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"l"-"""""'""""'"'"""""""--'"""""-'"'""'"-! Not Needed for Defence. l "Now, sir, I am not prepared to be. 3 here. and I do not. wish to express an _ oipnion hastily. that seetion ll? of the. British North America Aet authorizes or "one" any v.ueh taking over foreihly . and without notiee the property of this or any other Provinoe. Let me read that section : "rho ~ereral Pl'utineei shall retain all their reepeetire puhlie property not otherwise di<posed of in this act. sulr.ioot to the right ot ('tlltuda to aasmne any land, or public property required for i"rtih'etityts or the de- fem-e of the enuntr}. This land." the Premier continued. "is git. nated where it Will not need to he defended. lt it located hundreds of mile, trout the border of the only eottntrv that could ever heeome hostile. So that' it would he «ate. and would not need deft-nee. 1'oGcummtly this land does not. in my opinion. eome under the , operation of the section l have read. I l: have. received no reply exeept a formal ', acknowledgment. _ i Blames Sir Frederick Borden. i "I regret this ou-urrenee. tirst of all, 'i. because I am hound to say here. as 1, leader of this tlovetmtttettt, that all in- ' tvtvoutse and onnmuuication between! Us and the onernnwnt of Canada have i been of the most, pleasant nature. This i -Goveriittietit lune nothing but good i words with reterenee to their treatment, ' when in the name of duty it, has been g net-essary to communicate with the Gov- l ernment at Ottawa. I do not believe the prineipal member-e of the Dominion Gorermm-ut have anything to do with this attempt at the t'oreible taking away of our property. I do not believe. the leader ot that Government or the. principal members of that Government knew anything about this aetion of the Department of Militia and Ueienee. I do not propose to take any hasty aetion. My first intention was to present a rew- lution to the Home on the matter. but I refrained from that bet-auxi- ot animad- \'eisinm with reference to the motives whieh might have been eharged as aetu- ating ihis Hovernment. But I say to the people of Ontario. and to the mem- bers of this House. that while this Gav- . ernment remain in power they will leave no stone unturned in the effort. to stop this outrageous attempt on the part of . a Minister at Ottawa to take over thia . property of the people of Ontario with- , out compensation. (Applause.) If l m'1'eri'dt'Y we will go to the foot of the . throne with our claim. and we may well , feel certain that when the time eomm for tina! deeision this man. happy per- hupi from his point of View in the pos- x _sivsiiiot, of a little brief authority. will find that under the aegis of the British f limpire the property not only of individ- llilii. but of eommunitim and l'rorineea. _ will he "otvuilered safe." (Prolonged ' applaum A i, . The Premier then laid the {papers on L the tallle. and they will heroine part of l tho rvcords of the Howe. f l