December 20, 1951

LIB

Joseph-Alfred Dion (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)

Liberal

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

The amendment stays before the house.

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Edmund Davie Fulton

Progressive Conservative

Mr. Fulton:

You mean that it is in order? Thank you. *

Business of the House

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George Alexander Drew (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Progressive Conservative

Mr. Drew:

Mr. Speaker, I was dealing with the question of the motion before the house. While this extension may not be as great as some hon. members would wish, I would point out that if there is any indication from the government-and of course I am dealing with this as a government motion because we know that it is-that they are prepared to support this motion, then we will have three-quarters of an hour in which to dispose of certain details.

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LIB

Hughes Cleaver

Liberal

Mr. Cleaver:

After wasting the whole day.

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LIB

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

Liberal

Mr. Lesage:

That shows how serious you are.

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George James McIlraith (Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Defence Production; Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Trade and Commerce)

Liberal

Mr. Mcllraiih:

Keep your tongue out of your cheek when you talk in that way.

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Some hon. Members:

Steamroller.

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Edmund Davie Fulton

Progressive Conservative

Mr. Fulton:

How about some of these unparliamentary expressions, Mr. Speaker?

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LIB

Andrew Wesley Stuart

Liberal

Mr. Stuart (Charlotte):

To make it possible to carry on until 10.30 would this motion have to be voted on before ten o'clock?

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George Alexander Drew (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Progressive Conservative

Mr. Drew:

Yes. To answer that question, I have indicated that if the leader of the house will say that he is prepared to support this amendment, then of course we can proceed with the business of the house until 10.30.

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LIB

Andrew Wesley Stuart

Liberal

Mr. Stuart (Charlotte):

He cannot speak for all the house.

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Auguste Maltais

Liberal

Mr. Maltais:

He cannot speak for me.

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Sarto Fournier

Liberal

Mr. Fournier (Maisonneuve-Rosemont):

He

can speak for himself but not for me.

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George Alexander Drew (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Progressive Conservative

Mr. Drew:

At this hour of the night and at this stage of the session-

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LIB

Ralph Melville Warren

Liberal

Mr. Warren:

What is wrong with this hour of the night?

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George Alexander Drew (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Progressive Conservative

Mr. Drew:

Mr. Speaker, I wish to answer the hon. member's question. There is nothing wrong with this hour of the night. As a matter of fact it is a splendid hour of the night. We have been trying to suggest all day that this is a good hour of the night.

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LIB

Ralph Melville Warren

Liberal

Mr. Warren:

Yes; that is right.

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George Alexander Drew (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Progressive Conservative

Mr. Drew:

We have been trying to suggest that we would do our business much better if we recognized that fact.

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George Alexander Drew (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Progressive Conservative

Mr. Drew:

Mr. Chairman, at this hour of the night I am glad I have found one convert. I am at least pleased that my arguments have borne that much fruit anyway.

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December 20, 1951