Have any Canadians or residents of Canada been trained in guerilla warfare in Jordan or Lebanon in cooperation with the Palestinian Liberation Front and, if so, how many and in what province or provinces do they currently reside?

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

It would not be in the public interest to reveal any information that might be available on this subject.

Were plans concerning the construction of a terminal building at the Ste. Scholastique airport changed because of unsatisfactory soil conditions and, if so, what was the nature of the problem and the extent of the changes required?

Mr. Gerard Duquet (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Transport):

No; plans concerning the construction of a terminal building at the Ste. Scholastique airport were not required to be changed because of soil conditions.

1. What amount of 3 per cent Perpetual Bonds was outstanding as of December, 1971 and what was the quotation?

2. What consideration has been, or is being, given to a due date for the 3 per cent Perpetual Bonds?

Hon. )ohn N. Turner (Minister of Finance): 1. As at

December 31, 1971, $55 million perpetual bonds were outstanding; market price $42 per $100 bond.

2. Careful consideration was given to establishing a maturity date on the perpetual bonds prior to September 15, 1966, when the last coupon on the coupon registered bond certificates became payable. The Federal Government has from time to time reviewed its policy with respect to these bonds and does not feel that it is in the country's best interest to redeem or fix a maturity date on these obligations at this time.

By department, has the government any plans to expand office and other floor space either through ownership or leasing in the constituency of Dartmouth-Halifax East in any of the next three years and, if so (a) for what purpose (b) at what annual cost?

Return tabled.

Borrower State of Israel

The Industrial Development Bank of Israel Ltd.

June 26, 1972

1. What requests have been received from the Government of Prince Edward Island for the construction of a carageen extraction plant in that Province?

2. What has been the response to such requests, if any, from the Government of P.E.I.?

3. For the past ten years, what is the contribution of the Government of Canada to the Irish moss industry in P.E.I.?

4. For the past ten years, what has been the annual value of Irish moss harvested in P.E.I.?

5. To what countries and in what amounts to each country was this harvest sent for final processing?

Return tabled.

1. How many paper plants are there in Canada and where are they located?

2. Since 1968, has the government paid any subsidies for (a) the expansion (b) the operation of paper mills in Canada?

3. How many plants have closed down (a) completely (b) partially?

4. How many workers have been laid off by paper mills in Canada since 1968 because (a) the plant was closed (b) production had diminished?

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Return tabled.

Does the Contagious Diseases Division of the Health of Animals Branch of the Department of Agriculture have several offices in Quebec and, if so (a) where are they located (b) which area is under the jursidiction of each office (c) who is the officer in charge of each office (d) what are the qualifications required of a primary products inspector in charge of applying regulations in force under the Animal Contagious Diseases Act?

Return tabled.

Mr. Knight:

Mr. Speaker, I wish to bring to the attention of the parliamentary secretary question No. 525, asked on April 25, concerning the names of 14 agricultural and livestock firms whose offers to have displays at the Canadian trade fair in Peking in August have been accepted. I wonder whether the parliamentary secretary would look into this and try to make an answer available this week.

Mr. Bechard:

We shall look into that matter

immediately.

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