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ARCHIVES and SPECIAL COLLECTIONS QUEEN ELIZABETH II LIBRARY MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY, ST. JOHN'S, NL Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects, 1956 COLL-030 Website: Archives and Special Collections Author: Linda White Date: 2009 Scope and Content: Briefs and related exhibits submitted to the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects of which Dr. Gushue was a member. Drafts of preliminary and final reports, studies commissioned and other working papers. President of Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1952-1966, thereafter President Emeritus. Custodial History: Office of the President, Memorial University of Newfoundland,|d1983. Gift. Restrictions: There are no restrictions on access. Copyright laws and regulations may apply to all or to parts of this collection. All patrons should be aware that copyright regulations state that any copy of archival material is to be used solely for the purpose of research or private study. Any use of the copy for any other purpose may require the authorization of the copyright owner. It is the patron's responsibility to obtain such authorization. 1.0 Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects, 1956 1.01 Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects, 1956, Submissions 1.01.001 Ex. 1 Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects List of submissions received 1.01.002 Ex. 2 City of Halifax 1.01.003 Ex. 3 Nova Scotia Light and Power Company, Limited 1.01.004 Ex. 4 Government of the Province of Nova Scotia 1.01.005 Ex. 5 Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture 1.01.006 Ex. 6 Nova Scotia Fruit Growers' Association 1.01.007 Ex. 7 Cossor Canada Limited 1.01.008 Ex. 8 Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation Limited, (Coal Operations) 1.01.009 Ex. 9 Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation Limited, (Iron and Steel Operations) 1.01.010 Ex. 10 Dominion Steel and Coal Corporation Limited, (Transportation) 1.01.011 Ex. 11 United Steel Workers of America Local 1064 1.01.012 Ex. 12 District 26, United Mine Workers of America 1.01.013 Ex. 13 Marine Workers' Federation 1.01.014 Ex. 14 Government of Prince Edward Island 1.01.015 Ex. 15 City of Charlottetown 1.01.016 Ex. 16 The Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture 1.01.017 Ex. 17 Prince Edward Island Teachers' Federation 1.01.018 Ex. 18 Government of the Province of New Brunswick 1.01.019 Ex. 19 City of Fredericton 1.01.020 Ex. 20 The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council 1.01.021 Ex. 21 New Brunswick Council of Labour, C.C.L. 1.01.022 Ex. 22 New Brunswick Teachers' Association 1.01.023 Ex. 23 New Brunswick Vocational Institute 1.01.024 Ex. 24 The Government of Manitoba 1.01.025 Ex. 24A Government of Manitoba; "Processing of Agricultural Products in Manitoba" (filed March 9, 1956) 1.01.026 Ex. 24B Government of Manitoba; "Financing of Small Business in Manitoba" (filed March 9, 1956) 1.01.027 Ex. 25 The City of Winnipeg 1.01.028 Ex. 26 W.J. Parker, Manitoba Pool Elevators 1.01.029 Ex. 27 E.L. Brown, Sherritt Gordon Mines 1.01.030 Ex. 28 The Mid-West Metal Mining Association 1.01.031 Ex. 29 The Manitoba Federation of Agriculture and Co-operation 1.01.032 Ex. 30 The Manitoba Farmers' Union 1.01.033 Ex. 31 The Winnipeg Grain Exchange 1.01.034 Ex. 32 Manitoba Division, Community Planning Association of Canada 1.01.035 Ex. 33 E.W. Thrift, Metropolitan Planning Association of Canada 1.01.036 Ex. 34 Manitoba Urban Association 1.01.037 Ex. 35 The Government of Saskatchewan 1.01.038 Ex. 35A Saskatchewan's Agricultural Resources - Supplementary brief to submission of Government of Saskatchewan 1.01.039 Ex. 35B Government of Saskatchewan; Report of Royal Commission on Agriculture and Rural Life - "2. Mechanization and Farm costs" 1.01.041 Ex. 35D Government of Saskatchewan; Report of Royal Commission on Agricultural and Rural Life - "3. Agricultural Credit." (filed March 9, 1956) 1.01.042 Ex. 35E Government of Saskatchewan; Report of Royal Commission on Agricultural and Rural Life - "4. Rural Roads and Local Government." (filed March 9, 1956) 1.01.043 Ex. 35F Government of Saskatchewan; Report of Royal Commission on Agricultural and Rural Life - "5. Land Tenure." 1.01.044 Ex. 36 City of Moose Jaw 1.01.045 Ex. 37 City of Regina 1.01.046 Ex. 38 L.B. Thomson, Director, P.F.R.A. 1.01.047 Ex. 38A L.B. Thomson, Director, P.F.R.A. Supplementary Submission (filed March 9, 1956) 1.01.048 Ex. 39 Saskatchewan Farmers Union 1.01.049 Ex. 40 Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (C.C.L.) and Saskatchewan Provincial Federation of Labour (T.L.C.) 1.01.050 Ex. 41 City of Prince Albert 1.01.051 Ex. 42 Prince Albert Chamber of Commerce 1.01.052 Ex. 43 Saskatchewan Wheat Pool 1.01.053 Ex. 44 Saskatchewan Rivers Development Association 1.01.054 Ex. 45 Regina Chamber of Commerce and Saskatchewan Board of Trade 1.01.055 Ex. 46 Special submission by the Government of the Province of Alberta 1.01.056 Ex. 47 The Government of the Province of Alberta 1.01.057 Ex. 47A Government of Alberta (Freight Rates) 1.01.058 Ex. 48 The Board of Trustees, Eastern Irrigation District, Books, Alberta 1.01.059 Ex. 49 M.W. MacKenzie, Canadian Chemical and Cellulose Co. Ltd. 1.01.060 Ex. 50 R.G. Robertson, Commissioner of the Northwest Territories 1.01.061 Ex. 51 Municipal District of Yellowknife and Yellowknife Board of Trade 1.01.062 Ex. 52 F.H. Collins, Commissioner of the Yukon Territory 1.01.063 Ex. 53 C.E. White, United Keno Hill Mines 1.01.064 Ex. 54 The Board of Trade of the City of Whitehorse, Y.T. 1.01.065 Ex. 55 Alberta Federation of Agriculture 1.01.066 Ex. 56 City of Edmonton 1.01.067 Ex. 57 Community Planning Association of Canada, Alberta Division 1.01.068 Ex. 58 Alberta Institute of Agrologists 1.01.069 Ex. 59 City of Calgary 1.01.070 Ex. 60 Lawrence E. Kindt and Associates, Consulting Economists 1.01.071 Ex. 61 Canadian Petroleum Association 1.01.072 Ex. 61A Canadian Petroleum Association; "Income Tax Applicable to the Oil and Gas Industry in Canada." (filed Mar. 9, 1956) 1.01.073 Ex. 62 E.D. Loughnoy, Canadian Gulf Oil Company 1.01.074 Ex. 63 The Coal Operators' Association of Western Canada 1.01.075 Ex. 64 J.E. Brownlee, United Grain Growers Ltd. 1.01.076 Ex. 65 Burns and Co. Ltd. 1.01.077 Ex. 66 B.S. Plumer, Alberta Wheat Pool 1.01.078 Ex. 67 Lethbridge Branch, Agricultural Institute of Canada 1.01.079 Ex. 68 Edmonton and Calgary Metal Workers I.U.M.M. and S.W. (c) 1.01.080 Ex. 69 Cardston and District Sheepmen's Association 1.01.081 Ex. 70 Calgary House Builders Association 1.01.082 Ex. 71 Glenn E. Neilson, Husky Oil and Refining Ltd. 1.01.083 Ex. 72 Fogelvik Farms, Innisfail, Alberta 1.01.084 Ex. 73 Government of the Province of British Columbia 1.01.085 Ex. 74 City of Victoria 1.01.086 Ex. 75 City of Nanaimo and Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce 1.01.087 Ex. 76 Victoria Chamber of Commerce 1.01.088 Ex. 77 Municipal Council of the Corporation of the District of Saanich 1.01.089 Ex. 78 Northwest Power Industries Limited 1.01.090 Ex. 79 City of Vancouver 1.01.091 Ex. 80 Forest Industries of British Columbia 1.01.092 Ex. 81 Vancouver Housing Association 1.01.093 Ex. 82 Municipal District of West Vancouver 1.01.094 Ex. 83 British Columbia Division, Community Planning Association of Canada 1.01.095 Ex. 84 Technical Committee for Metropolitan Highway Planning 1.01.096 Ex. 85 British Columbia Teachers Federation 1.01.097 Ex. 86 British Columbia Automobile Association 1.01.098 Ex. 87 Pacific Western Airlines Ltd. 1.01.099 Ex. 88 White Pass and Yukon Corporation Limited 1.01.100 Ex. 89 Senior Citizens Association of B.C. 1.01.101 Ex. 90 British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines 1.01.102 Ex. 91 G.W.G. McConachie, Canadian Pacific Air Lines 1.01.103 Ex. 92 Committee of Maritime Unions 1.01.104 Ex. 93 C. Woodward, Woodward Stored Ltd. 1.01.105 Ex. 94 Fisheries Association of British Columbia 1.01.106 Ex. 95 A.H. Williamson, Wood-Gundy and Co. Ltd. 1.01.107 Ex. 96 Vancouver, New Westminster and District Trades and Labour Council 1.01.108 Ex. 97 United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union 1.01.109 Ex. 98 Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of British Columbia 1.01.110 Ex. 99 Better B.C. Institute 1.01.111 Ex. 100 The Library, The University of British Columbia 1.01.112 Ex. 101 Western Canada Steel Limited 1.01.113 Ex. 102 Downtown Business Association of Winnipeg 1.01.114 Ex. 103 Property Owners Association of Calgary 1.01.115 Ex. 104 City of Quebec 1.01.116 Ex. 105 Mr. J.P. Nadeau, Canadian Dairy Technologists Association 1.01.117 Ex. 106 Hon. C. Vaillancourt, La Federation de Caisses Populaires Desjardins 1.01.118 Ex. 107 Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers' Association of Canada 1.01.119 Ex. 108 Canada Steamship Lines Limited 1.01.120 Ex. 109 Canadian Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing Association 1.01.121 Ex. 110 Canadian Industrial Preparedness Association 1.01.122 Ex. 111 Canadian Pulp and Paper Association 1.01.123 Ex.
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