1. What is Canada's contribution to the Commonwealth Program of educational training for refugees from Rhodesia and South Africa?

2. Are the refugees involved alleged to have committed "political" crimes by their native governments?

3. Are contributions being channelled through educational institutions or through nationalist organizations in exile?

4. Does Canada make any contribution to the African National Council of Rhodesia?

1. What was the total number of applications received by the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development from students in the Atlantic Provinces for positions as Historic Park Guides?

2. Of this total (a) how many of the applicants specified they were unilingual English (b) how many specified they were unilingual French (c) how many specified they were bilingual?

3. How many applications were accepted and of the total number provided employment (a) how many were unilingual English (b) how many were unilingual French (c) how many were bilingual?

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Hon. Gerard Pelletier (Secretary of State):

I have been given the following information by the Public Service Commission. 1. The Regional Office received 563 applications.

2. Of these 563 applicants, the Selection Board identified (a) 475 as unilingual English; (b) 2 as unilingual French; (c) 86 as bilingual.

3. Of the 85 applicants appointed (a) 41 were unilingual English; (b) none were unilingual French; (c) 44 were bilingual.

1. How many newspapers and how many magazines have carried or will carry the advertisement "Attention old age pensioners, Guaranteed minimum income levels have been raised"?

2. Of the newspapers, how many are dailies, weeklies, bi-weeklies and monthly?

3. Have or will any newspapers or magazines carry the advertisement more than once and, if so, what is the maximum number of times and in which of the above categories do such newspapers fall?

4. (a) What was the total cost of these advertisements (b) what was the cost per category (c) how much did the most expensive advertisement or series of advertisements cost in a single newspaper and magazine and what are the names of that newspaper and magazine?

5. Was any advertising of the pension increases (for old age security pensioners) done in either radio or television and, if so, what was the cost?

6. What is the name of each advertising firm through which the above advertising was placed and at what charge?

Hon. lohn C. Munro (Minister of National Health and Welfare):

1. Nine hundred and sixty one newspapers.

2. Dailies, 112; weeklies, 818; bi-weeklies, 17; monthly, 14.

3. Yes. Dailies, two insertions. One insertion for all other newspapers.

4. (a) Total cost of advertisement, $168,965. (b) Dailies, $60,470; weeklies, $101,945; bi-weeklies, $3,460; monthly, $3,090. (c) $3,600, the Toronto Daily Star.

5. Yes. Radio, $31,856.

6. Advertising agencies: Huxley-Irwin-Price Limited; Agence Canadienne de Publicite Limitee.

There was no charge to the department for placement because the agencies are compensated by a 15 per cent commission allowed by all media to enfranchised agencies for national advertising.

What was the total volume of goods (in tons) handled during 1971 at the ports of (a) Montreal (b) Vancouver (c) Halifax (d) St. John (e) Quebec City (f) Rimouski (g) Baie Comeau (h) Port Cartier (i) Sept-Iles, Pointe Noire included?

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

The National Harbours Board advises as

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follows: (a) Montreal, 23,766,460 tons; (b) Vancouver, 35,301,753 tons; (c) Halifax, 11,307,747 tons; (d) St. John, 5,803,304 tons; (e) Quebec City, 11,060,221 tons.

The Department of Transport advises as follows: (f) Rimouski, 536,884 tons; (g) Baie Comeau, 7,841,167 tons; (h) Port Cartier, 14,435,657 tons; (i) Sept-Iles, Pointe Noire included, 26,809,205 tons.

Is the government considering a bilingual third verse for the National Anthem which is the subject-matter of Bill C-158 as evidence of a desire to contribute to national unity?

Hon. Gerard Pelletier (Secretary of State):

The reply to that question is no, Mr. Speaker. The government is not considering a third verse for the Naitonal Anthem.

1. On what date or dates did the Government in Council, or any authority designated by the Governor in Council, order the Blue Water Bridge Authority to make its cost records and its cash receipt and disbursement records available, pursuant to section 19(1) of the Blue Water Bridge Authority Act which was enacted May 21,1964?

2. On what date or dates did the Blue Water Bridge Authority provide the Governor in Council, or his designee with itemized, detailed and verified reports of the Authority's receipts and disbursements under section 19(2)(a) of the Act?

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

The Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources stated in the House on May 19, 1972 that a submission to the Governor in Council was being prepared requiring the Blue Water Bridge Authority under Section 19 of the Blue Water Bridge Authority Act to submit a financial report annually to the appropriate Minister. The submission is expected to be completed shortly.

Since the announcement by the Minister of Agriculture of assistance to hog producers who produced at a loss in 1971 (a) how many producers benefitted from this program to June 1, 1972 (b) what amount was paid to the same date (c) how many producers received the benefit by province (d) what was the total paid by province?

Mr. Marcel Lessard (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Agriculture):

The answers to sections (a), (b), (c) and

(d) to June 9, 1972 are as follows:

Province Number of Producers AmountNewfoundland 23 $ 19,085.00Prince Edward Island 792 240,190.00Nova Scotia 248 138,190.00New Brunswick 419 119,155.00

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Quebec Questions 4,523 2,046,660.00Ontario 15,506 5,429,880.00Manitoba 8,981 2,059,240.00Saskatchewan 14,193 2,450,455.00Alberta 13,896 3,119,000.00British Columbia 214 64,565.00Total 58,795 $15,686,420.00