The Lucknow Sentinel, 1966-05-18, Page 16(by lain, Laney. m. P.)
Changes in the ovules governing,
the•otation of parliamentary '
Cormlttees adopted in the last
session .of Parliament are. having °
a far reaching effect on the way
In •wh;ich the legislative branch of
the Canadian government'.function.
Under the new tiles the Comm-
ittees have been given duties far
'beyond thesewhich they carried
out previously. Estimates of the
Go, verttment Departments, are re-
ferred. to the'Standing Committees
of the Mouse for se rutiny in the.
course of which careful considera.=
titan is given to governi7ent policy
;and cgn:tive criticism is• often
tnedra Spial °comrnittees •halve
also been set 'up to lgek into such
matters as'divotce, "rug; costs
and peiees,., and consumer credit.
In ototi Conctimittee Meet
ings are ,open,to the. press. An
example is .the Committee en
f ldcastiig, films and assistance
to the Arts, which is currently .
investigating the dismissal of
Vessrs.. Patrick Watson : and Laur-
ier
er L.aPietne firo.n the r'posts as
b sts Of the CIC program "This
-HourHas Seven Days'', and which.
ds'receiving fient-pegte coverage
in the nations` newspapers.
.Twetaty-t►o Committees have:
been set up since. Parliament con -7.
veld in )anivaty. 'House rules do
not' ,pennit thea to sit while. the
House is in session fwhi+ch rest cts'
Thea usually' tom sessions:,
B them ent Fee em to do so•
it Obtained d by passageW of a mot-
km in tine Cis, DerPite
this lest i tion, BS comrnittee
sons have been held, most of`';
thermsince the Esrer recess eta
-
-eluded.
' In addit tan to:ccnsideratioan of
ettinates„ the Corninittees sisal
*nay Much of the legislation
which is for passage
the Mouse and Manny important
Modifcations! are 'made at the
• .Ce rn ttee stage before. final•
passing elf a ball into law.
_Because• of the inure lathe,
valit anivivartisofility of `the
mortgage money available for
construction: of hones was made
in the House this week by
Labour Minister Nicholson, The
announcement followed many
questions by Opposition members,
regarding the problems now fac-
ed by Canadians who wish to
construct hornet and 'find them=
selves stymied by a widespread'
shortage of capital which would•
permit them. to proceed with
construction, '
'The announcement was .a dis-
appointing`one. ...It reflects one
of the sorry corollaries to the.
government"s "ban`lhe boom"
budget of last month. •.
M. Nicholson admitted that'
a substantial demand for new
housing does exist, and that •
there is a sharp decline ' in the
Row of institutional mortgage •
investment, In these circum-
stances
only; government'action'
is' able to alleviate the situation
and this could have been accorn
pushed, by allowing Central
Mortgage. and Housing Corpora-
tion; the government's. mortgage
' lending institution, to release , •
a greater amount of Money into
tine `mortgage market . . •
Mr Nicholson., chose however .•
to urge builders to seek other sour-
ces,of mortgage money. The other
sources he referred to means of
Course the; private: financial instil:
utions where interest rates have al-
ready' climbed to almost prohibit=
ive levels. Despi a his optimistic
• hope that house building :in 1966
Committeesmany new w=4 -
art plated .on the tin a of she
Members: of the House of Comm-
. cot, :
o nm -.tom.: In adz tion to Unending to•`�
e manifold preblems of their
Constiments and participating
int the •prepeed tie *else
rse
they must Tioro.-also turrittheir
attention to C rC rtee wank.
.tack that mina embers
sit Ott Mere than one COMITIttPte
bas.:4alsa 4=eletiea Seale problems
O' -ars ext g
Faroe Many Committees meet
cOncurrentlyand of(obtuse
as
IKii'enaber can Only attend one
meeting
at atime.. Many Wiem.
• bens ate alto engaged goVern-,
'merit businessa rnz~hto ,
ttheir benne'are, /ram' d $ a
• � tettann thrice:
'Wiese wrack works' in irgon,
bin on viae created t ream n-
nes zin•which a,:d fficalry has
aris-
en an getting a xinorum to end
ipbrri'rrlitte fit Imes, and 'a:move
iCa ./educe the .quorum itif one of '
' hepori mitrees spiked +an inter-
esting debate in the Brame this
week. Ninny saggestions.fOr
proving Cmnnmitxee work were
made including one by .OppositoI,,
leader 'I1ie"feribaker that televi..
ion acrd ritdirabrosideasti of pro- .
ceedings be mane :Minn :expert-
•rntnta"l'basis ass possible:prelude
tc the' brb icastings f • procee -
. itigs in the House. rtr , 'Diefen-
. baker suggested xhat broadcasting
of .proceedings, would bring about
_,a, stronger "relationship bei e r
the people :and the Parliament
of the country and 'would solve
the . problem of having a quori r
of Members present for Cammio-
ee meetings,.
• Artnotiricenien..of tate goner
menr` polic!:: or. tete shortage' of'.
"Tlisfadverininaiingbiladdl gra"
suppress liveinsic WI, pa -
see. a1 ASO
mar slry e Forams 'vino
plaidedelveilasirsumnierlood
groin, pasture, Whoa
allay vision was bursa and
brava. Givenlan needs no pane-
posing.`t a) ,' si
lasraperatungs and ma ire tone-
:dinars; laarMsee so rapidly That
It may be mood or cat soon thew
The afinc3c • 'r
•.niiay u as 50% mo a forage
inanson+e =Inmansnoop-.grawa&
Cts fr njunoily ,or as peau
SEE YOUR
LOCAL DEALER
Ask about: convenient depa1ture.
• and return times ••
For information, phone the loaf •
CN passenger Bala: (Wei
wil 'remain within 150/0 of t e�lev
I set last year it :is •difficult to
see how this "wilt be the case.
Protests., against the policy,` or
lack thereof, hale come from
many sources, including the Nation
al Housebuilder's Associations,'
many real estate boards and lumber
dealers associations, Labourlay-
.offs
lay-offs have taken place in many
areas Of the country and much
concern has been shown.over the
•possibility, .of inflationary' prices.
In the face .of. these objections
the government has chosen to re
ject appeals for: an increase in the
.supply of mortgage money.
Those
who suffer from .this rejection. will
be Canadians, anxious to build , •
homes, contractors •engaged.: in
home construction, and large num-
bers of workmen who have. been
and will be laid off as'a result of
tbis'adamant refusal by the gov-
ernment to loosen up its lending
policy.
Prime Minister:.Pearson's denial
that he: called for an investigation •
.by the RCMP into the ;• private lives
•and activities of Members' of Pari-
lament: appears to have placed
him in direct conflict' with RCMP
Comnussionery George McClellan
and;may farce. the: Commissioner •
to resign as head of the force.
The conflict became apparent
this week uidebate, on 'a Progress-
ive Conservative non -confidence,
.notion which urged the.House
to condemn the goyernment's :
actions in having the RCMP pro7.
vide information :to the govern-
ment as to the past conduct of all
Members of Parliament generally.
The motion deplored•this action
as one which would destroy the•
independence of all Members and
undermine .the institution- of Parl
iarnent. It was based on -the*
aComnnssrnne's testimony at tile'
Munsinger inquiry that the Prime
Minister has asked `flit such an
investigation.
The government attempted to
have the amen Puled out of
girder on the ground that it .raised
`issues which were• being considered
at the iequiry ,useif, afid that'
.would: not Win order .far:rhe
Haase to debate the 'point at this
time. Mr. Speaker .Lamoureux
rejected this contention and ruled
that the mouton raised an issue
Which was collateral to Thar being
coni Bred by the inquiry and ' • •
therefc zn order,
The debate which followed be-
name heated on many occasions.
Opposition spokesmen accused the
Prime Minister of embarking on 'a
scandal huntand government Supp- E
• „otos denied this allegation.
In his defence of his actiotts'� ,
Prime Minister Pearson .asked the
following question: "We should
ask ourselves has the RCMP ever.
been ordered by the 'Prime M. inister
or anyone. on behalf of the Prime
Minister to inquire into the private
1iVes and activities of :aryl Mr"
lwir. Peerson's answer to his own
question was an emphatic NO,,
• At 'thf, Munsinger'.inquiry last -
wee!, arnrnissigner lvirCleilan
testi,f'itec that he had been •railed
to tit • Prime Minister's office and
the following is .rxs statement of
What tobk biaOt • as taker, from
the transcript of evidence: 91 was
asked if,lfthad :any information.• on
my files' of a nature which would'
indicate impropriety:or wrongdo-
ing onthe part .of any Member of
the Government`. •,
Mr. McClellan said he was then
asked if he,had "any information
indicating.any irnpropriety: or any-
thing of a scandalous nature in-
volving any MP in any Party over,
I. think, the last ten years".
Early indications, were that all
the other: Opposition Parties would.
join with the Conservatives in
censuring the`Government, how-
ever, when the vote came. the
Social Credit,- the .Creditistes:
and four Members -Of the NDP
voted withthe Government to
defeat the motion 133 votes to
106.
•
Most sleeping pills are followed by
a definite hangover period of de-
pressed ;mental powers.
Grace MacDougall of L:ondOn
spent a couple of days withher
parents, `Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Dougall Ian week. .
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Dickie, Wa
er,' Williant
and *Murray McK
were at Hope, Bay on the week.
Congratulations to Bruce Col.
ort being ,chosen for the 1966 -
Scout Interprovincial Exchange,
The sympathy of the commu
is extended to Mrs. Chislett in
passing of her husband. They .
planning. to move this week to
their new home in Sarnia .''S
Kinloss ladies served lunch to
relatives and friends in the ch
basement following:;the-'funeral'
ter/ice oa Sunday afternoon.
: Donna Bun attended to. the
'Workthop-at the Presbyterian
Church camp at ,Kint.ail last w
end, The weather was chilly
ft did not cool the enthusiasm o
the more than. thirty young. pe
present,