The Acting Chairman (Mr. Rea):
Is it
agreed that we call it ten o'clock?
Agreed.
Resolutions adopted in committee of supply this day reported and concurred in.
Mr. Marler:
Can the house leader indicate what will be the business tomorrow and Saturday?
Mr. Green:
Tomorrow we shall continue with the estimates of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. Then we shall take the legislation estimates, public works, trade and commerce, health and welfare and finance.
Mr. Marler:
May I take it that that order will be preserved tomorrow and Saturday?
Mr. Green:
I am not sure about Saturday, Mr. Speaker; but I would hope that would be the order tomorrow.
Mr. Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre):
the minister does not know about Saturday can he now tell us about Monday and Tuesday?
Mr. Green:
Mr. Speaker, I have never met so many curious people in my life before.
Mr. Marler:
There are some fairly curious ones on the other side.
Mr. Green:
I cannot give him certain information about Saturday and I certainly cannot tell him about Monday and Tuesday.
Mr. Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre):
May
I ask the minister a question which in effect is supplementary to an exchange we had this morning on the orders of the day when the
Business of the House minister asked me to look at the order paper and see there the other items of legislation that he had not mentioned for today. I wonder whether he would tell me what he has in mind. In view of the progress that the house has made today, there are only four items of legislation left on the order paper. It has been indicated that three of them will not be proceeded with at this session. That leaves only one, namely item No. 7. What is the government's intention with regard to item No. 7?
Mr. Green:
I would think the hon. member could figure that out for himself, with only one left.
Mr. Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre):
When will it be called?
Mr. Pearson:
Does the minister remember the days when he used to insist that the government plan in advance the business of the house?
Mr. Green:
No, Mr. Speaker. I have forgotten all about those days.
Mr. Pickersgill:
Truer words were never spoken.
Mr. Marler:
A convenient loss of memory.
Mr. Nicholson:
Might I have the ear of the house leader? The other day the house leader told us he expected that we would complete the business of this session by the end of January. Since we have only 24 hours left, I wonder whether he expects that he will carry out that commitment.
Mr. Green:
No, Mr. Speaker. It is now fairly evident that we shall not be able to finish by tomorrow.