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April 1, 1947

DOMINION ELECTIONS ACT

CONCURRENCE IN FIRST REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE

LIB

Paul-Émile Côté

Liberal
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Mr. P. E. COTE (Verdun) moved:

That the first report of the special committee on the Dominion Elections Act, 1938, presented to the house on Friday, March 28 last, be concurred in.

Topic:   DOMINION ELECTIONS ACT
Subtopic:   CONCURRENCE IN FIRST REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
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Motion agreed to.

PRIVATE BILLS

FIRST READINGS-SENATE BILLS

Bill No. 109, for the relief of Lillian May Alsop Mackenzie-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 110, for the relief of Robert Crawford Kirk-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. Ill, for the relief of Robert Thomas Jackson-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 112, for the relief of Ernest Wright -Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 113, for the relief of Theresa Sherpitis Morganti-Mr. Maybank. Inquiries oj the Ministry Bill No. 114, for the relief of Omer Mont-petit, junior-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 115, for the relief of Harold Robinson-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 116, for the relief of Margaret Cote Truax-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 117, for the relief of Netta Cheyne Lee-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 118, for the relief of Bessie Letovsky Silverman-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 119, for the relief of Percy Coleman Stuart-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 120, for the relief of Pearl Vesta Fields Hollenbeck-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 121, for the relief of Adele Kuznetz Lesser-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 122, for the relief of Joseph Alexander Oswald Mercier-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 123, for the relief of Michael Maturjiw, otherwise known as Michal Matwi-jow-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 124, for the relief of Eugenie Beatrice Smith Ricketts-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 125, for the relief of Hilda Mary Charlotte Kelly Smith-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 126, for the relief of Eileen Louise Thomas Bleakney-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 127, for the relief of Eugenia Drake Armstrong Newell-Mr. Boucher. Bill No. 128, for the relief of Muriel Aileen MacKeage Fewtrell-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 129, for the relief of Evelyn Marie Elliott McGrath-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 130, for the relief of Mary Nellie McGurk Stone-Mr. Maybank. Bill No. 131, for the relief of Cipoire Segall Wurmbrand-Mr. Maybank.

UNITED NATIONS

POWERS OF GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO ARTICLE 41

Right Hon. L. S. ST. LAURENT (Secretary of State for External Affairs) moved the first reading of Bill No. 132 (from the senate) respecting article 41 of the charter of the united nations. Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

POSTAL SERVICE

RATES ON CONSUMER GOODS TO UNITED KINGDOM

On the orders of the day:
SC

John Horne Blackmore

Social Credit
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Mr. J. H. BLACKMORE (Lethbridge):

I should like to direct a question to the Postmaster General, of which I have not given 83166-122

him notice. Will the minister sympathetically consider the advisability of remitting all postage on consumer goods sent as a gift by any Canadian to any citizen in Britain?

non. ERNEST BERTRAND (Postmaster General): I shall take the question as a notice and answer it either tomorrow or after Easter.

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Subtopic:   RATES ON CONSUMER GOODS TO UNITED KINGDOM
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FREIGHT CARS

SHORTACE OF ROLLING STOCK FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FERTILIZER

On the orders of the day:
LIB

Jean Lesage

Liberal
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Mr. JEAN LESAGE (Montmagny-L'Islet):

Mr. Speaker, I should like to direct a question to the Minister of Transport (Mr. Chevrier). In view of the shortage of railway cars for the transportation and distribution of fertilizer in the south shore districts of the St. Lawrence, mentioned in the telegram which the Cooperative Federee de Quebec sent to all the members representing those districts and a copy of which I submitted to the Minister of Transport, could he tell us whether any action has been or will be taken in order to improve the situation?

Topic:   FREIGHT CARS
Subtopic:   SHORTACE OF ROLLING STOCK FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FERTILIZER
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LIB

Lionel Chevrier (Minister of Transport)

Liberal
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Hon. LIONEL CHEVRIER (Minister of Transport):

Mr. Speaker, the hon. member for Montmagny-L'Islet sent me a copy of the telegram which he mentioned in his question. The hon. members for Champlain (Mr. Brunelle), Matapedia-Matane, (Mr. Cote), Lotbiniere (Mr. Lapointe) and others from the lower St. Lawrence district have received similar wires. I must say that the situation, with reference to freight cars, remains critical. The railways must ship wheat to the ports of Saint John, Halifax and even Vancouver; they must also carry the grain which Quebec and Ontario farmers as well as those of the Eastern provinces need for their cattle. Industry also has its claims. This wire informs me that the farmers of that district need fertilizer. When the telegram reached me, I asked the railways whether there was any way of increasing the number of freight cars available. They promised me their immediate cooperation.

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Topic:   FREIGHT CARS
Subtopic:   SHORTACE OF ROLLING STOCK FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FERTILIZER
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John Thomas Hackett

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. HACKETT:

I have received a telegram in terms identical with that received by the hon. member for Montmagny-L'Islet. I have directed it to the Minister of Agriculture and I should like to ask that right hon. gentleman or whoever is replacing, him to give to the communication the same attention and active support that the Minister of Transport has given to the telegram received by the hon. member for Montmagny-L'Islet.

Inquiries oj the Ministry

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Subtopic:   SHORTACE OF ROLLING STOCK FOR TRANSPORTATION OF FERTILIZER
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April 1, 1947