Legislative Assembly

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: I appreciate the Leader of the Opposition asking me uestions to clarify my statements. I propose that if they are turned down by the Disa le Persons Board, Medical Board, that their case will immediately 0 over to the Canada Assistance Board. and will be based on their need. and if they ave need, re- gardless whether they are totally disabled, they will get a pension comparable to their

need. Walter R. Shaw: Would the Board consider that?

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Which Board? The Canada Assistance Board? The Canada Assistance Board would consider that.

Leo F. Rossiter: At what age?

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: From eighteen years of age, the same as they are at the present time. (Applause)

L. George Dewar: Would you tell us who is on the Canada Assistance Board? Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Who is on the Canada Assistance Board?

L. George Dewar: Who makes up the Board.

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: The Canada Assistance Board is not made up as yet because of the fact that we just signed the agreement when the Minister was here. We were the first province in Canada to actually sign the agreement, and we have passed the Regulations under the Act that will control the amount of assistance that will be given out under the Act and we propose to give assistance in cases of need

based on three or four factors. Walter R. Shaw: Pardon; a question, Mr. Minister? Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Yes, Sir. Walter R. Shaw: Is this shareable with Ottawa? Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Fifty percent, Sir.

Walter R. Shaw: And so if the Board that is approved by Ottawa turns down an application are they going to recognize your authority there?

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Mr. Leader of the Opposition, the Board that I am talking about turning them down is a medical board under the Canada Assistance Act — Canada Disabled Persons Act.

Walter R. Shaw: mt the federal recognizes that Board, doesn’t it? Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Yes. Walter R. Shaw: Are they going to recognize you?

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Under the Canada Assistance Act they are going to recognize me because I am going to show the need of those people.

Walter R. Shaw: I don’t think you will.

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: I am going to try awful hard, Mr. Leader of the Opposition . . .

Walter R. Shaw: I don’t blame you for your enthusiasm.

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: . . . Because I feel a lot of people who should be getting assistance from the Department of Welfare were turned down because of the strict regulations of the Disabled Persons Act and sent ‘back many times to their fam- ily Doctor as much as to say that he had not put down enough information.

Henry W. Wedge: Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask a question. Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Yes, Sir.

Henry W. Wedge: Is it your intention to review all the cases for Disabled Per- sons Allowance or Mothers Allowance that have been rejected by your Department

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