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April 20, 1951

DOMINION ELECTIONS

LACK OF REPRESENTATION FROM PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ON SPECIAL COMMITTEE

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Mr. W. Chester S. McLure@Queens

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a question of privilege. At page 2173 of Hansard for April 19 the hon. member for Portage-Neepawa (Mr. Weir) moved that certain members comprise the special committee on the Dominion Elections Act, and then the names are recorded. The motion was agreed to. Before the motion was agreed to I asked whether my province of Prince Edward Island was represented on the committee. This question was not answered.

I find the following numbers of members representing the different provinces: Four from British Columbia; three from Alberta; four from Saskatchewan; two from Manitoba; seven from Ontario; six from Quebec; one from New Brunswick; two from Nova Scotia; none from Prince Edward Island, and one from Newfoundland. Therefore I object to the special committee on the ground that it does not represent all the provinces of Canada. My question of privilege is: Why should any one province without representation be dictated to by the other provinces?

Topic:   DOMINION ELECTIONS
Subtopic:   LACK OF REPRESENTATION FROM PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ON SPECIAL COMMITTEE
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INCOME TAX ACT

AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS

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Stanley Howard Knowles (Whip of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation)

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

Mr. Stanley Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre) moved

for leave to introduce Bill No. 199, to amend the Income Tax Act.

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Elie Beauregard (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Speaker:

Has the hon. member leave to introduce the said bill?

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Douglas Charles Abbott (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Abbott:

Agreed.

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Some hon. Members:

Carried.

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Some hon. Members:

Explain.

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Elie Beauregard (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Speaker:

Order.

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Stanley Howard Knowles (Whip of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation)

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

Mr. Knowles:

Since there seems to be such unanimous consent, perhaps we could give this bill all three readings today. The purpose of the amendment proposed by the bill-

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Some hon. Members:

Dispense.

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Stanley Howard Knowles (Whip of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation)

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

Mr. Knowles:

-is to remove in part the restrictions as to secrecy imposed by section

121 of the Income Tax Act, which as it stands at present can have the effect of preventing a minister of the crown from giving the Senate or the House of Commons such information as it might be perfectly legitimate to ask for and obtain.

No change is made in the matter of information obtained from personal income tax returns. Such information must still be kept secret. On the other hand, this amendment would make it possible to make public, at the request of a member of parliament, any information respecting corporations obtained by the income tax division of the Department of National Revenue. Surely the salutary effect of such an amendment must be obvious.

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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LIB

Elie Beauregard (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Speaker:

Has the hon. member leave to introduce the said bill?

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Some hon. Members:

No.

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
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Some hon. Members:

Agreed.

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Elie Beauregard (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Speaker:

Agreed. When shall the bill be read the first time? Now?

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Douglas Charles Abbott (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Abbott:

Now.

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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Elie Beauregard (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Speaker:

Next sitting of the house?

Topic:   INCOME TAX ACT
Subtopic:   AMENDMENT WITH RESPECT TO SECRECY PROVISIONS
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April 20, 1951