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Paul Joseph James Martin (Minister of National Health and Welfare)

Liberal

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Hon. Paul Martin (Minister of National Health and Welfare) moved

that the house go into committee to consider the following resolution:

Resolved, that it is expedient to bring in a measure to amend the Old Age Pensions Act to increase from $30 to $40 the monthly amount of pension to which the government of Canada will contribute.

Old Age Pensions Act

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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Some hon. Members:

Carried.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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Some hon. Members:

Carried.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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PC

Gordon Graydon

Progressive Conservative

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Mr. Graydon:

Carried.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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LIB

William Ross Macdonald (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)

Liberal

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Mr. Deputy Speaker:

With the unanimous consent of the house-

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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Paul Joseph James Martin (Minister of National Health and Welfare)

Liberal

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Mr. Martin:

His Excellency the Governor General, having been made acquainted with the subject matter of this resolution, recommends it to the consideration of the house.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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PC

Gordon Graydon

Progressive Conservative

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Mr. Graydon:

Hear, hear. Next stage.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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William Ross Macdonald (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)

Liberal

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Mr. Deputy Speaker:

Mr. Martin moves, seconded by Mr. Gibson (Hamilton West), that I do now leave the chair for the house to resolve itself into committee of the whole on this resolution.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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Gordon Graydon

Progressive Conservative

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Mr. Graydon:

Carried.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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Some hon. Members:

Carried.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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PC

Gordon Graydon

Progressive Conservative

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Mr. Graydon:

Let's show the old people what we can do in half an hour.

Motion agreed to and the house went into committee, Mr. Golding in the chair.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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William Henry Golding (Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole)

Liberal

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The Deputy Chairman:

Shall the resolution carry?

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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PC

Gordon Graydon

Progressive Conservative

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Mr. Graydon:

Carried.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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Some hon. Members:

Carried.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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CCF

Stanley Howard Knowles (Whip of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)

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Mr. Knowles:

Mr. Chairman-

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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PC

Gordon Graydon

Progressive Conservative

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Mr. Graydon:

Oh, don't stop it; don't stop it; don't stop it!

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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Donald MacInnis

Mr. Maclnnis:

You were trying to stop it.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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Peter Francis Martin

Mr. Mariin:

May I just suggest to hon. members that perhaps the most convenient way, and the method by which we would save the most time, would be to defer discussion until we reach the stage of second reading of the bill, and the committee stage.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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CCF

Stanley Howard Knowles (Whip of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation)

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)

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Mr. Knowles:

Can we reach that stage today?

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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Gordon Graydon

Progressive Conservative

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Mr. Graydon:

Let us go on with it now. We should pass third reading today.

Resolution reported, read the second time and concurred in. Mr. Martin thereupon moved for leave to introduce Bill No. 237 to amend the Old Age Pensions Act.

Topic: OLD AGE PENSIONS
Subtopic: INCREASE OF GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION FROM $30 TO $40 PER MONTH

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