February 23, 1921

REPORTS AND PAPERS.


Resolution adopted by the Assembly of the League of Nations during its first session, November 15 to December 18 last; Report by the Secretary-General to the first Assembly of the League on the work of the Council-Right Hon. Mr. Meighen.


PRIVATE BILLS

FIRST REARING


Bill No. 3, to incorporate The Canadian Bar Association-Mr. Jacobs. Bill No. 4, respecting The Dominion Life Assurance Company-Mr. Euler. Bill No. 5, to incorporate Fidelity Company of Canada-Mr. Mowat. Bill No. 6, to incorporate The General Synod of the Church of England in Canada-M^. Cronyn. Bill No. 7, respecting The Montreal, Ottawa and Georgian Bay Canal Company-Mr. Fripp. Bill No. 8, respecting The James M.ac-Laren Company, Limited-Mr. Fontaine.


NEW MEMBER


Mr. SPEAKER; I have the honour to inform the House that the Clerk of the House has received from the Chief Electoral Officer notification of the election and return of George Newcombe Gordon, Esq., for the Electoral District of Peterborough, West Riding.


DOMINION ELECTIONS ACT AMENDMENT


On the Order, "Motions":


UNION

Arthur Meighen (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs)

Unionist

Right Hon. ARTHUR MEIGHEN (Prime Minister) :

Mr. Speaker, it was my

intention to move at this, the correct time, the motion of which I gave notice on Monday last relative to the amendment to the Dominion Elections Act. I have, however, conferred with my friend the leader of the Opposition, who is unable to be present just at the moment, and it has been agreed that, provided the House concurs, the motion he not gone on with now but that it be taken up later in the afternoon when the leader of the Opposition is present. I hope this is acceptable to the hon. member for Marquette (Mr. Crerar) and to the House generally.

SELECT STANDING COMMITTEES Right Hon. ARTHUR MEIGHEN: I beg to move, seconded by Right Hon. Sir George Poster:

That the name of Mr. McDermand he added to the Select Standing Committees on Agriculture and Colonization, Miscellaneous Private Bills, and Standing Orders.

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Motion agreed to.


TRADE MARK AND DESIGN ACT AMENDMENT


Right Hon. Sir GEORGE FOSTER (Minister of Trade and Commerce) moved



for leave to introduce Bill No. 9, to amend the Trade Mark and Design Act.


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Some Hon. MEMBERS:

Explain.

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CON

George Green Foster

Conservative (1867-1942)

Sir GEORGE FOSTER:

The object of this Bill is to make in the present Act a slight amendement which will make it possible for Canada to adhere to the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property which was instituted in 1883 and which has so for been adopted by most of the nations of the world.

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Motion agreed to, and Bill read the first time.


PRIVILEGE-MR. ARCHAMBAULT


On the Orders of the Day:


L LIB

Joseph Archambault

Laurier Liberal

Mr. JOSEPH ARCHAMBAULT (Cham-bly and Vercheres) :

Mr. Speaker, I wish to draw your attention to an inaccuracy in Hansard. On February 17, at page 89 I find in the report of the speech made by the hon. member for St. Hyacinthe-Rou-ville (Mr. Gauthier) these words:

The accusation came, and X am glad to see my hon. friend the member for Chambly and Verchdres (Mr. Archambault) in his place, for he was the president of the convention when this matter was threshed out.

I was in the House when the speech was made, and I do not believe my hon. friend referred to me, because a little later on he refers to the hon. member for Berthier (Mr. Gervais) in these words:

During- the special convention, which was presided over by my friend the member for Berthier (Mr. Gervais), we took congnizance of all these facts. '

I rise simply to correct this statement and to state that I never was at any convention of the Artisans, especially at the convention that whitewashed my hon. friend.

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February 23, 1921