Right Hon. W. L. MACKENZIE KING (Prime Minister):

Mr. GRAYDON:

Explain.

Mr. COTE (Matapedia-Matane):

The bill is intended to repeal the Dominion Day Act and substitute therefor a Canada Day Act. The only changes are in the title and in section 2 where the word "Canada" is substituted for the word "Dominion". The purpose served and aim pursued in introducing this bill is twofold:

First, it is for the purpose of achieving a better identification of Canada outside the country.

Second, it is to create another element conducive to a greater patriotism towards Canada by Canadians all.

In replacing the word "Dominion" by the word "Canada"-and that is all that my bill is doing to the Dominion Day Act, chapter 49 of the revised statutes of Canada, 1927-it surely is a clearer way of identifying our country in a shrunken world, where at least curiosity is rapidly growing for information about us.

Now, as far as we are concerned within the limits of our country, may I be permitted to suggest that it surely is not too early to give to Canadians all a common denominator for calculating their yearly achievements and a yearly holiday to celebrate the results all over Canada.

Such a holiday will certainly not put into shade the various colours of our Canadian mosaic, shining under the sun some other days in the year; but I believe the whole pattern should go on exhibition at least once a year and under a proper appellation.

_ Mr. CHURCH: We have had one Canada

day since confederation-Dominion day July 1.

Motion agreed to and' bill read the first time.

Mr. FRASER:

Explain.

Mr. FOURNIER (Hull):

The purpose of

the bill is to amend subsection 2 of section 5 of the Navigable Waters Protection Act. The section as it stands reads:

The governor in council may approve of works constructed, or in process of construction, on the first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, subject to the provisions of section seven hereof, and such approval shall have the same effect as approval of works to be constructed.

The only change is to substitute, for the words "first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen", the words "first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight".

Mr. GRAYDON:

What is the purpose?

Mr. FOURNIER (Hull):

This applies to

section 7, which reads:

The local authority, company or person proposing to construct any work in navigable waters, for which no sufficient sanction otherwise exists, may deposit 'the plans thereof and a description of the proposed site with the Minister of Public Works, and a duplicate of each in the office of the registrar of deeds for the district, county or province in which such work is proposed to be constructed, and may apply 'to the governor in council for approval thereof.

In the interval between 1918 and 1938 certain works were proceeded with. We have no authority to legalize them under the act as it stands, and this amendment seeks to cover such works as have no other sufficient sanction.

Mr. CHURCH:

Has this bill been submitted to the Department of Justice, seeing that it involves boundary waters and interprovincial and international streams?

Mr. FOURNIER (Hull):

All these bills do go to the law clerk of the house for preparation and are submitted to the Department of Justice in every case.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.