Mr. McTAGGART:

I think we should

appreciate the fact that there are in Canada, particularly in western Canada, a large number of rural constituencies. I do not know whether rule 15 applies to other than urban constituencies, and if not, I am not particularly concerned because I have the honour to represent a rural constituency. I think however, it would be impossible to get the ballot boxes distrubted to the various polls in seven days, and before we vote on this amendment I would like to have some assurance from the minister that where there are large rural constituencies,, they will be added to the schedule when we come to section 38.

Mr. McTAGGART:

Was not the. treaty

signed conditionally on the provinces agreeing to its provisions?

Mr. McTAGGART:

I am afraid it was.

Mr. McTAGGART:

Within the last two

years an association was formed in the city of Swift Current, called, I think, "The Greater Waterways Development Association," whose object it is to urge upon those in authority the necessity of proceeding with the development of this great waterways scheme.

Mr. McTAGGART:

Mr. Chairman, if this legislation is expected to discourage the efforts of the bootleggers in British Columbia, why should not the same law be made applicable to the prairie provinces as well?