1950-08-29

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Prime Minister; President of the Privy Council	
Minister of Trade and Commerce	
Minister of Agriculture	
Member of the Administration and Minister without portfolio	
Minister of Labour	
Minister of Public Works	
Minister of National Defence	
Minister of Transport	
Minister of National Health and Welfare_____
Minister of Finance and Receiver General..
Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys	
Member of the Administration and Minister without portfolio	
Minister of Veterans Affairs	
Minister of Fisheries	
Secretary of State for External Affairs	
Minister of Justice and Attorney General ....
Minister of Resources and Development	
Secretary of State of Canada	
Solicitor General of Canada	
Postmaster General	
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	
Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys	
Right Hon. Louis Stephen St. Laubent Right Hon. Clarence Decatur Howe Right Hon. James Garfield Gardiner
'Hon. James Angus MacKinnon
-Hon. Humphrey Mitchell !Hon. Milton Fowler Gregg
Hon. Alphonse Fournier Hon. Brooke Claxton Hon. Lionel Chevrier Hon. Paul Joseph James Martin Hon. Douglas Charles Abbott
'Hon. James J. McCann
Hon. Wishart McL. Robertson
5Hon. Milton Fowler Gregg "Hon. Hugues Lapointe
Hon. Robert Wellington Mayhew Hon. Lester Bowles Pearson Hon. Stuart Sinclair Garson Hon. Robert Henry Winters Hon. Frederick Gordon Bradley ;Hon. Hugues Lapointe Hon. Gabriel Edouard Rinfret Hon. Walter Edward Harris "Hon. George Prudham
designed, December 13, 1960.
-Died, August 1, 1950.
3Appointed, August 7, 1950.
Relinquished portfolio of Ministry of Mines and Technical Surveys, December 3 1950 "Resigned office, August 7, 1950, on appointment as Minister of Labour	'	'
"Appointed, August 7, 1950.
Resigned office, August 7, 1950, on appointment as Minister of Veterans Affairs 'Appointed, December 13, 1950.
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G. J. McIlraith, Esq., M.P	
Ralph Maybank, Esq., M.P	
P. E. Cot£, Esq., M.P	
R. McCubbin, Esq., M.P	
Gleason Belzile, Esq., M.P	
J. Watson MacNaught, Esq., M.P.
L. A. Mutch, Esq., M.P	
J. E. Blanchette, Esq., M.P....
James Sinclair, Esq., M.P	
George Prudham, Esq., M.P-	
W. M. Benidickson, Esq., M.P. ...
J. G. L. Langlois, Esq., M.P...
Jean Lesage, Esq., M.P	
R. O. Campney, Esq., M.P	
E. A. McCusker, M.P	
To Minister of Trade and Commerce
To Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys 'To Minister of Resources and Development
To. Minister of Labour
To Minister of Agriculture
2To Minister of Finance
To Minister of Fisheries
To Minister of Veterans Affairs
To Minister of National Defence
To Minister of Finance
3To Minister of Resources and Development
'To Minister of Transport
5To Postmaster General
"To Secretary of State for External Affairs
7To Minister of National Defence
8To Minister of National Health and Welfare
*Transferred, January 24, 1951.
*Died, July 25, 1950.
*Resigned post, December 13, 1950, on appointment as Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys. *Appointed, January 24, 1951.
*Appointed, January 24, 1951 "Appointed, January 24, 1951.
*Appointed, January 24, 1951.
"Appointed, January 24, 1951.
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Speaker 		
Deputy Speaker		
Clerk of the House		
Clerks Assistant 		
Sergeant-at-Arms 		V.D.
Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms		
Editor of Debates		
Associate Editor of Debates		
Editor of French Debates		
Assistant Editor of French Debates.	
Official Reporters of Debates: -	
English: E. L. Featherston, C. L. Empringham, W. W. Buskard, D. R. Butt, W. J Clinton N. L. Price, J. G. Robertson.
Assistants to the Editors: M. E. Black; Y. Lavertu; P. Wetzel.
STANDING COMMITTEE ON OFFICIAL REPORT OF DEBATES Chairman: Mr. Jean-Frangois Pouliot
Messieurs: Boucher, Casselman, Henry, Kn owles, Major, Murray (Oxford), Simmons,
Smith (Calgary West), Valois, Viau

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MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Third Session-Twenty-first Parliament Hon. W. Ross Macdonald, Speaker
Abbott, Hon. Douglas Charles-St. Antoine-Westmount.
Adamson, Agar Rodney-York West.
Anderson, Raymond Elmer-Norfolk.
Applewhaite, Edward T.-Skeena.
Argue, Hazen Robert-Assiniboia.
Arsenault, Bona-Bonaventure.
Ashbourne, Thomas Gordon William-Grand Falls-White Bay.
Aylesworth, Wilbert Ross-Frontenac-Addington.
Balcer, Leon-Three Rivers.
Balcom, Samuel R.-Halifax.
Bater, Arthur James-The Battlefords.
Beaudoin, Louis Rene-Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
Beaudry, Roland-St. James.
1Belzile, Gleason-Rimouski.
Benidickson, William Moore-Kenora-Rainy River.
Bennett, Colin Emerson-Grey North.
Bertrand, Lionel-Terrebonne.
Beyerstein, Hilliard Harris William-
Camrose.
Black, Donald Elmer-Chateauguay-Huntingdon-Laprairie.
Black, Percy Chapman-Cumberland.
Blackmore, John Horne-Lethbridge.
Blair, William Gourlay-Lanark.
Blanchette, Joseph Adeodat-Compton-Frontenac.
Blue, Donald B.-Bruce.
Boisvert, Maurice-Nicolet-Yamaska.
Boivin, Marcel-Shefford.
Bonnier, Joseph Arsene-St. Henry.
Boucher, William Albert-Rosthern.
Bourget, Maurice-Levis.
Bradette, Joseph Arthur-Cochrane.
Bradley, Hon. F. Gordon-Bonavista-Twillingate.
Breithaupt, Louis Orville-Waterloo North.
Breton, Maurice-Joliette-L'Assomption-Montcalm.
Brisson, Lomer-Saguenay.
Brooks, Alfred Johnson-Royal.
Brown, Donald Ferguson-Essex West. Browne, William Joseph-St. John's West. Bruneau, Raymond-Prescott.
Bryce, William-Selkirk.
Byrne, James A.-Kootenay East.
Cameron, Alan John Patrick-High Park.
Campney, Ralph Osborne-Vancouver Centre.
Cannon, Charles Arthur Dumoulin-lies de la Madeleine.
Cardiff, Lewis Elston-Huron North.
Carroll, William F.-Inverness-Richmond
Carter, Chesley William-Burin-Burgeo.
Casselman, Arza Clair-Grenville-Dundas.
Catherwood, A. Earl-Haldimand.
Cauchon, Robert-Beauharnois.
Cavers, Harry Peter-Lincoln.
Charlton, John Alpheus-Brant-Wentworth.
Chevrier, Hon. Lionel-Stormont.
Clark, Stuart Murray-Essex South.
Claxton, Hon. Brooke-St. Lawrence-St. George.
Cleaver, Hughes-Halton.
'Died, July 25. 1950.
-Unopposed in by-election, declared elected October 3, 1950.
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Cloutier, Armand-Drummond-Arthabaska.
Coldwell, M. J.-Rosetown-Biggar.
Conacher, Lionel P.-Trinity (Ont.).
Corry, James Neilson-Perth.
Cote, Alcide-St. Johns-Iberville-Napierville.
Cote, Antoine Philyas,-Matapedia-Matane.
Cote, Paul Emile-Verdun-La Salle.
Cournoyer, J. P- Gerard-Richelieu-Vercheres.
Courtemanche, Henri-Labelle.
Coyle, Charles Delmar-Elgin.
Crestohl, Leon David-Cartier.
Croll, David Arnold-Spadina.
Cruickshank, George Alexander-Fraser Valley.
Darroch, Arnold-Wellington North. Dechene, Joseph Miville-Athabaska. Decore, John-Vegreville.
Demers, Leopold-Laval.
Denis, Azellus-St. Denis.
Dewar, Austin Edwin-Qu'Appelle.
Dickey, John H.-Halifax.
Diefenbaker, John George-Lake Centre. Dion, Joseph Alfred-Roberval.
"Douglas, James Lester-Queens (P.E.I.). Drew, George A.-Carleton.
Dube, Paul Leon-Restigouche-Madawaska. Dumas, Armand-Villeneuve.
'Dupuis, Hector-St. Mary.
Eudes, Raymond-Hochelaga.
Eyre, Karl Arliss-Timmins.
Fair, Robert-Battle River.
Fairclough, Mrs. Ellen L.-Hamilton West. "Fauteux, Hon. Gaspard-St. Mary.
Ferguson, Julian Harcourt-Simcoe North.
Ferrie, Gladstone Mansfield-Mackenzie.
Fleming, Donald Methuen-Eglinton.
Follwell, Frank S.-Hastings South.
Fontaine, Joseph-St. Hyacinthe-Bagot.
Fournier, Hon. Alphonse-Hull.
Fournier, Sarto-Maisonneuve-Rosemont.
Fraser, Gordon Knapman-Peterborough West.
Fulford, George Taylor-Leeds.
Fulton, Edmund Davie-Kamloops.
Gagnon, Paul Edmond-Chicoutimi.
Gardiner, Rt. Hon. James G.-Melville.
Garland, John Richard-Nipissing.
Garson, Hon. Stuart S.-Marquette.
Gauthier, Andre-Lake St. John.
Gauthier, J. Leoda-Sudbury.
Gauthier, Jules-Lapointe.
Gauthier, Pierre-Portneuf.
George, Edmund William-Westmorland.
Gibson, John Lambert-Comox-Alberni.
Gillis, Clarence-Cape Breton South.
Gingras, Ernest O.-Richmond-Wolfe.
Gingues, Maurice-Sherbrooke.
Goode, Thomas H.-Burnaby-Richmond.
Gosselin, Henri A.-Brome-Missisquoi.
Gour, Joseph Omer-Russell.
Gourd, David-Chapleau.
Graydon, Gordon-Peel.
Green, Howard Charles-Vancouver-Quadra.
Gregg, Hon. Milton F.-York-Sunbury.
Hansell, Ernest George-Macleod. Harkness, Douglas Scott-Calgary East.
3Died, September 30, 1950.
4Elected in by-election, October 16, 1950.
^Resigned on appointment to an office of emolument under the Crown, August 28, 1950.

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Harris, Joseph Henry-Danforth.
Harris, Hon. Walter Edward-Grey-Bruce. Harrison, John Hornby-Meadow Lake. Hatfield, Heber Harold-Victoria-Carleton. Healy, Thomas Patrick-St. Ann.
Hees, George Harris-Broadview.
Hellyer, Paul Theodore-Davenport.
Helme, Francis Heselton-Prince Albert. Henderson, William James-Kingston City. Henry, Charles J.-Rosedale.
Herridge, Herbert Wilfred-Kootenay West. Hetland, Joseph Ingolph.-Humboldt. Higgins, Gordon Francis-St. John's East. Hodgson, Clayton Wesley-Victoria (Ont.) Homuth, Karl-Waterloo South.
Hosking, Henry Alfred-Wellington South. Houde, Camillien-Papineau.
Howe, Rt. Hon. C. D.-Port Arthur. Huffman, Edward Blake-Kent (Ont.). Hunter, John William Gordon-Parkdale.
James, John Mason-Durham.
Jeffery, Alexander Haley-London. Johnston, Charles Edward-Bow River. Jones, Owen L.-Yale.
Jutras, Rene Norbert-Provencher.
Kent, William Richard-Humber-St.George's.
Kickham, Thomas Joseph-Kings (P.E.I.).
Kirk, James Ralph-Antigonish-Guysborough.
Kirk, Thomas Andrew Murray-Digby-Yarmouth.
Knight, Robert Ross-Saskatoon.
Knowles, Stanley Howard-Winnipeg North Centre.
LaCroix, Wilfrid-Quebec-Montmorency. Lafontaine, Joseph-Megantic.
Laing, Arthur-Vancouver South.
Langlois, J. G. Leopold-Gaspe.
Langlois, Joseph-Berthier-Maskinonge. Lapointe, Hon. Hugues-Lotbiniere.
Larson, Frederick Hugo-Kindersley.
Leduc, Edgar-Jacques Cartier.
Lefranqois, J. Eugene-Laurier.
Leger, Aurel D.-Kent (N.B.).
Lennard, Frank Exton-Wentworth.
Lesage, Jean-Montmagny-L'Islet.
Little, Walter-Timiskaming.
Low, Solon Earl-Peace River.
Macdonald, Albert Frederick-Edmonton East.
Macdonald, William Ross-Brantford.
Macdonnell, James MacKerras-Greenwood.
MacDougall, John Lorne-Vancouver-Burrard.
MacInnis, Angus-Vancouver East.
Mackenzie, Hugh Alexander-Lambton-Kent.
MacLean, Matthew-Cape Breton North and Victoria.
MacNaught, John Watson-Prince.
Macnaughton, Alan Aylesworth-Mount Royal.
McCann, Hon. James Joseph-Renfrew
South.
McCubbin, Robert-Middlesex West.
McCulloch, Henry Byron-Pictou.
McCusker, Emmett Andrew-Regina City.
McDonald, Wilfred Kennedy-Parry Sound-Muskoka.
McGregor, Robert Henry-York East.

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McIlraith, George James-Ottawa West.
McIvor, Daniel-Fort William.
McLean, Andrew Young-Huron-Perth.
McLure, W. Chester S.-Queens (P.E.I.)
"McMillan, William H.-Welland.
McWilliam, George Roy-Northumberland (N.B.).
Major, William J.-Glengarry.
Maltais, Auguste-Charlevoix.
Martin, Hon. Paul-Essex East.
Masse, Arthur-Kamouraska.
7Matthews, James Ewen-Brandon.
Maybank, Ralph-Winnipeg South Centre.
Mayhew, Hon. Robert Wellington-
Victoria (B.C.).
"Mitchell, Hon. Humphrey-Welland.
Monette, Marcel-Mercier.
Mott, William Malcolm-New Westminster.
Murphy, Joseph Warner-Lambton West. Murray, Alexander Clark-Oxford.
Murray, George Matheson-Cariboo.
Mutch, Leslie Alexander-Winnipeg South.
Nadon, Joseph Celestin-Gatineau.
Nixon, George Ewart-Algoma West. Noseworthy, Joseph William-York South. Nowlan, George Clyde-Annapolis-Kings.
Parent, Charles-Quebec West.
Pearkes, George Randolph-Nanaimo. Pearson, Hon. Lester Bowles-Algoma East. Picard, L. Philippe-Bellechasse.
Pinard, Roch-Chambly-Rouville.
Poulin, Raoul-Beauce.
Pouliot, Jean Francois-Temiscouata. Power, Hon. Charles Gavan-Quebec South.
'Elected in by-election, October 16, 1950.
7Died, November 24, 1950.
'Died, August 1, 1950.
'Elected in by-election, October 16, 1950.
Proudfoot, John Hugh-Pontiac-Timis-kaming.
Prudham, Hon. George-Edmonton West.
Quelch, Victor-Acadia.
Ratelle, J. George-Lafontaine.
Richard, Clovis Thomas-Gloucester.
Richard, Jean Thomas-Ottawa East.
Richard, Joseph Adolpe-St. Maurice-Lafleche.
Riley, Daniel A.-Saint John-Albert.
Rinfret, Hon. Gabriel Edouard-Outremont-St. Jean.
Roberge, Louis Edouard-Stanstead.
Robertson, Frederick Greystock-
Northumberland (Ont.).
Robinson, William Alfred-Simcoe East.
Rochefort, Joseph I.-Champlain.
Rooney, James Hendrick-St. Paul's.
Ross, James Arthur-Souris.
Ross, Thomas Hambly-Hamilton East.
"Rousseau, Joseph H.-Rimouski.
Rowe, Hon. William Earl-Dufferin-Simcoe.
St. Laurent, Rt. Hon. Louis S.-Quebec East.
Shaw, Frederick Davis-Red Deer.
Simmons, James Aubrey-Yukon-Mackenzie River.
Sinclair, James-Coast-Capilano.
Sinnott, John Sylvester-Springfield.
Smith, Arthur LeRoy-Calgary West.
Smith, Donald-Queens-Shelburne.
Smith, John Eachern-York North.
Smith, John James-Moose Mountain.
Stanfield, Frank Thomas-Colchester-Hants.
Stewart, Alan Carl-Yorkton.

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Stewart, Alistair McLeod-Winnipeg North. Stick, Leonard T.-Trinity-Conception. Stuart, Andrew Wesley-Charlotte.
Studer, Irvin William-Maple Creek.
Thatcher, Wilbert Ross-Moose Jaw. Thomas, Ray-Wetaskiwin.
Thomson, Walter Cunningham-Ontario. Tremblay, Leonard D.-Dorchester.
Tustin, George James-Prince Edward-Lennox.
Valois, Philippe-Argenteuil-Two Mountains.
Viau, Fernand-St. Boniface.
Ward, William John-Dauphin.
Warren, Ralph Melville-Renfrew North.
Weaver, George Dyer-Churchill.
Weir, William Gilbert-Portage-Neepawa.
Welbourn, John William-Jasper-Edson.
White, George Stanley-Hastings-Peterborough.
White, Harry Oliver-Middlesex East.
Whiteside, Harry B.-Swift Current.
Whitman, Frederick Primrose-Notre Dame de Grace.
Winkler, Howard Waldemar-Lisgar. Winters, Hon. Robert Henry-Lunenburg-Wood, Robert James-Norquay.
Wright, Percy Ellis-Melfort.
Wylie, William Duncan-Medicine Hat.

	
	
	
	
	
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CONSTITUENCIES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Third Session-Twenty-first Parliament
Acadia-Quelch, Victor.
Algoma East-Pearson, Hon. Lester Bowles.
Algoma West-Nixon, George Ewart.
Annapolis-Kings-Nowlan, George Clyde.
Antigonish-Guysborough-Kirk, James Ralph.
Argenteuil-Two Mountains-Valois, Philippe.
Assiniboia-Argue, Hazen Robert.
Athabaska-Dechene, Joseph Miville.
Battle River-Fair, Robert.
Beauce-Poulin, Raoul.
Beauharnois-Cauchon, Robert.
Bellechasse-Picard, L. Philippe. Berthier-Maskinonge-Langlois, Joseph. Bonaventure-Arsenault, Bona. Bonavista-Twillingate-Bradley, Hon. F. G. Bow River-Johnston, Charles Edward. Brandon-'Matthews, James Ewen. Brantford-Macdonald, William Ross. Brant-Wentworth-Charlton, John Alpheus. Broadview-Hees, George Harris. Brome-Missisquoi-Gosselin, Henri A.
Bruce-Blue, Donald B.
Burin-Burgeo-Carter, Chesley William. Burnaby-Richmond-Goode, Thomas H.
Calgary East-Harkness, Douglas Scott.
Calgary West-Smith, Arthur LeRoy.
Camrose-Beyerstein, Hilliard Harris William.
Cape Breton North and Victoria-MacLean, Matthew.
Cape Breton South-Gillis, Clarence.
Cariboo-Murray, George Matheson.
Carleton-Drew, George A.
Cartier-Crestohl, Leon David.
Chambly-Rouville-Pinard, Roch.
Champlain-Rochefort, Joseph I.
Chapleau-Gourd, David.
Charlevoix-Maltais, Auguste.
Charlotte-Stuart, Andrew Wesley.
Chateauguay-Huntingdon-Laprairie-Black, Donald Elmer.
Chicoutimi-Gagnon, Paul Edmond.
Churchill-Weaver, George Dyer.
Coast-Capilano-Sinclair, James.
Cochrane-Bradette, Joseph Arthur.
Colchester-Hants-Stanfield, Frank Thomas.
Comox-Alberni-Gibson, John Lambert.
Compton-Frontenac-Blanchette, Joseph Adeodat.
Cumberland-Black, Percy Chapman.
Danforth-Harris, Joseph Henry.
Dauphin-Ward, William John.
Davenport-Hellyer, Paul Theodore.
Digby-Yarmouth-Kirk, Thomas Andrew Murray.
Dorchester-Tremblay, Leonard D. Drummond-Arthabaska-Cloutier, Armand. Dufferin-Simcoe-Rowe, Hon. William Earl.
'Died, November 24, 1950.

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Durham-James, John Mason.
Edmonton East-Macdonald, Albert Frederick.
Edmonton West-Prudham, George. Eglinton-Fleming, Donald Methuen. Elgin-Coyle, Charles Delmer.
Essex East-Martin, Hon. Paul.
Essex South-Clark, Stuart Murray.
Essex West-Brown, Donald Ferguson.
Fort William-Mclvor, Daniel.
Fraser Valley-Cruickshank, George Alexander.
Frontenac-Addington-Aylesworth, Wilbert Ross
Gaspe-Langlois, J. G. Leopold.
Gatineau-Nadon, Joseph Celestin.
Glengarry-Major, William J.
Gloucester-Richard, Clovis Thomas.
Grand Falls-White Bay-Ashbourne,
Thomas Gordon William.
Greenwood-Macdonnell, James MacKerras.
Grenville-Dundas-Casselman, Arza Clair.
Grey-Bruce-Harris, Walter Edward.
Grey North-Bennett, Colin Emerson.
Haldimand-Catherwood, A. Earl.
Halifax-JBalcom, Samuel R.
(Dickey, John H.
Halton-Cleaver, Hughes.
Hamilton East-Ross, Thomas Hambly.
Hamilton West-Fairclough, Mrs. Ellen L.
Hastings-Peterborough-White, George Stanley.
Hastings South-Follwell, Frank S.
High Park-Cameron, Alan John Patrick. Hochelaga-Eudes, Raymond.
Hull-Fournier, Hon. Alphonse.
Humber-St. George's-Kent, William Richard.
Humboldt-Hetland, Joseph Ingolph.
Huron North-Cardiff, Lewis Elston. Huron-Perth-McLean, Andrew Young.
Iles de la Madeleine-Cannon, Charles Arthur Dumoulin.
Inverness-Richmond- Carroll, William F.
Jacques Cartier-Leduc, Edgar-
Jasper-Edson-Welbourn, John William.
Joliette-L'Assomption-Montcalm- 2Breton, Maurice.
Kamloops-Fulton, Edmund Davie.
Kamouraska-Masse, Arthur.
Kenora-Rainy River-Benidickson, William Moore.
Kent (N.B.)-Leger, Aurel D.
Kent (Ont.)-Huffman, Edward Blake. Kindersley-Larson, Frederick Hugo.
Kings-Kickham, Thomas Joseph.
Kingston City-Henderson, William James. Kootenay East-Byrne, James A.
Kootenay West-Herridge, Herbert Wilfred.
Labelle-Courtemanche, Henri.
Lafontaine-Ratelle, J. George.
Lake Centre-Diefenbaker, John George.
Lake St. John-Gauthier, Andre.
Lambton-Kent-MacKenzie, Hugh Alexander.
Lambton West-Murphy, Joseph Warner. Lanark-Blair, William Gourlay.
Lapointe-Gauthier, Jules.
Laukier-Lefrangois, J. Eugene.
Laval-Demers, Leopold.
Leeds-Fulford, George Taylor.
Lethbridge-Blackmore, John Horne.
2Unopposed in by-election, declared elected October 3, 1950.

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Levis-Bourget, Maurice.
Lincoln-Cavers, Harry Peter.
Lisgar-Winkler, Howard Waldemar.
London-Jeffrey, Alexander Haley. Lotbiniere

Lapointe, Hon. Hugues. Lunenburg-Winters, Hon. R. H.
Mackenzie-Ferrie, Gladstone Mansfield.
Macleod-Hansell, Ernest George.
Maisonneuve-Rosemont-Fournier, Sarto.
Maple Creek-Studer, Irvin William.
Marquette-Garson, Hon. Stuart S.
Matapedia-Matane-Cote, Antoine Phileas.
Meadow Lake-Harrison, John Hornby.
Medicine Hat-Wylie, William Duncan.
Megantic-Lafontaine, Joseph.
Melfort-Wright, Percy Ellis.
Melville-Gardiner, Rt. Hon. James Garfield.
Mercier-Monette, Marcel.
Middlesex East-White, Harry Oliver.
Middlesex West-McCubbin, Robert.
Montmagny-L'Islet-Lesage, Jean.
Moose Jaw-Thatcher, Wilbert Ross.
Moose Mountain-Smith, John James.
Mount Royal-Macnaughton, Alan Aylesworth.
Nanaimo-Pearkes, George Randolph.
New Westminster-Mott, William Malcolm.
Nicolet-Yamaska-Boisvert, Maurice.
Nipissing-Garland, John Richard.
Norfolk-Anderson, Raymond Elmer.
Norquay-Wood, Robert James.
Northumberland (Ont.)-Robertson, Frederick Greystock.
Northumberland (N.B.)-McWilliam, George Roy.
Notre Dame de Grace-Whitman, Frederick Primrose. 2
2Died, September 30, 1950.
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Ontario-Thomson, Walter Cunningham.
Ottawa East-Richard, Jean Thomas.
Ottawa West-Mcllraith, George James.
Outremont-St. Jean-Rinfret, Hon. Gabriel Edouard.
Oxford-Murray, Alexander Clark.
Papineau-Houde, Camillien.
Parkdale-Hunter, John William Gordon.
Parry Sound-Muskoka-McDonald, Wilfred Kennedy.
Peace River-Low, Solon Earl.
Peel-Graydon, Gordon.
Perth-Corry, James Neilson.
Peterborough West-Fraser, Gordon Knapman.
Pictou-McCulloch, Henry Byron.
Pontiac-Timiskaming-Proudfoot, John Hugh.
Portage-Neepawa-Weir, William Gilbert.
Port Arthur-Howe, Rt. Hon. C. D.
Portneuf-Gauthier, Pierre.
Prescott-Bruneau, Raymond.
Prince-MacNaught, John Watson.
Prince Albert-Helme, Francis H.
Prince Edward-Lennox-Tustin, George James.
Provencher-Jutras, Rene Norbert.
Qu'Appelle-Dewar, Austin Edwin.
Quebec East-St. Laurent, Rt. Hon. Louis. S.
Quebec-Montmorency-LaCroix, Wilfrid.
Quebec South-Power, Hon. Charles Gavan.
Quebec West-Parent, Charles.
Queens (P.E.I.)'-{'Douglas, James Lester.
j McLure, W. Chester S.
Queens-Shelburne-Smith, Donald.
Red Deer-Shaw, Frederick Davis.
Regina City-McCusker, Emmett A.

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Renfrew North-Warren, Ralph Melville.
Renfrew South-McCann, Hon. James Joseph.
Restigouche-Madawaska-Dube, Paul Leon.
Richelieu-Vercheres-Cournoyer, J. P. Gerard.
Richmond-Wolfe-Gingras, Ernest O.
Rimouski-PBelzile, Gleason.
{'Rousseau, Joseph H.
Roberval-Dion, Joseph Alfred.
Rosedale-Henry, Charles J.
Rosetown-Biggar-Coldwell, M. J.
Rosthern-Boucher, William Albert.
Royal-Brooks, Alfred Johnson.
Russell-Gour, Joseph Omer.
St. Ann-Healy, Thomas Patrick.
St. Antoine-Westmount-Abbott, Hon. Douglas Charles.
St. Boniface-Viau, Fernand.
St. Denis-Denis, Azellus.
St. Henry-Bonnier, Joseph Arsene.
St. Hyacinthe-Bagot-Fontaine, Joseph.
St. James-Beaudry, Roland.
Saint John-Albert-Riley, Daniel A.
St. John's East-Higgins, Gordon Francis.
St. John's West-Browne, William Joseph.
St. Johns-Iberville-Napierville-Cote, Alcide.
St. Lawrence-St. George-Claxton, Hon. Brooke.
St. Mary-("Fauteux, Hon. Gaspard. {'Dupuis, Hector.
St. Maurice-Lafleche-Richard, Joseph Adolphe.
St. Paul's-Rooney, James Hendrick. Saguenay-Brisson, Lomer.
Saskatoon-Knight, Robert Ross. 4
4Died, July 25. 1950.
'Elected in by-election, October 16, 1950. 'Resigned, August 28, 1950, on appointment ot 'Elected in by-election, October 16, 1950.
Selkirk-Bryce, William.
Shefford-Boivin, Marcel.
Sherbrooke-Gingues, Maurice.
Simcoe East-Robinson, William Alfred. Simcoe North-Ferguson, Julian Harcourt. Skeena-Applewhaite, Edward T.
Souris-Ross, James Arthur.
Spadina-Croll, David Arnold.
Springfield-Sinnott, John Sylvester. Stanstead-Roberge, Louis Edouard. Stormont-Chevrier, Hon. Lionel.
Sudbury-Gauthier, J. Leoda.
Swift Current-Whiteside, Harry B.
Temiscouata-Pouliot, Jean Francois. Terrebonne-Bertrand, Lionel.
The Battlefords-Bater, Arthur James. Timiskaming-Little, Walter.
Timmins-Eyre, Karl Arliss.
Trinity (Ont.)-Conacher, Lionel P. Trinity-Conception-Stick, Leonard T.
Three Rivers-Balcer, Leon.
Vancouver-Burrard-MacDougall, John Lome.
Vancouver Centre-Campney, Ralph Osborne.
Vancouver East-Maclnnis, Angus.
Vancouver-Quadra-Green, Howard Charles.
Vancouver South-Laing, Arthur.
Vaudreuil-Soulanges-Beaudoin, Louis Rene.
Vegreville-Decore, John.
Verdun-La Salle-Cote, Paul Emile.
Victoria (B.C.)-Mayhew, Hon. Robert Wellington.
Victoria (Ont.)-Hodgson, Clayton Wesley.
ah office of emolument under the Crown.

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Victoria-Carleton-Hatfield, Heber Harold. Villeneuve-Dumas, Armand.
Waterloo North-Breithaupt, Louis Orville.
Waterloo South-Homuth, Karl.
Welland-j "Mitchell, Hon. Humphrey.
} "McMillan, William H.
Wellington North-Darroch, Arnold.
Wellington South-Hosking, Henry Alfred.
Wentworth-Lennard, Frank Exton.
Westmorland-George, Edmond William.
Wetaskiwin-Thomas, Ray.
Winnipeg North-Stewart, Alistair McLeod.
"Died, August 1, 1950.
"Elected in by-election, October 16. 1950.
Winnipeg North Centre-Knowles, Stanley Howard.
Winnipeg South-Mutch, Leslie Alexander. Winnipeg South Centre-Maybank, Ralph.
Yale-Jones, Owen L.
York East-McGregor, Robert Henry.
York North-Smith, John Eachem.
York South-Noseworthy, Joseph William.
York-Sunbury-Gregg, Hon. Milton F.
York West-Adamson, Agar Rodney.
Yorkton-Stewart, Alan Carl.
Yukon-Mackenzie River-Simmons, James Aubrey.
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l)ouSe of Commons; debates!
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Speaker: The Honourable W. Ross Macdonald
Tuesday, August 29, 1950

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The parliament which had been prorogued on the thirtieth day of June, 1950, met this day at Ottawa for the dispatch of business.

Mr. Speaker read a communication from the Governor General's Secretary, announcing that His Excellency the Governor General would proceed to the Senate chamber at three o'clock p.m. on this day, for the purpose of formally opening the special session of the dominion parliament.
A message was delivered by Major C. R. Lamoureutx, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, as follows:
Mr. Speaker, His Excellency the Governor General desires the immediate attendance of this honourable house in the chamber of the honourable the Senate.
Accordingly the house went up to the Senate chamber.
And the house being returned to the Commons chamber:

Mr. Speaker:: I have the honour to inform the house that during the recess I received communications from several members informing me that the following vacancies have occurred in the representation, viz.:
Of Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, member for the electoral district of Welland, by decease.
Of Hon. Gaspard Fauteux, member for the electoral district of St. Mary, by resignation.
Of Gleason Belzile, Esquire, member for the electoral district of Rimouski, by decease.
I accordingly issued my warrants to the chief electoral officer to make out new writs of election for the said electoral districts, respectively.



NEW MEMBERS

Mr. Speaker:: I have the honour to inform the house that during the recess the Clerk of the House received from the chief electoral officer certificates of the election and return of the following members, viz.:
Of Samuel R. Balcom, Esquire, for the electoral district of Halifax.
Of George Clyde Nowlan, Esquire, for the electoral district of Annapolis-Kings.



NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCED

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Leon David Crestohl, Esquire, member for the electoral district of Cartier, introduced by Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent and Right Hon. C. D. Howe.
Samuel R. Balcom, Esquire, member for the electoral district of Halifax, introduced by Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent and Hon. Robert H. Winters.
George Clyde Nowlan, Esquire, member for the electoral district of Annapolis-Kings, introduced by Mr. George A. Drew and Mr. P. C. Black.


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Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent (Prime
Minister): Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Minister of Trade and Commerce (Mr. Howe), for leave to introduce Bill No. 1, to provide for the resumption of operations of railways and for the settlement of the existing dispute with respect to terms and conditions of employment between railway companies and their employees.
I am not this afternoon presenting the usual pro forma bill, an act respecting oaths of office. I am proposing rather to introduce a bill respecting the disruption of the railway
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Maintenance of Railway Operation Act transportation facilities resulting from the dispute between the railways and the unions representing the non-operating employees of the railways. I find that the last time that this was done, instead of a pro forma bill being presented, was in 1937, when at this stage of the session the then prime minister introduced as Bill No. 1 a measure respecting alteration in the law touching the succession to the throne. Doubtless our first item of business this session should be to see that railway transportation throughout the country be restored as soon as possible. For that reason I am asking leave to introduce this bill instead of the usual pro forma bill which goes no farther than first reading.
I would also suggest that the house do not, as is customary on the first day, adjourn after the formalities, but continue the sitting this evening. I would propose this evening to open the debate on the second reading of Bill No. 1. I do not think that first reading of the bill can be the subject of debate, and I do not intend to comment further at this time; but I shall make a full statement when the house resumes after dinner. I shall suggest afterwards that a special motion be dealt with concerning procedure in the house. All hon. members realize that the interruption in railway services is occasioning more than inconvenience-I will not use any stronger word- every additional hour that it is prolonged. I am sure that it will be the desire of hon. members to give due and serious consideration to what should be done in that regard, and to do so as expeditiously as circumstances may warrant, so that the decision of the representatives of all the people of Canada may be made known at the earliest possible moment.
Mr. Green:: Is the bill available?


Mr. St. Laurent:: I have the bill, in which certain typographical corrections have had to be made. It will be available for distribution. The deadline has been set at 7.45 p.m., and it will be available for distribution then. I hope that in the meantime I shall receive from the printer a few copies so that I can make one available to the leader of the opposition (Mr. Drew) and one to each of the leaders of the other groups. I have asked that the other copies be not distributed until there is a copy available for every hon. member of this house. I have asked that that request be rigidly adhered to, because I can see no reason why any but the leaders of the groups should have priority over anybody else; and particularly, in spite of the great interest taken in the matter by our dear friends in the press gallery, I can see


no reason for any copy being available to them until it is available generally to members of this house.


Mr. Speaker:: Has the hon. member leave to introduce the said bill?


Mr. Knowles:: Would it not be in order, Mr. Speaker, to ask the Prime Minister to give us a brief explanation of the bill now?


Some hon. Members:: No.


Stanley Howard Knowles: It is in order.


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: I think the brief explanation is complete at this time; it is a bill to require the resumption, at the earliest possible moment, of railway transportation services by the railways and by their employees.


Stanley Howard Knowles: On what terms?


Mr. Drew:: Mr. Speaker, either at this time, or when the subsequent motion to amend the procedure is introduced, the procedure which it is understood will be followed tonight might be indicated. Perhaps the Prime Minister might feel that this would -be the appropriate time to do that.


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: I have had interviews with the leaders of the various groups. I have assured them that it is our desire to avoid, if possible, the taking up of time in discussion of procedure, and that with that end in view we would try to meet the wishes and convenience of the members generally. It is my intention to move for the temporary suspension of the rules which had to be suspended at the special session of 1939 in order to enable the matters that were then so urgent to get consideration; then, when His Honour has reported His Excellency's speech, to move that it be considered as soon as Bill No. 1 has been disposed of. Then I shall ask the house to agree to sit this evening, which would be in accordance with the rules, though not in accordance with the practice; and I shall ask the house to sit tomorrow morning and tomorrow evening, though it be Wednesday, and each day at eleven, three, and eight, and Saturday also, if necessary, until this bill has been disposed of.
I had intended to suggest that that same rule apply to the other matter referred to in the speech from the throne, the international situation with which we have to deal; but I have been informed that it would not be the desire of a substantial number of hon. members to commit themselves at this time to three sittings a day in respect of anything but this emergency legislation dealing with the interruption of the railway services. I do not want to ask the house to do anything that would not be agreeable to practically the

whole house. I have therefore had my motion redrafted so as to apply only to consideration of this bill dealing with the interruption of railway services, leaving any other commitments that we may wish to ask hon. members to make until that bill has been disposed of and they have had time to consider what they would feel it to be in the public interest then to do.
With respect to the procedure this evening, this is an extraordinary bill, and it is being introduced in the name of the Prime Minister; but it is, after all, a bill which normally, under other conditions, would come from the Department of Labour. Without wishing to create any precedent which would affect the order of debate, I suggest, if it be agreeable to the leader of the opposition, who traditionally has the right to be recognized immediately after the statement of the sponsor of a government measure, that I myself do not attempt to make the whole presentation but that I deal with a certain part of it and that I be followed by the Minister of Labour (Mr. Gregg), who will give the house an objective account of the events which have led up to this situation which gives us all so much concern. If that is agreeable then the motion for the second reading of the bill will be submitted in my name, but the Minister of Labour will be given the opportunity of completing the statement in support of the motion before anyone else asks to be recognized by His Honour. I am sure that will take some substantial time this evening. If after that is done it is felt by the leader of the opposition or by others that it would not be expediting matters to proceed any further before they have had time to give closer study to the actual terms of the legislation, I shall be prepared to submit a motion for adjournment until tomorrow morning at eleven o'clock, when 1 hope we may get into the heart of the matter and give it the consideration which its importance and its urgency require.


George Alexander Drew: Mr. Speaker, the proposal just made by the Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent) is entirely acceptable to me. In view of the fact that the bill in printed form will not be available for distribution until eight o'clock this evening, it is highly desirable that there be an opportunity for hon. members to examine the bill, and that there be an explanation by the Prime Minister, and the Minister of Labour (Mr. Gregg), before hon. members are called upon to express an opinion upon the bill itself. Therefore to accept the suggestion that the usual procedure be varied-that the Prime Minister introduce the bill and make such comments upon it as he deems appro-69262-14
Maintenance of Railway Operation Act priate, and that the Minister of Labour follow with the explanation on behalf of his department-would greatly expedite the business; and an adjournment may follow so that all of us may consider the bill in the light of the information so presented to the house.


Mr. Angus Maclnnis (Vancouver East):: Mr. Speaker, it is amazing that a bill having to do with a very important matter, one that has affected the lives of the people of Canada for the last week, should not be before us until fifteen minutes before we are to begin to discuss it. Surely the Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent) should have been better prepared in coming before the house with this bill. If he wants to see the bill dealt with expeditiously, we should have at least an hour, from eight o'clock to nine, to go over the bill. So far as I am concerned, I am prepared to agree that we sit continuously until the bill is passed; but we should not be asked to come into the house with just fifteen minutes to examine one of the most important pieces of legislation that has come before this house for many years.


Mr. Si. Laurent:: Mr. Speaker, if the views of the hon. member, whose interest I can quite appreciate, are shared by any substantial number of hon. members, I would not have the slightest objection to waiting until nine o'clock before Your Honour takes the chair after dinner.


Some hon. Members:: No.


Some hon. Members:: Eight o'clock.


Mr. Coldwell:: If we defer the sitting until nine o'clock, could we not sit continuously until we have disposed of the bill? Every hour is important in bringing about the resumption of railway traffic.


Mr. Solon E. Low (Peace River):: Mr. Speaker, the procedure outlined by the Prime Minister is perfectly satisfactory to the group I represent. We have met primarily to deal with a very serious crisis occasioned by the railway .strike. Every minute counts, and we are prepared to give the government our time as continuously as may be necessary to dispose of the bill and get the railways working at the earliest possible moment.


George Alexander Drew: Since it was suggested that I
consent to the variation of the ordinary procedure under which I would have followed in the debate tonight, I would point out that every minute is important; every minute is of urgent consideration. It is also of the-utmost importance that as the representatives of the people of Canada we know what we-are dealing with, and the best way for us to-know what we are dealing with is to have the bill presented, an explanation given by

Speech from the Throne the government, and then an opportunity given to the various groups in the house to consider the bill. It is perfectly apparent that this bill is not going to be passed tonight. I am certain that the bill will be dealt with much more expeditiously if we have it before us and have the explanation that will enable us to understand the intention of the government in presenting it. Then we shall have an opportunity to consider it and decide upon the course we shall follow, at which time I can assure the Prime Minister and the other members of the house that we shall be prepared to sit as long hours as may be desired and as continuously as any hon. member would wish.


Mr. Speaker:: Has the Prime Minister leave to introduce the said bill?


Some hon. Members:: Agreed.
Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.


Mr. Speaker:: When shall the bill be read
the second time?


Jean-Paul Stephen St-Laurent: Later this day.



GOVERNOR GENERAL'S SPEECH

Mr. Speaker:: I have the honour to inform the house that when the house did attend His Excellency the Governor General this day in the Senate chamber, His Excellency was pleased to make a speech to both houses of parliament. To prevent mistakes, I have obtained a copy, which is as follows:



SPEECH FROM THE THRONE

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Honourable Members of the Senate:
Members of the House of Commons:
You werg summoned to meet somewhat earlier than was anticipated because of the disruption of railway transportation facilities resulting from the dispute between the railways and the unions representing the non-operating employees of the railways. A measure to deal with this situation will be introduced at once.
You will also be asked to give urgent consideration to the measures for increased national security and international co-operation required by the fighting in Korea and the increasingly grave international situation which that struggle reflects. That was the original reason for summoning you for this special session.
Members of the House of Commons:
You will be asked to approve additional appropriations for national defence and the meeting of our obligations under the United Nations charter and the North Atlantic treaty.
Honourable Members of the Senate:
Members of the House of Commons:
May Divine Providence continue to protect this nation, and to guide the parliament of Canada in all its deliberations.


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: By leave of the house I move,
seconded by the Minister of Trade and Commerce (Mr. Howe):
That the following changes be made in the standing orders of the house for the duration of the present session:
1.	The house shall meet on every sitting day, which shall include Saturdays, and the provisions of standing order No. 2 relating to the adjournment of the house on Friday shall be suspended.
2.	That on Wednesday, August 30, 1950, and every sitting day thereafter until Bill No. 1, an act to provide for the resumption of operations of railways and for the settlement of the existing dispute with respect to terms and conditions of employment between railway companies and their employees, introduced this day, has been disposed of, the house shall meet at eleven o'clock, a.m., and that in addition to the usual intermission at six o'clock, p.m., there shall be an intermission every day from one to three o'clock, p.m.
3.	Standing order No. 6 adjourning the house at six o'clock on Wednesdays shall be suspended and the procedure and order of business on Wednesdays shall in every respect be the same as on other days.
4.	Government notices of motions and government orders shall have precedence over all other business except questions and notices of motions for the production of papers.
5.	Standing order No. 15 relating to the consideration of private and public bills from eight until nine o'clock, p.m., on Tuesdays and Fridays shall be suspended.
6.	Standing orders Nos. 63, 80, 84, 102 and 122 shall be suspended.
7.	The provisions of standing order No. 46 requiring unanimous consent for a motion in case of urgent and pressing necessity shall be suspended.
8.	Standing orders Nos. 69 to 77, both inclusive, shall be suspended in relation to public bills introduced by private members.
This is practically the same motion as that which was presented in 1939. On checking the orders that are referred to, hon. members will find that the motion is to make it possible to deal with this as a special session [DOT] for the purpose of considering the matters referred to in the speech from the throne.


Major James William Coldwell: Mr. Speaker, I did not hear everything the Prime Minister said. My understanding is that the house sits at eleven, three and eight until Bill No. 1 is disposed of, and after that, if there is a feeling on the part of hon. members that we should not proceed on that basis-


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: After that a new order of the house will have to be moved, and the sense of the house would have to be taken.


Major James William Coldwell: That is all I wished to have made clear.


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Motion agreed to.

Louis Stephen St-Laurent: Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the Minister of Trade and Commerce (Mr. Howe):
That the speech of His Excellency the Governor General to both houses of parliament be taken into consideration as soon as Bill No. 1, an act to provide for the resumption of operations of railways and for the settlement of the existing dispute with respect to terms and conditions of employment between railway companies and their employees, be disposed of, and that this order have precedence over all other business except introduction of bills, until disposed of.


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Motion agreed to.


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Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent (Prime
Minister): Mr. Speaker, I wish to table two copies of orders in council passed under the provisions of the Public Service Re-Arrangement and Transfer of Duties Act, the first transferring the functions of the Solicitor General to the Minister of Justice, and the other transferring the powers, duties and functions under part X of the Canada Shipping Act, 1934, and all the rules and regulations made thereunder with respect to the harbour at Esquimalt, British Columbia, from the. Minister of National Defence to the Minister of Transport.

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Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent (Prime
Minister) presented the following message from His Excellency the Governor General:
The Governor General transmits to the House of Commons a certified copy of an approved minute of council appointing the Honourable Alphonse Fournier, Minister of Public Works, the Honourable D. C. Abbott, Minister of Finance, the Honourable J. J. McCann, Minister of National Revenue and the Honourable F. G. Bradley, Secretary of State for Canada, to act with the Speaker of the House of Commons as commissioners for the purposes and under the provisions of chapter 145 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1927, intituled: An act respecting the House of Commons.
. THE LATE RIGHT HON. W. L.


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Righi Hon. L. S. Si. Laurent (Prime
Minisier): Mr. Speaker, as we meet here today in this special session to consider very important and grave problems having both domestic and international aspects, we have to deplore the passing of three distinguished Canadians, *vhose wise counsels might have been of issistance to us in considering these problems, vere they available.
The late Right Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King I am sure that I shall have not merely the consent but I believe the approval of all hon. members if I repeat in the house, of which for so many years he was the leader, the statement I made when I received the news of the death on July 22 of the Right Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King, so that these words may constitute a part of the permanent records of this parliament, as would have been the case had they been uttered while parliament was in session.
This statement was broadcast over the national networks of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in English and French on Sunday evening, July 23, and reads as follows:
I am grateful for the opportunity to pay this tribute to the memory of Canada's most distinguished citizen. Mr. Mackenzie King's friends have known for some time that his health was failing, but his death is nonetheless a great shock. For Canada, it marks the end of a period which historians will certainly describe as the Mackenzie King era.
For a generation after 1921, the personality of Mr. King dominated every aspect of our public life. He had three great aims in public affairs: the first was to achieve complete national autonomy for Canada without destroying our historic associations; the second was to strengthen the unity of the nation by scrupulous respect for the rights and the traditions of all elements of our population and by-the development of a genuine pride in our common homeland, our common history and our common citizenship; and the third was to give all Canadians a genuine sense of equality of opportunity by the promotion of social justice.
To achieve these aims, and to maintain what was achieved, Mackenzie King realized that enduring peace in the world . was essential, and he never' ceased to work for peace and to direct all our external policies to that end.
But it was the direction of our country's affairs throughout the most terrible war in human history which was his greatest achievement. Yet his closest associates can testify that, even in the darkest days of war, he never lost faith in the future and he never lost sight of his fundamental aims in public life.
I shall not attempt to forecast his place in Cana^ dian history, but I am confident no other man will have a larger place or higher claims on the gratitude of his fellow citizens.
For me personally, Mr. King's death is a great sorrow and an irreparable loss. From the day I entered public life, his wisdom and counsel were always available and always invaluable, and nothing was more reassuring than to have one's own conclusions confirmed out of his vast knowledge and experience.	.
Today the government of our country has lost its wisest counsellor and the people of Canada their greatest public servant.
George Alexander Drew: Mr. Speaker, it is still very difficult for most of us to realize that a man who for so long was associated with the public life of Canada is no longer with us.
Whether one shared his political opinions or agreed with the policies he adopted, no one will at any time question the fact that in Mr. King this house had one of the greatest

The late Right Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King parliamentary experts we have ever had in Canada. I feel sure that for many long years to come the statements he made from time to time in regard to the responsibilities of the houses of parliament, and the procedure in the House of Commons, will be a guide for many of its members.
' Those who were closely associated with him have reason to feel the personal loss of a man who gave almost his whole lifetime to the building of the party in which he believed, and in that way contributing to the processes of democracy in this country.
To me, one of the characteristics I shall always remember is that, no matter how keen the differences of opinion might have been in regard to political affairs or matters of the moment, he was always courteous and friendly, and always anxious to meet people on a personal basis. The last time I saw him was on an occasion many members of the House of Commons will recall. It was at the time of the meeting of the empire press union here in Ottawa only a short time ago. It was obvious to everyone who saw him at that time that Mr. King was a very sick man. Nevertheless he had gone there to meet his friends of the press in Canada and in the other parts of the commonwealth who were gathered together in Ottawa, and also to meet the members of all parties who were gathered there on that occasion. He carried that friendliness which was his greatest characteristic to the very last and all of us who saw him on that occasion will share a very happy recollection of the way in which he sought to keep those friendships alive.


Major James William Coldwell: Mr. Speaker, we join with the Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent) and the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Drew) in expressing our appreciation of the service which the late Mr. Mackenzie King rendered to Canada and its people. He gave an example to many of the younger people of Canada in that he consciously prepared himself from boyhood for a life of public service. His public service extended for some fifty years during which he held for over twenty-one years the highest office in the gift of the Canadian people.
As did the Prime Minister, I referred to his passing when I learnt of it at Calgary as marking the end of an era-the era of Mackenzie King. I should like to record that during the thirteen years that I sat with him in this House of Commons when he was prime minister I found him to be invariably courteous and at times even encouraging in the work that one was endeavouring to do. We disagreed often on social and economic policies but I had for him a warm personal regard.
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There is one thing that might be said perhaps: that because of the high office that he held, he was a somewhat lonely man. I remember that the last time. I had an opportunity of chatting with him a few months ago he happened to say that since he had left the House of Commons he felt a loneliness that he had not realized might be the result of the severance of his connections with public life.
We are then recording our appreciation of a man who made a notable contribution to our national life and whose aim was undoubtedly to do all he could to further the nationhood of Canada and to maintain that unity among our diverse people which should be the aim of all good citizens of Canada.
On behalf of those associated with me I join with all those who have spoken in expressing our appreciation of the life of a notable Canadian and also our sympathy to the party which has suffered loss in being denied the counsel and advice which Mr. Mackenzie King might have given in the interests of -the Canada which he served with such distinction.


Solon Earl Low: Mr. Speaker, the group which I have the honour to lead in this house wish to join with others in paying a tribute to the late William Lyon Mackenzie King. We regret sincerely that Mr. Mackenzie King was not spared to enjoy more years of the eventide of his life in health and in freedom from the cares and burdens of official duties so that he could have undertaken many of the things he had intended to do before his days were ended.
Every Canadian must regret, I am sure, not only that Mr. Mackenzie King's wish to live on was not fulfilled-, but also because we shall all be poorer for not having the advantage of whatever his last years might have produced from the abundance of his experience and -his knowledge and wisdom.
For fifty years he was most intimately associated in one way or another with the government of Canada. Perhaps more than any other man he helped to shape the course of history of our country. That is why I think he would have had so much more to give to those who followed him if he had been spared. I feel certain that he would have given all of which he was capable.
I was fortunate in having been associated with Mr. Mackenzie King in the House of Commons for four years. During that time, especially while he was prime minister, he treated me with a full measure of kindly consideration and always with courtesy. Although our views were often at variance, and despite the fact that we opposed each

other vigorously at times on matters of policy, I never once detected in Mr. Mackenzie King any personal malice as a result of those differences.
In the many private and other talks that I had with him Mr. King always demonstrated a warm friendliness and a helpful attitude which I most deeply appreciated. I have heard that some people described Mr. King as having an iron fist in a velvet glove, but I think it only right and fair to say that even if he had an iron will and a determination of steel I found in him a deeply spiritual quality that tempered them both. In his death Canada has lost one of her foremost native sons and the world a great statesman.


Mr. J. W. MacNaughi (Prince):: Mr. Speaker, I am sure that my constituents would want me on this occasion to pay a brief tribute to the memory of the late Mackenzie King. From 1919 to 1921 the late Mackenzie King represented the constituency of Prince, which constituency I now have the honour to represent. It was through the constituency of Prince that Mackenzie King entered the House of Commons as leader of the opposition. The people of Prince Edward Island knew that in Mackenzie King they had a true friend. He always had a complete understanding of our island problems.
There is very little that I can add to the tributes that have already been paid to the memory of this great and good man. I believe that among his many great accomplishments none will stand higher than the contribution he made towards national unity in Canada. He was deeply conscious of the fact that Canada was a difficult country to govern, and all his policies were shaped to promote harmony and good will between the two great races which inhabit this country.
My constituents and the people of Prince Edward Island in general mourn the passing of this great statesman.



TRIBUTES TO DECEASED MEMBERS


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Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent (Prime
Minister): Mr. Speaker, I am sure all hon. members were just as shocked as I was by the news of the sudden death of the Hon. Humphrey Mitchell on August 1, 1950. We all knew that his health had been impaired, but all of his friends, and that I think included everyone in the house, hoped that the few weeks' rest Mr. Mitchell was obliged to take during the winter had put him on the road to complete recovery. As hon. members
Tributes to Deceased Members know, Mr. Mitchell was always cheerful and never given to complaining, but I knew that for many months he had been feeling the strain of the heavy responsibility he had borne as Minister of Labour for the wartime mobilization of manpower, and since the war in carrying out the employment policies of the post-war period.
Humphrey Mitchell's interest in public affairs was not confined to the direction of his department. He was always concerned that the government should, in all its policies, strive to increase the opportunities in life for the ordinary men and women of this country. For me personally, as well as for the government, Mr. Mitchell's death was a special loss. He and I entered the cabinet at the same time, and I know how faithfully he served the country of his choice and how great a gap his passing will leave in parliament and in the public life of this nation. (Translation):
Upon hearing of Humphrey Mitchell's death not only his English-speaking fellow citizens but also those whose mother tongue is the same as mine realized that they had lost a true friend. His relations with members of this country's trade unions were characterized by his understanding of those aspects of our problems that are at times peculiar to this nation and by an intelligent and sincere desire to bring an effective contribution to their solution.
Our colleague, Gleason Belzile, member for Rimouski and assistant to the Minister of Finance, died July 25, 1950. He was a notary and as such a representative of an ancient profession in the legal life of the province of Quebec. His untimely death has put an end to a brilliant but, unfortunately, much too short parliamentary career.
After having suffered the physical devastations of fire, Rimouski was to undergo the moral havoc caused by the loss of its representative in the nation's parliament.
In Gleason Belzile we have lost a citizen to whom his cultural heritage and his province were very dear but who, at the same time, had a sense of duty towards the whole nation. Such are the qualities for which he is honoured, qualities we must practise ourselves and teach our descendants for as long as the Canadian nation will live.
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Hon. Douglas Abbott (Minister of Finance):: Mr. Speaker, if I may I should like to add a word to what the Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent) has just said about the passing of Mr. Gleason Belzile. As the house is aware, he served as my parliamentary assistant for almost three years. During a considerable part of that time his health was far from good

Tributes to Deceased Members but, except for the last few months, he never allowed his condition to prevent his devoting his entire time and efforts to the interests of his constituents and to his other public duties.
As the Prime Minister has said, Mr. Belzile was a notary by profession. I believe he was the third generation of his family to practise that profession in the town of Rimouski, and his eldest son is carrying on in that tradition. The experience and knowledge which he acquired as a notary, in addition to his other qualities, made him of invaluable assistance to me and to the Department of Finance in the problems which we have to deal with there. I shall always remember with affection and gratitude the assistance that he gave to me personally and the great public service he rendered to this country.


George Alexander Drew: Mr. Speaker, in common with
other members of the house I was surprised and shocked when I heard of Mr. Humphrey Mitchell's very sudden death. I think that, almost more than any other member, Humphrey Mitchell was a friend of everyone in this house. There were occasions when he had strong differences of opinion with others which he did not hesitate to express in the most robust terms, but I know that on no occasion was there any loss of friendship or understanding as a result of the extent to which his convictions were always made perfectly clear.
It was noticeable to all of us that, if there was one thing upon which he was more sensitive than anything else, it was anything that might be regarded as even the slightest reflection upon the traditions and greatness of the United Kingdom. That grew out of his own past, out of events about which he said very little except when he joined occasionally in some recognition of those events in which he had taken his part.
_ Humphrey Mitchell served in the first war in a most historic ship through some very historic engagements. He was with the British cruiser Minerva when it sank the famous German commerce raider, the Emden. Later he was with the same ship when it pursued and sank the Koenigsberg in an estuary of an African river. He was with the ships supporting the landings of the Anzacs at the Dardanelles. Next to his deep and always firmly expressed affection for Canada and his continuing loyalty to Great Britain, he always showed the affection he felt for those with whom he served on those occasions.
Humphrey Mitchell brought to the Department of Labour an intimate knowledge of the problems with which he was called upon to deal, a knowledge gained through many long years of active service as a card-bearing member of the union to which he belonged

and as an official of various labour organizations. All of us will remember that, in interpreting the problems with which he was dealing, he gave to members of the house a balanced viewpoint in which he always recognized his intimate background of association with the labour movement in Canada, and at the same time sought faithfully to interpret the obligations of the government with regard to the problems that confronted it. He will be missed by every one of us. He was a fine Canadian, a fine member of this house and a great servant of Canada.
While I am on my feet, Mr. Speaker, may I pay my tribute to the other member of this house who has died since we last met. As has been pointed out by the Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent) and the Minister of Finance (Mr. Abbott), Mr. Gleason Belzile served loyally at a time when his personal suffering must have urged him to give up the duties he was performing, and which he performed in the manner so clearly described by the Minister of Finance. He brought to this bouse wide experience in his own community. He gave to the government and the people of Canada loyal service, and I know we all join in extending heartfelt sympathy to his widow and nine children following his very untimely death.


Major James William Coldwell: Mr. Speaker, we too desire to express our sympathy to Mrs. Mitchell and her sons and to Mrs. Belzile and her family following the untimely passing of their respective husbands. After all, both Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Belzile were in what is normally regarded as the prime of life, and their sudden passing was a shock to all members of this parliament. I saw Mr. Mitchell the day I left for western Canada, at the end of July, near where we were spending our summer. At that time he seemed in perfect health and was his usual genial and friendly self, so it was indeed a shock to learn that he had passed away so suddenly. As the leader of the opposition (Mr. Drew) has said, we shall miss his contributions to debates, his witticisms, his manner of placing points of view before us. We shall long remember him for the service he rendered the country during the critical days of the war, and indeed during his entire term of office, which 1 believe was longer than that of any other minister of labour not only in Canada but in the commonwealth. So we join not only in expressing appreciation of his service but also in extending our sympathy to those who have been left behind.
Mr. Belzile was a younger man who was coming forward in this house and who, as the Minister of Finance (Mr. Abbott) has said, was rendering valuable service to that important department of government. We were

indeed sorry to learn that while he lay so ill his wife and family suffered the ravages of fire during the disaster at Rimouski. I am sure all hon. members of the house join in expressing our deepest sympathy to the wives and families who mourn the loss of these two members.


Mr. J. H. Blackmore (Lethbridge):: Mr. Speaker, Humphrey Mitchell was a casualty of world war II, during which he carried a heavy responsibility. He was extremely conscientious, industrious and painstaking, and simply wore himself out in the service of his country. I am told that he enjoyed the utmost confidence of Prime Minister Mackenzie King, and he justified that confidence by discharging his responsibilities with notable success. If he could have known beforehand I am sure he would have been quite content to be a war casualty. He was a downright and forthright Britisher to the very core, a relentless foe of dictatorship and oppression in all its forms. Humphrey Mitchell was a warmhearted, sympathetic friend, a loyal and appreciative colleague and supporter. He was consistently good-natured, possessing a never-failing sense of humour. The members of the Social Credit party wholeheartedly join other hon. members in extending their deepest sympathy to those who are bereft by his untimely death.


Mr. E. G. Hansell (Macleod):: Mr. Speaker, the Social Credit group here have asked me to say a word in reference to the passing of Mr. Belzile. I cannot say that I knew Mr. Belzile intimately, but my association with him together with my observation of his activities in the house would lead me to believe that he could be numbered with the most conscientious members of the House of Commons. I recall having, on several occasions, rather delightful conversations with Mr. Belzile during the dinner adjournment, when we would be sitting on the benches on parliament hill. Even then I think perhaps he knew he was a sick man. I found him to be a modest, unassuming gentleman, who did not parade his knowledge and ability.
I am told by those who knew Mr. Belzile better that he was a careful student of the problems common to most of us as public servants. In his conscientiousness he was able to draw his own conclusions, and shared the wealth of those conclusions with his fellows. I believe one of the most accurate reflections of a man is that shown by his home life and the affection of his family. I am told that his was a happy family, which can only mean that Mr. Belzile was a loving father to his nine children and a good, faithful husband. Members of the Social Credit group join all 69262-2
Tributes to Deceased Members others in this house in extending our sympathy to those left to mourn his loss.


Mr. Daniel Mclvor (Fort William):: Mr. Speaker, you will pardon a brief word from me. When Hon. Humphrey Mitchell was appointed minister of labour I stood in my place and congratulated the late prime minister on appointing a real labour man to head that department. I gave his record then. He was having a hot time; he was not getting the support of labour, but he got it later on when they came to their senses and realized whom they had to lead them. I said in the house at that time that if the minister of labour would practice his code and follow the master workman of Galilee he would make a record that would be second to none in Canada. That is what he did; and at the end of last session he called me aside and asked if I remembered that speech. I replied that I did, and asked, "What about it?" Then he said, "Wouldn't a man be a blank fool if he did not know whom he was trusting with respect to his future home?"
I think this should be said, because it does not matter what a man has or what he does; if he has not faith in God he has not much.


Mr. Jean Francois Pouliot (Temiscouaia):: Mr. Speaker, I join with the other members in conveying my deepest sympathy to the Prime Minister, and to the members of the government, upon the passing of the late minister of labour, who came from fine British stock, who was four-square, who had a genial disposition and who was a friend of everyone, as the leader of the opposition has just said. During the last war the position of minister of labour was a most difficult one. If Mr. Mitchell was successful in handling most difficult problems it was because he was sincere; he was eminently just and honest. How many members of parliament recall having mentioned some trouble in their constituency to Humphrey Mitchell and having received his reply, "Send it to me and I shall see what I can do." Something was always done to help the man in the street or any person who asked for assistance. He always succeeded in redressing wrong.
I regret that I was unable to attend his funeral, which was most impressive, but I convey to Mrs. Mitchell and to her sons my deepest sympathy, and I believe I can add the sympathy of all the private members of parliament.
I attended the funeral of my neighbour and friend, the late Notary Belzile of Rimouski, and it was quite impressive. It was a last tribute to a member of parliament who had done his duty, and who enjoyed the love and confidence of his constituents. Thousands of people filled the cathedral at Rimouski,

The late Hon. P. F. Casgrain and looked very sad because of the passing of their member. This huge throng praying for their deceased member showed me that members of parliament who do their duty as Notary Belzile did are respected and loved by the people. I convey to Mrs. Belzile and her children the deepest sympathy of all the private members of parliament.


Mr. Paul E. Cole (Verdun-La Salle):: Mr. Speaker, I should like to associate myself with the Prime Minister, the leaders of the opposition groups, and others, in the high tributes which they have paid to the memory of the Right Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King, the revered leader of this party and of the house for so many years, as well as to Gleason Belzile, the able and respected parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Finance.
The house will understand however, Mr. Speaker, that I should like to avail myself of this opportunity in a particular way to voice my personal sorrow at the passing of one with whom I have been closely associated for almost three years. This house has lost a loyal friend in the true sense of the word in the passing of the Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, a colleague who never spared any time or effort to be of assistance. In many ways his strong personality and his great human qualities have given him an outstanding place in this chamber, and have endeared him to each of us. In the -many spheres of his daily activities throughout a lifetime his thinking and his course of action have been primarily determined by his kindness,- and his concern for the welfare of the -common man. His career will remain in the minds of his fellow workers for a long time to come as an inspiring example of unselfishness, -courage, and patriotism. In. the passing of this outstanding minister of labour, his parliamentary assistant has lost a respected and considerate leader, a man for whom he has developed great admiration and a profound affection.



THE LATE HON. P. F. CASGRAIN

Mr. Speaker:: May I at this time have the honour of saying a few words about a former member of this house with whom many of us were personally acquainted. On Saturday last, August 26, there passed away at Montreal a distinguished Canadian who at one time held the position in this house which I now have the honour to hold. I refer to the late Hon. Mr. Justice Casgrain.
Pierre Frangois Casgrain was bom in the city of Montreal in 1886. For many years he was a member of this house, being elected first in the year 1917 for the constituency of Charlevoix-Montmorency, and although the boundaries and the name of the constituency

were changed he was re-elected for the constituency at six subsequent general elections, namely, 1921, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1935 and 1940. In 1936 he was elected Speaker of this house and in 1940 he joined the cabinet of the Right Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King as secretary of state. In December, 1941, he was appointed to the bench of the superior court of Quebec. Those of us who were here when Mr. Casgrain was Speaker recall the fair and impartial manner in which he presided over our deliberations. He held the office of Speaker during a time when Canada was faced with great economic problems, and he carried the duties of the office with dignity and in the best traditions of those who had gone before him.
Mr. Casgrain passed away after a very brief illness. The suddenness of his passing must have -been a very severe shock to his wife and to his loved ones. I am sure that all hon. members join me in extending our very deep sympathy to Mrs. Casgrain and to the members of their family.


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: I am sure that all the personal friends of the late Judge Casgrain, and there are still a great many of them in this house, will be grateful -to you, Mr. Speaker, for this graceful tribute to his memory and for the expression of sympathy to his widow and his family.



THE MINISTRY


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: I realize that what I am about to say has very little of the character of a news scoop, but I believe I should place on the record a statement that the Hon. Milton F. Gregg was appointed Minister of Labour on August 7. The Hon. Hugues Lapointe was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs on the same day, and on -that day the Minister of Justice and Attorney General assumed the discharge of the responsibilities assigned to the Solicitor General.
At six o'clock the house took recess.


[Stage Direction]
AFTER RECESS

The house resumed at eight o'clock.


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: the second reading of Bill

No. 1, to provide for the resumption of operations of railways and for the settlement of the existing dispute with respect to terms and conditions of employment between railway companies and their employees.
He said: Mr. Speaker, this bill, as the title just read from the table indicates, is to provide for the resumption of operations of railways and for the settlement of the existing dispute with respect to terms and conditions of employment between railway companies and their employees. The purpose of the legislation is to deal with what amounts to a national emergency, and it is not intended to provide in any way for any permanent procedure to handle labour relations between employers and employees. The normal procedure in this country has been built up over a great many years and is based upon the principle of collective bargaining. Over the years there have grown up institutions which have proved their value in the national economy of Canada, and I am sure there is no desire, at this time, on the part of any member of this house to act in any way that would have permanent effects upon the normal procedure for the settlement of those matters on a footing of equality between employers and employees. But at the present time this country is faced with a tie-up of rail transportation which, if continued over any lengthy period of time, we know would bring the economy of this nation to a complete standstill. There is probably no other country in the world whose economy is so dependent upon railway transportation as is Canada. As d matter of fact, we have only to look back over the years that have elapsed since the attempt made by the fathers of confederation to make a nation of the separate colonies of this northern half of the North American continent in order to realize that the provision of transportation was the real motivating power which brought together those separate colonies. A tie-up of rail transportation, even in times of profound international tranquillity, would bring about very serious disturbance in this country and, if it were at all permanent, would require a complete change in the organization of the economic instruments which are so essential to tlie national development. I think it is no boast for us to make at this time to say that we are farther advanced now than the fathers of confederation would have dared to predict; that we are farther advanced, in spite of mistakes which may have been made over the last ten years, than anyone would have dared to predict ten years ago, and even farther advanced in our development and progress at this time than anyone would have dared to predict five years ago. I am not saying that for the purpose of asserting that no mistakes have been made; but in spite of the fact that 69262-2i
Maintenance of Railway Operation Act mistakes may have been made, this country has forged ahead in a manner which testifies eloquently to the resiliency of its people and to the magnitude of its natural resources.
A prolonged tie-up could wreck this country, at least on the course that it has been pursuing' with such outstanding success since confederation, and quite possibly mean serious risk and injury not only to ourselves but to the cause of peace, which depends on effective co-operation from Canada and from all the peace-loving nations.
I am not going to say much about the international situation because I do not think this is the moment in this special session to dwell upon that feature; but, to indicate how serious it is regarded as being by our own people, I think it might be useful to remind: ourselves that it is so serious that the government felt it was justified in inviting the young' people of Canada to enlist in the armed forces-of Canada and to make the decision that they would be prepared to risk their lives for the: implementation of Canada's part in what may* be required to maintain peace in the world.' I think it is a source of genuine satisfaction to Canadians generally that since the Korean incident more than 10,000 young Canadians-have taken their pledge to risk their lives for the implementation of Canada's participation, in the efforts to maintain peace in the world and to resist the establishment of totalitarian regimes over any more of this terrestrial globe than has the misfortune to be subjected ta. them at the present time.
This afternoon hon. members listened to a speech from the throne which I think con-: tained four paragraphs only. One of the para

graphs states that we are to be asked to give, urgent consideration to the measures for-increased national security and international co-operation required by the fighting in Korea,-and the increasingly grave international situation which that struggle reflects. That was: the original reason for summoning us to this: special session of parliament. The speech goes on to indicate that we will be asked to approve additional appropriations for national defence, and the meeting of our obligations under the, United Nations charter and the North Atlantic treaty.
It is not making any forecast that anybody in this house would not be able to make as well as I can to imagine that those appropriations are going to be substantial ones. It is no use making appropriations if there is no means of raising the money whereby the appropriations can be met. And you cannot raise money by any means in an economy which is paralysed by a tie-up of its transportation system. That is not all. It is not just money that is required. It is the training of men and the production of armaments,

Maintenance of Railway Operation Act and that is not something that can be done if our economy is paralysed by a tie-up of our transportation system.
Railways are an essential instrument of defence, of security and of production in our country, and I am sure those who have the responsibilities for the management of the railways, as well as those who have the responsibilities for the decisions of the men who operate the railways realize that.
As a matter of fact I know from actual conversation with their representatives they realize it just as keenly as we do. The men who are not working at the present time assert, as they did assert through their leaders in the statements published in our press, that they are not striking against the government and they are not striking against the public. But the situation is such that a tie-up of transportation inevitably reflects against government-not this government, not a party government, but agaiqst government in Canada, and against the public of Canada. I know that is clearly realized and sincerely deplored by everyone in Canada, including all those in management of railways and all those normally engaged in the operation of railways.
When this strike was announced I realized, as I am sure every hon. member of this house realizes, those who were calling the strike and those who were responding to the call were not breaking any law applicable to their case. They were doing what they thought they were justified in doing for the protection of their interests; but it has been said, and I think it is worth being borne in mind, that the insistence upon what may be normally private rights may at times amount to what becomes public wrongs. And the injury that the insistence on private rights may do to the public weal is sometimes so great that it has to be given serious consideration, because the existence and security of the state is the first and prior consideration for each one of us.
When the strike broke out I made a very short declaration. I tried to make that declaration in as calm and even tones as possible, because I felt then as I feel at this moment that there is no intention to injure the nation and there will be no conduct that will definitely break this nation. This thing will be settled; it must be settled. I would hope that while it is being settled nothing unnecessary will be said or done that will rankle afterwards in the minds or hearts of any good Canadians.


Mr. Homuih:: It should have been settled; it should have been settled.


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: I think the government has shown the utmost respect for the rights of all parties. Every possible avenue of conciliation and mediation was tried before parliament was called upon to intervene. There was established a board of conciliation as provided for by the Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigation Act. When it became apparent that there was actually likely to be a strike I wrote a letter in what I tried to make courteous terms asking if the strike could not be postponed for a period of thirty days, to see if during that time something further might not be accomplished, suggesting that the government would appoint a mediator who would use his best offices to try to have the parties reach, by collective bargaining, a solution that would prevent the tie-up of the transportation system.
I was told by the leaders of the negotiating committee for the men that they could not agree to a postponement, but in the reply they implied that they would welcome the immediate assistance of a mediator. The government then selected a man in whom we had great confidence. When his efforts had not proved sufficient to bring about a settlement, I was appreciative that both parties paid tribute to his ability and his fairness, and to the industry he had employed in trying to bring about such a settlement.
When mediation proved to be insufficient and the strike had started, I invited the representatives of the contending parties to meet the Minister of Labour (Mr. Gregg), the Minister of Transport (Mr. Chevrier) [DOT] and myself. They did that last Friday. I first met the representatives of the negotiating committee for the men. Some ten of them were at my office, and we had a very frank discussion of the situation. Later that day I had the same very frank discussion with several representatives of the management of the railways.
I was asked at that time what I was requesting them to do, and I said that they were in the process of collective bargaining, and that my only request to them was to consider the seriousness of the situation in my view as I had portrayed it to them, and then to exercise their best judgment to try to come to a reasonable solution of their difference. I told them I did not want them to do something because I thought it was the right thing to do, but that I considered that they were bargaining collectively, and that I hoped that their judgment on the facts which I had put before them would enable them to bridge the differences between them, and to come to a satisfactory solution.

I pointed out to them-to both sides-that this strike had not been in violation of any law; that it had not been a strike intended to, nor should it be allowed to break the economy of the country, but that it was one move in a process of getting a new arrangement under which the transportation system of this country would function. I told them that the additional agony and misery which would result from a prolongation of the strike would not be helpful toward getting that new arrangement.
I pointed out to them that at the time of the disastrous fire at Rimouski I had gone down there and had seen the bridge over the Rimouski river that had been burned. It was a rather narrow bridge, and there was some [DOT]controversy with respect to the new bridge required to replace it-as to whether it should be the same kind of bridge, or a bridge which would be capable of taking care of the additional traffic which develops on that highway. Hon. members will recall that it is the highway leading into the Gaspe peninsula, a resort to which many tourists go during the tourist season. I said I had been glad to notice that they had not waited until they had determined what kind of new bridge they were going to have at that point, but had provided a temporary crossing over the river-a detour which enabled traffic to proceed, pending the erection of the permanent structure.
I suggested to them that what was urgently required at this time was the establishment of a detour which would enable the economy of Canada to be resumed, while a permanent structure that would make for a lasting system of relations between employers and employees was finally worked out.
I also pointed out that the public interest -which they recognized on both sides-[DOT] required that the resumption of the functioning of our economy be made as speedily as possible, and that the vital interest of this country, the vital interest of Canada, as a participant in the United Nations and as a member of the North Atlantic treaty organization required that that be done with the utmost possible urgency.
I was very much chagrined at what was reported on Sunday; but I will say that I was appreciative of the courtesy of the parties in asking to see the Minister of Labour, the Minister of Transport and me on Sunday to report that they had done what in their opinion was the utmost they could do to bring about a cessation of the strike, and that they had been unable to do so. I appreciated their courtesy and I appreciated the spirit
Maintenance of Railway Operation Act which inspired them to feel that it was proper that they should come and make to us the report they did make.
This made it necessary to try to find some other solution for the thing which has got to be done. The transportation system has got to be resumed. It has got to be done. When it became apparent that the parties themselves could not find nor suggest any way which would bring it about, we had already been considering what action we would recommend to parliament in the event of that happening.
But we must all of us realize that prior to August 22 last everybody was firmly convinced a railway strike was something that could not happen here. But it did happen here.


Karl Kenneth Homuth: Oh no.


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: The hon. member will have his opportunity a little later on. Would he not be kind enough to let me finish this expose which I am trying to make? At twelve o'clock this morning we finished the final draft of this bill, which is before you, sir, and before the hon. members of this house at this moment and with respect to which we have had a lot of gratuitous advice. A lot of that gratuitous advice has been most gratefully received. In framing this bill we have endeavoured to make it the kind of bill that would deal with an emergent situation without becoming a pattern for anything that might have any permanent effect on the labour laws of this country.
It appeared in the negotiations of the parties that certain matters had been recognized as inevitable by both sides. One of them was that there should be at once a date-not being exactly the same in the opinion of each side-that there should be, at least effective on the resumption of work, some increase in the hourly wage rates of the railway employees. The railway companies have made an offer of four cents per hour which would affect , all those whom they considered as workers essential to the operations of the railways. They had intended to exclude from them one group of those who were in the unions that had bound themselves together to promote a common cause.
It was very difficult for us to convince ourselves that, in any measure that was going to be a declaration by parliament that such and such services had to be resumed in the national interest, we should include the operators of the railway hotels. It appeared to us to be very difficult to ask parliament to state that it was of such importance to the national interest of the country to have hotel

Maintenance of Railway Operation Act operations resumed that this step, which I am sure is repugnant to all of us, of saying that so and so should do such and such, should apply to them.
But, on the other hand, it was represented to us that all these unions had banded together for	the	promotion	of	a	common-cause, and that it would appear to them that any action that was taken which did not apply to all of them and to which any of them submitted would be regarded as a betrayal of some of those who had banded together for	the	promotion	of	a	common
cause. That was something which it was said would appear to them to be wrong for any parliament to ask them to do. In drawing our legislation we reluctantly came to the conclusion that that was a feeling which probably existed in the breasts of the men themselves and which it would not be politic to attempt to override. Therefore in drawing the legislation we have not attempted to make any distinction between any of the services operated by the railway companies which were being performed by the men who had been in the process of negotiation and were now out on strike.
We therefore drew this bill to require that within forty-eight hours of its commencement every railway company shall resume operation of the railway and subsidiary services the operation of which is suspended by reason of the strike now existing, and every employee who is now on strike shall return to the duties of his employment with the railway company by which he is employed. We also felt that it would be politic, in view of the fact that there was a recognition that there would have to be an increase in the hourly rates effective at least from the time the men went to work, to provide in the request that they go back to work .a provision that they get at least as a minimum what had been recognized by the railways as something that should be paid. We provided in the act that that minimum of four cents per hour would be operative from the time work is resumed.
We stated in the preamble:
And whereas the railway companies and the bargaining agents of the employees appear to have agreed that existing wage rates should be increased, and the forty hour week introduced but appear to have been unable to agree as to the amount and effective date of the wage increase or the date at which the forty hour week would be effective and the terms and conditions upon which it would be introduced.
It is directed by the legislation that the *companies and the employees shall themselves attempt to iron out these difficulties -and to bridge the gap between the demands and the offers. If they are not able to do so


themselves within a period of fifteen days it is provided that they select an arbitrator to do it and that they agree to be bound by the decisions of that arbitrator. If they cannot agree on the arrangements affecting all other matters outstanding between them, if they cannot agree upon someone to be selected to decide between them, the governor in council will appoint an arbitrator and he will, with the greatest possible dispatch, examine, determine and decide these questions, and his decisions will constitute the basis upon which the services will continue for the period for which the decisions are made.


Howard Charles Green: That means compulsory arbitration.


Jean-Paul Stephen St-Laurent: That does not mean compulsory arbitration in the usual sense. It is not compulsory arbitration to prevent a strike. It is the acceptance and recognition of the fact that there has to be a determination and that determination might not be made by the parties. Public interest requires that it be met in some way and the only other way is by-


An hon. Member:: Compulsion?


Mr.   Si. Laureni@: By compulsion? I do not think it will be compulsion; I think it will be determination.


Mr. Rowe:: Compulsory, but not necessarily compulsion.


Mr.   Si. Laureni@: If hon. members are opposed to it they will vote against the bill. If they have any other way in which to get the transportation systems in operation they will say so in the debate. If they have no other way and if they are willing to have the transportation systems definitely go out of business they will say so in the debate. If they are, as I am not sure they are-


George Alexander Drew: That statement is nonsense.


Mr.   Si. Laureni@: I do not think-


George Alexander Drew: Nobody suggested any such thing.


Mr.   Si. Laureni@: I do not think we will be advancing our interests or the interests of our fellow citizens by getting into any heated debate. I do not admit that this is the establishment of compulsory arbitration in our labour laws, but I suggest that it is the only way we can find to make the detour necessary to restore the normal functioning of Canada's transportation system.
I would point out that two very interesting articles have been published recently in the London Times-I have not got them here- dealing with the adoption of a similar method in 1940 by way of emergency legislation on


the proposal of the present secretary of state for foreign affairs, Mr. Ernest Bevin. It has been extended from time to time, is still in effect, and has been discussed by the trade union congresses at their annual meetings, but so far they have abstained from adopting any resolution demanding its withdrawal.
We have inherited something of the Britisher's love for individual liberty, but I think we have also inherited something of the Britisher's practical attachment to things that work, and that we must show that under difficult circumstances we too can find something that will work and will not do permanent injury to the freedom of freedom-loving Canadians.
That is practically all there is in the bill. There is an ancillary provision that no railway company, or no one acting on behalf of a railway company, shall refuse to allow a man to resume his job or discharge him because he went on strike. There is the further requirement of those who were authorized on behalf of the employees to give strike notices to advise those to whom such notices were given that they have become invalid as a consequence of this bill. Although not surprised, I think all Canadians have been gratified to see the statement made by responsible leaders of the labour movement that their men will obey the law. That is no reason, and would be no excuse, for enacting a law any more unpalatable than the urgency of the circumstances strictly requires.
On our instructions the draftsmen of the bill have attempted to avoid making the measure any more unpalatable than is absolutely necessary for the resumption of the railway services. I trust that, when it receives the serious consideration of the house and the other place, the measure, with whatever may be written into it in the wisdom of the houses of parliament in substitution for or amendment of any of its provisions, will be regarded as the verdict of all the Canadian people expressed in this house through their representatives, and as the best thing that most regrettable circumstances require for the resumption of our economic activity without which it would be of little use for us to attempt to deal with the other matters referred to in the speech from the throne to fulfil odr part in what I think all of us regard as something essential at the present time to the maintenance of peace in the world.
Normally, in proposing the second reading of a government bill, only one speech is made on the government side, but I indicated this afternoon that I intended to deal with the broad outlines and suggested that it might be the desire of the house, without establishing any precedent as to the order of debate, to hear an objective narrative by the Minister
Maintenance of Railway Operation Act of Labour (Mr. Gregg) of the various steps taken by those concerned in this matter prior to the introduction of the bill at this time. If that still meets with the approval of members generally, I suggest, unless the leader of the opposition (Mr. Drew), who normally would be entitled to be recognized at this time, feels otherwise, that Mr. Speaker recognize the Minister of Labour.


Hon. Milton F. Gregg (Minister of Labour):: Mr. Speaker, I regret that my first words in this house as Minister of Labour concern a question of such seriousness and urgency as the one before us tonight. Following what was said this afternoon, I should like to pay my tribute to those two great Canadians who occupied the position of minister of labour during their careers. I think each member of the house can have a pretty clear conception tonight of what the attitude of Mr. King or Mr. Mitchell would have been towards the item of business now before us if he were again holding this portfolio. May all of us whose duty it is to carry on benefit from the memory of the tolerance, the human understanding and the wisdom of these two men.
The Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent) has given the house a complete explanation of the factors relating to Bill No. 1. It might be of value to hon. members tomorrow morning if I were to fill in some of the historical detail concerning events up to the time when the railways ceased to operate and since.
On July 16, 1948, agreements were signed between the two major Canadian railway systems and the railway unions, both national and international, incorporating a general wage increase of 17 cents per hour, retroactive to March 1, 1948.
In 1949 disputes arose following demands made on June 16 upon the various Canadian railway systems for wage increases and shorter hours of work by certain groups of railway unions. One dispute involved fifteen international unions acting through a joint negotiating committee on behalf of some 90,000 workers employed in non-operating classifications on the one hand and on the other hand the Canadian National Railways, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company, the Ontario Northland Railway and the Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway Company. The second dispute involved two national unions, representing approximately 34,000 workers, also employed mainly in non-operating classifications on the one hand and on the other hand the Canadian National Railways, the Canadian Pacific Railway Company and the Ontario Northland Railway.
Conferences were held between the parties during the summer months of 1949 but little progress was made. During August and

Maintenance of Railway Operation Act September of 1949, the Department of Labour held a series of separate conferences with company and union representatives. The efforts of the department were not successful and on September 27, 1949, the Minister of Labour received from Messrs. F. H. Hall and G. R. Pawson, chairman and secretary, respectively, of the negotiating committee representing the international unions, a formal request for the appointment of a conciliation officer to assist the parties in their negotiations. On October 7, 1949, the minister complied with the request and appointed Mr. M. M. Maclean, director of industrial relations, Ottawa, and Mr. H. R. Pettigrove, industrial relations officer, as conciliation officers to confer with the parties and to assist them in their collective bargaining.
On October 12, 1949, the minister received a similar request from Mr. S. H. Eighteen, then secretary of the joint negotiating committee representing the two national unions. The minister extended the conciliation services of the department and appointed the same gentlemen, Messrs. Maclean and Pettigrove, as conciliation officers to confer with the parties.
On October 26, 1949, the conciliation officers reported to the Minister of Labour that their efforts were not successful and that the parties were still in fundamental disagreement upon all issues.
I quote from the report by Mr. Maclean:
In the light of the attitude of the parties and the history of past joint negotiations, the undersigned with the concurrence of my colleague, Mr. Pettigrove, considers that a conciliation board should be established to deal with all matters in dispute with a view to effecting an agreement, and failing that to make a report to you as required by the act.
Pursuant to the recommendation of the conciliation officers, the minister on October 28, 1949, established boards of conciliation and investigation to deal with the two disputes. In the dispute affecting the fifteen international organizations the minister appointed Mr. Isaac Pitblado, K.C., of Winnipeg, and Mr. Alfred J. Wickens, K.C., of Moose Jaw, on the nominations of the employers and unions, respectively. In the dispute affecting the two national unions the minister appointed Mr. T. R. Meighen, K.C., and Mr. J. A. Coote, both of Montreal, on the nominations of the employers and employees, respectively. The Hon. Mr. Justice J. O. Wilson, of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, was appointed as chairman of each of the conciliation boards on December 8,	1949. The chairman was
appointed by the minister in the absence of joint recommendations from the other members of each of the boards,
IMr. Gregg.]

The two conciliation boards met during the month of January, 1950, for preliminary hearings and further sessions were held during February and March. In the middle of April the minister received the majority and minority reports of both boards. These reports were released to the press on April 15, 1950, and I understand that copies were sent at that time to all members of the house.
Copies are available in my department, if hon. members wish them. I have had prepared a summary, as concise as possible, of both the majority and minority reports by the conciliation board. It runs to about three pages, and I am in the hands of hon. members as to whether they wish me to read this summary or whether it may appear in Hansard as part of the record.


Some hon. Members:: Agreed.


Milton Fowler Gregg: The recommendations of the conciliation board dealing with the dispute affecting the international unions were as follows:
1.	The majority report, signed by the chairman and the companies' nominee, declined to make recommendations for any general increases in wage rates. The minority report, submitted by the union nominee, recommended that the employees' request for a general increase of seven cents per hour be granted, with some adjustments in application so that the lcwer wage rates would not be thrown out of balance.
2.	The majority report recommended that the work week of non-operating employees, except hotel and water transport employees, be reduced to 44 hours and that they be paid for these 44 hours at the rate of 106 63 per cent of their present hourly rates of pay, the change to be effective on August 1, 1950. The result of this recommendation would have been to give backshop workers (shop crafts), who were already on a 44-hour week, increases in take-home pay while ail other workers then on a 48-hour week would receive less take-home pay.
The majority report recommended that, in respect of hotel employees, the unions' request for a 5-day 40-hour week be rejected.
The majority report also stated that the board members had no evidence before them to justify their making recommendations in regard to wages and hours of water transportation employees. The minority report recommended the institution of the 5-day, 40-hour week with no reduction in take-home pa?/ in respect of ail non-operating employees of the companies, including hotel and water transport employees.
The recommendations of the conciliation board which dealt with the dispute affecting the two national unions were as follows:
1.	The majority report, signed by the chairman and the companies' nominee, made no recommendations for general increases in wage rates.
The minority report, submitted by the union nominee, also made no recommendations for general increases in wage rates but recommended that the parties negotiate further regarding the lower paid classifications with a view to the improvement of their positions.
2.	The majority report recommended that the work week of non-operating employees, except hotel

and water transport employees, and sleeping and dining car employees be reduced to 44 hours and that they be paid at the rate of 106-63 per cent of their existing hourly rates of pay, the change to be effective August 1, 1950. The effect of this recommendation would have been the same as in the dispute affecting the international unions.
The minority report recommended that the unions' demands for the 40-hour week for hourly paid employees, except hotel employees, and for the 208-hour month for monthly-paid employees be granted, with no reductions in take-home pay.
In respect of hotel employees, the majority report recommended that the unions' request for a 5-day, 40-hour week be rejected. The minority report recommended that the work week of these employees be reduced to 44 hours with the same take-home pay as for 48 hours. As in the dispute affecting the international unions, the majority report stated that the members had no evidence before them to justify their making recommendations in regard to wages and hours of work of water transport employees. The minority report recommended, in respect of these employees, that the companies and the unions negotiate further with a view to equalizing working conditions for all classifications among the crews.
The majority report recommended that the hours of work of sleeping and dining car employees be reduced from 240 per month to 224 per month, the employees to be paid for the new working hours at the rate of 106-63 per cent of their existing hourly earnings. As stated above, the minority report recommended that these hours be set at 208 per month, with no reduction in take-home pay.
The majority report recommended that the unions' demand for the check-off be rejected, but the institution of this procedure was recommended in the minority report.
On April 14, 1950, the department supplied certified copies of the reports of the boards to each of the parties concerned and inquired whether the recommendations contained in the reports were acceptable and whether the disputes would be adjusted accordingly. On April 24, 1950, the national unions informed the Minister of Labour that the recommendations contained in the board's report were not acceptable to the employees concerned. On May 1, 1950, the companies advised the minister that they were willing to accept the findings contained in the majority report and negotiate a settlement on this basis. On May 11, 1950, the international unions informed the Minister of Labour that the recommendations of the conciliation board were not acceptable to the employees concerned and on May 12 advice was received from both groups of unions that decisions had been made to make submissions to the employees involved for an expression of their willingness to withdraw their services in the event of failure of their negotiating committees to reach a settlement with the companies.


Mr. Smith (Calgary West):: You are sure
that is accurate, are you? That is not the way I read the ballot.
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Milton Fowler Gregg: This is a summary; it is not quoted from the document itself. Between the latter date and August 8, 1950, several conferences were held between railway officials and the negotiating committee of each of the two groups of unions concerned in the disputes to explore the possibilities of a settlement, without result.
On August 8, 1950, the negotiating committees of the employees were asked to meet the presidents of the Canadian National Railways and the Canadian Pacific Railway Company on August 10, 1950. Pursuant to this invitation the two union committees met with the presidents of the two companies at a later hour on August 10, 1950, but no agreement was reached.
On August 17 and 18, 1950, railway officials again met with the committees representing the two union groups, but no further progress resulted from the discussions.
On August 16, 1950, the Prime Minister wrote the parties to the disputes requesting the postponement of strike action for thirty days and stating that the Minister of Labour would appoint a mediator if the parties themselves were unable to reach a settlement by August 22, the date set for the strike. I have the letter of the Prime Minister and the replies thereto. If the -house prefers I am prepared to read them, or I can table them.


Some hon. Members:: Table them.


Milton Fowler Gregg: They will appear as part of
this record.


Mr. Speaker:: Does the house wish them
tabled, or should they be read?


Some hon. Members:: Tabled.


Mr. Speaker:: Then it is agreed that the
documents will appear in Hansard.


Milton Fowler Gregg: Maintenance of Railway Operation Act
We recognize that the parties to the dispute are most anxious to avoid a strike which would tie up all railway transportation facilities of Canada and their allied services. The government believes that every effort should be made to avoid a strike of such serious consequence and believes also that such is the feeling of every Canadian.
The government has taken note of the fact that negotiations, at the moment, appear to be deadlocked and that there is a possibility of the negotiations not being able to come to a mutually satisfactory understanding before the strike deadline.
A disruption of transportation and other railway facilities in Canada would be a very disturbing event even in normal times and would have most serious effects not only on the railways and their employees but on the economy and the welfare of the whole country. The importance of avoiding any disturbance in the handling of traffic and interruption in other services under the existing circumstances and dangers of the international situation cannot be too strongly emphasized.
The Department of Labour has followed the customary procedure in providing the normal conciliation services to the parties, under the provisions of The Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigation Act. The government has seriously hoped that the parties would come to an understanding without any further government action. Even at this stage it is hoped by the government and also, I am sure, by the public as well that the parties will resume their negotiations and carry them through to a successful conclusion. However, in recognition of all the facts and because the remaining time is short, I am asking you, with the full force of the government behind the request, to postpone strike action for thirty days. The government itself cannot, under our present labour legislation, impose a settlement upon the parties in respect of the difference between the report of the conciliation board and the demands of the union. However, if, in respect of that difference, a settlement is not reached by the parties themselves prior to August 22, and strike action is postponed, the government will appoint a special commissioner to act as a mediator.
On behalf of the government and in the interest of all Canada, I request that you use your best endeavours at once to dispose of the dispute yourselves, or, failing settlement, that you comply with this request for postponement of strike action for thirty days in order that the special commissioner may have an opportunity to exercise his good offices.
Yours faithfully,
Louis S. St. Laurent.
Replies were received as follows:
Canadian National Telegraphs
Montreal, August 17, 1950.
Right Hon. Louis St. Laurent,
Prime Minister,
Ottawa.
With reference to your letter of yesterday addressed jointly to presidents of Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Railways and representatives of unions involved in present dispute Stop With utmost respect for the views you expressed on behalf of the government this negotiating committee must decline to postpone date set for withdrawal from the service Stop We shall however hold ourselves available for further discussions with
[Mr. Gregg.l
the railways if it is thought that such would be of any value Stop Confirmation by letter follows.
F. H. Hall Chairman
Canadian National Telegraphs
Montreal August 17, 1950.
The Right Honourable Louis S. St. Laurent,
Prime Minister,
Ottawa.
Further to my telegram of this morning Stop This committee has communicated with the railways expressing willingness to meet them again and we are now awaiting their word.
F. H. Hall
Chairman
Negotiating Committee Grand Division
Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and Other Transport Workers Office of the	230 Laurier Avenue West.
National President	Ottawa, Canada,
August 11th, 1950.
The Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent, K.C., M.P.,
Prime Minister of Canada,
Ottawa, Canada.
Dear Mr. Prime Minister:
Replying to your letter of the 18th instant addressed jointly to Messrs. F. H. Hall, Donald Gordon, W. A. Mather and myself.
We are in complete accord with the request for the resumption of negotiations with a view to reaching a settlement of the current dispute. Our negotiating committee will gladly meet the railway management in Montreal upon their request at one hour's notice, or elsewhere as quickly as transportation permits, and will be ready to work on a round-the-clock basis in search of agreement.
Should the government see fit to appoint a special commissioner we will co-operate to the fullest extent possible with a view to reaching a satisfactory settlement. It is our firm conviction that a competent mediator could either establish a basis for settlement or determine the unlikelihood of being able to do so before the strike deadline.
Communications reaching me this morning from all over Canada, following the announcement of the government's request, make it very clear that the workers involved are showing great resentment, at both the delay and the imputations of disloyalty and bad faith contained in managements propaganda, and indicate that further postponement would not be acceptable to them.
The government will appreciate the fact that nearly fourteen months have elapsed since our requests were submitted to the railways and I regret that, on the basis of those communications, I am unable to offer any encouragement that the request for a postponement of strike action for thirty days can be accepted in the event of failure to reach an agreement. A great deal would depend, of course, on what progress can be made toward establishing a basis for settlement before the afternoon of August 21, 1950.
Your sincerely,
A. R. Mosher
Representing Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Employees and Other Transport Workers and the Brotherhood of Express Employees.

Canadian National Telegraphs Montreal,
August 17, 1950.
Urgent
Rt. Hon. L. S. St. Laurent, K.C.,
Prime Minister of Canada,
Ottawa.
Meeting has been arranged for four-thirty this afternoon with the C. B. of R. E. Group and another meeting at nine thirty tomorrow morning with the international organizations.
Donald Gordon W. A. Mather
On August 18, 1950, Dr. W. A. Mackintosh, vice-principal, Queen's University, Kingston, was appointed as mediator by the Minister of Labour.
The wires to the parties to the dispute were as follows:-
Canadian National Telegraphs Ottawa,
August 18, 1950.
Messrs. F. H. Hall,
A. R. Mosher,
Donald Gordon,	.
W. A. Mather.
In view of the nature of the replies from the representatives of the unions and of the shortness of the time available for reaching a settlement of the difference between the railways and the unions representing their employees, the government authorized the Minister of Labour to appoint an industrial inquiry commissioner as mediator and the minister has appointed Dr. W. A. Mackintosh of Queen's University. The special commissioner is leaving for Montreal by train this afternoon and will be at the Windsor hotel. A public announcement of the appointment will be made at four o'clock this afternoon.
Louis S. St. Laurent Ottawa,
August 18, 1950.
Messrs.-F. H. Hall
A. R. Mosher Donald Gordon W. A. Mather
Under the terms of the Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigation Act and by decision of the government I have this afternoon appointed Dr. W. A. Mackintosh of Queen's University an industrial inquiry commissioner as a mediator for the purpose of assisting in reaching a settlement of the differences between the railways and the unions representing their employees. Dr. Mackintosh has requested me to inform you that he will hold an initial preliminary meeting at the Windsor hotel, Montreal, at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 19, and he will appreciate it if you and your associates will kindly attend.
Milton F. Gregg,
Minister of Labour.
All parties concerned signified immediately their willingness to resume negotiations under the chairmanship of the mediator, Dr. W. A. Mackintosh.
On August 19, 20, and 21,1950, mediation discussions were held in Montreal. The report
Maintenance of Railway Operation Act of Dr. W. A. Mackintosh follows. With the permission of the house I shall have this incorporated into the record.


Some hon. Members:: Agreed.


Major James William Coldwell: The only objection is that we are filing a large number of documents-


Arthur Leroy Smith: Since we will not have copies of Hansard at eleven o'clock, perhaps the minister could make some copies of the report available at that time.


Major James William Coldwell: The only point I am raising is that we are receiving a large number of documents without their being read. I believe we are establishing a precedent which this parliament has been loath to adopt in the past. I draw that to the attention of the house.


Milton Fowler Gregg: I am in the hands of the members. I shall be glad to read it. Answering the question of my hon. friend, I may say that I have sent copies of this portion to the leaders and if the hon. member will ask the pages I am sure they can secure other copies from my office.
On August 19, 20, and 21, mediation discussions were held in Montreal, and Dr. Mackintosh's report is as follows:
Department of Labour
As from Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario.
August 25, 1950.
Honourable Milton F. Gregg,
Minister of Labour,
Ottawa.
Dear Mr. Gregg:
On Friday, August 18, I was appointed by you a commission to act as mediator in the two disputes between the Canadian railways and the unions representing the "non-operating" employees of the railways.
I proceeded immediately to Montreal and arranged to meet those representing the parties to the dispute at ten o'clock Saturday morning. I explained to them the conception which I had of my duties as mediator and emphasized to them the magnitude, particularly in the present world circumstances, of the disaster which would be precipitated by a strike. I arranged to meet the groups separately in the hope that at a later time further joint meetings would serve a useful purpose.
Both parties to the dispute made themselves available to me at all times and afforded me every opportunity to carry on my duties. I was shown every personal consideration by both groups.
In the three days and nights available to me I met both parties many times and used all the resources at my command to achieve a settlement of the dispute. In the end, I failed in my efforts.
The dispute is unresolved and the employees are on strike. In these circumstances, it would not be helpful to make a formal report on the merits of the issues at stake nor do I understand it to be part of my duties. Indeed, it is impossible for a
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Maintenance of Railway Operation Act mediator working for a short period to assess fairly the merits of a complicated dispute. He must concentrate on obtaining a workable settlement.
For your information, I attach copies of three documents setting out formal offers of settlement by the parties. These, in the order In which they were presented, are described by the parties as follows:
The first one is a memorandum by the union from the joint negotiating committees of the terms on which a strike can be avoided. Dr. Mackintosh says this memorandum was handed to him as a typed document. It reads:
Memorandum from the Joint Negotiating Committees of the terms on which a Strike Can be Avoided.
1.	A 5-eent per hour wage increase effective September 1, 1950.
2.	A 5-day 40-hour week with 48 hours' pay to be effective September 1, 1951.
3.	The 5-day 40-hour week to be applied to hotel and water transport employees.
4.	The aggregate amount of money for the 5-cent increase for hotel and water transport employees to be applied to those classifications, but not necessarily on a pro rata basis.
5.	Contingent on a 2-year agreement, there shall be a cost-of-living bonus effective September 1, 1950, of one cent per hour per point rise in the cost-of-living index; this to be computed halfyearly.
6.	The war-saving clause to be based on government declaration of emergency only.
7.	Ancillary questions as to regulations, etc., and application of the 5-day 40-hour week to be agreed to in principle along the lines of the "Chicago Agreement".
8.	There should be provision for a joint committee and referee as to application of the 5-day 40-hour week.
9.	The railways to withdraw their counterproposals.
The second document was the memorandum from the railways to the special commissioner, or what he calls "a statement initialled by the presidents of the two chief companies and handed to me." It reads as follows:
Memorandum to Dr. W. A. Mackintosh, special
commissioner.
As you are aware the railways by one concession after another have made major efforts to meet the demands of the two union groups involved in the present dispute. These offers culminated in the proposals put before the negotiating committee by the railways on August 10, copies of which are in the hands of the interested parties and yourself.
In preparing this offer we explored every avenue which seemed open to us in arriving at a contract intended to last for a period of only one year.
At your request we have now given serious consideration to the possibility of lengthening the contract period so that within a wider framework we might justifiably include provisions not appropriate for a short term contract. With this in mind we put before you the terms on which a longer contract would be considered possible by the railways.
Terms for a three-year contract
1. A four cent per hour wage increase effective September 1, 1950; such increases to be graduated as mutually agreed.


2. A five day forty-hour week with forty-eight hours' pay to be effective October 1, 1951, with provision for a transitional period of, say, nine months after that date during which penalty overtime rates shall not apply up to forty-eight hours per week.
3.	In consideration of the three year contract, a cost of living bonus clause by which each 1 per cent rise in the cost of living above the index for October 1, 1951, will be compensated by a bonus of, say, two-thirds cent per hour.
4.	A clause providing that in the event that the government of Canada officially informs the companies and unions that the international situation has created emergency conditions which require extra efforts on the part of all Canadians it is agreed that the unions will waive penalties on overtime which would not have been deemed to be overtime under the contracts existing at the date of this agreement.
5.	Agreement to negotiate in good faith the amendments to existing contracts referred to in the railways' offer of August 10, 1950, with particular reference to those rules which will facilitate a fair and economical introduction of the forty-hour week. In the event of failure to agree by the first six months of the transitional period of the forty-hour week the parties to agree to appoint a referee whose decisions shall be binding.
6.	Hotel employees and water transport employees are not to be included in the general agreement but provision will be made for a one year agreement whereby a 2 cent per hour increase effective September 1, 1950, shall be pooled and distributed to these employees following a review of their positions with workers doing comparable work.
The next memorandum was one concerning the terms of settlement presented orally to Dr. Mackintosh by the joint negotiating committee, and it contains the following conditions:
Memorandum as to terms of settlement
1.	A wage increase of 5 cents per hour effective September 1, 1950; this to be a flat increase of 5 cents except where otherwise mutually agreed to by the unions and the companies.
2.	Adoption of a 5-day 40-hour week with 48 hours' pay, effective September 1, 1951.
3.	Contingent on a two-year agreement, there shall be a cost-of-living bonus effective January 1, 1951, of one cent per hour per point of increase in the cost-of-living index, to be computed halfyearly on the basis of the index as at January 1, 1951.
4.	In the event that the government of Canada officially informs the companies and unions that the international situation has created conditions which require extraordinary efforts on the part of all industries and all Canadians, it is agreed that the unions will waive penalties on overtime which would not have been deemed to be overtime existing at the date of this agreement.
5.	There shall be provision for a joint committee and referee to deal with ancillary questions in regard to the five-day forty-hour week and for developing the regulations in respect thereto.
These documents were all presented in the late hours of Monday, August 21, or the early hours of Tuesday, August 22. Only on limited points did they represent fresh offers. To a considerable degree they formalized points which had been tentatively and conditionally accepted at earlier stages.
The work of the mediator was made extraordinarily difficult by (1) the almost complete lack of confidence between the parties to the dispute;

(2) the number and variety of the unions which were attempting to bargain as one unit; (3) the very low level of effectiveness of collective bargaining in the industry; (4) the fact that the rapidly approaching menace of the strike created confusion between genuine bargaining and attempts to make statements of positions before the work stoppage took place.
Throughout the brief period of my activities I had the most willing and helpful co-operation from the deputy minister of labour and the director of the industrial relations branch and his staff.
Faithfully yours,
W. A. Mackintosh
At this point, Mr. Speaker, I should like to interject an expression of my own gratitude and that of the government for the task performed by Dr. Mackintosh. The fact that it was not successful in its immediate results does not detract in any way from the value of the effort from a long term point of view.


Mr. Diefenbaker:: He was appointed too
late.


Milton Fowler Gregg: On August 22, 1950, a nationwide strike began at 6 a.m. regional standard time. On the same date at 11 a.m. the Prime Minister made the following statement: Office of the Prime Minister Ottawa,
August 22, 1950
Press release
The Prime Minister, Louis S. St. Laurent, today made the following statement:
The government regrets that all efforts to settle, by collective bargaining, the labour dispute between the railways and the unions have failed 'and that a nation-wide strike has started.
The suspension of railway and telegraph services, particularly with the world situation we face, will quickly create a serious emergency and the government will have to act to protect the vital interests of the whole national community. Parliament which, in view of the international situation, was to meet at an early date is now being called to meet at once so that the representatives of all the people may act together in discharging their responsibilities to meet the situation.
Meanwhile, I would hope that, whatever disruption and loss the strike may cause, all of us will recognize that the railway employees concerned have not broken any law applicable to their case.
The record shows that our railway workers are and have always been responsible and public-spirited Canadians and whatever action the government may have to take will be intended solely to protect the vital interests of the whole Canadian people.
As soon as the matter of practicable arrangements for the transportation of members has been attended to, the proclamation fixing the actual date for the meeting of parliament will be published- probably later today or tomorrow.
On August 24, 1950, the Prime Minister telephoned an invitation to the two principals of the unions and of railway management to meet with him, the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Labour, in Ottawa at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. respectively on August 25, 1950.
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On August 25 these meetings were held, and the parties concerned agreed to direct negotiations in camera at 8.15 p.m. of the same day in Ottawa to seek a solution.
On August 26 representatives of the unions and management resumed their meeting, but no agreement was reached. The following statements were issued by them.
Again, Mr. Speaker, I am in the hands of the 'house as to the statements which were issued by the parties concerned. If hon. members would prefer to have them incorporated in the record, I should be glad to do so.


Mr. Speaker:: Is it the wish of the house that the documents should be included in Hansard?


Some hon. Members:: Agreed.


Milton Fowler Gregg: The statements are as follows:
The Ottawa Citizen, Aug. 28, 1950.
(Released Saturday-Aug. 26, 1950.)
STATEMENT BY UNIONS By The Canadian Press
Text of statement issued Saturday night by rail unions following the collapse of negotiations in the general railway strike follows:
These 17 unions, 15 international and two national, served notice on the railways as far back as June 16, 1949, looking to the establishment of the five-day, 40-hour week and wage increases of seven cents per hour.
Negotiations, and various proceedings subsequent thereto, failed to bring about a settlement. The employees took a strike vote and, pursuant thereto, withdrew from the service legally and peacefully.
Within the past two days and at the instance and request of the Prime Minister, the unions agreed to reopen discussions with the railways.
These have now been terminated without results.
During the discussions and in the interests of reaching a settlement and restoring railway operations, the unions made substantial concessions, pointing out that 14 months had already gone by during which the position of the employees continued to deteriorate.
"Modified Demands"
The unions nevertheless modified their demands. They offered to accept a seven-cents-an-hour wage increase as of June 1, 1950, instead of July 6, 1949, and to project the application of the five-day 40-hour week as far ahead as June 1, 1951, and added to that a three-month transition period during which straight time would be payable up to 48 hours per week.
A proposed alternative was that there be a two-year contract with a five-cents-per-hour increase retroactive to January 1, 1950, with a cost-of-living provision effective immediately, under which there would be a one-cent-per-hour increase for each one point rise in the cost-of-living index.
All of this went mu-ch further than had ever been contemplated by the employees, and gives the railway several months in which to continue to enjoy the returns from the higher freight rates they now have and from the extremely high level of business.
Earnings for the first six months of this year already reflect a highly satisfactory state of affairs.

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From the outset of these proceedings the railways have greatly exaggerated the alleged costs of the employees' request and their impact on the country's economy.
In these more recent negotiations, held at the request of the Prime Minister, the railways have quite obviously been more interested in jockeying for position than to effect a fair settlement.
This is more apparent from the fact that at the last meeting, just concluded, they already had a public statement prepared, setting forth their position although negotiations had not been broken off.
We are sure the employees will support the position of their representatives and will carry on the fight for a fair settlement. The railways have not at any time denied they are financially able to meet the request of their employees.
The Ottawa Citizen, Aug. 28, 1950.
(Released Saturday-Aug. 26, 1950.)
RAILWAY STATEMENTS By The Canadian Press
Following is the text of the statement issued Saturday night by the railways announcing the collapse of negotiations to end the railway strike:
Conscious as they were of the disastrous effect of a railway strike not only upon the domestic economy of Canada but upon the grave international situation of the country, the railway managements, in the discussions before the mediator appointed by the government, Dr. W. A. Mackintosh, went to the utmost lengths prudence would permit, in their efforts to avert a strike.
The strike having taken place the employees' representatives and the managements were urged by the Prime Minister to make another effort to reach agreement in the full realization that a continuance of the strike would cause grave hardship to the people of Canada and seriously impede the fulfilment of Canada's obligations under the United Nations charter and the North Atlantic pact.
Many meetings have since been held, and while a solution has been earnestly sought for by the managements none has been found which, in their judgment, can be justified to the Canadian people, by whom the burden of satisfying the demands of the employees must ultimately be borne.
The question posed for the Canadian people is whether the carefully weighed recommendation of a properly constituted conciliation tribunal is to be completely disregarded: every suggestion of compromise to be rejected; and the terms on which the men emerged in an essential public industry will return to work to be dictated solely by them.
Confronted with this question the railway managements believe, as the Prime Minister said in his statement of Aug. 22, that the representatives of all the people should act together in discharging their responsibilities to meet the situation.
The renewed negotiations between railway management and the negotiating committee representing the unions which were resumed on Friday and Saturday at the specific request of the Prime Minister again ended in a stalemate at 7.30 this evening.
Made Firm Offer
The railways made a firm offer of settlement as follows:
Four cents per hour wage increase to be effective Sept. 1, 1950.
A five-day 40-hour week to begin September 1, 1951.
A two-year contract to run from September 1, 1950.
L'Mr. Gregg.]

An agreement along lines indicated by the negotiating committee as satisfactory, to negotiate amendments in certain rules.
A clause dealing with payment of straight time up to 48 hours a week in the event of a national emergency.
Hotel and water transport workers to be covered in a separate contract for one year to be granted an increase of two cents per hour effective September 1, 1950.
The negotiating committee rejected this offer on the following points:
A seven cents per hour wage increase effective June 1, 1950.
A five-day 40-hour week effective June 1, 1951, with a three-months transitional period during which straight time would be payable up to 48 hours a week, and insistence upon the inclusion of hotel and water transport employees in any agreement.
As a possible alternative, they proposed a two-year contract with a five cents per hour wage increase, retroactive to January 1, 1950, provided a cost-of-living bonus clause was made effective at once granting a one-cent per hour wage increase for each one point rise in the cost-of-living index.
This alternative was unacceptable to the railways.
Mr. Hall and Mr. Mosher and his associates, the representatives of the unions, met the Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent), the Minister of Transport (Mr. Chevrier) and the Minister of Labour (Mr. Gregg) at 11.30 a.m. on Sunday, August 27 and reported failure of negotiations to reach a settlement. Similar reports were received on August 27 from the railway presidents.
Mr. Speaker, I have merely outlined these negotiations. I have refrained entirely from trying to summarize the terms of the various suggestions, offers or counter-offers made by one party or the other, except those which have been incorporated in an official or semiofficial document. I have given the story of the long processes of collective bargaining in this case. It also indicates an attempt to renew collective bargaining time and time again after negotiations had broken down. On all that long period I am going to make no further comments tonight. I am simply going to repeat the words of the Prime Minister when he made the announcement calling parliament together this week. They were:
The record shows that our railway workers are and have always been responsible and public-spirited Canadians and whatever action the government may have to take will be intended solely to protect the vital interests of the whole Canadian people.
It will be agreed by everyone that the deterioration of "the vital interests of the whole Canadian people", which has been under way for the past week, cannot continue. I hope too that it will be agreed that under the present stress the action taken at this time should deal only and deal justly with

this special situation. Further, it should preserve the free processes of collective bargaining.
This the bill before us is designed to do. I can assure the house that its terms have received long and most earnest study by the Prime Minister, by my colleagues in the government, by the officials of my department, and by myself. The fairness of its provisions will, I hope, commend it not alone to those immediately affected but to the majority of all our fellow Canadians.


Arthur Leroy Smith: Mr. Speaker, may I ask leave of the minister to ask him a simple question seeking a bit more information. I hope he will accept my word that it is not a trick question. The minister gave us a figure of 90,000 people in certain collective units on strike. I should like to know the number of members there are of these associations on strike and the number of votes which were cast with respect to the strike.


Milton Fowler Gregg: If I may be permitted to answer that question now, the government or my
Maintenance of Railway Operation Act department would not have in its records the number of votes cast.
On motion of Mr. Drew the debate was adjourned.



BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

Louis Stephen St-Laurent: I move that the house do now adjourn. Tomorrow at eleven o'clock we shall continue with this debate and proceed with it until it is concluded. If we conclude it tomorrow I will ask for the consent of the house to continue with the other phases of' this legislation.


Major James William Coldwell: The other stages of the legislation?


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: Yes. As soon as the house has disposed of the legislation we will take up the matter of the consideration of His Excellency's address at the opening of parliament.
Motion agreed to and the house adjourned at 9.25 p.m.

Wednesday, Augusl 30, 1950



PUBLICATION AND MAILING TO MEMBERS OF NOTICE OF MEETING THIS DAY

Mr. Speaker:: I have the honour to inform the house that under and by virtue of a resolution passed by the house on Thursday, September 14, 1950 (Votes and Proceedings, pages 71-72), dealing with the adjournment of the house, I caused to be published in the Canada Gazette of Saturday, January 6, 1951, a notice, calling the house to meet this day, which is as follows:
In pursuance of the order of the House of Commons passed on Thursday, September 14, 1950, I am satisfied, after consultation with the government, that the public interest requires that the House of Commons, which was adjourned on Friday, September 15, 1950, until Wednesday, February 14, 1951, should meet at an earlier time, and I hereby give notice that it shall meet on Monday, January 29, 1951, at three o'clock p.m. and transact its business as if it had been duly adjourned to that day.
W. Ross Macdonald
Speaker
Ottawa, January 2, 1951.
In addition, on Saturday, January 6, 1951, the Clerk of the House of Commons, under my direction, sent by air mail a letter to each member enclosing an extract from the Canada Gazette containing the above notice.



SPEECH FROM THE THRONE


Mr. Speaker:: I have the honour to inform the house that I have received a message from His Excellency the Governor General, signed by his own hand, reading as follows: Government House, Ottawa, September 15, 1950
Members of the House of Commons:
I have received with great pleasure the address that you have voted in reply to my speech at the opening of parliament. I thank you sincerely for this address.
Alexander of Tunis



PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT

Mr. Speaker:: I have the honour to inform the house that I have received the following communication:
Ottawa, January 26, 1951
Sir,
I have the honour to inform you that the Right Honourable Thibaudeau Rinfret, acting as Deputy
of His Excellency the Governor General, will proceed to the Senate chamber at 3.45 o'clock on the afternoon of Monday, the 29th January, for the purpose of proroguing the special session of the twenty-first parliament.
I have the honour to be, sir.
Your obedient servant,
J. F. Delaute,
Assistant Secretary to the Governor General NEW MEMBERS


Mr. Speaker:: I have the honour to inform the house that during the adjournment the Clerk of the House has received from the chief electoral officer certificates of the election and return of the following members, viz.:
Of Maurice Breton, Esquire, for the electoral district of Joliette - L'Assomption-Montcalm.
Of Hector Dupuis, Esquire, for the electoral district of St. Mary.
Of William H. McMillan, Esquire, for the electoral district of Welland.
Of Joseph Herve Rousseau, Esquire, for the electoral district of Rimouski.



NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCED

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Maurice Breton, Esquire, member for the electoral district of Joliette-L'Assomption-Montcalm, introduced by Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent and Hon. Edouard Rinfret.
William H. McMillan, Esquire, member for the electoral district of Welland, introduced by Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent and Hon. W. E. Harris.
Joseph Herve Rousseau, Esquire, member for the electoral district of Rimouski, introduced by Mr. L. D. Tremblay and Mr. Arthur Masse.
Hector Dupuis, Esquire, member for the electoral district of St. Mary, introduced by Mr. L. D. Tremblay and Mr. Edgar Leduc.

Louis Stephen St-Laurent: Mr. Speaker, since the last session of parliament two of the members of this house have passed away. I refer, of course, to the hon. members for Brandon, Manitoba, and Queens, Prince Edward Island.

Tributes to Deceased Members
It was with deep regret that we all learned of the passing of Mr. J. E. Matthews, the oldest in point of years and one of the most esteemed members of this house. On account of ill health he had been unable to attend the special session last fall, but most of us had hoped that his recovery had been sufficiently complete to enable him to be back with us at this time.
While Mr. J. L. Douglas, the member for Queens, Prince Edward Island, was also getting on in years, his passing came as a distinct shock to his many friends, who I think were under the impression that he enjoyed rather good health.
Both Mr. Matthews and Mr. Douglas were Prince Edward Islanders, the former having been born at Albany on August 17, 1869, and the latter at Head of Hillsborough on November 29, 1881. Each received a public school education, which in the case of Mr. Matthews was followed by graduation from Prince of Wales college in Charlottetown and, in the case of Mr. Douglas, by attendance at the Charlottetown business college. Both entered the House of Commons in 1938 as a result of by-elections in their respective constituencies, and both were re-elected in the general elections of 1940, 1945 and 1949. You will remember that in the fall of 1949 Mr. Matthews was chosen to represent the Canadian government at the meeting of the international labour organization in Geneva.
I know I am safe in saying that both Mr. Matthews and Mr. Douglas had the respect and friendship of their colleagues of all parties in this house. There was never any doubt among us as to the high integrity of their motives or the sincerity of their statements. They made few formal speeches, but when they did speak they were listened to with deep interest and close attention. They were scrupulously faithful to their parliamentary duties, and even during busy sessions found time to keep in close touch with those whom they represented here.
Prior to their election to the House of Commons in 1938 both Mr. Matthews and Mr. Douglas had already made names for themselves in the business world. After teaching for some time Mr. Matthews spent eight years in the field of journalism. In 1902 he joined the staff of the North American Life Assurance Company in Charlottetown, and in 1911 was transferred to Brandon as branch manager for western Manitoba, which position he occupied until 1935. Prior to his removal to Brandon Mr. Matthews had served as an alderman on the Charlottetown city council. During his many years of residence in Brandon he was at different times president of the Life Underwriters Association of Canada, president of the Brandon board of trade and 
president of the Brandon Kiwanis club. He was also a member of the Canadian club, and an active member of the Brandon curling club.
Mr. Douglas had entered the service of the Prince Edward Island railway in 1901. After serving as an engineer for several years he retired from the railway and took up farming on the old homestead and on an adjoining farm at Head of Hillsborough. He later served as dominion fruit and vegetable inspector, and for some time prior to his entry into politics was in business at Charlottetown. In his later years his chief occupation, apart from his political duties, was that of a produce exporter.
During their many years of useful service Mr. Matthews and Mr. Douglas won widespread respect for their sincerity, steadfast purpose and uprightness of character. I am sure that in this chamber all the friends of our lamented colleagues would wish to be personally associated with me in this expression of our most sincere condolences to Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. Douglas and their families.


George Alexander Drew: Mr. Speaker, I wish to join with the Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent) in the tribute he has paid to two highly respected members of this house who enjoyed the friendship and the affectionate regard of those who knew them. Both, as has been said already, were from Prince Edward Island, and in that fact there is evidence of the continuing contribution made to the whole of Canada by a province which is proud of its history and its place in our country.
The last time I saw Mr. Matthews was during last summer in Brandon. It was typical of the friendship which exists among the members of this house that one of those who extended courtesies to me while I was there was Mr. Matthews. In his genial and kindly way he made it quite clear that, with him, service in the House of Commons could never interfere with personal friendship, no matter what differences of opinion there might be as to the way in which the political affairs of this country can best be conducted.
The same thing was true of Mr. Douglas. Mr. Douglas was always generous and friendly, not only to those of his own political party but to those of other political parties as well. It seemed to me that both these gentlemen displayed that measure of understanding friendship which, after all, is the basis of our freedom.
I wish to join with the Prime Minister and the other members of this house in extending sincere sympathy to Mrs. Matthews and Mrs. Douglas and to their families, and we all hope,

I am sure, they will derive a substantial measure of comfort from the knowledge that the members of this house will think of our departed colleagues with respect and affection.


Major James William Coldwell: Mr. Speaker, I think everything has been said that needs to be said about the two highly respected members who have passed, but we should like to associate ourselves with all the words of appreciation and the condolences that have been given. Both were amongst the friendliest members of the house. Mr. Matthews, aged and yet sprightly, was an example to all of us of what we might be if we lived very much as he lived. We recognized his friendliness everywhere we met him. Mr. Douglas was much the same kind of man. On the many occasions on which I sat on committees with him, I found he was one of the friendliest members with whom we were associated. To the relatives who are left to mourn, we extend our sympathy.


Solon Earl Low: Mr. Speaker, the members of the group which I represent wish to join with the Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent) and the other speakers in all that they have said by way of tribute to the two deceased members, the one having represented Brandon, and the other, Queens, Prince Edward Island. We found these two men always friendly and considerate. We found them to be gentlemen. I was not privileged to know either of them personally, but simply by association with them we learned to respect both. We feel, Mr. Speaker, that these two good men have left something by which they will be remembered for many years. We wish to extend to their widows and other relatives our sincere sympathy.


John Watson MacNaught: I should like to join with those who have already spoken in paying humble tribute to the memory of my colleague from Prince Edward Island, Mr. J. Lester Douglas. He was a man of infinite charm, extremely hospitable, and he derived much pleasure from his many acts of kindness and consideration. I well remember his good counsel to me when I first came to Ottawa. We shared the same office for three years, and I shall never forget his kindness to me during that time.
Lester Douglas was highly regarded by his constituents. It was a moving sight indeed to see the large number of persons from all classes of life who filed past his coffin to have a last look at their well-beloved representative. To his widow and children I offer my deepest sympathy.
I am sure that my constituents would like me at this time to pay tribute also to
Tributes to Deceased Members the memory of J. Ewen Matthews. Mr. Matthews was born in the constituency of Prince some eighty years ago, and spent the early part of his life in Prince Edward Island before leaving his native province to make his living elsewhere. It is interesting to recall that the late Mr. Douglas and the late Mr. Matthews were close friends. Some forty years ago in Charlottetown they worshipped God in the same church. Mr. Matthews was a fine Christian gentleman, and his mature judgment will be greatly missed by his friends and associates. My sympathy, and that of my constituents, is hereby conveyed to his widow and family.


Mr. J. A. Ross (Souris):: Mr. Speaker, while joining in the tributes paid to the late Mr. Douglas, as an old neighbour and friend of the late Mr. J. Ewen Matthews I should like to say how kindly tolerant and helpful I always found him, especially after I came to Ottawa. His interest in the welfare of his fellow men went away beyond all partisan affiliation. May I add my word of sympathy to Mrs. Matthews and the members of the family in the loss of a good husband and splendid father.


Mr. L. A. Mutch (Winnipeg South):: I presume, Mr. Speaker, that there are many people in the province of Manitoba who would bear witness to the statement that I wish to make, and it is this. Mr. Matthews held his fellow man in such esteem that if he could not speak well of any man he did not speak at all. His service to the province of Manitoba, where in these last years we knew him so well, matched his philosophy of life to such an extent that he will not soon be forgotten in that province.
As to Mr. Douglas, I had the pleasure of sharing a seat in the house with him during the last session. While he was here I met him on many occasions under intimate circumstances. As one who knew him well in this house, I am pleased to be associated with the tributes which have come from those who knew him best.


Mr.  W. Chester S. McLure@Queens: wish most sincerely to associate myself with the well-deserved tributes paid by the Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent), the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Drew), and others, to the late J. Lester Douglas. No man in this house, and very few outside of it, knew Mr. Douglas as I did. I had fought him for fourteen years in the political field. I had known him a great many years before that, and I must say that I found him to be a real man and a most honourable opponent. Furthermore, he had perhaps the greatest way of forming friendships of any man I ever knew. He also had the way of holding the confidence of those friends.
758	HOUSE OF
Tributes to Deceased Members As one of the representatives of the dual constituency of Queens, I wish to say this. The late Mr. Douglas was one of the finest representatives that the constituency of Queens has had. He was always ready to do a good turn, for anyone, when it was within his power to do so. As a further tribute to him I may say that he was active in all things of great interest to the younger people in the constituency as well as in the province as a whole. To his wonderful wife, his daughter and his two sons, I, as many other members have done, have already extended sympathy; but I think it is well that the records of this house should show that the deepest sympathy is extended to the bereaved by members in all parts of the house.
In closing let me say again that Mr. Douglas was a real man. On an occasion of this kind it is difficult for me to speak as I should of such a friend as he was. I can only say that as a man, as a citizen of our province, and as a representative of the people, he was one who will be long remembered. He has gone to his eternal reward, and we shall all miss him.
I wish also to associate myself with the remarks which have been made about Mr. Matthews of Brandon. He was a Prince Edward Islander, and the people of his native province were proud of his success, not only in our own province but in western Canada as well.


Mr. J. H. Harris (Danforih):: Mr. Speaker, these events seem to recur every year, but I am unable to allow this occasion to go by without making reference to my good friend, Lester Douglas. I did business with him for thirty-five years; therefore I came to know him reasonably well. He was a man of the highest integrity, one whom it was a delight to meet. Like many others from Prince Edward Island, he was a big man, one who made you feel proud of Canadians. To his family I wish to extend the condolences of his friends in the province of Ontario.
Mr. Matthews was well known to me. In the desk in my office I have three letters which I treasure, signed by his own hand, in which he encouraged us younger men to continue with welfare work of one kind or another. When something was said in this chamber on behalf of our fellow men he never missed the opportunity to add his comment. That was something that I appreciated. He was a bighearted man, the kind who make our life here worth while.
If I may have the indulgence of the house, Mr. Speaker, I wish to make another observation. For a quarter of a century I sat in this chamber with one of the most honourable and grandest of men. He was not a candidate [Mr. McLure.l

in the last election, having had to retire on account of ill health. Within the last month we have lost him. I refer to the late Mark Senn. Mr. Senn was a philosopher, guide and friend; he was someone to whom you could appeal in this chamber when you were not quite sure of your ground. We loved him. I think of the tribute that was paid to him in his home town a few weeks ago when, on the occasion of his funeral, the sidewalks were crowded with over a thousand people. I came to the conclusion that such a life as his was really worth while, when so many persons came to pay their respects to one who did the best he could for his country. I should like to have permission from you, sir, to express to his dear widow and to his stalwart sons and charming daughters the sincere sympathy of this entire chamber on the loss they have sustained. Perhaps there is a special reason for my doing so; after long association with him I learned to have for him a regard, indeed an affection, which can be shared by few in the same degree. I was anxious, therefore, to take advantage of this opportunity to put on the records of this house some expression of the regard we had for him. I will not give you his record; you have it, sir; everyone has it. Everyone in the house loved him. He will be sorely missed.


Daniel (Dan) McIvor: Mr. Speaker, I should like to add my tribute to the three friends-two members and an ex-member of this house-who have been spoken of here. I remember Archdeacon Farrar saying that the older we grow, the more alone we grow. Some of us have come to the time in life when we know more friends who have crossed the line into the great beyond than we know here.
For over forty years I knew the former [DOT]member for Brandon, and when he became my deskmate I was greatly pleased. He was always helpful. As I knelt in worship, the knowledge that he had driven forty miles to attend the service was a great stimulus to me. He was always helpful when he sat beside me in the house.
The late member for Queens and I seemed to be kindred spirits. I was in his room in Ottawa regularly. But we know our friends best when we meet them in a game, and especially in a tight contest. He was an outstanding bowler. Just as he served in this house, he was -always steady; and he was just as well pleased when some of his mates were able to put it over him.
As I said, the older we get the more concerned we are, not with what a man says but with what he does. If he practises Chris-

tianity then there is no doubt of his future life. When I think of the apostle Paul speaking of the great cloud of witnesses I cannot but think that these three old friends belong now to that assemblage, because the cloud was not then completed. Somebody said, "It is not what we leave behind but what we give away that we take with us." These three friends have left behind such footprints that if we tread in them we shall rise to a higher and better service. [DOT]



THE MINISTRY


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: As is already well known, since the end of the last session the Hon. George Prudham has been appointed Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys. I now wish to table the order in council in respect of that appointment, which is dated December 13, 1950. I will not attempt to repeat here the welcome we of the cabinet extended to him when he joined our circle, but as a member of this house I think I would be speaking for all hon. members in extending to him best wishes in the discharge of his added responsibilities.
On January 24 Mr. W. M. Benidickson was appointed parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Transport; Mr. Jean Lesage parliamentary assistant to the Secretary of State for External Affairs; Mr. Leopold Langlois parliamentary assistant to the Postmaster General; Mr. E. A. McCusker parliamentary assistant to the Minister of National Health and Welfare; and Mr. Ralph Campney parliamentary assistant to the Minister of National Defence. Mr. Ralph Maybank, who was formerly parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys, has been appointed parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Resources and Development. I wish to table the orders in council relating thereto.



CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: I should like to table copies, in English and in French, of the proceedings of the constitutional conference between the federal and provincial governments of September 25 to September 28, 1950, and December 4 to December 7, 1950; also copies, in English and in French, of the further correspondence between the Prime Minister and the premiers of the provinces respecting those conferences.
Reports and Papers FIRES



RIMOUSKI AND CABANO


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Right Hon.	L.	S.	St. Laurent	(Prime
Minister): I should like to table, in English and in French, copies of the final reports on the fires in Rimouski and Cabano.


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Right Hon.	L.	S.	St. Laurent	(Prime
Minister): I wish to table two copies of orders in council passed under the provisions of the Public Service Rearrangement and Transfer of Duties Act, transferring:
1.	The control and supervision of the displays division	of	the	national film	board,
together with its duties, functions and equipment, from the Hon. Robert H. Winters to the exhibitions branch of the Department of Trade and Commerce;
2.	The function of the poster and publication unit of the national film board to the advertising division of the Department of Public Printing and Stationery.


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: Under the Regulations Act the
regulations to which they apply have to be tabled within fifteen days after they are published in the Canada Gazette if parliament is in session. If parliament is not in session they have to be tabled within fifteen days after the commencement of the next ensuing session. I table copies of the Canada Gazette (part II) containing the orders in council which appeared on January 10, January 24, and two extra issues of January 18, 1951. I also have for tabling the English version of the consolidated regulations. It consists of five volumes, in which -the regulations are arranged I think in proper order. They have been fully indexed for facilitating access to the matter in which any hon. member or any member of the public may be interested.
A suggestion was made that each year there should be a supplement to these regulations. After giving the matter careful consideration it has been thought that we should publish an index every three months with cross references to that portion of the regulations amended by any regulation brought into effect during that period. The index would be in the same form as the index to the statutes, which I think is very helpful. We hope that in this way we shall be doing something which will not only facilitate our own work

Prorogation of Parliament when we have to refer to these regulations, but will also facilitate ready reference to them by hon. members or by any member of the public.



PRIVILEGE


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Mr. Stanley Knowles (Winnipeg North
Centre): Mr. Speaker, on a question of privilege, may I take this opportunity to express to you and to many members of this house, including cabinet ministers and members of all parties, my warm appreciation of their messages of cheer and good will which reached me last month.
I shall forget as soon as I can the illness which prompted those messages, but I shall never forget the happy experience of receiving, not only from friends but also from political enemies, so many expressions of kindly concern. I am most grateful for them, and I am glad to be here again.

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A message was delivered by Major C. R. Lamoureux, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, as follows:
Mr. Speaker, the Right Honourable the Deputy Governor General desires the immediate attendance of this honourable house in the chamber of the honourable the Senate.
Accordingly, Mr. Speaker with the house went up to the Senate chamber.
The Deputy Governor General was pleased to close the third session of the twenty-first parliament of Canada with the following speech:
Honourable Members of the Senate:
Members of the House of Commons:
When the present session adjourned in September it was considered that the world situation might make it necessary to resume the session before the close of the year. As that did not happen, my ministers recommended, just before the beginning of the new year, that the special session be concluded and a regular session be commenced as early as circumstances would permit.
The measure to provide for the resumption of the operation of the railways which was enacted at the. opening of the special session resulted in the immediate termination of the strike. Failure to reach an accommodation between the parties to the dispute led to the appointment of an arbitrator, whose decision has settled the points remaining at issue, as provided for in the statute.
In response to the original reason for summoning the special session you approved a measure making provision for the placing of Canadian forces on active service in consequence of action undertaken by Canada under the United Nations charter or the North Atlantic treaty; and to provide for the application of veterans legislation to veterans of the special force.
You also passed bills respecting materials and services essential for the purposes of defence and internal security and respecting the temporary regulation of consumer credit.
Members of the House of Commons:
I thank you for the provision you made for additional defence expenditures and also for meeting our obligations under the United Nations charter and the North Atlantic treaty.
Honourable Members of the Senate:
Members of the House of Commons:
May Providence continue to bless and protect this nation.

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August 29, 1950-September 15, 1950
Abbreviations: lr., 2r., 3r., = First, second, third reading. Arndt.=Amendment. Com.= Committee. M=Motion. Neg.=Negatived. Qu.=Question. Res.=Resolution.
Abbott, Hon. Douglas C. (Minister of Finance) Anti-inflationary program, 419-22 Belzile, the late Gleason, 7-8 Budget
Date of, announcement, 315 Speech (September 7), 418-25 Capital investment, restricting, 589-90 Consumer credit bill, 443, 569-72, 583-94 Control measures, wide discretionary powers necessary, 589-90 Controls, administration requires bureaucracy and regimentation, 422, 635 Cost of living, 517
Defence appropriation bill, 195-96, 269-79 Breakdown of, 196, 271-76 Tabled, 277-78
Opportunity to ask questions on committee stage of resolution, 273 Procedure on discussing resolution, 277 Unused portion of appropriation will not lapse at end of year, 270 Defence appropriations, statement, 269-71 Defence research and development, increase in future commitments, 270 Furs, excise tax on, 443 International situation, "hill of difficulty. .	419
Manitoba flood final assistance payment by federal government, 532 North Atlantic treaty nations, defence equipment and supplies for, 270 Pay-as-you-go financial policy, 419-24 Privilege, press reports of conference with civil service on salary increases, 72021
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in British Columbia and Newfoundland, 270, 279
Tax changes, 255, 422-25 Wage index has gone up more than cost of living index, 676
Acadia-Allanlic Sugar Refineries, Limited,
profits, 240
Accidents and Casualties
Mortar explosion at Petawawa, Ont., 288, 330-32
Munitions, accidents to civilians from, 36465
Vernon abandoned army camp, at, from unexploded shell, 371
Warfare from, treatment of- See Civil Defence
Adams Sockeye Run. See Fisheries, Salmon
Adamson, Mr. A. Rodney (York West)
Address in reply, 251-54, 255-57 Budget, 621-24 Canadian dollar, parity, 155 Consumer credit bill, 572, 582-83, 588 Defence appropriation bill, 376-77 Defence committee, 255-56 Essential materials bill, 560-61, 565-66 Excise tax bill, 716-17 Gold, futures market, 623 Korean situation, 251-53, 621 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 65 North Atlantic treaty, military organization, 376-77
Address in Reply to Governor General's speech, 82-105, 110-50, 156-94, 196254, 255-68
Acknowledgement by Governor General, 755
Motion for consideration
Moved by Mr. Cannon (lies de la Madeleine), 82-87; seconded by Mr. Bennett (Grey North), 87-89; agreed to on division, 268
Amendment (Mr. Drew), 116, negatived on division, 267
Amendment to amendment (Mr. Coldwell), 124, negatived on division, 192
762
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Address in Reply-Con.
Motion for consideration-Con.
Speakers, Messieurs: Adamson, 251-54, 255-57; Balcer, 240-43; Bennett (seconder), 87-89; Blackmore, 141-47; Boisvert, 213-14; Browne (St. John's West), 244-48; Bryce, 238-40; Camp-ney, 139-41; Cannon (mover), 82-87; Claxton, 97-105; Coldwell, 119-25; amdt. to amdt., 124; Courtemanche, 248-51; Diefenbaker, 207-13; Drew, 110-16, amdt., 116; Gagnon, 198-202; Gauthier (Portneuf), 257-61; George, 243-44; Gillis, 134-39; Green, 214-19; Hansell, 265-67; Harkness, 156-62; Hees, 168-70, 263-64; Herridge, 18488; Higgins, 192-94, 196-97; Knight, 147-50; Knowles, 202-07; Langlois (Gaspe), 188-92; Low, 125-30; Mac-donnell (Greenwood), 180-84, 261-63; Maclnnis, 227-32; MacKenzie, 170-73; Noseworthy, 163-68; Pearkes, 130-34; Pearson, 89-97, 219-27; Poulin, 177-80; Prudham, 162-63; Quelch, 232-35; St. Laurent, 116-19; Stewart (Winnipeg North), 173-77; Thomson, 197-98; White (Middlesex East), 235-38; Wright, 264-65
Motion (Mr. St. Laurent) for engrossing and presentation, agreed to, 268
Aggression. See also Communism; Korea; Soviet Russia; War
Deterrence of, 132-33, 156-57, 223-24, 37577, 404, 519-20. See also National Defence; North Atlantic Treaty; United Nations
Agricultural Products
Control of under essential materials legislation, 510-20 Prices
Basing on wheat, effect of, 291-92 Below cost of production, 461-62 Drop in, 237, 451
Increases not going to farmers, 460 Minimum should be set, 294
Agriculture
Compulsory features in legislation concerning, 54
Measures to improve production, 666-67 Air Force. See Royal Canadian Air Force Airports
Gander. See that title Uplands, enlarging runways, 655
Alaska Railway, 507, 531
Statement of Mr. Pearson, 663
Alberta, government, pay-as-you-go policy, 614-15
Alcoholic Liquors, tax, 423-25, 631, 691, 735 Aluminum, production, 447
Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited,
Shipshaw project, depreciation allowances, 451-52
Applewhaite, Mr. E. T. (Skeena)
Budget, 707-08
Appropriation Bill. See Defence Appropriation Bill
Argue, Mr. H. R. (Assiniboia)
Adjournment of parliament, 749-50 Budget, 687-92
Consumer credit bill, 573-76, 586-88 Grain prices, 156
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 56-57 Wheat
Frost damage, 688-89, 749-50 Initial payment, 443
Armaments and Munitions. See Munitions Armouries. See National Defence Arsenals and Munitions Plants. See Industries Asia
Blunders in, 175
Communism in, 167, 172-73, 393, 620. See also Communism Countermeasures, 122-23, 185-86 Countries of should learn to improve living standards, 226
Economic and social rehabilitation, 149 Commonwealth, United Nations and United States programs, 396-97 Exploitation of, 260, 358-60 Fighting forces, 289
Lack of propaganda favouring United Nations, 175
Problems of, resentment of outside interference, 148
Students from, bringing to western countries, 185, 205, 264-65
Underdeveloped countries, 185, 204-07, 39596
Lack of information, 396-97 Ailaniic Pact. See North Atlantic Treaty
Atom Bomb
Abolition of, 167
Maginot line mentality due to, 677-78 Measures to cope with, 362-63 No defence against war, 289 Russian propaganda, 112-13
Atomic Energy, international control of blocked by Russia, 121

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Austerity. See National Economy
Automobiles. See Motor Vehicles
Bacon. See Meat
Balcer, Mr. Leon (Three Rivers)
Address in reply, 240-43
Balcom, Mr. Samuel R. (Halifax) Halifax-Dartmouth bridge, 722 Introduction of, 1
"Prices and Price Indexes", Trade and Commerce department publication, qu., 530
Unemployment insurance, rates, etc., return ordered, 662
Banks, government borrowing from. See Finance
Bater, Mr. A. J. (The Battlefords)
Defence appropriation bill, 415
Beaudoin, Mr. L. R. (Vaudreuil-Soulanges). See Deputy Chairman
Beef. See Meat
Belgium, financial and labour situation, 450
Belzile, the late Gleason, tribute to, 7-10, 83, 87
Benidickson, Mr. W. M. (Kenora-Rainy River;
Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Transport)
Appointed parliamentary assistant, 759 "Company town," definition of for post office purposes, etc., return ordered, 318
Bennell, Mr. C. E. (Grey North)
Address in reply (seconder), 87-89
Big Three, meeting of foreign ministers of Britain, France and United States in New York, 676, 686
Bills. For details of bills, see their titles
1.	Maintenance of railway operation. Mr. St. Laurent
2.	Defence appropriation. Mr. Abbott
3.	Canadian forces. Mr. Claxton
4.	Consumer credit (temporary provisions).
Mr. Abbott
5.	Essential materials (defence). Mr. Howe
6.	Income Tax Act amdt. Mr. Abbott
7.	Senate and House of Commons members,
allowances. Mr. St. Laurent
8.	Excise Tax Act amdt. Mr. Abbott
9.	Excise Act, 1934, amdt. Mr. Abbott
10.	Customs Tariff amdt. Mr. Abbott
Black, Mr. P. C. (Cumberland)
Canso bridge, calling tenders for, 319 Defence appropriation bill, 322, 437-38 Trans-Canada highway, 315
Blackmore, Mr. J. H. (Lethbridge)
Address in reply, 141-47
Armed forces, housing, 333-35, 658-59
Budget, 656-59, 664-67
Cost of living, increase in, 141-45
Defence appropriation bill, 330-35, 416-17
Excise tax bill, 713-16, 727-33
Financial policy, inadequacy, 657-58, 664-65
Income tax bill, 739-42
Maritime Construction Company, Ltd., 416 Mitchell, the late Hon. Humphrey, 9 Production, methods to increase, 665-67 Russian aggression, defence against, 141-47 Standard of living, maintaining, 740-42
Blair, Mr. W. G. (Lanark)
Defence appropriation bill, 361-64
Blancheile, Mr. J. A. (Compton-Frontenac) Korea, special force
Pay, recreational facilities, etc., qu. (Mr. Jones), 316-17
Recruiting, qu. (Mr. Knight), 379-80 Reserve forces
Enlistment of non-Canadian or nonBritish persons, 596, 723
Blood Bank, building up of, 363
Boisvert, Mr. Maurice (Nicolet-Yamaska) Address in reply, 213-14
Book of Remembrance, placing names of units in and putting particulars concerning French-speaking persons in French, 443
Bread, increase in price, 145, 542
Breton, Mr. Maurice (Joliette-L'Assomption-Montcalm)
Introduction of, 755
British Columbia, defence program for. See National Defence, Pacific coast
British Commonwealth. See also Commonwealth of Nations Weakening of, 218, 267
Brockville, Onl., officer training camp, 352-53
Brooks, Mr. A. J. (Royal)
Canadian forces bill, 500-02 Defence appropriation bill, 287-90, 325, 376, 430, 438
Korean situation, 288-89
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Brooks, Mr. A. J.-Con.
Merchant seamen, 500-01
National defence expenditures, 288-89
North Atlantic treaty
Commitments for men or materials, 438 Concerted action against aggressor, 376 Pensions Act, bringing into effect, 502 Radar stations, 325 Tribal class destroyer, 303 War industry, decentralization, 289
Browne, Mr. W. J. (St. John's West)
Address in reply, 244-48 Cold storage bait depots in Newfoundland, qu., 315
Communism, 247-48 Consumer credit bill, 586-91 Defence appropriation bill, 372-73, 429 District court judges in Newfoundland, 81 Dredges operating in Newfoundland, qu., 529
Essential materials bill, 558-60, 565-68 Germany, arming western zone, 247 Korean situation, 244-46 Merchant seamen, 373 National defence committee, 246 St. John's, Nfld., artillery for, 429 Spain, recognition of, 247 Submarine menace, 372-73
Bryce, Mr. William (Selkirk)
Address in reply, 238-40
Budget. See also Ways and Means Date of presentation, announcement, 315 Debate, 418-27, 597-659, 664-712 Speakers, Messieurs: Adamson, 621-24; Applewhaite, 707-08; Argue, 687-92; Blackmore, 656-59, 664-67; Claxton, 687; Cruickshank, 651-52; Diefen-baker, 676-80; Drew, 682-87, 709-11; Fulford, 667-70; Garland, 700-03; Gillis, 647-51; Hansell, 641-44; Higgins, 652-56; Knowles, 670-76; Low, 608-15; Macdonnell (Greenwood), 425-27, 597-604, amdt., 604; Maclnnis, 703-06; Mutch, 712; Noseworthy, 69498; Nowlan, 644-47; Picard, 615-21; Pouliot, 711-12; Riley, 692-94; Rin-fret, 687; St. Laurent, 680-82; Sinclair, 624-32; Sinnott, 638-41; Stewart (Winnipeg North), 604-08; amdt. to amdt., 608; Thomas, 698-700; Wright, 632-38
Expenditure and revenue, revised estimates, 418-24
Financial statement of the Minister of Finance (September 7), 418-25 Forecast for remainder of fiscal year 195051, and financial proposals, 418-24 "Limited liability budget," 597, 604
Budget-Con.
Motion (Mr. Abbott) for committee of ways and means, 418, agreed to on division, . 712
Amdt. (Mr. Macdonnell, Greenwood), 604, negatived on division, 708-09 Amdt. to amdt. (Mr. Stewart, Winnipeg North), 608, negatived on division, 707
Resolutions, 424-25 Speech, 418-24
Surplus, 424- See also Finance, Budget surplus
Buffalo National Park. See National Defence
Building Materials. See also Lumber Cement and brick, gray markets, 736 Short supply, 558
Cost of, increase in. See Cost of Living Regulations, need for, 415-16
Bureaucracy
Growth of, reference of Mr. Gillis, 134-35 Necessary to enforce controls, 421-22, 635 Rejoicing in prospects of a third world war, 249-50
Business
High pressure salesmanship and door-to-door selling, restriction of, 574, 583 Small business, effect of instalment selling on, 580-81
Byrne, Mr. J. A. (Kootenay East)
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 59-61
Cabano, Clue., fire, final report, tabled, 759
Caisse Populaire. See Co-Operative Societies
Cameras, projectors, film, etc., tax, 714
Camp Ipperwash. See National Defence
Campney, Mr. R. O. (Vancouver Centre;
Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of National Defence)
Address in reply, 139-41 Appointed parliamentary assistant, 759
Canada
Aggression against. See National Defence Obligations as a nation, 197 Plunging into foreign wars, various parliamentarians on, 249-50 Taking instructions from other nations, 201, 251, 683-86
Union with United States, 617 Objection to, 242
Canada Labour Relations Board, semi-judicial powers should be given to, 49

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Canada Packers, Limited
Net profits, 239
Price of butter, increase in, 240
Canada Shipping Act, transfer of powers, duties and functions under Part X regarding harbour of Esquimalt, B.C., to Transport department, 5
Canada Temperance Act, privy council decision, 526-27
Canada Temperance Federation, privy council decision, 552-55
Canadian Arsenals Limited, 408-13, 474
Canadian Chamber of Commerce, address of Mr. Claxton at closed session at Banff, Alta., 682-87
Canadian Dollar. See Finance
Canadian Flag, 243
Canadian Forces Bill
(To provide that the governor in council may maintain and may place armed forces on active service under collective defence instruments; to exempt certain personnel from the application of the Militia Pension Act; to extend benefits provided for world war II veterans to special forces veterans)
Bill No. 3. Mr. Claxton
res., 196, 439-41; lr., 441; 2r., 488-98; com., 498-503; 3r., 503
Canadian Industrial Preparedness Association,
Canadian Maritime Commission, annual report, request for printed copies, 509
Canadian National Railways
Gordon, Donald, president of. See Gordon, Donald
Purchases from Northwestern Brass, Canadian Locomotive, Bird-Archer and certain other companies, return ordered (Mr. Knowles), 318
Canadian Sovereignty, 686
Candy, chewing gum, soft drinks, etc., increase in tax on, 423-25, 604-10, 645-52, 667-68, 690-704, 714, 727-34, 744
Choosing between guns and, 631, 678
Candy Bar, decrease in size and increase in price, 240
Cannon, Mr. Charles (lies de la Madeleine) Address in reply (mover), 82-87
Canso Bridge
Calling tenders, 319 Military value of, 329-30
Capital Gains Tax, suggested imposition, 124, 283
Capital Investment in industry. See also National Economy Restricting, 589-90
Cardiff, Mr. L. E. (Huron North)
Excise tax bill, 728
Carroll, Mr. W. F. (Inverness-Richmond) Essential materials bill, 596-97
Cartels. See Combines and Monopolies
Casgrain, the late Hon. Pierre F., tributes to, 10
Cash Sales and Instalment Sales. See references in debate on Consumer Credit (Temporary Provisions) Bill
Catherwood, Mr. A. Earl (Haldimand)
Bacon, exports to Britain, qu., 662 Copper exports, removal of United States tariff on, qu., 315
Defence appropriation bill, 408-10, 433 Immigrants, 1949-1950, qu., 721 Val d'Or, Que., imprisonment of Baptist group, qu., 661
Cavers, Mr. H. P. (Lincoln)
Korea, report of Canadian navy losses, 723 Lacrosse, Canadian junior championship won by St. Catharines Athletics, 722
Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation,
loans under, limiting dollar value of, 421-22
Chance Harbour, N.B., breakwater, 694
Charlottetown, P.E.I., public building, 444, 722-23	,
Chartered Banks, government borrowing from. See Finance
Chevrier, Hon. Lionel (Minister of Transport) Canadian maritime commission report, printed copies, 509 Canso bridge, calling tenders, 319 Freight rates, decision on appeal by provinces against increase in, 380 Gander, Nfld., lengthening airport runways, 529-30
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Chevrier, Hon. Lionel-Con. Halifax-Dartmouth, N.S., bridge, 722 Quebec, passenger vessel, destruction, by fire, report of commission, 82 Saskatoon, Sask., rental of hangar as a museum, qu. (Mr. Knight), 529 Transportation, interruption of between Prince Edward Island and mainland and Vancouver island and mainland, 82
Chiang Kai-shek. See Kai-shek, Chiang
China. See also Formosa Attitude toward Russia, 172-73 Christian missionaries permitted in by nationalists, 247
Communist regime, recognition of, 148, 173, 688 .
Chinaware, glass and silver, etc., tax, 714
Churchill, Right Hon. Winston Comments on Russia, 642 Defence committee, 114, 296 Defence expenditures, 354-55 European army, need for, 652-53 On winning peace, 213 On international situation, 599
Cigars, tax, 714
Civil Defence, 104, 212, 219, 365-71, 403, 679 Decentralization of population, 290 Dominion-provincial conference, 365 School to be established at Borden or Mea-ford, Ont., 369
Civil Service
Civilian defence personnel taken on since 1949, return ordered (Mr. White, Middlesex East), 530
Conference with cabinet ministers on salary increases, press reports, 720-21 Number of persons unprofitably occupied, 667
Civil Service Aci, application to appointments under essential materials legislation, 566
Claxton, Hon. Brooke (Minister of National Defence)
Active service, definition of, 499 Address in reply, 97-105 Address to closed session of Canadian chamber of commerce at Banff, 687 Aggression against Canada, 324 Aircraft
Appropriation for, 416-17 Navy, Sea Furies, 408 Production, 435 Airfields near Montreal, 434
Claxton, Hon. Brooke-Con.
Air force
Aircrew, training program to include personnel from other nations, 102-03 Establishment, increase in, 370 Training schools, re-opening, 416 Anti-aircraft installations, 431-32 Anti-tank units operated by armour, 429 Anti-tank weapons, 431-34 Armed forces
Adequate to meet present needs, 370 Administration and headquarters staff, investigation into efficiency of, 369 Contributions to welfare of civilian community, 104-05 Equipment, 101-02 Increased establishment, 100-01 Two years to meet target, 344 Permanent force, dual role of training and defence, statement, 337 Placing on active service by governor in council to meet commitments under North Atlantic treaty or United Nations charter, 488-90 Postwar reorganization, 104 Rates of pay, 410 Service conditions, 332 Summary of work being done to accelerate development of, 322-23 Time required for training troops, 337-38 Armoured division or infantry division and armoured brigade, reference of Mr. Hees, 323-27
Armoury at Sarnia, Ont., 402 Army
Raising a division, requirements, 351-52 Strength, 325-26 Bombs and ammunition, 408-13 Book of Remembrance, putting names of units in, and writing particulars concerning French-speaking persons in French, 443 Brigade group Composition, 429
Time required to make ready for action, 337
Training as a unit, 327 British Columbia, defence program, 400 Brockville, Ont., officer training camp, 353 Budget, 687
Buffalo national park, military camp, housing shortage, 401
Business of the house, taking bills in stated order, 471
Camp Ipperwash, 402-03 Canadian Arsenals Limited, Long Branch plant, 409
Canadian communists attending meeting in Prague, 751
Canadian forces bill, 196, 439-41, 488-90, 498-503
Civil aircraft, reserve, 417

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Claxlon, Hon. Brooke-Con.
Civil defence, 104, 365-69, 403 School for, 369
Defence appropriation bill, 274-76, 294-305, 322-53, 364-77, 391-417, 428-35, 472, 485-87
Breakdown of expenditures, 274-75 Defence materials, purchasing under Hyde Park agreement, 409, 487 Defence mechanized equipment, manufacture by government not profitable, 413
Defence research, 104 Dependents' allowance, 405-06
Not returning to former system of, 498 Dunnville, Ont., air station, 433 Hospital cars, 428
Industrial organization, co-operation with United States, 103
Korea
Navy in. See under this title, Navy Or Korean waters, forces in, pay, 347 Special force. See under this title, Special force
Maritime Construction Company, Limited, 416
Married quarters, 333 Sea Island, B.C., 335 Merchant marine, 501-03 Munitions, accidents to civilians from, 364-65
National defence
Appropriations required, 103-04 Emergency plan, 350 Housing, 333-35, 401-11 Information freely given, 433-34
But ignored, 391
Planning must be adapted to circumstances, 350 Properties, 428
Purchases, calling of tenders, 408 National Defence Act, definition of emergency not applicable to present situation, 498
National defence committee, 294-98, 391 National defence estimates
Future commitments taken, up by cash appropriations of following year, 401 Treasury board check of, 407-08 National defence expenditures, 299-305 Premium for peace, 298 Reference of Mr. Fulton, 344 Tables, 300, 304
National security organization, Eberstadt report, 297-98
Navy
Ammunition, additional magazine space for, 407
Korean waters in
Messages from General MacArthur, 101, 723
Report of losses, 723 Properties, acquisition, etc., 406-07
Claxion, Hon. Brooke-Con.
Navy-Con.
Vessels
Construction, 322, 408 Recommissioning, 369 Newfoundland, defence program, 399 North Atlantic treaty
Certain countries to supply men and the others to supply materials, 438 Contributions under, 103 Defence ministers and foreign ministers, meetings, 377
Equipment and training facilities to nations under, 299-300 Equipment for a division, providing out of mobilization stores, 409-10 Extension of military aid to commonwealth nations, 485-86 Military commitments Council working on, 347 None as yet, 337-38
Reference of Mr. Diefenbaker, 346 Military organization, 377 Political but no military commitments under, 347
Northwest highway system, linking highway No. 5 with, 415 Officer training, 353
Parliament, calling within ten days after placing troops on active service by order in council, 488 Pensions Act, 501-02
Permanent force. See under this title, Armed forces
Petawawa, Ont., mortar accident, 332 Public relations officers, 394, 401 Radar
Expenditure on, 409 Installations, 434
Stations and interceptor squadrons, 324-25 Railway strike, democratic settlement of, 98 Recruiting, 100-01
Reduction in standards, 414-15 Regular forces, placing on active service, P.C. 4365 authorizing, tabled, 528 Reinstatement in civil employment, 403, 501-02
Reserve forces, 102-03 Equipment to rearm, availability, 337 Framework for expansion provided by large number of units, 369-70 Income tax exemption, 334 Increase in strength, 336 List of qualified personnel, making available, 413-14
Non-Canadian or non-British persons, enlistment, 751 Training, 327, 336
Royal Roads, B.C., improvement of housing project, 406
St. John's, Nfld., artillery, 429 Sarnia, Ont., district, defence of, 402-03 Self-propelled guns, 412, 429
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Claxion, Hon. Brooke-Con.
Shin-well, Rt. Hon. Emanuel, visit to Canada, 661
Special force, 98-100 Air transport
Civilian employees, veterans benefits for, 502
Message from General Kuter, 103 Pay of crew, 346-47 Armoured unit in, 429 Making ready in a short time, 392 Married separation allowance, 498 Orders in council, clarifying, 501-02 Pay, 347
Status of in Korea under rules of warfare, 500
Tank squadron for, 346 Error in article in Ottawa Journal, 391 Weapons for, 431 Veterans, benefits, 489-90 Special force legislation, making retroactive, 503
Steel Company, Hamilton, employees, loss of rights and benefits on enlistment, 403
Tank spares, 411 Tanks, and tank guns, 430-33 Tokyo airlift. See under this title, Special force, Air transport Tradesmen, qualified, listing, 414 United Nations, special force. See under this title, Special force Veterans affairs committee, calling of at next session, 489
War, development of defences against new forms of, 365
War graves, placing names of units on headstones, 443
Clocks and Watches, tax, 714
Coal
Cost of, increase in, 143
Policy, causing loss of employment, 609
Coffee Makers. See Electrical Appliances
Coins. See Finance
Coldwell, Mr. M. J. (Rosetown-Biggar) Address in reply, 119-25 Amendment to amendment, 124 Aluminum Company of Canada, depreciation allowances, 451-52 Armaments, nationalization of production, 283. See also under this title, Munitions
Atomic energy control, 121 Belzile, the late Gleason, 8-9 Business of the house
Bills, taking up in stated order, 471 Morning sittings, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 153
Coldwell, Mr. M. J.-Con.
Business of the house-Con.
Motion that house adjourn until Monday, 108-09
Sitting, suspension of to allow time to consider new legislation, 505 C.C.F. party, attitude on Korean war, 283 Canadian forces bill, 440-41 Capital gains tax, 283
Combines Investigation Act, inquiries under and reports, qu., 315
Communism in Asia, countermeasures, 12223
Consumer credit bill, 571-72, 587 Controls, introduction of legislation, 458 Corporation tax, re-imposition of, 283 Cost of living
Labour unrest caused by, 517 Measures to control, 281-82 Defence appropriation bill, 271-84, 389-90,
392,	403, 474-76 Amendment, 475 Breakdown of, 196, 272 Procedure on discussing resolution, 276
Defence expenditures, measures to meet, 283
Defence production, 474-75 Dominion-provincial conference, date of meeting, 751
Douglas, the late James L., 757 Essential materials bill, 448-53, 463-64, 51518, 548, 563
Flour milling industry report, 516 Formosa, 125 Inflation, 449-51
King, the late Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie, 6 Korean situation, 120-23 Lie, Trygve, on, 392-93 Legislation recognizing an emergency should have been brought in under a comprehensive statute, 515-16 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 3134, 61-62, 74-75
Matthews, the late James E., 757 Mitchell, the late Hon. Humphrey, 8 Munitions
And armaments, nationalization of production and sale of, 283, 475 Profiteering in, 123-24 Passports not required to leave Canada, 508 Price control, 534 Subsidies and, 124
Privilege, sessional indemnity, report in Montreal Gazette, 505 Pulp and paper industry, combine in, qu., 661
Speaker, attendance at opening ceremonies of new British House of Commons chamber, 752
Steel Company, Hamilton, employees, loss of rights and benefits on enlistment,
393,	403, 463-64 Taxation, increase in, 124
INDEX-1950-1951	769
Coldwell, Mr. M. J.-Con.
Underdeveloped and depressed nations, aid to, 122-23, 282-84
United emergency fund for Britain, report on audit, return ordered, 380 Wages, over-all program for, 125 War expenditures committee, 280-81 Wheat	.
Orderly marketing, 516-17 United Kingdom agreement, return to farmers under "have regard" clause, 516
Collective Security, 88, 346, 615-21, 683-86.
See also North Atlantic Treaty; United Nations and references in debate on Address in Reply
Colombo, Ceylon, central office for co-ordinating requirements of Asiatic nations, 396
Combines and Monopolies, 607, 704-05 Price-fixing, 124-25
Combines Investigation Act
Annual report, tabled, 595 Checking profiteering by, 212, 510, 679 Effect on of essential materials legislation, 563-64
Inquiries as at January 1, 1950, and reports, qu. (Mr. Coldwell), 315 Match industry, prosecution of, 530-31 Pulp and paper industry, inquiry into, qu. (Mr. Coldwell), 661
Committees. See House of Commons, also their titles
Commodity Prices. See Prices
Commodity Taxes, list of changes in, 423-25
Commonwealth Conferences, in London, England and Sydney, Australia, discussion on assistance to south and southeast Asia, 226, 396-97
Commonwealth of Nations. See also British Commonwealth
Aid to under North Atlantic treaty, 438, 48586
Commonwealth Division in United Nations forces, 99-100, 217-18, 224
Communism
Banning of, 242, 250 Canadian communists, 127-28, 138 Attending meeting in Prague, 751 Passports to, 507-08
Reversal of position during world war II, 259 69262-49
Communism-Con.
Communist aggression, 83-95, 203-19, 250, 288
Korea in. See that title Quebec attitude, 257-59 Warning of given, 642 Communist conspiracy, objectives, 133 Communist nations, military readiness, 288 Communist organizations in United States, proposed registration of, 385 Communist schools in Canada, 373 Communists aim at power for themselves, 699-700
Communists, legislation against, 119, 385 Establishment of followed by death and slavery, 91, 215 Growth of
Countermeasures, 137-38, 175-78, 185, 201, 226, 235, 242, 257-59, 266, 282-84, 35860, 381-82, 393, 607-08, 646-51, 674, 700
Atheistic materialism cannot be answered by counter-materialism . . . resource of free nations is reliance upon spiritual forces, 358 Military measures not sufficient, 358-60 Moral resources needed, Prof. Reinhold Niebuhr on, 282-83 Spiritual and material rearming, 382 Factors in, 96, 122-23, 166-73, 265, 358-60, 607
Johnson, Rev. Hewlett, and, 384-85 Labour unions, in. See Labour Menace of, 208, 266, 393, 698-700 Known for years, 642 Nehru, Pandit, on countermeasures, 201 Peace petitions, 392-93 Propaganda, 384-86, 699 Korea, on, 228-29
Unsigned declaration attributed to delegation of Quebec youth, 619-20 Sabotage of industry by, 331 Soviet imperialist brand of, 90-95. See also Soviet Russia
Stockholm peace conference, 699 Struggle with, 165-66, 199-201, 456-57, 521
"Company Town," definition of for post office purposes, postal services, etc., return ordered (Mr. Benidickson), 318
Compensated Price Discount. See Finance
Competition rather than co-operation stressed in training youth of free nations, 129
Compulsory Saving. See Finance, Inflation
Constitution, bringing up to date, 542-43
Constitutional Conference. See Dominion-Provincial Conferences
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Constitutional Rights. See Courts
Construction
Defence construction. See National Defence Public buildings. See that title Restricting to essential undertakings, 420
Construction Industry, activity in, 445
Consumer Credit
Legislation. See Consumer Credit (Temporary Provisions) Bill Limitation of use of, 422 United States legislation. See United States
War Measures Act, control of under, 584
Consumer Credit (Temporary Provisions) Bill
Bill No. 4. Mr. Abbott
lr., 443; 2r., 569-83; com., 583-94; 3r., 594
Controls. See also references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill Administration
Difficulties in, 629-30 Requires bureaucracy and regimentation, 422, 635
Bringing on by hoarding and raising prices, 446-48
Clearly defined powers in statutory form to meet extent of emergency, 539-43 Comprehensive legislation on, 458 Constitutionality. See also references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Privy council on, 177, 281-82, 542, 555, 585 Controllers, appointment of from industry and labour, 464-68 Direct controls, 420-21 Essential materials, of, limited by provincial jurisdiction, 550
For bread as well as for steel and electricity, 542-43
Foreign exchange control. See Finance Imposed in Canada before the United States had them, 606 Labour, for, 559-60
Labour-management councils to discuss, 468
Legislation, punitive, should not contain generalities, 544-45
Maintenance of, co-operation of labour as well as management required, 468-69 Need for, 466-68, 523-25, 541-43, 739 No general plan for, 119 Over-all control the only effective kind, reference of Mr. Howe, 459 Preferred to inflation, indicated by Gallup poll, 606-07
Price ceilings, 556-57, 565 Over-all, possibility of, 553
Controls-Con.
Price control, 110-15, 135-41, 186-88, 206, 235, 281-82, 293, 339, 456-57, 553-54, 605-06, 626-40, 670-76 Farm commodities on, 564-65 Farmers' union in Saskatchewan, request for, 634-38
General request for, 634 In the event that defence buying creates a shortage, 564-65
Introduction of measures this session, 109 King, Mackenzie, and Bernard Baruch on, 606
Power to impose. See under this title, Constitutionality
Royal commission on prices on, 421 Standby legislation should have been asked for, 648-49
United States action on, effect on Canada, 421-22, 555-56, 627
Steel strike in 1944, reference of Mr. Howe, 469
Price situation similar to that requiring rent control, 556
Re-imposition of, 541-43. See also under this title, Price control Rent control, 124, 143, 293, 458 Should be exercised on quality of products sold as well as price, 237 Steel, copper, zinc, nickel, etc., for. See Essential Materials and Services Stoves, refrigerators, etc., application, 554 Subsidies, and, in world war II, cost of administering, 456
Tendency to extend scope of, 421-22 United States in. See that title Unnecessary, 446-48
Voluntary restrictions in lieu of, 163, 453 Wages, of, 554-60, 565, 628-40
Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation
Attitude on Korean war, 283 Collective security, support of principle of, 202-07
Financial proposals, 626 Function of, 647
Inflation, countermeasures, 605-06 National convention, 125 Price and wage controls, 633-40 Regina manifesto, rewriting, 631
Co-Operative Societies and Credit Unions
offer alternative to instalment buying, 579-80
Copper
Control. See Essential Materials and Services
Removal of United States tariff on exports of, qu. (Mr. Catherwood), 315
Corporation Profits, 697
Tax on. See Income Tax

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Corporations, reflections on patriotism of, 697-98
Cosmetics, toilet articles, etc., tax, 714 Cost of Living
Dairy products, sugar, coal, building materials, etc., increase in price, 142-45, 187, 239-40, qu. (Mr. Fair), 379
Export prices, effect on, controlling through Export and Imports Permit Act, 45859
Food costs, curbing, 459
Food index, increase in, 456-58, 672
Hidden taxation a factor, 126
Increase in, 32-36, 57-58, 114-24, 135, 148, 176, 184-88, 205-06, 231-40, 383, 44956, 575, 604-09, 678, 690, 736-37, 749. See also reference in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill Causes of, 50-57, 446-48, 523-25, 740 Profiteering, 125-26, 212-19 Could be controlled by dominion, privy council on, 281-82
Draining off purchasing power to prevent, 205. See also Taxation Effect on pensioners and fixed income group, 156, 187-88, 240, 344, 458, 612, 672-73
No protection against, 517-19 Of 10 to 20 per cent forecast by Prof. S. Slichter, 602-03
Productive of labour unrest, 235, 243, 282, 360, 451, 467, 517, 696 Responsibility of government, 142-43 St. Laurent, Mr., on, 426 Stepped-up production an aid to control, 162-63
Subsidies to meet, instead of controls, 126, 146
Index, 186, 575, 690
And wage index, discrepancy between bases of, 726-27 Not accurate, 675-76 Should be brought up to date, 630 United Kingdom and Canada, comparison, 648-49
Inflationary effect of war expenditures on, 281-82
Labour costs and, 628
Low fixed income group, bonus for, 700
Program for dealing with, without applying controls, 611
Transportation, building materials, farm machinery, etc., price increase as compared with 1946, qu. (Mr. Fair), 379
United States and Canada, comparison, 176-77
Wage increases and, 36, 176, 240, 345, 676 69262-49J
Cote, Mr. Paul E. (Verdun-La Salle; Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Labour)
Belzile, the late Gleason, 10 King, the late Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie, 10
Mitchell, the late Hon. Humphrey, 10 Unemployment insurance advisory committee report, 508, 595
Council of Europe, meetings of, 181, 599
Courtemanche, Mr. Henri (Labelle)
Address in reply, 248-51 Cross Point, Que.-Campbellton, N.B., ferry, government grants, etc., qu., 721
Courts, denial to the individual of recourse to, 561-63. See also Government; Orders in Council
Coyle, Mr. C. D. (Elgin)
St. Thomas, Ont., post office, qu., 379
Credit Expansion. See Finance
Credit Transactions, regulation of. See Consumer Credit (Temporary Provisions) Bill
Credit Union. See Co-Operative Societies and Credit Unions
Cresiohl, Mr. Leon D. (Cartier)
Introduction of, 1
Criminal Code, amendment to provide admission of chemical tests as evidence in cases of drunken driving, 255
Croll, Mr. D. A. (Spadina)
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 39-41
Cross Point, Que.-Campbellton, N.B., ferry service, government grants, etc., qu. (Mr. Courtemanche), 721
Cruickshank, Mr. G. A. (Fraser Valley) Budget, 651-52
Customs Tariff Amendment Bill
(Provision for increase in tariff on alcoholic beverages)
Bill No. 10. Mr. Abbott
res., 425, 735; lr., 735; 2r., com., 3r., 742
Dairy Industry
Decrease in income, 645
Effect on of sale of margarine, 142, 651-52
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Dairy Products
Butter
Government holdings, sale of, qu. (Mr. Diefenbaker), 662
Reasons for increase in price of, 239-40
Shortage of contrived by packers to raise prices, 466-68
Evaporated milk industry, 669-70 Milk, increase in price of, 142-43 Production, 665
Darroch, Mr. Arnold (Wellington North) Essential materials bill, 460-63
Decore, Mr. John (Vegreville)
Economic aid to foreign countries, 207
Defence. See Collective Security; National Defence; North Atlantic Treaty; United Nations
Defence Appropriation Bill
(For granting to His Majesty the sums of $142,200,200, $2,000,000 and $300,000,000; for incurring additional commitments not exceeding $409,257,821 and $5,310,000 under Appropriation Act, No. 4, 1950; for empowering the governor in council to raise $300,000000 by way of loan under the provisions of the Consolidated Revenue and Audit Act, 1931)
Bill No. 2. Mr. Abbott res., 195-96, 269-314, 320-78, 380-90, 391417, 427-39; lr., 439; 2r., 472-85; com., 485-88; 3r., 488
Arndt. (Mr. Drew) to M. for 2r., 473, negatived on division, 473-74 Arndt, to amdt. (Mr. Coldwell), 475, negatived on division, 483-84
Defence Equipment and Materials, purchasing arrangements with United States under Hyde Park agreement, 409, 487-88
Defence Industries. See Industries
Defence Ministers, meeting. See North Atlantic Council
Defence Purchasing. See National Defence
Defence Purchasing Board, 450
Defence Services Pension Act, exempting members of a special force from operation of. See Canadian Forces Bill
Democracies. See also Free Nations; North Atlantic Treaty Attitude to war, 139-40 Can be both prosperous and strong, 446. See also National Economy
Democracies-Con.
Communism, struggle with. See Communism
Lack of suitable propaganda, 167-68 Military forces, 147, 215. See also North Atlantic Treaty; National Defence; United Kingdom; United Nations; United States
Must be prepared to make sacrifices to preserve way of life, 166
Youth of have been trained in competition rather than co-operation, 129
Democracy, 129, 208, 230
Program for government of as stated by Prime Minister Menzies of Australia, 251
Strength of lies in parliamentary system, 206-07
Dependents' Allowance Board, re-establishment, 405-06, 498
Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole.
(Mr. B. R. Beaudoin)
Appointment of, 268 Rulings and statements Bill
Resolution, taking up item by item, 397 Second reading, not in order to ask questions on, 498 Irrelevancy, 291, 500, 733 The chairman cannot decide questions of order in anticipation, 733
Desk Sets and accessories, fountain pens, pencils, etc., excise tax, 714
Dictatorial Powers. See references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Diefenbaker, Mr. J. G. (Lake Centre)
Address in reply, 207-13 Barley and oats, sales and average price, qu., 530 Budget, 676-80
Butter, government holdings, sale of, qu., 662
Communism, measures to combat, 381-82 Corvettes, sale at low prices, 383 Defence appropriation bill, 326, 346-50, 38183
Drunken driving, chemical tests for, 255 Essential materials bill, 454-55, 469, 509-13, 534, 548-63 Amendment, 512
Granting governor in council powers which should be exercised by parliament, 454-55
Invasion of provincial rights under, 512 Section 3 grants absolute power, 510 Excise tax bill, 725-30
INDEX-1950-1951	773
Diefenbaker. Mr. J. G.-Con.
Freight rates, increase in, decision on appeal by provinces, 380 Government spending, 509-12, 678 Income tax, farmers prosecuted for alleged offences under since January 1, 1950, return ordered, 318 Inflation, Bernard M. Baruch on, 510 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 73-74 Match combine, prosecution of, 530-31 Minister of Trade and Commerce, full and uncontrolled powers to, 548-50 National defence, 210-13, 678-80 National defence committee, 382-83 North Atlantic nations, co-operation in development of natural resources, 350
North Atlantic treaty, 346-49
Canadian representation at meeting of foreign ministers, 676-77 Order in council government, 548-49 Parliament, abdication of rights to the cabinet, 511-13
Parliamentary government, 207-09 Prairie Farm Assistance Act, payments and appeals regarding 1949 crop failure, qu., 661
Private members' motions, calling of, 109 Provincial rights, invasion of, 512 Secret session, 382-83 Sitting, suspension of, 506 South Saskatchewan river, power project, 679
Tanks for special force, 346 Tokyo airlift, pay of crew, 346 United Nations, 209-10 Wheat
Final payment of five-year pool, 155 Grading, 595, 679 Prices, 596, 724
United Kingdom agreement, losses under, compensation to farmers, 469
Disabled and Handicapped Persons, assistance to, 644-45
Disarmament, error of, Winnipeg Free Press on, 600
Dispersion of Forces. See National Defence
Dominion Coal Board, 609
Dominion-Provincial Conferences, fall sessions, 751
Constitutional conference and conference on fiscal and social security matters, reports, also correspondence between the Prime Minister and the premiers of the provinces, tabled, 759 Disabled and handicapped persons, assistance to, discussion at, 644
Dominion-Provincial Conferences-Con.
Natural resources, development of, taking up at, 212, 349, 454
Old age security committee, taking up recommendations at, 673-75 Douglas, the late James L., former member for Queens, tributes to, 755-59 Drew, Mr. George A. (Carleton; Leader of the Opposition)
Address in reply, 110-16 Amendment, 116
Adjournment of parliament until February 14, 1951, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 747-48
Amendment, 748
Aggression, deterrence of, 519-20 Belzile, the late Gleason, 8 Budget, 682-87, 709-11 Business of the house
Bills, taking up in stated order, 471 Further legislation, 444 Government business, precedence of on September 4, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 195
Morning sittings, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 151 -54
Report of National Defence minister, procedure for dealing with, 78-79 Sitting, suspension of to allow time to consider new legislation, 505-07 Canadian chamber of commerce, closed meeting at Banff addressed by Mr. Claxton, 682
Canadian forces bill, 496 Collective security, 683-86 Communist propaganda, 384-86 Constitution, making into a scrap of paper, 522
Defence appropriation bill, 271-75, 305-11, 383-90, 392, 427, 472-76 Amendment, 473 Breakdown of requested, 271-75 Lack of information, 427 Proceeding with, 110-11 Defence forces, 472, 519 Defence policy, lack of information, 305-09 Douglas, the late James L., 756-57 Emergency, not yet declared, 519-23 , Essential materials bill, 448, 469-71, 519-23, 547-48, 558-60
Wide powers conferred by, 470 Government complacency, 470 Isolationist, reference of Mr. Sinclair to Mr. Fulton, 709-11
King, the late Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie, 5-6
Korea, situation in, 521
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 3-4, 25-31, 61, 72-77
Amendment to second reading, 30 Amendment to third reading, 77
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Drew, Mr. George A.-Con.
Matthews, the late James E., 756-57 Mitchell, the late Hon. Humphrey, 8 Munitions and armaments industry, nationalization, 475-76
National defence committee, 113-14, 305-06, 472-73
No wish to control policy, 309-11 National economy, not desirable to place in the hands of any government, 470 Parliament, state of defence forces an obligation of, 472
Post office department, publicity pamphlets, 684-85 Privilege
Canadian Press report of debate on essential materials bill, 531-32 Statement by Mr. Claxton, 392 Production, control of, 448 Provinces, invasion of rights of, 522, 558 Reserve training, ineffectiveness, 308-10 Rule of law, 523
Secret session, 310-11, 386-90, 682-87 Senate and House of Commons bill, 722
Smuts, the late Field Marshal Jan Christiaan, 752-53
Speaker, attendance at opening ceremonies of new British House of Commons chamber, 752
Special force, authority to send to Korea, 496
Strangers, M. for withdrawal from gallery, 390
Tanks to Korea, report in Ottawa Journal, 386
United Kingdom, report of committee on estimates on government publicity, 683-84
Wage and labour controls, 559-60
Western Europe, defence of, Canada's attitude, 663-64
Drunken Driving. See Criminal Code
Dube, Mr. P. L. (Restigouche-Madawaska) Maintenance of railway operation bill, 55-56
Dupuis, Mr. Heclor (St. Mary)
Introduction of, 755
Ebersiadi Report. See National Security Organization
Economic Aid to underdeveloped countries. See Underdeveloped Countries
Economic Dictatorship, 454, 538-39. See also references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Edible Oils, production in Canada, 287
Eisenhower, General Dwight D., on freedom crusade to offset communist propaganda, 382
Electrical Appliances
Excise tax on, 714-17, 732-33
Coffee-makers and vacuum cleaners, 724-25
High prices in Canada compared with United States, removal of customs tariff suggested, 725
Schedule of tariffs, 743
Electric Boat Company, 476
Electric Power
Dominion expenditures on development in Quebec, 289
Production, 447
St. Lawrence river, production possibilities, 669
Emergency, state of
No declaration as yet, See references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Request for government statement on extent of, 354
Emergency Housing. See Housing
Emergency Legislation, specific delineation of powers granted under. See Legislation and references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Emergency Powers. See also Government
Unconstitutional to grant before emergency exists, 539-40
Which should be exercised by parliament granted to governor in council, 454-55
Employment
Full employment, 162
High level of, 445-50. See also references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Shelf of public works, abandoning of, 689
Equality of Sacrifice, 286-90, 360-61, 481
Esquimalt, B.C., harbour, transfer of jurisdiction to Transport department, 5

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Essential Materials and Services. See also Essential Materials (Defence) Bill Control Legislation
Challenge of in parliament would be called non-confidence motion and voted down, 548
Provision for reconsideration, 512-16 Regulations
No appeal from to the courts, 549, 558 Publication, 544, 566-68 Validity can be challenged in courts, 558
Limited by provincial jurisdiction, 550 Severe action should be undertaken through parliament, 453 Test for deciding on the establishment of, 548-49
Copper, zinc, steel, lumber, etc., 458-60, 542-44, 554-58 Food, 546-48
List or schedule of should be written into the bill, 543-44, 557
Voluntary allocation of, 444-48, 459-60, 557
Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Bill No. 5. Mr. Howe
res., 196, 441-42, 444-71; lr., 471: 2r., 509-28, 532-48; com., 548-69; 3r., agreed to on division, 596-97
Arndt. (Mr. Diefenbaker) to M. for 2r., 512, negatived, 545
Estimates
Committee on, 678-83
Preparation of, rigorous standard of essentiality, 420, 602
Treasury board check of, procedure for making transfers between primaries, 407-08
Europe
Defeat of the enemy preferred to liberation, 224
Defence force for, 599
Canadian forces not being considered at this time, 680-81
Churchill, Winston, on, 652-53, 676-77 Defence line at Pyrenees. See Spain Western, defence of, Canada's attitude, 663-64
Excess Profits Tax, 124, 135-38, 176, 466-67, 605-08, 626-31, 679, 694-98, 736-37 Dalton, Hugh, on effect of on business, 630-31
Fixing a ceiling of a percentage of profits, 696-97
In Great Britain and in Canada, 647-48 Not desirable at present, 422-23 Should be charged on lumber, 652
Excise Act, 1934, Amendment Bill
(Provision for increasing duty on spirits, brandy and malt)
Bill No. 9. Mr. Abbott
res., 425; 735; lr., 735; 2r., com., 3r., 742
Excise Tax, increases in, list of articles affected, 713-14
Excise Tax Act Amendment Bill
Bill No. 8. Mr. Abbott
res., 424-25, 713-17, 724-34; lr., 735; 2r., 742-43; com., 743-44; 3r., 744
Exports, to Russia and her satellites, return ordered (Mr. White, Middlesex East), 662
Should be supervised, 356
External Affairs
Lack of information on, 676-77 Situation, 598-601
Statement of Mr. Pearson, 90-97
External Affairs Committee, 253, 296-97, 353
External Affairs Department
"Canada and the Korean Crisis", report, tabled, 107
Information from, 226
Factories. See Industries
Fair, Mr. Robert (Battle River)
Defence appropriation bill, 401 Excise tax bill, 734
Morning sittings, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 153-54
Transportation, building materials, etc., price increases in, qu., 379 Victory bonds, purchases during world war II, qu., 318
Wheat, sale of 1949-1950 crop, return ordered, 318
Fairclough, Mrs. Ellen L. (Hamilton West) Canadian forces bill, 497-98 Consumer credit bill, 587 Essential materials bill, 463-64 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 75-76 Steel Company, Hamilton, employees, losing rights on enlistment, 463-64
Far Eastern Commission, report, December 1948-June 1950, 529
Farm Costs. See Farmers
Farm Improvement Loans, reduction in, 422, 573-86
Farm Machinery, 238-39
Farm Products. See Agricultural Products
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Farmers
Buying on time. See references in debate on Consumer Credit (Temporary Provisions) Bill
Costs of production, 141, 236, 292, 345, 46162, 637
Decrease in purchasing power, 637 Prices to, farmer has nothing to say about, 54
Profiteering by, 626-27, 703-04 Subsidizing consumers, 146, 290
Ferguson, Mr. J. H. (Simcoe North) Communist schools in Canada, 373 Defence appropriation bill, 325-26, 373-74 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 66 United Nations forces, standing of commander of, 225
United Nations, obligations, 220 Vital areas, no provision for guarding, 373-74
Ferry Service, Cross Point, Que.-Campbellton, N.B., government grants, etc., (Mr. Courtemanche) 721
Film, cameras, projectors, etc., excise tax, 714
Finance
Accelerated depreciation policy a stimulus to investment, 603
Anti-inflationary policy. See under this title Inflation, Countermeasures Budget surplus of $180,000,000, 601-03, 626 689
Canadian dollar
Bringing to par with United States dollar, 155
Depreciation in value of, 643 Purchasing power of not lessened but eaten into by taxes, 237 Stabilization of 36, 156, 612, 700 Coins of 2J and 7J cent value, use of for more accurate pricing, 701-03 Compensated price discount, 611 Credit expansion, Mr. Ilsley on, 612-13 Financial policy unsuited to an age of abundance, 657-58 Foreign exchange
Control, use of for regulating movement of goods, 565
Rate with United States not to be altered by government action, 623 Funny money, dollar depreciation an example of, 658
Inflation, 344-46, 426-27, 449-51, 510-17, 694-98, 740. See also Cost of Living and references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill Adding to by borrowing $300,000,000 from the banks, 184, 286 Baruch, Bernard M., on, 510
Finance-Con.
Inflation-Con.
Countermeasures, 419-27, 446-48, 601-32. See also Consumer Credit (Temporary Provisions) Bill
Compulsory savings, 176, 286-87, 610, 738
Lack of, 678
Reducing standard of living of lower income groups, 690 Dangers of, 114-15, 621-24 Destruction of capitalist world by, Lenin on, 622
Ilsley, J. L., on, 184, 689-90 King, W. L. Mackenzie, on, 695-96 National defence expenditures, effect on, 293-94, 602
The sixth column, 678 Loan of $100,000,000 held in United States, calling before due date, 424 Monetary expansion through borrowing from Bank of Canada need not be inflationary, 738-39 Money, creation of, 613-15, 740-42 Pay-as-you-go policy, 419-24, 614-15, 731, 737
Policy, inadequacy of, 664-65 Printing press money, 732, 741-42 War, financing cost of, 738-39 Wartime, principles of laid down by Mr. Ilsley, 419
Finland, treatment of before world war II, 200
Firearms and Accessories, sporting equipment, excise tax, 714
Fisheries
Bay of Fundy area, decline in, 694 Magdalen islands, poor season, 83 Salmon fishing season in Fraser river, closing of, 255, 664
In accordance with instructions from international Pacific salmon fisheries commission, 319-20
Fishing Equipment
Customs tariff, 743 Excise tax on, 714, 725
Fleming, Mr. Donald M. (Eglinton) Communism, answer to, 358 Consumer credit bill, 584-93 Defence appropriation bill, 276, 353-58 Electrical appliances, tax on, 716 Emergency, state of, no declaration, 536-40 Essential materials bill, 460, 536-41, 551-53, 565-68
Excise tax bill, 713-16, 733-34 Foreign exchange control, use of for regulating movement of goods, 565 Industrial preparation for war, 356-57 Korean invasion, 354-56

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Fleming, Mr. Donald M.-Con.
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 68-71 National defence committee, 353-54 National emergency, existence of, 551 Old age pensioners, raising ceiling on earned income, 663
Parliament, abdication of powers of, 539-41 Speaker's statement lost in hubbub raised by government supporters, 276 Taxes, pyramiding, 713 United Kingdom, exports to Russia, 356-57
Flood in Red river valley Final assistance payment to Manitoba, 532 Government plans toward reducing flood hazards, liaison with international joint commission, 508-09 Prevention of, report of international joint commission, 380
Flour Milling Industry Report, 516
Food
Essential material, 546-48 Prices
Increase in. See also Cost of Living Not going to the farmer, 460 Uptrend in retail prices, table, 736 Quantity purchaseable by one hour's labour, increase in, 727
Surpluses, distribution, 233-40, 265
Foreign Exchange. See Finance
Foreign Ministers, meeting of. See North Atlantic Council
Formosa
Cairo agreement promised to return island to China, 171-72
Communist aggression, protection from, 95-96
Extension of conflict to, 262 Nationalist regime in, 171-75, 688
Withdrawal of would be succeeded by entry of communists, 229-30 Policy toward, 173-75
Should be given opportunity to choose own form of government, 125 Situation in, 140, 171-79, 210 Strategic value of, 218 United States policy, 620 Visit of General MacArthur, 174
Forty-Hour Week. See Labour
Fountain Pens, pencils, etc., desk sets and accessories, tax, 714
Fournier, Hon. Alphonse (Minister of Public Works)
Business of the house, standing order 28, suspension of on September 7, M., 378
Fournier, Hon. Alphonse-Con.
Charlottetown, P.E.I., public building, 444, 723
Cross Point, Que.-Campbellton, N.B., ferry service, government grants, etc., qu. (Mr. Courtemanche) 721 Defence appropriation bill, 375-77 Kingston, Ont., National Revenue department, rental of office space, qu. (Mr. Knowles) 529
Newfoundland, dredges operating in, qu.
(Mr. Browne, St. John's West) 529 Portugal Cove, Nfld., wharf, qu. (Mr. Higgins) 530
Public buildings, construction, 531, 723 St. Thomas, Ont., post office, qu. (Mr. Coyle) 379
France, Schuman plan, 181, 599
Attitude of Canadian government, 210 Statement of Mr. Pearson, 225
Fraser, Mr. G. K. (Peterborough West) Defence appropriation bill, 428, 479 Excise tax bill, 724-29
Korea, delivery of mail to Canadian forces. 723-24
Free Economy a myth, 607
Free Nations. See also Democracies
Strength of is in spiritual conceptions that underlie democracy, 358 Testing of, 117
Freedom
Definition of, 35
Gradual loss of, Lord Reading on, 562 Price of, 162-63
Freedom Crusade to counter communist propaganda, launching of in United States, 381-82
Freight Rates. See Railways
Fruit
Apples, Nova Scotia industry, assistance to, 646
Fruit juices and other fruit products imported from United States, 19491950, return ordered (Mr. Nowlan) 662
Fulford, Mr. G. T. (Leeds)
Budget, 667-70
Defence appropriation bill, 352-53 Oprey, Mrs. William, veteran's widow, assistance to, 668-69 St. Lawrence waterway, 669-70
Full Employment. See Employment
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Fulton, Mr. E. D. (Kamloops)
Bombs and ammunition, 408 Canadian forces bill, 495-503 Defence appropriations, commitment for this year, 487
Defence appropriation bill, 339-44, 407-11, 428-37, 487
Defence equipment, maintenance of reserve, 410
Defence preparedness, lack of, 340-43 "Isolationist", reference of Mr. Sinclair, 625, 709-12
Korean force. See under this title, Special force
National Defence Act, definition of emergency, 498
Privilege, remarks of Mr. Howe, 534 Special force Armoured unit for, 429 Making benefits retroactive to July, 503 Status of in Korea under rules of warfare, 499-500 Tanks, 428-32 Two-army system, 343 War graves, placing names of units on headstones, 443
Furs, tax on, 443, 713-15
Gagnon, Mr. P. E. (Chicoutimi)
Address in reply, 198-202
Gander, Nfld.. airport, lengthening runways, qu. (Mr. Higgins), 529-30, 655-56
Garland, Mr. J. R. (Nipissing)
Budget, 700-03
Garson, Hon. Stuart S. (Minister of Justice and Attorney General)
Combines Investigation Act And essential materials legislation, 564 Annual report, tabled, 595 Inquiries under, and reports, qu. (Mr. Cold well) 315
Pulp and paper industry, inquiry into, (Mr. Coldwell) 661 Defence appropriation bill, 435-36 District court judges in Newfoundland, appointment of, 81
Drunken driving, chemical tests for, amendment of Criminal Code, 255 Essential materials, orders and regulations No appeal to the courts so far as discretion in the minister is concerned, 558
Publication, 567-68
Essential materials bill, 513-15, 551-68 Government's actions may be questioned, 513
Legislation within the competence of the dominion parliament, Lord Simon on, 552
Application to price control, 555
Garson, Hon. Stuart S.-Con.
Match combine, prosecution of, 530-31 National emergency, 556-57. See also under this title, Essential materials bill Over-all price ceiling, 553 Parliament, powers to legislate for defence, 552
Price ceilings, power to impose, opinion of law officers of the crown, 557 Price control, 553
Prices, power to fix under essential materials legislation, 564 Provinces, invasion of rights of, 558-59 None under essential materials legislation, 514-15
Recourse to courts, right of, 562-63 Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Instructions to in match combines case, 531
Newfoundland customs employees now in marine section, qu. (Mr. Higgins), 530
Patrol vessels in Newfoundland and at Halifax, qu. (Mr. Higgins), 530 Policing British Columbia and Newfoundland, 435-36
Val d'Or, Que., imprisonment of Baptist group, qu. (Mr. Catherwood), 661-62 War Measures Act, wide powers under, 513-14
Wage control, 554-60
Gauthier, Mr. Pierre (Portneuf)
Address in reply, 257-61
George, Mr. E. W. (Westmorland)
Address in reply, 243-44
Germany, western zone
Canada's withdrawal from occupation duty a lost opportunity for military training, 253
Danger from Russia, 95, 128, 473 Obligation towards under North Atlantic treaty in event of attack on, 350-51 Rearmament of, 157-58, 247 Schuman plan. See France
Gibson, Mr. J. L. (Comox-Alberni)
Consumer credit bill, 589 Defence appropriation bill, 399, 477-78 Essential materials bill, 559 Morning sittings, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 153 Vancouver island and mainland, interruption of service between, 82
Gillis, Mr. Clarence (Cape Breton South) Address in reply, 134-39 Budget, 647-51 Canadian forces bill, 502 Canso bridge, 329-30 Consumer credit bill, 579-81 Controls, industrial councils on, 464-65
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Gillis, Mr. Clarence-Con.
Cost of living, 135
Defence appropriation bill, 328-32, 479-80 Defence industries, establishing in mari-times, 465-66
Essential materials bill, 464-68 Excess profits tax, 647-48 Industries should be brought under national labour code, 331 Korean situation, 136-37 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 47-50
Merchant marine, veterans' benefits, 502 Munitions and armaments, nationalization of production, 479-80 National defence committee, 136, 328-32 Parliament should give constant attention to affairs of the country, 134-35 Price control, 648-49 Shortages, creation of, 466-68 Sitting, suspension of may prolong discussion until eleven o'clock, 506 United Nations, long-term investment program in backward countries, 649-50 War production, decentralizing, 329-30
Gold, flight from dollar, futures market, etc., 623-24
Golfing Equipment
Customs tariff schedule, 743 Excise tax, 714
Goode. Mr. T. H. (Burnaby-Richmond)
Salmon fishing season on Fraser river, closing of, 255, 664
Gordon, Donald Attack on, 64
Criticism of during railway dispute, 629-30 Industrial relations, no understanding of, 705
Period of usefulness as president of Canadian National Railways has come to an end, reference of Mr. Coldwell, 32 Railway dispute
Attitude during negotiations, 38, 51-52, 65 Reported action in ending negotiations with union heads, 32, 49, 53 Companies' choice as negotiator, 47-49, 60 Substitution of someone else as negotiator, 58
Statement of Mr. St. Laurent, 81
Government. See also House of Commons;
Liberal Party; St. Laurent, Rt. Hon. L. S.
Absolute power, granting to, 510-11, 520 Administration, efficiency, 604. See also under this title, Expenditures Alacrity of to grasp and retain power, 538 By blackmail, 523 69262-50i
Government-Con.
Cabinet
Attributes of omniscience and omnipotence, assumption of, 359 By-passing of, 535 Confidence in, 197-98
Reference of Mr. Diefenbaker, 207-09 Gregg, Hon. Milton F., appointment as Minister of Labour, 10 Lapointe, Hon. Hugues, appointment as Minister of Veterans Affairs, 10 Minister of Trade and Commerce, full and uncontrolled powers to, 539-41, 548-50, 561-65 Ministers
Exceedingly powerful and in some respects irresponsible, Professor Lower on, 511
Increased indemnity for suggested, 745 Prudham, Hon. George, appointment as Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys, 759
Requires powers to deal summarily with any emergency, 518 Wide powers granted to, 206-07 Can be impeached for misuse of sweeping powers granted to, 518-19 Capital expenditures, deferment of, 632 Complacency, 225-26, 305, 470, 599-602, 626. See also references in debate on Address in Reply
Contracts under essential materials legislation, 535
Delegation of powers, 544 Disregard of basic principles of parliament, 521
Disregard of constitution, 542-43 Economies in administration. See under this title, Expenditures Expenditures
Control of by treasury board, 625 Economies always start in somebody else's riding, 626
Economies in, suggested, 418-20, 509-12, 602-04, 654
Investigation into by committee or commission, 212, 297, 611-12, 683-88 Wasteful, unnecessary, 678-81 Extraordinary powers, granting to, 534 Legislation. See that title Need of power to make quick decisions that parliament of itself cannot make, 516 Order in council, by, 535, 544
Denying individuals right to rule of law under, 548-49 Parliamentary assistants Appointments
Benidickson, W. M., to Minister of Transport, 759
Campney, Ralph, to Minister of National Defence, 759
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Government-Con.
Parliamentary assistants-Con.
Appointments-Con.
Langlois, Leopold, to Postmaster General, 759
Lesage, Jean, to the Secretary of State for External Affairs, 759
McCusker, E. A., to Minister of National Health and Welfare, 759
Transfers
Maybank, Ralph, to Minister of Resources and Development, 759 Pay-as-you-go policy. See Finance Policies, 419
Attacks on by opposition without any any offer of constructive criticism, 730 Public relations officials, number of, 394, 401
Publications. See their departments Purchases from Northwestern Brass, Canadian Locomotive, Bird-Archer and certain other companies in the last three years, return ordered (Mr. Knowles) 318 Responsibility, 514
Sharing with parliament in helping to operate the economy of the country, reference of Mr. St. Laurent, 746 Should take members of the house into its confidence, instead of informing them by press or radio, 686 Supporters, absence of, 153, 180 Sweeping powers conferred on, 206-07, 51819, 538-39, 589-90. See also reference in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Wages paid by, increase in, 645
Governor General's Speech at the opening of parliament, 4
Address in reply. See that title
Grain
Barley
And oats, sales and average price, qu. (Mr. Diefenbaker) 530
Lower price for, 637 Coarse grains pool, final settlement, 156 Loans to permit buying of and storage in Canada in case of war, etc., 666-67 Prices, setting of, cash payment at elevators, 156
Graydon, Mr. Gordon (Peel)
Alaska railway, 507, 531 Asiatic countries, integrated plan for assistance to, 395-96 Consumer credit bill, 587-88 Continental civil defence plan, 365 Defence appropriation bill, 277-79, 333-34, 365, 395, 408-09
Breakdown of, 277
Defence materials, purchase by United States agreement, 409
Graydon, Mr. Gordon-Con.
Essential materials bill, 532, 553-54 Long Branch plant of Canadian Arsenals, expansion of, 408-09 Passport privileges, tightening up, 508 Quebec, destruction by fire, report on, 82 Reserve forces, 333-34
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, bringing expenditures for under defence appropriations bill, 279 St. Laurent, Mr., visit to India suggested, 395-96
United Nations, Canadian participation in special military force, 97
Green, Mr. Howard C. (Vancouver-Quadra) Address in reply, 214-19 Anti-aircraft protection, 432 Asiatic countries, lack of information from on aid needed, 396-97 Big stick legislation, 544-45 Canadian forces bill, 495-501 Canadian maritime commission report, request for printed copies, 509 Commonwealth division, 217-18 Cost of living, 458-59
Defence appropriation bill, 350-51, 394-97, 417, 432-38, 485-86
Essential materials bill, 457-60, 543-45, 557, 563-67
Adding schedule of essential materials and services to, 543-44 Germany, obligation to send troops in event of attack on, 350-51 Korean situation, 216-17 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 69-71
Merchant marine, veterans' benefits, 501 Navy destroyers in Korean waters, placing on active service, 499 North Atlantic treaty
Aid to commonwealth nations under, 485-86
Extension of to cover aggression anywhere in the world, 394 Obligation under Article V to provide fighting force, 350 Provision of equipment, 438 Pacific pact, 218-19
Pensions Act, application of insurance principle, 501
Royal Canadian Mounted Police, policing British Columbia and Newfoundland, 435-36 Special force
Authority to send to Korea, 495 Veterans, reinstatement in civil employment, 501
Transport aircraft, 417
United Nations, Russian veto in, 394

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Gregg, Hon. Milton F. (Minister of Labour) Appointment as Minister of Labour, 10 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 15-23
Seafarers' international union strike in British Columbia, 110 Settlement, statement, 155
Gross National Production. See National Economy
Guns or Rifles, ammunition, etc., customs tariff, 743
Halifax-Darimouth, N.S., bridge, 722
Hansell, Mr. E. G. (Macleod)
Address in reply, 265-67 Belzile, the late Gleason, 9 British commonwealth, weakening of, 267 Budget, 641-44
Communism, menace of, 266-67 Defence appropriation bill, 415-16 Essential materials bill, 568-69 Excise tax bill, 731-32 Incurables, assistance to, 644 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 52-55, 74-77
Old age pensioners, 266 Russian imperialism, 641-42 Undeclared war between freedom and slavery, 642-44
Harkness, Mr. D. S. (Calgary East)
Address in reply, 156-62 Aggression, countermeasures, 403 Canadian forces bill, 501 Civil defence, financing of, 368-69 Defence, preparedness, 158-61, 366-70 Defence appropriation bill, 365-70, 403-17, 430-31, 437, 487
Defence equipment procurement, arrangements with United States, 487 Germany, rearming western zone, 157-58 National defence, housing, 411 Navy vessels, date of commissioning, 322 Recruiting, reduction in standards, 414-15 Reserve forces, lists of qualified personnel, 413-14
Self-propelled guns, 412-13 Spain, agreement with, 158 Special force
Orders in council, clarifying, 501 Weapons for, 431
Harris, Mr. J. H. (Danforth)
Tributes to deceased members, 758
Harris. Hon. W. E. (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration)
Immigration, 1949-1950, qu. (Mr. Cather-wood), 721
Hatfield, Mr. H. H. (Victoria-Carleton) Consumer credit bill, 592 Defence appropriation bill, 432-34 Potatoes, price and cost of production, qu., 662
Hees, Mr. George H. (Broadview)
Address in reply, 168-70, 263-64 Defence appropriation bill, 335-38, 351-52 Defence situation, 168-70, 335-38 Korea, delay in sending forces, 223, 263-64 National defence committee, 335 Treaty obligations, preparedness to meet, 351
Hellyer, Mr. P. T. (Davenport)
Defence appropriation bill, 478
Herridge, Mr. H. W. (Kootenay West)
Address in reply, 184-88 Communism, measures to combat, 185-86 Consumer credit bill, 576-79 Cost of living, increase in, 184-88 Defence appropriation bill, 338-39, 482-83 Income tax bill, 736-37 Munitions and armaments industry, nationalization, 482-83 Price control, 339
Higgins, Mr. G. F. (St. John's East)
Address in reply, 192-94, 196-97 Budget, 652-56 Canadian forces bill, 498 Defence appropriation bill, 487-88 Defence situation, 193-94, 197 Gander, Nfld., airport, lengthening runways, qu., 529, 655-56 International situation, 652-54 National defence committee, 337-38 Newfoundland, defence program, 399 Portugal Cove, Nfld., wharf, qu., 530 Reference to Mr. Miller, 655-56 Railway strike, 192-93 Railways, water transport workers, 76 Royal Canadian Mounted Police, former Newfoundland customs employees in patrol vessels, etc., qu., 530
High Standard of Living. See National Economy
Highway No. 5. linking with northwest highway system, 415
Hoarding and Profiteering, 125-26, 212-19, 446-50. See also references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill Defence industries, profiteering, 123-24, 737. See also Munitions and Armaments, Nationalization King, W. L. Mackenzie, on, 477 Parliamentary opinion on, 474-75 Farmers, by, 626-27, 703-04 Measures to deal with, 360-61, 610-11, 643 679
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Hodgson, Mr. C. W. (Victoria, Ont.)
Excise tax bill, 731
Hospital Cars, 428
House of Commons
Adjournment
M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 752, agreed to, 753 Until February 14,	1951, M. (Mr. St.
Laurent), 747, agreed to, 750
Amdt. (Mr. Drew) to advance date of meeting, 748, negatived on division, 750
When business of the house is completed, 498
Bills. See under this title, Business of the house
Business of the house
Address in reply, M. (Mr. St. Laurent) for consideration of after railway bill, agreed to, 5
Bills
Defence appropriation bill
Breakdown of requested, 196 Procedure for dealing with items in, 374-75
Little time allowed for study of, 509
Taking up in stated order, 471 Further legislation, 444 Government business, precedence of on September 4, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), agreed to, 195
Private members' motions, not to be called at this session, 109 Report of National Defence minister, procedure for dealing with, 78-79 Sittings. See under this title, Sittings Standing order 28, suspension of on September 7, M. (Mr. Fournier, Hull), agreed to, 378
Standing orders, changes in for the duration of the present session, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), agreed to, 4
Committee, not possible to conduct inquiries into government expenditures in, 683
Deceased members. See under this title, Members
Deputy chairman of committees of the whole. See also that title Appointment of Mr. L. R. Beaudoin, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), agreed to, 268
Deputy speaker. See that title
Division bells, placing in restaurant and cafeteria, 79-80
Divisions
Address in reply
Amdt. (Mr. Drew), negatived: yeas, 59; nays, 147, 268
Amdt. to amdt. (Mr. Coldwell), negatived: yeas, 18; nays, 93, 192
House of Commons-Con.
Divisions-Con.
Budget
Amdt. (Mr. Macdonnell, Greenwood), negatived: yeas, 56; nays, 152, 70809
Amdt. to amdt. (Mr. Stewart, Winnipeg North) negatived: yeas, 53; nays, 147, 707
Defence appropriation bill, M. for 2r. Amdt. (Mr. Coldwell), negatived: yeas, 12; nays, 156, 483-84 Amdt. (Mr. Drew), negatived: yeas, 43; nays, 142, 473-74
Essential materials (defence) bill, M. for 2r
Amdt. (Mr. Diefenbaker), negatived: yeas, 33; nays, 136, 545-46
Maintenance of railway operation bill M. (Mr. St. Laurent) for 2r., agreed to: yeas, 192; nays, 47, 67-68 Amdt. (Mr. Drew), negatived: yeas, 56; nays, 186, 62-63 Amdt. to amdt. (Mr. Knowles), negatived: yeas, 13; nays, 229, 62 M. (Mr. St. Laurent) for 3r.
Amdt. (Mr. Drew), negatived: yeas, 49; nays, 175, 77-78
Morning sittings, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), agreed to: yeas, 88; nays, 45, 154-55
Strangers, withdrawal from the gallery, M. (Mr. Drew), negatived: yeas, 64; nays, 156, 390-91 Members
Deceased, tributes to Belzile, Gleason, 7-10 Douglas, the late James L., 755-59 Matthews, the late James E., 755-59 Mitchell, Hon. Humphrey, 7-10, 37
Indemnities, 745-47
Introduction of new members Balcolm, Samuel R., 1 Breton, Maurice, 755 Crestohl, Leon D., 1 Dupuis, Hector, 755 McMillan, William H„ 755 Nowlan, George C., 1 Rousseau, Joseph H., 755
Overtime for long hours put in during this session, 745
Pensions for, 745
Resignation of Hon. Gaspard Fauteux, 1 Meeting on January 29, notice of published in Canada Gazette of January 6, and members notified by letter, 755 Motions
Of want of confidence or censure, 116, 124, 473, 512
Private members' motions not to be called this session, 109 Privilege
Abbott, Mr.-Press reports of conference with civil service on salary increases, 720-21﻿INDEX-1950-1951	783
House of Commons-Con.
Privilege-Con.
Coldwell, Mr.-S essional indemnity, report in Montreal Gazette, 505 Drew, Mr. Reference to Canadian Press report of debate on essential materials bill, 531-32
Statement by Mr. Claxton, 392 Fulton, Mr.-Attitude on conscription, reference of Mr. Howe, 534 Knowles, Mr.-Expression of appreciation for messages received during illness, 760
St. Laurent, Mr.-Reference to article in Le Devoir, 719
Winkler, Mr.-Absence from vote due to non-synchronization of parliament building clocks, 269
Secret session, ^10-14, 322, 358-59, 372, 382-83, 682-87. See also under this title, Strangers in gallery Sessional indemnity. See under this title, Members; Privilege Sittings
Changes in hours of, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), agreed to, 4
Morning, on and after September 4, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 151 agreed to on division, 154-55 Saturday
And holiday, 81, 107-09
M. (Mr. Coldwell) that house adjourn until Monday, negatived, 109 Suspension of to allow time to consider new legislation, 505-07 To be continuous until maintenance of railway operation bill is passed, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), agreed to, 34 Twelve-hour day does not allow time for proper consideration of government program, 151-54
Staff, sessional employees, one week's pay extra, 724
Strangers in gallery, M. (Mr. Drew) for withdrawal of, 390, negatived, 391 Vacancies
Riimouski, through death of Gleason Belzile, 1
St. Mary, through resignation of Hon. Gaspard Fauteux, 1
Welland, through death of Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, 1
Housing
Buffalo national park. See National Defence Cost of, increase in, 658 Loans, limiting dollar value of, 421-22 Purchase of by low-income group, discrimination against, 706 Royal Roads, B.C., 406
Uplands emergency shelter, vacating of, 393
Howe, Right Hon. C. D. (Minister of Trade and Commerce)
Aluminum Company of Canada, depreciation allowances, 451-52 Beef, defence buying of, 565 Canadian industrial preparedness association, 561-66 Cement supply, 558
Civil Service Act, application to appointments made under essential materials legislation, 566
Coarse grains pool, final settlement, 156.
See also under this title, Grain Confidence in, Ottawa Journal editorial, 596-97
Conscription, attitude of Mr. Fulton, 534 Controllers, appointment, 468 Controls
Effect of actions of United States on maintenance of, 556
Labour-management councils to discuss, 468
Over-all controls, 556
Price control, 556
Blown sky-high by the steel strike of 1944, 469
In the event that defence buying creates a shortage, 564-65
Only possible by invoking War Measures Act, 458
Over-all control the only effective kind, 459
United States in, 534
Unnecessary, but may be brought on by hoarding and raising prices, 446-48 Defence appropriation bill, 350, 436-39, 477, 487-88
Defence appropriations, commitment for this year, 487
Defence equipment procurement, arrangements with United States, 487-88 Dominion-provincial conference, date of autumn meeting, 751
Emergency powers, opposition now demanding re-imposition, 459 Essential materials
Control of, test for deciding necessity for, 548
Designated by regulation, 557
Orders and regulations, publication, 566
Shortages, prognostication of, 550 Essential materials bill, 196, 441-42, 444-60, 468-69, 509, 528, 532-38, 546-69
Powers limited by provincial jurisdiction, 550
Progressive-Conservative amendment, effect on, 532-33 Food prices, increase in, 457-58 Grain. See also Wheat
Prices, setting of, cash payment at elevators, 156
National economy, present position and forecast, 445-48
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Howe, Right Hon. C. D.-Con.
National emergency, courts only can determine existence of, 551 Natural resources of war materials, international joint committees on, 350 North Atlantic treaty, 436-39 Oil, control of, 569
"Private and Public Investment in Canada, 1926-1950", 445
Provinces, invasion of rights of, 533-34 St. Lawrence waterway, 551 Steel, rubber, lumber prices, 558 Steel industry, co-operation with government, 459-60
Tribal class destroyer, cheaper to build in England, 303
United Kingdom, wage and price controls, 469
United States, control legislation, 546-48
Wage control, 556-60
Wheat
Carry-over on August first, 156 Five year pool
Compensation for war losses, 291 Final payment, 155-56, 469 Grading of 1950 crop, 595 Interim payments, 444 Price spreads, 595-96, 724 Prices, retroactive to beginning of marketing year, 596
Work of, tribute by Conservative, 632
Human Freedoms, international declaration of, not submitted to parliament, 210
Hyde Park Agreement. See United States
Hydroelectric Power. See Electric Power
Ice Cream
Butterfat in, 728-29
Nickel cone, boon to dairy industry, 631 Tax, 424, 728
Immigration, 1949-1950, qu. (Mr. Cather-wood), 721
Income Tax
Compulsory savings instead for lower-income brackets, 176 C.C.F. party on, 631
Corporation tax, 283, 605, 631, 690-92, 712, 736
In Great Britain, 648 Increase in, 422-24 Effective date, 424
Exemptions, levels should not be lowered, 615
Farmers, prosecutions since January 1, 1950, return ordered (Mr. Diefen-baker) 318
High income groups on, 692, 736
Income Tax-Con.
Higher taxes should not be superimposed on cost of living, 243 Personal, no present increase in, 422-23, 639
Reserve forces, exemption of pay, 212, 33033, 372
Income Tax Act Amendment Bill
(Provision for an increase in corporation tax)
Bill No. 6. Mr. Abbott res., 424, 712-13; lr., 717; 2r., 736-42; com., 3r., 742
India. See also Nehru, Pandit
Lend-lease or other assistance to, 242 Visit of Mr. St. Laurent to, 395-96
Industrial Councils. See Labour
Industrial Organization. See National Defence
Industrial Production. See Production
Industries
"Clubbing into submission", 533, 544-45 Decentralizing, 149, 290, 679 Defence industries
Area where Canada could make greatest contribution, 141
Contracts for maritimes, 289-90, 437-38 Decentralizing, 289, 329, 432-37, 453-54, 641, 693	,
Efficiency, 479-81
Establishing in maritimes near labour, raw materials and markets, 465-66 Government-owned, 408-13, 474 Government plant, sold to Electric Boat Company, 476
Nationalization of, 737. See also Munitions and Armaments Plants, turning to peacetime uses, 478-80 Profits, 480, 737. See also Hoarding and Profiteering
Limiting to 5 per cent, 450 Quebec munitions plants, dominion expenditures on hydroelectric developments for, 289
Retention by government of machinery of last war, 474 Expansion of, 149
In central provinces, 290, 329 Plan in event of war, 356-57 Factories, government-built, in central provinces, disposed of for a fraction of cost, 289
Labour force not profitably occupied, 667 Not asked to be patriotic, 608 Plant and equipment developed at taxpayer's expense but owned by private interests, 633

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Industries-Con.
Request from for information on defence production, 560-66
Sabotage by communists, 331
Should' be brought under national labour code, 331
Western Canada has raw materials and power for, 290
Inflation. See Cost of Living; Finance
Instalment Buying, 631-32. See also Consumer Credit (Temporary Provisions) Bill
Discrimination, against low-income groups, 605, 705-06. See also references in debate on Consumer Credit (Temporary Provisions) Bill
Insurance, safeguarding policies against decreased values by paying off in gold, 624
Internal Economy Commission, 5
International Affairs, rule of law for, 202-03
International Conferences. See Commonwealth Conferences; North Atlantic Council; United Nations
International Crisis. See references in debate on Defence Appropriation Bill
International Defence. See Collective Security; North Atlantic Treaty; United Nations
International Joint Commission, report on Passamaquoddy power project, 663
International Monetary Fund
On effect of defence spending on inflation, 602
Price of gold set by, 623-24
International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission. See Fisheries
International Situation. See External Affairs
Iron Ore, facilitating movement from Wabana mine in Newfoundland, 530, 655-56
Irrigation Program in western provinces, maintenance of necessary, 235
Jewelry, silver and glass, china, luxury goods, etc., tax, 714
Johnston, Mr. C. E. (Bow River)
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 5759
Joint Industrial Mobilization Committee, 509
Jones, Mr. O. L. (Yale)
Defence appropriation bill, 370-72 Special force, pay, etc., qu., 316
Judges, appointment to district court in Newfoundland, 81
Justice Department, transfer to of functions of Solicitor General, 5
Kai-Shek, Chiang, struggle against communism, 247. See also Formosa
King, Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie
Canada, choice between self-development and trying to save Europe and Asia, 202
Dangers of materialism, 260 Defence profiteering, 450, 477 National defence committee, 280 Tributes to, 5-7, 10, 83, 87
Kingston, Ont., rental of office space by National Revenue department, qu., (Mr. Knowles) 529
Kirk, Mr. T. A. M. (Digby-Yarmouth) Lurcher, lightship, replacement for, 664
Knight, Mr. R. R. (Saskatoon)
Address in reply, 147-50 Consumer credit bill, 591-92 Defence appropriation bill, 344-46, 483 Inflation, 344-46
Saskatoon, Sask., rental of air force hangar as a museum, qu., 529 Special force for Korea, recruiting, qu., 379
Knowles, Mr. Stanley H. (Winnipeg North Centre)
Address in reply, 202-07 Adjournment of parliament until February 14, 1951, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 74849
Armed forces, mechanized equipment, manufacture by government plants, 413
Budget, 670-76
Business of the house, morning sittings, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 151-52 Canadian forces bill, 441, 491-97 Canadian National Railways or government purchases from certain companies, return ordered, 318 Collective security, 202-07 Consumer credit bill, 571, 584-85 Controls, 205-06, 541-43. See also under this title, Price control Corporation tax, 712 Cost of living, 205-06
Cost of living index and wage index, 726
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Knowles, Mr. Stanley H_____Con.
Defence appropriation bill, 272-77, 292-94, 374-75, 401-13, 428, 435-39, 476-77 Breakdown of requested, 196, 272-75 Procedure for dealing with items, 374-75 Procedure on discussing resolution, 27677
Defence estimates, treasury board check of, 407-08
Defence expenditures, dangers of inflation from, 293-94
Dependents' allowance board, re-establishment, 405-06
Electrical appliances, tax on, 715-16 Emergency powers, setting out clearly and concisely, 455
Essential materials bill, 455-57, 541-46, 55467
Excise tax bill, 715-16, 726-27 Food, essential material, 546 Income tax bill, 712 Instalment buying, 542 Kingston, Ont., National Revenue office, rental, qu., 529
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 41-45, 69-75 Amendment, 44 Manitoba flood
Final assistance payment by federal government, 532
Liaison with United States government departments on, 509
Report of international joint commission, 380
Munitions and armaments, nationalization of production, 476-77 National Defence Act, section 33, 491-94 North Atlantic treaty
Action in regard to special force not tc be taken without the decision of parliament, 493-94
Appropriation for arms and munitions, 436
Old age pensions
Payable at 65 without means test, 294 Pension of $50 needed, 671-76 Parliament
Calling within ten days after governor in council places troops on active service, 491-94
Should be adjourned, not prorogued, until crisis is over, 151 Price control, 109, 456-57, 670-76. See also under this title, Controls Government's power to bring in, 585 Privilege, expression of appreciation for messages received during illness, 760 Public buildings, policy, 723 Public service, employees continuing in service after the age of sixty-five, return ordered, 721
Railway strike, extension of time for negotiations, 569
Knowles, Mr. Stanley H.-Con.
Sessional employees, special compensation for, 724
Special force to foe sent to Korea only, 497 Tax changes during present session, 255 "Wages and employment in the transportation industry," memorandum issued by Labour department, return ordered, 319
Winnipeg, new post office, 531, 723 Korea
China and Soviet Russia coming into war in, danger of, 235 Civil war in, 177-78
Crisis in, report of External Affairs department, tabled, 107 Crossing 38th parallel northward, danger of, 229
Extension of conflict in Asia, danger of, 221-23, 235
Heavy commitments in, folly of, 617 Northern zone, no one aware of plans of, 304-05
Policy in regard to, indefiniteness on part of Canada and United States, 241-42 Situation in
Future danger from, 330, 340 Mediation of an unrealistic suggestion 220
Settlement of, importance of opinions of Asian leaders, 96-97 South Korea
Aggression from North Korea, 11, 83-89, 116-17, 130-31, 213-14, 244-53, 258-62, 288, 294, 354-56, 521, 598-99, 620-21 634
Danger of, known to this continent in spring of this year, 246, 366 Jesuit Relations and Le Droit on 258-59
Lack of information about, 355-56 Responsibility for putting down, 621 Review of events leading up to, 136-37, 163-65, 170-71
Statement of Trygve Lie, United Nations Secretary General, 392-93 Statement of Pandit Nehru, 120-21 Statement of L. B. Pearson, 90-97 Warning of given in Canadian Press dispatch of May 10, 366 Government of, 137, 167-68, 175, 250 Military liberation of, danger that it may defeat its purpose, 149 Rehabilitation program for, 122-23, 149, 168, 185, 229-31, 264 McGeachy, J. B., on, 122 United Nations Action in, 125, 137, 165
Better propaganda needed, 228-29 Canadian participation under genera] obligation to restore peace and defeat aggression, 220-21 Goal of, 175, 230-34

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Korea-Con.
South Korea-Con.
United Nations-Con.
Action-Con.
Support of, 642-43, 688. See also references in debate on Budget Resolution on sending forces to Korea, Canadian response, 216-17 United Nations commission, evidence of, 92
United Nations special forces, 118-22 Canadian participation, 48, 86-94, 12936, 241
Authorization under P.C. 4365, 528 C.C.F. party on, 283 Communist propaganda on, attributed to youth of Quebec province, 619-20
Le Devoir on, reference of Mr. St. Laurent, 719
Le Droit and l'Action Catholique on, 189-91
Remarks of Mr. Poulin, 189-91 Request for, qu. (Mr. Wright) 316 United States reaction, 252 Canadian special force. See also National Defence; Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Canadian Navy Casual selection of, 131-32 Conscription of, 86, 141. See also below, Voluntary enlistment Delay in sending, 121, 131-40, 158, 210, 245, 261-64, 307, 358-59 Reasons for, 232-33 Statement of Mr. Pearson, 221-23 Going soon enough, 267 Instead of regular armed service force, 147
Pressure from United States to send, 617
Readying in a short time, 352 Recruiting for special brigade group, 160
Should not be sent, 180 Voluntary enlistment, danger of conscription from, 198' 249 Commander of, standing with regard to President of the United States, 225 Ground forces, General MacArthur appealing for, 131, 217-21, 245, 253 United States forces
Equipment not adequate to task, 288 Preponderance of, 93-94, 118-21 Unity of should be stressed, 228 United States action prior to United Nations recommendation, 178 Unification of suggested in Le Canada, 250 United, elections would be won by communists, 229
Labour. See also Employment; Unemployment
Compulsory arbitration. See under this title, Railway strike
Labour-Con.
Cost of living, unrest caused by. See Cost of Living
Forty-hour week in Canada and United States, 51. See also under this title, Railway
Free collective bargaining, 61, 68-74 Industrial councils for coal, steel, shipping, etc., 331
National labour code. See that title Not profitably occupied, 667 Production, all-out effort needed, 162-63 Public utilities strike in Quebec, legislation, 84
Railway
Forty-hour week, 33-42, 62
At forty hours' pay already in effect in Canadian Pacific shops, 42-44 At forty-eight hours' pay, 43-45 Railway strike, 83-88, 135, 148. See also debate on Maintenance of Railway Operation Bill
Appointment of national administrator to ensure immediate operation of railways, 30, 44-61
Arbitration to be within certain limits, 66-70 Arbitrator
Enforcement of decisions under Criminal Code, 49-55, 77
Powers and duties of, 35, 42-43, 69-75, 84
Balloting for strike vote, 23, 52, 60 Certain union rules, negotiation of amendments in connection with, 70-71
Changes in rules, proposed by companies, 43-45
Compulsory arbitration of, 28-32, 38-41, 48-57, 65, 69-76 title, Strikes
Penalty under Criminal Code for failure to obey, 29 Democratic settlement of, 98 Failure of government to take preventive action, 27-34, 36-37, 52-57, 65, 74 Gordon, Donald, and. See that title Guarantee of protection on maximum company offers, 42-45 Hotel and transport workers, demands of, 72-76, 193 Legislation
Brought down to deal with this particular strike only, 84-85 Compulsory, 237
Compulsory arbitration not provided in, 54-59, 74
Setting a dangerous precedent, 72-73 Striking out section 5, 77 Takes away legal bargaining rights, 66 To settle may bring about further difficulty, 32, 48-49
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Labour-Con.
Railway strike-Con.
Negotiating committee for unions refused offer of Prime Minister for a thirty-day respite, 64
Negotiations, order in council extending time for, tabled, 569 Number of votes for, 23 Railway companies not negotiating in good faith, 38
Report of Dr. Mackintosh, 40 Resumption of services, 68 Review of situation, 15-22, 38 Should have been settled before parliament met, 32
Similar to a communist victory, 83 Termination of under arbitration, no continuing authority for, 29 Time limit for reaching agreement, extension of, 69-71
Seafarers' international union, strike on Pacific coast, 110 Statement of Mr. Gregg, 155 Steel Company, Hamilton, loss of rights and benefits by employees, on enlistment, 393, 403, 463-64 Steel industry, unrest in, 135 Strikes
No power under essential materials legislation to intervene in, 533 Should not be allowed to paralyze economic life of nation, 84-87 Union dues, voluntary check-off, 44-45, 58-61 Unions
Lenin on, 699
Purging communists from, 699-700 Wages. See also Controls And direction of labour, control of under essential materials legislation, 520 Index of has risen more than cost of living index, 676
Over-all program for suggested, 125 Policies to obviate inflationary spiral, 294
Labour Department, minister of should be a labour man, 37-38
Langlois, Mr. J. G. L. (Gaspe; Parliamentary Assistant to Postmaster General) Address in reply, 188-92 Appointed parliamentary assistant, 759
Lapointe, Hon. Hugues (Minister of Veterans Affairs)
Appointment as Minister of Veterans Affairs, 10
League of Nations, failure of, 120
Legislation. See also House of Commons "Big stick" legislation, 544-45 By assertion, 585
Legislation-Con.
Emergency powers
Now being asked for by the opposition, 459
Setting out clearly and concisely, 455 Extension by address, reduces opportunity for discussion, 568 Omnibus legislation, 535 Punitive, should not contain generalities, 544-45
Recognizing an emergency should have been brought in under a comprehensive statute, 515-16 Standby legislation. See Controls "You do this or else" legislation, 535
Lesage, Mr. Jean (Mantmagny-LTslet [DOT] Parliamentary Assistant to Secretary of State for External Affairs) Appointed parliamentary assistant, 759
Liberal Parly. See also Government; St. Laurent, Rt. Hon. L. S.
Communist support in Grey North, 250 Conscription issue raised by, 251 "No commitments," policy of, 253
"Liberation", countries would like to be spared process of, if possible, 149, 224
Lie, Trygve. See United Nations
Lieutenant-Governor, abolition of office of, 380-81
Lighters, ash trays, etc., tax, 714
Liquor Tax. See Alcoholic Liquors
Live Stock
Cattle
Beef, agreements or subsidies for producers of, 143-46
High price, reasons for, 462
Prices set by packing companies, 239
Loan Sharks. See references in debate on Consumer Credit (Temporary Provisions) Bill
Loans. See Finance
London Conference. See Commonwealth Conferences
Lorneville, N.B., breakwater, 694
Low, Mr. Solon E. (Peace River)
Address in reply, 125-30 Adjournment of parliament until February 14, 1951, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 749 Budget, 608-15

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Low, Mr. Solon E.-Cora.
Business of the house
Morning sittings, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 152
Sittings, Saturday and holiday, 108 Candy, soft drinks, etc., tax, 610 Chartered banks, borrowing from, inflationary effect of, 286 Coal policy, 609
Compulsory savings program to reduce inflation, 286-87 Cost of living
Social Credit program for control of, 611 Subsidies instead of controls, 126 Defence appropriation bill, 273, 284-87, 476 Request for breakdown of expenditures, 273
Defence appropriations, attitude of Social Credit party, 287
Defence expenditures and reasonable standard of living, 284-85 Douglas, the late James L., 757 Equality of sacrifice, 286-87 Essential materials bill, 518-19 Excise tax bill, 727-29 Freight rates, 125
Government can be impeached for misuse of powers, 518-19 Government expenditures, economy suggested, 611-12
King, the late Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie, 6-7
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 3, 34-37
Maple sugar products, taxing of, 729 Matthews, the late James E., 757 Munitions and armaments industry, nationalization, 476
Soviet communist imperialism, development of, 126-29
Speaker, attendance at opening ceremonies of new British House of Commons chamber, 752
Sugar and oils, production in Canada, 287 Taxation, new, attitude of Social Credit party toward, 285
Luggage, trunks, purses, bags, etc., tax, 714
Lumber
Controls. See Essential Materials and Services
Excess profits tax on, 652 High cost of, 145, 187, 458
"Lurcher". See Vessels
Luxury Articles, tax on, 714
MacArlhur, General Douglas
In command of United Nations forces in Korea, 225-28. See also Korea Messages to Canadian ships in Korean waters, 101, 723 Visit to Formosa, 174
Macdonnell, Mr. J. M. (Greenwood)
Address in reply, 180-84, 261-63 Budget, 425-27, 597-604 Amendment, 604 Consumer credit bill, 587-93 Defence appropriation bill, 296-97, 332-33, 375-77, 397-99
Essential materials bill, 534-36 Estimates, economy in, 426 Excise tax bill, 730
External affairs estimates considered in committee, 296-97 External affairs situation, 598-601 Government
Absence of supporters, 180 Granting extraordinary powers to, 53435
Inflation, 426-27, 601-04
Morning sittings, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 153
National defence
Army, trivial force of less than 5,000, 398
Piecemeal information, 397 Policy, 598-601 Situation, 425-26
National defence committee, 182-84, 332-33 National defence department, engineering and publicity sections, expenditures, 602
North Atlantic treaty, 181-82
Procedure in case of attack against signatory nation, 375-77
Post Office department, publicity section, 602
Sitting, suspension of, 507 Special force for Korea, delay in sending, 261-63
United Nations, action to be taken in case of aggression, 375-77
Maclnnis, Mr. Angus (Vancouver East) Address in reply, 227-32 Budget, 703-06 Canadian forces bill, 503 Combines and monopolies, practices of, 704-05
Defence appropriation bill, 274, 478 Korean situation., 228-32 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 3, 37-39, 68-73
Merchant seamen, protection for, 503 Mitchell, Hon. Humphrey, successor should be a labour man, 37-38 Munitions and armaments, nationalization of production, 478
Production, equitable distribution of needed, 231-32 Sittings Hours of, 81
Morning, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 152-53 Saturday and holiday, 107-08 Unemployment insurance advisory committee, printing and distributing report of, 508
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MacKenzie, Mr. H. A. (Lambton-Kent) Address in reply, 170-73
MacNaughl, Mr. J. Watson (Prince; Parliamentary Assistant to Minister ol Fisheries)
Douglas, the late James L., 757 King, the late Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie, 7 Matthews, the late James E., 757 Prince Edward Island and mainland, interruption of transportation service, 8182
Salmon fishing season in Fraser river, closing of, 664
McCann, Hon. J. J. (Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys)
Austerity, forecast of, 733 Excise tax bill, 732-33 Income tax bill, 712-13
McCubbin, Mr. Roberl (Middlesex West;
Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Agriculture)
Butter, government holdings, sale of, qu.
(Mr. Diefenbaker) 662 Potatoes, prices and costs of production in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, qu. (Mr. Hatfield) 662 Prairie Farm Assistance Act, payments and appeals regarding 1949 crop failure, qu. (Mr. Diefenbaker), 661 South Saskatchewan river power and irrigation project, expenditures, qu. (Mr. Diefenbaker), 529
McCusker, Mr. E. A. (Regina City; Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of National Health and Welfare)
Appointed parliamentary assistant, 759 Defence appropriation bill, 439
Mcllraiih, Mr. G. J. (Ottawa West; Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Trade and Commerce)
Bacon, exports to Britain, qu. (Mr. Cather-wood) 662
Barley and oats, sales and average price, April to July, qu. (Mr. Diefenbaker), 530
"Prices and Prices Indexes," Trade and Commerce department publication, qu. (Mr. Balcom) 530
Transportation, building materials, farm machinery, etc., price increase in since 1946, qu. (Mr. Fair) 379
Mclvor, Mr. Daniel (Fort William) Adjournment of parliament until February 14, 750
Deceased members, tributes to, 758-59 Defence appropriation bill, 397 Mitchell, the late Hon. Humphrey, 9
McLure, Mr. W. Chester S. (Queens)
Charlottetown, P.E.I., public building, 444, 722-23
Deceased members, tributes to, 756-58 Defence appropriation bill, 432 Excise tax bill, 715-16
Prince Edward Island, interruption of transportation service, 109-110
McMillan, Mr. W. H. (Welland)
Introduction of, 755
Magazines and Periodicals. See Press
Maintenance of Railway Operation Bill
(Provision for resumption of operations of railways and for settlement of dispute over employment conditions) Bill No. 1. Mr. St. Laurent res., 1-4; lr., 4; 2r., 10-23, 25-68, M. for 2r. agreed to on division, 67-68; com., 68-77; 3r., agreed to on division, 77-78
Arndt. (Mr. Drewl to M. for 2r., 30, negatived on division, 62-63 Arndt, to amdt. (Mr. Knowles), 44, negatived on division, 62 Amdt. (Mr. Drew) to M. for 3r., 77, negatived on division, 77-78
Maintenance of Railway Operation Act,
extension of time for negotiations under, order in council authorizing, tabled, 569
Malt, tax on, 423-25, 735
Maltais, Mr. Auguste (Charlevoix)
Canadian communists attending meeting in Prague, 751
Passports issued to Canadians proceeding to Russia. 507
Maple Products, tax on, 729, 743
Margarine. See Oleomargarine
Maritime Construction Company Limited
Housing construction at Sea Island, B.C., 335, 719-20
Inquiry concerning activities of, 416
Maritime Provinces, defence industries or contracts for, 289-90, 432-38, 645-47 Saint John Telegraph-Journal on, 693
Marshall Plan, stop-gap arrangement, 650
Martin, Hon. Paul (Minister of National Health and Welfare)
Old age pensioners, raising ceiling on earned income, 663
Marx, Karl, in 1853, on Russian aggression, 258

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Match Industry. See Combines Investigation Act
Matches, tax, 714
Materialism, dangers of, W. L. Mackenzie King on, 260-61
Matthews, the late James E., former member for Brandon, tributes to, 755-59
Maybank, Mr. Ralph (Winnipeg South Centre;
Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys)
Transferred to ministry of Resources and Development, 759
Mayhew, Hon. R. W. (Minister of Fisheries)
Cold storage bait depots, construction in Newfoundland, qu. (Mr. Browne, St. John's West) 315
Salmon fishing season in Fraser river, closing of, 255
In accordance with instructions from international Pacific salmon fisheries commission,' 319-20
Meal
Bacon, exports to Britain, qu. (Mr. Cather-wood) 662
Beef
And pork production, 665-66
Controls, 565. See also Controls; Cost of Living
Price, 626-27
And production of, 143-45 Ceiling, 557
Members. See House of Commons
Menzies, Rt. Hon. R. G., Prime Minister of Australia, program for democratic government, 251
Merchant Marine
Scrapping of, 329
Seamen
Granting active service benefits to, Merchant Navy Veterans of Canada on, 500-03
More equitable treatment of, 373
Should be brought under veterans' charter, 329
Military Commitments. See National Defence;
North Atlantic Treaty; United Nations
Militia. See National Defence
Militia Pension Act, amendment excepting certain personnel from application of. See Canadian Forces Bill
Ministry. See Government, Cabinet
Mitchell, the late Hon. Humphrey, Minister of Labour, tributes to, 7-10, 37, 83, 87
Moral Rearmament. See Peace
Motor Vehicles
Automobiles
And motorcycles and other motor-driven vehicles, tax 605, 714 Financing, 588
Munitions, profiteering in. See Hoarding and Profiteering
Munitions and Armaments, nationalization of production and sale of, 124, 283, 737 Arndt. (Mr. Coldwell) to appropriation bill, 475-83, negatived on division, 483-84
Munitions Plants. See Industries
Munro, Ross, firsthand report on Korea, 211
Murphy, Mr. J. W. (Lambton West)
Defence appropriation bill, 401-03
Mutch, Mr. L. A. (Winnipeg South; Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Veterans Affairs)
Budget, 712
Deceased members, tributes to 757
National Debt. See Public Debt
National Defence
Accident prevention training, 364-65 Active service, definition of, 491, 499 Administrative and headquarters staffs, 366-69, 598-600
Against aggression. See under this title, Defence of Canada Airborne brigade group, 132, 159, 327 Rockingham, Brigadier J. M., on, 320 Training, 312-13, 320-21 Aircraft
Sea Furies. See Royal Canadian Navy Transport, 368, 417. See also Royal Canadian Air Force
Aircrew. See Royal Canadian Air Force Air defence, lack of, 236-37 All-out production essential for, 163 Anti-aircraft batteries, 431-32 Anti-tank units operated by armour, 429 Anti-tank weapons, 431, 434 Appropriations, 11, 103-04, 405-17, 427-39. See also Defence Appropriation Bill Appropriation under present bill will not lapse at end of year, 270 Breakdown of, procedure followed by Mr. Ilsley, 271-75 Tabled, 277-78
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National Defence-Con.
Appropriations-Con.
Cash appropriation of $142,000,000, lapse of unexpired portion, 298 Information, 161-62 Lack of, 427
Armament and munitions. See also Canadian Arsenals Limited Increase in cost, 303
Armed forces
Adequate to meet present needs, 370 Appropriations, 428-33 Contributions to civilian welfare, 104-05 Decisions about formation and use to be made by the government and the House of Commons, 680. See also Parliament
Defence, for, 335-36. See also under this title, Defence of Canada, and below, Permanent force Dependents' allowance, 405-06 No return to former system, 498 Establishment, increase in, 101, 341-44 Expenditures, increase in, statement of Mr. Abbott, 269-71
Housing. See under this title, Housing Inadequacy of, 470, 472, 484-85 Limited and slow expansion of, 519 Must be larger and ready for instant action in case of invasion of Canada, 219
Permanent force. See also Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Canadian Navy and under this title, Army Not a professional police force to deal with affairs of other countries, 30405
To provide a training nucleus and a defence force, 309-13, 321-25, 336-37 Personnel
And equipment, new, dates of readiness, 314
Irresponsibility of some with regard to personal privileges, 338-39 Placing on active service
Authorization by P.C. 4365, tabled, 528 By order in council, 440-41. See also Canadian Forces Bill To meet commitments under North Atlantic treaty or United Nations charter, 488-90 Postwar reorganization, 104 Preparedness to meet obligations, 321 Program of expansion, 323 Rates of pay, 410
Reserve. See under this title, Reserve forces
Sending to Europe, 326, 653 Strength, 340 Increase, 303-04, 341 Summary of work being done to accelerate development of, 322-23
National Defence

Con.
Armed forces-Con.
Training, 337-38, 686. See also above, Permanent force Unification, 86-89, 140 Armoury for Sarnia, Ont., 402 Army
"Agile home guard", 256 Appropriations, 410-15 Armoured division
Or infantry division and armoured brigade, reference of Mr. Claxton, 323-26
Tremendous cost of, 327 Armoured, regiments, 431 Brigade group. See under this title, Brigade group Defence force Division
Hardly enough in present world situation, 343
Not needed at present in Canada, 326, 366-67
Requirements for raising of, 351-52 Of 5,000, 426
Inadequacy of, 398, 600 Division in Europe would cost too much, 326
Dual service army, 132 Equipment, 102
Not fully trained operational formation, 398
Permanent force
Defence and training role, 313 Not stay-at-home army, 337 Strength, 325-26, 426
Royal 22nd. See under this title, Brigade group
Two-army system, 343 Artillery for St. John's, Nfld., 429 Atomic attack, 236-37
Atomic weapons, training in use of, 256-57 Bombs and ammunition. See Canadian Arsenals Limited
Brigade group and special force. See also under this title, Airborne brigade and Special force Constituents, 326-27, 429 Preparedness, 335-37, 351 Royal 22nd regiment, 320-21, 327 Training, 327
British Columbia, defence program. See under this title, Pacific coast Brockville, Ont., officer training camp, 352-53
Building up as quickly as possible, 129 Burden of, unequal distribution a threat to national unity, 343
Camp Ipperwash, cadet training at, 402-03 Choice between chocolates and guns, 631, 678
Civil aircraft, reserve, 417 Civil defence. See that title

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National Defence-Con.
Conscription, 86, 141, 180, 198, 249-51, 534 Construction, new, provision for, 303. See also under this title, Properties Contracts. See Industries Contractual commitments, increase in statutory limit on, 269 Defence of Canada, 132, 219, 308-09, 335-37. See also under this title, Armed forces; Army
Against invasion by Russia, 141-47, 16869, 197
Of first importance, 179-80, 366 Should take place as far away as possible, 210-16
Dispersion of forces, danger of, 368 Equipment
And armament, 101-02 And supplies, for use by Canada or North Atlantic treaty nations, 270 Expenditures, 302-05 Maintenance of reserve, 410 New, date of readiness, 314 Outdated, plan for use, 308 Situation, 161, 484-85 World war II of, disposal, 302, 328 Essential materials and services, distribution. See Essential Materials (Defence) Bill Estimates
Future commitments taken up by cash appropriations of following year, 400-01
Lack of information, 328 More complete breakdown of planned, 304
Pared too fine last June, 284 Treasury board check of, procedure for making transfers between primaries, 407-08
Exercise Shoofly, 252 Exercise Sweetbriar, 312-13 Expansion
Framework for organized, 352 Program for, 322-23
Without interfering with social and economic improvement, 86, 114-15, 124, 149, 226
Expenditures, 344, 418. See also Defence Appropriation Bill
Authorized by last parliament, no accounting of, 320
Borrowing to meet, authority for, 270-71 Breakdown, with tables, 299-304 Churchill, Winston, on, 354-55 Comparison with those of other countries, 252, 299
Difficult to estimate beforehand, 298 Examples of. waste, 338-39 Green light to minister on, 417 Increase in, 303-04 Inflationary effect of. See Finance Lack of information, 211, 328, 354-55, 366
National Defence-Con.
Expenditures'-Con.
No detailed estimates for, 320 Possible at high level if high level of national production is maintained, 284-85
Premium for peace, 298 Procedure for discussion, 314 Results from, 197, 211, 288-92, 307, 340-41, 354-55, 374, 382-83, 678-80 Total of, including those made through other departments, 299 Fighting units of 1939 compared with units of present, 367 Government attitude, 425 Government cannot be accused of complacency, 305
Guarding vital areas, no provision for, 373-74
Hidden plans, impossibility of judging worth of, 312 Hospital cars, 428 Housing, 411, 658-59
Buffalo national park, military camp, housing shortage, 401 Married quarters, 302-03, 333-34, 651-52 Costs, etc., return ordered (Mr. Wright), 662
Sea Island, B.C., at, 335, 719-20 Inadequacy of, 236-37
Industrial organization, co-operation with United States, 103 Industries. See that title Information
Detailed, could be given in special committee or in a secret session, 433 Freely given, 433-34 But ignored, 391 Given piecemeal, 397 Lack of, 161-62, 272, 305-09, 320-22, 328, 357, 386-89, 400, 427. See also under this title, Expenditures More supplied than in Great Britain, 139 Refused to House but given at closed session of Canadian chamber of commerce, 682
Korean force. See under this title, Special Force
Live ammunition exercises, safety officer present at, 365 Manpower
Lack of, 342. See also under this title, Reserve forces
Legislation for drafting should be on statute books for use in case of emergency, 343
Married allowances. See under this title, Armed forces, Dependents' allowance and Special force
Married quarters. See under this title, Housing
Mechanized equipment, manufacture by government not profitable, 413
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National Defence-Con.
Military defence of Canada a national obligation which should be distributed equally and fairly, 343 Militia, calling up prior to September 1, 1939, 493
Mobilization, rapidity of, 313, 367 Mountain training, 257 Newfoundland, defence program, 399 Northwest highway system, 415, 433 Objectives as laid down in white paper, 131
Officer training, 101-04, 352-53 Organization, 118
Pacific coast defence, 130-31, 140-41, 313, 400
Petawawa, Ont. See that title Policy, 188-89
Government responsible for, 296 Minister of Finance on, 598-99 Preparedness, 146-47 And action, Demosthenes on, 341-43 Lack of, 131, 158-61, 197, 210-12, 310, 320, 340-43, 357, 370, 598-600. See also references in debate on Address in Reply
Due to stressing economic and social well-being of the country, 228 In spite of large expenditures, 289, 358 Ottawa Journal on, 598 Statements concerning should not be broadcast, 228
Necessary in order to avoid war, 357 Ten per cent of gross national product required for, 447-50 Program
Accelerating, 113-14, 322-23, 341 Emergency for, 350 Hidden, 312
Information given to press, 509 Lagging behind that of United States, Blair Fraser in Maclean's magazine on, 600-01
Must demonstrate the qualities of the free democratic system, 307-08 Planning must be adapted to circumstances, 350
Secret session on. See House of Commons Progressive Conservative party, inconsistency of attitude on, 198 Properties, acquisition, construction, maintenance, etc., 406-07, 411, 415-16, 428 Check should be made on for unexploded ammunition, 371 Expenditure on, 302-03 New, large amount for acquisition of, 371
Public relations officers, 401 Purchasing
Hyde Park agreement, 409, 487-88 Powers given to Minister of Trade and Commerce, 291, 328
National Defence-Con.
Radar, 102-03, 409, 434 Stations, 323-25
In British Columbia, 400 Recruiting, 100-01, 321 Aircrew needed, 327-28 Program
Effectiveness, 336, 342
Expected date of fulfilment, 341 Slowness of compared with 1914, 374 Standards, reduction in, 101, 414-15 Regular forces placed on active service, P.C. 4365 authorizing, tabled, 528 Research and development, 104, 270, 435.
See also Defence Appropriation Bill Reserve forces, 102-03, 140 Building up, nine to twelve months to make ready, 336
Compensation for time spent in reaching drill hall, 372
Employers asked to co-operate in allowing men holidays at training time, 327
Enlistment of non-Canadian or nonBritish persons, 596, 723, 751 Equipment to rearm largely available, 336-37
Incentives for joining, 336
Higher pay and allowances for, 333-34 Income tax. See Income Tax List of qualified personnel, making available, 413-14
Manpower and training, lack of, 132-33, 160-61, 256, 308-10, 321 Mobilization, not as well prepared for as in 1939, 367
No lack of personnel, 243-44 Officers, expenses, 330 Properly handled would have been ready to go to Korea, 330 Strength, increase in, 303-04, 327 Time in camp spent wholly in training, 327
Training
Ineffectiveness and wastefulness of, 308-10
No proper facilities in Cape Breton, 330 Units
Organizational framework for expansion, 369-70
Too many in some places, 367 Royal 22nd regiment. See under this title, Brigade group
Secret session to discuss. See House of Commons
Self-propelled guns, 412-13, 429 Service conditions, 330-32, 339 Situation, 132-34, 210-12 Social and economic progress a part of, 96 Special force, 489-96. See also Korea; Royal Canadian Air Force; Royal Canadian Navy; United Nations, and under this title, Brigade group

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National Defence-Con.
Special force-Con.
Air transport * Civilian employees, veterans' benefits for, 502
Tokyo airlift. See Royal Canadian Air Force
Transport planes and Canadian Pacific Air Lines, 368
Armoured unit in, 346, 386, 429 Authority to send to Korea, 495-96, 528 Constituents, 326
Directing to various fields of action, 49394
Increasing number from 6,000 to 15,000, 618-19
Legal provision for dispatching abroad, 490-94
Mail, delivery to Korea, 723-24 Married separation allowance, 497-98 Not planned for, 193-94 Orders in council affecting, 495-97
Clarifying, 501-02 Pay
And allowances to forces serving in Korea or Korean waters, 347
Recreational facilities, and, qu. (Mr. Jones) 316-17
Placing on active service, 493, 528 Recruiting, qu. (Mr. Knight) 379-80 Status of in Korea under rules of warfare, 499-500 Tanks for, 346
Report in Ottawa Journal, 386, 391 To be sent to Korea only, 497 Volunteers from regular forces for, qu.
(Mr. Jones) 316-17 Weapons for, 431 Statement of Mr. Claxton, 98-104 Submarines
Coast patrols to guard against, 372-73 None for Canada, 256
Supplies and maintenance, provision for.
See Defence Appropriation Bill Tanks, 428-33
For Korea. See under this title, Special force
Old ammunition not usable for training, 256
Spares, 411
Tradesmen, qualified, list of, 413-14 Transport aircraft, 386, 417. See also Royal Canadian Air Force
Treaty obligations, six or eight months required to meet, 336-38, 351 United Nations force. See under this title, Special force
Unification of services. See under this title, Armed forces
National Defence Act
Amendment of to permit action by the governor in council in matters of collective defence. See Canadian Forces Bill
Definition of emergency under not applicable to present situation, 498 Section 33
Calling of parliament within certain time after governor in council places defence forces on active service, 488-94 Complying with, in letter and in spirit, 494-97
Extending field in which Act may be operative, 489
National Defence Committee. See also War Expenditures Committee Control of government policy not the intention of, 309-11
Could take action similar to external affairs committee, 253, 296-97, 353 Enough members with military experience to form, 311, 333
Formation of, 113-14, 136, 160, 182-84, 246, 255-56, 287, 305-06, 322, 331-35, 35357, 366, 382-86, 472-73 At once, to sit during crisis, 332 King, W. L. Mackenzie, on, 280 Refusal of request for, 683 Reasons advanced, 183-84 Information sought in might involve plans of other nations, 297
Matters could be discussed in on a nonpartisan basis, 328-29
Not an attempt to derogate from the cabinet, 183
Not different to other committees of the house, 306
Parliament should adjourn, instead of prorogue, and permit committee to conduct inquiry during recess, 305 Proposed in 1940 became committee on war expenditures, 294 United Kingdom, 183, 295-97, 310 Churchill, Winston, on, 114, 296 United States, 114-18, 241 Churchill, Winston, on, 114 Would help to check on expenditures, 338-39
Would seek to inquire into government policy, 256-57, 295-96 Not control it, 309-11
National Defence Department. See also National Defence
Engineering and design, expenditure on outside assistance, 602 Esquimalt, B.C., harbour, transfer of powers, duties and functions respecting to Transport department, 5 Impression concerning waste of money by, 359
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National Defence Department-Con. Publicity, 401, 602 Purchases, calling of tenders, 408
National Development Plan for expansion and development of hidden resources, 212
National Economy
Capital investment program, 627-28 Choice between developing and trying to save Europe and Asia, Mr. Mackenzie King on, 202
Effect of railway strike on, 25-26, 34-35, 52-57, 64
Gross national production, 418, 445-47, 611 Maintenance at high level will allow defence expenditures to be made without greatly affecting standard of living, 284-85
Ten per cent required for national defence purposes, 447-50 Integration of development with United States, 454
No longer a free economy, 627 Not desirable to place whole of in the hands of any government, 470 Operating close to capacity, 446. See also references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill Postwar prosperity, 481-83 Present position and forecast, 445-48 Private and public investment, 445 Standard of living, 162-63 Austerity, 740
Not called for, 287
Maintenance. See references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill Through use of national credit, 740-42 No protection for, 543 Possible to maintain and support defence production, 284-85,	665. See also
National Defence, Expansion
National Emergency. See references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
National Emergency Transitional Powers Act,
National Film Board, transfer of displays section to Trade and Commerce department and of poster and publication unit to printing and stationery branch, 759
National Labour Code
Amendment of to grant labour relations board semi-judicial powers, 49 Bringing industries under, 331
National Revenue Department, rental of office space at Kingston, Ont., qu. (Mr. Knowles) 529
National Security Organization, Eberstadt report to Hoover commission, recommendations already in effect in Canada, 297-98
Natural Resources
Complete control of by one minister of the crown, 511
Dissipated by war, 231-32 Reference to in United Nations World, 348 Useful for war, international joint committees on, 350	.
Navy. See Royal Canadian Navy
Nehru, Pandit Jawaharlal, on Korean conflict, 201
Offer to mediate, 241
Newfoundland
Cold storage bait depots, construction of, qu. (Mr. Browne, St. John's West) 315 Defence program. See National Defence District court judges, appointment of, 81 Dredges in operation, qu. (Mr. Browne, St. John's West) 529
Royal Canadian Mounted Police in. See that title
North Atlantic Council. See also North Atlantic Treaty
Committee of allocation, London meeting, 436-37
Decision might be taken by majority in case of aggression, reference of Mr. Pearson, 377
Defence ministers, meeting in Washington, 377, 664
Deputies of members, meeting in London, 223, 377
Military commitments discussed at, report of chairman, 347-48 Foreign ministers
Deputies, meeting, 95 Meeting, 377, 664
Attitude to be taken by Canadian representation at, 676-77 Meetings, 95, 664
In New York, 223, 348 Military committee, 377
North Atlantic Treaty
Appropriation to meet obligations under, 11, 436-39. See also Defence Appropriation Bill Commitments Military, 346-55
Adequacy of defence force to meet, 39
None as yet, Mr. Claxton, on, 337-38, 346
INDEX-1950-1951	797
North Atlantic Treaty-Con.
Commitments-Con.
Political, not military, 347 Contributions under, 103
Canada's natural resources of, 348-50 Certain countries to supply men and the others to supply materials, 438 Council. See North Atlantic Council Defence equipment and supplies Allocation, 438, 680-81 Appropriation for, 436-39. See also Defence Appropriation Bill Best contribution at present, 326 Production of, 270
Provision from mobilization stores, 299300
To equip a division, 409-10 Defence matters, progress in, 422 Expenditures, 418. See also Defence Appropriation Bill
Extension of aid to commonwealth nations under, 485-86
Extension of to meet aggression anywhere in the world, 219, 394 Lend-lease program under, 619 Maintenance of peace the objective of, 200, 213
Military organization, 376-77 Nations
Attack against signatory, procedure in event of, 375-77
"May yet arrest the tide of advancing barbarism", article in Lloyd's Bank Review, 181-82
Measures undertaken in consultation with, 355
Signatory unwilling to join in action against aggressor, 376 To get forces in being in western Europe at earliest possible date, 223 Training facilities for, 299 Aircrew. See Royal Canadian Air Force
Obligations, 85-95, 211, 336, 598, 617-18 Article 5 under, to provide fighting force, 350-51. See also under this title, Special force
Change in plans with regard to will be communicated to parliament, 680 In regard to collective defence, 223-24 Misinterpretation of statement made by Mr. Pearson, 311-12
Most effectively met by present arrangement of providing arms and equipment, 680-81
No military obligations under as yet, 33738
Six or eight months to meet, 336 Statement of action to be taken under, 309
Unpreparedness to meet, 217, 307
Norih Atlantic Treaty-Con.
Participation in supported by Canadian electors, 191 Special force, 100
Action not to be taken without the decision of parliament, 493-94 Commitments. See Canadian Forces Bill Provision of would have to be sanctioned by parliament, 351
Strategy of to forestall aggression against European countries, 182 United States
Contribution to defence forces, Christian Science Monitor on, 676 Increase in number of troops to Europe, 685
North Korea. See Korea
Noseworthy, Mr. J. W. (York South)
Address in reply, 163-68 Budget, 694-98
Communism, appeal of, 358-60 Communist struggle for world domination, 165-66
Controls, removal of, 523-25 Defence appropriation bill, 358-61 Essential materials bill, 523-25 Excess profits tax, 694-98 Excise tax bill, 733 Inflation, 694-98
Korean situation, events leading up to, 16365
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 65, 74
National defence, preparedness, 358-59 Secret session, 358-59
Nowlan, Mr. George C. (Annapolis-Kings) Budget, 644-47
Fruit juices and other fruit products imported from United States, return ordered, 662 Introduction of, 1
"O Canada", removal of certain words from, 250
Oaths of Office, pro forma bill not to be presented at this session, 1-2
Oil
Controls on, 569
Daily production of crude, 447
Edible. See Edible Oils
Old Age Pensions. See also Social Security Added cost of $250,000,000 would not be inflationary, merely a redistribution of wealth, 674-75
And rising cost of living, 266, 671-76. See also Cost of Living
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Old Age Pensions-Con.
Ceiling on amount of earnings, 663, 672 Depreciation in value of, 672-73 Means test, removal of, 177, 219, 294 Payment of at age 65, 294 Should be $50 without means test, to offset rising prices, 674-76
Old Age Security Committee
Recommendations, 124, 206, 235, 689
Taking up at dominion-provincial conference, 673-75
Oleomargarine
Dairy industry and. See that title Should be taxed instead of candy, 651-52 Taxation, 424, 668
Opposition. See also Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation; Progressive Conservative Party; Social Credit Party Emergency powers legislation now being called for by, 459
External Affairs policy, no indication of given, 707-08
Oprey, Mrs. William. See Veterans
Orders in Council
Denying the individual the right of recourse to the courts, 556 Government by, 548-49. See also Government
Once passed difficult to change, 535 Placing Canadian forces on active service by, 440-41. See also Canadian Forces Bill
Summary, June 1 to July 31, 1950, tabled, 79
Taking away constitutional rights from individual, 562
Pacific Coast, defence of. See National Defence
Seamen's strike. See Labour
Pacific Pact, 218-20
Pakistan, lend-lease or other assistance to. 242
Parliament. See also Government; House of Commons
Abdication of rights to the cabinet, Professor Dawson, 511 By-passing and ignoring, 533-35 Calling of Delay in, 148
In event of an attack upon a North Atlantic treaty nation, 351, 441 To approve of any other service required of the special force, 494-95
Parliament-Con.
Calling of-Con.
Within ten days after placing troops on active service by order in council, 488-94
Committing suicide, 541 Defence forces, obligation for state of, 472 Defence of country, legislation within the competence of parliament, 552 Legislation at this session need only provide for next four or five months, 543 Legislation that from its inherent nature is the concern of the dominion will fall within the competence of the dominion parliament, Lord Simon on, 552
Application to price control, 555 Loss of prestige and actual power, 545 May question actions of government by an amendment to the address or to the budiget, and on other occasions, 513 Must remain custodian of people's rights, 513
Opposition. See that title Personalities, engaging in will not inspire a higher regard for parliament, 712 Powers
Abdication in favour of Minister of Trade and Commerce. See Government
Delegated powers, control of, 513
Extra, required in an emergency, parliament can assemble quickly to provide, 540
Granting absolute powers above supervision of courts, 562
Granting powers that depend for their interpretation upon the will of a minister, 549
Granting powers wider than necessity calls for, 565
Not abridged', 513
Placing absolute power in the hands of any one person, 511-13
Summary of given by Jennings, 208 Prorogation of third session of twenty-first parliament, 755, 760
Responsibility for the type of law it enacts, 523
Secret session. See House of Commons Should adjourn, not prorogue
To permit a committee to inquire into defence situation, 114, 305
Until crisis is over, 151 *
Should give constant attention to looking after affairs of the country, 134-35 Should not adjourn at the end of the week, 653
Should reassemble not later than November 15, 748
Should sit for the next five months, 309 The greatest power for the preservation of: freedom, 454

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Parliament-Con.
Third session, opening, 1 Twelve-hour day sittings do not allow time for proper consideration of government program, 151-54
Parliamentary Assistants. See Government
Parliamentary System, strength of political democracy lies in>, 206-07
Passamaquoddy Power Project, international joint commission report on, 663
Passports, issuance of to certain persons, 507-08
Peace. See also North Atlantic Treaty; United Nations
Defence expenditures a premium for, 298 Economic basis for, 122-23. See also World Conditions
Expenditures should have been made on a peace offensive instead of on armaments, 242
Maintenance of, 129, 166-67, 199, 397. See also North Atlantic Treaty; United Nations and references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence Bill) All-out effort of Canadians needed, 162-63 Prospects for, 117
Through combined action of free nations, 111-16
Test of democracy, 97 Moral rearmament needed' for, 259-61 Not to be expected for a long time, 215-16 Present situation, "hill of difficulty on>
path of peace", 419, 426, 470, 519, 598, 642-47
Spiritual consideration needed as well as material, 247-48
Winning of, Winston Churchill on, 213
Peace Petitions, communist backing, 392-93. See also Communism
Peace River district of Alberta, crop losses, 285-86
Pearkes, Mr. G. R. (Nanaimo)
Address in reply, 130-34 Active service, definition of, 499 Airborne brigade, 312-13, 320-21 Aircraft, provision of, 416-17 Air transport, civilian employees, veterans' benefits for, 502
Canadian forces bill, 440, 490-91, 497-502 Defence, 132-34, 312-14, 320-22 Estimates, future commitments, 400-01 Expenditures, procedure for discussion, 314
Inadequacy, 484-85 Lack of information, 400
Pearkes, Mr. G. R.-Con.
Defence appropriation bill, 294, 312-14, 320-22, 400-17, 428-34, 478-79, 484-85 Defence industries, profiteering, 478-79 Excise tax bill, 725 Korean situation, 130-33, 294 Navy destroyers in Korean waters, placing on active service, 490, 499 Navy personnel in Korea, married allowances, 405-06
Pacific coast defence, 130-31 Reserve forces, enlistment of non-Canadian or non-British persons, 596, 723 Royal Roads, B.C., housing project, 406 Seamen's strike on Pacific coast, 110 Tanks, 429-30
Veterans, special force, benefits, 491 Victoria, B.C., auxiliary air squadron for, 400
Pearson, Hon. L. B. (Secretary of State for External Affairs)
Address in reply, 89-97, 219-27 Aggression, countermeasures, 223-24, 37577, 404
Alaska highway, 507, 531 Statement, 663
Asiatic countries, aid to, 226
Commonwealth by, relating to United Nations andi United States programs, 396-97
Copper exports, removal of United States tariff on, qu. (Mr. Catherwood) 315 Defence appropriation bill, 311-12, 347-51, 375-77, 394-97, 404, 438, 486 Far eastern commission report, tabled, 529 Germany, western zone, action under North Atlantic treaty in event of an attack on, 351
Government attitude to world situation, 226-27
India, strengthening relations with, 396 International situation, review of, 90-97 Korea Crisis in
Action on, 220-23
Report of External Affairs department, tabled', 107
Obligation to send troops to under United' Nations charter, 351 United Nations campaign in, request for Canadian participation, qu. (Mr. Wright) 316
London conference on assistance to south and southeast Asia, 396 North Atlantic council, decision might be taken by majority in case of aggression, 377
North Atlantic treaty
Allocation of equipment and orders for equipment under, 438 Extension of aid to commonweath nations, 486
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North Atlantic treaty-Con.
Extension of inadvisable in present form, 394
Military commitments under discussion, 347-48
Obligation to provide armed force under would have to be sanctioned by parliament, 351
Plans under to meet aggression, 223-24 Misinterpretation of statement, 311-12 Political commitments, 347 Procedure upon attack against signatory nation, 375-77 Pacific pact, 219-20
Passamaquoddy power project, international joint commission report on, 663
Passports, issuing of, 507-08 Permanent force, role of, 311-12 Red river valley floods
Government plans toward reducing flood hazards, liaison with international joint commission, 508-09 International joint commission, report, 380
St. Laurent, Mr., visit to India suggested, 396
Schuman plan, attitude of Canadian government, 225
Sydney conference, 396 United Nations
Action to be taken against aggressors, 347, 375-76
Brigade, Canada has set precedent in forming, 224, 347
Canada has not defaulted in social and economic obligations, 226 Commitments, military, under, 347 Forces, position of General MacArthur, 225
Mutual security obligations under, 394 Police force, 404
Security council, measures to by-pass Russian veto in, 225, 394-95
Pensions. See also Old Age Pensions
Contributory, establishment of system of, 219
Pensions Act, 501-02
Petawawa, Onl., army camp, loss of life in mortar explosion at, 288, 330-32
Phonographs, radio sets, etc., tax, 714
Picard, Mr. L. Philippe (Bellechasse)
Budget, 615-21
Poland, swallowing up by Russia, 247-48
Popsicles, taxing of, 729
Population, decentralization of in case of war. See Civil Defence
Portugal Cove, Nfld., wharf repairs, qu. (Mr. Higgins) 530
References to work of Mr. Miller, 655-56
Post Office Department
"Company town", definition of, postal services, etc., return ordered (Mr. Beni-dickson) 318
Publicity pamphlets, 684-87 Publicity section, 602, 625
Potatoes, prices and costs of production in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, qu. (Mr. Hatfield) 662
Potsdam Agreement, 616
Poulin, Mr. Raoul (Beauce)
Address in reply, 177-80
Pouliot, Mr. Jean-Francois (Temiscouata) Belzile, the late Gleason, 9-10 Budget, 711-12
Defence appropriation bill, 380-81 Fulton, Mr., reference to by Mr. Sinclair, 711-12
Lieutenant-governorships, abolishing of, 380-81
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 4547, 76
Mitchell, the late Hon. Humphrey, 9 Point of order, 709-10
Prairie Farm Assistance Act
Amending to take frost damage into account, 688-89, 750 Decrease in assistance under, 637 Payments and appeals regarding 1949 crop failure, qu. (Mr. Diefenbaker) 661
Press
Canadian Press, warning given of Korean invasion in dispatch of May 10, 366 I 'Action Catholique, on Canadian participation in Korean conflict, 190-91 he Canada, on peaceful unification of Korea, 250
he Devoir, on assistance to Korea, reference of Mr. St. Laurent, 719 he Droit, on Canadian participation in Korean conflict, 189-91 hloyd's Bank Review, on capabilities of North Atlantic treaty nations, 181-82 Maclean's magazine, on lagging of defence effort behind that of United States, 600-01
National defence situation on, 211

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Press-Con.
Ottawa Journal
Defence preparedness on, 598 Tanks for Korea on, 386 Erroneous statement, 391 Tribute to work of Mr. Howe, 597 Saint John Telegraph-Journal, on defence industries for maritimes, 693 Toronto Telegram, on appointment of representative to Vatican, 200 Winnipeg Free Press, on error of disarmament, 600
Price Control. See Controls and also references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Price Stabilization Commission, letter of Saskatchewan farmers' union, 56-57
Price Spreads, investigation of, 454
Prices. See also Cost of living
Commodity prices, bases of, 627-28 Control of by industry, report of royal commission on, 704-05 High level of, 581-82 Causes of, 339
In transportation, building materials, etc., as compared with 1949, qu. (Mr. Fair) 379
May be raised without negotiation unlike wages, 232 Price fixing
By monopolies and combines, 124-25 Under essential materials legislation, 564 Royal commission on, 421 Subsidies to provinces to stabilize, 146
"Prices and Price Indexes", publication of Trade and Commerce department, qu. (Mr. Balcom), 530
Prime Minister, small indemnity, 745-46
Prince Edward Island and mainland, interruption of service between, 25-26, 81-82, 109-10
Private and Public Investment. See National Economy
Production. See also National Economy and references in discussion under Finance, Inflation
Commission to investigate potential productive capacity of Canada, 611 Control of. See references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill Factors in cost of, 633. See also Prices Increase in
Is the price of freedom, 162-63 Methods to bring about, 665-67 69262-51
Production-Con.
Increase in-Con.
Possible if labour force were all profitably occupied, 667
Should be accompanied by more equitable distribution, 231-32
Production, loan guarantees, as in the United States, 679 Provision for manpower, 513
Profiteering. See Hoarding and Profiteering
Progressive Conservative Party. See also Opposition
National defence measures, on, 618 "Party of preparedness", 197 Policies of, 624-25
Price control, reversal of attitude on, 640 War-financing policy, 656-57
Projectors for pictures, film, cameras, etc., tax, 714
Prorogation. See Parliament
Provinces
Federal aid in providing subsidies to stabilize prices, 146
Invasion of rights of, 512-15, 522-28, 533-40, 558-59
Inaccuracy of statement, 514-15
Prudham, Hon. George (Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys)
Address in reply, 162-63 Appointed Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys, 759
Territorial Lands Act, regulations and orders under, tabled, 661
Public Accounts Committee
Discussion on expenditures sidetracked, 632-33
Economy measures not brought up in, 625
Public Administration, royal commission on. See Government, Expenditures
Public Buildings, reduction in construction program for, 531, 723
Public Debt
Inequitable distribution of, 737 Of $12,000 million, 614, 657-58
Public Printing and Stationery, transfer to of function of poster and publication unit of national film board, 759
Public Service
Employees continuing in after the age of sixty-five, requests for retention, etc., return ordered (Mr. Knowles) 721
Travelling expenses andi living allowances, 678-82
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Displays division of national film board, transfer from Resources and Development department to Trade and Commerce department, 759 Esquimalt, B.C., harbour of, transfer of powers, duties and functions under Part X of the Canada Shipping Act from National Defence department to Transport department, 5 Poster and publication unit of national film board, transfer to public printing and stationery department, 759 Solicitor General, functions transferred to Minister of Justice, 5
Pulpwood, higher prices, 736
Purses, luggage, trunks, bags, etc., tax, 714
"Quebec", passenger vessel, destruction by fire, report on, 82
Quelch, Mr. Victor (Acadia)
Address in reply, 232-35 Bank of Canada, borrowing from, 738-39 Consumer credit bill, 572-73, 585-91 Defence appropriation bill, 481-82 Defence production, nationalization, 481-82, 737
Equality of service and sacrifice, 481
Income tax bill, 737-39
National debt, equitable distribution, 737
Questions
Bacon, exports to Britain, (Mr. Catherwood) 662
Barley and oats, sales and average price, April to July, (Mr. Diefenbaker) 530 Butter, government holdings, sale of, (Mr. Diefenbaker) 662
Cold storage bait depots, construction in Newfoundland, (Mr. Browne, St. John's West) 315 Combines Investigation Act Inquiries as at January 1, 1950, and reports, (Mr. Coldwell) 315 Inquiry into pulp and paper industry, (Mr. Coldwell) 661
Copper exports, removal of United States tariff on, (Mr. Catherwood) 315 Cost of living, transportation, building materials, farm machinery, etc., price increase as compared with 1946, (Mr. Fair) 379
Cross Point, Que.-Campbellton, N.B., ferry service, government grants, etc., (Mr. Courtemanche) 721 Gander, Nftd., lengthening airport runways, (Mr. Higgins) 529-30
Immigration, 1949-1950, (Mr. Catherwood), 721
Questions-Con.
Korea
Special force
Pay, recreational facilities, volunteers from regular forces for, (Mr. Jones) 316-17
Recruiting, (Mr. Knight) 379-80 United Nations campaign in, request for Canadian participation, (Mr. Wright) 316
National Revenue department, rental of office space in Kingston, Ont., (Mr. Knowles) 529
Newfoundland, dredges in operation, qu.
(Mr. Browne, St. John's West) 529 Portugal Cove, Nfld., wharf, (Mr. Higgins) 530
Potatoes, prices and costs of production in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, (Mr. Hatfield) 662 Prairie Farm Assistance Act, payments and appeals regarding 1949 crop failure, (Mr. Diefenbaker) 661 "Prices and Price Indexes", Trade and Commerce department publication, (Mr. Balcom), 530
Royal .Canadian Mounted Police, Newfoundland customs employees now with, patrol vessels1, etc., (Mr. Higgins) 530
St. Thomas, Ont., post office, (Mr. Coyle) 379 Saskatoon, Sask., rental of Royal Canadian Air Force hangar as a museum, (Mr. Knight) 529
South Saskatchewan river, power and irrigation project, expenditures, (Mr. Diefenbaker) 529
Val d'Or, Que., imprisonment of Baptist group, (Mr. Catherwood) 661-62 Victory bonds, purchases during world war II, (Mr. Fair) 318
Radar. See National Defence
Radiation, civil defence course on, 369
Radio sets, phonographs, tubes, etc., tax, 714
Railways
Dependence on, 28 Earnings, increase in, 48-56 Employees Strike. See Labour Wages, 55-60
Inadequacy of, 50
Financial position of, improvement in, 39 Freight rates
And wages, relationship between., 30 Coal, on, from Alberta to Ontario, cancellation of special rate, 609 Discrimination in favour of east, 125 Increase, 141
Appeal by provinces from, 380

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Railways-Con.
Freight rates-Con.
Problem of, 526
Slight effect on increasing cost of living, 51
Maintenance of operation. See Maintenance of Railway Operation Bill Negotiator with unions. See Gordon Resumption of operation, no continuing authority for, 29 Tie-up, consequences of, 11-12 Traffic, power to allocate under essential materials legislation, 533
Recruiting. See National Defence
Regina Manifesto. See Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation
Regulations Act, consolidated regulations and certain orders in council, tabled, 759
Reinstatement in Civil Employment Act, extension of provisions of, 403, 464, 501-02
Rent Control. See Controls
Reports and Papers, tabled, 81
Returns
Civilian defence personnel taken on by
*	civil service since 1949, (Mr. White,
Middlesex East) 530
"Company town", definition of for post office purposes, postal service, etc., (Mr. Benidickson) 318 Exports to Russia and satellites, (Mr. White, Middlesex East) 662
Fruit juices and other fruit products imported from United States, 19491950, (Mr. Nowlan) 662 Government purchases, or Canadian National Railway purchases from certain companies, (Mr. Knowles) 318 Income tax, prosecutions of farmers for alleged offences under, (Mr. Diefen-baker) 318
Married quarters for armed forces, costs, etc., (Mr. Wright) 662 Public service, employees continuing in after the age of sixty-five, requests for retention, etc., (Mr. Knowles) 721 Unemployment insurance, rates of contribution, categories covered by, special provisions, etc., (Mr. Balcom) 662 United emergency fund for Britain, audit, report on, (Mr. Coldwell) 380 "Wages and employment in the transportation industry", memorandum issued by the Labour department, (Mr. Knowles) 319
Wheat, deliveries, prices, etc., (Mr. Fair) 318, (Mr. Ross, Souris) 318-19
Reulher, Walter. See United States
Riley, Mr. D. A. (St. John-Albert)
Budget, 692-94
Rimouski, Que., fire, final report, tabled, 759
Rinfret, Hon. Edouard (Postmaster General) Budget, 687
Korea, delivery of mail to Canadian forces, 724
Post office department, publicity pamphlets, 687
Ross, Mr. J. A. (Souris)
Defence appropriation bill, 272-76, 290-92, 393-94, 427
Resolution stage, procedure, 272-76 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 64-65
Morning sittings, M. (Mr. St. Laurent), 152 Public relations officials, 394 Tributes to deceased members, 757 Wheat
Carry-over, 156
Deliveries to Canadian wheat board, return ordered, 318-19 Losses to farmers through government action, 290-92
Rousseau, Mr. J. H. (Rimouski)
Introduction of, 755
Royal Air Force, training in Canada. See Royal Canadian Air Force
Royal Assent, 79, 80; 507, 751
Royal Canadian Air Force
Air and naval stations in British Columbia, rehabilitation of, 399 Aircraft, 416-17
Acceleration of production, 435 Cost, 303
Crews and maintenance men for, 314 CF-100 or Canuck, and F-86, 89, 102, 416, 435
Mustangs, 89, 102, 236, 400, 417, 435 Useful only where there are no jet fighters, 161
New, date of readiness, 321-22 Orenda engine, 102, 435 Transport, 417 Vampires, 400
Airfields near Montreal, 434 Appropriations, 415-17, 427, 433-35 Auxiliary squadrons for Vancouver and Victoria, B.C., 400
Dunnville, Ont., station, re-opening, 433 Establishment, increase in, 370 Expansion program, 323-27, 368 Expenditure on largest in proportion to expenditure in any country, 300 Maritime squadron on west coast, 400
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Pacific airlift
Message from General L. S. Kuter, 103 Pay of crew, 346-47 Transport squadron to Korea, 496 Properties, acquisition, construction, maintenance, etc., 415-16 Radar, 103
Recruiting, 101, 327-28 Training
Accelerated program, 103 Aircrew of other nations, 102-03, 323 For Royal Air Force, in Alberta, 400, 416 Schools, re-opening, 416
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Additional appropriations for. See Defence Appropriation Bill
British Columbia and Newfoundland, taking over provincial police functions in, 270, 279, 435-36 Combines investigations by, 531 Newfoundland customs employees now in marine section, qu. (Mr. Higgins) 530 Patrol vessels in Newfoundland and at Halifax, qu. (Mr. Higgins) 530 Provinces, payment per year per constable, 270
Royal Canadian Navy
Ammunition, additional magazine space for, 407
Anti-submarine vessels, 321-22 Appropriations, 405-10, 427-28 Armament and aircraft, 101, 314, 322, 408 Cornwallis, expansion to accommodate intake of trainees, 405 Corvettes, sale at ridiculous prices, 383 Crusader, Crescent and Iroquois, re-commissioning, 369 Destroyers
Personnel for reconditioned vessels, 313-14
Reconditioning, 321 Transferring to west coast, 400 Expansion program, 322-23 Korean waters
Destroyers, 400, 495-96 Placing on active service, 490, 499 Inquiry as to losses, 723 Married allowances for personnel, 405-06 Messages from General MacArthur, 101, 723
Lack of naval protection on west coast, 313 Magnificent, aircraft and pilots for, 314, 322 Naval and air stations in British Columbia, rehabilitation of, 399 Nootka, recommissioned, 369 Ontario, cruiser training ship, only ship on Pacific coast, 130
Production and installation of new guns, 369
Properties, acquisition, construction, purchase, etc., 406-07
Royal Canadian Navy-Con.
Sea Furies. See under this title, Armament and aircraft "Silent service", 191-92 Tribal class destroyer, cost of construction, comparison between Canada and England, 303 Vessels
Construction, 101, 313, 321-22, 408 And reconditioning, 368
Royal Commission on government economy. See Government
Royal Roads. B.C., housing project, 406
Rubber, increase in price, 124-25, 145, 232
Rule of Law, 209, 523-26, 548-49
Russia. See Soviet Russia
Saint John, N.B., harbour facilities, maintenance, 694
St. Laurent, Right Hon. L. S. (Prime Minister) Address in reply, 116-19
Motion for engrossing and transmitting to His Excellency the Governor General, 268
Adjournment of parliament M. for, 753
Until February 14, 1951, M., 747 Belzile, the late Gleason, 7 Budget, 680-82 Business of the house Address in reply, M. for consideration of, 5
Further legislation, 444 Government business, M. for precedence of on September 4, 195 Private members' motions not to be called this session, 109 Report of National Defence minister, procedure for dealing with, 78-79 Sittings
Morning, M., 151-54 Saturday and holiday, 107-09 Suspension of to allow time to consider new legislation, 505-07 To be continuous until maintenance of railway operation bill is passed, M., 34
Standing orders, changes in for the duration of the present session, M., 4, 81 Cabano and Rimouski fires, final reports, tabled, 759
Canadian dollar, raising to parity with United States dollar, 155 Canadian forces bill, 494-97, 503 Casgrain, the late Hon. Pierre F., 10 Constitutional conference and conference on fiscal and social security matters, reports, and also correspondence with provinces, tabled, 759

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SI. Laurent, Right Hon. L. S.-Con.
Cost of living, increases in, measures to control, 118-19
Defence appropriation bill, 389-90 Breakdown of, 196
Deputy chairman of committees of the whole, M. for appointment of Mr. L. R. Beaudoin, 268 Douglas, the late James L., 755-56 Essential materials bill, 567 Estimates, committee on, 681 Europe, armed forces for, not under consideration at this time, 680-81 Gordon, Donald, retains the government's undiminished confidence, 81 Government sharing responsibilities with parliament in helping to operate the economy of the country, 746	[DOT]
India, visit to, 395-96 Internal economy commission, 5 King, the late Rt. Hon. W. L. Mackenzie, 5 Korea. See also under this title, Special force
Air transport to, 496 Navy destroyers in Korean waters, 495-96 Situation in, 11, 116-17 Maintenance of Railway Operation Act, extension of time for negotiations under, order in council authorizing, tabled, 569
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 1-4, 10-15, 66-77
Matthews, the late James E., 755-56 Ministry, changes in
Gregg, Hon. M. F., appointment as Minister of Labour, 10 Lapointe, Hon. Hugues, appointment as Minister of Veterans Affairs, 10 Prudham, Hon. George, appointment as Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys, 759
Mitchell, the late Hon. Humphrey, 7 National defence, appropriations, 11 National Defence Act, section 33, complying with in letter and in spirit, 494-97 National defence committee, 117-18 North Atlantic treaty, obligations, 11 Change in plans with regard to will be communicated to parliament, 680 Most effectively met by providing arms and equipment, 680-81 Oaths of office bill not to be presented this session, 1-2
Orders in council, summary, June 1 to July 31, 1950, tabled, 79 Parliament, calling together to approve any other service required of special force, 494-95 Parliamentary assistants
Benidickson, W. M., to Minister of Transport, 759
Campney, Ralph, to Minister of National Defence, 759
St. Laurent, Right Hon. L. S.-Con. Parliamentary assistants-Con.
Langlois, J. G. L., to Postmaster General, 759
Lesage, Jean, to Secretary of State for External Affairs, 759 McCusker, E. A., to Minister of National Health and Welfare, 759 Maybank, Ralph, to Minister of Resources and Development, 759 Price control, consideration of, 109 Privilege, reference to article in Le Devoir, 719
Public Service Re-Arrangement and Transfer of Duties Act
Esquimalt, B.C., harbour, transfer of jurisdiction to Transport department, 5
Solicitor General, transfer of functions to Justice department, 5 Transfer from national film board of displays division to Trade and Commerce department and of poster and publication unit to public printing and stationery, 759 Railway strike
Consequences of, 11-12 Legislation, section 5 to be amended' to limit field of arbitration, 66-67 Railways
Maintenance of operation. See under this title, Maintenance of railway operation bill
Negotiations with employees, order in council extending time for, tabled, 569
Regulations, consolidated, and certain orders in council, tabled, 759 Senate and House of Commons sessional allowances bill, 721-22 Smuts, the late Field Marshal Jan Christiaan, 752
Speaker, attendance at opening ceremonies of new British House of Commons chamber, 752
Special force for Korea, 495-97 Legislation, making retroactive, 503 Supply, M. for setting up committee of, 268 Travelling allowances and living expenses, 681-82
United Nations, obligations, 11
Change in plans with regard to will be communicated to parliament, 680 Ways and means, M. for setting up committee of, 268
Western Europe, defence of, 664
St. Lawrence Waterway, 550-51, 669-70
St. Mary, constituency of, resignation of Hon. Gaspard Fauteux, member for, 1
St. Thomas, Onl„ post office, qu. (Mr. Coyle) 379
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Sales Tax, general, no change in, 423
Sarnia, Oni., and district, vital industries in, defence of, 401-03
Saskatchewan, oil rights held by United States citizens, 340
Saskatoon, Sask.. Royal Canadian Air Force hangar, rental as a museum, qu. (Mr. Knight) 529
Schuman Plan. See France
Sea Island, B.C., defence housing, 335, 719-20
Secret Session. See House of Commons
Senn, the late Mark C., tributes to, 758-59
Sessional Allowances and Transportation Expenses to Members of the Senate and House of Commons Bill
(Provision for payment of sessional allowances and travelling expenses)
Bill No. 7. Mr. St. Laurent res., 721-22; lr., 722; 2r., 744-45; com. 74547; 3r., 747
Sessional Indemnity. See House of Commons
Shaw, Mr. F. D. (Red Deer)
Essential materials bill, 453-54
Shinwell, Rt. Hon. Emanuel, United Kingdom minister of defence, visit to Canada, 661
Shortages, creation of, 466
Silver and glass, -china, luxury goods, jewelry, etc., tax, 714
Sinclair, Mr. James (Coast-Capilano; Parliamentary Assistant to Minister of Finance)
Alcoholic liquor, tax on, 735 Beef, high price of, 626-27 Budget, 624-32
C.C.F. party, financial proposals, 626-31 Candy tax, 631 Protests against, 729-31 Coffee makers and vacuum cleaners, tax, 724-25
Commodity prices, bases of, 627-28 Corporation tax, 712 And other taxes, 729 Cost of living And wage index, 726-27 Basis should be brought up to date, 630 Customs tariffs on electrical appliances and sporting goods, 725-26, 743 Electrical appliances, tax on, 716-17 Excess profits tax, 626-31 Excise tax bill, 713-17, 724-34 Fishing equipment, tax on, 725
Sinclair, Mr. James-Con.
Fulton, Mr., reference to as isolationist, 625 Further references by Mr. Drew and- Mr. Pouliot, 709-12 Furs, tax on, 715
Gordon, Donald, criticism of, 629-30 Ice cream, butterfat content, 728-29 Income tax bill, 712 Instalment buying, 631-32 Maple products, tax on, 729, 743 Popsicles, taxing of, 729 Post Office department, publicity, 625 Price and wage controls, 626-30 Printing press money, 732 Progressive Conservative party, policy, 624-25
Public accounts committee, economy moves in, 625
Taxation, variation in returns from various sources, 734
Taxes, pyramiding of, 715 Victory bonds, purchases during world war II, qu. (Mr. Fair) 318
Sinnott, Mr. J. S. (Springfield)
Budget, 638-41
Essential materials bill, 452-53, 566 Wheat producers, subsidies, 146
Slot Machine amusement devices and vending machines, tax, 714
Smith, Mr. A. L. (Calgary West)
Beef prices, 145-46 Consumer credit bill, 581-82 Emergency, state of, not declared yet, 52627
Essential materials bill, 451, 525-28 Freight rates, 526
House of Commons, adjournment until Monday at eleven o'clock, 109 Saturday sitting, 109
Long-term investment program in backward countries, 650
Maintenance of railway operation bill, 6364
Munition or armament of war, definition, 477
Provinces, invasion of rights of, 526-28 Railway strike, number of votes for, 23
Smoker's Accessories, tax, 714
Smuts, the late Field Marshal Jan Christiaan, tributes to, 752-53
Social Credit Party
Communist program, warning given of, 641-42
Cost of living, program for dealing with without applying controls, 611 Defence appropriations, attitude on, 287 Financial policy on, 740-42 Opposed to new taxation until cost of living is brought under control, 285

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Social Credit Party-Con.
Opposed to principle of compulsion, 53-55 Rehabilitation of nations after world war II, on, 233
Social Security, 644, 674, 692. See also Old Age Pensions
Soft Drinks, tax on. See Candy
Solicitor General, transfer of functions to Minister of Justice, 5
South Korea. See Korea
South Saskatchewan River irrigation and power project, expenditures, qu. (Mr. Diefenbaker) 529, 679
Soviet Russia. See also Communism Aggression, 90-95, 117, 133, 214, 519-20, 621, 654. See also under this title, Imperialism History of, 258 Technique of, 138, 174 And satellite countries
Conditions in, 166-67, 180-81 Do not respect integrity of any government, 230
Training youth in communist procedure, 265
Appeasement of, 620 Atom-bomb propaganda, 112-13 Atom energy control, on, 121 Capitalism, attitude to, 137 Churchill, Winston, comments in regard to, 642
Expansion, 616-20
Exploiting nationalism in Asia, 260 Imperialism, 422, 641-42
A legacy of old Russian imperialism, 251 Characteristics and development, 90-91, 126-29, 633-34
Korea, program in, 137, 175 Menace of, 248, 599-600. See also under this title, Aggression Military strength, 111-12, 138, 473, 634 As compared with western strength, 509 Propaganda at United Nations, 175 Submarines in world waters, 248 United Nations
Special military force, attitude toward, 116
Survey and inspection of armaments, 620
Spain
Agreement with suggested, 158 Defence line against communism, 224 Recognition of, 86-87, 200, 247
Speaker (Hon. W. Ross Macdonald)
Attendance at opening ceremonies of new House of Commons chamber in United Kingdom, 752
Speaker (Hon. W. Ross Macdonald)-Con.
Casgrain, the late Hon. Pierre F., 10
House of Commons
Division bells, placing in restaurant and cafeteria, 79-80
Meeting on January 29, notice of, published in Canada Gazette of January 6, and members notified by letter, 755
Rulings and statements
Amendments to motions allowed to stand this session although of questionable admissibility, 706-07
Bill
Second reading
Amendment, purpose of could have been accomplished by moving an appropriate amendment in committee, 706
Budget, subamendment, of questionable regularity ... it does not purport to alter the amendment in any substantial particular, but in fact raises new matters foreign to amendment . . . Since there will be no other occasion on which the matter contained in the subamendment could be formally raised^ (it will be allowed) to standi, 706-07 Business of the house, motion relating to may be accepted at this time with unanimous consent of the house, 108 Interruptions, 536 Irrelevancy, 739 Member/Members
Asked to remain quiet when any ques-. tion is being put from the chair, 319
When drawing motions, especially amendments, (to) have more scrupulous regard to the rules governing their admissibility. This will minimize procedural debate and will greatly facilitate the orderly transaction of the business of the house, 707
Who do not hear what is being said from the chair should so indicate at the time, 319
Who proposes to ask question must ask question and not address the house, 225 Motions
Allowedi a number to stand which under ordinary circumstances (would have been) ruled out of order, 706-07
Relating to business of the house allowed on routine proceedings, 195 Orders of the day, question on, not a proper question to be asked at this time, 110
Point of order, member should state it as briefly as possible, 710
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Rimouski, through death of Gleason Belzile, 1
St. Mary, through resignation of Hon. Gaspard Fauteux, 1
Welland, through death of Hon. Humphrey Mitchell, 1
Special Force. See Korea; National Defence; United Nations
Speech from the Throne at the opening of parliament, 4
Address in reply. See that title
Sporting Goods
Customs tariffs on, 743 Excise tax, 714
Standard of Living. See National Economy, and also references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Standby Legislation. See Controls
Standing Orders, changes in. See House of Commons
Steel. See also Controls Production, 447 Shortage, 736
Steel Company of Canada, Limited, Hamilton, Ont. See Labour
Steel Industry, voluntary controls, 459-60
Stewart, Mr. Alistair (Winnipeg North) Address in reply, 173-77 Budget, 604-08
Amendment to amendment, 608 Maintenance of railway operation bill, 50-52
Radar, expenditure on, 409
Stockholm Peace Conference. See Communism
Strategic Materials and Services. See Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Strikes. See Labour
Stuart, Mr. A. W. (Charlotte)
Essential materials bill, 555 Passamaquoddy power project, international joint commission report on, 663
Submarines. See also National Defence Russian. See Soviet Russia
Subsidies
And controls, 186-88, 235, 281-82, 293, 60506, 736. See also Controls Constitutional power for reinstatement in state of apprehended war, 177 In world war II, cost of administration, 456
Instead of controls, 126, 146
Sugar
Hoarding, 466
Increase in price although supply is plentiful, 239-40, 345, 468 Policy during world war II, 287 Production in Canada, 144, 287
Supply, committee of, M. (Mr. St. Laurent) for setting up of, agreed to, 268
Sydney, N.S., plate mill machinery sold to government of Czechoslovakia, 329
Sydney Conference. See Commonwealth Conferences
Taxation
Capital gains tax, 124, 283 Changes in, 255, 422-25 Equality of sacrifice on basis of ability to pay, Mr. Ilsley on, 690-92 Defence expenditures, to meet, 283 Hidden and indirect taxes, 176, 713-15, 736 Income tax. See that title Low-income group of, 605, 737-38 Private enterprise, burden on, 668 Purchasing power, effect on, 237 Purposes of, 205, 731-33 Pyramiding of taxes, 713-15 Revenue
Increase in from proposed changes, tabled, 424
Variation in returns from various sources, 734
Should be on corporations and not on personal income, 242
Tax measures which discourage production should be removed, 285 Which inflates prices should be abolished or modified, 611
Territorial Lands Act, regulations and orders made under, tabled, 661
Thomas, Mr. Ray (Wetaskiwin)
Budget, 698-700
Thompson, Dorothy, on enforceability of United Nations decrees, 200-01
Thomson, Mr. W. C. (Ontario)
Address in reply, 197-98
Tires and Tubes, tax, 714

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Tobacco, no change in taxes, 423
Toilet Articles, cosmetics, etc., excise tax, 714
Trade
Europe with, dependence on, 600 Improvement in, 445 Policy contributes to inflation, 611 Russian expansion, effect on, 616 United Kingdom with. See that title
Trade and Commerce Department
"Prices and Price Indexes", publication, qu. (Mr. Balcom) 530 "Private and Public Investment in Canada, 1926-1950", booklet, 445 Transfer to of displays division of national film board, 759
Trans-Canada Highway
Nova Scotia
And Quebec, progress toward signing agreement, 315 Correspondence with, 329 Tabled, 315
Transfer of Duties. See Public Service ReArrangement and Transfer of Duties Act
Transport Department, transfer to from National Defence department of powers, duties and functions concerning Esquimalt, B.C., harbour, 5
Transportation
Interruption of service between Prince Edward Island and the mainland, and Vancouver island and the mainland, 81-82
National policy and national system of, 33 "Wages and employment in the transportation industry", memorandum issued by Labour department, return ordered (Mr. Knowles) 319
Trucking Industry, worth while job done by, 57
Trunks, luggage, purses, bags, etc., tax, 714
Underdeveloped Countries, aid to, 124, 18486, 204-07, 282-84, 395-96, 649-51. See also World Conditions
Unemployment, women of, 232
Unemployment Insurance
Advisory committee report, distribution, 508, 595
Rates of contribution, categories covered by, special provisions, etc., return ordered (Mr. Balcom) 662
United Emergency Fund for Britain, audit, report on, return ordered (Mr. Cold-well) 380
United Kingdom
Aircrew, training in Canada. See Royal Canadian Air Force
Anti-tank units operated by armour, 429 Controls on wages as well as prices, 46769
Exports to Russia of commodities useful in aiding industrial expansion, 356-57 Government publicity, report of estimates committee on, 683-84
Negotiations with for purchase of Canadian foodstuffs and vital raw materials on sterling basis, 176
New House of Commons chamber, opening on October 26, attendance of Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons, 752
World plan for mutual aid, proposal of British labour party, 175-76, 649-51
United Nations
Aggression against
Opposing, 209, 220-21, 375-77, 404, 44649, 515, 642-43. See also references in debate on Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Speedy rearming of nations ready to resist, 510
Canada's contribution, 253 Canada has not defaulted in social and economic obligations, 226 Canadian participation supported by electors, 191
Collective security under, 202-07
A misnomer, 233-34 Commitments, 241
' Political at present, military commitments being worked out on precedent established by Canada, 347 Decrees, logic of enforceability of, Dorothy Thompson on, 200-01
Delegation to, members of opposition parties appointed as advisers, 209 Disputes, settlement by peaceful means, 179 "Fire alarm" commission on permanent basis needed to watch danger areas, 209-10
Food and agriculture organization, proposal to distribute food surpluses to needy nations, 233
Forces
Canada has set precedent for establishment of special brigade under, 224, 347
Establishment of a unified command, 93
Military or police forces under, 94, 234, 288, 404. See also under this title, Security council
Special force
Commitments. See also Canadian Forces Bill
By Canada and other nations, 618-19
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United Nations-Con.
Forces-COn.
Special force-Con.
Commonwealth division for. See Commonwealth Division In Korea. See Korea To search out possible trouble spots in world affairs, 129-30 Training and equipment, 98-100
General assembly meeting of September 19, 748
Korea. See that title
Long-term investment program in underdeveloped countries, 649-51
Obligations under, 85-96, 129, 194, 211. See also references in Essential Materials (Defence) Bill Appropriations to meet, 11 Carrying out, 125, 214 Change in plans with regard to will be communicated to parliament, 680 Do not include supplying military forces, 200
Lack of preparedness to meet, 197, 210 Mutual security obligations under, 394 Not definite, 616-18
Peace
Established for the maintenance of, 213 Extract from government pamphlet, "Peace or War", 199-200 Lack of confidence in ability to maintain, 233, 616
Responsibility for "cause of peace", Mr. Molotov on, 209
Rule of law, progress toward establishment of, 209
Security council
Impossibility of taking any action on communist aggression in Pacific with Russia present, 218-19 Military action in case of aggression, blocking by Russia, 375-76 Revision of responsibilities of Atlantic treaty nations to meet, 253 Military forces, establishment of hindered by Russia, 116, 122, 136, 209, 221, 261-63
Resolution on sending forces to Korea, Canadian response, 216-17 Russia veto, measures to by-pass, 225, 376, 394-95
Should have had forces ready to send into threatened areas, 136 Two-day limit for calling together in cases' of aggression, 209
Support for principles of, 419. See also references in debate on Budget
United States
Army in Europe, 326, 685
Christian Science Monitor on, 676
United States-Con.
Becoming a "have-not" nation with respect to natural resources, Averell Harri-man on, 348
Consumer credit legislation, 587 Controls, effect of 1944 steel strike on, 469 Decisions by, not obligations under United Nations charter, 242 Defence budget, 668 Defence preparation, 589-600 Defence production act of 1950, a controls measure, 534, 544-55 Appeal to the courts from, 562 Wider powers than in Canada, 634 Forces in South Korea. See Korea Foreign policy, 617-21
Hyde Park agreement, purchase of defence materials under, 409, 487-88 Reuther, Walter, suggestion that $13 billion a year be made available to United Nations for development of backward countries, 649
Tremendous efforts of to preserve world peace, 247
UNRRA, experience gained through, 650
Vacancies. See House of Commons
Vacuum Cleaners. See Electrical Appliances
Val d'Or, Que., imprisonment of Baptist group, qu. (Mr. Catherwood) 661-62
Vancouver Island, interruption of service with mainland, 82
Vatican, appointment of Canadian representative to Toronto Telegram on, 200
Vessels
General Currie, dredge operating in Newfoundland, qu. (Mr. Browne, St. John's West) 529
Lurcher, lightship, replacement for, 664 Navy. See Royal Canadian Navy Quebec, passenger steamer, destruction by fire, report, 82
Veterans
Benefits for those of special force, 489-91 Legislation applicable to, extension to veterans of special forces. See Canadian Forces Bill
Oprey, Mrs. William, veteran's widow, assistance to, 652, 668-69 Pensions, revision of requested, 360 Re-establishment, 482
Reinstatement in civilian occupations, 393, 403, 463-64, 490, 501-02
Veterans Affairs Committee, calling of at next session, 489

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Victory Bonds
Purchases during world war II, qu. (Mr. Fair) 318
Value now and at time of purchase, 345-46
Wages. See Labour
And cost of living. See Cost of Living Government. See that title
War
Avoidance of, 449
Canada cannot afford to participate in another, 250 Causes, 476 Removal of, 393
Easier to find money for than for peacetime expenditures, 202 Equality of service and sacrifice. See that title
New forms of, development of defence against, 365 New weapons, 362-63 Not unavoidable, 180-81 "Phony" war, 146
Preparedness, 403-04, 446-53, 615-20. See also National Defence; North Atlantic Treaty; United Nations Co-operation with United States, 447 Dictatorial measures for, 202 Requires more planning and interference in economic processes of country, 329 Propaganda for, 199
Undeclared, 642-44. See also references in debate on Defence Appropriation Bill; Essential Materials (Defence) Bill
Uselessness of, 201-02 Warm war, 545 World war II Cost of, 199-200 Never terminated, 328 Rehabilitation after, 233
War Contracts. See Industries; National Defence
War Expenditures Committee, setting up suggested, 280-81
Public accounts committee adequate to deal with work proposed for, 294-95
War Graves, placing names of units on headstones, 443
War Material. See also Industries; National Defence; Natural Resources World war II from, disposal of for fraction of cost, 289
War Measures Act, 513-15, 533-50, 562 Consumer credit control under, 584 Wide powers under, 513-14
War Production. See Industries
Ways and Means Committee, 712-17, 724-35 Excise Tax Act amendment, 713-17 Income Tax Act amendment, 712-13 M. (Mr. St. Laurent) for setting up, 268
Wheat
Barometer for agricultural prices, presages 20 per cent discount, 291-92 Carry-over on August first, 156 Class II, sales, average price, return ordered (Mr. Fair) 318 Could be declared essential material for defence purposes, 510-12 Crop forecast, 445
Deliveries to Canadian wheat board, 19491950, prices, etc., return ordered (Mr. Ross, Souris) 318-19
Deliveries under United Kingdom agreement, price, return ordered (Mr. Fair), 318
Delivery of 8 bu. per acre, 145 Five year pool, 290
Addition of money to by government, 291 Final payment, 155-56
Should be more than 5 or 6 cents, 637 Should be 25 cents, 292, 688 To be made in 1951, 291 Losses, 291
Compensation for, 155, 516 For flour, amount supplied millers, price, return ordered (Mr. Fair) 318 Frost damage, 285-86, 688-89, 749-50 Grading of 1950 crop, 595 Dissatisfaction with, 679 Government gambling with, 290 Initial payment, increase in, 443, 637 Interim payments, 444 Orderly marketing of, 516-17 Price of $1.40 per bu., basis Fort William for crop year 1950, is at discount of 20 per cent, 291
Price spreads, 595-96, 636-37, 688, 724 Prices
Comparison with United States, 292 Retroactive to beginning of marketing year, 596
Setting of, cash payment at elevators, 156 Subsidies, 146
Situation in regard to, Winnipeg Free Press on, 290-91
United Kingdom agreement, just return to farmers under "having regard" clause, 516
White, Mr. G. S. (Hastings-Peterborough) Maintenance of railway operation bill, 65-66
White, Mr. H. O. (Middlesex East)
Address in reply, 235-38 Atomic attack on Canada, 236-37 Civilian defence personnel taken on by civil service since 1949, return ordered, 530
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Essential materials bill, 460, 564-65
Excise tax bill, 727-29
Exports to Russia and satellites, return ordered, 662
Farmers, spread between production costs and returns, 237-38
Food
Comparative cheapness of, 727 Increase in prices not going to farmer, 460
Winkler, Mr. H. W. (Lisgar)
Privilege, absence from vote due to non-symchronization of parliament building clocks, 269
Winnipeg, Man., new post office, 531, 723
Winters, Hon. R. H. (Minister of Resources and Development)
Married quarters at Sea Island, B.C., statement, 719-20
Trans-Canada highway, 315
World Conditions
Division between two opposing forms of government, 233-34, 267, 644
World Conditions-Con.
Economic and social policy for improvement of, 122-38, 203-07. See also Communism, Countermeasures; Underdeveloped Countries
World Plan For Mutual Aid, document published by United Kingdom labour government, 175-76, 649-50
World War II. See War
Wright, Mr. P. E. (Melfort)
Address in reply, 264-65 Budget, 632-38 Consumer credit bill, 591 Essential materials bill, 558 Korea, 264
Canadian participation in campaign, qu., 316
Married quarters, costs, etc., return ordered, 662
Yalta and Potsdam Conferences, concessions given at, 616
Zinc. See Essential Materials and Services


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Prime Minister; President of the Privy Council	
Minister of Trade and Commerce	
Minister of Agriculture	
Member of the Administration and Minister without portfolio	
Minister of Labour	
Minister of Public Works	
Minister of National Defence	
Minister of Transport	
Minister of National Health and Welfare_____
Minister of Finance and Receiver General..
Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys	
Member of the Administration and Minister without portfolio	
Minister of Veterans Affairs	
Minister of Fisheries	
Secretary of State for External Affairs	
Minister of Justice and Attorney General ....
Minister of Resources and Development	
Secretary of State of Canada	
Solicitor General of Canada	
Postmaster General	
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	
Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys	
Right Hon. Louis Stephen St. Laubent Right Hon. Clarence Decatur Howe Right Hon. James Garfield Gardiner
'Hon. James Angus MacKinnon
-Hon. Humphrey Mitchell !Hon. Milton Fowler Gregg
Hon. Alphonse Fournier Hon. Brooke Claxton Hon. Lionel Chevrier Hon. Paul Joseph James Martin Hon. Douglas Charles Abbott
'Hon. James J. McCann
Hon. Wishart McL. Robertson
5Hon. Milton Fowler Gregg "Hon. Hugues Lapointe
Hon. Robert Wellington Mayhew Hon. Lester Bowles Pearson Hon. Stuart Sinclair Garson Hon. Robert Henry Winters Hon. Frederick Gordon Bradley ;Hon. Hugues Lapointe Hon. Gabriel Edouard Rinfret Hon. Walter Edward Harris "Hon. George Prudham
designed, December 13, 1960.
-Died, August 1, 1950.
3Appointed, August 7, 1950.
Relinquished portfolio of Ministry of Mines and Technical Surveys, December 3 1950 "Resigned office, August 7, 1950, on appointment as Minister of Labour	'	'
"Appointed, August 7, 1950.
Resigned office, August 7, 1950, on appointment as Minister of Veterans Affairs 'Appointed, December 13, 1950.
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P. E. Cot£, Esq., M.P	
R. McCubbin, Esq., M.P	
Gleason Belzile, Esq., M.P	
J. Watson MacNaught, Esq., M.P.
L. A. Mutch, Esq., M.P	
J. E. Blanchette, Esq., M.P....
James Sinclair, Esq., M.P	
George Prudham, Esq., M.P-	
W. M. Benidickson, Esq., M.P. ...
J. G. L. Langlois, Esq., M.P...
Jean Lesage, Esq., M.P	
R. O. Campney, Esq., M.P	
E. A. McCusker, M.P	
To Minister of Trade and Commerce
To Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys 'To Minister of Resources and Development
To. Minister of Labour
To Minister of Agriculture
2To Minister of Finance
To Minister of Fisheries
To Minister of Veterans Affairs
To Minister of National Defence
To Minister of Finance
3To Minister of Resources and Development
'To Minister of Transport
5To Postmaster General
"To Secretary of State for External Affairs
7To Minister of National Defence
8To Minister of National Health and Welfare
*Transferred, January 24, 1951.
*Died, July 25, 1950.
*Resigned post, December 13, 1950, on appointment as Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys. *Appointed, January 24, 1951.
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MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Third Session-Twenty-first Parliament Hon. W. Ross Macdonald, Speaker
Abbott, Hon. Douglas Charles-St. Antoine-Westmount.
Adamson, Agar Rodney-York West.
Anderson, Raymond Elmer-Norfolk.
Applewhaite, Edward T.-Skeena.
Argue, Hazen Robert-Assiniboia.
Arsenault, Bona-Bonaventure.
Ashbourne, Thomas Gordon William-Grand Falls-White Bay.
Aylesworth, Wilbert Ross-Frontenac-Addington.
Balcer, Leon-Three Rivers.
Balcom, Samuel R.-Halifax.
Bater, Arthur James-The Battlefords.
Beaudoin, Louis Rene-Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
Beaudry, Roland-St. James.
1Belzile, Gleason-Rimouski.
Benidickson, William Moore-Kenora-Rainy River.
Bennett, Colin Emerson-Grey North.
Bertrand, Lionel-Terrebonne.
Beyerstein, Hilliard Harris William-
Camrose.
Black, Donald Elmer-Chateauguay-Huntingdon-Laprairie.
Black, Percy Chapman-Cumberland.
Blackmore, John Horne-Lethbridge.
Blair, William Gourlay-Lanark.
Blanchette, Joseph Adeodat-Compton-Frontenac.
Blue, Donald B.-Bruce.
Boisvert, Maurice-Nicolet-Yamaska.
Boivin, Marcel-Shefford.
Bonnier, Joseph Arsene-St. Henry.
Boucher, William Albert-Rosthern.
Bourget, Maurice-Levis.
Bradette, Joseph Arthur-Cochrane.
Bradley, Hon. F. Gordon-Bonavista-Twillingate.
Breithaupt, Louis Orville-Waterloo North.
Breton, Maurice-Joliette-L'Assomption-Montcalm.
Brisson, Lomer-Saguenay.
Brooks, Alfred Johnson-Royal.
Brown, Donald Ferguson-Essex West. Browne, William Joseph-St. John's West. Bruneau, Raymond-Prescott.
Bryce, William-Selkirk.
Byrne, James A.-Kootenay East.
Cameron, Alan John Patrick-High Park.
Campney, Ralph Osborne-Vancouver Centre.
Cannon, Charles Arthur Dumoulin-lies de la Madeleine.
Cardiff, Lewis Elston-Huron North.
Carroll, William F.-Inverness-Richmond
Carter, Chesley William-Burin-Burgeo.
Casselman, Arza Clair-Grenville-Dundas.
Catherwood, A. Earl-Haldimand.
Cauchon, Robert-Beauharnois.
Cavers, Harry Peter-Lincoln.
Charlton, John Alpheus-Brant-Wentworth.
Chevrier, Hon. Lionel-Stormont.
Clark, Stuart Murray-Essex South.
Claxton, Hon. Brooke-St. Lawrence-St. George.
Cleaver, Hughes-Halton.
'Died, July 25. 1950.
-Unopposed in by-election, declared elected October 3, 1950.
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Cloutier, Armand-Drummond-Arthabaska.
Coldwell, M. J.-Rosetown-Biggar.
Conacher, Lionel P.-Trinity (Ont.).
Corry, James Neilson-Perth.
Cote, Alcide-St. Johns-Iberville-Napierville.
Cote, Antoine Philyas,-Matapedia-Matane.
Cote, Paul Emile-Verdun-La Salle.
Cournoyer, J. P- Gerard-Richelieu-Vercheres.
Courtemanche, Henri-Labelle.
Coyle, Charles Delmar-Elgin.
Crestohl, Leon David-Cartier.
Croll, David Arnold-Spadina.
Cruickshank, George Alexander-Fraser Valley.
Darroch, Arnold-Wellington North. Dechene, Joseph Miville-Athabaska. Decore, John-Vegreville.
Demers, Leopold-Laval.
Denis, Azellus-St. Denis.
Dewar, Austin Edwin-Qu'Appelle.
Dickey, John H.-Halifax.
Diefenbaker, John George-Lake Centre. Dion, Joseph Alfred-Roberval.
"Douglas, James Lester-Queens (P.E.I.). Drew, George A.-Carleton.
Dube, Paul Leon-Restigouche-Madawaska. Dumas, Armand-Villeneuve.
'Dupuis, Hector-St. Mary.
Eudes, Raymond-Hochelaga.
Eyre, Karl Arliss-Timmins.
Fair, Robert-Battle River.
Fairclough, Mrs. Ellen L.-Hamilton West. "Fauteux, Hon. Gaspard-St. Mary. 3 4
Ferguson, Julian Harcourt-Simcoe North.
Ferrie, Gladstone Mansfield-Mackenzie.
Fleming, Donald Methuen-Eglinton.
Follwell, Frank S.-Hastings South.
Fontaine, Joseph-St. Hyacinthe-Bagot.
Fournier, Hon. Alphonse-Hull.
Fournier, Sarto-Maisonneuve-Rosemont.
Fraser, Gordon Knapman-Peterborough West.
Fulford, George Taylor-Leeds.
Fulton, Edmund Davie-Kamloops.
Gagnon, Paul Edmond-Chicoutimi.
Gardiner, Rt. Hon. James G.-Melville.
Garland, John Richard-Nipissing.
Garson, Hon. Stuart S.-Marquette.
Gauthier, Andre-Lake St. John.
Gauthier, J. Leoda-Sudbury.
Gauthier, Jules-Lapointe.
Gauthier, Pierre-Portneuf.
George, Edmund William-Westmorland.
Gibson, John Lambert-Comox-Alberni.
Gillis, Clarence-Cape Breton South.
Gingras, Ernest O.-Richmond-Wolfe.
Gingues, Maurice-Sherbrooke.
Goode, Thomas H.-Burnaby-Richmond.
Gosselin, Henri A.-Brome-Missisquoi.
Gour, Joseph Omer-Russell.
Gourd, David-Chapleau.
Graydon, Gordon-Peel.
Green, Howard Charles-Vancouver-Quadra.
Gregg, Hon. Milton F.-York-Sunbury.
Hansell, Ernest George-Macleod. Harkness, Douglas Scott-Calgary East.
3Died, September 30, 1950.
4Elected in by-election, October 16, 1950.
^Resigned on appointment to an office of emolument under the Crown, August 28, 1950.

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Harris, Joseph Henry-Danforth.
Harris, Hon. Walter Edward-Grey-Bruce. Harrison, John Hornby-Meadow Lake. Hatfield, Heber Harold-Victoria-Carleton. Healy, Thomas Patrick-St. Ann.
Hees, George Harris-Broadview.
Hellyer, Paul Theodore-Davenport.
Helme, Francis Heselton-Prince Albert. Henderson, William James-Kingston City. Henry, Charles J.-Rosedale.
Herridge, Herbert Wilfred-Kootenay West. Hetland, Joseph Ingolph.-Humboldt. Higgins, Gordon Francis-St. John's East. Hodgson, Clayton Wesley-Victoria (Ont.) Homuth, Karl-Waterloo South.
Hosking, Henry Alfred-Wellington South. Houde, Camillien-Papineau.
Howe, Rt. Hon. C. D.-Port Arthur. Huffman, Edward Blake-Kent (Ont.). Hunter, John William Gordon-Parkdale.
James, John Mason-Durham.
Jeffery, Alexander Haley-London. Johnston, Charles Edward-Bow River. Jones, Owen L.-Yale.
Jutras, Rene Norbert-Provencher.
Kent, William Richard-Humber-St.George's.
Kickham, Thomas Joseph-Kings (P.E.I.).
Kirk, James Ralph-Antigonish-Guysborough.
Kirk, Thomas Andrew Murray-Digby-Yarmouth.
Knight, Robert Ross-Saskatoon.
Knowles, Stanley Howard-Winnipeg North Centre.
LaCroix, Wilfrid-Quebec-Montmorency. Lafontaine, Joseph-Megantic.
Laing, Arthur-Vancouver South.
Langlois, J. G. Leopold-Gaspe.
Langlois, Joseph-Berthier-Maskinonge. Lapointe, Hon. Hugues-Lotbiniere.
Larson, Frederick Hugo-Kindersley.
Leduc, Edgar-Jacques Cartier.
Lefranqois, J. Eugene-Laurier.
Leger, Aurel D.-Kent (N.B.).
Lennard, Frank Exton-Wentworth.
Lesage, Jean-Montmagny-L'Islet.
Little, Walter-Timiskaming.
Low, Solon Earl-Peace River.
Macdonald, Albert Frederick-Edmonton East.
Macdonald, William Ross-Brantford.
Macdonnell, James MacKerras-Greenwood.
MacDougall, John Lorne-Vancouver-Burrard.
MacInnis, Angus-Vancouver East.
Mackenzie, Hugh Alexander-Lambton-Kent.
MacLean, Matthew-Cape Breton North and Victoria.
MacNaught, John Watson-Prince.
Macnaughton, Alan Aylesworth-Mount Royal.
McCann, Hon. James Joseph-Renfrew
South.
McCubbin, Robert-Middlesex West.
McCulloch, Henry Byron-Pictou.
McCusker, Emmett Andrew-Regina City.
McDonald, Wilfred Kennedy-Parry Sound-Muskoka.
McGregor, Robert Henry-York East.

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McIlraith, George James-Ottawa West.
McIvor, Daniel-Fort William.
McLean, Andrew Young-Huron-Perth.
McLure, W. Chester S.-Queens (P.E.I.)
"McMillan, William H.-Welland.
McWilliam, George Roy-Northumberland (N.B.).
Major, William J.-Glengarry.
Maltais, Auguste-Charlevoix.
Martin, Hon. Paul-Essex East.
Masse, Arthur-Kamouraska.
7Matthews, James Ewen-Brandon.
Maybank, Ralph-Winnipeg South Centre.
Mayhew, Hon. Robert Wellington-
Victoria (B.C.).
"Mitchell, Hon. Humphrey-Welland.
Monette, Marcel-Mercier.
Mott, William Malcolm-New Westminster.
Murphy, Joseph Warner-Lambton West. Murray, Alexander Clark-Oxford.
Murray, George Matheson-Cariboo.
Mutch, Leslie Alexander-Winnipeg South.
Nadon, Joseph Celestin-Gatineau.
Nixon, George Ewart-Algoma West. Noseworthy, Joseph William-York South. Nowlan, George Clyde-Annapolis-Kings.
Parent, Charles-Quebec West.
Pearkes, George Randolph-Nanaimo. Pearson, Hon. Lester Bowles-Algoma East. Picard, L. Philippe-Bellechasse.
Pinard, Roch-Chambly-Rouville.
Poulin, Raoul-Beauce.
Pouliot, Jean Francois-Temiscouata. Power, Hon. Charles Gavan-Quebec South.
'Elected in by-election, October 16, 1950.
7Died, November 24, 1950.
'Died, August 1, 1950.
'Elected in by-election, October 16, 1950.
Proudfoot, John Hugh-Pontiac-Timis-kaming.
Prudham, Hon. George-Edmonton West.
Quelch, Victor-Acadia.
Ratelle, J. George-Lafontaine.
Richard, Clovis Thomas-Gloucester.
Richard, Jean Thomas-Ottawa East.
Richard, Joseph Adolpe-St. Maurice-Lafleche.
Riley, Daniel A.-Saint John-Albert.
Rinfret, Hon. Gabriel Edouard-Outremont-St. Jean.
Roberge, Louis Edouard-Stanstead.
Robertson, Frederick Greystock-
Northumberland (Ont.).
Robinson, William Alfred-Simcoe East.
Rochefort, Joseph I.-Champlain.
Rooney, James Hendrick-St. Paul's.
Ross, James Arthur-Souris.
Ross, Thomas Hambly-Hamilton East.
"Rousseau, Joseph H.-Rimouski.
Rowe, Hon. William Earl-Dufferin-Simcoe.
St. Laurent, Rt. Hon. Louis S.-Quebec East.
Shaw, Frederick Davis-Red Deer.
Simmons, James Aubrey-Yukon-Mackenzie River.
Sinclair, James-Coast-Capilano.
Sinnott, John Sylvester-Springfield.
Smith, Arthur LeRoy-Calgary West.
Smith, Donald-Queens-Shelburne.
Smith, John Eachern-York North.
Smith, John James-Moose Mountain.
Stanfield, Frank Thomas-Colchester-Hants.
Stewart, Alan Carl-Yorkton.

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Stewart, Alistair McLeod-Winnipeg North. Stick, Leonard T.-Trinity-Conception. Stuart, Andrew Wesley-Charlotte.
Studer, Irvin William-Maple Creek.
Thatcher, Wilbert Ross-Moose Jaw. Thomas, Ray-Wetaskiwin.
Thomson, Walter Cunningham-Ontario. Tremblay, Leonard D.-Dorchester.
Tustin, George James-Prince Edward-Lennox.
Valois, Philippe-Argenteuil-Two Mountains.
Viau, Fernand-St. Boniface.
Ward, William John-Dauphin.
Warren, Ralph Melville-Renfrew North.
Weaver, George Dyer-Churchill.
Weir, William Gilbert-Portage-Neepawa.
Welbourn, John William-Jasper-Edson.
White, George Stanley-Hastings-Peterborough.
White, Harry Oliver-Middlesex East.
Whiteside, Harry B.-Swift Current.
Whitman, Frederick Primrose-Notre Dame de Grace.
Winkler, Howard Waldemar-Lisgar. Winters, Hon. Robert Henry-Lunenburg-Wood, Robert James-Norquay.
Wright, Percy Ellis-Melfort.
Wylie, William Duncan-Medicine Hat.

	
	
	
	
	
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CONSTITUENCIES OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS Third Session-Twenty-first Parliament
Acadia-Quelch, Victor.
Algoma East-Pearson, Hon. Lester Bowles.
Algoma West-Nixon, George Ewart.
Annapolis-Kings-Nowlan, George Clyde.
Antigonish-Guysborough-Kirk, James Ralph.
Argenteuil-Two Mountains-Valois, Philippe.
Assiniboia-Argue, Hazen Robert.
Athabaska-Dechene, Joseph Miville.
Battle River-Fair, Robert.
Beauce-Poulin, Raoul.
Beauharnois-Cauchon, Robert.
Bellechasse-Picard, L. Philippe. Berthier-Maskinonge-Langlois, Joseph. Bonaventure-Arsenault, Bona. Bonavista-Twillingate-Bradley, Hon. F. G. Bow River-Johnston, Charles Edward. Brandon-'Matthews, James Ewen. Brantford-Macdonald, William Ross. Brant-Wentworth-Charlton, John Alpheus. Broadview-Hees, George Harris. Brome-Missisquoi-Gosselin, Henri A.
Bruce-Blue, Donald B.
Burin-Burgeo-Carter, Chesley William. Burnaby-Richmond-Goode, Thomas H.
Calgary East-Harkness, Douglas Scott.
Calgary West-Smith, Arthur LeRoy.
Camrose-Beyerstein, Hilliard Harris William.
Cape Breton North and Victoria-MacLean, Matthew.
Cape Breton South-Gillis, Clarence.
Cariboo-Murray, George Matheson.
Carleton-Drew, George A.
Cartier-Crestohl, Leon David.
Chambly-Rouville-Pinard, Roch.
Champlain-Rochefort, Joseph I.
Chapleau-Gourd, David.
Charlevoix-Maltais, Auguste.
Charlotte-Stuart, Andrew Wesley.
Chateauguay-Huntingdon-Laprairie-Black, Donald Elmer.
Chicoutimi-Gagnon, Paul Edmond.
Churchill-Weaver, George Dyer.
Coast-Capilano-Sinclair, James.
Cochrane-Bradette, Joseph Arthur.
Colchester-Hants-Stanfield, Frank Thomas.
Comox-Alberni-Gibson, John Lambert.
Compton-Frontenac-Blanchette, Joseph Adeodat.
Cumberland-Black, Percy Chapman.
Danforth-Harris, Joseph Henry.
Dauphin-Ward, William John.
Davenport-Hellyer, Paul Theodore.
Digby-Yarmouth-Kirk, Thomas Andrew Murray.
Dorchester-Tremblay, Leonard D. Drummond-Arthabaska-Cloutier, Armand. Dufferin-Simcoe-Rowe, Hon. William Earl.
'Died, November 24, 1950.

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Durham-James, John Mason.
Edmonton East-Macdonald, Albert Frederick.
Edmonton West-Prudham, George. Eglinton-Fleming, Donald Methuen. Elgin-Coyle, Charles Delmer.
Essex East-Martin, Hon. Paul.
Essex South-Clark, Stuart Murray.
Essex West-Brown, Donald Ferguson.
Fort William-Mclvor, Daniel.
Fraser Valley-Cruickshank, George Alexander.
Frontenac-Addington-Aylesworth, Wilbert Ross
Gaspe-Langlois, J. G. Leopold.
Gatineau-Nadon, Joseph Celestin.
Glengarry-Major, William J.
Gloucester-Richard, Clovis Thomas.
Grand Falls-White Bay-Ashbourne,
Thomas Gordon William.
Greenwood-Macdonnell, James MacKerras.
Grenville-Dundas-Casselman, Arza Clair.
Grey-Bruce-Harris, Walter Edward.
Grey North-Bennett, Colin Emerson.
Haldimand-Catherwood, A. Earl.
Halifax-JBalcom, Samuel R.
(Dickey, John H.
Halton-Cleaver, Hughes.
Hamilton East-Ross, Thomas Hambly.
Hamilton West-Fairclough, Mrs. Ellen L.
Hastings-Peterborough-White, George Stanley.
Hastings South-Follwell, Frank S.
High Park-Cameron, Alan John Patrick. Hochelaga-Eudes, Raymond.
Hull-Fournier, Hon. Alphonse.
Humber-St. George's-Kent, William Richard.
Humboldt-Hetland, Joseph Ingolph.
Huron North-Cardiff, Lewis Elston. Huron-Perth-McLean, Andrew Young.
Iles de la Madeleine-Cannon, Charles Arthur Dumoulin.
Inverness-Richmond- Carroll, William F.
Jacques Cartier-Leduc, Edgar-
Jasper-Edson-Welbourn, John William.
Joliette-L'Assomption-Montcalm- 2Breton, Maurice.
Kamloops-Fulton, Edmund Davie.
Kamouraska-Masse, Arthur.
Kenora-Rainy River-Benidickson, William Moore.
Kent (N.B.)-Leger, Aurel D.
Kent (Ont.)-Huffman, Edward Blake. Kindersley-Larson, Frederick Hugo.
Kings-Kickham, Thomas Joseph.
Kingston City-Henderson, William James. Kootenay East-Byrne, James A.
Kootenay West-Herridge, Herbert Wilfred.
Labelle-Courtemanche, Henri.
Lafontaine-Ratelle, J. George.
Lake Centre-Diefenbaker, John George.
Lake St. John-Gauthier, Andre.
Lambton-Kent-MacKenzie, Hugh Alexander.
Lambton West-Murphy, Joseph Warner. Lanark-Blair, William Gourlay.
Lapointe-Gauthier, Jules.
Laukier-Lefrangois, J. Eugene.
Laval-Demers, Leopold.
Leeds-Fulford, George Taylor.
Lethbridge-Blackmore, John Horne.
2Unopposed in by-election, declared elected October 3, 1950.

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Levis-Bourget, Maurice.
Lincoln-Cavers, Harry Peter.
Lisgar-Winkler, Howard Waldemar.
London-Jeffrey, Alexander Haley. Lotbiniere

Lapointe, Hon. Hugues. Lunenburg-Winters, Hon. R. H.
Mackenzie-Ferrie, Gladstone Mansfield.
Macleod-Hansell, Ernest George.
Maisonneuve-Rosemont-Fournier, Sarto.
Maple Creek-Studer, Irvin William.
Marquette-Garson, Hon. Stuart S.
Matapedia-Matane-Cote, Antoine Phileas.
Meadow Lake-Harrison, John Hornby.
Medicine Hat-Wylie, William Duncan.
Megantic-Lafontaine, Joseph.
Melfort-Wright, Percy Ellis.
Melville-Gardiner, Rt. Hon. James Garfield.
Mercier-Monette, Marcel.
Middlesex East-White, Harry Oliver.
Middlesex West-McCubbin, Robert.
Montmagny-L'Islet-Lesage, Jean.
Moose Jaw-Thatcher, Wilbert Ross.
Moose Mountain-Smith, John James.
Mount Royal-Macnaughton, Alan Aylesworth.
Nanaimo-Pearkes, George Randolph.
New Westminster-Mott, William Malcolm.
Nicolet-Yamaska-Boisvert, Maurice.
Nipissing-Garland, John Richard.
Norfolk-Anderson, Raymond Elmer.
Norquay-Wood, Robert James.
Northumberland (Ont.)-Robertson, Frederick Greystock.
Northumberland (N.B.)-McWilliam, George Roy.
Notre Dame de Grace-Whitman, Frederick Primrose. 2
2Died, September 30, 1950.
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Ontario-Thomson, Walter Cunningham.
Ottawa East-Richard, Jean Thomas.
Ottawa West-Mcllraith, George James.
Outremont-St. Jean-Rinfret, Hon. Gabriel Edouard.
Oxford-Murray, Alexander Clark.
Papineau-Houde, Camillien.
Parkdale-Hunter, John William Gordon.
Parry Sound-Muskoka-McDonald, Wilfred Kennedy.
Peace River-Low, Solon Earl.
Peel-Graydon, Gordon.
Perth-Corry, James Neilson.
Peterborough West-Fraser, Gordon Knapman.
Pictou-McCulloch, Henry Byron.
Pontiac-Timiskaming-Proudfoot, John Hugh.
Portage-Neepawa-Weir, William Gilbert.
Port Arthur-Howe, Rt. Hon. C. D.
Portneuf-Gauthier, Pierre.
Prescott-Bruneau, Raymond.
Prince-MacNaught, John Watson.
Prince Albert-Helme, Francis H.
Prince Edward-Lennox-Tustin, George James.
Provencher-Jutras, Rene Norbert.
Qu'Appelle-Dewar, Austin Edwin.
Quebec East-St. Laurent, Rt. Hon. Louis. S.
Quebec-Montmorency-LaCroix, Wilfrid.
Quebec South-Power, Hon. Charles Gavan.
Quebec West-Parent, Charles.
Queens (P.E.I.)'-{'Douglas, James Lester.
j McLure, W. Chester S.
Queens-Shelburne-Smith, Donald.
Red Deer-Shaw, Frederick Davis.
Regina City-McCusker, Emmett A.

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Renfrew North-Warren, Ralph Melville.
Renfrew South-McCann, Hon. James Joseph.
Restigouche-Madawaska-Dube, Paul Leon.
Richelieu-Vercheres-Cournoyer, J. P. Gerard.
Richmond-Wolfe-Gingras, Ernest O.
Rimouski-PBelzile, Gleason.
{'Rousseau, Joseph H.
Roberval-Dion, Joseph Alfred.
Rosedale-Henry, Charles J.
Rosetown-Biggar-Coldwell, M. J.
Rosthern-Boucher, William Albert.
Royal-Brooks, Alfred Johnson.
Russell-Gour, Joseph Omer.
St. Ann-Healy, Thomas Patrick.
St. Antoine-Westmount-Abbott, Hon. Douglas Charles.
St. Boniface-Viau, Fernand.
St. Denis-Denis, Azellus.
St. Henry-Bonnier, Joseph Arsene.
St. Hyacinthe-Bagot-Fontaine, Joseph.
St. James-Beaudry, Roland.
Saint John-Albert-Riley, Daniel A.
St. John's East-Higgins, Gordon Francis.
St. John's West-Browne, William Joseph.
St. Johns-Iberville-Napierville-Cote, Alcide.
St. Lawrence-St. George-Claxton, Hon. Brooke.
St. Mary-("Fauteux, Hon. Gaspard. {'Dupuis, Hector.
St. Maurice-Lafleche-Richard, Joseph Adolphe.
St. Paul's-Rooney, James Hendrick. Saguenay-Brisson, Lomer.
Saskatoon-Knight, Robert Ross. 4
4Died, July 25. 1950.
'Elected in by-election, October 16, 1950. 'Resigned, August 28, 1950, on appointment ot 'Elected in by-election, October 16, 1950.
Selkirk-Bryce, William.
Shefford-Boivin, Marcel.
Sherbrooke-Gingues, Maurice.
Simcoe East-Robinson, William Alfred. Simcoe North-Ferguson, Julian Harcourt. Skeena-Applewhaite, Edward T.
Souris-Ross, James Arthur.
Spadina-Croll, David Arnold.
Springfield-Sinnott, John Sylvester. Stanstead-Roberge, Louis Edouard. Stormont-Chevrier, Hon. Lionel.
Sudbury-Gauthier, J. Leoda.
Swift Current-Whiteside, Harry B.
Temiscouata-Pouliot, Jean Francois. Terrebonne-Bertrand, Lionel.
The Battlefords-Bater, Arthur James. Timiskaming-Little, Walter.
Timmins-Eyre, Karl Arliss.
Trinity (Ont.)-Conacher, Lionel P. Trinity-Conception-Stick, Leonard T.
Three Rivers-Balcer, Leon.
Vancouver-Burrard-MacDougall, John Lome.
Vancouver Centre-Campney, Ralph Osborne.
Vancouver East-Maclnnis, Angus.
Vancouver-Quadra-Green, Howard Charles.
Vancouver South-Laing, Arthur.
Vaudreuil-Soulanges-Beaudoin, Louis Rene.
Vegreville-Decore, John.
Verdun-La Salle-Cote, Paul Emile.
Victoria (B.C.)-Mayhew, Hon. Robert Wellington.
Victoria (Ont.)-Hodgson, Clayton Wesley.
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Victoria-Carleton-Hatfield, Heber Harold. Villeneuve-Dumas, Armand.
Waterloo North-Breithaupt, Louis Orville.
Waterloo South-Homuth, Karl.
Welland-j "Mitchell, Hon. Humphrey.
} "McMillan, William H.
Wellington North-Darroch, Arnold.
Wellington South-Hosking, Henry Alfred.
Wentworth-Lennard, Frank Exton.
Westmorland-George, Edmond William.
Wetaskiwin-Thomas, Ray.
Winnipeg North-Stewart, Alistair McLeod.
"Died, August 1, 1950.
"Elected in by-election, October 16. 1950.
Winnipeg North Centre-Knowles, Stanley Howard.
Winnipeg South-Mutch, Leslie Alexander. Winnipeg South Centre-Maybank, Ralph.
Yale-Jones, Owen L.
York East-McGregor, Robert Henry.
York North-Smith, John Eachem.
York South-Noseworthy, Joseph William.
York-Sunbury-Gregg, Hon. Milton F.
York West-Adamson, Agar Rodney.
Yorkton-Stewart, Alan Carl.
Yukon-Mackenzie River-Simmons, James Aubrey.
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l)ouSe of Commons; debates!
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Speaker: The Honourable W. Ross Macdonald
Tuesday, August 29, 1950

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The parliament which had been prorogued on the thirtieth day of June, 1950, met this day at Ottawa for the dispatch of business.

Mr. Speaker read a communication from the Governor General's Secretary, announcing that His Excellency the Governor General would proceed to the Senate chamber at three o'clock p.m. on this day, for the purpose of formally opening the special session of the dominion parliament.
A message was delivered by Major C. R. Lamoureutx, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, as follows:
Mr. Speaker, His Excellency the Governor General desires the immediate attendance of this honourable house in the chamber of the honourable the Senate.
Accordingly the house went up to the Senate chamber.
And the house being returned to the Commons chamber: