ELECTORAL DIVISION NAME ADDRESS ARTHUR J. D. Watt Reston, Manitoba ASSINIBOIA Steve Patrick 189 Harris Blvd. , Winnipeg 12 BIRTLE-RUSSELL Hon,Robert G. Smellie, Q.C. Legislative Bldg,, Winnipeg 1 BRANDON R. 0, Lissaman 832 Eleventh St., Brandon, Man, BROKENHEAD E. R. Schreyer 2 - 1177 Henderson Hwy,, Winnipeg 16 BURROWS Mark G. Smerchanski 102 Handsart Blvd., Winnipeg 29 CARILLON Leonard A. Barkman .steinbach, Man. CHURCHILL Gordon W. Beard Thompson, Man. CYPRESS Hon. Thelma Forbes Rathwell, Man, DAUPHIN Hon. Stewart E. McLean,Q.C. Legislative Bldg., Winnipeg 1 DUFFERIN William Homer Hamilton Sperling, Man. ELMWOOD S. Peters 225 Kimberly St. , Winnipeg 15 EMERSON John P. Tanchak Ridgeville, Man. ETHELBERT-PLAINS. M. N. Hryhorczuk, Q. C. Ethelbert, Man. FISHER Emil Moeller Teulon, Man. FLIN FLON Hon. Charles H. Witney Legislative Bldg. , Winnipeg 1 FORT GARRY Hon.Sterling R.Lyon, Q.C. Legislative Bldg. , Winnipeg 1 FORT ROUGE Hon. Gurney Evans Legislative Bldg,, Winnipeg 1 GIMLI Hon. George Johnson Legislative Bldg, , Winnipeg 1 GLADSTONE Nelson Shoemaker Neepawa, Man. HAMIOTA B. P. Strickland Hamiota, Man. INKSTER Morris A. Gray 406 - 365 Hargrave St., Winnipeg 2 KILDONAN James T. Mills 142 Larchdale Crescent, Winnipeg 15 LAC DU BONNET Oscar F. Bjornson Lac du Bonnet, Man. LAKESI DE D. L. Campbell 326 Kelvin Blvd., Winnipeg 29 LA VERENDRYE Albert Vielfaure La Broquerie, Man. LOGAN Lemuel Harris 1109 Alexander Ave., Winnipeg 3 MINNEDOSA Hon. Waiter Weir Legislative Bldg,, Winnipeg 1 MORRIS Harry P. Shewman Morris, Man. OS BORNE Hon. Obie Baizley Legislative Bldg,, Winnipeg 1 PEMBINA Mrs. Carolyne Morrison Manitou, Man, PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE Gordon E. Johnston 7 Massey Drive, Portage la Prairie RADISSON Russell Paulley 435 Yale Ave.W., Transcona 25, Man. RHINE LAND J. M. Froese Winkler, Man. RIVER HEIGH'l'S Hon. MaitlandB.Steinkopf,Q.C. Legislative Bldg. , Winnipeg 1 I ROBLIN Keith Alexander Roblin, Man. ROCK LAKE Hon. Abram W. Harrison Legislative Bldg., Winnipeg 1 ROCKWOOD-IBERVILLE Hon. George Hutton Legislative Bldg, , Winnipeg 1 RUPERTSLAND J. E. Jeannotte Meadow Portage, Man. ST. BONIFACE Laurent Desjardins 138 Dollard Blvd., St. Boniface 6, Man. I ST. GEORGE Elman Guttormson Lundar, Man. ST. JAMES D. M. Stanes 381 Guildford St., St.James, Winnipeg 12 ST. JOHN'S Saul Cherniack, Q. C. 333 St. John's Ave., Winnipeg 4 ST. MATTHEWS W. G. Martin 924 Palmerston Ave., Winnipeg 10 ST. VITAL Fred Groves 3 Kingston Row, St. Vital, Winnipeg 8 · � STE, ROSE Gildas Molgat Room 250, Legislative Bldg., Winnipeg 1 SELKIRK T. P. Hillhouse, Q.C. Dominion Bank Bldg., Selkirk, Man. SEVEN OAKS Arthur E. Wright 168 Burrin Av e. , Winnipeg 17 SOURIS-LANSDOWNE M. E. McKellar Nesbitt, Man. SPRINGFIELD Fred T. Klym Beausejour, ·Man. SWAN RIVER James H. Bilton Swan River, Man. THE PAS Hon. J. B. Carroll Legislative Bldg., Winnipeg 1 TURTLE MOUNTAIN P. J. McDonald Killarney, Man. VIRDEN Donald Morris McGregor Kenton, Man. WELLINGTON Richard Seaborn 594 Arlington St., Winnipeg 10 WINNIPEG CENTRE James Cowan, Q.C. 412 Paris Bldg. , Winnipeg 2 WOLSELEY Hon. Duff Roblin Legislat.ive Bldg., Winnipeg 1 THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF MANITOBA 8:00 o'clock, Monday, February 24th, 1964. MR. HILLHOUSE: Mr. Chairman, a little before 5:30 I asked if you would call it 5:30 as I would like to speak. Now I would like to give way to the Honourable Leader of the NDP for just a couple of minutes. I understand-that he has an announcement of great political importance to make to the House. MR. PAULLEY: Mr. Chairman, I regret very much that I was not in the House just after 5 o'clock but I heard tlrat there had been a statement made by one of the honourable members in this House to the effect that he was moving into the great constituency of Radisson and was going to take advantage of that fact to run. against the Honourable Leader of the New Democratic Party. The white flag is token of surrender, Mr. Chairman, to my honourable friend who is now absent at least surrender for this evening in deference to him. MR . CHAIRMAN: I saw the white flag and wondered whether that meant that the opposi­ tion had decided to pass administration -the white flag of truce. MR . HILLHOUSE: Mr. Chairman, I think we are going to admit the honourable member in the House and we wish him well in whatever vocation he may take up in the future. Mr. Chairman, I would like to deal with the appointment of the one-man commission in respect of handicapped children. This matter was dealt with slightly on Friday evening and the Minister did have some remarks to make regarding it, but I wasn't satisfied with the remarks he made nor was I satisfied with any explanation that he �!.lade. Now I wish to make it clear at the outset that as far as the present Minister is concerned, that any remarks that I do make are not directed to him. They are directed to his predecessor. I think that in order to understani what has transpired in connection with this matter and in order to revitalize the memories of the members of the committee and in order to put things in their proper perspective, I think that it would be well to review what took place in this House last year. On March 12, 1963, the Honourable Member for Inkster at Page 151 of Hansard moved a resolution in this House which subsequently I amended, and my amendment appears on Page 801 of Hansard of Friday March 29, 1963. My amendment amended the resolution of the Honour­ able Member for Inkster by knocking out everything in the resolution excepting the first where­ as, so that my amendment to his resolution read "that whereas no survey has ever been made of the number, types, or kinds of handicapped children in Manitoba; and whereas this problem must be approached objectively and studied in its entirety with a view to setting up the neces­ sary schools, acquiring the necessary specialized help and teachers to deal with the problem effectively and intelligently; and whereas this problem comes within the jurisdiction of many departments of government; and whereas many associations and organizations have been set up,. constituted and formed to deal with the problems, training, education and welfare of handi­ capped children; therefore be it resolved that the Government consider the advisability of setting up a committee composed of representatives of the relevant departments of govern­ ment and of such associations for the following purposes, namely: 1. To make a survey of the number, types and kinds of handicapped children in Manitoba; 2. To separate the number into age groups; 3. To separate the number into the various types and kinds and into their geograph­ ical-locations; 4. To recommend and suggest the best type of schools and training for the various classes and kinds with a view to the rehabilitation of these handicapped children as use­ ful citizens; and 5. That such committee submit its report and recommendations to the next session of this legislature. This amendment of mine was dealt with by the then Minister of Education on the 19th day of April, 1963, and he amended my amendment by striking out after the word "of" in the 5th paragraph, everything following that word imd substituting the following: "Continuing their study of these problems in consultation with those interested associations and organizations with a view to providing an appropriate policy in these matters for the consideration of this House in due course." Now, Mr. Chairman, that amendment to my amendment waEj passed by this House and that amendment to my amendment became a directive to the government.for the government to continue its studies of these various matters. Now when I spoke on the amendment to my February 24, 1964 Page 401. (Mr. Hillhouse cont'd) ....•.. amendment as made by the then Minister of Education, I asked him.to give to the House particulars of the studies that the government was then making, as I could not see how anyone could continue studies unless studies had already been started. Now nothing was done in respect of that directive to the government until some time in November 9r December of last year, and the first intimation I got that anything was being done in connection with the subject matter of this resolution, as amended, was when I received from the Department of Provincial Secretary, Information Section, a letter dated Nov. 15, 1963, which was no doubt received by everybody on the mailing list of that department, informing me and the others who received it!'that a detailed survey to provide information for an overall government program for the education and training of handicapped children in Manitoba is to be undertaken by former Welfare Minister, JohnA. Christianson." Premier Duff Roblin said Mr. Christian­ san has been appointed as_ a one-man commission to examine all aspects of the question includ­ ing numbers of handicapped children, present facilities and programs and to recommend a future program for government in training and educating the handicapped. He said that at the last session the Legislature, by resolution, expressed approval for continuing in detail a governn1ent-1aunched study with a view to preparing an appropriate policy. Mr. Christianson is armed with six terms of reference!'(!} To determine the kind, number and geographical distribution of handicapped children within this province"-- which is copied from my amendment to the resolution made by the Honourable Member for Inkster." (2) Tu conduct a comprehensive survey of facilities and programs at present available for the education and training of handi­ capped children, including those programs carr:ied on by voluntary and charitable organizations" -- which in substance was also copied from my amendment.