Mr. Schreyer:

I have a supplementary question, Mr. Speaker. May I ask the Prime Minister whether the government's present review of foreign policy has been concluded in so far as it relates to our NATO commitment.

Mr. Trudeau:

No, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Andrew Brewin (Greenwood):

Mr. Speaker, I wonder if I might ask a supplementary question and address it to the Secretary of State for External Affairs. Can he tell us whether the review of our external and defence policies includes an examination of the problem posed by NATO aid being used to bolster military dictatorship which disregard the rule of law and fundamental human rights but are still within the treaty?

Mr. Speaker:

Order, please. I wonder

whether the question is not too wide in scope to be asked at the present time. However, perhaps it might be allowed and the minister permitted to reply.

Hon. Mitchell Sharp (Secretary of Stale for External Affairs):

If the hon. gentleman was referring, for example, to the question of Greece which has been in the news recently,

I can say that the only military aid we are giving to that country consists of some spare parts for training aircraft. We are not supplying any ammunition, weapons, or any kind of offensive military equipment.

Mr. Gerald Laniel (Beauharnois):

Mr. Speaker, I intended to put a question to the hon. Minister of Manpower and Immigration of which I had given him notice but, in his absence, I shall direct it to his parliamentary secretary.

Can the hon. parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Manpower and Immigration tell us whether, since this morning, the minister has had conversations with the officials of the Chemcell division of the Canadian Celanese Company with the view to minimizing as much as possible the harmful effects of the unexpected announcement of the closing

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Mr. Gerard Loiselle (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Manpower and Immigration):

Mr. Speaker, the minister was indeed advised yesterday afternoon of the closing down of that plant; as early as this morning, and even now, the officials of the department are conferring with the officials of the company to find the necessary solutions towards minimizing the problem of the workers.

Mr. Laniel:

Mr. Speaker, I have a supplementary question.

As I conveyed the news myself yesterday afternoon to the minister, can the parliamentary secretary tell us whether the department might be interested in resorting to the good offices of the member for Beauharnois to draw up an efficient program to find-

Mr. Speaker:

Order.

Mr. Laniel:

-without delay a solution to the problem?

Mr. Speaker:

Order. The member for Sainte-Marie.

Mr. Georges Valade (Sainte-Marie):

Mr. Speaker, I wish to put a question to the President of the Treasury Board.

Could he tell us whether he has approved the estimates necessary for the construction of Place Radio-Canada, as recently announced by the Secretary of State?

Hon. C. M. Drury (President of the Treasury Board):

A contract was approved this morning by the governor in council, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Valade:

I should like to ask a supplementary question, Mr. Speaker.

Could the President of the Treasury Board tell us the amount authorized by the Treasury Board and whether this amount is to cover the whole work or only part thereof?

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