December 14, 1951 (21st Parliament, 5th Session)

Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent (Prime Minister):

Mr. Speaker, might I have the unanimous consent of the house to make a motion with respect to these four bills concerning religious communities which have just been reported, without amendment, from the committee on miscellaneous private bills. The bills having been distributed to hon. members on December 11, I should like to move that when we pass to the orders of the day they might be referred to the committee of the whole house for immediate action prior to our dealing with government orders. I think that would be in order.