Mr. Browne (St. John's West):

I still think that is a question of policy, but the Department of Justice is endeavouring to fight organized crime all the time, and is not waiting for the initiative of anyone else.

Hon. Paul Marlin (Essex East):

May I ask

the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Justice if he is now in a position to table the documents which this house voted the other day with regard to the decision of the Attorney General of Canada to allow the extradition of one John Papalia, a possible witness in connection with the crime probe now being conducted in Ontario.

Mr. Thomas M. Bell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice):

Mr. Speaker, we hope to be able to do that the beginning of next week.

Mr. Marlin (Essex East):

Before the commission disbands, I hope.

Mr. H. W. Herridge (Kootenay West):

On

Friday last I asked the Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources a question concerning an order for return which had to do with the biographies of certain officials

Inquiries of the Ministry of the water resources branch. I wonder if the hon. gentleman can now indicate when this information will be available.

Hon. W. G. Dinsdale (Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources):

Yes, Mr. Speaker; it is being tabled this week.

Hon. Michael Starr (Minister of Labour):

Mr. Speaker, to introduce a happy note into this house, I am sure all hon. members will be interested in knowing that we have two young Canadians, of whom we are all proud, visiting the House of Commons. I refer to Donald Jackson, the men's world champion figure skater, and Wendy Griner, who was runner up in the ladies' division. These two young people have brought great honour to Canada. They are accompanied by their mothers, Mrs. Jackson and Mrs. Griner.

Hon. L. B. Pearson (Leader of the Opposition):

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the opposition may I join in the welcome which the minister has given on behalf of the house to two of our most outstanding and distinguished international athletes. Not many of us got a chance to attend the world skating championships in Prague but most of us had the opportunity of seeing the performance on television. It was magnificent, and if it had not been for one unfortunate little slip and a fall we would have had two gold medals instead of one.

Mr. H. W. Herridge (Kootenay West):

On

behalf of the members of this party I wish to join with the Minister of Labour and the leader of the official opposition in extending a welcome to these Canadians who have brought such honour to Canada. I trust their efforts in this field will spur the federal government to a realization that it has to do more with regard to assisting this type of sport.

Hon. W. G. Dinsdale (Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources):

On April 6 the hon. member for Bonavista-Twillingate inquired whether a government chartered aircraft was touring the eastern Arctic with welfare workers aboard. This matter has been investigated carefully and the answer is no. Transportation in the eastern Arctic does depend on charter aircraft, but there has been no such flight during the past few weeks.

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Mr. D. M. Fisher (Port Arthur):

I wish to ask the Minister of Trade and Commerce a question relating to what has become popularly known as the Hees air lift. I wonder if he can give us any details as the reason for his department air lifting United States executives to Canada. Could the hon. gentleman give us a general explanation of the plan?