The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 18 May 1920, p. 4

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WILL BE ASKED l Ontario Government Would Learn Intentions of Great Lakes Company i Curry Wants Concessuon , Taken Opt of Company 8 / .Hands , The Government has instructed that action be started against the Great Lakes Paper Co. for a declar- ation that the company' is hound to take power from the Hydro, Hon.i W. E. Raney announced in the Legis- i lature yesterday. The announcement l was made during the discussion ofi the Hydro estimates. when Mn; Dewart wanted to know what were; the Government plans in connection! with a $2,'60t),000 appropriation tori Dower development at Nipegon. I Mr. Raney conttrmed the report; that the Mission site, west of Fort William, had been approved by theg Government for the company to . build its plant. Mr. Donald Hogarth: said that the Premier had said that ; the Government would insist on the company taking Hydro power. Why the right-about face? he asked. Mr..Raney, in reply, said that there was no right-about face. When the Government said that it would in- sist that the company had to take Hydro' power. said Mr, Raney. it insisted within the law. It never said it would insist. law or no law, observed the Attorney-General. g Bound in Honor and in Law. I Mr. J. TV. Curry, WC., amid ap-i plause. said that the Government] should step in and take the concession , off the hands of the company. "The Province is bound in honor and in, 'aw," said Mr. Raney. "We mustl pay some attention to the solemnl obligation under seal of the Prov- ince,"'he proceeded, explaining that! the contract had been signed by thei Minister of Lands. Forests and Miner, in the former Government. i, Regarding the site chosen by the' "company, Mr. Haney said that the! Government merely approved it! When they found the company want- I ed the Mission site they approved it, F, not insisting that the company build on any other site. It made no differ- . Ghee to the Government what site they built on. said the Attorney- General. Mr. George TT. Kilmer, K.C., is the' counsel the Government has in- strpcted to proceed with the case. Oppose Bulk Estimates. I Before this matter came up Lib-! eral members in the House objected to Hydro estimates being presented in bulk. and Col. Carmichael con- sented that they stand over until de-l tails could be prepared. Col. Car- michael said that extensions were in prospect from Ailsa Craig to Park- hili and from Bothwell to Glencoe., They hoped also. he said, to get ' power to build steam plants as an auxiliary. The steam plant was to; take care of ice ttoe trouble, he told' the House. I

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