Mr. Rock:

I have a supplementary question for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, but in his absence I will again direct it to the Prime Minister. It concerns the rejection of the request by Montreal, Lachine, and the Montreal urban community for the building of the Lachine canal park. Is the minister aware that no request was made to his department to reconstitute the park's historical characteristics, as the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development continues to imply? All the people want is a canal that will be operational for pleasure craft.

Mr. Raymond Rock (Lachine):

Mr. Speaker, I have a question for the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development but in his absence I will address it to the Prime Minister. Is the government permitting the Quebec roads department to build a highway and a bridge through Caughnawaga and Lachine even though I and the citizens of Lachine and Caughnawaga are against such a project-

Mr. Rock:

-and what financial aid is the federal government contributing toward this unwanted project?

Mr. Raymond Rock (Lachine):

Mr. Speaker, in the absence of the Minister of Manpower and Immigration I should like to direct a question to the right hon. Prime Minister concerning a statement made by an official government spokesman yesterday to the effect that the Canada manpower centres and the Unemployment Insurance Commission will mesh their activities across Canada. Is this being done because the government anticipates a greater increase in unemployment?

Mr. Rock:

No, passing it.