The house resumed at 10.15 p.m.

A message was delivered by Major C. R. Lamoureux, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, as follows: Mr. Speaker, the Honourable the Deputy Governor General desires the immediate attendance of this honourable house in the chamber of the honourable the Senate. Accordingly, Mr. Speaker with the house went up to the Senate chamber. In the Senate chamber the Deputy Governor General was pleased to give, in Her Majesty's name, the royal assent to the following bills: An act to repeal the Newfoundland Savings Bank Act, 1939. An act to authorize the construction of a bridge and a causeway over the St. Lawrence river near the city of Pointe aux Trembles. An act respecting the executive board of the Canada conference of The Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod of North America. An act to incorporate Royal General Insurance Company of Canada. An act respecting The Northern Life Assurance Company of Canada. An act respecting The Canada North-west Land Company (Limited). An act to incorporate The Mortgage Insurance Company of Canada. An act to incorporate Family Life Assurance Company. An act to amend the Canada Grain Act, the Financial Administration Act, the Income Tax Act, the International Boundary Waters Treaty Act, the National Energy Board Act, the Railway Act, the Salaries Act and the Tariff Board Act with respect to the salaries of certain public officials. An act to incorporate the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada. An act to approve an agreement between the government of Canada and the government of the province of Ontario respecting public harbours. An act to amend the Carriage by Air Act. An act to amend the National Harbours Board Act. An act to amend the National Centennial Act. An act to amend the Customs Tariff. An act respecting the office of representation commissioner and to effect certain consequential amendments to the Canada Elections Act. An act to amend the Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act. Royal Assent An act to authorize the provision of moneys to meet certain capital expenditures of the Canadian National Railways system for the period from the 1st day of January, 1962 to the 30th day of June, 1964, and to authorize the guarantee by Her Majesty of certain securities to be issued by the Canadian National Railway Company. An act to amend the Canadian World Exhibition Corporation Act. An act for the relief of Joyce Evelyn Ranger. An act for the relief of Mabel Lucille Mills. An act for the relief of Gordon Gibb. An act for the relief of Betty Jane Sockett. An act for the relief of Albert Wilfrid Tremblay. An act for the relief of Lily Worthington. An act for the relief of Leomay Marie Blanche Stratton. An act for the relief of Lorna Scherzer. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Shaw Fisher Reid. An act for the relief of Marie Gertrude Helene Flamme. An act for the relief of Gerda-Sascha Rozwadow-ski. An act for the relief of Stella Leblanc. An act for the relief of Cynthia Elsie Scott. An act for the relief of Demetre Almyriotis. An act for the relief of Agnes Irene Seaman. An act for the relief of John Harman. An act for the relief of Marion Ruth Catherine Slattery. An act for the relief of Bruce Reid Campbell. An act for the relief of William Metcalfe Watt.An act for the relief of Raymonde Vachon.An act for the relief of Mary Hilda Hermita.An act for the relief of Ellen Alice Nelham. An act for the relief of Jean Jacques Aime Picotte. An act for the relief of Marie Madeleine Lydia Gauvin. An act for the relief of Joseph William Alfonse Morency. An act for the relief of Shirley Millar Neal. An act for the relief of Irene Ross. An act for the relief of Aline Helene Smith.An act for the relief of Joseph Arthur Norman William Edwards. An act for the relief of Edward Brown. An act for the relief of Madeleine Priscilla Deane Everall. An act for the relief of Magdeleine Geoffrion. An act for the relief of Yetta Pomerantz. An act for the relief of June Patricia Brown. An act for the relief of Betty Lillian Patrick. An act for the relief of Harvey Stewart Wycliffe Goodwin. An act for the relief of Wilfrid Giroux.An act for the relief of Herve Gauthier.An act for the relief of Micheline McGuire. An act for the relief of Gladys Ethel Sarah Bergeron. An act for the relief of Monique Remy. An act for the relief of Josephine Suhr Moseley. An act for the relief of Elsie Jean Delisle.An act for the relief of Jeannine Furoy.An act for the relief of Beverley Anne Jones. Royal Assent An act for the relief of Alphonse Eugene Racine. An act for the relief of Marion Richardson. An act for the relief of George Hann. An act for the relief of Rosi Irma Parrouty. An act for the relief of Rose Coletta. An act for the relief of Joan Jeanette Krautle. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Helen Brown. An act for the relief of Dorothy Hazel Neila Beausoleil. An act for the relief of Ines Barbara Levy. An act for the relief of Dorothy Gladys Faucher. An act for the relief of Geraldine Ludgarde Romer. An act for the relief of Geraldine Cecilia Gohier. An act for the relief of Rene Hebert. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Lillian Small. An act for the relief of Patricia Rose Rankin. An act for the relief of Haidy Amalie Madelaine Jack. An act for the relief of Sandra Elizabeth McVety. An act for the relief of Rose Duval. An act for the relief of Rosemary Louise Eakins. An act for the relief of Germaine Marie Therese Hinksman. An act for the relief of Joseph Rene Gerard Michel. An act for the relief of Doreen Klara Culmer. An act for the relief of Mallie Fanny Newman. An act for the relief of Sylvia Aucoin. An act for the relief of Miriam White. An act for the relief of Leonard Greenfield. An act for the relief of Helene Denise Vien. An act for the relief of Toni Anna Lydia Weiss, otherwise known as Toni Anna Lydia Weisz. An act for the relief of Stephen Alexander Lantos. An act for the relief of Frieda Lina Schaub. An act for the relief of Colleen Ann Kenny. An act for the relief of Edith Rozel McDougall. An act for the relief of Mona Pozza. An act for the relief of Vivian Marjery Cohen. An act for the relief of Hilda Desjardins. An act for the relief of Sandra Mary Louise Martin. An act for the relief of Mary Iris Fournier. An act for the relief of Phyllis Manoah.An act for the relief of Martin Simeon Levy.An act for the relief of Maureen Mary Piercey. An act for the relief of Milton Lawrence Trickey. An act for the relief of William John Loke. An act for the relief of Betty O'Neil.An act for the relief of Armando Argentini.An act for the relief of Joseph Jean Paul Fernand Blanchette.An act for the relief of Karl-Heinz Hans Luedders. An act for the relief of Marjorie Brown.An act for the relief of Maureen Knowles. An act for the relief of Rolland Commoy. An act for the relief of Ginette Noela Melanie Soulier. An act for the relief of Nora Bridget Lahey. An act for the relief of Betty Ankhelyi. An act for the relief of Barbara Patricia Rogers. An act for the relief of William Henry Monaghan. An act for the relief of Mary Yvonne Giguere. An act for the relief of Lois Budd. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Laptew. An act for the relief of Margit Bene. An act for the relief of Jacqueline Elfstrom. An act for the relief of Marie Antoinette Germaine Mouton. An act for the relief of Molly Krakower. An act for the relief of Anita Marie Virginie Leroux. An act for the relief of Barbara Joan Sonia Lowther. An act for the relief of Arthur Bruce Hann. An act for the relief of Fany Rubenstein. An act for the relief of George Cecil Horton. An act for the relief of Pierre Lacasse. An act for the relief of Edna Anne MacPherson.An act for the relief of Pardo Belpulso.An act for the relief of Aida Diotte.An act for the relief of Geralde Lalonde.An act for the relief of Joseph Philippe Philias Fabien Parent. An act for the relief of Marie Greensell. An act for the relief of John Donaldson.An act for the relief of Jean Eileen Leath. An act for the relief of Stella Eileen Menahem. An act for the relief of Gabriel Fortin.An act for the relief of Elsie Clifford. An act for the relief of Marlene Judith Feinstein. An act for the relief of Edie (Etta) Cohen. An act for the relief of June Eleanor Holgate. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Anne Chad-wick-Rider. An act for the relief of Della Harriet McGuire. An act for the relief of Adrien Tellier. An act for the relief of John Loughheed, otherwise known as John Lougheed. An act for the relief of Roland Boisvert. An act for the relief of Jean Mildred Fillmore. An act for the relief of Marie Marguerite Nicole Fraser. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Peck. An act for the relief of Eileen Myrtle Burns. An act for the relief of Helen Doreen Gearey. An act for the relief of Iva Baumgartner. An act for the relief of Jacqueline Serrati. An act for the relief of Jeannette Carignan. An act for the relief of Paulette Sauve. An act for the relief of Thelma Joanette MacDonald. An act for the relief of Donat Theriault. An act for the relief of Elizabeth Gray. An act for the relief of Alma Tremblay. An act for the relief of Daisy Emily Dorothy Ryan. An act for the relief of Lise Hogue. An act for the relief of Verena Elsener. To these bills the royal assent was pronounced by the Clerk of the Senate in the following words: In Her Majesty's name, the Honourable the Deputy Governor General doth assent to these bills. Then the Speaker of the House of Commons addressed the Deputy Governor General as follows: May it please Your Honour: The Commons of Canada have voted supplies required to enable the government to defray certain expenses of the public service. In the name of the Commons, I present to Your Honour the following bill: An act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service of the financial year ending the 31st March, 1964. To which bill I humbly request Your Honour's assent. To this bill the Clerk of the Senate, by command of the Deputy Governor General, did thereupon say: In Her Majesty's name, the Honourable the Deputy Governor General thanks her loyal subjects, accepts their benevolence, and assents to this bill.

After which the Deputy Governor General was pleased to close the first session of the twenty sixth parliament of Canada with the following speech: Honourable Members of the Senate: Members of the House of Commons: The twenty sixth parliament opened on May 16 and you have at this first session, occupying a total of 23 weeks, enacted much important legislation designed to advance in many w'ays the well-being of Canada and Canadians. It has been encouraging to note some easing of tension in international relations, expressed particularly in the successful conclusion of a multilateral treaty banning nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere, in outer space and underwater. This treaty was signed on behalf of my government on August 8. 1963. Further progress toward improved understanding between nations is urgently necessary. To this end my government continues, at the United Nations and elsewhere, to participate fully in the attempt to ease international tensions. Canadians have shared the grief of the people of the United States over the tragic and untimely death of President Kennedy, whose contribution to the causes of freedom and peace has been of immeasurable importance for all the world. The Canadian economy is currently enjoying a good rate of growth. It is gratifying that in recent months unemployment has been reduced to the lowest rate experienced since 1957, though further progress remains to be made. Exports have substantially increased and the payments deficit with other countries has been reduced. The recent wheat crop was the largest in Canada's history and exports of wheat in the current crop year are expected to establish a new record. My government has renewed on satisfactory terms the trade agreement with the U.S.S.R. first made in 1956 and has entered into wheat sales agreements with that country and with Poland, Czechoslovakia and Bulgaria. The Canadian wheat board has entered into a long term arrangement for the sale of wheat to mainland China. My government has held conferences with the governments of all the provinces. Matters of mutual interest have been reviewed in a spirit of co-operative federalism. Arrangements for closer and more continuous consultation in future have been made. The federal government has indicated certain Prorogation of Parliament changes which it proposes to make in fiscal arrangements with the provinces for the next financial year. A wider range of other subjects, including certain features of the federal government's proposed Canada pension plan, have been examined. The principal conference in November was followed by a meeting of the federal and provincial ministers of trade and industry and a meeting of the ministers of agriculture. Further studies have been arranged, as a preliminary to another conference with the premiers of the provinces. My government has established a royal commission on bilingualism and biculturalism and has taken steps to increase bilingualism in the public service. Many of the recommendations of the royal commission on government organization are being put into effect. A committee of the House of Commons has inquired into matters of national defence and my government is undertaking a full review of defence policy in the light of modem conditions. Arrangements have been made for the provision of nuclear warheads for those previously acquired weapons which require them. In recognition of the need to provide a fair share of assistance to the less developed nations, my ministers have announced an increase in Canada's external aid program and the initiation of a food aid program to supplement the other forms of assistance. Negotiations for the clarification of the Columbia river treaty, and for the sale of downstream power, have been conducted with the government of the United States in full co-operation with the government of British Columbia. The House of Commons has established a committee to make recommendations on its procedure and organization. You have enacted a measure to provide for the office of a representation commissioner to facilitate the equitable redistribution of representation in the House of Commons. You have enacted legislation under which has been established the economic council of Canada, which will advise how Canada can achieve the highest possible levels of employment and efficient production in order that the country may enjoy a high and consistent rate of economic growth and that all Canadians may share in rising living standards. You have adopted measures to stimulate industrial expansion in Canada through tax incentives, and to encourage greater participation by Canadians in the ownership of Canadian industry. You have also authorized the establishment of the Department of Industry in order to encourage the development and efficiency of manufacturing industries in Canada. In the same act you have provided for an area development agency which, in collaboration with the provinces, will assist in programs for the development of districts where economic growth has been slow and unemployment especially serious and persistent. You have adopted measures to provide special tax incentives for industrial expansion in such areas. The Atlantic Development Board Act has been amended to increase the number of members and to provide for a capital development fund of $100 million. You have enacted the Municipal Development and Loan Act to make available funds for additional municipal projects, administered in co-operation with the provincial governments. You have also authorized the provision of greater incentives to municipal winter works and an acceleration during the winter months of federal works in development areas, which have contributed substantially to the maintenance of employment.

Prorogation of Parliament You have also authorized measures which, with winter housing incentives and higher N.H.A. loans at reduced interest rates, have resulted in a record number of homes now being under construction. You have also authorized an experimental program to encourage the employment and training of older workers who have been without work. You have amended the Technical and Vocational Training Assistance Act to give increased support to the construction of training facilities and the provision of training both in industry and to the unemployed. You have enacted the Maritime Transportation Unions Trustees Act with the object of restoring democratic trade unionism in the shipping industry and putting an end to labour strife on the great lakes. You have provided for raising to $75 a month the pensions paid to Canadians from age 70 under the Old Age Security Act, and for likewise increasing by $10 a month the benefits to which the federal government contributes under the joint welfare programs for old age assistance and for blindness and disability allowances. Other measures enacted at this session include the Dissolution and Annulment of Marriages Act and amendments to the Emergency Gold Mining Assistance Act, the Small Business Loans Act, and other legislation. Members of the House of Commons: I thank you for the provision you have made for the public services in the current fiscal year. Honourable Members of the Senate: Members of the House of Commons: May divine Providence continue to bless our country. This concluded the first session of the twenty sixth parliament. [The following items were passed in committee of supply this day:]

Northern administration branch- 75. Branch administration including authority to make recoverable advances for services performed on behalf of the governments of the Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory, $1,092,800.

1. Grant in respect of the net operating amount required to discharge the responsibilities of the national broadcasting service, $78,439,000. 5. Grant for the capital requirements of the national broadcasting service, $7,340,000. International broadcasting service- 10. International broadcasting service including authority to credit to the appropriation revenue from the rental of facilities in Montreal, Sackville and Vancouver to an amount of $429,500 and to re-expend these moneys for the purposes of the international broadcasting service, $1,865,900.

A-Department- 1. Departmental administration, $317,600. 5. Companies and corporations branch, $142,000. 10. Trade marks office including a contribution to the international office for the protection of industrial property, $222,000. 15. Translation bureau, $1,837,600. Patent and copyright office- 20. Administration division, $147,300. 25. Patent division, $2,158,600. 30. Copyright and industrial designs division including a contribution to the international office for the protection of literary and artistic works, $41,200. B-Atlantic development board- 40a. Administration and operation, $352,500.