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February 25, 1949

TAX YEAR TO WHICH ADDITIONAL WHEAT PAYMENTS TO BE APPLICABLE

On the orders of the day:
PC

John George Diefenbaker

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. J. G. Diefenbaker (Lake Centre):

I wish to direct a question to the Minister of National Revenue, arising out of the statement yesterday by the Minister of Trade and Commerce to the effect that, out of the moneys of the farmers held by the wheat board, 20 cents a bushel will be payable on all crops harvested from 1945 to 1948, and that these payments will be made shortly. Will the farmers receiving this 20 cents a bushel have to regard the amount they receive as income for 1949, irrespective of the year in which the wheat was grown and sold to the wheat board?

Topic:   INCOME TAX
Subtopic:   TAX YEAR TO WHICH ADDITIONAL WHEAT PAYMENTS TO BE APPLICABLE
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LIB

James Joseph McCann (Minister of National Revenue)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Hon. J. J. McCann (Minister of National Revenue):

The answer is yes; it will be regarded as income for the year in which the payment is made.

Topic:   INCOME TAX
Subtopic:   TAX YEAR TO WHICH ADDITIONAL WHEAT PAYMENTS TO BE APPLICABLE
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PC

John George Diefenbaker

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Diefenbaker:

Then the government will get back most of it in taxes.

Topic:   INCOME TAX
Subtopic:   TAX YEAR TO WHICH ADDITIONAL WHEAT PAYMENTS TO BE APPLICABLE
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CCF

Percy Ellis Wright

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Wright:

May I ask a supplementary question? In 1946, when the five-year contract was entered into, the government gave a definite undertaking that the participation certificates would be chargeable back to the year in which the crop was grown and the income was earned. Why are the interim payments not on the same basis?

Topic:   INCOME TAX
Subtopic:   TAX YEAR TO WHICH ADDITIONAL WHEAT PAYMENTS TO BE APPLICABLE
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LIB

James Joseph McCann (Minister of National Revenue)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. McCann:

In view of the varying

opinions in the matter, I shall make a statement on Monday as to the exact position. The answer I gave to the member for Lake Centre represented the decision as I understood it.

Topic:   INCOME TAX
Subtopic:   TAX YEAR TO WHICH ADDITIONAL WHEAT PAYMENTS TO BE APPLICABLE
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SC

Victor Quelch

Social Credit
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Quelch:

I should like to ask a question supplementary to those asked by the members for Lake Centre and Melfort. It has been the practice for the farmer to refer back his wheat board payment to the year in which the wheat was grown. Will he be permitted to continue to do that?

Topic:   INCOME TAX
Subtopic:   TAX YEAR TO WHICH ADDITIONAL WHEAT PAYMENTS TO BE APPLICABLE
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LIB

James Joseph McCann (Minister of National Revenue)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. McCann:

I shall include the answer to that question in Monday's statement.

Topic:   INCOME TAX
Subtopic:   TAX YEAR TO WHICH ADDITIONAL WHEAT PAYMENTS TO BE APPLICABLE
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BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

INQUIRY AS TO APPLICATION FOR RATE INCREASES

On the orders of the day:
CCF

Robert Ross (Roy) Knight

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. R. R. Knight (Saskatoon City):

Will the Minister of Transport say whether the Bell Telephone Company has recently applied to the board of transport commissioners for permission to increase its rates?

Topic:   BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
Subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO APPLICATION FOR RATE INCREASES
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LIB

Lionel Chevrier (Minister of Transport)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Hon. Lionel Chevrier (Minister of Transport):

The answer is no.

Topic:   BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY
Subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO APPLICATION FOR RATE INCREASES
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INQUIRY AS TO ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ON EASTERN SOFT WHEAT

On the orders of the day:
PC

John Alpheus Charlton

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. J. A. Charlton (Brant):

In view of the statement yesterday by the Minister of Trade and Commerce that the initial price paid western wheat producers will be increased to $1.75 per bushel for the entire period from August 1, 1945 to July 31, 1950, I should like to ask whether eastern farmers will receive any further payments for wheat sold between September, 1944, and June 18, 1948, during which time eastern soft wheat was handled by the wheat board.

Topic:   INQUIRY AS TO ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ON EASTERN SOFT WHEAT
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LIB

Clarence Decatur Howe (Minister of Trade and Commerce)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Right Hon. C. D. Howe (Minister of Trade and Commerce):

Eastern soft wheat was never pooled. An appropriate price was set for the wheat, and full settlement has been paid to the grower for each separate crop year.

Topic:   INQUIRY AS TO ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS ON EASTERN SOFT WHEAT
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SHARE OF SMALL FLOUR MILLS IN EXPORT TRADE IN WHEAT FLOUR

On the orders of the day:

February 25, 1949