René-Antoine Pelletier
Social Credit
Mr. PELLETIER:
I am at present on the street.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
SC
LIB
Frederick George Sanderson (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)
Liberal
The CHAIRMAN:
Order. The hon. member for Peace River is out of order.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
SC
René-Antoine Pelletier
Social Credit
Mr. PELLETIER:
I submit that I am referring to the vote of $10,000 which is to be spent in assisting Spanish refugees, and I am suggesting that if there should be any money left over from this same vote, here is a place where it could be spent. Therefore I am discussing the vote itself.
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Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
LIB
Frederick George Sanderson (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)
Liberal
The CHAIRMAN:
The hon. member is definitely out of order in discussing under this item what he would like to discuss, and I cannot permit him to do so.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
SC
René-Antoine Pelletier
Social Credit
Mr. PELLETIER:
Is this not a question of refugees?
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
CON
Grote Stirling
Conservative (1867-1942)
Mr. STIRLING:
Spanish refugees.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
SC
René-Antoine Pelletier
Social Credit
Mr. PELLETIER:
I am speaking about Canadian child refugees.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
LIB
Ernest Lapointe (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada)
Liberal
Mr. LAPOINTE (Quebec East):
It cannot be discussed under this item.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
LIB
Frederick George Sanderson (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)
Liberal
The CHAIRMAN:
The hon. member for Peace River may proceed if he will confine his remarks to this item. Otherwise I cannot permit him to continue.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
SC
René-Antoine Pelletier
Social Credit
Mr. PELLETIER:
Well, the item is 611a, to provide for a contribution to the international commission for the assistance of child refugees in Spain, $10,000; and I say that-
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
LIB
Ernest Lapointe (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada)
Liberal
Mr. LAPOINTE (Quebec East):
Is the
hon. member opposed to it?
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
SC
René-Antoine Pelletier
Social Credit
Mr. PELLETIER:
-if there is any money left over out of this vote, there are certain refugees here who could well be looked after.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
LIB
David James Hartigan
Liberal
Mr. HARTIGAN:
Why talk of Hull? What about Alberta?
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
SC
René-Antoine Pelletier
Social Credit
Mr. PELLETIER:
So I think I am in order in discussing refugees. Perhaps I may be permitted to continue.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
LIB
Ernest Lapointe (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada)
Liberal
Mr. LAPOINTE (Quebec East):
Surely
there are no refugees in Hull.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
LIB
Frederick George Sanderson (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)
Liberal
The CHAIRMAN:
Order. The hon. member for Peace River is out of order, and perhaps he knows he is out of order, and definitely so, under this item.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
SC
René-Antoine Pelletier
Social Credit
Mr. PELLETIER:
I, of course, submit to your ruling, Mr. Chairman. Perhaps an occasion will present itself under another item to discuss this matter.
Topic: $5,000. COMMONS
Item agreed to.
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