1973-01-04

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FIRST SESSION-TWENTY-NINTH PARLIAMENT 21 Elizabeth II

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Thursday. January 4, 1973

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The twenty-eighth parliament having been prorogued and dissolved by proclamation on the first day of September, 1972, and writs having been issued and returned, a new parliament was summoned to meet for the dispatch of business on Thursday, January 4, 1973, and did accordingly meet on that day.
Thursday, January 4, 1973
This being the day upon which parliament is convoked by proclamation of His Excellency the Governor General for the dispatch of business, and the members of the House being assembled:
Alistair Fraser. Esquire, the Clerk of the House, read to the House a letter from the administrative secretary to the Governor General informing him that the Right Honourable Gerald Fauteux, Chief Justice of Canada, in his capacity as Deputy Governor General, would proceed to the Senate chamber to open the first session of the twenty-ninth parliament of Canada on Thursday, the fourth day of January, at ten thirty o'clock.
A message was delivered by Major A. G. Vandelac gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, as follows:
Members of the House of Commons:
It is the desire of the Honourable the Deputy of His Excellency the Governor General that this honourable House attend him immediately in the chamber of the honourable the Senate.
Accordingly, the House went up to the Senate chamber, when the Speaker of the Senate said:
Honourable Members of the Senate, and Members of the House of Commons:
I have it in command to let you know that His Excellency the Governor General does not see fit to declare the causes of his summoning the present parliament of Canada until the Speaker of the House of Commons shall have been chosen according to law, but this afternoon, at the hour of three o'clock, His Excellency will declare the cause of calling this parliament.
And the House being returned to the Commons chamber:

Right Hon. P. E. Trudeau (Prime Minister):: Mr. Fraser, no more important task will be undertaken by hon. members throughout the life of this parliament than that which is now before us. The wise choice of a wise Speaker will be reflected in every activity of this institution in the days and weeks-assuming there are weeks-ahead.
The Speaker of the House of Commons is the only one of our number who can claim our attention as of right.
That the nominee for this position can claim as well our respect in his own right is an indication of the high standard with which he discharged his onerous functions in previous parliaments. It also reveals the personal warmth and affection which he has generated as an understanding member of this very human place.

The hon. member for Stormont-Dundas, the Hon. Lucien Lamoureux, has been regarded for several years both by those who have sat before him and those who have observed him from the several galleries, or have met him at the head of our parliamentary delegations abroad as embodying all the necessary qualities of an outstanding Speaker: an encyclopedic knowledge of practise and precedent, a mastery of our official languages, the skills of a parliamentarian and a chairman. Because he embodies as well those other, desirable qualities of a sense of humour, an understanding of human nature, and the dignity so becoming to one in that office, he has long since proved that he is a great Speaker, in the view of many the greatest since Confederation. It is our immense good fortune to serve in a House over which he will preside. [English]
The career of Mr. Lamoureux has been one of service to the public. His association with parliament was a distinguished one even before he became Speaker of the House of Commons. He was first elected in 1962 and has been re-elected in each succeeding election: in 1963, 1965, 1968 and 1972. He was Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole in the 26th parliament before serving as Speaker of this chamber in each of the 27th and 28th parliaments. The independence which he properly displays within this House has extended outside as well. In each of 1968 and 1972 Mr. Lamoureux chose to stand for re-election as an independent candidate, a decision that I welcomed and respected.
The proper and effective conduct of the business of this House, especially in a period when the flexibility of the parliamentary system will be tested and, I sincerely hope, demonstrated, will depend on a number of factors. Of them all, the one in which none of us have the slightest doubt is the impartiality and wise experience of the man I am proposing to this House for election as Speaker. [Translation]
I take great pleasure in moving, seconded by the hon. the Leader of the Opposition, that the Hon. Lucien Lamoureux, member for the electoral district of Stormont-Dundas, do take the Chair of this House as Speaker.


Hon. Robert L. Stanfield (Leader of the Opposition):: Mr. Fraser, everybody seems happy today. This is the second

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Election of Speaker
time I have had the privilege of seconding the nomination of the hon. member for Stormont-Dundas to the high office of Speaker. I said in 1968 that the choice was a happy one, and I repeat that the choice of the hon. member for Stormont-Dundas to be Speaker of the House of Commons is a very happy choice.
As the Prime Minister has reminded us, I think it was seven years ago less two weeks, on January 18, 1966, that the hon. member was first elected as Speaker after serving for three years as Deputy Speaker. The Leader of the Opposition at that time, my distinguished colleague, the hon. member for Prince Albert (Mr. Diefenbakerj, noted that as Deputy Speaker Mr. Lamoureux, had "discharged his responsibilities with tact, with wisdom, with humour, and above all with a sense of impartiality to which l am very happy to pay my tribute." Those words of the right hon. member for Prince Albert were true then and they certainly remain true today. Throughout long and sometimes difficult sessions the hon. member for Stormont-Dundas has displayed in the Chair qualities that we have all grown to respect and admire.

The duties of the Speaker of this House are difficult and essential. He must be an impartial referee of the debates in this House. He is also the protector of the rights and privileges of hon. members and more so of parliament itself. For all these reasons, the Speaker of the House has to be a dedicated man, a man respectful of parliamentary traditions, a man devoted to freedom.

I would not want this occasion to pass without reiterating my very strong feeling that this House needs and deserves a permanent Speaker. I have urged this before and 1 shall certainly be doing so again. It is my profound conviction that Mr. Lamoureux will exercise his judgment and his independence of mind just as he has in the past during the very interesting conditions which we will be facing here, particularly during the next few weeks. So, Sir, it is a great pleasure and honour to second the nomination by the right hon. Prime Minister.


Mr. David Lewis (York South):: Mr. Fraser, on behalf of all my colleagues and myself, it is a real pleasure for me to second the nomination of Mr. Lucien Lamoureux as Speaker of the House.

Mr. Fraser, every time I hear praises sung for a person who is still with us I sympathize with him in the discomfort which he must feel. I merely want to say that all of us in the New Democratic Party have learned not only to admire and respect the way in which Mr. Lamoureux has presided over this chamber but have learned to have a very deep affection for him and for his very charming wife, particularly for the way both of them have lent dignity, humour and decency not only to events in this chamber but also in their functions as heads of the House of Commons outside the chamber.
It seems to me, Mr. Fraser, that Mr. Lamoureux can approach his job in this parliament with an ease of mind. This parliament is bound to be well behaved. There will
(Mr. Stanfield.]
not be any wrangling. There will not be any attempt to play politics.


Some hon. Members:: Oh, oh!


David Lewis: Every member of the House will see to it that the functions of this parliament are carried on with an ease that will make the life of the Speaker even more pleasant, I hope, than it was during the last two parliaments. We welcome the nomination, and, with pleasure and deep admiration look forward to the presidence of Mr. Lamoureux over this chamber.


Mr. Real Caouette (Temiscamingue):: Mr. Fraser, my colleagues and myself take great pleasure in joining the right hon. Prime Minister (Mr. Trudeau), the Leader of the Official Opposition (Mr. Stanfield) as well as the leader of the New Democratic Party (Mr. Lewis), to approve the suggestion that the Hon. Lucien Lamoureux be re-elected as Speaker of this House.
You will notice, Mr. Fraser, that since the last session we have moved in this House. Indeed, we are getting closer and closer to the power.
Of course, it is primarily important that our Speaker be very qualfied, and we all know that the Hon. Lucien Lamoureux has always been so. Without reducing in any way the value of previous Speakers I knew in this House, that is about six of them at least, I believe that the hon. Lucien Lamoureux is probably the most qualified one to reach agreements and listen to the claims of hon. members of any party.
If it is advisable to recall a minister to order, the Speaker does not hesitate to do so and this with great impartiality. The Speaker's job is not easy: he must try to do justice to all hon. members but Mr. Lamoureux has always managed to do so with remarkable tact. Of course there were controversies because we are all humans, not angles, no more so than the Speaker himself. Yet agreement and understanding are always possible and I think that the Speaker in the House, resorting to humour or a little rigidity depending upon the moment's needs, has rendered wonderful services to the House, this Canadian democratic institution which enables hon. members to express their electors' will.
Mr. Fraser, we are very pleased to second the right hon. Prime Minister's proposal that the Hon. Lucien Lamoureux be again appointed Speaker of the House of Commons.

The Clerk of the House declared the motion carried in the affirmative, nemine contradicente, and Lucien Lamoureux, Esquire, member for the electoral district of Stormont-Dundas, duly elected to the Chair of the House.
Mr. Lamoureux was conducted from his seat in the House to the Speaker's chair by Right Hon. P. E. Trudeau and Hon. Robert L. Stanfield.


Mr. Speaker:: Hon. members, I beg to return my humble acknowledgements to the House for the great honour you
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have been pleased to confer on me by choosing me to be your Speaker.
Humbly and very sincerely, may I thank the right hon. the Prime Minister (Mr. Trudeau), the hon. Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Mr. Stanfield), the hon. member for York South (Mr. Lewis), and the hon. member for Temiscamingue (Mr. Caouette) for their all too kind words. I am grateful also to the members of the House for their generosity in supporting the motion for my appointment to the high office of Speaker of this House.
Even in the best of circumstances the role of Speaker, though rewarding, of course, can also be very challenging. Most will agree that, from the Speaker's standpoint at least, the present situation can hardly be described as the best of circumstances. More than ever, therefore, the Speaker and those who share with him the responsibility of the office will have to rely upon the good will and co-operation of hon. members. Indeed, the work of the House will proceed with order and reasonable dispatch to the extent only that members endorse the rules of procedure and accept the usages, practices, customs and traditions of parliament as interpreted by the presiding officers elected for this very purpose by the House itself.

To deserve that co-operation from the members, the Speaker must certainly discharge his responsibilities, upholding parliamentary tradition with strict fair-mindedness. The members cannot expect less from those to whom they entrust the conduct of our proceedings. I hope that under all circumstances, it will be possible for me to justify the confidence or my colleagues. At all times, they may rely on my good faith and good will.
I again thank the House for the great honour bestowed upon me. It is an honour which I share not only with my wife and my family, but with all my constituents of Stor-mont-Dundas which I proudly represent in this parliament.

Again, with humility, I thank hon. members and wish them well in the dispatch of their reponsibilities in the House and in their endeavours on behalf of their constituents and the people of Canada.


Some hon. Members:: Hear, hear!


SITTING SUSPENDED
Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Mr. Speaker, I suggest that this sitting be suspended until three o'clock this afternoon.


Mr. Speaker:: The House has heard the suggestion made by the right hon. the Prime Minister. Is it agreed?


Some hon. Members:: Agreed.


Mr. Speaker:: This House stands suspended until three o'clock this afternoon.
At 11.08 a.m. the sitting was suspended until 3 p.m. this day.
Opening of Session SITTING RESUMED The House resumed at three o'clock.


OPENING OF THE SESSION
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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 on this day, for the purpose of formally opening the session of the dominion parliament.
A message was delivered by Major A. G. Vandelac, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, as follows:
Mr. Speaker, it is the pleasure of His Excellency the Governor General that this honourable House attend him immediately in the chamber of the honourable the Senate.
Accordingly, Mr. Speaker with the House went up to the Senate chamber. Then the Hon. Lucien Lamoureux, Speaker of the House of Commons, said:
May it please Your Excellency,
The House of Commons have elected me their Speaker, though I am but little able to fulfil the important duties thus assigned to me.
If in the performance of those duties I should at any time fall into error, I pray that the fault may be imputed to me, and not to the Commons, whose servant I am, and who, through me, the better to enable them to discharge their duty to their Queen and country, humbly claim all their undoubted rights and privileges, especially that they may have freedom of speech in their debates, access to Your Excellency's person at all seasonable times, and that their proceedings may receive from Your Excellency the most favourable construction.
The Honourable the Speaker of the Senate, addressing the Honourable the Speaker of the House of Commons, then said:
Mr. Speaker, I am commanded by His Excellency the Governor General to declare to you that he freely confides in the duty and attachment of the House of Commons to Her Majesty's person and government, and not doubting that their proceedings will be conducted with wisdom, temper and prudence, he grants and upon all occasions will recognize and allow their constitutional privileges.
I am commanded also to assure you that the Commons shall have ready access to His Excellency upon all seasonable occasions, and that their proceedings, as well as your words and actions, will constantly receive from him the most favourable construction.
Then His Excellency the Governor General was pleased to open parliament by a speech from the throne.
And the House being returned to the Commons Chamber:
Mr. Speaker:: I have the honour to report that, the House having attended on His Excellency the Governor General in the Senate Chamber, I informed His Excellency that the choice of Speaker had fallen upon me, and in your names, and on your behalf, I made the usual claim for your privileges, which His Excellency was pleased to confirm to you.

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Speech from the Throne


OATHS OF OFFICE
Pierre Elliott Trudeau: for leave to introduce Bill No. C-l, respecting the administration of oaths of office.
Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.


SPEECH FROM THE THRONE
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:
honourable Members of the Senate:
Members of the House of Commons:
I have the honour to welcome you to the First Session of the 29th Parliament of Canada, with a special word of greeting to those who are entering for the first time upon their important duties as legislators.
The New Year promises much of special interest to all of you, in common with other Canadians. Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh will visit Canada twice. In late June and early July they will take part in celebrations marking the Centenary of the entry of Prince Edward Island into the Canadian Confederation, the Tercentenary of the City of Kingston, founded in 1673 by Le Comte de Frontenac, and the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I speak for Canadians generally when I say how pleased we shall all be to have Her Majesty and His Royal Highness with us for these national celebrations.
In August Canadians will again welcome Her Majesty, not only as their Queen but in her role as Head of the Commonwealth. She and the Duke of Edinburgh will be present in Ottawa for the Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth. The Government, which will be host for the first time for these periodic meetings, attaches much importance to the Commonwealth and its common traditions, institutions and language. In this connection I note that not two years have passed since Canada was host to a Conference of l'Agence de Cooperation culturelle et technique which brought together representatives of many countries of French expression. These two successive events illustrate the richness of Canada's linguistic duality and the special world associations that we derive from it.
Multilateral Preparatory Talks for the long-awaited Conference on European Security and Co-operation are now under way. Canada has urged that the main conference, to which Canada will be a party, give due weight to the questions of freedom of movement of people, of trade, of information and of technology between East and West.
Separate from the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe, but closely connected with it, the second round of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks between the United States and the Soviet Union is now under way, and talks on Mutual and Balanced Force Reductions between the nations of the North Atlantic Alliance and the Warsaw Pact are projected.
As one of the world's great trading nations Canada is sensitive to every development in world trading patterns and world monetary arrangements. The Government is participating actively in the Committee of Twenty established for the reform of the International Monetary System. For three years now the Government has been pressing upon the nations of the enlarged European Common Market the need to be outward-looking and is actively engaged in consultations aimed at strengthening trade and other relationships between Canada and the Common Market. This was a principal subject of discussion when the Prime Minister visited the Prime Minister of Britain last month. The Government has
just announced the appointment of an ambassador solely accredited to the European Economic Communities.
As we set about strengthening our long-established economic, cultural and political ties with Europe we do not lose sight of our closest ally and our primary market beyond our borders, the United States. The Government will continue its discussions with the United States to settle certain difficulties that have arisen in our trading arrangements with that country, and to maintain and expand our trading opportunities there.
Access to foreign markets for exporters will receive particular emphasis. A new round of multilateral trade negotiations under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is planned for the fall of 1973. The Government will participate vigorously in these negotiations.
At home, the Government remains fully committed to two preeminent goals, national unity and equality of opportunity for all Canadians.
In pursuit of these goals, the Government assigns the highest priority to two policy areas:
-economic policy, to reduce unemployment, contain inflation and strengthen the economy generally -social policy, to bring about, in consultation with the Provinces, a re-organization of existing social security programs.
In the area of economic policy, the Government has four main objectives:
First, to expand job opportunities at a rate that will bring about as rapid as possible a decline in the numbers of unemployed Second, to promote stable economic growth at a rate that will sustain rising standards of living for all our citizens and provide for more satisfactory realization of the potential of the economy Third, to attain reasonable price stability
Fourth, to ensure that all regions of the country benefit from the prosperity brought about by the expanding economy.
To attain its economic objectives, the Government has set in motion a two-part program.
The first part consists of measures to provide more jobs immediately by strengthening and broadening existing programs. These measures have been announced and are already taking effect:
-increased funding for the Local Initiatives Program -increased funding for on the job training
__a substantial seasonal capital works project to be undertaken in
co-operation with the Provinces and municipalities
__special funding to increase direct employment by the Federal
Government in labour-intensive projects.
The second part consists of measures that will add to the fundamental strength of the economy, can be acted upon this session and can be expected to have effect with a minimum of delay:

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-amendments to the Income Tax Act, the Excise Tax Act and the Customs Tariff, reintroducing measures announced earlier -major revision of the General Adjustment Assistance Plan, to enable industry to take advantage of opportunities for increasing our foreign trade
-aid to small businesses through new initiatives to strengthen management and consulting services and to improve access to financing facilities
-extension and improvement of the Industrial Development Bank -measures to assist in the development of the tourist industry in Canada
-amendments to the Export Development Act, increasing the capital of the Export Development Corporation and raising the financial ceilings for lending, guarantees, export insurance and foreign insurance operations -assistance to cooperatives and credit unions -renewed measures to reduce deeply-entrenched regional economic disparities. The Department of Regional Economic Expansion will be decentralized to a greater degree to be in a better position to identify opportunities for economic development
-review of research and development incentive programs to improve their effectiveness in promoting innovation in the private sector of the economy, including examination of patenting, licensing and other policies related to technology -measures to ensure further control by Canadians over their economy by the screening of foreign takeovers of Canadian-owned business; measures respecting the transfer of technology from abroad and access to it by Canadian entrepreneurs; measures to increase Canadian participation in the ownership and control of resource projects; and, in consultation with the Provinces, measures dealing with new direct foreign investment and the sale of land to foreigners
-measures that will restructure the Canada Corporations Act, including a requirement that a majority of directors of federally incorporated companies be Canadians -the Government will meet with the provincial governments in the five regions of the country, to examine the impact of freight rates on economic development and consumer prices. The railways have agreed to participate in these meetings.
Taken together these measures will contribute to the development and elaboration of a coherent set of industrial policies for Canada.
In the area of social policy, the Government considers that Canada's total social security system-including both federal and provincial elements-must be reconsidered and reorganized, and made more sensitive to the needs of people in different parts of the country.
The Government intends that this reorganization should be based on five principles which, taken together, comprise a statement of the Government's commitment in respect of social security.
First, the social security system must assure to people who cannot work, the aged, the blind and the disabled, a compassionate and equitable guaranteed annual income.
Second, the social security system as it applies to people who can work must contain incentives to work and a greater emphasis on the need to get people who are on social aid back to work.
Third, a fair and just relationship must be maintained between the incomes of people who are working at or near the minimum wage, the guaranteed incomes assured to people who cannot work, and the allowances paid to those who can work but are unemployed.
Fourth, it must be recognized that Provinces may wish to have the structures of social security vary in accordance with the social needs, income standards and the cost of living in different communities.
Finally, it must be accepted that the reconsideration of Canada's social security system must be conducted jointly by the Federal Government and the Provinces. A better social security system
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can only be realized if a reasonable consensus can be reached between the Governments of Canada and the Provinces. To this end, the Government will invite provincial representatives to a conference of welfare ministers in April.
Certain immediate steps will be taken by the Government, consistent with the principles proposed above. In respect of people who can work but are temporarily unemployed, legislation will be introduced to clarify certain aspects of the Unemployment Insurance Plan and to prevent abuses that have not been overcome by the administrative action already taken.
A fair and equitable regime of family allowances is fundamental to an efficient social security system. A new family income security program will be proposed that will particularly take into account the needs of the lower income families. Legislation will be introduced to improve the economic situation of old age pensioners.
Subject to the appropriate agreement being reached with the Provinces, changes to improve the Canada Pension Plan will be introduced to provide higher pensions for widows, widows with dependent children and the disabled and to make other needed amendments.
In another area of social policy, the field of housing and urban development, the Government proposes the following action, in co-operation with the Provinces:
-assistance in the provision of low-cost housing and other accommodation for senior citizens
-home-ownership assistance to low and moderate income families
-new incentives for housing provided by co-operatives and nonprofit corporations
-assistance in the rehabilitation of older neighbourhoods -a land assembly program to assist in the creation of new communities and to check urban sprawl -encouragement to investors to make more money available to meet housing needs
-a warranty system to protect the purchasers of new houses -assistance in the relocation of railway tracks and other facilities -study of the Government's responsibilities with regard to urban transportation generally.
In response to the increasing importance of fitness for the wellbeing and health of Canadians and the need for greater opportunities for people to participate in sports activities, it is proposed over the next three fiscal years to more than double the current level of expenditures under the Fitness and Amateur Sport Program. Plans for a greatly expanded and a strengthened program will be announced.
Inflation is a world-wide problem. The Government is determined to contain inflation in Canada to protect the purchasing power of the Canadian dollar in the hands of the Canadian people and to protect Canada's position in world trade. While food prices in Canada have steadied slightly in the last month or so, the Government is concerned about possible future effects of the world-wide trend toward higher food prices and will propose the setting up of a Joint Committee of the Senate and the House of Commons to make a special study of this problem.
Efficient communications between all parts of the country are essential to the unity and prosperity of Canada. Technological developments can have a pervasive effect on the social and economic well-being of all Canadians. The Government will, in the near future, submit to Parliament proposals for a national communications policy, and for resolving problems arising from the growing interaction between broadcasting and other forms of telecommunication, giving due weight to the interests and concerns of the Provinces.
The Government will introduce legislation establishing a competition policy to preserve and strengthen the market system upon which our economy is based. The new policy will be in harmony with industrial policies in general and foreign investment policy in particular.
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World-wide demand for our agricultural products is strong, in particular for our wheat and other grains. The Government will concentrate its attention upon transportation, storage and handling problems to ensure efficient and timely movement and delivery of grain and other agricultural products.
You will be asked to amend the Crop Insurance Act to allow the Government to reimburse the Provinces to a maximum of fifty percent of premiums paid under contracts of insurance, thereby reducing costs of insurance to individual farmers.
The Government supports the principle of an equitable relationship of prices of feed grain to livestock feeders in various areas of Canada. It is the intention of the Government to implement before the next crop year, procedures that will ensure the optimum development of the feed grain and livestock industries within Canada.
Measures to protect the natural environment and to enhance the productivity of Canada's renewable resource industries will be laid before you. In addition to amendments to the Fisheries Development Act, 'you will be asked to consider an Environmental Contaminants Act and a Canada Wildlife Act.
To preserve the ecological integrity of Canada's coastal and maritime areas, further preparations will be made for the Third United Nations Law of the Sea Conference.-The Ministry of State for Science and Technology, in co-operation with the Department of the Environment and other interested departments, will recommend a national program of research and development in the field of Marine Science and Technology.
The Government will continue its efforts through national, bilateral and multilateral measures to overcome the continuing menace posed by aerial hijacking. In particular, you will be asked to amend the Aeronautics Act to provide for strict security measures to be taken at airports, including the search of persons and property.
You will be asked to consider legislation amending the Immigration Act, to curb abuses including the exploitation of the provisions allowing visitors to apply for immigrant status while in Canada. You will also be asked to amend the Immigration Appeal Board Act to provide for the rapid and equitable disposition of outstanding immigration appeals and prevent the recurrence of large-scale appeal backlogs.
The growing complexity of our society calls for increasing coordination of federal and provincial government programs. The Prime Minister will propose a meeting in the spring with the provincial First Ministers to plan further steps in the harmonization of goals, policies and programs for the benefit of all Canadians, particularly in fields that bear on the responsibilities of both levels of government.
Federal-provincial meetings at the ministerial level are also projected on a range of urgent matters, including:
-financial and economic policy -the Report of the Economic Council of Canada -health care programs -post-secondary education -housing
-restrictions upon foreign ownership of land -income security -industrial policy.
The Government will propose to the Governments of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba that they join with it in the convening of a conference on western economic opportunities. Such a conference would be a unique venture in the history of federal-provincial relations in Canada. It could be jointly planned, and held in the West in the course of the summer. Its purpose would be to explore potentials for economic and social development and, specifically, to consider concrete programs for stimulating and broadening the economic and industrial base of western Canada.
Among such concrete programs, the Government would propose for discussion the possible establishment of new regionally-based financial institutions better able to serve the financing needs of

business enterprise and industrial development in western Canada.
A second suggestion for joint study would be improvement in the total transportation system, so basic to overcoming the problems of distance: in the region, from other parts of Canada and from ocean ports. The development needs of the northern frontier areas in all four Provinces could also be explored.
The Government recognizes that western Canadians wish to build industrial strength on top of their region's great resource and energy base. As the whole economy continues to grow a greater measure of decentralization of industrial activity will be necessary to achieve this desired regional objective.
The Government believes these and other issues would rank high on an agenda for western development. It would seek as well views and suggestions with regard to the continuing mechanisms for federal-provincial consultations on policies for western expansion, within an over-all framework of national growth.
The Government intends to widen the area of service to Canada open to personnel in the Canadian Armed Forces. In addition to maintaining a high degree of military capability as the primary and most essential role of the Forces, new emphasis will be placed on the many areas in which the varied skills and training of this large number of dedicated Canadians can contribute to the achievement of national goals.
You will be asked to amend the Public Service Staff Relations Act and the Public Service Employment Act.
Parliament will be asked to confirm the basic principles of the Government's program for bilingualism in the Public Service.
The Government will continue to work in furtherance of the objectives of the Official Languages Act. Further assistance will be offered to the Provinces to help ensure that to the extent possible:
-Canadians can educate their children in the official language of their choice
-Canadian students can learn, as a second language, the other official language
-Provincial governments can develop an increased capacity to serve their citizens in both official languages, as may be required.
The Government will continue to encourage through its multicultural policy the development of a society in which individuals and groups can develop and express their own cultural identity. An Advisory Council to the Minister of State responsible for multiculturalism will be established.
Measures will be introduced directed at reform of the penal and parole systems to improve prisoner rehabilitation and the protection of the public.
The five-year trial period in which imposition of the death penalty has been limited to cases involving the killing of policemen and prison guards has come to an end. You will be asked to decide, by a free vote and as a matter of urgency, upon the future of the death penalty in the Canadian law enforcement system.
Proposals dealing with conflicts of interest as they may affect Members of Parliament, Ministers of the Crown and Public Servants will be laid before you.
You will be asked to consider an Election Expenses Bill.
The Government will recommend to the House of Commons the broadcasting, by radio and television, of all or a part of its proceedings and the proceedings of its Committees.
You will be asked to consider other legislative proposals. Members of the House of Commons,
The Government intends to present a budget early in the session. It is timely to provide to Parliament a full report on Canada's financial and economic situation, and to propose fiscal and other measures for the effective management of the economy.
You will be asked to appropriate the funds required to carry on the services and expenditures authorized by Parliament.
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Honourable Members of the Senate,
Members of the House of Commons,
May Divine Providence guide you in your deliberations. [Translation]


Pierre Elliott Trudeau: That the speech of His Excellency the Governor General delivered this day from the throne to the two houses of parliament, be taken into consideration at t)ie next sitting of the house.


Mr. Speaker:: Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the said motion?


David Lewis: Mr. Speaker-


Mr. Speaker:: The hon. member for York South.


David Lewis: Mr. Speaker, I rise to raise a matter in relation to the traditional motion which the Prime Minister (Mr. Trudeau) has just placed before the House. The debate on the Speech from the Throne, sir, is obviously important, particularly in this parliament. However, in the past tew weeks the conscience of the world has been shocked by the resumption of the bombing of North Viet Nam by United States forces.
It is in this connection, Sir, that I wish to suggest to the Prime Minister, through you, that the first order of business tomorrow, before the mover and seconder of his motion speak, should be the presentation and adoption of a resolution on the Viet Nam situation. I would hope that the Prime Minister himself, or the Secretary of State for External Affairs (Mr. Sharp), would present it to the House. I offer him the full co-operation of this party in expediting the adoption of such a resolution with the least possible debate. I am encouraged to make this suggestion by news reports that the Secretary of State for External Affairs has expressed the hope or intention that an appropriate resolution may come before parliament.
We believe, Mr Speaker, as we said in a statement yesterday, that it is the duty of this parliament, at the earliest possible moment to express its abhorrence of the destruction already produced and to appeal to the President and Congress of the United States to end unconditionally all bombing in North and South Viet Nam, to sign the treaty negotiated last fall and to bring an end to all military action on both sides. I urge, Mr. Speaker, that precisely because of our country's long-standing friendship with the United States we have a duty to speak out. The recent bombing was barbaric in its severity and in its inhuman destruction of heavily populated urban centres in Viet Nam. I suggest that this parliament cannot in conscience ignore the misery and destruction to which the Vietnamese people have been subjected.
Finally, Mr. Speaker, I draw the attention of members of this House to the fact that last fall the hopes of the world for peace in Indo-China were raised and then were brutally shattered by the bombing. I urge on behalf of my colleagues and myself that we add the voice of this parliament to those of the many nations, and indeed to the voices of the growing numbers in the Congress as well as among the people of the United States itself, in a demand
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that the senseless and cruel war in Indo-China be brought to an end immediately.


Some hon. Members:: Hear, hear!


Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Mr. Speaker, the government, of course, is aware of the very deep importance of this question and has already made its views known to some of the people at various levels engaged in the peace negotiations. It is the intention of the government to have this matter debated in the House and, indeed, a motion has been presented on behalf of the government by the Secretary of State for External Affairs (Mr. Sharp), notice of which has already been given to the table. We, of course, are very agreeable that this motion be debated at a time found opportune by all parties in this House. Our suggestion, Mr. Speaker, would be that this matter could be discussed between the House leaders of the various parties. It would seem that we might make progress on both fronts if we could, for instance, proceed tomorrow with the speeches by the mover and seconder and subsequently, later in the day, proceed with the discussion on this motion if the House wants to give its consent. I repeat, we have already given notice to the table but the usual rules would apply unless there were consent to proceed at once.


David Lewis: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, I would like to inquire whether we could see a copy of the motion to which the Prime Minister has referred today, although it may not be printed, so that our House leaders may try to assist in the expedition of the discussion of that motion. It really makes no difference to us whether it is before or after the mover and seconder to the address have spoken.


Some hon. Members:: Hear, hear!


Mr. Speaker:: Before I call on the hon. member for Peace River (Mr. Baldwin), who I see wants to rise on this matter, perhaps I could advise the hon. member for York South that it would be quite easy to have copies made of the said notice and have them distributed through the usual distribution service of the House of Commons later today.


Mr. G. W. Baldwin (Peace River):: Mr. Speaker, I simply want to say that we would like to look at the motion and review our position in light of this apparently well prepared and well orchestrated duet to which we have listened today.


Some hon. Members:: Hear, hear!


Mr. Speaker:: The motion has been put to the House. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the said motion?


Some hon. Members:: Agreed.


Mr. Speaker:: Carried.


[Stage Direction]
Motion agreed to.
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[Stage Direction]
The Late Right Hon. L. B. Pearson

Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Mr. Speaker, within the past week Canadians and millions of persons around the world were grieved by the death of the Right Honourable Lester B. Pearson. It is my sad duty today to pay tribute to his memory and to a remarkable lifetime of service. Part of that life was devoted to a distinguished career in this House, as the member for Algoma East from 1948 to 1968, contesting in that period eight separate elections, as Secretary of State for External Affairs, as Leader of the Opposition and as Prime Minister. In this place he was the initiator and guide of many measures that have contributed to the strength and purpose of Canada-our flag, some of our most outstanding social legislation, the recognition in various ways of the diversity of Canada and of the historic rights of its peoples.

The great prestige Mr. Pearson had earned for himself was due, in great part, to his activities on the international scene. But it was in his own country that he found his deepest concern as well as his most genuine commit ment. To the fulfillment of national unity, he devoted most of his energies. He worked steadfastly for the creation of real ties between federal and provincial governments and to that end he opened, in 1968, the Conference on the Constitution and emphasized the partnership existing between our two great language communities through the establishment of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism and legislation following its recommendations.

In the world beyond our borders he worked increasingly for an international community which respected the rights of the smaller countries, of the leas developed countries, of the individual. His energy and skill and imagination in the quest for peace brought him many honours, among them the Nobel Peace prize and Her Majesty the Queen's Order of Merit.
Mr. Pearson's effectiveness in the institution of Parliament and in world councils was largely the result of the same human qualities which endeared him to all who were fortunate enough to make his acquaintance, the qualities of humility, of friendliness, of humour. These attributes made him at once a figure inspiring both attention and affection. Those of us who had the privilege to serve in his ministry will forever remain indebted to him for the increased love of Canada and Canadians which he cultivated in us.
The Nobel Prize citation described Mike Pearson-the statesman, the diplomat, the man-as one who had a "strong faith in the final victory of the good forces of life". There can be no finer tribute to a man whose loss makes Canada and the world a poorer place. To Mr. Pearson's family I offer, on behalf of us all, our sincere condolences.


Robert Lorne Stanfield: Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to associate myself with the Prime Minister (Mr. Trudeau) in paying tribute to the Right Hon.

Lester B. Pearson, a very distinguished son of Canada. Many tributes have been paid to Mr. Pearson with respect to his contribution to this country and many tributes have been paid to him abroad. He was a man who inspired human warmth and affection in those who knew him, whether they agreed with him politically or found themselves in opposition to him. He was a warmhearted man. I know that hundreds and hundreds of tributes have been paid to him, and they have truly come from the heart.
He had many accomplishments, but I like to think of his principal accomplishments, his principal efforts, as attempts at bringing people together. He understood and respected the differences in people and the different attitudes of various people. I believe Mr. Pearson wanted others in Canada and in the world to understand and respect the differences in other people and, understanding the differences in others, work them out or, failing that, live together and respect other people's differences.

To him, Canada was a country to love and to build. He worked sincerely and at great length for the cause of unity in this country.

As the Prime Minister said, all who worked with him and knew him liked and revered him. He was a man who spent his life in the service of his country and in the service of world peace. He spent it with zest and good humour. I am proud and pleased to associate myself and the party I have the honour to lead in the tribute paid to that great Canadian statesman, Mike Pearson. May I also, on my behalf and on behalf of my party, add my expressions of sympathy to Mrs. Pearson and the family.


David Lewis: Mr. Speaker, there is not much that one can add after the eloquent tributes which have just been paid. My colleagues and I would feel remiss in our duty if our appreciation of Mr. Pearson's life and work were not on the record. Mike Pearson was a world statesman and, as such, was mainly responsible for easing the Suez crisis in 1956 and for introducing the peacekeeping force in the Middle East. For those international activities he received, as everyone knows, the Nobel Prize.
I was always struck by the fact that his concern for peace and international understanding never ceased. He had the courage of his convictions. I recall in 1965, in a speech in the United States on the eve of talks with former President Johnson, he made an outspoken appeal for the cessation of air strikes against North Viet Nam, knowing, as was borne out by what eventually happened, that President Johnson would not appreciate his gesture very much.
No sooner had he given up his duties as prime minister of this country than he undertook a heavy international duty involving a study and a report in the realm of international economic aid to developing nations of the world. The report which was produced under his guidance will remain for long an important and inspiring guide to those concerned with this urgent international problem.
At home. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Pearson's two minority governments of 1963 and 1965 produced important social
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measures, the Canada Pension Plan, Medicare and the Canada Assistance Plan. Also, as the Prime Minister (Mr. Trudeau) indicated, it was during his regime that we witnessed the debate on-and it was not always a happy debate-the acceptance of a distinctive Canadian flag.

Mr. Pearson was well aware of the problem of national unity. It was he, an Anglophone Prime Minister, who introduced a policy of bilingualism within the public service, expressing the wish that the careers of employees be protected. He also proposed a review of the Canadian constitution in an effort to find answers to the problems that make federal-provincial relations difficult and bitter. He sought to achieve within Canada the peace and cooperation which were his objectives in the international field.
I remember that in his inaugural speech on the occasion of the First Constitutional Conference in 1968 Mr. Pearson stated:
Everything that is possible in the world is possible here.
He recognized Canada's immense wealth and the possibility for the people of Canada to achieve social justice and equality for all, given the required courage and imagination. He had confidence in Canada and the Canadian people, and was proud of them.

Yet it is really as a man, as a human being, that I will best remember Mr. Pearson. I will remember him, as many Canadians will, for his personal qualities of warmth, humanity, deep compassion, and for that humility which is rare in men who wield great power. I always believed that under his easy going exterior there was firm resolve and great courage. I am confident that the history of Canada will record Lester B. Pearson as one of the great prime ministers and leaders of this country.


Some hon. Members:: Hear, hear!


David Réal Caouette: Mr. Speaker, my colleagues and I wish to join the members from the other parties and extend to Mrs. Pearson and her family our deepest sympathy on the occasion of Mr. Pearson's passing.
I have known Mr. Pearson as far back as 1946, under the administration of the late Right Honourable Mackenzie King, a little later under that of the Right Honourable Louis St. Laurent and still later when he moved into politics. He always was as we have all known him: a great Canadian, a man having at heart his country's interests and working with all his energy towards peace between nations.
In addition to his efforts aimed at reconciling conflicting views between nations, Mr. Pearson has given Canada the best of himself. Before being a politician he was a diplomat, a man of peace forever advocating good will. Even in this House, Mr. Pearson has always been a smiling, kind and available man.
The Late Right Hon. L. B. Pearson And I would like to add in English:
Mr. Pearson worked for national unity in Canada. He never said anything in the west against the east or in the east against the west. He always tried to convince the Canadian people, whether they spoke French, Ukrainian, Italian, English or any other language, that their first duty was to be genuine Canadians. Everyone admits the important and vast role played by Mr. Pearson while Prime Minister of this country and while working for peace in the whole world.

Mr. Speaker, we wish to extend to Mrs. Pearson and her family our most sincere condolences. We have lost a true Canadian.


Mr. Maurice Foster (Algoma):: January 4, 1973
The Late Hon. George Drew
walked where he walked. We mourn the passing of this great Canadian.


THE LATE HON. GEORGE DREW TRIBUTES TO FORMER LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION
Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Mr. Speaker, this day has been further saddened by the death just a few hours ago of the Hon. George Drew. His service to Canada and to parliament was so outstanding that all members would wish to join with me today in paying tribute to him. Mr. Drew came to this House from the legislature of Ontario where he had served as member and premier. He was -first elected to parliament in 1948 and was re-elected in two subsequent elections. His record as leader of the opposition was an outstanding one for he brought to the debates in this chamber experience gained in a number of areas-as a soldier, as an author and as a barrister.
His public service career did not conclude with his resignation as leader of his party but was furthered during his term in office as Canadian High Commissioner in London and through his immense contribution to the Geneva Law of the Sea Conferences.
Mr. Drew's sense of honour and his devotion to Canada were matched only by the warmth of his personality and the courtesy which he exhibited in his relations with all who were fortunate enough to know him. His loss is a great one, and I extend condolences to his family.


Robert Lorne Stanfield: Mr. Speaker, I join the tribute to the Hon. George Drew who served our country with such distinction in peace and in war. He had a distinguished record in World War I and was invalided home.
Many of my generation who during the 1920s were boys first learned of George Drew in connection with his writings, in particular his book about Canada's fighting airmen. This created great pride in all of us for the skills and courage of Canadians, and did much to create pride among all Canadians in the accomplishments of these brave men.
George Drew was active in many aspects of public life. He was an alderman and mayor of his native city of Guelph. He became the leader of the Ontario Conservative Party and the premier of that province in a minority position in 1943. He moved into the leadership of a strong provincial government and entered federal politics in the fall of 1948, about the same time that Mr. Pearson entered this House as the member for Algoma East and Secretary of State for External Affairs. Mr. Drew was a vigorous man and a vigorous leader, a man of great energy, courage and devotion to duty. In fact, I think of him particularly in terms of courage and integrity.
If I may speak personally, Mr. Drew was a very kind friend to me. I became the party leader in the province of Nova Scotia a short time after Mr. Drew became the national leader of the Conservative party. He was a constant source of encouragement and good advice. I would like to pay tribute to his kindness and friendship to me.
(Mr. Foster.]
Because of distinguished service to his native city, his province and this country as a statesman, diplomat and soldier, I am pleased to associate myself with the tribute paid by the right hon. Prime Minister (Mr. Trudeau). I join him, on behalf of my party, in extending sympathy to Mrs. Drew and the members of the family.


David Lewis: Mr. Speaker, it is a sad
day when members of this House have to mourn the death of two leaders of Canada's major parties. I did not know Mr. Drew as well as I knew Mr. Pearson, but I did know him personally. No one who knew him could fail to be impressed by his great human kindness and friendship toward people. As the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Stanfield) has said, he had a great reputation for courage and integrity.
If my memory serves me correctly, Mr. Drew became premier of Ontario in 1943.1 think he was mainly responsible for laying the foundation for the continuing success of the Conservative party in the province of Ontario to this date. Although I was not a Member of Parliament at the time, I remember reading the debates of this House in connection with the pipeline argument in 1956. I was impressed by his parliamentary expertise and his determination to fight what many people at the time thought was a dangerous undertaking of the then government.
On behalf of my colleagues and myself, I join the Prime Minister (Mr. Trudeau) and the Leader of the Opposition in extending condolences to Mrs. Drew and the family.


David Réal Caouette: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Drew's death has taken everybody by surprise, even if the former statesman was already hospitalized. Mr. Drew was a Canadian citizen whom I had the privilege to know during the years 1946,1947 and 1948.
I first met him when he was the Ontario premier and then when he succeeded the Hon. John Bracken as Leader of the Opposition in 1948 under Mr. St. Laurents government.
Mr. Drew, we must admit, lived up to his convictions. He was a true Canadian, but since he had the courage of his convictions, we did not always agree on certain points, nevertheless he had Canada's interests at heart and he wanted to see it develop and reach as soon as possible its present status.
Therefore, Mr. Speaker, my colleagues and myself join with the Prime Minister (Mr. Trudeau) and the other members to extend to Mrs. Drew and his family our heart-felt sympathy.


Mr. A. D. Hales (Wellington):: Mr. Speaker, perhaps I may say a word or two as the member for Wellington, the constituency in which the city of Guelph, the birthplace of the late Colonel George Drew, is situated. It is rather significant that we in North America should now be mourning the loss of three great contemporary men in the persons of Mr. Truman, Mr. Pearson and Mr. Drew who have passed away within the last two weeks.
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Mr. Drew was born in Guelph. He received his education there and was one of the youngest mayors of that city. He will be greatly missed in Guelph, as he will be missed throughout the country, for the part he has played as a great Canadian. He was a great soldier, having joined the militia at the earliest possible age. I think he was 60 years in the militia and served as active and as honorary colonel of the llth Field Regiment.
He was an author of renown and a diplomat of great repute, having been, as was stated earlier, Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Therefore, on behalf of the people of the area, and in particular of the city of Guelph, I am pleased to add my words to those already spoken. I close simply by saying that the light he leaves behind will shine upon the paths of men.


INTERNAL ECONOMY COMMISSION
[Stage Direction]
Right Hon. P. E. Trudeau (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 order in council appointing the Hon. Allan Joseph MacEachen, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, the Hon. Charles Mills Drury, President of the Treasury Board, the Hon. Jean Chretien, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and the Hon. Donald Stovel Macdonald, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources, to act with the Speaker of the House of Commons as commissioners for the purposes and under the provisions of chapter H-9 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 19V0, intituled: An act respecting the House of Commons.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau: That, according to the provisions of Standing Order 65, a Striking Committee be appointed to prepare and report list of members to compose the standing committees of this house and that such committee be composed of Messrs. Baldwin, Bell, Fortin, Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre), Lefebvre and MacEachen; and that the provisions of Standing Order 65(1) not apply with regard to the number of members on such committee.


[Stage Direction]
Motion agreed to.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Mr. Speaker, I have the pleasant duty to recommend to the House a candidate to the position of Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole House. Under different circumstances, Mr. Speaker, this motion would have been put without comments, but, with your kind permission, I would like to make a few this time. As a matter of fact, I would blame myself if I failed today to draw the attention of the House not only to the qualifications of the candidate, but also to the exceptional character of the occasion.
Appointment of Chairmen of Committees of the Whole [English]
The qualities which I mentioned earlier this day as being necessary in the occupant of the office of Speaker are, of course, equally necessary in the person of his deputy. We are fortunate that the hon. member for Halifax-East Hants (Mr. McCleave) displays these qualities in large measure. Mr. Robert McCleave is a veteran member of this House, having come here first in 1957 and having been successful in seeking re-election on five subsequent occasions. He is no stranger either to this House or to adjudicating its business.
Only once before in the history of this place has a member of the opposition been Deputy Speaker. That was more than half a century ago and the occasion was made necessary by circumstances quite different from those which prompt me to move Mr. McCleave's name for this important office. I wish only to add that those of us on this side of the House have every confidence in the wisdom and impartiality of Mr. McCleave and intend to support his nomination and his tenure without hesitation.

Therefore, I move, seconded by the Hon. Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Stanfield), that Mr. Robert McCleave, member for the electoral district of Halifax East Hants, be appointed Chairman of Committees of the Whole House.


Robert Lorne Stanfield: Mr. Speaker, I welcome the nomination of Mr. McCleave as Deputy Speaker. I expressed the hope, in a similar situation back in 1968, that some time in the future the deputy speaker might be selected from the opposition side of the House. It gives me particular pleasure to second the nomination of a member of my own party who has grown continuously in stature since he first entered this chamber in 1957.
He is experienced on both sides of the House: on the government side as a member, as chairman of the miscellaneous private bills committee and as a parliamentary secretary; on the opposition side he has had a series of posts in which it has been his duty to cast his eye over various governments.
He has, as well, had professional experience as a lawyer and as a broadcaster, and perhaps he will now be involved in the hottest "hot line" he has ever had. His reputation, then, is fully justified and I know it will be appreciated by all members of the House. He will be fair and he will bring great distinction to his office. I take great pleasure in seconding the motion.


David Lewis: Mr. Speaker, I will be very brief. I want to say on behalf of my colleagues and myself that we enthusiastically support the well-orchestrated arrangement that has been come to between the Prime Minister (Mr. Trudeau) and the Leader of the Opposition (Mr. Stanfield). I have had the pleasure of working with the hon. member for Halifax-East Hants (Mr. McCleave) and have found him a decent human being, very fair and very gentle, and emphasizing the first word of his party's name I therefore welcome him.

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Appointment of Chairmen of Committees of the Whole [Translation]


David Réal Caouette: Mr. Speaker, the motion that the hon. member for Halifax-East Hants (M. McCleave) be appointed Chairman of Committees of the Whole House and Deputy Speaker, is agreeable to us. We have known the hon. member for Halifax-East Hants for many years and we know that he has taken an active part in all debates in this House. Therefore all the members of my group and myself will be happy to co-operate with him in all circumstances. We hope that like Mr. Speaker he will be impartial towards all hon. members.
So we wish him good luck and we support the motion of the Prime Minister (Mr. Trudeau).


[Stage Direction]
Motion agreed to.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Mr. Speaker, I wish to move yet another resolution for the appointment of the Deputy Chairman of the Committees of the Whole. Being suspected by everybody of having orchestrated an arrangement with the Progressive Conservative and the New Democratic Parties, I would readily agree to have the motion seconded by the hon. member for Temiscamingue (Mr. Caouette) if he wishes to do so; if not, I will withdraw it and amend its content. I see that he accepts; very well then, the orchestration is complete.
I therefore move, seconded by Mr. Caouette (Temiscamingue), that the member for Beauharnois-Salaberry (Mr. Gerard Laniel) be appointed Deputy Chairman of the Committees of the Whole.


[Stage Direction]
Motion agreed to.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the President of the Privy Council (Mr. MacEachen):
That Prosper Boulanger, Esq., member for the electoral district of Mercier, be appointed Assistant Deputy Chairman of Committees of the Whole House.


[Stage Direction]
Motion agreed to.
Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Mr. Speaker, I think this is the last item of business for today. So I move, seconded by Mr. MacEachen:
That the House do now adjourn.


[Stage Direction]
Motion agreed to.
Mr. Speaker:: This House will stand adjourned until eleven o'clock tomorrow morning.
Motion agreed to and the House adjourned, at 5.08 p.m.

Friday, January 5, 1973