October 12, 1951

CONCURRENCE IN FIRST REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROCEDURE

LIB

Elie Beauregard (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal

Mr. Speaker:

May I be permitted to present the first report of the select committee appointed on October 9, 1951, to consider with Mr. Speaker the procedure of this house for the purpose of suggesting any changes that may be desirable to assure the more expeditious dispatch of public business.

The report is as follows:

Your committee held a meeting on Thursday, the 11th instant, and after consideration of the various proposals advanced with respect to changes in house procedure, more particularly those relating to the hours of sitting, recommends as follows:

1. That the following new hours of sitting be given a trial on an experimental basis during the next two weeks:

(a) For the week commencing on Monday, the 15th of October, Mr. Speaker take the chair at 1.30 o'clock, p.m., on each sitting day and adjourn the house at 7 o'clock, p.m., without question put, unless the closure rule (standing order 39) be then in operation: and, unless otherwise ordered, the hour set aside for private and public bills under standing order 15 be from 6 o'clock, p.m. to 7 o'clock, p.m., on Tuesday and Friday, instead of the present hour of 8 o'clock, p.m. to 9 o'clock, p.m.

(b) For the week commencing on Monday, the 22nd of October, Mr. Speaker take the chair at 2 o'clock, p.m. on each sitting day, and adjourn the house at 10 o'clock, p.m., without question put, unless the closure rule (standing order 39) be then in operation; except on Wednesday when the hour of adjournment will be 6 o'clock, p.m.; with provision for the usual intermission from 6 o'clock, p.m. to 8 o'clock, p.m.; and, unless otherwise ordered, the hour set aside for private and public bills under standing order 15 remain as at present.

2. That toward the end of the second week your committee consider the results of the two weeks' experiment and bring in further recommendations based thereon.

Topic:   CONCURRENCE IN FIRST REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROCEDURE
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LIB-PRO

William Gilbert Weir (Chief Government Whip; Whip of the Liberal Party)

Liberal Progressive

Mr. W. G. Weir (Portage-Neepawa):

Mr. Speaker, by leave of the house I beg to move, seconded by the hon. member for Grenville-Dundas (Mr. Casselman):

That the first report of the select committee appointed on October 9, 1951, to consider with Mr. Speaker the procedure of this house for the purpose of suggesting any changes that may be desirable to assure the more expeditious dispatch of public business and presented this day be now concurred in.

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Motion agreed to.


DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL REVENUE

TABLING OF ANNUAL REPORT

LIB

James Joseph McCann (Minister of National Revenue)

Liberal

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

I with to table the report of the Department of National Revenue for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1951. So far as export of petroleum and pulpwood regulations are concerned, none having been promulgated since the last return was made no report will be made regarding this item.

Topic:   DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL REVENUE
Subtopic:   TABLING OF ANNUAL REPORT
Sub-subtopic:   REFERENCE TO EXPORT OF PETROLEUM AND PULPWOOD REGULATIONS
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STATUTORY HOLIDAYS

PROPOSED OBSERVANCE OF DOMINION DAY AND VICTORIA DAY ON MONDAYS FOLLOWING JUNE 30 AND MAY 23

LIB

John Lorne MacDougall

Liberal

Mr. J. L. MacDougall (Vancouver-Burrard) moved

for leave to introduce Bill No. 2, to amend the Dominion Day Act and the Victoria Day Act.

Topic:   STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
Subtopic:   PROPOSED OBSERVANCE OF DOMINION DAY AND VICTORIA DAY ON MONDAYS FOLLOWING JUNE 30 AND MAY 23
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Some hon. Members:

Explain.

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Subtopic:   PROPOSED OBSERVANCE OF DOMINION DAY AND VICTORIA DAY ON MONDAYS FOLLOWING JUNE 30 AND MAY 23
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LIB

John Lorne MacDougall

Liberal

Mr. MacDougall:

Mr. Speaker, you will

recall that during the last session of the house I performed a similar duty, and I received some justifiable criticism from various members of the house because I apparently seemed too anxious to have this legislation passed by this body. I believe it was the general consensus of opinion then that some time should elapse so that public reaction to the bill could be ascertained by the members of the house. Since that time public reaction certainly has been duly ascertained.

Topic:   STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
Subtopic:   PROPOSED OBSERVANCE OF DOMINION DAY AND VICTORIA DAY ON MONDAYS FOLLOWING JUNE 30 AND MAY 23
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Some hon. Members:

Explain.

Topic:   STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
Subtopic:   PROPOSED OBSERVANCE OF DOMINION DAY AND VICTORIA DAY ON MONDAYS FOLLOWING JUNE 30 AND MAY 23
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LIB

John Lorne MacDougall

Liberal

Mr. MacDougall:

Now we find that, according to the Gallup poll, 73 per cent-

Topic:   STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
Subtopic:   PROPOSED OBSERVANCE OF DOMINION DAY AND VICTORIA DAY ON MONDAYS FOLLOWING JUNE 30 AND MAY 23
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Some hon. Members:

Explain.

Topic:   STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
Subtopic:   PROPOSED OBSERVANCE OF DOMINION DAY AND VICTORIA DAY ON MONDAYS FOLLOWING JUNE 30 AND MAY 23
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LIB

Elie Beauregard (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal

Mr. Speaker:

Order. I would ask the hon. member merely to explain the bill.

Topic:   STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
Subtopic:   PROPOSED OBSERVANCE OF DOMINION DAY AND VICTORIA DAY ON MONDAYS FOLLOWING JUNE 30 AND MAY 23
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LIB

John Lorne MacDougall

Liberal

Mr. MacDougall:

I have got that bit of information on the record. Thank you very much.

Topic:   STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
Subtopic:   PROPOSED OBSERVANCE OF DOMINION DAY AND VICTORIA DAY ON MONDAYS FOLLOWING JUNE 30 AND MAY 23
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LIB

Elie Beauregard (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal

Mr. Speaker:

I think the hon. member has explained the bill.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

Proposed Legislation INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Topic:   STATUTORY HOLIDAYS
Subtopic:   PROPOSED OBSERVANCE OF DOMINION DAY AND VICTORIA DAY ON MONDAYS FOLLOWING JUNE 30 AND MAY 23
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AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 54, STATUTES OF VOLUNTARY REVOCABLE CHECK-OFF OF UNION DUES

CCF

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

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)

Mr. Stanley Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre) moved

for leave to introduce Bill No. 3, to amend the Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigation Act (voluntary revocable check-off).

Topic:   AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 54, STATUTES OF VOLUNTARY REVOCABLE CHECK-OFF OF UNION DUES
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October 12, 1951