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January 28, 1958

PC

John George Diefenbaker (Prime Minister)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Right Hon. J. G. Diefenbaker (Prime Minister):

I am glad to see that my hon. friend reads dependable literature.

Topic:   PENSIONS
Subtopic:   CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
Sub-subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO INCREASE FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES
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LIB

Henry Joseph Murphy

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Murphy (Westmorland):

Does the Prime Minister still treat this as an unimportant matter and a waste of time?

Inquiries of the Ministry

Topic:   PENSIONS
Subtopic:   CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
Sub-subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO INCREASE FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES
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John George Diefenbaker (Prime Minister)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Diefenbaker:

Mr. Speaker, at no time did the Prime Minister ever hold that view.

Topic:   PENSIONS
Subtopic:   CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
Sub-subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO INCREASE FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES
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LIB

Henry Joseph Murphy

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Murphy (Westmorland):

Yes, he did.

Topic:   PENSIONS
Subtopic:   CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
Sub-subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO INCREASE FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES
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John George Diefenbaker (Prime Minister)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Diefenbaker:

But my hon. friend was part of a group which over the years must have held that view, because during that time he was silent.

Topic:   PENSIONS
Subtopic:   CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
Sub-subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO INCREASE FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES
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CCF

Stanley Howard Knowles

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Stanley Knowles (Winnipeg North Centre):

Mr. Speaker, may I ask a supplementary question of the Prime Minister. In view of his reference to what the member for Westmorland was reading as "dependable literature", may I ask if we can depend upon that promise being fulfilled?

Topic:   PENSIONS
Subtopic:   CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
Sub-subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO INCREASE FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES
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?

Some hon. Members:

No answer.

Topic:   PENSIONS
Subtopic:   CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
Sub-subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO INCREASE FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES
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LIB

James Sinclair

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Sinclair:

There are your election

promises, down the drain.

Topic:   PENSIONS
Subtopic:   CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
Sub-subtopic:   INQUIRY AS TO INCREASE FOR RETIRED EMPLOYEES
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NORTHERN AFFAIRS

DEVELOPMENT ROADS

On the orders of the day:
CCF

Edward George McCullough

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (C.C.F.)
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. E. G. McCullough (Moose Mountain):

would like to ask the Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources if he has finalized any agreement with the province of Saskatchewan on his proposals for the development of northern roads; and could the minister say whether or not he has received any representations from the province of Saskatchewan requesting that an early agreement be reached on this very important matter?

Topic:   NORTHERN AFFAIRS
Subtopic:   DEVELOPMENT ROADS
Sub-subtopic:   NEGOTIATIONS WITH SASKATCHEWAN
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Francis Alvin George Hamilton (Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Hon. Alvin Hamilton (Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources):

Mr. Speaker, the question of northern roads has been under consideration between the province of Saskatchewan and the federal government for several months now, and I hope that in due course an announcement will be made.

Topic:   NORTHERN AFFAIRS
Subtopic:   DEVELOPMENT ROADS
Sub-subtopic:   NEGOTIATIONS WITH SASKATCHEWAN
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NOVA SCOTIA-NEW BRUNSWICK-STATUS OF AGREEMENTS ON THERMAL PLANTS

On the orders of the day:
LIB

Jean Lesage

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Hon. Jean Lesage (Monlmagny-LTslel):

May

I ask the Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources if an agreement has been signed by either New Brunswick or Nova Scotia on thermal power plant development, and the building of transmission lines program in the Atlantic provinces?

Topic:   NOVA SCOTIA-NEW BRUNSWICK-STATUS OF AGREEMENTS ON THERMAL PLANTS
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Francis Alvin George Hamilton (Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Hon. Alvin Hamilton (Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources):

No, Mr. Speaker, but I think I can inform the house that all discrepancies of viewpoint have now been removed and that I expect a signature to be coming forward any day now from the two provinces.

Dominion-Provincial Relations

Topic:   NOVA SCOTIA-NEW BRUNSWICK-STATUS OF AGREEMENTS ON THERMAL PLANTS
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LIB

Jean Lesage

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Lesage:

Would the minister mind repeating his reply?

Topic:   NOVA SCOTIA-NEW BRUNSWICK-STATUS OF AGREEMENTS ON THERMAL PLANTS
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Francis Alvin George Hamilton (Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources)

Progressive Conservative
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Hamilton (Qu'Appelle):

I was saying that all differences between the federal government and the two provinces concerned have been removed and we expect shortly to table the two agreements.

Topic:   NOVA SCOTIA-NEW BRUNSWICK-STATUS OF AGREEMENTS ON THERMAL PLANTS
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LIB

Jean Lesage

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. Lesage:

Can we expect the minister to table those agreements before the dissolution of parliament?

Topic:   NOVA SCOTIA-NEW BRUNSWICK-STATUS OF AGREEMENTS ON THERMAL PLANTS
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January 28, 1958