Mr. COLDWELL:

I thought the hon.

gentleman had resumed his seat.

Mr. COLD WELL:

May I ask of what

interest it is to anyone where this man was bom or what his original name was? That is something that should not be taken up with the secretary general of the united nations.

Mr. COLDWELL:

But is that not a matter for His Honour the Speaker? No member of the government can possibly commit the Speaker to something which contravenes the rules of the house. That is the way it stands, at least on the face of the rules.

Mr. ST. LAURENT: So far as I am concerned I shall be prepared to rely upon the sense of responsibility of each hon. member, at a time when there is urgent public business to be attended to, not to raise anything he does not feel is of sufficient importance to warrant taking the time of the house.

Mr. COLD WELL:

Has the minister considered the possibility of increasing the strip mining in southern Saskatchewan with a view to supplying the prairie area in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, and releasing the coal ordinarily used in that area for shipment to eastern Canada? Has that been considered?

Mr. COLD WELL:

Put the motion.