Hon. Jean Chretien (Minister oi Indian Affairs and Northern Development):

1. (a) On Indian reserves the social assistance program is the responsibility of the federal government; (b) and (c) Disability pensions and needy mothers' allowances are the responsibility of provincial governments; (d) Unemployed Indians on reserves not eligible for unemployment insurance are the responsibility of the federal government.

2. (a) 100 per cent, except in Ontario where in accordance with a federal/provincial Indian welfare agreement, the federal government contributes approximately 95 per cent; (b) and (c) 50 per cent, (d) Same as 2 (a) above.

3. Each program has its own specific eligibility conditions which are applicable to all recipients (non-Indian or Indian).

4. (a) An Application for Social Assistance and whatever other documentary evidence the Social Assistance administration may require, having regard to the circumstances of the case, (b) and (c) Not applicable.

5. (a) Federal government; (b) and (c) Not applicable.

Mr. RAYMOND DENIS

1. On what date was Raymond Denis sentenced to a term in a federal penitentiary, for what charge and for what term?

2. On what date did Raymond Denis begin serving his sentence and in what institution?

3. (a) What was the actual period of time that Mr. Denis served in a federal penitentiary (b) was it all served in the same institution and, if not, what is the breakdown of time served and at what institutions?

4. Was Mr. Denis released on parole and if so (a) on what date (b) for what period of time (c) has the period of parole now ended?

Hon. lean-Pierre Goyer (Solicitor General):

By the

Department of the Solicitor General: 1. December 15, 1967; obstructing justice (Section 119(1) CC): two years imprisonment.

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2. Mr. Denis was held at the Carleton County Jail, Ottawa, pending disposition of his appeal. The appeal was dismissed on January 20, 1969 and Mr. Denis was admitted to St-Vincent-de-Paul Penitentiary on March 19, 1969 to serve his sentence as a federal inmate.

3. (a) Nine months, (b) (i) St-Vincent-de-Paul Penitentiary, three months and seven days, (ii) Cowansville Institution, five months and twenty-three days.

4. Yes. (a) December 19, 1969. (b) 397 days, (c) Yes, January 19, 1971.

1. For each year 1968 to 1970, what amount was expended to inform the farmers living on small farms of the government's policies and its various assistance programs?

2. How was this government information transmitted to the farmers?

3. To date, what amount has been spent by the government for distributing information to the farmers on Bill C-244, the Prairie Grain Stabilization Act?

Mr. I. A. Jerome (Parliamentary Secretary to President of the Privy Council):

I am informed by Agriculture Canada and the Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board as follows: 1. No information releases are directed exclusively to small farmers nor was any expenditure made in the years in question for information on assistance programs designed specifically for farmers living on small farms.

2. N/A.

3. Dissemination of information on the Prairie Grain Stabilization Plan, Bill C-244, by the Department was part of an information package about the over-all Prairie Grains Policy which included eight other programs, either implemented or proposed. The amount spent on this package information program was $135,014.62.

Hon. Robert Stanbury (Minister of Communications):

1.

There are three types of telecommunication services that can be carried on the Anik satellite: (i) telephone and data channels (ii) television program channels (iii) radio program circuits. When the Telesat satellite system is developed to its planned extent about 16,000 people will have access to telephone and data services in the Northwest

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Territories. The communities concerned will be primarily in the districts of Keewatin and Franklin where satisfactory telecommunications services do not now exist. Based on 1966 census data, approximately 27,000 or 61 per cent of the population will receive the full, live network TV schedule via the Anik satellite during the first year of operation, as opposed to the limited, four-hour recorded and delayed program package now available to 24,000 or 54 per cent of the population. The gain will thus be significant in terms of greatly increased hours of programming per day for the population now receiving only the recorded television package as well as in terms of the increased population to be reached during the first year. The communities to be served are primarily in the Yukon and the district of Mackenzie in the Northwest Territories. The satellite will not be used in the first year for distribution of CBC radio.

2. The population presently served in the same areas by existing communication facilities offering comparable telephone and data services to the satellite system is 7,800. About 24,000 of the population, or 54 per cent, now receive the limited four-hour recorded and delayed program package, as explained in answer to part 1 of the question. Radio is now available to approximately 29,300 or 66 per cent of the population, based upon the daytime coverage provided by the signals of existing radio stations.

3. (a)and (c). The CBC advises that it is their intention to include in the programming made available to northern communities through Anik facilities program materials related to the lives and interests of the people in the north. Some of this will originate within the Territories themselves. The extent to which this will be possible will depend on the production facilities available which will be limited at the outset but which will be enlarged as budgetary conditions in future years permit, (b) The CBC advises that local programs are now available on radio but not on television.

4. Telesat Canada advises that their system using the Anik satellite will operate throughout Canada, including the north, on a strict economic basis.

5. Presumably this question concerns the financial administration of the satellite program and it should be addressed to the President of Telesat Canada for reply.

Note: The assumptions used in the answer to the question are as follows: (a) CBC information on television coverage is based on the 1966 census statistics, (b) information on telephone and data services is based on preliminary information supplied by Statistics Canada based on the 1971 census, (c) the CBC has provided information on the population that will receive television services in 1973 while the information on telephone services is based on full development of the thin route system in 1975.

How many days was the Auditor General out of Canada during the year 1970 and also during 1971?

Mr. Judd Buchanan (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Finance):

1970, 106; 1971, 54.

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Has the Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce conducted a study of the regional impact of the Canadian tariff?

Mr. Bruce Howard (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Industry. Trade and Commerce):

No.

Has the president of International Pulp and Sulphite made representations to any department asking that no investment be made in Canada during the next ten years in the paper production industry?

Mr. J. A. Jerome (Parliamentary Secretary to President of the Privy Council):

No.

Have ethical guidelines been issued by the Prime Minister to other Ministers regarding the practice of ministerial use of government aircraft during an election campaign and, if so, what are

they?