which opened the nineteenth day of March, 1945, and was prorogued the sixteenth day of April, 1945 8-9 GEORGE VI, 1945 IN ONE VOLUME (with Index)

(January 29, 1945) Prime Minister, President of the Privy Council, Secretary of State for External Affairs.... Right Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King Minister of Mines and Resources Hon. Thomas Alexander Crerar Member of the Administration and Minister without portfolio Hon. James H. King Minister of Veterans Affairs Hon. Ian Alistair Mackenzie Minister of Finance Hon. James Lorimer Ilsley Minister of Transport Hon. Joseph Enoil Michaud Minister of Munitions and Supply and Minister of Reconstruction Hon. Clarence Decatur Howe Minister of Agriculture Hon. James Garfield Gardiner Secretary of State Hon. Norman Alexander McLarty Minister of Trade and Commerce and Acting. Minister of National Revenue Hon. James A. MacKinnon Postmaster General Hon. William Pate Mulock Minister of National Defence for Air Hon. Colin William George Gibson Minister of National Defence for Naval Services Hon. Angus Lewis Macdonald Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Hon. Louis Stephen St. Laurent Minister of Labour Hon. Humphrey Mitchell Minister of Public Works Hon. Alphonse Fournier Minister of Fisheries Hon. Ernest Bertrand Minister of National War Services Hon. Leo Richer LaFleche Minister of National Health and Welfare_____Hon. Brooke Claxton Minister of National Defence Hon. A. G. L. McNaughton

Hon. Cyrus Macmillan, M.P To Minister of National Defence for Air.D. C. Abbott, Esq., M.P To Minister of National Defence.Lionel Chevrier, Esq., M.P To Minister of Munitions and Supply.Paul J. Martin, Esq., M.P To Minister of Labour. iii 32283-AA

Speaker Deputy Speaker Clerk of the House LL.D., Litt.D., F.R.S.C. Clerk Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms and Bar, M.A. Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms John Laundy. Editor of Debates Associate Editor of Debates. Frederick W. S. Galbraith. Editor of French Debates.... Official Reporters of Debates:- English: H. E. Oliver, T. S. Hubbard, E. L. Featherston, C. L. Empringham, W. W. Buskard, P. H. Shelton, D. R. Butt. Assistants to the Editors: Miss L. A. Kearns, Miss I. A. Boyce.

Messieurs: Blanchette, Claxton, Esling, Hlynka, Jutras, Pinard, Ross (Middlesex East), Ross (Moose Jaw), Rowe, Shaw, Sinclair. Chairman: Mr. Jean-Frangois Pouliot iv

Members of the House of Commons Sixth Session-Nineteenth Parliament Hon. James Allison Glen, Speaker Abbott, Douglas Charles-St. Antoine-Westmount. Adamson, Agar Rodney-York West. Anderson, Alexander James-High Park Authier, Hector-Chapleau. Aylesworth, Wilbert Ross-Frontenac-Addington. Bence, Alfred Henry-Saskatoon City. Bertrand, Elie Oscar-Prescott. Bertrand, Hon. Ernest-Laurier. Black, Donald Elmer-Chateauguay-Huntingdon. Black, George-Yukon. Black, Percy Chapman-Cumberland. Blackmore, John Horne-Lethbridge. Blair, John Knox-Wellington North. Blanchette, Joseph Adeodat-Compton. Bonnier, Joseph Arsene-St. Henry. Booth, Charles Stephen-Winnipeg North. Boucher, George Russell-Carleton. Bourget, Maurice-Levis. Bradette, Joseph Arthur-Cochrane. Breithaupt, Louis Orville-Waterloo North. Brooks, Alfred Johnson-Royal. Bruce, Hon. Herbert Alexander-Parkdale. Brunelle, Herve Edgar-Champlain. Bryce, William-Selkirk. Burton, Joseph William-Humboldt. Cardiff, Lewis Elston-Huron North. Cardin, Hon. P. J. Arthur-Richelieu-Vercheres. 1Case, W. Garfield-Grey North. Casselman, Ar'za Clair-Grenville-Dundas. Casselman, Mrs. Cora T.-Edmonton East. Castleden, George Hugh-Yorkton. Chambers, Alan-Nanaimo. Ciievrier, Lionel-Stormont. Choquette, Joseph Armand-Stanstead. Church, Thomas Langton-Broadview. Clark, Stuart Murray-Essex South. Claxton, Hon. Brooke-St. Lawrence-St. George. Cleaver, Hughes-Halton. Cloutier, Armand-Drummond-Arthabaska. Coldwell, M. J.-Rosetown-Biggar. Corman, Ellis Hopkins-Wentworth. Cote, Paul Emile-Verdun. Crerar, Hon. Thomas Alexander-Churchill. Crete, J. Alphida-St. Maurice-Lafleche. Cruickshank, George Alexander-Fraser Valley. D'Anjou, J. E. S. Emmanuel-Rimouski. Dechene, Joseph Miville-Athabaska. Dennis, A'zellus-St. Denis. Desmond, Clayton Earle-Kent (Ont.). Diefenbaker, John George-Lake Centre. Donnelly, Thomas F.-Wood Mountain. Dorion, Frederic-Charlevoix-Saguenay. Douglas, James Lester-Queens. Dubois, Lucien-Nicolet-Yamaska. Dubuc, Julien Edouard Alfred-Chicoutimi. Dupuis, Vincent-Chambly-Rouville. 1 Elected in by-election, February 5, 1945.

Edwards, Manley Justin-Calgary West. Emmerson, Henry Read-Westmorland. Esling, William Kemble-Kootenay West. Eudes, Raymond-Hochelaga. Evans, Charles Robert-Maple Creek. Factor, Samuel-Spadina. Fair, Robert-Battle River. Farquhar, Thomas-Algoma East. Fauteux, Gaspard-St. Mary. Ferland, Charles Edouard-Joliette-L'Assomption-Montcalm. Ferron, J. Emile-Berthier-Maskinonge. Fournier, Hon. Alphonse-Hull. Fournier, Sarto-Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Fraser, George Knapman-Peterborough West. Fraser, William Alexander-Northumberland (Ont.). Fulford, George Taylor-Leeds. Furniss, Stephen Joseph-Muskoka-Ontario. Gardiner, Hon. James Garfield-Melville. Gershaw, Frederick William-Medicine Hat. Gibson, Hon. Colin William George- Hamilton West. Gillis, Clarence-Cape Breton South. Gladstone, Robert William-Wellington South. Glen, James Allison-Marquette. Golding, William Henry-Huron-Perth. Goulet, Alfred-Russell. Graham, Roy Theodore-Swift Current. Grant, Thomas Vincent-Kings. Gray, Ross Wilfred-Lambton West. Graydon, Gordon-Peel. Green, Howard Charles-Vancouver South. Gregory, John Albert-The Battlefords. Halle, Maurice-Brome-Missisquoi. Hansell, Ernest George-Macleod. Hanson, Olof-Skeena. Hanson, Hon. Richard Burpee-York-Sunbury. Harris, Joseph Henry-Danforth. Harris, Walter Edward-Grey-Bruce. Hatfield, Heber Harold-Victoria-Carleton. Hazen, Douglas King-St. John-Albert. Healy, Thomas Patrick-St. Ann. Henderson, Charles Alfred-Kindersley. Hill, Burton Maxwell-Charlotte. Hlynka, Anthony'-Vegreville. HobliTzell, Frederick George-Eglinton. Homuth, Karl K.-Waterloo South. Howden, John Power-St. Boniface. Howe, Hon. Clarence Decatur-Port Arthur. Hurtubise, Joseph Raoul-Nipissing. Ilsley, Hon. James Lorimer-Digby-Annapolis-Kings. Isnor, Gordon B.-Halifax. Jackman, Harry R.-Rosedale. Jaques, Norman-Wetaskiwin. Jean, Joseph-Mercier. Johnston, Charles Edward-Bow River. Johnston, Joseph Allan-London. Jutras, Rene-Provencher. King, Right Hon. W. L. Mackenzie-Prince Albert. Kinley, John James-Queens-Lunenburg. Kirk, James Ralph-Antigonish-Guysborough. Knowles, Stanley Howard-Winnipeg North Centre. Kuhl, Walter Frederick-Jasper-Edson. Lacombe, Liguori-Laval-Two Mountains. LaCroix, Wilfrid-Quebec-Montmorency. Laflamme, J. Leo K.-Montmagny-L'IsIet. LaFleche, Hon. Leo R.-Outremont. Lafontaine, Joseph-Megantic-Frontenac. Lalonde, Maurice-Labelle. Lapointe, Arthur Joseph-Matapedia-Matane. Lapointe, Hugues-Lotbiniere. Leader, Harry'-Portage la Prairie.

Leclerc, Joseph Hermas-Shefford. Leduc, Rodolphe-Wright. Leger, Aurel D.-Kent (N.B.). Little, Walter-Timiskaming. Lockhart, Norman J. M.-Lincoln. MacDiarmid, William B.-Glengarry. Macdonald, Hon. Angus Lewis-Kingston City. Macdonald, William Chisholm-Halifax. Macdonald, William Ross-Brantford City. MacInnis, Angus-Vancouver East. MacKf.n'zie, Frederick Donald-Neepawa. Mackenzie, Hugh Alexander-Lambton-Kent. Mackenzie, Hon. Ian Alistair-Vancouver Centre. MacKinnon, George Ernest Lawson- Kootenay East. MacKinnon, Hon. James A.-Edmonton West. MacLean, Matthew-Cape Breton North-Victoria. Macmillan, Hon. Cyrus-Queens. MacNicol, John Ritchie-Davenport. McCann, James Joseph-Renfrew South. McCuaig, Duncan Fletcher-Simcoe North. McCubbin, Robert-Middlesex West. McCulloch, Henry Byron-Pictou. McDonald, Wallace Reginald-Pontiac. McGarry, Moses Elijah-Inverness-Richmond. McGeer, Gerald Gratton-Vancouver-Burrard. McGibbon, James W.-Argenteuil. McGregor, Robert Henry-York East. McIlraith, George James-Ottawa West. McIvor, Daniel-Fort William. McLarty, Hon. Norman Alexander-Essex West. McLean, George Alexander-Simcoe East. McNevin, Bruce-Victoria (Ont.). McNiven, Donald Alexander-Regina City. Marier, Elphege-Jacques Cartier. Marshall, James Alexander-Camrose. Martin, Paul-Essex East. Massey, Denton-Greenwood. Matthews, James Ewen-Brandon. Maybank, Ralph-Winnipeg South Centre. Mayhew, Robert Wellington-Victoria (B.C.). Michaud, Hon. Joseph Enoil-Restigouche-Madawaska. Mills, Wilson Henry-Elgin. Mitchell, Hon. Humphrey-Welland. Moore, William Henry-Ontario. Mullins, James Partick-Richmond-Wolfe. Mulock, Hon. Willlam Pate-York North. Mutch, Leslie Alexander-Winnipeg South. Neill, Alan Webster-Comox-Alberni. Nicholson, Alexander Malcolm-Mackenzie. Nielsen, Mrs. Dorise Winifred-North Battleford. Nixon, George Ewart-Algoma West. Noseavorthy, Joseph William-York South. O'Brien, J. Leonard-Northumberland (N.B.). O'Neill, Thomas James-Kamloops. Parent, Charles-Quebec West and South. Perley, Ernest Edward-Qu'Appelle. Picard, L. Philippe-Bellechasse. Pinard, Joseph Albert-Ottawa East. Pottier, Vincent Joseph-Shelbume-Y armouth-Clare. Pouliot, Jean Francois-Temiseouata. Power, Hon. Charles Gavan-Quebec South. Purdy, Gordon Timlin-Colchester-Hants. Quelch, Victor-Acadia. Ralston, Hon. James Layton-Prince. Raymond, Maxime-Reauharnois-Laprairie. Reid, Thomas-New Westminster. Rennie, Almon Secord-Oxford. Rheaume, Martial-St. Johns-Iberville-Napierville.

viii Rickard, Wilbert Franklin-Durham. Roebuck, Arthur Wentworth-Trinity Rose, Fred-Cartier. Ross, Douglas Gooderham-St. Paul's. Ross, Duncan Graham-Middlesex East. Ross, George Henry-Calgary East. Ross, James Arthur-Souris. Ross, John Gordon-Moose Jaw. Ross, Thomas Hambly-Hamilton East. Rowe, Hon. William Earl-Dufferin-Simcoe. Roy, Joseph Sasseville-Gaspe. Ryan, Robert-Three Rivers. St. Laurent, Hon. Louis Stephen- Outremont. Sanderson, Frederick George-Perth. Senn, Mark Cecil-Haldimand. Shaw, Frederick Davis-Red Deer. Sinclair, James-Vancouver North. Sissons, John Howard-Peace River. Slaght, Arthur Graeme-Parry Sound. Soper, Bert H.-Lanark. Stirling, Hon. Grote-Yale. Stokes, George Henry-Hastings South. Sylvestre, Armand-Lake St. John-Roberval. Taylor, William Horace-Norfolk. Thauvette, Joseph-Vaudreuil-Sou langes. Tomlinson, Willlam Rae-Bruce. Tremblay', Leonard David-Dorchester. Tripp, Jesse Pickard-Assiniboia. Tucker, Walter Adam-Rosthern. Turgeon, James Gray-Cariboo. Tustin, George James-Prince Edward-Lennox. Veniot, Clarence Joseph-Gloucester. Ward, William John-Dauphin. Warren, Ralph Melville-Renfrew North. Weir, William Gilbert-Macdonald. White, George Stanley-Hastings-Peterborough. Whitman, Frederick Primrose-Mount Royal. Winkler, Howard Waldemar-Lisgar. Wood, George Ernest-Brant. Wright, Percy Ellis-Melfort.