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December 11, 1951

EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

Second report of standing committee on external affairs.-Mr. Bradette.

NATIONAL DEFENCE

TABLING OF REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1951

LIB

Brooke Claxton (Minister of National Defence)

Liberal
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Hon. Brooke Claxton (Minister of National Defence):

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to table the report of the Department of National Defence for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1951.

Topic:   NATIONAL DEFENCE
Subtopic:   TABLING OF REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 1951
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NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY

TABLING OF COPIES OF PROTOCOL FOR ACCESSION OF GREECE AND TURKEY

LIB

Jean Lesage (Parliamentary Assistant to the Secretary of State for External Affairs)

Liberal
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Mr. Jean Lesage (Parliamentary Assistant to the Secretary of Stale for External Affairs):

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Secretary of State for External Affairs (Mr. Pearson) I beg leave to table three copies of the French and English texts of the protocol to the North Atlantic treaty on the accession of Greece and Turkey, signed at London on behalf of Canada and other members of NATO on October 17, 1951.

Topic:   NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY
Subtopic:   TABLING OF COPIES OF PROTOCOL FOR ACCESSION OF GREECE AND TURKEY
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PROVISION FOR SHORT-TERM CREDIT TO PRODUCERS

LIB

Clarence Decatur Howe (Minister of Defence Production; Minister of Trade and Commerce)

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

that the house go into committee at the next sitting to consider the following resolution:

That it is expedient to introduce a bill to make provision for short-term credit to grain producers in the prairie provinces to meet temporary financial difficulties, arising from inability to complete harvesting operations or to make delivery of grain, through bank loans guaranteed by the crown with limitations including a limitation to the effect that the liability of the crown to pay losses will not exceed $5 million; moneys payable under the act to be paid out of the consolidated revenue fund.

He said: His Excellency the Governor General, having been made acquainted with the subject matter of this resolution, recommends it to the consideration of the house.

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Motion agreed to.

NATIONAL DEFENCE

INQUIRY AS TO REFERENCE OF ANNUAL REPORT TO COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE EXPENDITURES

On the orders of the day:
PC

Gordon Graydon

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Gordon Graydon (Peel):

The Minister of National Defence has just tabled the annual report of the department. I should like to know whether it is his intention to refer it to the special committee on defence expenditures.

Topic:   NATIONAL DEFENCE
Subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO REFERENCE OF ANNUAL REPORT TO COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE EXPENDITURES
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Brooke Claxton (Minister of National Defence)

Liberal
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Hon. Brooke Claxton (Minister of National Defence):

As far as I know it is not the practice to refer annual reports to committees. The report is available for consideration by all hon. members of the house.

Topic:   NATIONAL DEFENCE
Subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO REFERENCE OF ANNUAL REPORT TO COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE EXPENDITURES
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Gordon Graydon

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Graydon:

Including the committee.

Topic:   NATIONAL DEFENCE
Subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO REFERENCE OF ANNUAL REPORT TO COMMITTEE ON DEFENCE EXPENDITURES
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LIB

Brooke Claxton (Minister of National Defence)

Liberal
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Mr. Claxton:

Within its terms of reference.

Topic:   NATIONAL DEFENCE
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CANADIAN FORCES ACT TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION, PENSIONS, ETC. CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT

LIB

Brooke Claxton (Minister of National Defence)

Liberal
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Hon. Brooke Claxton (Minister of National Defence) moved

the second reading of and concurrence in amendments made by the Senate to Bill No. 21, respecting the Canadian forces.

He said: I move:

That the amendments made by the Senate to the Bill No. 21 sent up from the House of Commons, intituled: "An act respecting the Canadian forces," be concurred in with the exception of their sixteenth amendment to which this house proposes the following consequential amendment:

That subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (d) of section two of the Veterans Land Act. 1942, as proposed by the Senate be deleted and the following be substituted therefor:

" (iii) who, wherever he may have served, is by reason of disability attributable to or incurred during such service in receipt of a pension."

And that a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours therewith.

Topic:   CANADIAN FORCES ACT TO PROVIDE FOR COMPENSATION, PENSIONS, ETC. CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT
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December 11, 1951