Adjournment Motion Proposed Under Standing Order 26 / Application Accepted

Debate urgent; no other opportunity for debate

Journals pp. 610-1

Debates pp. 4610-1

Background

Mr. Korchinski (Mackenzie) sought leave to move the adjournment of the House, under the provisions of Standing Order 26, in order to discuss "the virtual bottleneck and paralysis of wheat movement in Vancouver Harbour, due to the failure of the Government to work with the railways in scheduling box cars, leading to a situation which has already resulted in the loss of a 17,000 ton contract and may result in the loss of others; which has produced damaging economic loss as some ships have been tied up for as long as a month paying demurrage charges as high as $2,500 a day; which has brought about stagnation in the movement of wheat at a critical time for western farmers; and where the Government, in the person of the Minister yesterday, refused to take action".

Issue

Does the application meet the requirements of Standing Order 26?

Decision

Yes. The application is accepted.

Reasons given by the Speaker

The application is accepted because the matter is important, there is urgency of debate, the opportunity for debate within a reasonable time is restricted and the public business will not be impeded by such a debate.