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May 14, 1954

LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT

REPORT OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

LIB

Louis-René Beaudoin (Speaker of the House of Commons)

Liberal
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Mr. Speaker:

I have the honour to lay upon the table a report from the civil service commission respecting the staff of the library of parliament.

Topic:   LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT
Subtopic:   REPORT OF CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
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LABOUR CONDITIONS

STRIKE OF UNITED KINGDOM SEAMEN

On the orders of the day:
CCF

Clarence Gillis

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)
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Mr. Clarence Gillis (Cape Breton South):

Mr. Speaker, may I direct a question to the Minister of Labour (Mr. Gregg). It arises out of a press dispatch in this morning's Montreal Gazette captioned "Eighteen More U. K. Sailors Arrested".

Can the minister inform the house if any action is contemplated by his department to intervene in the dispute so as to assure uninterrupted coal deliveries from Sydney, Nova Scotia, to Montreal?

Topic:   LABOUR CONDITIONS
Subtopic:   STRIKE OF UNITED KINGDOM SEAMEN
Sub-subtopic:   REFERENCE TO PRESS REPORT
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LIB

Milton Fowler Gregg (Minister of Labour)

Liberal
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Hon. Milton F. Gregg (Minister of Labour):

Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Cape Breton South for giving me notice of his intention to ask this question. The situation appears to be as follows:

(1) The ship to which reference is made in the Montreal Gazette report is under United Kingdom registry and the members of the crew have been engaged under United Kingdom articles.

(2) The members of the crew are affiliated with the National Union of Seamen of the United Kingdom.

(3) Neither the owner nor operator of the ship nor the crew members, as far as industrial relations matters are concerned, are under the jurisdiction of the federal Industrial Relations and Disputes Investigation Act.

(4) The United Kingdom National Union of Seamen has repudiated the strike action on the part of the crew members.

(5) No request has been made to this department by the owners or operators of the ship or by the union for conciliation services.

Topic:   LABOUR CONDITIONS
Subtopic:   STRIKE OF UNITED KINGDOM SEAMEN
Sub-subtopic:   REFERENCE TO PRESS REPORT
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FINANCE

EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT LOAN ON CURRENT INTEREST RATES

On the orders of the day:
PC

James MacKerras Macdonnell

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. J. M. Macdonnell (Greenwood):

Mr. Speaker, I should like to ask a question of the Minister of Finance (Mr. Abbott). Would the minister care to comment on the likely effect, if any, on current interest rates, of the new loan being currently floated?

Topic:   FINANCE
Subtopic:   EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT LOAN ON CURRENT INTEREST RATES
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LIB

Douglas Charles Abbott (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal
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Hon. Douglas Abbott (Minister of Finance):

Mr. Speaker, I always hesitate to assume the role of prophet and I do not think I should do so here. The return on the new bond is in line with the present return on outstanding long-term government bonds.

Topic:   FINANCE
Subtopic:   EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT LOAN ON CURRENT INTEREST RATES
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PC

Donald Methuen Fleming

Progressive Conservative
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Mr. Fleming:

That is very informative.

Topic:   FINANCE
Subtopic:   EFFECT OF GOVERNMENT LOAN ON CURRENT INTEREST RATES
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FRASER RIVER

REQUEST FOR REPORTS ON WATER LEVELS

On the orders of the day:
LIB

Tom Goode

Liberal
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Mr. T. H. Goode (Burnaby-Richmond):

Mr. Speaker, may I address a question to the Minister of Public Works (Mr. Winters)? The people of Burnaby-Richmond are expressing concern over the late run-off of water in the Fraser river, and I would ask the minister to instruct his officials in New Westminster to give him daily reports on the situation.

Topic:   FRASER RIVER
Subtopic:   REQUEST FOR REPORTS ON WATER LEVELS
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LIB

Robert Henry Winters (Minister of Public Works)

Liberal
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Hon. Robert H. Winters (Minister of Public Works):

I think that would be a matter more properly within the jurisdiction of the Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources, who is responsible for the water resources division.

Topic:   FRASER RIVER
Subtopic:   REQUEST FOR REPORTS ON WATER LEVELS
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LIB

Jean Lesage (Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources)

Liberal
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Hon. Jean Lesaga (Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources):

Mr. Speaker, I am infomed that daily reports on the level of the Fraser river are sent to our water resources office in Vancouver. It is understood that, as in previous years, if the situation warrants it those daily reports will be sent to Ottawa.

Topic:   FRASER RIVER
Subtopic:   REQUEST FOR REPORTS ON WATER LEVELS
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May 14, 1954