Mr. Harris:

Mr. Speaker, we will continue with this tomorrow, but I would point out to hon. members that it would be desirable if we could fairly early in the day make suitable arrangements for the prorogation of parliament by some hour which could at least be a target.

I might also say that there are two bills which would be based on the resolution before the committee, and when they have gone to the other place we might, if it meets the wishes of hon. members, take up the international atomic energy convention, if the house is prepared to discuss it, and also the taxation agreements with the three countries mentioned on the order paper. We might dispose of them, I would hope, in that interval. I say this not to suggest by any means that we should have a target, but merely to point out that some arrangements have to be made as a consequence of our decision to prorogue tomorrow.

What amounts have been paid out from the federal treasury in each fiscal or calendar year for the following: (a) old age pensions, from

inception (i) in Canada; (ii) in Nova Scotia; (b) old age security, from inception (i) in Canada; (ii) in Nova Scotia; (c) old age assistance, from inception (i) in Canada; (ii) in Nova Scotia; (d) blind pensions, from inception (i) in Canada; (ii) in Nova Scotia; (e) disabled persons pensions, from inception (i) in Canada; (ii) in Nova Scotia?

Answer by: Hon. Paul Martin (Minister of

National Health and Welfare):

(a) (i)-Total federal payments under the Old Age Pensions Act: Fiscal

Year Old age Blind Total$ $ $1927-28 ... . 131,452 - 131,4521928-29 ... . 832,687 - 832,6871929-30 ... . 1,537,174 - 1,537,1741930-31 ... . 5,658,143 - 5,658,1431931-32 ... . 10,032,410 - 10,032,4101932-33 ... . 11,512,543 - 11,512,5431933-34 ... . 12,313,595 - 12,313,5951934-35 ... . 14.942,459 - 14,942,4591935-36 ... . 16,764,484 - 16,764,4841936-37 ... . 21,149,352 - 21,149,3521937-38 ... . 28,524,587 128,418 28,653,0051938-39 ... . 28,283,284 760,354 29,043,6391939-40 ... . 29,080,631 895,923 29,976,5541940-41 ... . 28,901,933 1,009,767 29,911,7001941-42 ... . 28,530,908 1,030,889 29,611,7961942-43 ... . 28,861,186 1,114,828 29,976,0141943-44 ... . 32,195,592 1,244,030 33,439,6221944-45 ... . 39,503,028 1,471,978 40,975,0061945-46 ... . 41,291,227 1,526,747 42,817,9741946-47 ... . 43,829,580 1,615,136 45,444,7161947-48 ... . 56,978,389 2,107,989 59,086,3781948-49 ... . 64,232,211 2,532,074 66,764,2851949-50 ... . 89,652,203 3,536,731 93,188,9341950-51 ... . 99,268,006 3,901,109 103,169,1151951-52 ... (9 mos.) . 77,340,012 2,996,115 80,336,127(a) (ii)

Federal payments to Nova Scotia under the Old Age Pensions Act:

Fiscal

Year Old age Blind Total

1933- 34 _______ 69,271 - 69,2711934- 35 __ 1,479,899 - 1,479,8991935- 36 __ 1,661,102 - 1,661,1021936- 37 __ 1,764,915 - 1,764,9151937- 38 ____ 1,836,704 11,985 1,848,6891938- 39 ____ 1,866,724 74,418 1,941,1421939- 40 ____ 1,913,181 91,262 2,004,4431940- 41 ____ 1,941,172 102,375 2,043,5471941- 42 ____ 1,936,832 105,970 2,042,8021942- 43 ____ 1,948,075 107,397 2,055,4711943- 44 ____ 2,137,242 114,043 2,251,2841944- 45 ____ 2,807,890 140,039 2,947,9291945- 46 ____ 2,913,972 142,672 3,056,6441946- 47 ____ 3,093,204 147,486 3,240,6901947- 48 ____ 3,943,563 181,815 4,125,3791948- 49 ____ 4,658,580 224,480 4,883,0591949- 50 ____ 6,056,998 311,948 6,368,9461950- 51 ____ 6,572,267 348,338 6,920,6051951- 52 ____ 5,030,881 267,014 5,297,895

(9 mos.)

(b) (i) (ii)1951- 52 $ 76,086,835 $ 4,124,0801952- 53

323,141,615 17,259,2871953- 54

338,970,791 17,702,4771954- 55

353,205,333 18,149,5261955- 56

366,218,474 18,411,3451956- 57 (estimated) 379,118,000 18,682,000(c) (i) (ii)1951- 52 (3 mos.) .. .$ 2,277,238 $ 95,6731952- 53

19,128,837 893,0601953- 54

20,288,153 1,028,7561954- 55

20,869,126 1,063,1651955- 56

20,918,186 1,046,9271956- 57

17,131,764 947,842(10 mos.) (11 mos.)(d) (if (ii)1951- 52 (3 mos.) .. .$ 721,449 $ 64,1991952- 53

2,985,217 253,7181953- 54

2,914,102 250,5671954- 55

2,886,184 247,7881955- 56

2,918,494 254,6041956- 57

2,473,397 237,222(10 mos.) (11 mos.)(e) (i) (ii)1954- 55 (3 mos.) .. .$ 419,379 $ 12,1411955- 56

5,665,067 254,3261956- 57

5,900,739 263,753(10 mos.) (11 mos.)

Friday, April 12, 1957