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May 8, 1936

ELECTIONS AND FRANCHISE

Third report of the special committee on elections and franchise.-Mr. Bothwell.

CANADIAN RADIO COMMISSION

LIB

Ernest Lapointe (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada)

Liberal
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Hon. ERNEST LAPOINTE (Minister of Justice) moved:

That the name of Mr. Graydon he substituted for that of Mr. Plunkett on the special committee appointed to inquire into the operations of the Canadian Radio Commission and its administration of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act of 1932 and amendments, and the regulations made under authority thereof.

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Motion agreed to.

PETITION

Petition from the Canadian Authors' Association with respect to Bill No. 55, to amend the Copyright Act Amendment, 1931.-Mr. Vien.

CRIMINAL CODE

Mr. T. L. CHURCH (Broadview) moved for leave to introduce Bill No. 60, to amend the criminal code (trial of young persons). He said: The object of this bill is to provide, on the trial of youths up to nineteen years of age, that their parents, guardians, next {Mr. Wilton.] of kin or some friend shall be notified and that wherever possible they shall be represented by counsel. I appreciate all that the overworked judges and magistrates are now doing to help this work in the depression. I know too that some of the worst housebreakers we have are of this age. But this bill seeks to help youths of high school age who are not of the criminal class and who travel through the country seeking work. They are being sent down as vagrants, although they have never been in trouble before. Their only offence is that they cannot get a job. This bill will involve little expense, because in the large cities the Lions Club, the Big Brother and Big Sister movement and the various community clubs are doing a great work voluntarily. Here in Ottawa the Lions Club is especially active. The bill is a measure of law reform to help suffering youth who are in need of work and who get into trouble. Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

PRIVATE BILLS

FIRST READINO-SENATE BILL

Bill No. 59, respecting Thousand Islands Bridge Company.-Mr. Stewart.

The house in committee of supply, Mr. Sanderson in the chair.

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENCE

Projects Already Undertaken Calgary, Alta.-Barracks for permanent force- Officers' mess and single officers' quarters,

Veterinary sick lines, $10,000. Surfacing permanent roads, $40,000. Grading, seeding and terracing, $10,000. Interior fittings, including telephone system, $8 988 * Mess building No. 6, $15,350. Sewers, $55,005. Grading landing field, $18,670. Administration building No. 1, $35,712. Garage and forage barn, $4,856.40. Electric underground distribution system, $7,892. Married officers' quarters, $4,640. Salaries, wages, architects' fees and travelling, $40,712. Miscellaneous, $14,941.74.
CON

Grote Stirling

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. STIRLING:

Would the minister give the committee some information with regard to this scheme, also whether he is carrying out the scheme as laid down, or with alterations?

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LIB

Ian Alistair Mackenzie (Minister of National Defence)

Liberal
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Hon. IAN MACKENZIE (Minister of National Defence):

This is just carrying out the policy which was laid down a year ago. Of the total sum of $376,000, $261,000 is for commitments and works which were undertaken before the end of the last financial year, and

Supply-National Defence-Relief Works

$115,000 is to carry out work such as grading and seeding which will be consequent upon the completion of the contracts involved in the former amount. If my 'hon. friend looks at the items under the Public Works department, he will find there another total of $175,000 to carry out other projects which were contemplated a year ago. The entire scheme as first devised in 1934 is not yet carried out. The amount voted in the first estimates was $1,250,000, supplemented by another vote of $400,000 a year afterwards. There are some items in the first scheme which would bring the amount to about $2,500,000 which are not carried out, even under the estimates of this year. It goes a long way towards making the project a composite barracks scheme.

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CON

Herbert Earl Wilton

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. WILTON:

I notice that the first item under "national defence" is $110,000 for barracks at Calgary, followed by various other items which total $376,767 for the city of Calgary. When the original estimates came down I asked the Minister of National Defence if some consideration could foe given to the city of Hamilton by providing for the rifle range there, and I was promised then that it would be included in the supplementary estimates which are now before us. I do not see that item in these estimates, and it strikes me as strange that Hamilton, a city more than twice the size of Calgary, cannot get an appropriation of ten or fifteen thousand dollars, when Calgary can get $376,000.

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CON

Richard Bedford Bennett (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. BENNETT:

That is only a small part af it.

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May 8, 1936