The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

aa. na Belore the debate, here Jad, t | " company and Tings' "by Speaker Rene Beau. Cc et Ra eo» ~since he was made om- dns arbiter in 1953. He had CONQUEROR he PRING RE ATs 0 or ---- A ir tie de ni Dy on wi wl al as de Fi 22 THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE, Wednesday, November 14, 1956 Actions During Pipeline Debate: lean..." | POINTS OF CRITICISM Six months ago the Canadian | In essence, it boiled down House of Commons was em- |{o a matter of interpretation an broiled in one of its most vig- [choice of precedents to suit th orous bat'les--the trans-Canada pipeline debate and the charges of partiality in the Speaker's chair that grew out of it. not With the debate itself since a matter of record--but its pros and cons likely to be revived in next year's election C ign--The Canadian Press in two stories reviews the pro- privilege. On some poinis cedural points involved and the Chair refused to hear any debate precedents called on by gov- lat all. ernment and opposition, Points of order and privilege This story deals with the gen- |g, a)ly take precedence over all eral outline of the battle. {else. | OTTAWA (CP)--A possible key| 7mpe fuse to this explosive atmo-| point of opposition attack in the sphere which erupted into viaat next federal election already is ere probably the stormiest on the books. scenes ever witnessed in a Cana- It is the claim that during the dian parliament, was the debate last sesson of Parliament the limiting device of closure, It had Speaker of the Commons and his been used on only seven previous deputies, under pressure by the occasions by Canadian govern-| government and supported by its ments. the last time in 1932. The majority, manipulated rules of| Liberals employed it four times precedure to government advan- jo push the pipeline bill to pass- tage. age. The Progressive Conservalive! Closure had been used in the and CCF parties likely will link past to end prolonged debate, in this claim with the cry that the some cases after several moaths Liberals have bzen in power too of delay. This time it was used long; that they have become com- io ensure enactment of the bill placent, contemptuous and arrog- between May 8, when it was had the numbers to win its way. However, the real trouble was so much over clean - cut! over-ruling oi opposition attempts to debate points ant. presented, and the government's The opposition undoubtedly will June 7 deadline for making a point to the session's pipeline multi-million-dollar loan towards debate as fresh evidence of this. |the trans-Canada natural sas They contend that after 20-odd Pipeline vears in office and with its big| And, in the face of opposition majority, the government now filibuster threats, the government governs by force, trampling Par- took the unprecedented sten of liament's rules and traditions. |bringing closure into play even CAMPAIGN WEAPON | before debate had started. Repeated opposition challenges CLOSURE RULES to an immediate general election | Under closure. a cabinet minis- on the pipeline issue and all its gor gives notice of closure one day ramifications were the tipoff that and moves the motion the naxt the Conservatives and the CCF When approved, it halves the consider this a major campaign length of speeches to 20 minu'es weapon each, fixes a time limit of about The government's pipeline bill. !10 hours on debate and then forces supported by the Commons' 170 a vote. Liberals and 15 Social Credit members, was passed, but only after a bitter procedural fight waged against it by the 75-mem- ber Conservative-CCF group, al- lied on this issue During the hectic. three weeks of the [ight last May and June; the opposition forced 70 votes on the legislation. Twenty-four of| them were appeals from rulings by the chair. This state of affairs prompted CCF Leader Coldwell, as he an- nounced yet another appeal, to re- mark in frustration: "I think we must be right occa- sionally . . . Mr. Speaker, I think you are human like the rest of us and that you err. In some of these rulings I think that right has been on our side. . ." Near the end of the long battle the opposition began stressing this argument: That wrong rul- ings made under partisan stress and confirmed by House votes may become embedded as part of Commons custom and be used to justify future wrong rulings. - HIGHLY REGARDED Brigadier Mervyn Butler, commander of the British para- troops that jumped into Egypt in the Port Said area to hack out the first foothold there, is ive] to be regarded in all pol- tical quarters as one of the best Speakers in Canadian parliamen- tary history. The 44-yelr-old na tive of Quebec is fluently bilin- gual. | shown boarding the transport But his conduct during the pipe-! that carried him from Cyprus line debate prompted the opposi- for the jump. tion to move a censure motion] pgainst him, the first in a Cana- dian parliament. He was repeat- edly accused of favoring the Lib- eral majority, the party to which he belongs. Never before had a Commons presiding officer faced so many challenges of his judgment, so many oral attacks upon his con- duct, so much clamorous disor- der. His position eventually became so intolerable that, after the pipe- line bill was passed and the cen- sure motion defeated, he submit- ted his resignation in a statement denying that his rulings ever had been prompted by party consid- erations. Later he decided to stay on, at Prime Minister St. Lau- rent's urging, and his resignation offer never came before the House for decision. What made the opposition change iis mind about Speaker Beaudoin's impartiality? On what A LATE MODEL TYPEWRITER From Walmsley did it base its charges that the 2overnment was destroying Par- » liament? % M | The opposition claimed she chair agi violated both actual rules and long standing traditions, oi Phone precedents. T uo'ed the =ule hook and teut-t =, authoriies in RA 5-3506 suppor: of this. The governmeni OSHAWA and the Speaker did the same in defence IT'S EASY TO INSTALL THIS NEW PLASTIC TILE (Cut it with scissors) Armstrong, 14:4" [of 5 7 Y 8] ec] VINYL TILE Beautify your home with this lovely resilient tile floor you can install yourself -- Armstrong Service Gauge VINYL TILE. Low in cost. High in wearing quality. 16 modern colours to choose from. Packed in handy lightweight portable carton containing 48 tiles, 18. each 9" x 9" tile ROSS E. MILLS CO. LTD. ST. N. RA 3.7641 ------------ ------ -- ------ p--yo-- oo won cd Rules of Parliament are numer- dlous and complex. Their applica- called e! tion is made difficult by the ncc- tions particular action. The government essity of interpreting them in the agoe of constantly changing cir- cumstances, There are tary conduct. ihe|from time to time, the most rec- ent revision occurring with nnan- | imous approval in 1955. To aid in meeting special situa- tions, the Standing Orders are, simple rules long | charges o" rule violations as over down for day-to-day application the way the rules were imposed. |in respect to concrete situations particularly the Chair's consistent|and the mechanics of parliamen- These are the of order and|Standing Orders. They are revised rules quoted aid and 2 widely - rec- ognized authorities on parliamen: 1. as stated by then Progressive | Conservative Leatler Drew 1a his Howe Sad, ; 4 3 {censure motion, of "subordinatine some members prefer to obstruct John Bourinot and Dr. Arthur{e "iohie of the House to tha w'll|this motion (to Ve the sec- of the government," improverly|ond resolution) rather than debate In the next breath--before a opposition member tary practices. Among those most frequently are Sir Beauchesne, respectively the third! and sixth clerks of the Commons since Confederation. and precedents, T. Applewhaite, said he cons ered his only r [ino to rule upon the merits or upon the desirability or otherwise were the main ones. {of procedure or of a Standing Or- | der, but to try to come (to a con-|the pipeline bill, opened debate|House of Commons . . . I! May 14 on the bill's introductory discussion." resolution, first of four stages of passage. This had been preceded [] y Arm 9 | With this setting, these salient|by a prolonged procedural fight fd i points of opposition criticism|over |emerge from the record of the ment's action ipeline debate: supplemented by volumes of so- P 1. The manner in which closure with a was applied, - 2. The Speaker's action on June QUICK MOVE At the end of his speech, Mr. is obvious that interpreta- | reversing ! i 5 {tice and without giving opportun-!s'ngle Heated interpretations of these jty for discussion and repeatedly spoken in debate--he gave notice ce pro and refusing con. put the Chair's occupant on| address the oF 3, hot seat? 2 Deputy Speaker when the rules provided they had then incensed. . A. Robinson described it. At another jucture Mr. Beau-| the right to be heard." as ibility as r cold-bloodedly as propriety of the govero- in producing this a decision without no-|it."" fo allow members to Trade Minister Howe, pilot of resolution and not similar of closure. iH one i Lr presented back in February. And when closure was first ap-| ° iC and : plied in the Canadian Parliament | by Conservative Prime Minister! ° Sir Robert Borden--in 1913 after . - 22 days of debate on a single ma iC in clause of a bill-Laurier recalled -- - nm <r "Deep Heat" "it said '"'with that it had|than impose closure. House on occasions The doin's other deputy, Chairman E. in arguing against opposition pro- voiced by | cedural points, on contrast to thelwhen Conservative governments They flung back at the govern 3. The active role of the Speaker ment the words of condemnation | two great was { Liberals weapon they 3 strike at the very heart of the Vou ig rather stifling} appeal to the people than stand! 5 . lover there in office by the power | When Laurier was prime min-|of the gag." ew am ister in 1911 and a government "But the Liberals of 1956 were | . er -- - cr---- bill had been blocked for six maths bya tenacious Conserva-! lief from tive opposition he preferred to cali 3, - re proceedings| an election, which he losi, rather ast, deep down en TRAIN FO skin-penetrating i! KIDNEY TROUBLE? 5: i sore places and feel the iter Biduoy or bhuddor disorders Rib ot, theo sink in! Those agoniz- ded, Ure eo" id #0 ing pains in hands, knee, hip, ei A "atthe dou 10 fase conditions, 93s the remedy ore soothed, eased, hot hus Bono rolled to Shomsends. 75. 7 0 05 of the government had used closure, Sir Wilfrid Lau- 1911 terred these volees from There were other criticisms. | rier said it was "holding a terror fy 1 Setision-<w11% Theat tot dete w y demerits of a motion, not to rule| some quite involved, but these over our heads." Mackenzie King - = "Heaven is my witness that 1 stand here today ition by that d and in Porsonal ruses co 1S NOW BENEFICIAL FINANCECO. | | Same pleasant people ous 1 " Massage New Mentholatum shoulder 1.Get a tube of New Mig "Deep Heat" Rub today. New MENTHOLATUM "Deep Heat" RUB "Goods Satisfactory or | a ic PA i Mo 9:30 A.M. TO 6 P.M. MONDAY TO SATURDAY "MEMORY'S WALL" An Autobiography by LADY EATON . . . The Nostalgic Story of Half a Century of Canadian Life Lady Eaton looks back on a full, rich life and draws from a wealth of exciting experience to' paint a vivid picture of this country's growth. From childhood in e small Ontario town, she came to Victorian Toronto, where she met and married John Craig Eaton -- a man destined to become head of one of the world's largest department stores and to be knighted by King George Vs "Memory's Wall" relates the fascinating growth of a nation-wide enterprise and recalls a broad acquaintance with many of the world's distinguished citizens. An astute businesswoman, Lady Eaton was for many years an active director of the Company; and as a busy and devoted mother, raised a fomily of six children, Through her patronage of the arts and sciences and her tireless work for human welfare, she has bzcome one of Canada's best-known citizens. 'Memory's Wall" is an important book to all Canadians +. . a story of the people and events of a great era, told by one of its leading figures. Men's Zip-in Lined 8atonia Wool-Gabardine Topcoats! PHONE RA 5-7373 | Book Dept. -- EATON'S Mell Level -- Dept. 208 Copies of "Memory's Wall" will be on sale on November 15, 1956. Order your copy now. Each . ... 5.00 Tremendous Company Wide Selling! Men's Excellent Quality White snr rns NYLON SHIRTS A Huge Purchase Timed for Christmas Buying! Exceptionally fine quality nylon tricot generously cut and handsomely tailored by McGregor, one of Canada's better known manufacturers of fine shirts for men. medium = point EATON Price, each 57° Briskly styled and single button cuff , , . both extra- heavily fused to hold their shape through countless washings and help prevent col- lars from curling, In a complete range of sizes 141% to 1713 with sleeve lengths 32 to 35 in group. Individually boxed for Christmas giving. To wash just dip your » shirt in mild suds, rinse . . . it's spar- kling White again, Hang it up wet E'xtonia Value collar | PHONE RA 5-7373 | STORE HOURS Neatly tailored popular slip-on style fully rayon lined with button-through front, slash or patch pockets. 2 attractive colours to choose from: Taupe or Navy. Splendid for changeable weather, since the zip-in lin- ing can be removed in a few seconds on warmer days! In sizes 36 to 48, Regulars, Talls, Shorts. Satonia ONLY AT EATON'S 59 Without Lining each 49.50 EATON'S -- Mall Level -- Dept. 229 be sure of a good selection! EATON SPECIAL PRICE, It's crease resists ance and 'nos Add Colour and Comfort to Your Home . . . Special Priced ! These smartly styled chairs are strongly made, and should prove useful in any room. The covers are fine quality rayon damasks, friezes, cottons, etc., in many lovely colours . . . Shop early and and next morning it's neat, fresh iron' qualities BR EH HEY ea g EY PHONE RA 5-7373 | 4 wear without a 1] touch of an iron to travellers, EATON'S -- Lower Level -- Dept. 470 i Phone RA 5-7373 -- STORE HOURS: 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday to Saturday -- Phone RA 5-7373 "3 h