The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 14 Mar 1923, p. 4

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T . " F _ f . [ l A " , I I ar' I g B, tl " (m-r, OBSERVE iii.l..l,i,t,,!lll I " . 1;): j Bl rr . . i _ ' _ - MN' "' "Nii ' a IN QUEEN S PARK its limit: - --; Ct _ ' 'PA'E=Ga . ' a WWW" , - , had finished with the problem oti , A little more light was shed yes-' Iron, his mind by three Liberal ol:it2,atf.d"t'ief.' He read the figures! ", terday on Ontario's hazy political declarations, because they might showing the tremendous disparity , ' situation. Premier Drury may con- turn out to be liabilities, and he in the populations of. scores of On- ' itinue to believe the public is not did not want to pile up liabilities. tario ridings. His solution was that [particularly interested in. this sub- Premier May Talk Some Day. the matter should be referred to a , i . ligathbmv it tto interest displayed "Do you expect to draw out the committee ot the House. and the r l e peeplos representatives m Prime Minister?" interjected Hon. F unit ot population set for urban,' " " t the L.etrits)aiure is any reflex, then Mr Ferguson a remark which semi-urban and rural 1"'.,e,tltet.yilttl M , t li'jiti:"i'?, folks are keenly curious arc-used Mr Drury He tacetidusly and the necessary adjustments. I ' ' concerning political futures and proposed. a'day ircoiii"eiiiiriii and made. In the face ot such dispari-| " i i'l"l'llget'tt when the Conservative Leader ties as existed at present, no person! Mi . t Before the orders of the day w.. stated his temperance olicy he could say the Premier was doing it 'E. .N: Sinclair (Liberal, South On-g (Mr Drury) "mum be [willing to his duty in not bringing about redig- Tlll t 'tarlo) had to voice a protest against; talk. about "possible political de- tributlon. The House should have IE '3 Itewtrpaper article. A phrase in' velopments " Mr Fi, uson retort- a solution. even though the sessionst we; !this newspaper read "Sinclair, a. ' " . , g lasted for months. T ,. 'D . ., - . , ' t ed that the Premier tr remarks were & -, . l "' t ruryite, which the South Ontario in keeping with his policy of hid- Next the Kingston member goti a")? member claimed was beyond his a"! ing behind someone else The into the Public Accounts, tackling his" durance. Mr. Sinclair, lawyer-like! Grenville man said h would an- at length the cold figures which ilir?il I (gave three reasons why he did not h e . most other members have avoided.' i ' M, de i " ". pounce is policy at the right time. - .t ' S re to be called a Druryite . I And what will result from Mr Dispute after dispute arose be :4." g. _ (l) The name is no asset, politi- Sinclair's demand that Druryite tween Mr. Nickle and Hon. Peter rrii'ilt'liid ' 'J' cally. Liberals leave the Liberal party? Smith, Provincial Treasurer, as ml '(4ii1alh ' l (2) The name is a political No person apparently anticipates what 1'Pif cap.i.tal 'v"1'ee,'gi,i,h1irte,i,' or! "will Iliability. l an formal chan e in artv affilia- what were ordinary expert cures. *"'""~' ' l l y . g p . In addition Mr Nickle had to meet its; g.' h l, (3) The aspersion is untrue. , tions during tuis session. Perhaps, ss-fire from several Liberal 'rjh'iltEilii' im, Mi k P l as has been pointed out previously. cro ~be who always regard Con- with g ', t C 5 to Iatform. 2 nothing will be revealed until the mom rs ' th ir most natural it" "it?" I Next Mr. Sinclair read his dee-l nomination lists are completed, servatives 'dS H e r in his ra id if"; Itrration ot faith, which took the; when the presence or absence of antagonisgs' Ki T/'Jff; er 'd'lv"dl 53"? "rri, 'form ot a resolution passed at thci UFO ition to Liberal candiv. l manner t e ng W 'irr.'i'rati' _ last Liberal convention, and de-l iii Ir, "was" its own story ll into history. reeled off quotations j.'_ri'i'lEiir V . [Clared the convention's adhesion tol a eb' may i ' and quoted Drovefbts' t,e,,t'donglt $3. 'the principles ot Liberalism. Mr. ' Mr. Mama Complimentary. after yltt'tt11tp,y/',1//,itr'r"v'r,, nd in the _ V; MII Sinclair said he had voted for that l There were some present whol thrusts atttht; .1": ',',te7i,,Qd,l'l, he' 4%, I " Fiiiiii"t'ioi7, and saw no reason toI lthought they saw a little ot political; latter par dot tirp a row Sol :4". Ki' , lchanse his views. portent in what almost immediately; rarely falle a 8 i J,'.', "on; that , 'frii):'jtlili)',, But, more important. Mr. Sin- :followed during the atttr.ryootl't") manmelflre ctor: '?a'f,11rr'llf,'l't every 54.3, g 1 chip thinks the time has come for (proceedings. Z. Mageau (Litreral,i, Mr. 21f he ii ped brought out his 2' , a showdown. Evidently, as a Lib-i Sturgeon Falls) resumed his speech! criticism ld er'ihive ot bees " He . l 1/i if l, eral, he is seriously alarmed at the) 'in the Budget debate. Confining;, I',',',',),""?)',',] with the Cabinet. Min- ',')M,lll k :contlnued rumors of a portion ofi 'himself entirely to New Ontario ifetundtaltiin the $600 bonus last 4.9%"? his party effecting, as Liberals... matters, Mr. Mageau was almost s ery angshifting of dates when , his": ' ' Isome working alliance with MI" altogether complimentary to the; 2'ie'//'/l; were counted after the ',ilijidNBlii iDrUry. He had no particular oh-l Government administration. That 790911132"! fiscal year gave $792,- .5. E if? Ijection'to persons in the Liberal; only criticism he had of the Backugl $116);th _ Q the million-dollar Sur- _ g' t. . .STOUP Joining any o.the.r. organize-t deal was that the length of time of; l ' (which Mr Nickle claimed. t?yf'iTi1 it, ttihn, but he added, tsigniticantly: "I. advertising the limits might have; phus.1d ot be there He did not _'r'1sr'1 33L lthink it is high time now that there) been longer, while. on the other s cu] n h n this Othough it was 'fi/lr/tr".'" . . should be a declaration from Lil»: hand, he claimed the Conservatives' dwe mtg: toit would be one of his 'i'lsjiitliy), 'eral members as to whether the)" were making much noise about thel thought a t 2t'i;,),'ir,?i,l')ija; rh _ propose to carry out this first plank Backus transaction to hide their! main argumen S. V _ r'c',fii'."t",titl t 'in the Liberal platform of the 19223 own shameful bargains in timberi Those Hydro Inquiries. it? i ; convention, or whether they pro-t lands. Mr. Mageau madea remark-j Mr. Nickle touched briefly on / if... . ipose some other alliance. I mayi ably good speech, though tor but a! Hydro affairs, alleging that with its; l . JM l I J {say that, if_there are any who MS!" few sentences it could have comei commissions the 'Government hadl "'i%MtEl'" to depart, it is a good time to go, with good grace trom a seat behind. put on creepers. Reference was. ", 1Ti?,!.ilk' l and that the Liberal party will still! the Premier. Mr. Mageau saidi made to Sir Adam Beck. "thati . rt, .rhf,f'a . carry on." both Conservative and U.F.O. can- great personality at whose heels the} " A 'tr',, i Need a Convention? 1 didates would be found runningi Government are everlastingly snap-) r"., . a?" . . , against him, and the House laughedf ping " He pictured the pertinacityi v_' ."s 'ills', It was blun.t talk, but -It had "1.8: rather significantly. He alto. ven- with. which Sir Adam had stuck to! -i' g7} . ringot t,i,.ryitri,.t:,v. Rare indeed are! tured a prophecy about a Liberal! his task through years of.discour-' 'lr, 'r?flv: the occasions in Parliamentary liteI sweep next election. l agement He claimed that if he . at F 'i' when a leading member ot a part)" _ ' ii onsible tor the Govern- ',,ru' . I" deliberately calls for declarations} Mr. Nickle Wanta to Know. were re 'll ht he could devise a 7 x t of loyalty to party principles andl It was about five-thirty when W. ment the fluff dro facts without -' Jr? party platforms from among his? P. Nickle (Conservative. Kingston) way 31213: a scheme in which the C ' "i') own colleagues. Though douUessl began his remarkable contribution 'pg,t'i flh invested millions andi '. iid t Mr. Sinclair's remarks .will lie' to the Budget debate. Up until 6 Pizolvi nce If the Government brokei ', " ', twisted by unfriendly critics into| o'clock he devoted the time to the mil one. ' . I i ' . . . , d Mr Adam Becks spirit for public sc'-';:.", " . allegations of d1810331t)'_ and dis- subject which Mr. Sinclair ha vice then the Government would i.' i affection among the Liberals, it raised. Mr. Nickle, too, tried to! gut. iii to blame and not the com- /', "7' /, 't ought to be pointed out plainly that draw something trom the Premier; l 'l ns which were creepers be- st"..',.", liv.,) . he made no charges. Admittedly, with respect to political plans, but) m "IO th Administration and Sir ' F 'fan, there are 1i/2,r.g",t', of opinion all he got tor his pains 'd'll, at; 23333 e '4 'si' _ among the L era members as to uncomfortable laugh trom t e ea . ', -; their future cour8e, but the ma- of the Government. The Kingston Atiten gt,.intt,tet',tontgtt', $1: . ', i Jority think Buch conflicting views man remarked on the Premier'e I'fl'i'll,nft, 'i ken more than f. irl ought to be thrashed out in con- silence. "deep as death," since the speec ' av ng BPO ss".:,.',-,',) vention. In the meantime, Mr. Sin- House opened. The Premier, he four hours. t' 17". clair wants open and above-board charged, so little appreciated public ------.---------.N.r_ . t'r'i"ra; explanations. He also submitted feeling that he would say not a F, {22353195, ' . with some vigor that it was high word. Nothing. averred Mr. Nickle, .-"*~=',.'t,.,'.jf: time for Premier Drury to tell the was of more interest to the Ontario "sfii'irtiil it I public ot what has been or is tak- people than the Premier's political ' _u 1?al, 'lt , ing place behind the political future or the U.F.0. political future. a, . _iiiiiE, l scenes. "We have a right to demand where ,r,caf . Only two other Liberals accepted the Prime Minister stands. also his . _, "At E Mr. Sinclair's challenge. Col. Cabinet," declared Mr. Nickle with '3! rr Cooper (Northwest Toronto) said unusual emphasis. He claimed ' (a' ll. . he was born a Litseraubrought up there was an exodus from the t "it": r ' a- Liberal, and intended to remain agrarian group without the House cirid p, . a Liberal. Alex. P. Mewhinney and erosion within. "Let us come i ' "fa ik' ' (West Bruce) next rose to add his out in the open. Fight a fair fight, , gig? ' testimony. He said he had been because a fair tight is a bonnie 1 it "-1 l brought up a Presbyterian and a fight," he pleaded, and the "silence ; ', ' " , ' 7 Liberal, and it was his intention to . deep as death" still persisted on the ', . . , keep to thdIlJiberal pasty. fremier Government benches. . . gr, . r " y gave - me or an . wF . lt I mystical. ir. there were any more. , l When Mr. Nickle resumed in the - , tr, , The Premier was quite sarcastic. . evening,'intstead of silence he met . " '1 T . He returned his "heartiest and sin- with interruptiomr--that is. after " ' ',1 car-est thanks" to Mr. Sinclair. A I 3. ' . great weight had been removed ' A i

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