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April 4, 1939

ELECTORAL MATTERS

SECOND REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE-BILL RESPECTING BALLOTING ON QUESTIONS OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

Mr. C. E. BOTHWELL (Swift Current) presented the second report of the special committee on electoral matters, as follows: Your committee has had under consideration Bill No. 11, an act respecting balloting on questions of national importance. Your committee recommends that this bill be not proceeded with, because its adoption would place in the hands of the governor in council a prerogative now exercised by parliament.

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS

REFERENCE OF BUDGET, ANNUAL REPORTS AND CERTAIN ESTIMATES TO RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING COMMITTEE

LIB

Clarence Decatur Howe (Minister of Transport)

Liberal
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Hon. C. D. HOWE (Minister of Transport):

I desire to lay on the table the budget of the Canadian National Railways and Canadian National Steamships for the year 1939.1 move:

TMr. Green.]

That the annual budget of the Canadian National Railways and Canadian National Steamships, tabled herewith, and the annual reports laid on the table of the house on March 30, 1939, be referred to the standing committee on railways and shipping, together with the following votes:

442. Maritime Freight Rates Act, Canadian National Railways Eastern lines, $2,000,000;

443. Maritime Freight Rates Act, railways other than Canadian National Railways, $800,000;

454. Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships Limited, capital advanced, $20,000; from main estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1940, as tabled on January 27, 1939; also

588. Canadian National Railway Company, $43,750,000;

589. Prince Edward Island Car Ferry and terminals, $327,000;

590. Trans-Canada Air Lines, $488,941; from the special supplementary estimates for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1940, tabled March 31, 1939.

Topic:   CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
Subtopic:   REFERENCE OF BUDGET, ANNUAL REPORTS AND CERTAIN ESTIMATES TO RAILWAYS AND SHIPPING COMMITTEE
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Motion agreed to.

PRIVATE BILLS

CANADA BOARD OF MISSIONS OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA

Mr. A. C. CASSELMAN (Grenville-Dun-das) moved the first reading of Bill No. 66 (from the senate) to incorporate the Canada Board of American Missions of the United Lutheran Church in America.
LIB

Ian Alistair Mackenzie (Minister of National Defence)

Liberal
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Mr. MACKENZIE (Vancouver):

Explain.

Topic:   PRIVATE BILLS
Subtopic:   CANADA BOARD OF MISSIONS OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA
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CON

Arza Clair Casselman (Chief Opposition Whip; Whip of the Progressive Conservative Party; Whip of the Conservative Party (1867-1942))

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. CASSELMAN:

This is a bill designed to set up a corporation under the name of The Canada Board of American Missions of The United Lutheran Church in America, the purpose being to superintend and promote the work of home missions of that branch of the Lutheran church in Canada.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

Topic:   PRIVATE BILLS
Subtopic:   CANADA BOARD OF MISSIONS OF THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA
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STERLING INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA

Mr. ERNEST BERTRAND (Laurier) moved the first reading of Bill No. 67 (from the senate) respecting the Sterling Insurance Company of Canada.
CON
LIB

Ernest Bertrand

Liberal
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Mr. BERTRAND (Laurier):

The purpose of the bill is to extend the time for the completion of the organization of the company, and to enable it to register under the Companies Insurance Act. The company was incorporated two years ago and has not yet completed its financial arrangements. It is simply asking for an extension of time.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

Distribution oj Free Butter

Topic:   STERLING INSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA
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DISTRIBUTION OF FREE BUTTER

PRESS REPORT AS TO RELIEF PROPOSAL BT DOMINION GOVERNMENT

On the orders of the day.
CON

Mark Cecil Senn

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. M. C. SENN (Haldimand):

I wish

to address to the Minister of Agriculture (Mr. Gardiner) a question based upon a report in this morning's Ottawa Journal under the heading, "Free butter will be given needy families." Has the minister a statement to make in this regard, particularly as to how the price is to be arranged and how the distribution will be made?

Topic:   DISTRIBUTION OF FREE BUTTER
Subtopic:   PRESS REPORT AS TO RELIEF PROPOSAL BT DOMINION GOVERNMENT
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April 4, 1939