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May 27, 1921

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

PRIVATE BILLS

Mr. M. STEELE (South Perth) moved, that the Bills reported this day by the Select Standing Committee on Miscellaneous Private Bills be placed on the Order Paper for consideration by Committee of the Whole this day.
L LIB

Jean-Joseph Denis

Laurier Liberal
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Mr. J. J. DENIS (Joliette) :

Mr. Speaker,

I think both Houses should be made aware of these Bills. The other day a similar motion was passed, and afterwards about twenty-five Bills were presented, including divorce and other private Bills, of which we knew absolutely nothing, the Bills not having been printed and distributed. I do not think it is fair to pass legislation in this way. I might state, further, that such a motion requires the unanimous consent of the House.

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LIB

Joseph Philippe Baby Casgrain

Liberal
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Mr. CASGRAIN:

It does not protect

the rights of the people.

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UNION

Edgar Nelson Rhodes (Speaker of the House of Commons)

Unionist
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Mr. SPEAKER:

Rule 40, which is the

rule governing notice, specifically exempts Private Bills; and my information is that it has been the invariable practice of the House to interpret this rule as requiring no notice of motion in respect to Private Bills. That being so, in my judgment the motion is in order. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?

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Motion agreed to.

PRIVATE BILL

FIRST READING

Bill No. 217 respecting the Calgary and Fernie Railway Company.-Mr. Stevens.

PRIVILEGE-MR. KAY

L LIB

William Frederic Kay

Laurier Liberal
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Mr. W. F. KAY (Missisquoi) :

Mr. Speaker, I rise to a question of privilege. On page 4011 of unrevised Hansard of May 25, in the vote on the Bill for the Manufacture of Oleomargarine, I find my name among those voting for the amendment, which is quite correct. I find, however, that my name is also given in the list of pairs furnished by the whips. I beg to state that before I came into the chamber I was advised by the chief whip on my side that there were no pairs.

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UNION
L LIB
UNION
L LIB

Arthur Bliss Copp

Laurier Liberal
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Mr. A. B. COPP (Westmoreland) :

Mr. Speaker, in view of the announcement that the work of the census enumerators is to begin on the first day of June, I beg leave to direct the attention of the right hon. Minister of Trade and Commerce (Sir George Foster) to information I have received that, although about one-third of the population in the city and one-half of the population of the county of Moncton are French speaking, the enumerators appointed-

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UNION
L LIB
UNION

Edgar Nelson Rhodes (Speaker of the House of Commons)

Unionist
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Mr. SPEAKER:

Even so, the hon. member could hardly do that on the Orders of the Day. Apparently the enumerators have been appointed, and the hon. member is in effect calling attention to an omission on the part of the Government, which he could not do at this stage.

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L LIB

Arthur Bliss Copp

Laurier Liberal
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Mr. COPP:

No, Mr. Speaker, I want to know if my information is correct that the census enumerators appointed in that section are not French-speaking gentlemen.

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May 27, 1921