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Parliamentary seating row and longshore strike issues dominate session
The reconvened Parliament debated seating among Social Credit and NDP factions with the speaker deferring, while a looming longshoremen strike threatened grain delivery to Russia. The house also considered a pension increase from 65 to 75 monthly for those over 70 and funding shifts tied to a proposed Canada Pensions Plan.
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Social Credit
New Democratic Party
Macnaughton
N.D.P
Caouette
Thompson
Knowles
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Russia
Montreal
International Longshoremen'’s Association
Shipping Federation of Canada
Quebec
Three Rivers
Threeman Board
Norris
International Union
Shippers’ Association
Gordon
Canada
Ontario