Hon. Jim Ernst (Government House Leader): Madam Speaker, I move, seconded by the Minister of Culture, Heritage and Citizenship (Mr. Gilleshammer), that Madam Speaker do now leave the Chair and the House resolve itself into a Committee to consider of the Supply to be granted to Her Majesty. As noted, it will be in the Chamber, Labour followed by Civil Service Commission followed by the Department of Natural Resources and the continuing consideration of the Estimates of the Department of Family Services in the committee.

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Madam Speaker, before I moved that motion I should have indicated that I believe there is agreement amongst all members of the House that for Thursday morning next we would waive private members' time in lieu of the Estimates process which would start at 9 a.m. instead of 10 a.m.

Madam Speaker: Is there leave of the House waive private members' hour Thursday morning, and continue in Committee of Supply from 9 a.m. to 12 noon? [agreed]

Mr. Ernst: And the Supply motion, Madam Speaker.

Motion agreed to, and the House resolved itself into a committee to consider of the Supply to be granted to Her Majesty, with the honourable member for La Verendrye (Mr. Sveinson) in the Chair for the Department of Family Services; and the honourable member for St. Norbert (Mr. Laurendeau) in the Chair for the Department of Labour, the Civil Service Commission and the Department of Natural Resources.