Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 22, 1964, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday september 22, 1964 time table Douglas seeking parliament Reform must be re Ary procedures formed. An All party committee has been set up for this purpose. But so far it has moved very slowly and its results have been relatively minor and few in number. The prime minister has indicated that if the All party com Mittee cannot produce reforms to be approved by parliament then the government will have to act to Reform parliamentary procedure. Stanley Knowles nip Winni Peg North Centre said at the press conference that with warn Ings from the prime minister that government might be forced to act. The nip had decided to put Forward its proposals. Or. Doug rfcs and or. Knowles stressed that it would be far preferable to have the reforms brought Forward by parliament itself rather than to have the government proposing such re 3 assure that the House would consider and dispose of All committee recommendations give committee a continuity from session to session and the right to a permanent secretariat. Committee s would be reduced in size. 4 drastically change the practice of want of Confidence motions by bringing Forward departmental estimates with one motion not As now with six. For balance the rules would provide for up to six debates a year when demanded on notice by 10 or More members thus putting the onus of Challenge on the opposition rather Tyfian having it arise automatically through the rules. 51 limit the length of speeches by cutting the prime minister and opposition Leader Down to 90 minutes at present there is no time length for Lead off spokesmen in a debate would be restricted to 40 min forms. Or. Douglas said uhe present time length nip was ready to Back its Sug i for All speakers and other Gedons in Public and bring the i speakers in a debate would have a 30-minute time limit. Debate out into the open. The present generality of criticism needs to be crystallized for the Public around open de finite and coherent arguments for change. Basically that is what ithe new democrats Are out to he said. Proposals listed the nip proposals Are set an annual timetable for parliament As in the u.k., with periods for House debates House committee work and con 6 eliminate debate on the Resolution stage of a Money Bill unless there is an unanimous wish for it. 7 extend to a Small extent the time Given to private members Bills and resolutions balanced by a guarantee in the rules that they be voted on. 8 end appeals of the speaker s rulings in the specific situation where a member has moved adjournment to debate a subject of special urgency bal Stit ency rounds by members of i danced h a Nlle to a Oil such parliament. As an example the proposers a statement on the House might meet for two months i Al Leston of urgency then devote one month to com ,9, _ substantially mittens meet for another two the ill Oman of the House it is months period and then have j now 20 members and tighten at another month for committee j Tendance requirements. Work. After a summer recess Hill _ permanently adopt the would meet for another two recent provision changes which month period. 2 adopt an allocation of time Rule to pre determine length of any stage of debate through All party agreement and negotiation. J streamline procedure on motions. Or questions and the production of papers. Caucus approved or. Douglas said the proposals for Reform had been adopted in easy How to fight animus la by the nip caucus. Or. Knowles pointed out that i Fred Tulloch of 7-79 Furby Street who celebrated his s9th birthday sept. 15. Born in 1875, he spent most of his life in the Selkirk area and was at one time a Trainer of horses for the Hudson s Bay company. Although or. Tullich had a leg amputated in 1963 As a result of blood poisoning he is reported by his Landlady mrs. A. C. Taylor to be Alert and in generally Good health. On sunny Days or. Tulloch sits on the porch in his wheel chair. He spends his evenings watching Tele vision and Reading the Fred press. New Snag enters sask. Vote picture Regina up a resident f Mistatim sask., has filed a edition in court of Queen s Bench Here to have set aside the election of former cup provincial treasurer j. H. Brocklebank. Claude Simoneau charged in Egin rarities and errors in con ducting the april 22 provincial election in Kelsey constituency and said a by election was War ranted. He contended that several per sons under the age of in voted n the constituency. He contended or. Brockelbank s name was not on the voter s list and he was not ordinarily a resident of Kel sey constituency but or. Brockelbank voted in Kelsey. Or. Simoneau listed 20 other regularities and mistakes in Lis petition. Or. Brockelbank was declared officially elected to the Saskatchewan legislature As member or Kelsey after Defeated Liberal candidate William Mchugh with draw an application for a Judic Al recount. Xb-70 new . Plane tested continued asthma bronchitis attacks Bard couching1, ;