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March 12, 1937

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

WEDNESDAY EVENING SITTINGS

On the order for motions:
LIB

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

Liberal
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Hon. ERNEST LAPOINTE (Acting Prime Minister):

Mr. Speaker, with the consent of the house I should like to move a motion which appears in to-day's votes and proceedings providing for sittings of the house on Wednesday evenings. I understand the whips have conferred about this matter, but if there should be any objection I shall not press the motion.

Right Hon, R. B. BENNETT (Leader of the Opposition) : I think perhaps if the

motion was made operative as of Wednesday the twenty-fourth instead of Wednesday the seventeenth, it would be all right, I happen to know that engagements have been made for Wednesday the seventeenth which it would be difficult to break.

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LIB

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

Liberal
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Mr. LAPOINTE (Quebec East):

Then I move:

That on Wednesday the 24th of March next and all subsequent Wednesdays until the end of the session the sittings shall in every respect be under the same rules provided for other days.

Motion agreed: to.

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CRIMINAL CODE

PROVISION AGAINST REFUSAL TO EMPLOY OR DISMISSAL OF EMPLOYEES FOR MEMBERSHIP IN TRADE UNIONS

Mr. J. S. WOODSWORTH (Winnipeg North Centre) moved for leave to introduce Bill No. 62, to amend the criminal code. Grain Marketing
?

Some hon. MEMBERS:

Explain.

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CCF

James Shaver Woodsworth

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)
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Mr. WOODSWORTH:

The purpose of this bill is to prevent employers from refusing to employ, or from dismissing employees, or conspiring with others therefor for the reason that they are members of a trade union. As it is lawful for workmen or employees to form themselves into trade unions and to bargain collectively, as a matter of public policy it should be unlawful for employers to seek, by overt acts or intimidation, threats or conspiracy, to prevent them from belonging to such trade unions.

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LIB

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

Liberal
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Mr. LAPOINTE (Quebec East):

Increasing the number of crimes.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

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PRIVATE BILLS

FIRST READINGS-SENATE BILLS

Bill No. 59, for the relief of Eva Schiller Lightstone.-Mr. Heaps. Bill No. 60, for the relief of Ruth Jessica Kimpton Shiells-Mr. Jacobs. Bill No. 61, for the relief of Grace Ellen Doris Newman.-Mr. Lennard.

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS

PROVISION FOR EXPENDITURE, INDEBTEDNESS AND THE REFUNDING OF MATURING OBLIGATIONS

Hon. CHARLES A. DUNNING (Minister of Finance) moved that the house go into committee at the next sitting to consider the following proposed resolution: That it is expedient to bring in a measure to authorize the provision of moneys to meet expenditures made and indebtedness incurred by the Canadian National Railways Company during the calendar year 1937, to provide for the refunding of certain maturing financial obligations and to authorize the guarantee of securities to be issued by the said company to an aggregate amount of $30,721,709. He said: His Excellency the Governor General, having been made acquainted with the subject matter of this resolution, recommends it to the favourable consideration of the house. Motion agreed to.

NATIONAL HARBOURS BOARD

FIRE-BOAT PROTECTION FOR VANCOUVER WATERFRONT

On the orders of the day:

March 12, 1937