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December 20, 1951

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

MOTION TO SIT THIS DAY WITHOUT INTERMISSION OR ADJOURNMENT AT TEN O'CLOCK

CCF

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

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)
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Mr. Stanley Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre):

Mr. Speaker, under the heading of motions, by virtue of standing order 15 and citation 132 of Beauchesne's second edition, and on the basis also of standing order 45,

I wish to move, seconded by the hon. member for Peace River (Mr. Low):

That this day's sitting of the house continue without the usual intermission at one o'clock p.m. and at 6.15 o'clock p.m., and that the house shall not be adjourned at ten o'clock p.m. this day.

The purpose of this motion is to-

Topic:   BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
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George Alexander Drew (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Drew:

The purpose is clear.

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Gordon Knapman Fraser

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Fraser:

To allow Stanley Knowles to get home for Christmas.

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

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)
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Mr. Knowles:

-provide an opportunity for members of the house, who feel that they have the right to be home with their families on Christmas day, to vote on the contentious issue that is now before parliament.

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Elie Beauregard (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal
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Mr. Speaker:

Is it the pleasure of the

house to adopt the motion? This motion is debatable.

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Donald Methuen Fleming

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Fleming:

Mr. Speaker-

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George Alexander Drew (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Drew:

I would simply commend the Tather remarkable spirit of co-operation demonstrated by the C.C.F. with their friends across the house.

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Lionel Chevrier (Minister of Transport)

Liberal
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Mr. Chevrier:

You are just driving them [DOT]over here.

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Major James William Coldwell

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)
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Mr. Coldwell:

I rise to a point of order. I think the remark of the leader of the opposition was most uncalled-for. The motion does not signify anything of the sort. It simply signifies that we wish to go on with the business of the house and conclude it in order that everybody connected with the house, not only the members, may have an opportunity to enjoy Christmas.

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Louis Stephen St-Laurent (Prime Minister; President of the Privy Council)

Liberal
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Mr. St. Laurent:

I think the leader of the opposition understood you to say, Mr. Speaker, that this motion was not debatable.

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Elie Beauregard (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal
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Mr. Speaker:

No.

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Gordon Knapman Fraser

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Fraser:

It is debatable.

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Louis Stephen St-Laurent (Prime Minister; President of the Privy Council)

Liberal
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Mr. St. Laurent:

I thought the leader of the opposition had understood that Mr. Speaker had said the motion was not debatable.

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George Alexander Drew (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Drew:

I did not say anything about it.

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Elie Beauregard (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal
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Mr. Speaker:

I ruled that the motion is debatable, and the hon. member for Eglinton rose.

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George Alexander Drew (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Drew:

The Prime Minister misunderstood me. I made no comment about its being debatable.

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Donald Methuen Fleming

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Donald M. Fleming (Eglinton):

I wish to say a brief word about this motion. In the first place it is rather amazing to have this particular type of motion coming from my hon. friend to the left, the hon. member for Winnipeg North Centre (Mr. Knowles), because every time that the question has arisen at the end of a session about carrying on without an intermission for lunch or dinner it has been the hon. member for Winnipeg North Centre who has risen and pleaded the cause of the staff of the house.

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James MacKerras Macdonnell

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Macdonnell (Greenwood):

And the hon. member for Rosetown-Biggar (Mr. Coldwell).

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December 20, 1951