1953-11-13

Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent (Prime Minister):: I should like to lay on the table two copies in English and French of the Canada Gazette, part II, containing statutory orders and regulations, published fortnightly from May 13 to November 11 of this year, both dates inclusive.
Also two copies of the summary of orders in council passed during the period May 1 to October 31.
(For complete list of departmental and other reports tabled, see Votes and Proceedings, No. 2, of November 13, 1953.)



INQUIRY AS TO LEGISLATION TO ASSIST PRAIRIE FARMERS

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On the orders of the day:
Hon. George A. Drew (Leader of the Opposition):: Mr. Speaker, before the orders of the day are called I would like to direct a question to the Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent) of which I have not given notice and, therefore, this may be taken as notice. I believe it is a matter of urgent importance. Has the government under consideration any legislation to deal with the situation arising from the vast accumulation of grain in the prairie provinces, and any provision for payment to the small farmers in respect of grain which they are not now able to sell?


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: The government's policies in that regard will be announced in due course. I am not at liberty to disclose any legislation about it at this moment.


Mr. J. G. Diefenbaker (Prince Albert):: Mr. Speaker, might I ask a further question of the Prime Minister with reference to the question raised by the hon. Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Drew). Have representations been made to the government as to conditions in western Canada requiring loans on farm storage in order to assist western farmers at 83276-2J
this time and, particularly, to help retail merchants in the situation in which they find themselves?


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: Yes.



POLIOMYELITIS


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On the orders of the day:
Mr. Stanley Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre):: Mr. Speaker, may I direct a question to the Minister of National Health and Welfare (Mr. Martin)? Is the government considering the establishment of a fund to provide financial assistance to the large number of families in Manitoba and other western provinces who have been hit hard by this year's poliomyelitis epidemic?


Hon. Paul Martin (Minister of National Health and Welfare):: Mr. Speaker, it is not the intention of the government to provide such a fund in respect of a matter that comes so obviously within the competence and direct interest of provincial governments. It may be appropriate to make an additional observation regarding the unfortunate situation that did exist and, to a certain extent, still exists in Manitoba and other western provinces. The action the federal government took in the arrangement it had made with the Connaught Laboratories in Toronto for the supply of gamma globulin was a very important contribution. In addition, very substantial equipment involving substantial amounts of money was provided in the way of iron lungs and so on to meet the emergency. To the extent that the following observation applies, my hon. friend will note, although he has not commended the government for its action, that the government, as mentioned in the speech from the throne, proposes a nationwide system to provide disability allowances for totally disabled persons.



VETERANS AFFAIRS


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On the orders of the day:
Mr. H. W. Herridge (Kootenay West):: Mr. Speaker, I would like to direct a question to the Minister of Veterans Affairs (Mr. Lapointe), and I apologize for only giving him notice a few moments ago. Has the government given consideration to the
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Inquiries of the Ministry establishment of a veterans affairs committee at this session in order that the committee may give consideration to the recent representations of the Canadian Legion and the national council of veterans?


Hon. Hugues Lapointe (Minister of Veterans Affairs):: Mr. Speaker, as my hon. friend is aware, the dominion oouncil of the Legion met with the cabinet early this week. They presented their annual brief which, I might point out, is directed to -the cabinet and not to a parliamentary committee. However, the question of establishing a veterans affairs committee this session has not yet been- considered.



CANADIAN WHEAT BOARD


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On the orders of the day:
Mr. H. R. Argue (Assiniboia):: Mr. Speaker, I should like to direct a question to the Minister of Trade and Commerce (Mr. Howe). Can the minister say whether an early fifth appointment to the Canadian wheat board is likely to be made, and whether the man to be appointed will be one who enjoys the confidence of the organized farmers?


Some hon. Members:: Oh, oh.


Right Hon. C. D. Howe (Minister of Trade and Commerce):: Mr. Speaker, if and when a fifth member has been appointed I shall be very glad to announce it in the house.



LABOUR CONDITIONS


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On the orders of the day:
Stanley Howard Knowles: Mr. Speaker, may I direct a question to the Minister of Transport (Mr. Chevrier). Is the government aware of the lay-offs by the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific railways at various points in Canada? Will steps be taken to halt these lay-offs and to provide for the reinstatement of those already out of employment?


Hon. Lionel Chevrier (Minister of Transport):: Mr. Speaker, I believe the officers of the Canadian National Railways made an announcement some time ago to the effect that there would be lay-offs in the car department and the locomotive repair department of the railways. I think the Canadian Pacific Railway made a similar statement and went on to give reasons therefor, namely, reduction in traffic and in business generally.
When the traffic is returned to normal or when it is increased from its present position I am sure the Canadian National Railways


will be glad to take on the men who have been laid off. Meanwhile, I have had a word with my colleague, the Minister of Labour (Mr. Gregg), who assures me that in so far as the unemployment insurance commission is concerned it is giving every consideration to finding employment for those men.



DESIGNATION OF LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION

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On the orders of the day:
Mr. Daniel Mclvor (Fort William):: Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask a question of the Prime Minister. Am I correct in saying that the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Drew) is still "right honourable"? If so, we can act accordingly.


Some hon. Members:: Oh, oh.



SPEECH FROM THE THRONE


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The house proceeded to the consideration of the speech delivered by His Excellency the Governor General at the opening of the session.
Mr. A. H. Hollingworih (York Centre):: It
is indeed a signal honour accorded to me to move the adoption of the speech from the throne at this opening of our twenty-second parliament, but I feel even prouder that it is an honour accorded to the residents of the new riding of York Centre. I wish, therefore, to thank the Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent) for this privilege on behalf of my constituents and myself.
I shall speak but briefly about York Centre. It is one of the three new constituencies in the greater Toronto area and consists of about 95,000 people, most of whom live in the township of North York on the northern fringes of the city of Toronto. Indeed, the township of North York is now in effect a part of the metropolitan area of greater Toronto. The township is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Canada and the tremendous problems raised by the vast residential, commercial and industrial expansion can only be met at all levels of government.
The township of North York is known for its excellent schools, its splendid municipal and school administration and for its predominant number of young people, most of whom, like myself, have at least two children and a mortgage. One of the problems facing us is the lack of adequate postal delivery, a condition resulting in part at least from the

daily expansion of home building; but I am assured by the Postmaster General (Mr. Cote) that he will take the necessary steps to help us remedy this matter.
The other populated parts of the riding consist of the delightful villages of Woodbridge and Thornhill at the northern part of the riding. In short, this is a typical Englishspeaking Canadian community in a suburban metropolitan area with a great community spirit.
York Centre has as its eastern boundary famed Yonge street, which runs all the way from lake Ontario, through the heart of Toronto, and on into the northland. This famous street has been, from the earliest times, the highway of commerce to the north. About the only thing I could tell you about the history of York Centre is that the intrepid William Lyon Mackenzie, in endeavouring to establish responsible government, marched his forces down Yonge street to lay siege to muddy York. Somewhat later in our history-. on July 29, 1953, to be exact-our esteemed Secretary of State for External Affairs (Mr. Pearson) drove up Yonge street and made a triumphant entry into Newton Brook, his birthplace, where he spoke on my behalf. I suppose one can say that the purposes of the two journeys were not too dissimilar in that one was to establish responsible government and the other was to retain it.
It would have been fanciful for me to have assumed just one year ago that I would be moving the address in reply to the speech from the throne here today. Then I did not think that I should have the privilege of serving under our distinguished Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent). Our Prime Minister stands high among the statesmen of the world. He is a man respected and revered not only in every home in our land but in every world capital where the concepts of integrity, decency and humanity prevail. To my mind his outstanding achievements have been the final welding of Canada into one indissoluble nation and his role of interpreter between the great commonwealth countries of the Far East and the western world.
Again, I did not anticipate having the privilege of listening to the brilliant oratory of the leader of the official opposition (Mr. Drew) or of imbibing from the deep wells of humanitarianism of the leader of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation, or of listening to the views and policies of the leader of the Social Credit group who, like all party leaders, has at heart only the best interests of our beloved Canada.
Since the prorogation of the last session of the twenty-first parliament many events have taken place. The first event of great
The Address-Mr. Hollingworth consequence was the coronation of the Queen of Canada, Elizabeth II, who has made such a tremendous impact upon the imagination of the commonwealth by her humility, graciousness and devotion to duty.
The thought has often been expressed that the crowning of our sovereign may well usher in a new era for the commonwealth, just as the reign of Elizabeth I was a glorious one in the annals of the British Empire. That is something to be earnestly hoped for, because the commonwealth is the best example today of how free peoples can govern themselves and co-operate, joined by the most tenuous but at the same time the most powerful of bonds, namely that of a common loyalty to the crown.
The next important event, of course, was the return of the government with a good working majority; and I say, not facetiously but not I am sure without contradiction from my friends in the opposition, that the results showed the good common sense and the political maturity of the Canadian people from coast to coast. The government was returned because of its sound progressive policies enacted for the benefit not of one group, class or section of the Canadian people but for all Canadians. The government further recognizes that the interests of rural and urban Canada are complementary, not conflicting and contradictory. In short, we represent not only the farmers of the prairies, the fishermen of the maritimes and the British Columbia coast, the fruit growers of the Annapolis and Okanagan valleys and the Niagara peninsula, business and labour; we represent all but not any one group. That is why this government was returned.
May I now review briefly the domestic and foreign policies of the government. Foreign policy is of vital concern to all of us because in this atomic age isolationism is impossible and immunity from attack is highly improbable. That is why we are so fortunate in having such brilliant leadership in the field of foreign affairs.
The touchstone of our foreign policy has been unflinching and unwavering support of the programs and policies of the United Nations. Since the house last met, an armistice has been effected in Korea; and I should like to take this opportunity of commenting on the magnificent efforts of our Canadian troops in Korea. The important point about this armistice is that aggression has been thwarted and that the first serious application of collective security under the aegis of the United Nations has worked.
A particularly significant event will take place early in 1954 when our Prime Minister will visit India, Pakistan and Ceylon on a
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The Address-Mr. Hollingworth good-will mission, a task for which, in my opinion, he is pre-eminently fitted. I believe it was Sir Winston Churchill who called Canada the linchpin between the United Kingdom and the United States. I suggest that Canada has a new and equally important role, namely that of being the interpreter between the commonwealth countries of the Far East and the United States. I say Canada is peculiarly suited for this assignment for these reasons. Our traditional and close friendship with the United States needs no emphasis. Indeed, we are happy to welcome to Canada today the distinguished President of the United States. President Eisenhower has been a good friend of Canada both in war and in peace, and we extend a most cordial welcome to this head of a generous and warmhearted nation.
Again, India, Pakistan and Ceylon have been traditional friends of ours. We are happy that they are members of the commonwealth family. We have done a great deal in helping them, through the medium of the Colombo plan, to develop their basic industries and natural resources. Again, Canada enthusiastically supported, through the delegation at the United Nations, the admission of India to the political conference on the Korean settlement because of the outstanding contribution made by India in bringing about the armistice. In short, India and indeed the world know we are interested only in promoting good will. We have no axes to grind. As we have always done, we will continue to go before the world court of public opinion with clean hands; and that is an asset beyond price.
Finally, we realize that although India, Pakistan and Ceylon have a great deal to learn from us in technical knowledge, so also have we a great deal to learn from their ancient cultures, with their emphasis on the great qualities of heart and mind. I am sure that the visit of our Prime Minister to India's great leader, Prime Minister Nehru, and to the other prime ministers, will be fruitful in cementing friendly relations with the western world.
Let us pass on to the domestic scene. Our country is still enjoying a high level of employment, and there is reason to believe that the gross national product for 1953 will be one to one and a half billion more than the record-breaking total of $23 billion in 1952. Our export trade is continuing on a high level, and although there are some storm clouds appearing on the southern horizon yet it is comforting to note that the official policy of the United States administration is opposed to impeding further the flow of international trade.


Our government still believes that the free exchange of goods among nations and the further development of trade are among the best assurances of continuing Canadian prosperity. In my opinion one of the surest means of maintaining our healthy economic existence is to keep that great engineer of the Canadian industrial revolution, the Minister of Trade and Commerce (Mr. Howe), at the throttle of the Canadian economy.
To bring greater security to Canadian citizens in the fields of housing and health the government has taken definite steps in the last few years. Substantial funds have been allocated toward the construction of new hospitals and the Minister of National Health and Welfare (Mr. Martin) recently announced additional new grants over the next five years, a substantial part of which will be channelled into laboratory and radiological services for combating such dread diseases as cancer and tuberculosis.
All these were items of the new health program announced last spring; but now, as part of the progress the government is always making in the field of public welfare, I note that assistance is to be granted to totally disabled persons. I am sure the house and all Canadians will welcome this announcement, realizing that it rounds out an already generous rehabilitation program. Three or four provinces already make substantial provision for their disabled citizens, and it is to be hoped that the remaining provinces will be prepared to participate in this joint federal-provincial program.
I view all these grants as a necessary condition precedent to the establishment of a national health insurance plan which will be worked out between the federal government and the provinces and between the medical profession and the federal and provincial governments.
The other matter of great importance to which I alluded is housing. The demand for housing continues to be prodigious, notwithstanding the large number of houses being built. To ensure the continual flow of mortgage funds, which have been reduced to a slow trickle in the last few months, by the established lending institutions, the government will bring in amendments to the National Housing Act and the Bank Act to empower the chartered banks and other lending institutions to make loans on insured mortgages. This is another financial measure which will be introduced by the Minister of Finance (Mr. Abbott) who, after bringing in seven budget surpluses in the last few years, is probably looking forward to another.


Mr. Abbott:: Hear, hear.


Allan Henry Hollingworth: The healthy economic climate in Canada during the past few years has been the envy of the world, and my submission is that a great deal of the credit should go to the minister and his colleagues.
Once again, Mr. Speaker, I would ask your indulgence to refer to my own constituency of York Centre. The population of the township of North York, most of whom live in York Centre, increased between 1923 and 1943 from 6,000 to 24,000, but between 1943 and 1953 the population jumped to 110,000, or an increase of 86,000 people in ten years.
In spite of this amazing growth there are still great tracts of vacant land to be developed, and I feel that the new legislation to encourage house building will enable more Canadians, and particularly more people in York Centre, to buy more homes with smaller down payments and longer repayment privileges. This legislation is therefore not only financially sound but socially desirable, and should be enthusiastically supported.
May I say that the government is still pressing vigorously for the implementation of the St. Lawrence seaway and power development project. This means a great deal to us in the greater Toronto area in the fields of transportation, commerce and hydroelectric development, and' we are anxious that the government continue its policy of the past three years of doing everything possible to hasten the commencement of this work. (Translation):
I would like to conclude my speech with a few words in French.
I am proud and happy to be able to speak the language of my French-speaking fellow citizens, in this House of Commons. The contribution made to our Canadian culture by those qualities peculiar to both our ethnic groups, not only emphasizes but clearly demonstrates the realization of a truly Canadian nationality.
And there is no finer example of this than that given by one who is master of both official languages of this country, one who is the living symbol of this culture which is at once French and English but which we nevertheless desire to be Canadian-a goal which we will reach through understanding and the brotherhood of all Canadians-our Prime Minister.
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I have not commented on the speech from the throne other than to refer to the legislation for disabled persons. This session promises to be an interesting one with many subjects to discuss and problems to solve, and I join with all members in expressing the hope that we may promptly and efficiently
The Address-Mr. Villeneuve discharge our responsibilities to those who elected us, and that we shall uphold the great traditions of the Canadian parliament.
I move, seconded by the hon. member for Roberval (Mr. Villeneuve):
That the following address be presented to His Excellency the Governor General of Canada:
To His Excellency the Right Honourable Vincent Massey, C. H., Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada:
May it please Your Excellency:
We, Her Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the House of Commons of Canada, in parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Excellency for the gracious speech which Your Excellency has addressed to both houses of parliament.
(Translation):


Mr. Georges Villeneuve (Roberval):: Mr. Speaker, it so happens that life has sometimes pleasant surprises in store for us. On August 10 last, the electors of the constituency of Roberval chose me as their representative in this parliament and already, on this 13th of November, I am called upon to deliver my first speech, in seconding the address in reply to the speech from the throne, which was moved by my hon. friend, the new member for York Centre (Mr. Hollingworth), whom I wish to congratulate most particularly on the brilliancy of his task.
My gratitude goes first of all and most particularly to the right hon. Prime Minister (Mr. St. Laurent) and his colleagues of the cabinet for the honour they have bestowed upon me and, indirectly, to all my electors of the constituency of Roberval. They thought perhaps that the youthfulness of a member, added to that of the constituency which he represents, would fit in harmoniously with the new legislation announced in the speech from the throne.
On August 10 last, the electors of this country endorsed by their votes the government which has presided over their destinies for 18 years already.
I thought I should draw attention to such a record. If the right hon. Prime Minister permits me, I would add that the Canadian people have been touched by his clear, accurate and sincere demonstrations as regards the administration of the country, while continuing to promote the movement of national unity which he has traced since he acceded to the high position of trust which he holds. As Canadians of various origins try to know each other better, they get along together better and Canada grows in the same measure. Unity in diversity, a seed of social peace in Canada, is admired the world over and constitutes one of the main reasons of the influence of our beautiful and great country in the international sphere. The right hon. Prime Minister, who has been the promoter of that
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The Address-Mr. Villeneuve thought, has kept the confidence of the Canadian people. We have there a proof that all Canadians have faith in their country, a faith which, I sincerely hope, will some day officially take a concrete form in a distinctive and unifying emblem as well as in a single truly Canadian anthem.
The year 1953 was marked by magnificent festivities on the occasion of the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, our queen, to whom we wish a peaceful and fruitful reign, like that enjoyed by her illustrious ancestor Queen Victoria. In my opinion, it is a great honour for all women of the commonwealth to have a woman on the throne; the very fact that a woman can accede to the throne shows the importance we give to women in our system of constitutional and democratic monarchy.
I also wish to offer my congratulations to the new Speaker and to the new Deputy Speaker of this house. Being men recognized for their tact, I am sure that, with the help of their parliamentary experience, they will preserve in this house the tradition of gentlemanliness that has never faltered since the early days of confederation.
Among the hon. members of the cabinet we are proud to note the presence of two new faces: the Secretary of State (Mr. Pickersgill) and the Minister of Resources and Development (Mr. Lesage). The former sits in this house for the first time, as a representative of our new sister province, Newfoundland, and as a cabinet member. A figure both so new and so well known has seldom been seen in active politics. His extensive knowledge of administrative and constitutional matters has commanded from the very first the attention of the members of the cabinet and of the country as a whole. The latter has already spent two terms in this house as member for Montmagny-L'Islet. Hard-working, clearminded, matchless as a mixer; these are some of the qualities which, together with competence and a gift for adapting himself to circumstances, have won him the honour of being the youngest member of the cabinet. No doubt that with so many personal gifts, he will be able to discharge very well his office of Minister of Resources and Development in a country which is making great strides.
On September 9 and October 15 of this year there was no lack of good news. It was on those dates that we learned also of the appointment of parliamentary assistants to various cabinet members. It is fitting that we should congratulate these newly appointed gentlemen on having drawn upon themselves the attention of these ministers who have thus given recognition to their services and to their skill in the handling of public affairs. A good
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administrator is said to show sound judgment in choosing his assistants and I am convinced that in thus designating their parliamentary assistants, both new and old, the hon. members of the cabinet have, indeed, chosen those who were best fitted to help them.
Every hon. member will be sorry that the ex-minister of public works is no longer with us since his appointment as a justice of the Exchequer Court. The Hon. Alphonse Fournier, both as a minister and as leader of the house, had gained the esteem of each and every one of us.
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With the death of Mr. Gordon Graydon, Progressive Conservative member for Peel since 1935, the parliament of Canada has suffered a grievous loss. Always successful in being elected in his own riding, he served as his party's house leader, and for a few years during the last war as leader of the opposition. As we were reminded yesterday, Mr. Graydon took a particular interest in foreign affairs and was a member of the Canadian delegation at the San Francisco conference where the charter of the United Nations was drafted.
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On the occasion of the visit paid by the President of the United States, Mr. Dwight Eisenhower, to the capital of Canada, there is unanimous rejoicing in the fact that friendly relations bind our two countries, and everyone hopes that peace, concord and understanding-which are factors of security and stability-will continue to prevail in America. We also hope that this economic co-operation, which is a factor of plenty for our two countries, will continue to prevail between Canada and the United States. To the President of the United States, we extend our most cordial welcome.
It was only logical that after having paid a visit to every part of this country, the Prime Minister should have thought it proper to make his pilgrimage around the world. The numerous invitations lately extended to the Prime Minister by foreign countries, are tangible evidence of the growing importance of the part played by Canada in world affairs.
Having studied closely the problems which beset Asiatic and European countries, the right hon. Prime Minister will have the opportunity of looking into them on the spot. We commend him for having answered the wishes of the Canadian people, by thus deciding to fly far away from our shores in order to spread abroad what good news we have to offer. Our country, on which Divine Providence has bestowed its kindness, is morally

bound to take an interest in the fate of other nations, less lucky than we are and where men are bereft of food and of the elementary necessaries of life. If, on the national plane, a just distribution of resources is the main element of social security, it may be said that in the field of international solidarity, nations should give one another the same effectual support in the economic and social fields. Some peoples suffer from starvation- and more particularly so in Asia-while Canada has large surpluses of food, because of a certain slump in the sale of our agricultural products. Communism will lose its adherents when all nations have no more food, clothing and housing problems. We hope that during his trip the Prime Minister will be able to participate in the formation of and the debates upon these programs, thanks to which Canada will be able to continue to contribute to the welfare of less fortunate and over-populated countries. In our present world, with its shrinking distances, supplying the hungry and thirsty with food and drink is much more than an individual problem, for it reaches beyond borders and oceans. It is less costly than war and military preparations, and helps to avoid international frictions and their consequences. If Asia as a whole were to become communistic, the greater part of our efforts to fight this insidious doctrine would be in vain; Asia lacks bread and necessities, and it is generally due to hunger that individuals, like peoples, are attracted by communism. We are anxious to hear the Prime Minister comment upon what he will have observed during the journey round the world he is going to undertake and we obviously cannot choose a better ambassador for such a delicate mission.
We are still hoping that the termination of hostilities in Korea will help ensure international security through a just and honourable peace, and the favourable conclusion of current negotiations.
The part played by the representatives of the various members of the United Nations Organization in promoting world peace should also be stressed. Canada's part, as always, is prominent, especially because of the attendance at Lake Success of two eminent members of the cabinet, the minister of external affairs (Mr. Pearson) and the Postmaster General (Mr. Cote). The judicious choice of the representatives our country sends to that international organization has brought upon Canada a prestige befitting a country with a much larger population. The preaching of the gospel of good will between the various racial groups in our country has taught us, naturally, to be flexible in the international field, where
The Address-Mr. Villeneuve Canada is playing a pacifying part in an increasingly efficient way.
I would like now to dwell in particular on a matter mentioned in the speech from the throne. I refer to housing. The matter has attracted a great deal of attention since it has been made known that the National Housing Act was to be amended. Everywhere, and more particularly in towns and villages, the project was enthusiastically received because it is a fact that man by nature wants to own property. In fact, that is a matter of capital importance.
By making it easy to become a property owner, we foster the stability of the Canadian family and social security in our country and we ensure economic stability. The problem has become more acute as the result of the exodus towards the cities, since Canada has become frantically engaged for the past 15 years or so in industrial development. Groups of citizens are seeking an economical and efficient way of coping with the problem of leisure hours; they believe that the problem would be partially solved at least through the multiplication of individual family homes. Property ownership, especially for the labouring class, fosters savings and enables everyone to attain an ideal so highly coveted. In our vast country, it should be quite natural and easy to own a small lot and a house.
A national housing program would also be a source of work in all seasons for the building trades; it would create economic activity and enable a fair proportion of the people to become owners of healthy and comfortable dwellings, while doing away with profiteers; it would prevent savings from being eaten up each month in rent.
One day, a farmer who was peacefully smoking his pipe on his veranda was asked the following question by his son: "What do we mean by fatherland?" The father, extending his arm towards his fields, replied: "That, my son, is the fatherland". As the pride of owning fields is essential to the farmer so the pride of owning a house is essential to the labouring and middle class alike. It is essential for our social stability that our labouring people be able to become property owners. Communism recruits its members among proletarians. In multiplying the number of property owners we will open a large gap in the ranks of communists.
It is essential for the health of our people that we move our citizens out of filthy and overpopulated districts in our large cities, that we take them away from the slums, so that they may breathe fresh air in new districts where it is possible to see the sun otherwise than through smoke.
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Our small towns and villages need increased assistance as regards housing which would prevent concentrations of population and bring about a more normal demographic distribution.
There is a movement which I have particularly at heart and which I would not like to ignore because I had the opportunity to appreciate its great social achievements; I refer to the housing co-operative unions. It is pleasing to see a group of workers join bands and build homes through a system of mutual aid and assigned tasks. I have seen some at work and I would like the law to make it easier for them to fulfil their task and achieve their purpose: "To each worker his own home", with as a noble motto: "One for all and all for one."
The number of new family units each year in our country and the inflow of immigrants add to the urgency of the problem. In the constituency I represent, there are many villages and small towns which expect from such amendments to the National Housing Act efficient steps which will bring about the development they seek. I was saying that, in my opinion, the solution of the housing problem is really a matter of social security. The responsibility of the state is not to replace private enterprise, but to make it easier. The lending institutions which, in the ipast few years, have been saddled with the heavy burden of financing the building of homes must be relieved in some way. On the other hand, in the province of Quebec, we have some well established and reputable local institutions called Caisses populaires Desjardins. They are open for mortgage loans, but their inadequate means in this regard prevent them from playing the part which they would like to play in the field of home construction. On the other hand huge sums of money are kept sleeping in the banks, so to speak, whereas they would be of greater use to society as a whole as well as to the banks themselves were they to be made available for mortgage purposes.
It seems that this option will be granted to them when their charters are renewed in the course of this session. I wish to congratulate the hon. members of the cabinet for having thus implemented a resolution of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, which was adopted during a convention held in the county of Beauce last summer. Such a proposal might have appeared daring, but we are living in an age of daring and the cabinet is leading the way towards economic betterment of this country.

The new feature consisting in the establishment of an insured mortgage introduced as an amendment to the National Housing Act, for the purposes of the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation, will facilitate transfers of property which are so frequent in this age of easy removals. The possibility of increasing the ceiling of $10,000 on loans, while at the same time lowering the down payment on the purchase of low-price housing, is also being considered. I see there, as well as in the extension of the reimbursement period, an appreciable effort designed to help the small wage earners become owners themselves, a topical subject if there ever was one.
Experience has shown that the workingman's family is generally a large one; to my mind, this will then become a most efficient means to help the Canadian family achieve its normal development. With the addition of an important group of lenders and larger funds available, the small communities, which up to now have not been able, in fact, to avail themselves of the act, will be in a position to do so in the future. I bear more particularly in mind the county of Roberval which I represent in this house where one finds only small communities, in the ordinary sense of the word. When I think of the beneficial results which the amended act may bring about, I feel proud of the mandate which my electors have given me, for I deem it a great honour to be called to legislate on a matter of such importance in the social field. I would consider myself to be remiss in my duties if I did not, under such circumstances, say a word about a topic which I particularly cherish, namely the county of Roberval. With a population of about 40,000, this constituency stretches over a large section of the north-central part of Quebec, which bears the name of "Lake St. John region". The other portion is made up of the county of Lake St. John. The county which I represent links the Saguenay and Abitibi districts, the north shore of the St. Lawrence river and the so-called Mistassini district, towards James bay.
There are three large rivers in the county of Roberval, all three bearing rather fantastic Indian names:	the Metabetchouan, the
Ashuapmuchuan and the Mistassini. These rivers, which are all large inland rivers, flow into lake St. John, which is the great outfall of this district; according to the tourists, it is the most beautiful lake in the province of Quebec, though second in size to lake Mistassini. For lovers of literature, it is the country of Maria Chapdelaine. For the

phenomena observers, it is the country of northern lights; for the epicure, it is the country where one finds the tastiest blueberries in the world; the architects know that here is found the best granite in the world, while those who take an interest in economic development consider that district to be the district of progress and of the future.
The county bears the name of the town which is its chief town, namely Roberval. The first settlements in this section of the district called the Lake St. John district were at Roberval; it is an administrative, cultural and commercial centre, which will celebrate its centenary in 1954. Among the pioneers of Roberval was, I am proud to say, my greatgrandfather who became a settler there about 1856.
I commend those valiant pioneers, who, with their axes, opened up the wealthy districts framed by the Laurentians and lake St. John, and, who made, through their courage and self-denial, this magnificent development possible.
Because of its geographical position, the county of Roberval has access to the mining area of Chibougamau by a road branching off at St. Felicien, and passing through Notre Dame de la Dore ends at the mining village of Chibougamau. This Chibougamau district has a great mining wealth, which is being developed at an increasing pace, and will soon be connected by an electrical network fed by the power plant of Chute Savane, in the county of my friend, the member for Lake St. John (Mr. Gauthier). The county of Roberval, and the district of which it is a part by reason of its agricultural and commercial development, of its hydroelectric power, of its access to the sea through the Saguenay, and of its deep water ports, seems to be best suited as a terminal for the proposed railway that is to connect Chibougamau to the important economic centres. Such a project would, according to experienced economists, mean more than a safe investment, it would be a realistic way for the province of Quebec to preserve its resources and have its population benefit therefrom.
Historically, Chibougamau has always been connected with the lake St. John district, and the first prospectors, among whom was McKenzie, in 1902, followed even then a path along the river Ashuapmuchuan to get to Chibougamau. It may be recalled that in 1927 a company had been formed under the name of "Chibougamau Railway" and had begun the construction of a railroad starting from the lake St. John district
The Address-Mr. Villeneuve and extending towards Chibougamau. The depression undermined this undertaking. In March of this year, a local organization, the Conseil d'Orientation Economique du Saguenay, submitted an eloquent and well-founded brief in favour of the construction of a railway connecting Chibougamau to lake St. John, to five members of the cabinet, including the Prime Minister. As I happened to be among the delegates, I remember the kind reception that was extended to us, and avail myself of this opportunity to thank those who were responsible for it.
Since then a group of Canadian National Railways engineers have been planning a route between St. Felicien, La Dore and Chibougamau. I trust, with all the people of the area concerned, that their studies will bring results so that in the near future we will get this railway which will supplement the economy of that district, the closest and the easiest of access for the people of Chibougamau.
The people of Roberval county depend mostly on agriculture and lumbering. There are in the district very good lands, which generally are well cultivated, industrious farmers, well equipped farms as well as model farming communities like Chambord, St. Prime, St. Felicien, La Dore, Normandin, St. Edmond Les Plaines and Albanel, to name only a few. I was born on a farm in St. Prime, where my grandfather was a pioneer. In almost every agricultural community of that county there is to be found a co-operative union of farmers which, combined with the U.C.C. and J.A.C. movements, leads the farming population towards professional organization. The main difficulty in the field of agriculture in that county springs from its remoteness from the markets and consequently lower prices for our farmers who, wishing to correct the situation, have set up an organization called "La chaine cooperative du Saguenay"-the Saguenay Co-operative Chain.
The mining region of Chibougamau would find in Roberval county, among others, a logical source of agricultural supplies if a railroad was built to link the two regions.
As is the case with any young county, that of Roberval includes a great many farms in the process of changing from the settling stage to the agricultural stage; such a period of organization always requires heavy expenditures on the part of the farmers. It would be advisable to get the Canadian farm loan board to pay more attention to that class of farmers and, in view of the needs of the county, to name a resident assessor.
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The farmers of Roberval county contribute greatly to the development of the lumbering industry through the manpower they supply especially in winter.
We have, in that county, lumbering co-operative unions, a new and laudable venture in that district characterized by its initiative.
As I stated, lumbering is the main industry of Roberval county. The major operators are the St. Lawrence company, the Price Brothers and Consolidated Paper, who draw their resources in the vicinity of the Mistassini, Ashuapmuchuan and Lievre rivers. Operations are carried on on an extensive scale. Each year, nearly half a million cords of pulp-wood are cut, and this does not take into account lumber. One of the companies, the St. Lawrence Corporation, operates a pulp mill on the shores of the Mistassini river, at Dol-beau. The International Paper Company also carries on lumbering operations in Roberval county and even has a lumbering village in Ventadour township. The St. Lawrence company employs an average of 400 men at Dolbeau.
As a result of this unique industrial activity in our county, a movement is taking shape to set up small industries and we already have a clothing manufacture at Roberval, a concrete and pulp mill at St. Felicien and a brick and related products plant at Mistassini. Needless to say the promoters of small industries in this constituency depend to a large extent on the help and understanding of the Industrial Development Bank. Through diversified industrial activity and agriculture we hope to bring about a normal and stable economy in Roberval county.
The county includes four tidy and progressive towns of no more than 5,000 people.
At the southern end of the county, on the enchanting shore of lake St. John, there is the town of Roberval, the county seat, its cultural, commercial and industrial centre, where are located two hospitals, a small harbour used both by boats and seaplanes and a radio station of 1,000 watts.
At the centre of the county, on the shore of the Ashuapmuchuan river, which is
3,000	feet wide at that point, we find in full expansion the new town of St. Felicien, a commercial and industrial centre which has given itself the title of the "golden gate of Chibougamau", boasting of mooring facilities for seaplanes.
At the northern end of the county, on the opposite shores of the Mistassini river, which is more than 2,000 feet wide at that point, there are to be found two towns, offshoots of the pulp and paper industry, Dolbeau and

Mistassini. The former marked last year its 25th anniversary and the latter, where it is my privilege to live, is five years old. Dolbeau is the very model of a modern urban centre which is developing along the lines of a plan put forward at the very moment of its birth. Its business activity is the envy of the whole county. Here we find the only Englishspeaking and Protestant community in a county which is 95 per cent French-speaking and Catholic. Nevertheless this minority lives among us in perfect freedom, its own institutions being entirely respected. In Dolbeau too we find the Canadian National Railways terminal for this district.
Dolbeau has a sister town, Mistassini, where I live, at the junction of the Mistassini and Mistassibi rivers. It is the youngest and smallest of the four towns in the county of Roberval. In the last ten years, its population has increased from 500 to 3,000. It is gaining every day in commercial importance, drawing its subsistence mainly from forestry. Emulating Dolbeau, but not as well favoured by economic circumstances, Mistassini would very much like to become the very centre for small industry. The first step has already been taken in that direction. The residents of this city also hope that in the near future, thanks to the new dams of Chute du Diable and Chute Savane, the railway network will be extended in such a way as to serve it.
A county as young as the one which I represent, with its expanding economy, has great needs and has great projects, as you may have guessed. In order to help it continue in the way of progress, it has entrusted a mandate to the humble member who now requests sympathetic attention on the part of the hon. members of the cabinet, in order that he may acquit himself of the heavy task which he intends to carry out to the end, in the interest of his electors.
In closing I should like to emphasize particularly how pleased I was to learn from the speech from the throne that this government intended to set up an assistance program for totally disabled persons who are so neglected by our society.
There is no doubt that some federal-provincial agreement will become possible, thus ensuring to the disabled people this attention from the state which they are asking for, especially since the introduction of social measures which are very much appreciated in this country, that is to say the old age pensions and the family allowances.
The Canadian people will have been right in believing that Canadian Liberalism continues to be the perfect way to the most complete social justice, through a sound and

gradual evolution towards individual and collective security, so intelligently sponsored by the present Prime Minister and his immediate predecessor.
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On motion of Mr. Drew the debate was adjourned.



PRESIDENT EISENHOWER


Louis Stephen St-Laurent: Mr. Speaker, before moving the adjournment of the house I should like to take just a moment to express what I know is to each and every one of us the great satisfaction we are deriving from the present visit of the President of the United States and Mrs. Eisenhower. Although the President's visit is to be a very short one he has agreed to address a meeting of both houses of parliament, and it has been arranged that he will be here at eleven o'clock tomorrow morning to address us in this chamber. Of course it will not be a1 formal meeting of the house but I am sure we will all want to take advantage of the opportunity of meeting and hearing this great man who has in the last few years meant so much to the free
Visit of President Eisenhower nations of the world and who is still in a position to do so much for the free nations of the world.
I think most hon. members would be glad to have the text of the address we will hear from him tomorrow and if I have the unanimous consent of the house I would move, so that it might be done at once and be available in the report of today's proceedings:
That the address of the President of the United States of America, Mr. Dwight D. Eisenhower, to be delivered before the members of the Senate and of the House of Commons on November 14, 1953, together with the introductory and related speeches, be included in the House of Commons debates as an appendix and thus form part of the records of this parliament.
If that motion were passed today the Clerk of the House would find in it authority to have the text of the President's address as soon as it is available printed as an appendix to our proceedings and we might have it available on Monday.


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Motion agreed to.

Louis Stephen St-Laurent: I move the adjournment of the house.
On Monday afternoon we will continue consideration of the speech from the throne.
Motion agreed to and the house adjourned at 3.47 p.m.



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The President was welcomed by the Right Honourable Louis S. St. Laurent, Prime Minister of Canada, and thanked by the Honourable Wishart McL. Robertson, P.C.. Speaker of the Senate, and the Honourable L. Rene Beaudoin, Speaker of the House of Commons.
Louis Stephen St-Laurent: Mr. President, members of the Parliament of Canada, we are greatly honoured by the presence here today of the President of the United States of America. I am sure that I speak not only for those who are seated in this chamber but for all of our fellow Canadians, Mr. President, when I say to you how pleased we are that you have been able to pay another visit to our capital city, this time as the first citizen of your great country.
My words in this chamber do not always meet with unanimous approval, but I know I can say, with absolutely no risk of dissent this time, that we are all most happy that the President is accompanied by his charming wife.
Your visit, sir, marks the third time that the chief of state of the United States has paid a visit to the capital city of Canada. Just ten years ago your great wartime president honoured us by coming to Ottawa after the first of those historic conferences in Quebec. Mr. Roosevelt set a precedent which I hope will continue to be followed in the future. There can surely be no more tangible evidence of the friendly relationship which exists between our two peoples than friendly visits of this kind between representatives of our two nations.
When I had the privilege of being your guest in Washington earlier this year, Mr. President, I found evidence among all those whom I was privileged to meet of a warm and friendly feeling for the people of Canada. That is only one reason why I hope-and all Canadians both in this chamber and outside will share that hope-that you will return to Washington with an increased consciousness of our high regard for the American people and for yourself. We would also like you to know that we are grateful for the leadership your nation is providing in the common effort of free men and women to make our world a safer and better place for future generations.
This leadership given by the United States is moreover untainted by any desire for national self-aggrandizement. By positive and unselfish actions, which are unique in history, the American people have recognized that threats to the safety and well-being of liberty-loving peoples anywhere are threats to all peoples everywhere who believe in the dignity and freedom of the individual. Your nation's contributions to the restoration of war-devastated lands have been generous to an extent unprecedented in international relations. Your example, as a member of the United Nations, of vigorous and immediate resistance to wanton aggression has revived
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The characteristically energetic manner in which the United States has fulfilled the responsibilities it has voluntarily assumed has been interpreted by a few detractors as an indication that your country is seeking to impose its policies on or dominate the life of other free nations.
We Canadians are in the best position to know how false are such suspicions. Although your population and your economic and military strength are many times greater than ours, we have no fear that this strength will be used to threaten or overawe us. We are the more secure because you are a good as well as a strong neighbour. No guns have been fired in anger across our borders for almost a century and a half. The only invasions from the south are of the annual friendly variety when millions of your compatriots travel north to share in the enjoyment of our great natural recreational facilities and perhaps to feel the pulse of our growth. Canadians in their turn retaliate by moving in large numbers to experience the entertainment and cultural advantages of your great cities and to bask in the sun of your semitropical southlands.
Of course, there are many strong American influences on Canadian life, but these have not prevented the growth of a distinct Canadian feeling and culture, which flourishes and will continue to develop alongside the influences of your dynamic society. This is as it should be, for our own history teaches us that cooperation can be closer when differences are recognized. Likewise, the co-operation between our two countries is deep and close because it is free and desired, not something imposed upon a reluctant people by a powerful neighbour.
We in Canada also feel, Mr. President, that the powerful influence which your nation exerts in the world community is, in action as well as in aim, an influence for good, and we welcome it.
Together, the United States and Canada prove to the world that a great power and a lesser power can work in harmony without the smaller being submerged by his bigger neighbour. We Canadians know that in the interests of our mutual defence we can wisely and safely pool many of our military resources with yours in a security system which is genuinely collective. We know, too, that through the instruments of diplomacy and through direct negotiation we can solve amicably and justly the many problems which arise along our lengthy common border. Sometimes we may wish they could be solved

more rapidly, but we know they can be solved in the end. And we also know that when the Canadian view on any matter is different from the American view, our opinions will be listened to with patience and respect.
That our two nations get along so well is due in no small part to the leaders whom the American people, in their wisdom, have chosen. It is particularly gratifying to Canadians to see in you, Mr. President, the Supreme Commander of the second world war, under whose inspiring leadership the fighting men and women of Canada made their contribution to victory, and to see in you also the first Supreme Commander in Europe of the North Atlantic alliance. In that capacity you received into your command the Canadian brigade group in Germany and laid the plans for the Canadian air division which is now in Europe.
As a supreme commander in war and in peace, and as the political head of your nation, you have justly earned a reputation for fairmindedness and friendliness, sincerity and integrity. Those are noble qualities. They no doubt are the qualities which inspired the editorial writer of one of our leading newspapers on learning of your visit to this country to say:
The President of the United States will be welcome to Canada, welcome not only as head of a great world power but as a man we have already met and liked, admired and respected.
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Mr. President, in this country and in this house where there are two official languages, I wish also to tell you in the language of my French ancestors that all my fellow citizens of the same origin as mine are just as happy as our English-speaking Canadians to have this opportunity of wishing you and Mrs. Eisenhower the heartiest welcome and to assure you of our highest consideration. (Text):
Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States of America.


Mr. Dwight D. Eisenhower@President of the United States of America: Mr. Speaker
of the Senate, Mr. Speaker of the House, Mr. Prime Minister, members of the Canadian Houses of Parliament, distinguished guests and friends:
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I also extend greetings to my Frenchspeaking Canadian friends. I know that I am very foolhardy in even trying to express myself in this tongue. Therefore, I crave your indulgence for all the mistakes which I may make in personally and directly expressing to you my feelings of friendship and of high esteem.

I salute you also for the important part which you have played, in co-operation with your English-speaking fellow citizens, in the development of this great country.
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Mr. Prime Minister, for the very great generosity of the personal welcome that you have expressed toward me I am humbly grateful; as well as for the reception that Mrs. Eisenhower and I have experienced here and throughout this city. We should like to extend to all your people our very deep appreciation, especially for the honour of being received before this body. I assure you that you have given us distinction that we shall never forget.
Since world war II I have now been privileged three times to visit this great country and this beautiful city.
On my first visit, more than seven years ago, I came to express to the Canadian people a field commander's appreciation of their memorable contribution in the liberation of the Mediterranean and European lands. On my second, I came to discuss with your governmental leaders your country's role in the building of Atlantic security. Both visits, in the warmth and spirit of a great people's welcome, were days that I shall remember all my life.
This day I again salute the men and women of Canada.
As I stand before you, my thoughts go back to the days of global war. In that conflict, and then through the more recent savage and grievous Korean battles, the Canadian people have been valorous champions of freedom for mankind. Within the framework of NATO, in the construction of new patterns of international security, in the lengthy and often toilsome exploration of a regional alliance, they have been patient and wise devisers of a stout defence for the western world. Canada, rich in natural gifts, far richer in human character and genius, has earned the gratitude and the affectionate respect of all who cherish freedom and seek peace.
I am highly honoured by the invitation of the parliament of Canada that I address it. For your invitation is rooted, in the friendship and sense of partnership that for generations have been the hallmark of relations between Canada and the United States. Your country, my country

each is a better and stronger and more influential nation because each can rely upon every resource of the other in days of crisis. Beyond this each can work and grow and prosper with the other through years of quiet peace.
We of our country have long respected and admired Canada as a bulwark of the British commonwealth and a leader among nations.
Address by President Eisenhower As no Soviet wile or lure can divide the commonwealth, nothing will corrupt the Canadian-American partnership.
We have a dramatic symbol of that partnership in the favoured topic of every speaker addressing an audience made up of both our peoples

our unfortified frontier. But though this subject has become shopworn and well-nigh exhausted as a feature of after-dinner oratory, it is still a fact that our common frontier grows stronger every year, defended only by friendship. Its strength wells from indestructible and enduring sources-identical ideals of family and school and church, and traditions which come to us from a common past.
Out of this partnership has evolved a progressive prosperity and a general well-being, mutually beneficial, that is without parallel on earth. In the years ahead, the pace of our mutual growth will surely be no less.
To strive, even dimly, to foresee the wonders of Canada's next generation is to summon the utmost powers of the imagination. This land is a mighty reservoir of resources. Across it, at this moment, there moves an extraordinary drama of enterprise and endeavour-Canadians, rapidly building basic industries, converting waters into hydroelectric energy, scrutinizing your soil for new wealth, pushing into the barrens of the north for minerals and oil. You of Canada are building a magnificent record of achievement, and my country rejoices in it.
More than friendship and partnership is signified in the relations between our countries. These relations that today enrich our peoples justify the faith of our fathers that men, given self-government, can dwell at peace among themselves, progressive in the development of their material wealth, quick to join in the defence of their spiritual community, ready to arbitrate differences that may rise to divide them. This parliament is an illustrious symbol of a human craving, a human search, a human right to self-government.
All the free legislatures of the world speak for the free peoples of the world. In their deliberations and enactments they mirror the ideas, the traditions, the fundamental philosophies of their respective nations.
On the other hand, every free nation, secure in its own economic and political stability, reflects the responsible leadership and the wise comprehension which its legislature has brought to the management of public affairs.
This continent uniquely has been a laboratory of self-government, in which free legislatures have been an indispensable force. What is the result? It is a mighty unity built of values essentially spiritual.
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This continent, of course, is a single physical and geographical entity. But physical unity, however, broken by territorial lines, fortress chains and trade barriers, is a characteristic of every continent. Here, however, independent and sovereign peoples have built a stage on which all the world can see:
First, each country's patriotic dedication to its own enlightened self-interest, free from vicious nationalistic exploitation of grudge or ancient wrong.
Second, a joint recognition that neighbours, among nations as among individuals, prosper best in neighbourly co-operation, factually exemplified in daily life.
Third, an international will to cast out the bomb and the gun as arbiters and to exalt joint search for truth and justice.
Here on this continent we present an example that other nations some day surely will recognize and apply in their relationships among themselves. My friends, may that day be close because the only alternative-the bankruptcy of armament races and the suicide of nuclear war-cannot for long, must not for long, be tolerated by the human race. Great has been our mutual progress. It foreshadows what we together can accomplish for our mutual good.
Before us of Canada and the United States lies an immense panorama of opportunity in every field of human endeavour. A host of jobs to be done together confront us. Many of them cry for immediate attention. As we examine them together in the work days ahead, we must never allow the practical difficulties that impede progress to blind our eyes to the objectives established by principle and logic.
With respect to some aspects of our future development I hope I may, without presumption, make three observations.
The first is: The free world must come to recognize that trade barriers, although intended to protect a country's economy, often in fact shackle its prosperity. In the United States there is a growing recognition that free nations cannot expand their productivity and economic strength without a high level of international trade.
In our case, our two economies are enmeshed intricately with the world economy. Obviously we cannot risk sudden dislocation in industry and agriculture and widespread unemployment and distress, by hasty decisions to accomplish suddenly what inevitably will come in an orderly economic evolution.

"Make haste slowly" is a homely maxim with international validity.
Moreover, every common undertaking, however worth while it may be, must be understood in its origins, its application, its effects by the peoples of our two countries. Without this understanding it will have negligible chance of success. Canadians and citizens of the United States do not accept government by edict or decree. Informed and intelligent co-operation is, for us, the only source of enduring accomplishment.
To study further the whole subject of United States foreign economic policy, we have at home appointed a special commission with wide representation, including members of the congress as well as spokesmen for the general public. From the commission's studies will come, we hope, a policy which can command the support of the American people and which will be in the best interests of the United States and the free world.
Toward the strengthening 'of commercial ties between Canada and the United States, officials of our two governments' have for some months been considering the establishment of a joint economic and trade committee. This committee, now approved, will consist of cabinet officers of both countries. They will meet periodically to discuss in broad terms economic and trade problems and the means for their equitable solution. I confidently believe that out of this process the best interests of both our countries will be more easily harmonized and advanced.
The second observation is this:	Joint
development and use of the St. Lawrence-great lakes waterway is inevitable, is sure and certain. With you, I consider this measure a vital addition to our economic and national security. Of course, no proposal yet made is entirely free from faults of some sort. But every one of them can be corrected, given patience 'and co-operation.
In the United States my principal security advisers, comprising the national security council, favour the undertaking for national defence reasons. The cabinet favours it on both security and economic grounds. A committee of the United States Senate has approved a measure authorizing it.
This measure provides for United States participation in a joint development by both countries. The proposal now awaits action by the United States Senate which, I am confident, will act favourably on it or some similar measure. The ways and means

for assuring American co-operation in this great project will, I hope, be authorized and approved during the coming session of the congress.
I have noted with satisfaction the New York power authority's acceptance of the federal power commission's licence. With this act the stage is set for a start on the St. Lawrence power project which will add materially to the economic strength of both countries.
My third observation is this: You of Canada and we of the United States can and will devise ways to protect our North America from any surprise attack by air. And we shall achieve the defence of our continent without whittling our pledges to western Europe or forgetting our friends in the Pacific.
The basic threat of communist purpose still exists. Indeed the latest Soviet communication to the western world is truculent, if not arrogant, in tone. In any event our security plans must now take into account Soviet ability to employ atomic attack on North America as well as on countries, friendly to us, lying closer to the borders of the U.S.S.R. Their atomic stockpile will, of course, increase in size, and' means of delivery will improve as time goes on.
Each of our two nations seeks a secure home for realization of its destiny. Defence of our soil presents a challenge to both our peoples. It is a common task. Defensively, as well as geographically, we are joined beyond any possibility of separation. This element in our security problem is an accepted guide of service leaders, government officials and legislatures on both sides of the border.
In our approach to the problem, we both realize that purest patriotism demands and promotes effective partnership. Thus we evolve joint agreements on all those measures we must jointly undertake to improve the effectiveness of our defences, but every arrangement rests squarely on the sovereign nature of each of our two peoples.
Canada and the United States are equal partners and neither dares to waste time. There is a time to be alert and a time to rest. These days demand ceaseless vigilance. We must be ready and prepared. The threat is present. The measures of defence have been thoroughly studied by official bodies of both countries. The permanent joint board on defence has worked assiduously and effectively on mutual problems. Now is the time for action on all agreed measures.
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Steps to defend our continent are of course but one part of the world-wide security program. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, for example, is an essential defence for Ottawa, for Washington, and for our neighbours to the south, as well as for communities thousands of miles to the eastward. Implicit in the consultations and detailed studies which must continue and in the defences which we have already mounted is the need1 for world-wide vigilance and strength. But the purpose is defence. We have no other aim.
In common with others of the free world, the United States does not rely on military strength alone to win the peace. Our primary reliance is a unity among us forged of common adherence to moral principles. This reliance binds together in fellowship all those who believe in the spiritual nature of man, as the child of God.
Moreover, our country assuredly claims no monopoly on wisdom. We are willing, nay, anxious, to discuss with friends and with any others all possible paths to peace. We will use every means, from the normal diplomatic exchange to the forum of the United Nations, to further this search. We welcome ideas, expressions of honest difference, new proposals and new interpretations of old ones- anything and everything honestly offered for the advancement of man's oldest aspiration.
There are no insoluble problems. Differences can be resolved; tensions can be relieved. The free world, I deeply believe, holds firmly to this faith, striving earnestly towards what is just and equitable.
My friends, allow me to interpolate here an expression of my own personal faith. I call upon all of you who were in responsible positions, either in civil government or in the military world, in the dark days of 1940, 1941 and 1942. There seemed no place from which to start to conquer the enemy that bid fair to enslave us all. Already he had put most of Europe under his heel. I stop to think of the bewilderment of our people, the fears of our people in those days, and then of how in a few short years we were coming home to celebrate that great victory that we thought could at last mark the end of all wars. We see how fast human outlook can change from one of despondency, almost of despair in many quarters, to one of exultation. Today as we fail to understand the intransigence that we feel marks others, as we try to colour every proposal we make with what we believe to be reason, understanding, even sympathy, as we are nonplussed as to why these offers are never taken up, let us never-despair that faith will win through.
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The world that God has given us is of course material, intellectual and spiritual in its values. We have to hand over to those who come after us this balance of values, and particularly the certainty that they can enjoy the same kind of opportunity in this spiritual, intellectual and material world that we, who will then be their ancestors, enjoyed before them. That, it seems to me, is the real problem that Canada and the United States today face together. It is one reason I get such a thrill every time I come to this country, because here I sense in the very atmosphere your determination to work in that direction, not acknowledging defeat, certain that we can win, because there are values that man treasures above all things else in the world.
The free world believes that practical problems should be solved practically, that they should be solved by orderly procedure, step by step, so that the foundation for peace, which we are building in concert with other nations, will be solid and unshakeable. I deem it a high privilege to salute, through this their parliament, the Canadian people for the strength they have added to this faith and for the contribution they are making toward its realization.
Beyond the shadow of the atomic cloud, the horizon is bright with promise. No shadow can halt our advance together. For we, Canada and the United States, shall use carefully and wisely the God-given graces of faith and reason as we march together toward the horizon of a world where each man, each family, each nation, lives at peace in a climate of freedom.


Hon. Wishart  McL. Robertson@Speaker of the Senate: On behalf of the Senate of
Canada, Mr. President, may I say to you how greatly we appreciate the visit to Canada of Mrs. Eisenhower and yourself. We are honoured to have you with us. We welcome you as the leader of the allied forces in time of peril. We salute you now as the leader of a mighty nation, bound to us by ties of blood, friendship and common sacrifice. We thank you for the friendly and inspiring address you have just delivered.
We have looked forward to your visit with the keenest anticipation. We remember how successfully you co-ordinated our joint efforts during the last war, and how well you laid the foundation for our joint defence through NATO. We believe, sir, that you, in the high position your people have chosen you to fill, are destined to exercise an even greater influence in the years that lie ahead.

We would ask you, Mr. President, to convey to the people of your country our warmest expression of esteem and friendship. We can never forget the gigantic effort of the people of the United States of America in the cause of freedom in two world wars, and' we greatly admire what they have done to help rebuild a war-torn world. We are fortunate, indeed, in having a "good neighbour" on our southern boundary to march with in time of war and to co-operate with in time of peace, to make North America the land of liberty and happiness envisaged by our founding fathers.
We would particularly ask you, Mr. President, to convey our greetings to the members of the United States congress. We feel that it is of the utmost importance to develop personal relationships, and understanding, between the members of our respective legislatures, such as already exist between the personnel of the executive and administrative branches of our governments.
We pray that you and your great country may be given strength, wisdom and patience to discharge your great responsibilities. You will find Canadians ever willing and ready to co-operate with you.
May Divine Providence bless your endeavours.
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Hon. L. Rene Beaudoin (Speaker of the House of Commons):: Mr. President, if my memory serves me right, today is the third time that a president of the United States has visited the capital of Canada. The first one thus to honour our country said in this very place, almost ten years ago, that Canada is a nation founded on the union of two great races; he added that their harmonious association in equality could serve as an example to the whole world.
Hence, I have the very great honour, the signal joy to offer you in my mother tongue- one of the two official languages of our country-the heartfelt thanks of the House of Commons for the memorable speech which you have delivered and, more especially, for the extreme pleasure you are giving us, you and Mrs. Eisenhower, by your visit.
We salute you, Mr. President, as the leader of a very powerful nation whom we have long considered as a sister nation; we recognize in you the worthy successor of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, two of your illustrious predecessors, but we also honour you as the craftsman, nay, as the father of that glorious victory which has given to the peoples whose armies have fought under your command the freedom of worshipping and

living in security and of shaping their own destinies in an atmosphere of sincere and enduring peace.
We are mindful, indeed, that through your brilliant command both our countries have averted insecurity, hardship, economic ruin and chaos, as well as the bitterness and the despair which would have resulted.
You will have to face, Mr. President, new international problems which will test your mettle and your genius. We know, however, that, like us, you are convinced of the necessity of maintaining a true people's government as well as individual freedom if everyone is to be given equal opportunities of working and obtaining the greatest legitimate share of well-being which progress may provide.
Visit of President Eisenhower
That energy, that intelligence and that sound judgment which you have displayed in .all the missions which were entrusted to you are the surest guarantee that you will, thanks to a firm and prudent diplomacy, give the world a peace based on understanding and friendship, of which your country and mine have given and will continue to give an outstanding example.
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Mr. President, having thanked you in French in the name of the House of Commons for the memorable and inspiring address which you have delivered to us today, may I now be permitted to thank you in English in the name of the Canadian people, your unseen audience, who have listened to you, I am certain, with very deep interest.

Monday, November 16, 1953