Edward Turney Applewhaite
Liberal
Mr. E. T. Applewhaite (Skeena) moved:
That the report of the joint committee on the library of parliament, presented on June 6, 1950, be concurred in.
Subtopic: CONCURRENCE IN FIRST REPORT OF JOINT COMMITTEE
Mr. E. T. Applewhaite (Skeena) moved:
That the report of the joint committee on the library of parliament, presented on June 6, 1950, be concurred in.
Mr. Jean Frangois Pouliol (Temiscouala):
Before this motion passes I should like to say a word about the committee business of the house. Yesterday we heard the leader of the opposition (Mr. Drew) complaining about his lack of ubiquity, but he himself asked for the formation of many committees, and he has been caught in his own trap.
Motion agreed to.
Hon. Stuart S. Garson (Minister of Justice) moved
for leave to introduce Bill No. 309, to amend the Official Secrets Act.
Explain.
Mr. Garson:
Mr. Speaker, the bill will provide four amendments to the Official Secrets Act. First, it will extend the expression "office under His Majesty" to include employees of commissions, corporations and other agencies of the crown. Second, it will give an extraterritorial effect to the act by making it applicable to offences committed outside of Canada by Canadian citizens, or to persons who in another country have communicated information which they obtained during the time that they owed allegiance to Canada. Third, it will increase the penalties under the act, and fourth, it will also remove any doubt that persons charged under the act for offences against the act under part XV of the Criminal Code relating to summary convictions may be fingerprinted.
Motion agreed to and bill read the first
time.
(Questions answered orally are indicated by an asterisk.)
1. What was the total amount of arrears of income tax due, by provinces, as of March 31, 1950?
2. Of such amount, how much was in arrears respectively for (a) 1 year to 7 years inclusive; (b) 8 years to 15 years inclusive; (c) 20 years; (d) over 20 years?
1. As of the 15th March, 1950, the latest date to which collection statistics are available, the arrears of income tax by provinces (individuals and corporations) assessed and
unpaid were as follows:
Province Total Arrears
Prince Edward Island $ 912,417
Nova Scotia 2,980,103
New Brunswick 1,977,567
Quebec 21,214,662
Ontario 31,590,932
Manitoba 3,395,417
Saskatchewan 2,975,696
Alberta 5,204,980
British Columbia
(including Yukon) 11,653,369
2. Collection statistics of the taxation division are not maintained in such a manner as will permit specific answers being given to this part of the question. The following information is, however, furnished:
Amounts in arrears less than 1 year:
Prince Edward Island $ 295,108
Nova Scotia 1,396,517
New Brunswick 968,406
Quebec 12,967,175
Ontario 14,548,270
Manitoba 1,685,901
Saskatchewan 2,075,540
Alberta 3,223,042
British Columbia
(including Yukon) 7,314,200
Questions Amounts in arrears from 1 to 5 years: Prince Edward Island $ 615,584 Nova' Scotia 1,438,374 New Brunswick 830,330 Quebec 6,756,739 Ontario 14,495,385 Manitoba 1,123,897 Saskatchewan 848,837 Alberta 1,912,687 British Columbia (including Yukon) 3,977,205
Amounts in arrears over 5 years: Prince Edward Island $ 1,725 Nova Scotia 145,212 New Brunswick 178,831 Quebec 1,490,748 Ontario 2,547,277 Manitoba 585,619 Saskatchewan 51,319 Alberta 69,251 British Columbia (including Yukon) 361,964
1. Who writes the feature in Canada's Health and Welfare known as "Dietary Ditties?"
Specifically, who wrote No. 37, in volume 5, No. 8. of May, 1950, which reads as follows: "When work piles so high you can't see and you feel you've been shoved up a tree, you won't lose your wit, or fly into a fit, if you're eating your vitamin B?"
2. What did this poetry cost, including the cost of the accompanying cut?