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scu! pay ing lwo-llmL! lle revenue ol llne Dominion, and would lose more than she would gain by such an increase. (Hear, hear, from _ the _ Opposition.) Hon. _ gentlemen opposite said hear, hear, from which it appear« ed that they had committed themselves to that opinion. So much the worse for them. (Government applause.) _ The hon. leader of the Opposition had quoted the Hon. Aiex. Mackenzie in support of his statement to the above effect. Houn. Alex. Mackonzie had not stated that Ontario contributed two--thirds of the revenue of the Dominion. The hon. gentleman at the time was reilerring to the in-- justice from which Ontario suffered under the old system prior to Confedcration, and he pointed out that at that time Ontario had been _ paying from two--thirds to 'three-- fourths of the taxation of the coun-- try, and on the _ strength of _ this remark of Mr. Mackenzie's the hon. leader of ' the Opposition alleged that he had stated that «onl onl n ooo mmmmemmmmenmenemes omm i