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April 30, 1936

RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING

CONCURRENCE IN SECOND REPORT OP STANDING COMMITTEE

Sir EUGENE FISET (Rimouski) presented the second report of the standing committee on railways and shipping owned, operated and controlled by the government, as follows: The standing committee on railways and shipping, owned, operated and controlled by the government, begs leave to present the following as its second report: Your committee has had under consideration items Nos. 426, 427 and 428 of the special supplementary estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1937, and item No. 286 of the supplementary estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1936, and approves of said items of the estimates. Railways and Shipping Your committee has also considered provision for capital expenditures and debt retirements involving $9,959,000 which is to be provided by way of loan to the Canadian National Railway Company, and is covered by a resolution standing on the order paper of the house in the name of the Minister of Finance, and approves of same. All of which is respectfully submitted.
LIB

Eugène Fiset

Liberal
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Sir EUGENE FISET:

Mr. Speaker, by leave of the house I move that the report be concurred in. May I explain that the reason I am moving concurrence is that the committee has been informed by the Department of Finance that certain commitments will have to be dealt with either to-morrow or the beginning of next week.

Topic:   RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING
Subtopic:   CONCURRENCE IN SECOND REPORT OP STANDING COMMITTEE
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CON

Hugh Alexander Stewart

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Hon. H. A. STEWART (Leeds):

Mr. Speaker, the items referred to in this report were before the standing committee on railways and shipping to-day. If the resolution before the house is now adopted, I assume that closes the matter as regards discussion in committee of the whole house, although these items referred to in the report appear in the special supplementary estimates. The understanding in the committee was, I think, that that should not be the case, but that we should have the right here to discuss these items.

Topic:   RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING
Subtopic:   CONCURRENCE IN SECOND REPORT OP STANDING COMMITTEE
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LIB

Eugène Fiset

Liberal
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Sir EUGENE FISET:

I think my hon. friend is mistaken. The supplementary estimates as far as railways are concerned were submitted to the standing committee at the special request of the right hon. the leader of the opposition (Mr. Bennett), who did not want the resolution on which the bill will be based to be considered in the house before the committee had considered these supplementary estimates. The fact that these estimates are being reported to the house does not in any way prevent their discussion in committee of the whole. This is simply a compliance with the request of the leader of the opposition.

Topic:   RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING
Subtopic:   CONCURRENCE IN SECOND REPORT OP STANDING COMMITTEE
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CON

Hugh Alexander Stewart

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. STEWART:

The request of the leader of the opposition was, as the chairman of the committee (Sir Eugene Fiset) has said, that these [DOT] items stand over for consideration by the standing committee, but it was understood that that should not close off discussion in committee of the whole of the merits of these items.

Topic:   RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING
Subtopic:   CONCURRENCE IN SECOND REPORT OP STANDING COMMITTEE
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LIB

Eugène Fiset

Liberal
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Sir EUGENE FISET:

It does not.

Topic:   RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING
Subtopic:   CONCURRENCE IN SECOND REPORT OP STANDING COMMITTEE
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CON

Hugh Alexander Stewart

Conservative (1867-1942)
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. STEWART:

That is what I wanted made clear.

Topic:   RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING
Subtopic:   CONCURRENCE IN SECOND REPORT OP STANDING COMMITTEE
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Right Hon. S@

I think we should have the assurance that the adoption of this resolution and the report of the committee, which seems to be quite in order, will not preclude discussion of the matters referred to when the estimates are under consideration in committee of the whole.

Topic:   RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING
Subtopic:   CONCURRENCE IN SECOND REPORT OP STANDING COMMITTEE
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LIB

Eugène Fiset

Liberal
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Sir EUGENE FISET:

May I again say that assurance was given by the Minister of Finance (Mr. Dunning), when the resolution was introduced, that the fact that these estimates were being submitted to the standing committee would not preclude discussion in the house in committee of the whole.

Topic:   RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING
Subtopic:   CONCURRENCE IN SECOND REPORT OP STANDING COMMITTEE
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CON

Hugh Alexander Stewart

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. STEWART:

That is all that I have been asking for.

Topic:   RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING
Subtopic:   CONCURRENCE IN SECOND REPORT OP STANDING COMMITTEE
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Motion agreed to.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

THE BUDGET-SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER 28 FOR SITTING OF FRIDAY, MAY 1

LIB

William Lyon Mackenzie King (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs; President of the Privy Council)

Liberal
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Right Hon. W. L. MACKENZIE KING (Prime Minister):

Mr. Speaker, in order to ensure your honour being in the chair tomorrow when the Minister of Finance introduces his budget, I would ask the house kindly to give consent to the adoption of the following resolution:

That the provisions of standing order No. 28 respecting the committee of ways and means be suspended for the sitting of Friday, 1st May, 1936.

Topic:   BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
Subtopic:   THE BUDGET-SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER 28 FOR SITTING OF FRIDAY, MAY 1
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Motion agreed to.

CRIMINAL CODE

Mr. T. L. CHURCH (Broadview) moved for leave to introduce Bill No. 57, to amend the criminal code. He said: The object of this bill is to direct the attention of the house to one of Canada's most serious scandals, the great loss of life at -level crossings and on highways. I hope hon. members will read the provisions of the bill as set out in the various sections. The first section deals with stopping at level crossings other than tramway crossings or those which are protected. The second section deals with driving while under the influence of alcohol or narcotics, and I propose to substitute the law of England for the present statute. Section 3 deals with racing and cutting in, two of the main causes of deaths on the highways. The bill provides that a person who causes death by culpable negligence shall not drive a car for two years, and there is an additional penalty provided. Under section 4, on the trial of any female person by a jury one-third of the jurors shall be female persons duly qualified on the same basis as male jurors. Then the last clause provides thait on the trial by jury of any person for an accident causing death or injury, in every case where a Questions

true bill has been found after there has been a committal by a magistrate the judge shall leave the case to the jury. Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

April 30, 1936