Mr. C. E. Johnston (Bow River):

May I

direct a question to the Minister of National Revenue. I have not given him notice of the question, so he may desire to take this as notice. Can he tell the house whether or not the application of the Dinosaur radio station at Drumheller, Alberta, has been received, and whether it will be given favourable consideration?

Hon. D. S. Harkness (Minister of Agriculture):

I will draw this question to the attention of the Minister of National Revenue, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. C. N. Barbes (Chapleau):

Mr. Speaker, may I direct a question to the Minister of

Public Works. I should like to know what steps have been taken lately, if any, to start the construction of the new diesel repair shops planned for Senneterre, Quebec, by Canadian National Railways, in view of the fact that this would correct in part a serious unemployment situation as well as bring about an important development in the area?

Hon. Howard C. Green (Minister of Public Works):

Mr. Speaker, I think this question should be passed to the Minister of Transport.

Mr. Barbes:

Mr. Speaker, may I repeat the same question and direct it to the hon. Minister of Transport.

Hon. George H. Hees (Minister of Transport):

Would the hon. member mind repeating his question, because I was not paying my usual attention.

Mr. Barbes:

I should like to know what steps have been taken, if any, to start the construction of the new diesel repair shops planned for Senneterre, Quebec, in the Chapleau riding, by Canadian National Railways, in view of the fact that this would correct in part a serious unemployment situation as well as bring about an important development in the area.

Mr. Hees:

Mr. Speaker, I will be very glad to make inquiries of the management of the C.N.R. with regard to this.

Mr. Stanley Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre):

Mr. Speaker, may I direct a question to the Minister of Finance. Will the government honour, without fail, the commitment made by the Minister of Finance when he promised the house that all of this year's estimates will be dealt with by the committee of supply, and that our right to discuss the items will not be curtailed in any way?

Hon. Donald M. Fleming (Minister of Finance):

Mr. Speaker, that statement was made in the usual course when the motion for interim supply was up for consideration, but I cannot control the course of destiny. If the house is in session the procedure of the house with regard to estimates will, of course, be followed.

Mr. Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre):

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a question of privilege. My point of privilege is that the Minister of Finance, a responsible minister of the crown,

Inquiries of the Ministry said on December 4, as recorded on page 1849 of Hansard, that all the estimates will be dealt with in committee, that the ministers will be before the committee of supply and that our rights would not be curtailed in any way. My point of privilege is that the minister cannot now repudiate that promise.

Mr. Speaker:

I am not sure that this is a question of privilege. It seems to me the matter is within the control of the house itself, and any person who undertakes to speak for the house speaks for it in the sense that the house may decide to do something different.