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. WW r , , , '- TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1923. ' ----------6-r-------- . "_-"---- DIS CARDS 'REP BYPOP F, _ . 0 4 d'-tt f l A Mful, the Government, hurl to an..." . . responsibility. Conservative Leader. r: Tho Prime Minister's suggosqqn. . I e 8 of four unit classifications. with Ton tacha Prime M"; "t ronto having the highest unit. Air omn Ferguson said. was. "not based (in Proposal as Ab?" lg tho fundamental privriplo on which " . . . b7Vb f' i on tatir " ls Ct e out system o ret r .n n -v8 l it l, Fundamental rot p based. and that is the swim" or' on Which Our System of 53:32pm of representation by pupil- R e p r ette n ta t I o n ,5: "I think." he said, -"t)yrrt tho Primo- . . ' lMinister in his suggestion goes a l Based," and Violating! liong way further than any discus- ', . . 1 lsion I have been able to tInd or any 3 Spirit of B.N.A. Act l view expressed by any eminent pub- ! ; "to man I have been able to run i s------------ , l across in dealing with that phase of l s FFICIENT i it" subject." TIME IN U l i Advances Toronto'g Claim. V TO EFFECT REFORMS; ') Toronto, said Mr. Fergusm.. was - i _nrtt the Washington of the north . E that the Premier appeared to think At 2 o'clock this (Tuesday) t :it. Toronto. with one-fifth the pop- morning J. A. Currie. Conga-Va- 5 l ulntion of Ontario, and hearing more tive, Southeast Toronto, was ,itlll 'i tit/tnee/ru/tf,"')',':,.,,.",,),'.":,,)",?,',?,,"),",,'. speaking, and indications point- 3 a basis of equal voting strength with ed to an all-night. scsslon. Mr. twitizcns of any other centre, Mr. Ferguson said that if it were " i ',.'1fl'o1,1,','""1 wenti on to rail?" to 11'» ron on munc pa: pro ems, tor 'y,':,',",,"',",,.,?,,' t'l,"g'it,'t"1C," 1,I'1 liudiciai system, and complexity of . l .10 l " - interests. all of which demanded lengc." iadequate representation. - "For these reasons." Mr. Fergu- Characterizing as "Vicious and Ison went on. "I say there cannot be orroneous" Premier Drury's rcdis- XS? (attrong or 1908"!" ":50? why: tribution suggestion for a differentia- jd','/,ftth"e"",,2a,,t'/, v33"; 81253353; tion in units of representation he- inattors and public questions as tho tween urban, rural and newer On- citizens of ICentptvflle, if YOU like." tario, Hon. G. H. Foriruson, Conscr- trail? (tat' the fone,',),',,',,",,',';,',' 0f vative Leader. in the Legislature last iin J)yiflf/ 'del T1,f""ie11i,nti1te,r,1, night delivered a, fair intimation that i were cOncerned. the Conservative , the Conservatives' would fight. to the Leader reminded that conditions to- I last ditch any redistribution along 1'e,u,w;2xvac'i1t,lie1ra. J.1"i;rt:ts,togn.: . . ,. . ' . , ee i o y .' the. ly" of the Prime 3. mister 8 pro- Telephones. highway improvements I .pogahs'. C . v tivo Matt in d and rural mail deliveries, he said. " .on.er all ",9 al P- ihad utterly changed the situation Lclared himself as "wing to acropt in rural Untamio 'a reasonable allowance tor compact- " "1 venture c, gm. .. he added mess of population in Ontario cities. "that the people {n the iil'iage n' but professed to be utterly unable to jwiiiii, I 1;", are r4uite unveil .f._ i BCP willy "form it)oe.id bit digicrim- formed and as close-iv ink-touch wiir, mate agaus WI l a. un o rep- . _ . h .- _ resentation higher than all other :33: tt,trf1r,t/g,ei,,ns,toh/' $330412 To cities. If tho Premier argued "met- l Arguing that the Panning; 'as.. ropolitan Press" Mr. Ferguson was 1: ' . " C/ C," w . willing to take him to other cities---- ee,g,1.,.i),'c,i2n'L,anedrro,si1dei,',it'""i"iir, "at? Ottawa, Hamilton and London-with lFerguson went on to sav "dirt 1.; Press facilities comparable to those , - q . " ',", of Toronto. P533551" f,lt1'),',',t,,t)f'/e,, 3.2.23.1: I So far as special consideration of iiot well founded ' _ . .N.i' ' newer Ontario's claims to repre- "If'there itg an dis; nctior, there , sentation was concerned, however, "N I. 9 b C.' "d. '.', r.. l, Mr Ferguson was agrcnd that they "guy'gfhe only lone road distinction j . : , . L., o l err-nee " ween rural and i Zggggogagtfé: {friarggtmyft {I}: 'f/Tir, !urban areas. Where are you going :0 ince ' ' 5 lend if you are going to put Toronto . _ I . '7" Along with w. E. N. Sinclair. ICC., I") heme" o Liberal, South Ontario. and A. C. lMotiveinPropomie Lewis, Conservative, Northeast To- The Conservative Leader WEN: on ronto, Mr. Ferguson argued the to attribute motives to the Premier principle of "representation by popu- for his suggestion to cut down Toron- lation," which, he declared. was the 's e resentation. r "it" went, he fundamental principle underlying rigidl- time effect woiiilddbse t to cut representative institutions. down representation in a community Mutet Start " night End. 21/J1/veonud1dd/l.t,, 1c'f/,"V,,',er1,ttnoi; The Redistribution t'Ominittee satisfaction when election comes must start out on the broad basis of along." scouring equalization of units of rep- Every Redistribution Committee resentation. and from there work that ever sat, proceeded Mr. Fer- toward a reasonable allowance for gum", started out on the basis of, toif,egf,'en/aer/t' i'athtgl; 'l:,'.',,'", staréuzgit principle that "the unit of popular _ H" . ' "5 "mu" - ti0t should be e ualized in all con-i gesteduargucd the C.Jpr.oosi.tiyy " stitiiencies." Or:I the contrary, hef guild 21391;: 1ne1',.j,'."ig"s'/,l; 'sl/in) '3; said, this Government would star? . A . 4 A. . i" i . t . ' ---- l tou?."". tho oryi.nion that vedietri- t1gt,ienrattedpp,',ts,1,tt'Ltdiior,ritri,ohr,r,, C'), button. along with other t-lcr'torizl representation in not only urban andi .ei'mms. could not pass the House ral constituencies but between: in the three wccits allotted, and upon rub e tres _ ' L " r the Government's shoulders they ur an c n H . Gr. L . 1 " ex-i threw ll h _ ihil p. The Conservative one. , at t e responSI ity. Each . hi ti or rd however! Oppositionists agreed that the Gov- pressed lt' en rt a. IO L 1 . 1w;é ernment was remiss in leaving intro- with the Premiers proposal do 'l,",)'.'; duction ot the measures to the Te.ci.al recognition to "e?" b -i twelfth week of the session. tario's olaims_t0 representation, EV F0 " ' " cause there wide distances had to e l rsakes Rep by Pop. ', when into consideration. l, In opening the discussion at 10.30 Upsettintt Preoedents. l " w . l . 'me c, , ltf.'?,i,?ie.ntfr"tdfsAet'ittu',oJr; accepting; After reading t'1"y,T",b),.' ti%.tiL;i'1:i Buggesums J,',' w','.t/1tf,n",?vnet, that hisi Hangard "ltSd'l.'intl' bar "tiff:1 otheri . . were mere! tier, Sir Ro rt or en an I t"/r'f,'l,rft,t/1',"'v/',,eg,iac,g .,t/1gt, thlie Gov-i Federal authorities had tgy1,ec.'hi,tehreii_, . . K "t e Si - . " . '1 cepted with some weight bl; the ryiy, giten"eotod, magma??? authority; distribution Committee. In thati "laid down that the committee starts 1ih')','t,e,ti,o,,n, he reminded that, ii-) out with a GGia of equality of pop- ough the committee was all DOW-. Iulation for all constituencies." l