Clarence Decatur Howe (Minister of Munitions and Supply; Minister of Transport)
Liberal
Hon. C. D. HOWE (Minister of Transport) moved:
That standing order 63 of the House of Commons, relating to the appointment of standing committees of the house, be amended by adding to the standing committees of the house for the present session a standing committee on railways and shipping owned, operated and controlled by the government, to which will be referred accounts and estimates and bills relating thereto of the Canadian National Railways, the Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships, and Trans-Canada Air Lines for the present session, for consideration and report to the house; provided however that nothing in the resolution shall be construed to curtail in any way the full right of discussion in committee of supply; and that the said committee consist of Messrs. Bercovitch, Black (Cumberland), Bradette, Diefenbaker, Donnelly, Dubue, Ferland, Gray, Hansell, Hanson (Skeena), Harris (Danforth), Hill, Howden, Howe, Lapointe (Lotbiniere), Lockhart, Mac-Innis, McCulloch, Maybank, Parent, Ross (Middlesex East), Sanderson, Sissons.
Subtopic: APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTS AND ESTIMATES OF GOVERNMENT OWNED TRANSPORTATION LINES