LibGuides: Gordon Ritchie fonds: MSS 35 (A.80-11)

A native of Dauphin, Manitoba, Gordon Ritchie was born 27 September 1918, son of John Ritchie and Jane Helena Dinniwell. He attended Mountview School, Dauphin Collegiate, and Manitoba Medical College where he obtained his education in medicine. In 1951 he married Mary Margaret and the couple had one daughter, Rhea Brette. For several years he practiced medicine in Dauphin and throughout the Swan River Valley. But the lure of politics always attracted him. As early as 1957 he contested the Progressive Conservative Party Federal nomination for the Dauphin riding but was unsuccessful. However, eleven years later, in 1968, when M.P. Elmer Forbes retired, Ritchie made his second and more successful attempt at entering the political arena. The 1968 election saw Ritchie elected with an 1800 vote plurality, and with larger more comfortable pluralities in 1972 and 1974. However, during the Joe Clark victory of May 1979, Ritchie’s margin of victory over the popular N.D.P. candidate, Laverne Lewycky was razor thin and apparently was a significant factor in the party’s decision not to renominate him for re-election for the December 1979 election. Dr. Orville Heschuk won the P.C. nomination but was in turn defeated by Mr. Lewycky.

Mr. Ritchie was very active in Parliament as a Conservative critic of government policies, particularly in tax reform and unemployment insurance. He sided with several conservative causes and even opposed his own party’s support for various aspects of Bilingualism. Some contend Mr. Ritchie was too conservative in some issues for even his own party.

Following his political career he returned to his Dauphin riding to continue, though at a somewhat slower pace, his medical practice.

To provide the researcher with a better insight into the man and his work, and edited version of Mr. Ritchie’s informal after-dinner speech entitled “My Years in Parliament” is herein included. This paper, given at the Second Annual Archives Symposium of the Department of Archives and Special Collection, was designed to feature some of the highlights of Mr. Ritchie’s career and is one of the few recorded informal speeches of this Member of Parliament, made shortly after his departure from politics.

MY YEARS IN PARLIAMENT By Gordon Ritchie, M.D.

Tonight, I thought I would give you some idea of the things that happened to me as a member of Parliament.

I was relatively late when I entered the political field – almost 50 when first elected. When I first arrived in Ottawa in 1968, I found a great many young, and idealistic people, a few in their twenties and many in their 30’s and 40’s, that were out to change the world! And even at my age I realized that the world wasn’t going to be changed over night, but it was nice to see all the enthusiasm.

I was first elected to Parliament in 1968 at a time when we were worrying about pollution and motor cars and various other environmental concerns, but by the time I left, we were more concerned about getting gasoline, or if we could find any, whether we would be able to pay for it.

Trudeaumania was in vogue and Conservatives were not particularly popular. A few of us hung on in the strictly rural areas where some of the Trudeaumania didn’t wear quite so well and in my own case, Mr. Trudeau actually helped elect me because he brought up the Liberal vote at the expense of the N.D.P. So, I slipped down the middle and got to Ottawa. Mr. Trudeau was elected on the “Just Society” and after the throne speech which quite impressed me, I heard Mr. Diefenbaker out in the hall say, “Well, if you believe what Mr. Trudeau meant but a just society it is just for Grits”.

I must say it was a great experience to go to Ottawa and one that I shall value as long as I live and I hope that I contributed in some small way to the running of the country. One doesn’t ever contribute very much – several of us were asking ourself one day, “What do politicians do?” “Well, some said, “they’re just like horseflies around the horse. They may sting him and move him a little bit but – you don’t really change him very much. The horse sometimes is galloping along and at other times merely loping.” In many ways that is what society is like, and that’s what politicians are like. When society is active, politicians are active and when society’s placid they tend to be the same.

I soon learned, as anyone will who watches the television broadcasts of the House proceedings, that politics is confrontation. I must say, in passing, that I’m not happy with live parliamentary broadcasts because I don’t believe the general public understand the House of Commons and its rules. They often see it as childish, which it is to outsiders, but it’s a stylized debate, the accepted way of political sparring. Unlike the medieval tournaments where they once hit each other over the head with clubs, politicians try to do it with works. We keep scoring points which many outsiders probably don’t always appreciate. Televised broadcasts of Commons debates may sully the public’s image of respectable law-makers and damage the popular sense of trust in and respect for our leaders. That is why I question if broadcasting sessions of Parliament is beneficial to all concerned.

After arriving in Ottawa in 1968, one of the first issues we grappled with was bilingualism. Mr. Trudeau was trying to make bilingualism mandatory in the civil service. Outwardly it seemed like a good idea in some ways but the language of our civil servants had been predominantly English. In the very early days of Confederation the balance between the two language groups in the civil service had been roughly the same, since Cabinet Ministers from Quebec installed their own people in the civil service. But, starting in 1917 when Sir Robert Borden brought in the merit system to the civil service, quality improved but at the price of a bilingual service.

At any rate, I was one of the few who voted against the measure because I did not think it would work. I still maintain that history’s showing that it is not working very well although, perhaps, better than I was willing to accept at the time. It was espoused by the general Conservative caucus in Parliament except for 17 of us who voted against the language bill. I myself was certainly willing to see some sort of proportion quota instituted, but this was not accepted. It created quite a schism in our party and hard feelings for it was difficult to vote against our own party leader. One may, in caucus, tell him all that is wrong, but it is a very grave thing to be against him publicly. I suppose the world didn’t end that day, but for some of us we thought it might. Certainly it was a major issue and Mr. Stanfield never quite recovered and certainly never forgave those of us who took issue with him on the language problem. He felt that for his party to succeed politically, it had to get some support in Quebec. If not, he would never gain power. In retrospect I suppose he was right.

One of the things that intrigued me when I first went to Ottawa was the nature of Canada, its makeup and regionalism. Angus McLean, now Premier of Prince Edward Island and a friend of mine during those years, once said to me, “Well, Canada’s always been what Ontario and Quebec decided on and they never really cared very much or bothered very much with the peripheral regions of the country, mainly the West and the Maritimes.” Gordon Churchill, who was well-known to many of you here and another political associate of mine, believed much the same way. He passed the comment that when faced with problems of the “so-called” West against central Canada, Ontario, when its economic interests were threatened, always, turned to Quebec for a compromise solution and turned against the West. I once asked him about western separation and its prospects for success. His comment was, “We’ve been protestors, we always go to Ottawa. We lie on the floor and we scream and we want a better deal. We’re happy if they give us something and then the issue dies down until the next one arises.” I think in many ways he’s right. Of course at present there is much talk in Alberta about separation, but it is nothing new, merely an interesting sideline.

Later I became very interested in revisions to the Unemployment Insurance Act. Mr. Bryce Mackasey, a former labour leader in Quebec, had been given the task of changing the Unemployment Insurance Act to make it more expansive and inclusive. A soft-hearted Irishman, Mackasey brought everybody in, including University staff, nurses, and civil servants of all kinds who previously were not included under the terms of the Act. the provisions were very generous.

In the process I became sort of the financial voice of our party. We were in opposition, naturally, and with Link Alexander, the negro member from Hamilton, spear-headed our side of the debate on the Unemployment Insurance Commission. During this time, an accountant came to me, and Ottawa accountant (he was referred to me by a friend of mine whom I had got to know) and said, “The government figures were all wrong. They are going to cost much more than what the Department says, two billion more.” He then presented me with a batch of figures and estimated that the over-run in the first year of the new Act would be a billion dollars. Without indulging the source of our information we presented these figures during committee proceedings which Mr. Mackasey and his advisors hotly disputed. Their electronic model showed that there wouldn’t be any cost over-runs at all like what we had been suggesting. The Act was eventually passed, but I had the satisfaction of learning that the cost of the expanded coverage was over a billion dollars more than the government’s original estimate.

Being a rural M.P. from western Canada, I was inevitably involved in wheat and other agricultural concerns of interest to my area. Without western wheat Canada would have been a much smaller country. The Ontarians would have immigrated to the American south and the Quebecers over the border to the mills in New England. But, with the opening of the west, settlers from Ontario came west in large numbers along with other immigrants. Subsequently, wheat became the dominant force, the spark plug of the economy of Canada. Up until ten years ago, it used to be said there had been more speeches on wheat than on any other subject in the Canadian parliament.

I always think of the story they tell in Ontario. When we westerners start talking wheat, everybody else leaves, all the Ontarians and the Quebecers go home. But it is said that during one such speech on wheat, an Ontario Liberal wrote a short limerick to a Conservative colleague which said, “To the bird on the wing, the sweetest word is tweet, tweet, tweet; to the girl in love, the kindest word is sweet, sweet; but the damndest word I ever heard is wheat, wheat, wheat.”

One other recent controversy in which I got involved was the so-called cost-sharing and block-funding programs. About three years ago the Government decided that the 50/50 deal on Medicare, hospitalization and, I guess, education at the Universities should be changed to a so-called block-funding system. This was viewed with considerable alarm by the various Provincial sorts and created in our Caucus and our group quite a discussion on what our stand should be. I must say that I was always one who believed that the provinces should be responsible for their share of the costs. I supported the Government idea of allowing the Provinces to have different cost-sharing programs and had quite a bit of trouble in my own caucus to convince them that they should support the Government in this. It is now coming out because the recently announced budget is directly tied to theses cost-sharing programs and the legislation that was passed around three years ago.

Finally, let me say something about the day the Clark government fell. Politics is largely accidental as, I suppose, is much in history. The morning hours were filled with the debate on the N.D.P. amendment to the budget of the Clark Government. There was a possibility that the Conservatives could be defeated at that time. When I went down to the House in the afternoon – it started at 2:00 – there were no cabinet ministers around, but when don Mazenkowski, Minister of Transport, came down I went over to him and said, “I think we’re going to be defeated tonight.” He replied, “Oh no, I don’t think so.” But, my response was “Where’s the horses?” since Flora McDonald was in Brussels, and Lloyd Crouse, the member from Halifax was in the south seas and on his way home from Australia, then I said, “Is anybody talking to the Social Credit?” (There were then five Socreds in Parliament). “They’ll probably support us.” “Well,” he said, “what do they want?” “Well,” I said, “they would like to have a tax rebate of ten cents, the same as the farmers got for their loggers. So let’s give it to them. For ten cents we could stay in power. You had better get some of those cabinet fellows back here.”

So Don phoned Joe Clark who was down in Mississauga explaining the budget and wondered if they could talk to the Socreds. Mr. Clark was non-commital. Some time later Don Mazenkowski told me that on the morning of that day during the usual meeting Mr. Clark had with his staff (that is two or three cabinet ministers, the senior ones and two or three of his personal staff including Nancy, his researcher). Nancy was reputed to have said (and Jim Gillis was one of them, he was a member and professor of economics at Toronto there), “Gentlemen you’re going to be defeated tonight.” So they said, “Oh no, we don’t think so.” But intuition soon proved correct.

I believe Mr. Clark and his group thought the Liberals wouldn’t turn out. The day before, Wednesday, the Liberals had their Christmas party and whether it was the wine or not, they all came fired up on Thursday to defeat the Government. Mr. Clark, I think, thought that since Mr. Trudeau had stepped down as leader, and the Liberals were looking for a new party leader, that they didn’t want to contest an election with a lame-duck leader in limbo; rather he thought they would wait for a new Liberal leader such as Mr. John Turner which most of us feared. However, the Quebec wing of the Liberal Party was very unhappy and could see no better leader than Trudeau. In talking to some of them since, I learned they chose to vote the Clark Government out of office because they were quite sure Mr. Trudeau would come back, would have to come back. They saw no other alternative. So that’s a little side-light on history.

These are the way things go. Canada is a very difficult country to govern. It’s so regional, so many diversities and fortunately or otherwise, whatever your preference may be, has two huge provinces in the centre of the country, both very strong by our standards and very powerful economically. The peripheral regions are only now coming into their own. Their resources are becoming valuable. It wasn’t very long ago you had to pay people to go and dig holes in the ground to find ore, and oil and gas, but now these resources are very valuable and have changed our way of living and thinking here in Canada. They are changing the country. It’s really a very exciting time to live.

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Scope and Contents of the Papers

The Ritchie Collection consists entirely of the office files he generated as a Member of Parliament from 1968-1979. It does not contain any of his medical papers, files on his patients, or any other documents not directly related to his political career.

Unlike many other Members of Parliament collections, Ritchie’s has a very complete run of his speeches and parliamentary reports through the years which, more than any other records, provide a strong sense of his politics, views and philosophies. His constituency files provide the researcher with a fairly good prospective on the attitudes and concerns of western Manitobans throughout these years.

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Organization of the Papers

This collection is organized into 4 series

I. Parliamentary Reports, 1968-1979
II. Speeches and Questions,1968-1979
III. Constituency Files, 1971-1980
IV. Departmental/Subject/Committee Files, 1968-1979

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Arrangement of the Papers

Wherever possible, the original filing order has been retained. However, during the processing and ordering of the collection, organizational changes were required. In final form, the collection is divided into four major categories: Parliamentary Reports from 1968 to 1979; a virtually complete run of Mr. Ritchie’s Speeches and Questions in the House of Commons; Constituency Files reflecting local concerns of the Dauphin Riding; and Departmental/Subject/Committee Files pertaining to government issues of the day.

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Restrictions on Use

The Gordon Ritchie Collection is available to anyone willing to abide by reasonable departmental rules governing use, and by all relevant copyright legislation. No part of the collection has been restricted from use.

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Custodial History

This material was donated by Gordon Ritchie to the University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections on February 11, 1980. In their original form they consisted of twenty-seven one-cubic foot transfer boxes.

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Other Finding Aids

No other finding aids exist for this fonds

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Detailed Description of the Collection

I. PARLIAMENTARY REPORTS 1968-1979

Composed by Mr. Ritchie regularly throughout his term in office. Most were published in newspapers of his constituency.

Box	Folder
1	1	1968-1969
	2	1970
	3	1971
	4	1972
	5	1973

Box	Folder
2	1	1974
	2	1975
	3	1976
	4	1977
	5	1978
	6	1979

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II. SPEECHES and QUESTIONS 1968-1979

Speeches and questions made by Mr. Ritchie, primarily on the floor of the House of Commons from 1968-1979. Arranged chronologically. Some files contain various drafts of the speech as well as background research data. No all speeches were, in fact, delivered.

Box	Folder
3	1	Speech Log Book
	2	Personal Questions in the House
	3	Address on Speech from Throne (Agriculture) September 23, 1968
	4	Farm Improvement Loans Act October 3/7, 1968
	5	Supply – National Health and Welfare October 18, 1968
	6	Post Office Act, Bill C-116 October 21/24, 1968
	7	Prairie Grain Advance Payments, Bill C-113 October 28, 1968
	8	London Midland Insurance Company, Bill C-101 October 29, 1968
	9	Farm Credit Act, Bill C-110 October 30, 1968
	10	Budget November 6, 1968
	11	Drugs-Supply-Justice November 20/27, 1969
	12	Procedure of the House December 16, 1969
	13	Papents Act – Trade Marks Act, Bill C-102 January 17, 1969; March 27, 1969; March 28, 1969
	14	Prairie Grain Advance Payments Bill C-165 January 13, 1969
	15	Income Tax Act/Estates Tax Act Bill C-165 February 18, 1969
	16	Animal Contagious Diseases Bill C-156 February 21, 1969
	17	Post Offices – Communications March 10, 1969
	18	Pension Payments – Supply March 17, 1969
	19	Medical Research Consul March 19, 1969
	20	Food & Drugs Act Bill S-15 March 27, 1969
	21	Abortion-Criminal Code May 13, 1969
	22	Income Tax Act Bill C-191 June 4, 1969
	23	Official Languages Bill C-120 July 3, 1969
	24	Speech from the Throne October 29, 1969
	25	Small Business Loans Act C November 13, 1969
	26	Provisions of money to CNR & Air Canada November 14, 1969
	27	Yukon and N.W.T. Government November 21, 1969
	28	Taxation Reform (White Paper) December 1, 1969
	29	Trust Companies Act Bill S-8 December 12, 1969
	30	Income Tax Act C-139 December 17, 1969
	31	Pollution Bill C-144 – Water Resources January 15, 1970
	32	Grain Storage Facilities January 20, 1970
	33	Constitution January 27, 1970
	34	Investment Companies Bill C-179 February 16, 1970
	35	Trust Companies Act Bill S-8 February 26, 1970
	36	National Parks Bill C-152 February 10, 1970
	37	Personal: Speeches-The Benson Budget March 4, 1970
	38	Standards Council of Canada March 13, 1970
	39	Hate Bill C-3 April 7, 1970
	40	Canada Grains Act Bill C-196 April 14, 1970
	41	Speech re: Auditor General (not given) April 21, 1970
	42	Unemployment April 28, 1970
	43	Lift Program March 24, 1970
	44	National Farm Products Marketing Corp. Bill C-197 1970
	45	National Farm Products Marketing Bill C-176 1970
	46	Unpegging Canadian Dollar June 2, 1970

Box	Folder
4	1	C.R.T.C. June 18, 1970
	2	Canada Grain Bill C-175 (Speech in House) November 3, 1970
	3	Supply: Unemployment, Poverty (Speech in House) November 19, 1970
	4	Canada Grains Bill C-175 (Speech in House) December 14, 1970
	5	Old Age Security (Speech in House) December 17, 1970
	6	Export Development Act Dr. Ritchie (pg. 2328) January 12, 1971
	7	Crop Insurance Act C-185 Dr. Ritchie (pg. 2463) January 15, 1971
	8	New Zealand Trade Agreement Bill S-4 (pg. 3216) February 9, 1971
	9	Canada Development Corporation Dr. Ritchie (pg. 3675) February 23, 1971
	10	Income Tax Act (pg. 3933) March 3, 1971
	11	Textile & Clothing (pg. 4380) March 18, 1971
	12	Government Organization Bill re: Civil Service Pensions March 30, 1971
	13	Textile Bill C-215 April 6, 1971
	14	Yukon Minerals Act C-187 1971
	15	Yukon Minerals Act Bill C-187 April 22, 1971
	16	Unemployment Insurance Act C-229 April 20, 1971
	17	Labour (Standards) Code C-228 April 27, 1971
	18	Prairie Grain Advance Payments Act C-239 (Speech) May 5, 1971
	19	Prairie Grain Stabilization Act C-244 May 7, 1971
	20	Northern Canada Nat. Resources May 12, 1971
	21	Canadian Wheat Board Act Bill C-238 May 17, 1971
	22	Economy & Employment May 18, 1971
	23	National Defense May 21, 1971
	24	Employment – Youth of Canada June 3, 1971
	25	Canada Development Corporation June 4, 1971
	26	Unemployment Insurance Act Bill C-239 June 10, 1971
	27	Prairie Grain Advance Payments C-239 June 18
	28	Budget Speech June 30, 1971

Box	Folder
5	1	Budget Speeches December, 1970; January, 1971
	2	Civil Servants Pension 1971
	3	Employment Support Bill September 9, 1971
	4	Income Tax Act C-259 Dr. Ritchie in House (pg. 7811) September 14, 1971
	5	Temporary Wheat Reserves Act September 16, 1971
	6	Prairie Grain Stabilization Act C-244 September 21, 1971
	7	Employment Support Bill C-262 September 28, 1971
	8	Prairie Grain Stabilization C-244 Dr. Ritchie (pg. 8461) October 5, 1971
	9	Income Tax Act C-29 (Speech in House) October 12, 1971
	10	Canadian Economy October 14, 1971
	11	Income Tax Bill “Small Business” C-259 October 18, 1971
	12	Taxation Bill C-259 “Investment” Affecting Non-Residents October 19, 1971
	13	Income Tax C-259 Mining and Petroleum October 22, 1971
	14	Gas & Oil Bill C-239 October 22, 1971
	15	Income Tax Bill Sec. 110 Nursing Homes October 25, 1971
	16	Income Tax Bill Medical Expenses October 26, 1971
	17	Income Tax Bill Sec. 4 & 8, Employment & Personal Deductions C-259 October 27, 1971
	18	Income Tax Act C-239, Clause 61, Estate Taxes November 1, 1971
	19	Income Tax Act Sections 117, 118, 119, 120, 146, 147 & 204, Computation of Tax to Individuals Registered Retirement Savings Plans November 2, 1971
	20	Canada – U.S. Relations November 4, 1971
	21	Income Tax Bill, Farming Business C-259, Dr. Ritchie (pg. 9445) November 8, 1971
	22	Farmers Income C-259, Sec. 28 November 9, 1971
	23	Income Tax Act C-259, Property Transfers to Spouse November 10, 1971
	24	Income Tax Bill C-259 “Capital Gains” November 16, 1971
	25	Income Tax C-259, Sec. 150-180, 220-244, Agreem. 7 Sec. 160 Penalties November 17, 1971
	26	Income Tax Act C-259, CL. 1-Sec. 2-Tax Payable by Persons Resident in Canada November 22, 1971
	27	Income Tax Bill C-259, Profession Cash or Accrual Basis November 26, 1971
	28	Small Business C-259 November 29, 1971
	29	Gas & Oil C-259 December 2, 1971
	30	Co-Operatives & Credit Unions C-259 December 7, 1971
	31	Foreign Ownership Bill C-259, Dr. Ritchie-House December 9, 1971
	32	Farming Industry Bill C-259, Dr. Ritchie December 13, 1971

Box	Folder
6	1	Reports on Ritchie Speeches 1970-1978
	2	Throne Speech February 24, 1972
	3	Dom. Provincial Fiscal Policy March 2, 1972
	4	C.N.R. Speech March 14, 1972
	5	Family Income Security Plan (Speech in House) FISP March 17, 1972
	6	Canada Labor Code C-183, Technological Change March 27, 1972
	7	Farm Credit C-5 (Speech) May 8, 1972
	8	Old Age Security Act C-207 (Speech in House) May 18, 1972
	9	Budget Speech May 23, 1972
	10	Farm Credit Corporation C-5 June 28, 1972
	11	Foreign Ownership (pg. 2854) June 5 and 26, 1972
	12	Govt’s Failure to Stimulate Industry, Trade & Employment June 20, 1972
	13	Address on Throne Speech January 1973
	14	Unemployment Insurance Act C-124, 125 February 6, 1973
	15	Speech and Supplementary Estimates on Vot L12a – “Winter Capital Works Fund” February 9, 1973
	16	Question – Grain Handling Charges February 21, 1973
	17	Questions – Rapeseed March 8, 1973
	18	Speech – National Housing March 22, 1973
	19	Question – Rye, Flax & Rapeseed March 26, 1973
	20	Speech – C/D/C Polymer March 26, 1973
	21	Speech – Foreign Investment April 4, 1973
	22	Income Tax Act April 5, 1973
	23	Speech – Agriculture April 9, 1973
	24	Speech – Agriculture April 12, 1973
	25	Speech – Food Prices April 17, 1973
	26	Speech – Bill C-131 Wildlife May 7, 1973
	27	Health Care May 11, 1973
	28	Energy May 28, 1973
	29	Question – Agriculture (pg. 4259) May 30, 1973
	30	Official Languages Speech June 5, 1973
	31	Speech – Income Tax Act #2 June 27, 1973
	32	Speech – Redistribution July 5, 1973
	33	Question – Rapeseed (Eruscic Acid) (pg. 5589) July 13, 1973
	34	Speech – Excise Tax General Tax Reduction & Fur Farming (pg. 5597-8) July 13, 1973
	35	Domestic Seed Grains Policy July 16, 1973
	36	Food Costs on Bill C-223 – Family Allowance Speech September 11, 1973
	37	Food Costs Inflation Speech (not given) September 17, 1973
	38	Transportation Speech – Trans-Air, CNR-Service, Etc. October 22, 1973
	39	Question re: Floating Exchange October 31, 1973
	40	Question – Feed Grains/Manitoba Prices October 30, 1973
	41	Foreign Investment Speech & Bill C-224-CPP October 31, 1973
	42	Foreign Investment Review Bill November 6, 1973
	43	Foreign Investment (300 copies) November 19, 1973
	44	Speech – Foreign Investment Review Bill C-132 November 21, 1973
	45	Energy Supplies Emergency Act Bill C-206 December 17, 1973

Box	Folder
7	1	Question – Energy January 3, 1974
	2	Speech – Energy January 4, 1974
	3	Question – Energy January 4, 1974
	4	Questions – Consumer Affairs March 4, 1974
	5	Throne Speech Debate March 11, 1974
	6	Speech from Throne March 11, 1974
	7	Question – Grain March 19, 1974
	8	Question – Energy March 25, 1974
	9	Question – Canadian Economy March 27, 1974
	10	Energy April 2, 1974
	11	Speech – Energy, Question – Grain April 8, 1974
	12	Bill C-14, Loans & Gov’t Liability April 16, 1974
	13	Canada Pension Plan April 18, 1974
	14	Football League Bill (speech not given) April 22, 1974
	15	Question – Write-Offs & Tax Reduction April 30, 1974
	16	Bill C-4, Exports/Imports – speech April 24, 1974
	17	Question – Grain Handlers (pt. 64) October 7, 1974
	18	Speech – Grain Handlers Strike (pp. 226-228) October 8, 1974
	19	Question – of Mr. Turner – Finance Fed./Prov. (pp. 384) October 15, 1974
	20	Speech – on Throne Speech Debate (not given) October 1974
	21	Speech – Federal Business Development Banks Bill C-14 (pp. 509-10 & pp 523) October 17 and 18, 1974
	22	Question – Possible Requests for Food Aid-India October 30, 1974
	23	Speech – Competition Bill C-2 October 28, 1974
	24	Grain Bill C-19 (pp. 896-7) October 30, 1974
	25	Petroleum Admin. Act Bill C-32 (pp. 1034-37) November 4, 1974
	26	Question – Finance-Lending Rates (p. 1009) November 4, 1974
	27	Question – Labor Relations-Railway Employees (p. 1143) November 7, 1974
	28	Speech – Oil and Petroleum November 13, 1974
	29	Question-World Food Conference-Commitment by Canada November 13, 1974
	30	Speech – Oil and Petroleum November 14, 1974
	31	Question – Provincial Crown Corporation (p. 1496) November 20, 1974
	32	Speech – on Budget (pp. 1547-50) November 21, 1974
	33	Redistribution December 2, 1974
	34	Question – Proposal that OPEC countries lend money to International Monetary Fund (p. 1718) November 27, 1974
	35	Speech – Customs Tariff (p. 2518-9 & 2523-4) January 22, 1975
	36	Question – Price Increase-Domestic Oil (p. 2614) January 27, 1975
	37	Speech – Excise Tax – Bill C-40 (pp. 2668-9) January 28, 1975
	38	Speech – Budget Bill C-49 Income Tax Act (pp. 2761-3) January 30, 1975
	39	Question – Finance – Depreciation/Can. Dollar and Consumer Price Index (p. 3015) February 7, 1975
	40	Speech – Income Tax Debate February 10, 1975
	41	Speech – Income Tax debate (p. 3172-4) February 12, 1975
	42	Speech-Debate-Income Tax-Resource Industry (p 3195-6) February 15, 1975
	43	Question – Oil and Gas Prices – Removal of Voluntary Guidelines (p. 3501) February 24, 1975
	44	Speech – Income Tax Debate (pp. 3637-8) February 27, 1975
	45	Question – Wage Parity/Grain Handlers (pp. 3714) March 3, 1975
	46	Question – Finance, BC budget, Possible Violation of Guidelines (pp. 3638-39) March 6, 1975
	47	Question – Finance Balance of Payment (p. 4197) March 18, 1975
	48	Speech – Petro Canada Act Bill C-8 (pp. 4218-9) March 18, 1975
	49	Speech – Bill C-50 March 1975
	50	Question – External Affairs (p. 4414) March 24, 1975
	51	Question – Agriculture Quotas-Beef Cattle (p. 4539) April 7, 1975
	52	Finance – Canada bonds to USA (p. 4599) April 8, 1975
	53	Energy – Manitoba Hydro (p. 4759) April 14, 1975
	54	Speech – Petroleum Administration Act Bill C-32 April 15, 1975
	55	Speech – Energy Debate – Committee of the Whole April 17, 1975
	56	Speech – Senate Representation (p. 5001) April 18, 1975
	57	Question – Canadian Labour Congress (p. 5153) April 24, 1975
	58	Question – Agriculture Beef & Pork Quotas (p. 5291) April 29, 1975
	59	Speech – Western Grain Stabilization Act Bill C-41 (p. 5473-5) May 5, 1975
	60	Question – Broadcasting (p. 5456) May 5, 1975
	61	Question – Air Canada May 12, 1975
	62	Question – Labour Conditions (p. 5819) May 15, 1975
	63	Question – Finance – Tax on Wage and Profits May 23, 1975
	64	Speech – Reader’s Digest May 26, 1975
	65	Question – External Affairs – Possible Differences of Opinion between France and other NATO Countries May 27, 1975
	66	Speech – Labour Problems May 27, 1975
	67	Speech – Business of Supply – Trade Problems May 28, 1975
	68	Speech – Agriculture Stabilization Act June 3, 1975
	69	Question – Air Canada – Inquiry whether Mr. Pratte will Appear before Estey Commission June 4, 1975
	70	Question – Energy – Natural Gas – Gov’t Intentions with Regard to export and domestic market if shortage occurs June 9, 1975
	71	Speech – Prairie Grain Advancement Payments Bill C-53 June 18, 1975
	72	Question – Transport – Manitoba Airline (p. 7083) June 26, 1975
	73	Speech – Petro Can Bill C-8 (pp. 7201-2) July 2, 1975
	74	Speech – Olympic Financing-Gold Coin July 8, 1975
	75	Question – Energy – Mackenzie Valley Pipeline – Gov’t Position or appearance of El Paso Gas before Energy Board July 9, 1975
	76	Canadian Pension Plan July 15, 1975
	77	Speech – Customs Tariff Bill (pp. 7598-9) July 15, 1975
	78	Excise Tax Act (pp. 7726-8) July 18, 1975
	79	Question – Finance-Capital Outflow/Balance of Payments (pp. 7858-9) July 23, 1975
	80	Speech – Budget Debate (pp. 7251-5) July 3, 1975
	81	Combines Investigation Act Amendments (pp. 8235) October 13, 1975
	82	Question – Energy Pipeline Treaty U.S. (pp. 8299) October 17, 1975

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8	1	Speech – UIC Bill C-69 (pp. 6588-93) October 27, 1975
	2	Speech – On Bill C-73 (not given) October 1975
	3	Question-Energy-Date of Signing Pipeline Treaty with USA Provision for Collection of State and Provincial Taxes October 17, 1975
	4	Question – External Affairs Statement by Mr. Lajore That 3rd World Countries should receive grain before Traditional customers – Minister’s position October 30, 1975
	5	Question – Publishing Effect of Eighty percent Canadian Content Regulation on Certain Canadian Magazines November 3, 1975
	6	Speech – Northland Bank (pp. 8927) November 6, 1975
	7	Speech – Closure Motion (pp. 8027) November 13, 1975
	8	Speech – Anti-inflation (pp. 8083-86) November 14, 1975
	9	Question – Finance Nationalization Potash Industry (p. 9068) November 14, 1975
	10	Question – Energy US Ratify Pipeline Treaty (p. 8270) November 20, 1975
	11	Question – Government Intention with Regard to Alteration Of Canada Pension Plan November 26, 1975
	12	Speech – Grain Stabilization (p. 9551) November 28, 1975
	13	Speech – Bill C-73 (pp. 9614-16) December 1, 1975
	14	Question – Air Transport Skyways (p. 9631) December 2, 1975
	15	Question – Air Transport of Minister Re: Skywest Air Service (p. 9712) December 4, 1975
	16	Question – Finance Reason for High Level of Increase In Money Supply December 11, 1975
	17	Speech – Citizenship Act Bill C-20 December 10, 1975
	18	Speech – Health – Bill C-68 (not given) December 11, 1975
	19	Question – Transport – Skyways/Manitoba (pp. 10097-8) December 17, 1975
	20	Speech – Unemployment Insurance Act – 1971 Bill C-68 December 18, 1975
	21	Speech – Unemployment Insurance Act – 1971 Bill C-68 December 19, 1975
	22	Speech – Unemployment Insurance Act – 1971 Bill C-68 December 16, 1975
	23	Speech – Grain Stabilization Bill C-41 (pp. 10308-10) January 26, 1976
	24	Question – Finance Dept./on Economy (pp. 10344) January 27, 1976
	25	Question – Health re: “An Empty Polemic”, (pp. 10483) January 30, 1976
	26	Question – Feed Grain Assistance (p. 10522) February 2, 1976
	27	Speech – Medical Care Act Bill C-68 (pp. 10537-7) February 21, 1976
	28	Speech – Reader’s Digest and Time (pp. 10770-1) February 9, 1976
	29	Question – Finance Foreign Exchange (p. 10791) February 10, 1976
	30	Question – Energy (pp. 10960-1) February 16, 1976
	31	Speech – Time-Reader’s Digest Bill C-58 (pp. 11172-74) February 23, 1976
	32	Question – The Canadian Economy – P.M.’s Statement Concerning acceptance of less materialistic society and Powerful unions.March 1, 1976
	33	Speech – Bill C-68/Closure (Health) (pp. 11684-5) March 10, 1976
	34	Question – (2) – Labour re: CLC/Controls March 22, 1976
	35	Speech – Bill C-89 Int./Inflation March 25, 1976
	36	Bill C-89 Int./Inflation Act (pp. 12188-40) March 26, 1976
	37	Quarantine Act (pp. 12249-50) March 29, 1976
	38	Question – Canadian Constitution (pp. 12220-1) March 29, 1976
	39	Speech – bill C83 Gun Legislation (pp. 12307 & 13328-30) 1976
	40	Question – External Affairs, ie. Angolan soldiers (p. 12666) April 9, 1976
	41	The Canadian Constitution April 14, 1976
	42	Speech – Canadian Wheat Board (pp. 12886-7) April 26, 1976
	43	A.I. Board Bill C-89 on 3rd reading (pp. 12935-8) April 27, 1976
	44	Question – of Minister of Finance re: A.I. Board/Professionals (p. 13064) May 3, 1976
	45	A.I. Program – Possibility of early end to program May 11, 1976
	46	Effect of withdrawal of Labour from Labour Relations Council – Post Control Period May 13, 1976
	47	A.I. Program – Result of Change in regulation concerning Pre-tax profits May 26, 1976
	48	A.I.B. (p. 13974) May 31, 1976
	49	Draft Questions 1976
	50	Defense – Lockhead Contract (p. 14079) June 2, 1976
	51	UNCTAD IV June 10, 1976
	52	Speech – Budget June 1976
	53	Question – Capital Punishment by Law Officers June 14, 1976
	54	Question – Education – Fed./Prov. Position (p. 14561) June 16, 1976
	55	Speech – Medical Care Act Bill C-68 (pp. 14625) June 17, 1976
	56	Question – Labour/Strikes (pp. 14602-3) June 17, 1976
	57	Question – The Canadian Economy June 21, 1976
	58	Question – Education – Provincial Ministers’ June 23, 1976
	59	Question – Labour – Man-days lost as a result of strikes June 29, 1976
	60	Question – Fed./Prov. Relations-Revenues Accruing to Provinces under federal proposal July 6, 1976
	61	Question – External Affairs – Exclusion of Taiwan from Olympic Games July 15, 1976
	62	Speech – Subamendment/Canadian Wheat Board (p. 287) October 20, 1976
	63	Speech – (Throne Speech) Bilingualism (p. 315-16) October 21, 1976
	64	Question – Finance – International Monetary Fund (p. 298-9) October 11, 1976
	65	Speech – Agriculture – Grain Producers Bill C-2 October 29, 1976
	66	Question – Hon. Chretien-re: Loto Canada (p. 584) October 29, 1976
	67	Minister of Transport-Air Canada/Mandatory 75% (p. 673-4) November 2, 1976
	68	Speech – Currency and Exchange Act (p. 780-1) November 4, 1976
	69	Speech – Bill C-15 – Gov’t Restraint Bill (p. 962-4) November 10, 1976
	70	Question – i.e. Wheat Sales to private traders (p. 983) November 15, 1976
	71	Question – of PM re: Unemployment – Quebec and Atlantic Can. (p. 1044-5) November 16, 1976
	72	Question – External Affairs, France/Quebec relations (p. 1187) November 19, 1976
	73	Speech – Income Tax Act Bill C-22 (pp. 1617-20) December 2, 1976
	74	Question – re: R.R.S.P. of Minister of Finance (p. 1628) December 2, 1976
	75	Question – of PM re: Fed/Prov. Relations (p. 1628) December 3, 1976
	76	Question – of Otto Lang. – re: Plebiscite/Grain Producers (p. 1684) December 6, 1976
	77	Question – National Defense – Role of NATO Contingent (p. 1984) December 14, 1976
	78	Speech – Debate on –Income Tax-Retirement and Pension Plans, etc. (p. 2041) December 15, 1976
	79	Speech – Re: Income Tax-Clause by Clause Debate- Surtax, capital gains, etc. (pp. 2155, 2178, 2179) December 20, 1976
	80	Question – Hon. Chretien – Study Textile Industry (p. 2197) December 21, 1976
	81	Question – Finance-Taxation/re: Tourist Industry (p. 2440) January 27, 1977
	82	Question – External Affairs, i.e. CRTC/vs. Time/Tax Liability (p. 2440) January 27, 1977
	83	Question – Finance Minister Duty on Flax vs./Canada (p. 2472) January 27, 1977
	84	Speech – Metric System/Agriculture (pp. 2453-5) January 27, 1977
	85	Speech – Income Tax (oil) (pp. 2745-6) February 4, 1977
	86	Question – of PM Re: Constitution (p. 2775) February 7, 1977
	87	Speech – Failure of Gov’t/Fiscal Problems (pp. 3080-2) February 16, 1977
	88	Question – re: Otto Lang – Wheat – Law price and selling Costs (p. 3101) February 16, 1977
	89	Question – Minister of Finance – Canadian Dollar Value (p. 3375) February 24, 1977
	90	Speech – O.A.S. (p. 3386-8) February 24, 1977
	91	Speech – on UIC Bill C-27 (pp. 3495-8) Febraury 28, 1977
	92	Question – Agriculture – Industrial Milk Surplus (p. 3518) March 1, 1977
	93	Question – Anti-Inflation Program – Plans for ending Wage & Price Controls March 7, 1977
	94	Question – (Premier of Quebec) Confederation March 16, 1977
	95	Speech – Immigration – Bill C-24 March 16, 1977
	96	Question – Canadian Wheat Board Justification of Prosecution Suggested change in Law March 21, 1977
	97	Speech – Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangement and Established Programs Financing Act, 1977, Bill C-37 March 23, 1977
	98	Speech – Agriculture – Diary Policy April 4, 1977
	99	Question – Possible Limitation on Number of Borrowers In United States Market-Gov’t Position April 5, 1977
	100	Question – Finance re: Ont. Study of Quebec Benefits (p. 4843-4) April 21, 1977
	101	Speech – Budget of Mar. 31, 1977 (not given) April 18, 1977
	102	Question – of PM ie., Quebec Referendum/Management Of Economy (p. 5034) April 27, 1977
	103	Speech – Bill C-48 (Farm Credit, Small Business, Etc.) May 1977
	104	Question – of PM re: Visit to France (p. 5227) May 3, 1977
	105	Speech – Canada Pension Plan (p. 5441-3) May 9, 1977
	106	Question – Minister of Industry, Trade & Commerce, re: Economy and Controls (p. 5401) May 9, 1977
	107	Question – Minister of Industry, Trade & Commerce, re: Increased price of exports on trading (p. 554a) May 12, 1977
	108	Question – of PM re: France’s Non-Intervention in Canada’s Affairs (p. 5664) May 16, 1977
	109	Speech – Debate on Customs Tariff (p. 5741-2) May 17, 1977
	110	Speech – Bretton-Woods Agreement (p. 5935-7) May 25, 1977
	111	Question – Minister of Finance – Tourism/Tax Reform (p. 5932&3) May 25, 1977
	112	Speech – Hall Commission Report (p. 5985-8) May 26, 1977
	113	Question – of Minister of Immigration – re: Common Denominator Criteria (p. 6046-7) May 30, 1977
	114	Speech – re: Air Canada (p. 6123-24) May 31, 1977
	115	Question – Minister of Finance re: Minimum Wage (p. 6110) May 31, 1977
	116	Question – Minister of Finance re: Separation/Unemployment & Business (p. 6426) June 8, 1977
	117	Speech – Metric System (p. 6486-7) June 9, 1977
	118	Speech – Canadian Wheat Board Act (pp. 6613-15 & 6621) June 13, 1977
	119	Speech – Aeronautics Act (Air Canada) (p. 6590) June 13, 1977
	120	Speech – Anti-Inflation Act (pp. 6777-80) June 16, 1977
	121	Speech – Debate-Bretton Woods Agreement (pp. 7128-30) June 27, 1977
	122	Question – Minister of Health – Proposed legislation Social Services (p. 7099) June 27, 1977
	123	Speech – Criminal Code – Gov. Control, etc. (p. 7208& 7234-5) June 30, 1977
	124	Question – Energy – Pipeline Treaty with US (p. 7415) June 7, 1977

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9	1	Speech – Debate on Bill C-51, Criminal Code (Gun Controls, Etc.) (pp. 7550 & 1 & 59) July 11, 1977
	2	Speech – Criminal Code Debate, bill C-51, (pp. 7591, 4, 5 – 7600-4) July 12, 1977
	3	Question – re: Income Tax (p. 7737) July 18, 1977
	4	Question re: Grain (pp. 287-8) October 26, 1977
	5	Speech – Debate on Throne Speech October 27, 1977
	6	Speech – Air Canada Act, Bill C-3 (pp. 542-3) November 1, 1977
	7	Question – Minister of Transport re: Rail Service (p. 577) November 2, 1977
	8	Speech – Re: Grain Grading November 7, 1977
	9	Speech – Grain, Wheat; Utility Grades (pp. 657-8) November 7, 1977
	10	Speech – Income Tax Act, Bill C-11 (pp. 667-70) November 7, 1977
	11	Question – of Prime Minister re: French Decoration for Levesque (pp. 682-3) November 8, 1977
	12	Question – re: Grain/Wheat Payments (p. 1295) November 28, 1977
	13	Speech – Income Tax Act (pp. 1307, 1335) November 28, 1977
	14	Question – Income Tax November 30, 1977
	15	Speech – Debate on Bill C-11. Tax Amendments (pp. 1556-1564) December 5, 1977
	16	Speech – Income Tax Legislation (pp. 1600, 1, 2, 17) December 6, 1977
	17	Speech – Income Tax (p. 1791-4) December 12, 1977
	18	Speech – Comador Labour Code (p. 1871-4) December 14, 1977
	19	Question – of PM re: Constitution (p. 1989) December 19, 1977
	20	Speech – Economy – Oil – World Markets (not given) December 20, 1977
	21	Speech – Bank Act (pp. 2140-42) January 23, 1978
	22	Speech – Anti-Inflation Act (pp. 2207-9) January 24, 1978
	23	Speech – Debate – Income Tax Act (pp. 2283-4, 88) January 26, 1978
	24	Speech – Petroleum Statistics (pp. 2356-8) January 30, 1978
	25	Question – Agriculture Grain Pool Acct. Deficits (p. 2469) February 2, 1978
	26	Question – of Mr. Jamieson – Espionage (p. 2704) February 9, 1978
	27	Question – re: Agriculture – Food Conference (p. 2910) February 16, 1978
	28	Question – of Finance Minister re: Canadian Economy (pp. 3011-12) February 20, 1978
	29	Question – of External Affairs re: Death of RCMP Officer In Mexico (p. 3283) February 28, 1978
	30	Speech – Bank Act (p. 3367-8) March 1, 1978
	31	Speech – Railway Act (pp. 3421-2) March 2, 1977
	32	Question – re: Air Transport, Dorval and Mirabel/Troop Carriers (p. 3467) March 6, 1978
	33	Question – Energy – Alberta/Quebec Pipeline (p. 3607) March 9, 1978
	34	Question – Finance – Borrowing on New York Market (p. 5974) March 21, 1978
	35	Question – Agriculture – Movement #3 Wheat (p. 4060) April 3, 1978
	36	Question – of Minister of Agric.-Western Grain Stabilization (p. 4168) April 5, 1978
	37	Speech – Anti-Inflation Bill (p. 4213 & 4421-4) April 6, 1978
	38	Question – Finance re: Tax Cuts (pp. 4773-4) April 24, 1978
	39	Speech – Export Development Act (pp. 4894-6) April 26, 1978
	40	Question – Grants/Lalonde National Unity (pp. 4885-6) April 26, 1978
	41	Speech – Budget Speech April 1978
	42	Question – Labour-Workhours/Grain Elevator Employees (p. 5104) May 3, 1978
	43	Question – External Affairs re: Russian Attach/South Korean Aircraft (p. 5146) May 4, 1978
	44	Speech – on Bill C-17 Railway Act (pp. 5299-301) May 10, 1978
	45	Speech – re: Currency & Exchange Act (pp. 5251-3) May 8, 1978
	46	Speech – Income Tax Act (pp. 5706-8(24), 5726-9(25) May 24 and 25, 1978
	47	Question – Finance – Real Growth (p. 5870) May 30, 1978
	48	Question – Finance – Incentives/Business (pp. 6098-9) June 6, 1978
	49	Speech – Income Tax Act (pp. 6212-13) June 8, 1978
	50	Speech – Debate – Income Tax Act (pp. 6305, 12 & 13) June 12, 1978
	51	Question – Labour re: Hours of work/country Elevators (pp. 6272-3) June 12, 1978
	52	Question – re: Canadian Wheat Board – Final Payment for Next Crop Year (pp. 6568-9) June 20, 1978
	53	Speech – Bill C-7, Borrowing Authority (p. 285-7) October 19, 1978
	54	Question – Grain Movement of No. 3 CW October 19, 1978
	55	Question – Transport/Shipping October 23, 1978
	56	Question – Finance-Interest Rate on Canada Savings Bonds November 1, 1978
	57	Speech – Budget Debate November 1978
	58	Speech – Income Tax Act – Bill C-10 November 1, 1978
	59	Speech – Movement of Grain for Export November 13, 1978
	60	Speech – Borrowing Authority Act 1978-9, Bill C-7 Measure to Grant Supplementary Borrowing Power November 14, 1978
	61	Speech – Health Resources Fund Act – Bill C-2 November 28, 1978
	62	Question – of PM – External Affairs – Russian Fighter Aircraft in Cuba (p. 1741) December 4, 1978
	63	Question – Finance re: Canadian Economy/Inflation Rate (p. 2173) December 15, 1978
	64	Question – Transport, Hopper Cars (pp. 3161-2) February 13, 1979
	65	Speech – Participation in debate on GNP (Buchanan) (p. 3945) February 19, 1979
	66	Question – Canadian Wheat Board S.O.43: Grain Hopper Cars (p. 3668) February 28, 1979
	67	Question – Canadian Economy Wage and Price Controls (p. 3945) March 8, 1979
	68	Speech – On Energy March 13, 1979
	69	Speech – Currency Devaluation (pp. 3206-7) February 13, 1979
	70	Speech – Official Languages Designations “Bilingual” (p. 4315) March 19, 1979
	71	Speech – Energy (p. 4306-7) March 19, 1979
	72	Question – Health and Welfare – Doctors Opting Out, Medicare (p. 4275) March 19, 1979
	73	Speech – Reply to the Thrown October 15, 1979
	74	Speech – Finance (not given) October 23, 1979
	75	Speech – Debate on Income Tax Act November 1, 1979
	76	Speech – re: Energy – Oil November 13, 1979
	77	Speech – bill C-20, Mortgage Tax Credit (pp. 1604-5 & 1688-90) Nov. 22 and 26, 1979
	78	Random Notes: re: Question in House 1978-1979 1979
	79	Labour; Manpower, and Immigration: Grain Handling Operation Issue No. 2 1979
	80	Finance, Trade, and Economic Affairs: Statistics Indexing (Dr. Sylvia Ostry) Issue No. 4 1979
	81	Agriculture – Standing Committee – re: Can. Wheat Board (pp. 7,8,9,11,12,13) February 4, 1975
	82	Miscellaneous Estimates Committee #12 (Treasury Dept.) (pp. 14-18) March 6, 1975
	83	Finance Committe Report – Basford re: Brocellosis (pp. 16-18) May 13, 1975
	84	Agriculture Committee (Mr. Vogel) re: #3 Red Wheat #87 May 13, 1976
	85	Dr. Ritchie’s Speech – given at Mr. Schumacher’s Nomination [197-]
	86	Dr. Ritchie’s Speech in Committee speeches sent with polls. November 1979

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III. CONSTITUENCY FILES 1971-1980

As with all other files in the Ritchie collection, the original filing orders have been preserved as much as possible. These papers contain much two-way correspondence between Mr. Gordon Ritchie and his constituents as well as reports and information-laden documents, questionnaires, and studies of many kinds, and on a multitude of topics. They have been arranged alphabetically and grouped in two chronological sub-series. 1971-1976 and 1976-1980.

SUB-SERIES I 1971-1976

Box	Folder
10	1	A. Constituency (letters from those whose surnames begin with "A") 1971-1976

Agriculture 1971-1976

Box	Folder
10	2	General 1971-1976
	3	Grain Correspondence (Production and Grain Receipts Policy Stabilization Bill) 1971-1976
	4	Hogs 1971-1976
	5	Letters on Bill-244 1971-1976
	6	Agricultural Representatives and Creameries – Dauphin 1971-1976
	7	Sheep 1971-1976
	8	Acreage Payments 1971-1976
	9	Grain Stabilization 1971-1976
	10	P.F.A.A. 1971-1976
	11	Constituency – P.F.R.A. 1971-1976

Box	Folder
10	12	Air Policy Commission – Manitoba (submission “Industry: Leonard S. Evans) 1971-1976
	13	Autopac – Car Dealers – Dauphin 1971-1976
	14	Armoury – Dauphin 1971-1976
	15	Airport – Dauphin 1971-1976
	16	B. Constituency 1972-1976

Box	Folder
10	17	Birch River Indian Reserve 1974
	18	Bilingualism 1971-1976
	19	Bilton, Jas., M.L.A. 1971-1976
	20	Boerchers, John 1971-1976
	21	C. Constituency 1917-1976

Box	Folder
10	22	Campbell, Glen 1971-1976
	23	Canada Pension 1971-1976
	24	Closings of Post Offices 1971-1976
	25	Consumers Co-op – Dauphin 1971-1976
	26	CKDM – Dauphin/Hugh Dunlop 1971-1976
	27	Crown Assets Disposal Corporation re: Manitoba 1971-1976

C.N.R. 1971-1976

Box	Folder
11	1	Dauphin Employment 1971-1976
	2	Discontinuance of train service 1971-1976
	3	Servocentre 1971-1976
	4	Pension Letters 1971-1976
	5	Pension Plan Protests 1971-1976

Box	Folder
11	6	Chamber of Commerce – Manitoba 1971-1976
	7	Citizenship 1971-1976
	8	Chan, Dick 1971-1976
	9	Confederation Club 1971-1976

Constituency 1971-1976

Box	Folder
11	10	3.1.1 Correspondence – Personal
	11	Mailing list 1971-1976
	12	Crane River Feed Lot 1975

Box	Folder
11	13	Cordero, Andre – Immigration 1977

Box	Folder
12	1	D. Constituency 1973-1976

Box	Folder
12	2	Constituency – Dairy Quotas 1973-1976
	3	Del Grande, Barbara (Roblin) 1973-1976
	4	Dauphin, Town of – Water Supply 1973-1976
	5	Dredge – Lake Winnipegosis 1973-1976
	6	Drugs 1973-1976
	7	E. Constituency 1972-1976

Box	Folder
12	8	3.2 Executive 1976

Box	Folder
13	1	Egolf, John – Ethelbert 1976-1978
	2	Elevators 1972-1976
	3	Exhibition Buildings 1972-1976
	4	Exhibitions, Fairs (Agricultural) etc. 1972-1976

Box	Folder
13	5	F. Constituency 1972-1977

Box	Folder
13	6	Constituency – Family Allowance 1972-1977
	7	Riding Flood 1975
	8	Flooding – Dauphin Constituency 1972-1977
	9	Forms – Search of Census Records 1972-1977
	10	G. Constituency 1972-1976

Box	Folder
13	11	Garrison Diversion, Federal/Provincial 1972-1976
	12	I. Constituency 1972-1976

Box	Folder
13	13	Hansards 1972-1976
	14	Hibbard, Dale Axiom 7 1972-1976

Constituency

Box	Folder
13	15	Highways 1972-1976
	16	Hospitals 1972-1976
	17	House – Harvey, Dauphin 1972-1976
	18	Housing 1972-1976
	19	Immigration and Citizenship 1972-1976

Box	Folder
13	20	Immigration 1976
	21	Income Tax 1972-1976
	22	Income Tax Bill C-259 1972-1976
	23	Indian Affairs 1972-1976
	24	Registered Indian Dauphin Riding 1972-1976
	25	Inflation 1972-1976
	26	J. Constituency 1974-1975
	27	Juba – Peter 1974-1975
	28	K. Constituency 1974-1976

Box	Folder
13	29	Kozak, M. Ross – Roblin 1975

Box	Folder
14	1	L. Constituency 1973-1976

Box	Folder
14	2	“Lift” 1973-1976
	3	M. Constituency 1974-1976

Box	Folder
14	4	Mandate Returns 1974
	5	Manitoba Centennial 1974-1976
	6	Manitoba Clippings 1974-1976
	7	Constituency – Manitoba Development 1974-1976
	8	Constituency 3.13, Manitoba M.P’s 1974-1976
	9	Constituency 3.14, Manitoba M.L.A.’s 1974-1976
	10	Manitoba Medicare 1974-1976
	11	Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party 1974-1976
	12	Manpower and Immigration: Opportunities for Youth 1974-1976
	13	Marion, Henry 1974-1976
	14	Mathews Industries Ltd., Dauphin, Manitoba 1974-1976
	15	Members Salaries 1974-1976
	16	M.P.’s Salary Increase 1974-1978
	17	Mlynarowich, Joe Renwer Compensation 1975
	18	Monarchy 1974-1976
	19	Mc. Constituency 1973-1976

Box	Folder
14	20	McKenzie, Wally – M.L.A – Manitoba 1973-1976
	21	N. Miscellaneous 1972-1973

Box	Folder
14	22	National Anthem Bill C-11 1974-1975
	23	Riding Mountain National Park 1972-1973
	24	National Parks Constituency – Church Camp 1972-1973
	25	N.D.P. – Manitoba 1972-1973
	26	Constituency 3.9 – News Media 1972-1973

Box	Folder
15	1	O. Constituency 1972-1976

Box	Folder
15	2	Old Age Pensions 1972-1976
	3	Out of Constituency 1969-1976
	4	P. Constituency

Box	Folder
15	5	Parkland – Regional Development
	6	Passports 1969-1970
	7	Passports 1975
	8	Penrose, Archambault & Co., Dauphin
	9	Pollution

Post Office – Constituency

Box	Folder
15	10	1968-1970
	11	1970-1972
	12	1975-1976
	13	R. Constituency 1972-1976

Box	Folder
15	14	Ritchie, Gordon 1972-1976
	15	Roblin Provincial P.C. Association 1972-1976
	16	Rock Concert – Sandy Bay 1975
	17	Running File 1972-1976

Box	Folder
16	1	S. Constituency 1973-1976

Box	Folder
16	2	Ste. Rose du Lac 1973-1976
	3	Ste. Rose Petition re: Diversion Channel 1973-1976
	4	Schools – High Schools – Dauphin Riding 1973-1976
	5	Snart, Bert (Horseshoes) Dauphin 1973-1976
	6	Stone, Raymond – Swan River 1973-1976
	7	Strang Farms – Ochre River Constituency 1973-1976
	8	Swan River 1973-1976
	9	T. Constituency 1972-1976

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16	10	Transport 1972-1976
	11	Trush, Paula Mary Chicago; daughter Hemm, Mrs. Julia Arandieu 1972-1976
	12	U. Constituency

Box	Folder
16	13	Ukranians in Canada
	14	Unemployment Insurance – Constituency

U.I.C.

Box	Folder
16	15	Becker, Kristen (Mrs.) – Roblin
	16	Henish, Mary (Mrs.) – Winnipegosis
	17	Winter, Sally (Mrs.) – Birch River

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17	1	V. Constituency 1973-1976

Box	Folder
17	2	Constituency 3.5 Veteran’s Affairs 1973-1976

Villages and Towns - Constituency 1973-1976

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17	3	Amaranth 1973-1976
	4	Benito 1973-1976
	5	Bield 1973-1976
	6	Cowan 1973-1976
	7	Dauphin 1973-1976
	8	Gilbert Plains 1973-1976
	9	Grandview 1973-1976
	10	Pine River 1973-1976
	11	Riding Mountain 197-1976
	12	Roblin 1973-1976
	13	Swan River 1973-1976
	14	W. Constituency 1973-1976

Box	Folder
17	15	Water Control – Manitoba 1973-1976
	16	Welfare 1973-1976
	17	Whiteway, Dean – President, Dauphin R.C. Association 1973-1976
	18	Winter Works Programs 1971 1973-1976
	19	Workmen’s Compensation – Constituency 1973-1976
	20	Y. Constituency 1973-1976
	21	Miscellaneous Follow-up File All Names A-Z 1974-1975

SUB-SERIES II 1976-1980

Box	Folder
17	22	A. Constituency
	23	Attorney General of Manitoba
	24	Autopac
	25	B. Constituency
	26	C. Constituency

Box	Folder
17	27	C.B.C. – Dauphin
	28	C.J.O.B.
	29	Co-op Credit Society
	30	D. Constituency

Box	Folder
18	1	E. Constituency
	2	Congratulations – Election 1978
	3	Election (1978) – Thank you letters to Scrutineers, etc. 1978
	4	Elections Act
	5	F. Constituency
	6	Flood - Manitoba
	7	G. Constituency
	8	Gilbert Plains
	9	Glenella
	10	Grandview
	11	I. Constituency
	12	J. Constituency
	13	K. Constituency
	14	L. Constituency
	15	Livingston – M.L.A. (Me.)
	16	Mc. Constituency
	17	McDill, Jeffery Donald – Dauphin
	18	Mckenzie, Wally
	19	Mintuck, Mr. Grabe
	20	M. Constituency
	21	Manitoba Metis Federation
	22	Menard, Walter
	23	Morriseau/Metis
	24	N. Constituency
	25	Napper, Alfred K.
	26	O. Constituency
	27	Olsen, Hans – Roblin
	28	Oath of Constituency

Box	Folder
19	1	P. Constituency
	2	Passports and Citizenship
	3	Post Office
	4	R. Constituency
	5	Roblin
	6	R.R.S.P. Letters
	7	Rodrique, George – Winnipegosis
	8	S. Constituency
	9	San Clara Constituents
	10	Sandy Bay Reserve
	11	School – Requested
	12	Shaneabrea Soil Services Ltd.
	13	Ste. Rose Constituency
	14	Spurway, J. Lynn – Accountant
	15	Swan River Constituency
	16	Swan River – Meteorological Observing Station
	17	Swan River Valley Band – European Trip 1976-1980
	18	T. Constituency
	19	U. Constituency
	20	Unemployment
	21	U.I.C.
	22	Ukrainians in Canada
	23	V. Constituency
	24	W. Constituency
	25	Winnipegosis Constituency

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IV. DEPARTMENTAL/SUBJECT/COMMITTEE FILES

Distinctly separated from Constituency Files in the original order were files pertaining to specific topics. Some, but not all, reflected Mr. Ritchie’s work on various Parliamentary Committees. They have been arranged alphabetically and cover Mr. Ritchie’s entire career in office. General research material of a printed unsolicited nature have not been retained whereas every effort has been made to preserve source material directly pertinent to Mr. Ritchie, his work and interests.

A. Agriculture

Box	Folder
20	1	Beef Industry 1971-1977
	2	Beef – calf/cow/meat authority – letters November 1974
	3	Caucus Committee 1975-1977
	4	Dairy Industry
	5	Farm Credit Corporation
	6	Fruit 1977
	7	Grain Handlers Dispute 1974-1975
	8	Grain Stabilization 1970-1977
	9	Grain Transportation – handling costs, etc.Montreal from O. Reber, Alberta
	10	Ministers Correspondence 1972-1978
	11	PFAA 1968-1972 (Prairie Farm Assistance Act)
	12	Poultry and Egg 1972-1977
	13	Province of Manitoba
	14	Rape Seed 1973
	15	Research 1977
	16	Sugar 1974
	17	United Grain Growers Ltd. 1974
	18	West Coast Grain Handler’s Strike 1974

Box	Folder
21	1	Western Agricultural Conference Policy Statement 1975
	2	Western Canada Buffalo Assoc. 1979
	3	Wheat Board 1977
	4	Canadian Medical Association

C. Communications

Box	Folder
21	5	Broadcasting-Bill S-9 1971
	6	C.B.C. 1970-1977
	7	C.R.T.C. Correspondence 1970-1977
	8	Constitutional Matters 1978-1979

Consumers and Corporate Affairs

Box	Folder
21	9	Bankruptcy and Insolvency 1971
	10	Combines Investigations Act 1974-1975
	11	Ministers’ Correspondence 1975
	12	Packaging Bill C-180 1975

D. Defence

Box	Folder
21	13	National-Ministers’ Speeches and Correspondence 1976

E. Elections

Box	Folder
21	14	Committee on Privileges and Elections
	15	Constituency Redistribution
	16	Energy – Off-shore Minerals
	17	Environment and Fisheries-Wildlife 1975
	18	External Affairs – Caucus Committee

F. Finances

Box	Folder
21	19	Capital Gains Act C-259
	20	DISC-International Corporation C-259
	21	Farmers and Tax Incomes C-259
	22	Gas and Oil C-259
	23	Income Tax Act C-259

Box	Folder
22	1	International Income C-259
	2	Mining Industry C-259
	3	Minister’s Correspondence 1975
	4	Personal Exemptions C-259
	5	Small Business Loans Act

Form Letters & Response

Box	Folder
22	6	Abortion 1979
	7	Beef Industry
	8	Broadcasting C.B.C.
	9	Foreign Ownership
	10	Gun Control
	11	New Constituency Boundaries
	12	Pornography
	13	Rapeseed

H. Health and Welfare

Box	Folder
22	14	Abortions 1971
	15	Abortion-Festival of Life 1973
	16	Abortion 1973-1974
	17	Abortion 1975-1976

Box	Folder
23	1	Abortion 1979-1980
	2	Canada Pension Plan
	3	Food and Drug Act-LeDain Commission 1971-1978
	4	Minister’s Correspondence and Speeches 1976-1977
	5	Old Age Pension
	6	Old Age Security Bill C-62 1974-1975
	7	Tobacco and Cigarette Smoking 1970-1976

I. Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Box	Folder
23	8	Indian Treaty #6
	9	The James Bay Development Project 1976
	10	Manitoba Indian Brotherhood
	11	National Parks
	12	Riding Mountain National Park 1976
	13	Rock Festival

J. Justice

Box	Folder
23	14	Capital Punishment 1973

Box	Folder
24	1	Capital Punishment 1975-1976
	2	Capital Punishment Speech 1976
	3	Gun Control Bill C-14 1975
	4	Gun Control Bill 1976
	5	Gun Control Bill (letters) April 1976
	6	Gun Control Bill 1976-1977
	7	Gun Control Bill (Bill C-51) 1977
	8	Gun Control Bill 1978

Box	Folder
25	1	Minister’s Correspondence 1975-1976
	2	Rape 1975-1978

M. Manitoba

Box	Folder
25	3	Provincial Minister’s Correspondence 1979
	4	“MINCOME” (Manitoba Basic Annual Income Experiment) 1979

Manpower and Immigration

Box	Folder
25	5	Employment/Unemployment 1978
	6	Local Initiatives Program (L.I.P.) Overview and Explanation
	7	Local Initiatives Program 1971-1973
	8	Local Initiatives Program 1974
	9	Local Initiatives Program Correspondence
	10	Local Initiatives Program Summary Sheets
	11	Local Initiatives Program Approved Projects 1975
	12	Local Initiatives Program 1976
	13	Local Initiatives Program Applications 1975-1976
	14	Local Initiatives Program 1976-1977
	15	Minister’s Correspondence 1973-1976
	16	Requests-Foreign Claims Czechoslovakia

Members of Parliament

Box	Folder
26	1	Manitoba Caucus 1979-1980
	2	Miscellaneous
	3	Miscellany

N. National Revenue

Box	Folder
26	4	Caucus Committee 1972
	5	Letters re: Importation of film “Life of Christ” 1978-1979
	6	Minister’s Correspondence 1972-1977
	7	O. Olympics 1976
	8	P. Pensions - Indexing
	9	Prime Minster – Correspondence

Progressive Conservative Party

Box	Folder
26	10	Joe Clark
	11	P.C. Dauphin Riding Constitution
	12	Dauphin Statistics
	13	Sterling Lyon

Box	Folder
26	14	Post Office – Minister’s Correspondence

Public Service

Box	Folder
26	15	Commission Bill C-28
	16	R.C.M.P. Protest letters 1972

R. Regional and Economic Expansion

Box	Folder
26	17	Minister’s Correspondence 1975-1979
	18	P.F.R.A. – Pasture Rates

S. Secretary of State

Box	Folder
26	19	Bilingualism
	20	Bilingualism

Box	Folder
27	1	Bilingualism 1971-1976
	2	Reader’s Digest 1975

Solicitor General

Box	Folder
27	3	Young Offender’s Act C-192
	4	Sunlife (move from Montreal) 1978

T. Transport

Box	Folder
28	1	Air Canada 1975-1977
	2	Air Pilots and Controllers 1976
	3	Canadian Transport Commission
	4	Car Rentals
	5	Minister’s Correspondence
	6	Railways – CN-CP 1976-1979
	7	Urban Affairs – “CHIP” (Canadian Home Insultation Program) 1977-1979
	8	Veterans Affairs – Minister’s Correspondence 1977

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