Has the Canadian National Railways given any consideration to any part it may play in determining whether a new bridge structure is advisable over the Kaministiquia River at or near James Street?

Mr. Jean-Charles Cantin (Parliamentary-Secretary to Minister of Transport):

The

Management of Canadian National Railways advise as follows: Yes, a representative of the Railways is a member of the committee formed to study the current problem.

1. In connection with the medical investigation now being conducted concerning those veterans who were prisoners of the Japanese in World War II, what are the specific problems which require further study?

2. Which problems are being studied by the Department of National Defence and why is the Department of National Defence being used for this purpose?

3. When is this investigation expected to be completed?

Hon. Roger Teillel (Minister of Veterans Affairs):

1. The problems which require further study have to do with the validation of certain observations and evaluation of the significance of others.

2. The Department of National Defence is involved to the extent that professional assistance is being given by specially qualified staff of that Department, as stated in the House on May 7, 1965.

3. Some parts of the investigation have been completed and appropriate action taken. Attention is drawn to the statement of May 7,

1965, regarding dental treatment. The study of other matters will be completed in phases, probably during the current year, but it is possible that some of the problems associated with the increasing age of the veterans will require continued study over a period of years.

1. At the end of the last fiscal year, what was the total currency in the banks and held outside of the banks?

2. What was the total amount of the money supply in Canada at the end of the last fiscal year?

3. At the end of the last fiscal year, what were the total assets of the eight chartered banks?

Questions

Mr. L. T. Pennell (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Finance):

1. At March 31, 1965 the chartered banks held $36 million of coin in Canada and $351 million of Bank of Canada notes. At the same date as shown by the Bank of Canada Statistical Summary the amount of coin outside banks was $232 million and the amount of Bank of Canada notes outside banks was $1,938 million.

2. A commonly used calculation of the money supply is total Canadian deposits of the chartered banks less items in transit plus notes and coin outside banks. This figure was $18,440 million at March 31, 1965.

3. The total assets of the eight chartered banks at March 31, 1965 were:

million

Bank of Montreal $ 4,787

The Bank of Nova Scotia 3,149

The Toronto-Dominion Bank 2,650

The Provincial Bank of Canada 522

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 5,750 The Royal Bank of Canada 5,911

Banque Canadienne Nationale 975

The Mercantile Bank of Canada 161

Total $23,905

Has the Department of Fisheries given consideration to (a) the installation of fish hatcheries in Newfoundland-Labrador and the carrying out of a restocking program (b) changing regulations to more adequately suit all coasts and waters in Newfoundland-Labrador (c) rescinding fishing leases to individuals and private groups in inland waters in Newfoundland-Labrador?

Hon. H. J. Robichaud (Minister of Fisheries):

(a) Yes, and it has concluded that there would be no justification for such action. Other fish culture techniques are applied and are proving beneficial in the conservation program, (b) Regulations in Newfoundland-Labrador are constantly under review and are frequently amended to meet requirements of the fisheries in coastal waters, (c) Any matters pertaining to fishing leases to individuals and private groups in inland waters are entirely under the jurisdiction of the government of the province concerned.

What were the amounts paid by Canada under the fiscal arrangements plan to each of the four Atlantic Provinces in the fiscal years ending March 31, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965?

June 30, 1965

Questions

Mr. L. T. Pennell (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Finance):

The payments under the Federal-Provincial Tax-Sharing Arrangements Act, 1956, and the Federal-Provincial

Fiscal Arrangements Act, 1961, to each of the four Atlantic Provinces for the fiscal years ending in 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965 are as follows:

Fiscal Year Prince Edward

Ending in Newfoundland Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick1960 $27,516,519 $6,889,963 $39,444,809 $33,798,2381961 27,959,535 7,302,159 39,742,439 34,249,1221962 27,578,048 7,280,665 39,816,660 33,733,1711963 32,418,624 6,726,837 33,794,565 27,338,2841964 33,760,800 7,392,600 31,842,120 27,915,7301965 37,349,230 9,122,750 40,270,880 35,865,060

(prelim.)

1. Did the government change the name of the Hamilton River in Newfoundland, to Churchill?

2. If not, was the government consulted before the change was made and did it approve the change of names?

Hon. W. M. Benidickson (Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys):

1. No. The name of the Hamilton River was changed by Act 451965 of the Newfoundland legislature.

2. No. The provinces are recognized to have jurisdiction over geographical names within their boundaries. On the passage of the provincial Act, the name change was approved by and recorded in the files of the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names.

1. Does the N.E.S. or any other agency or branch of the Department of Labour have an estimate of the unemployment difficulties of treaty Indians, non-treaty Indians, Metis or half-breeds, in Canada, and particularly in northern Ontario?

2. If so, what is the estimate, in summary?

3. Does N.E.S. encounter any particular problem in finding consistently gainful employment in northern Ontario for treaty Indians, non-treaty Indians, Metis or half-breeds?