Mr. Fortin:

I raise a point of order, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker:

The hon. member on a point of order.

Mr. Fortin:

Under the terms of Standing Order 43, the Chair asks if there is unanimous consent. I have the feeling on this side of the House that it would be important to know where the opposition is coming from. I have heard that it comes from the Progressive Conservatives, but I would like to be sure, Mr. Speaker.

Feed Grains

Mr. Speaker:

The hon. member may have heard so, but I have heard "no".

Mr. Frank Howard (Skeena):

Mr. Speaker, I seek the consent of the House to move a motion pursuant to Standing Order 43. The case of urgent and pressing necessity is the concern that secret negotiations may now be going on between the government and the owners of the Cassiar Cannery on the coast of British Columbia in an attempt to bring the cannery further under the control of Japanese interests. I therefore move, seconded by the hon. member for Comox-Alberni (Mr. Barnett):

That the government disclose forthwith the relationship it has with respect to the Cassiar Cannery near Prince Rupert, B.C., especially with reference to any current negotiations to purchase the said cannery.

Mr. Speaker:

Is there unanimous consent to the motion proposed by the hon. member for Skeena?

Agreed.

No.

Mr. Speaker:

There is not unanimous consent. The motion cannot be put.

Mr. Bill Knight (Assiniboia):

Mr. Speaker, in view of the fact the well worded motion of the right hon. member for Prince Albert (Mr. Diefenbaker) and the principle contained therein were turned down, I would like to move a similar motion. In view of the fact the official position of the Conservative party is to have feed grains on the open market, I move, seconded by the hon. member for Meadow Lake (Mr. Nesdoly):

That this House support orderly marketing of feed grains under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Wheat Board.

Mr. Speaker:

Order, please. I am not sure whether the hon. member has the motion in writing. I see him writing now. Perhaps the hon. member will have the motion for tomorrow. The right hon. member for Prince Albert.

Mr. Diefenbaker:

Mr. Speaker, I rise on a question of privilege arising out of the twice-repeated statement on the part of the hon. member for Assiniboia (Mr. Knight) concerning Conservative policy. I simply want to say this: While the spirit of unity moves, we have not yet come to a point where the NDP will make any announcements as to what is Conservative policy. They have been doing that for the Liberal party for some time.

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Order Paper Questions

Hear, hear!

Oh, oh!

Mr. Derek Blackburn (Brant) moved

for leave to introduce Bill C-285, to amend the Identification of Criminals Act.

Explain.

Mr. Blackburn:

Mr. Speaker, the purpose of this bill is to amend the Identification of Criminals Act to provide that the results of the identification process, that is, mug-shots, fingerprints, may not be published unless and until the person in question has been convicted of the offence for which he was charged and subjected to the identification process. Similarly, provision is made for prohibiting the publication and for destroying the results of the identification process when the person has been acquitted.