 1692
Nicholson, Mr. G. B.-Hansard report, 2314 Pedlow, Mr.-Explanation as to pair, statement in Renfrew Mercury, 1475 Read, Mr. Joseph-Ottawa Citizen, 518 Richardson, Mr.-Daily Ontario, 2195 Privileges and Elections, Committee on, 104, 1835, 2067, 2315. See Yukon Privy Council, Department of the
Hunt, Donald, employment of, ques. 1480, 2275
Johnson, Mr. Main. See that title President of, special trains for, ques. 875 Staff and salaries, ques. 466, 2273 Production, increased. See Food Prohibition, 30, ques. 1073 Dominion-wide, ques. 1362 Public revenues, effect of on, ques. 335 See Intoxicating liquors Proulx, Mr. Edmond (Prescott)
Army
Casualty reports, ques. 1842 Dental corps, ques. 1202 Beaufort, Mr. E„ ques. 1364, ques. 1840 Civil Service Act Arndt., 714 De Wolf, Mr. Harry C., ques. 1071 Dillon, Capt. Gerald, ques. 568 Egg inspectors, ques. 1201 Farran's Point, canal employees, ques. 568 Gillespie, Lieut. Col. George, ques. 2239 Hay inspection, 79
Imperial Munitions Board, copying of lists, ques. 1201
Labatt, Col., pension to, ques. 1201 Lethbridge postmastership, ques. 1072 McKay, Mr. W. P., ques. 1977 Military service Cost, ques. 1361 Farmers, exemption of, 1027 Oleomargarine, ques. 1201 Ottawa postmaster, ques. 286 Penitentiaries, officials, 1177 Port Arthur, soldiers' convalescent home, ques. 466
Rural mail contracts, 59 Seduction (Criminal Code Arndt.), 1700 War Trade Board officials, ques. 1977, ques. 2396
Provincial and Municipal Debentures, 115, ques. 287
Provincial courts, jurisdiction in divorce cases, 2065
Provincial premiers, conference of, ques. 287
Public Accounts, Committee on, 105 Public Health, 2289 Public Information. See Director Public Servants and war bonds, ques. 742 Public service. See Re-arrangement Public Works. See also Parliament Buildings Buildings, generally, 1137-1154 Alberta, 1151 British Columbia, 1151 Heating, 1154
Maritime provinces generally, 1139
New Brunswick, 1138
Nova Scotia, 1137, 1138
Ontario, 1110, 1151
Quebec, ques. 113, 1140, 1151
Rents, 1154
Yukon territory, 1152, 1154 Department
Estimates, 1099, 1137 Salaries and contingencies, 141 Dredging
Maritime provinces, 1169 Mattawin river, ques. 568 Ontario and Quebec, 1168, 2546 Port Hood, 1158
See amler this title, Harbours and Rivers Dry docks, 112, 1116, 1173 Harbours, expenditures on, ques. 970 Harbours and Rivers Alberta, 1168
British Columbia, 1125, ques. 1126, 116S Generally, 1163 Manitoba, 1168
New Brunswick, 1115, ques. 1126, 1162 Nova Scotia, ques. 1126, 1154, 1158, 2544 Ontario, 1120, 1166 Prince Edward Island, 1160, 2546 Quebec, 1116, 1120, 1163, 2544 Saskatchewan, 1168
Leases at pttawa for Post Office Department, qUes. 874
St. Barthelemi road, dyke at, ques. 569 St. Charles river. See that title St. John harbour, 1115, ques. 1126, 2544 Toronto harbour, 1120, 2544 Slides and booms, 1173
Water storage dams on Ottawa river, 1173 Public Works Act Arndt. Bill, lr., 464.	2r„
562. Com., 733.	3r„ 735
Pullman car seats. See Special War Revenue '
Quarantine stations Grosse Isle, 1145 Halifax, 1138 Quebec (city)
Champlain market site, ques. 1362 Commissioned officers at, ques. 743, ques. 288
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Homesteading by soldiers, 256 Quebec disturbances, 448 Soldiers' votes, 910 Trade conditions, 1398 Woman suffrage, 95
Refrigeration Commission, ques. 875, ques. 1072
Registration. See Canada Registration Board Reid, Hon. J. D. (Minister of Railways and Canals)
Business of the House, 2382 Canals, estimates, 1963-1972 Canadian Government Railways Branch lines, acquisition of, 2176, 2542 Intercolonial, 2539 Minister's annual statement, 2161 Operation, 2548	.
Patronage, 1904, 2539 Stores account, 829 Suspense account, 683 Canadian Northern Railway, 1920, 1924, 2107, 2111
Fish, refrigerator cars for, 278 Fisheries exhibit at Toronto, 281 Government employees, compensation for injuries, 677, 811-829 Quebec and Saguenay railway, 2543 Railway equipment, 538-5-59, 725-730 Railways and Canals Department Consulting engineer, 153 Staff and salaries, 147 Statistics, collection of, 830 Toronto, Niagara and Western Railway, 1196, 1476
Van Buren Bridge Company, 79, 267, 340, 518
Reid, Mr. John Flaws (Mackenzie)
Bank loans to farmers, 1334 Budget, 1333
Canada Food Board, salaries, ques. 335 Farm machinery, 1333
Duties and drawbacks, ques. 465, qties. 872, ques. 1203 Fuel, 787
Grain, milling values of, 2399 Indian lands, 1051 Production, 1333 Rideau canal, ques. 2241 Tomatoes, canned, 1058 Remounts, purchase, ques. 869, 904 Renfrew, South, election, 884 Reports, annual, publication of in French and English, 135, ques. 971 Representation Act, 1914, Arndt. Bill, lr., 236 Retirement of Aged and Infirm Civil Servants Bill. Res., lr., 2312 Returned soldiers. See Army
Revenue Bills. See Business Profits; Customs; Income; Inland Revenue; Special War Revenue Rhodes, Hon. Edgar N. (Cumberland). See Speaker
Richardson, Mr. R. L. (Springfield) Belleville-Prince Edward Bridge Company, 1837, 2195 Budget, 1342
Canadian Northern Railway, 1197, 1426, 1920
Civil Service Act Arndt., 1751, 1851, 1857, 1872, 2131, 2139 Daylight saving, 161
Fitzpatrick, Sir Charles, allowance to, 2527 Newsprint production, 1343 Nichols, Mr. M. E., 704 Overbeck patent, 739 Public ownership of public utilities, 1354 Railway equipment, 555 Railway situation, 1349, 2027. See, under this title, Canadian Northern Returned soldiers, 1888 Tariff reductions prior to 1918, 1347 Tobacco, tax on, 1988 Titles, 506
Amendment proposed, 2347, 2372 Woman suffrage, 640
Richibucto
Breakwater, 1161 Public buildings, 1140
Rideau canal, ques. 2241 Pretoria Avenue bridge, 1964
Rigaud-St. Redempteur mail, ques. 742 Rimouski harbour, 1165
River Port, N.S., customs officer, ques. 1200
Riviere du Loup, Tadoussac and North Shore
steamship service, 2214
Riviere Ouelle-Murray Bay steamship service, ques. 112, 360
Robb, Mr. James A. (Chateauguay-Hunting-don)
Animal contagious diseases, 802 Dairying and feeds, 312, 2298-2306 Food containers, 1212 Food control, 224, 1216 Hay inspection, 1091, 1094 Immigration bulletins-atlas, 2272 Inspection and Sale Act Amdt., 1208 Meat and canned foods inspection, 798 Military service, leave of absence, 1076 Nichols, Mr. M. E., 900 Portland cement, 1225 Power, exportation of, 1070 Privy Council expenditures, 2283 Railway equipment, 539, 727
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Labatt, Col., pension of, 2489 Officers for overseas, medical examinations, ques. 2101
Quebec disturbances, 388 Woman suffrage, 91 Stewart, Mr. T. J. (Hamilton West) Canadian Niagara Bridge Company, 1453 Moving-picture films, tax on, 1682 Strikes. See Labour Summerside breakwater, 1160 Superannuation. See Civil Service; Retirement
Supply Bills. See Appropriation Acts Supply, committee of, 84, 133-155, 197-205, 270-283, 343-364, 366-377, 559-562, 829832, 850-867, 1059-1071, 1099-1125, 11371175,	1963-1976, 2161-2194, 2210-2236,
2256-2310, 2375-2382, 2507-2549 For details see titles of departments and subjects
Supreme Court Act Arndt. Bill. Res., 240. lr„ 241.	2r., Com., 520. 3r., 537
Amendment Bill, lr., 2065.	2r., Com., 3r.,
Supreme Court reports, ques. 1980 Surface rights for miners, 242 Sutherland, Mr. Donald (South Oxford)
Civil Service Act Arndt,, 1740, 1776, 1802, 1810, 1858, 1887, 2134
Civil Service, Outside service, provisional allowance, 2547 Daylight saving, 182, 247 Fifth division, commanding officers, 1306 Labour, placing of, system in, 1032 Live-stock industry, 2380 Military service tribunals, ques. 630 Oleomargarine, 303 Ottawa naval enlistments, ques. 2398 Pensions, ques. 110, 2520-2521 Rural mail contracts, 1984, 2530 Soldier candidates in election, 910 Soldiers' land settlement, 2231 Titles, 2369 Sydney Mines
Labour difficulty, 203 Wharf, 1154
Sweet, Major Edmund, ques. 2399 Talbot,' Col., Ex-M.P., letter to Canada Food Board, 2376
Talking machines. See Special War Revenue Tariff. See Customs
Taschereau, Mr. Alleyn, ques. Ill, ques. 1978, ques. 2398
Taxation. See Budget, also titles of taxes and taxation measures
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Tea, taxes on. See Customs; Special War Revenue
Technical education, 1034. See Labour
Telegraphs, telephones and radiotelegraphs
British Columbia, 1174 Government telephones, 1153 Lower St. Lawrence and Maritime Provinces, 1174
Navigation, telephones as aids to, 375 Nova Scotia, 1170 Radiotelegraph service, 354 West India cable, 2266
" The Parasites," circulation of forbidden, ques. 1203, ques. 1839
Thompson, Lieut.-Col. A. T., ques. 2399
Thompson, Mr. T. H. (East Hastings)
Military service, calling out of men in rural districts, 1253
Thomson, Mr. Levi (Qu'Appelle)
Civil Service Act Arndt., 1785, 1791 Crooked Lake Indian reserve, 2232 Titles, 507, 2365
Three Rivers
Ordnance lands at, 2227 Public buildings, 1149 Public works employees, 141 Timber berths on Dominion lands, 262 Titles, proposed abolition of, 2556
Address to His Majesty, motion for, (Mr. Nickle), 468, 1984, 2065, 2237, 2342 Amendment, (Mr. Richardson), 506
Amendment to the Amendment, (Sir Robert Borden), 2342; agreed to on div., 2374
Tobacco, cigars, cigarettes, snuff. See Customs, Inland Revenue Tobin, Mr. Edmund W. (Richmond and Wolfe)
Belford, Major J. F., ques. 870 Breeding animals, 2301
Shipments of in Quebec, ques. 869 Cigars, tax on, 1985 Military service Exemptions, ques. 873 Medical examinations, ques. 873 Military service council, barristers employed by, ques. 1202
Minister of Labour, private secretary, 1129 O'Connor, Mr. W. F., K.C., ques. 1303 Tolmie, Mr. S. F. (Victoria City)
Alien labour, 1002 Daylight saving, 184 Meat inspection, 791 Portland cement, 1226, 1331
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Astrophysical observatory, 2218 Employment at, ques. 1479, ques. 1978 Harbour, ques. 1126 Old post office, 1151 Victory loan, 632 Expenses, 680
Advertising, ques. 1203, 2128 Banks, payments to, ques. 2240 Report on, 1766
Southam Press, payments to, ques. 1480 Special Names Committee, ques. 2398 Special Committee, ques. 333 Vien, Mr. Thomas (LotbiniSre)
Canadian Associated Press, payments to, ques. 631
Canadian Northern Railway, 1921, 1925 Children, moral protection of, 1704, 1708 Demonstration farms, 2293 Farm labour, shortage of, 2306 Military service and enlistments, ques. 1127 Delegation of farmers, 1911, 1936, 1984, 2196, 2550
Quebec disturbances, 440, 2517 Rural drafts, 2315 Militia Department expenditure, 854 Overseas, 881, 926 Ross rifle, 929
Seduction (Criminal Code), 1700 Soldiers' uniforms, etc., prices, 602, 603 War, forces of the Allies, 2l94 Yukon election, 2505 Zinc bounties, 2311 Votes for soldiers. See Army War Allies
Military service arrangements with, ques. 1071
United States, 33, 52, 1071, 2194 Camps and training areas, 866, 867, 1937, 1959, ques. 2240 Canada and, 1951
Canadian Daily Record, 891, 915, 920 Canadian Railway Association for National Defence, 2006
Canadian War Records office, 2127, ques.
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Casualties, 34
Consultation with Imperial Government before outbreak of, 928 Contracts
Province of Quebec, in, ques. 115 Deserters
iReward for arrest of, 467 Expenditure, 559, 879. See also War Appropriation Act
Statement of by Minister of Militia and Defence, 578
War-Con.
Expenditure-Con.
Estimate of, for 1918-1919, statement by Prime Minister, 571 Finance
Bank deposits, use of, ques. 741 Bonds, purchase of by public servants, ques. 742 Loans, 335
Bank subscriptions to, ques. 741 Revenue. See Special War Revenue Forces
Canadian overseas, strength of, 576 French Canadian Brigade and units. See Army
French religious, part in, 43 German offensive, 83
Statement by Prime Minister as to progress of, 107
Heroisrn of Canadians, 157, 238 Human energy of Canada
Idleness, prohibition of, Order in Council, 377
Imperial War Conference
British embargo on Canadian cattle, 565 Insurance premiums, ques. 1361 Military Service. See that title Ministers' general summaries Minister of Militia, 578 Prime Minister, 571 Official news, arrangements for, 1976 Patriot, young, desires to enlist, 1125 Pensions. See that title Permanent militia force, enlisted, pay of, 863, 1737
Railway War Board, 2006 Recruiting, leasing of properties for, ques. 465, ques. 1202
Red Cross rules, violation by enemy, 157 Supplies Munitions
Danger from explosion of, 1099 Inspection, ques. 465, 1099 On ships, ques. 1128 T.N.T., storage at Beloeil, 1099 Printing overseas, ques. 874 Remounts, ques. 869, 904 Taxation. See Budget and Inland Revenue Transport and freight, 866 War Appropriation Act, 1918, ($500,000,000 for 1918-1919). Res., 463. lr., 464. 2r., 571. Com., 879, 1027.	3r„ 1076
War Council, members of, ques. 2239 War Graves Commission, Imperial, ques. 331 War Lecture Bureau, 893 War Memorial Fund, 1195 War Mission, 31, 54, 905 War Purchasing Commission, 32
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