The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 4 Mar 1927, p. 4

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F t- l class), North at" MtBrii, Ontario's WeiLBeing, 'tyas. A. Anderson (Liberal Peter ' " Dalia: with what he termed ttoro Country spoke briefly 'of th.i mutter- of public welfare " w G _G9verntnent't' new refer-est ti e Robertson, Liberal member . to? scheme. and the effect he thousahtoiri Northumberland, said that while would ttave on the northarn part or the Government's system of ll uor' his riding. While, he said it " I ieontrot might make for a 11l'flf. ed to be a commendable 'p'r'ofd,'l."1fi' lyeariy revenue of " 500 000 'it Soggemd that the tfii/'iGGid t . i would, In the long run mcad a reset would be wise to give it lengthy con lotsa to the well-being at 't"l'lahl', He sideration before making it o ern: 'ioh"'idfi'J,"I the Ontario Temperance tive. p a ct the finest bit of Ad ' legislation on the 'lttatouUet,Qt,'i.al1,','l grafts Vote on Bill. inferred that, had the Liberal party Gov . nderson was not agreed that: had the ad i ernment control wo [ ministering of the meas- itor "bette uld make, ure ttt its charge, there would have lthe a , r temperance," He thoughtl been no "fear of boot1etrgers," as be dol"r'li'dmf'nnth' wisest move would indicated on the part of the'Fer- could." 33g mb the best bill they RuRon Government in its electi n So l su mit it to the electors.! talk. o il cernedar its rural Ontario was con- Mr. Robertson laid considerable 'e"i,rn'l,',"li,tt,t d Mr. Anderson, the Gov- stress on Premier Ferguson's town- the 'ber'l2d'Jthe"at problem lay in ishin school board proposal deelar- tion to th agricultural educa- _ . 7 ing that rural sympathy had not "ct one he s elseCOnaary schools. No out row " . . 3 " l', . a t ' demoted the exodus o i R n the littl f . . t e red schoolhouse aim youth to th ' 'stase: that the proposal he was hedld- and onl Gum-leg more than _'t',farifg'a',g'..u'd llead to too much cell- of tll/y/ion,'.',,')",,')',.,,"; SitZdztz-a'ttee a": 6 a ion: ant expressing the ho e south to re . t . a that the Prime Minister would mile mam at home-at leasti plenty of time" before passing in l: satisfactory numbers-could the a legislative way on the scheme. ou;i,,ec,t,i.vt be achieved. i "F. G. Sandy (Progressive. Scuth I'. K. Slack (Progressive, Dufferin)! Victoria) extolled the record of the launched into a defense of the Drury! "rm". Drury Administration. de- administration. contending that dur..! . during that tho present "satlsdae- mg its four years ot office not once' tory financial standing" of Ontario 'wiis a vote of expenditure chain was due to "the wise investments" licgidluby the 0%p0hMtion. "As a. of that Government. 'It b C once," sai e, "I can't see Referring to Hydro, and the ques- i333, st,),tUt""it'tntthe01ig,rllLe/lt mem- tion f a si . r l 't5 " on e usti tt/',onnc',r,nc'/tt1aetxtoent',ioypiycefd.n'/i: the House here about thengiuiyldAzlr: Ontario farmers were using power tninistration'ts extravagance." at the present time. Power he said In respect of the Provincial high- was a natural resource. and should Tull' system, Mr. Slack held that the he available to farmers as cheaply Government should bear the whole as possible. Ho favored an 80 per mm: entailetd. {1e thought if the cont. bonus to rural lines and an it) "ypm.e..n, re loved the rural equalized rate. Such an expenditure '/1y1"i,ii1iah1t,'aesil, of ltheir payments tc would be - IO 118 ways, tie mu . i ' tended. 't'hp,,ogi,etf,'dt/1/?, ',,',oo'1tivhoenetohne- could "pretty woll take 0311:3312??? beautification of public grounds and: much-needed back concessions. ' buildings. . l'ii'nds for Seed. In respect of the liquor question. he charged that the Government. in Mr. Slack registered a strong plea introducing Government control, had tov Government aid to farmers in "sacrificed the possibility of pro-i the way of seed. He said there were hibition for many years to c0mc."' thousands of cases in the Province He did not think that any end to be ot young farmers who were in dis- gained by selling intoxicating liquor tires". and could not get from the for beverage purposes Wtt.q "an end banks the assistance they needed. worth striving for." 'iiel tlLought that some provision for Rev. A. C. Calder (Conservative, ah 8 ould be made in the Bud at West Kent) continued the debate. and entreated the Ministry to 'tf/fe' After he had spoken fifteen minutes the _SuggeStiol into its immediate paying tribute to the late It. L. consideration. Brackin, and extending feiicitations', Extension of tho terms of cfiice to new appointees. the. House ad-l, of Municipal Councils was also ad- journed for the dinner interim. i vocatcd by Mr. Slack as a means of When he resumed the debate in $11"ng municipalities a lot of ex- the evening session. there were but pause, and making for better Coun- eighteen of his fellow Tories in their cils. T He hoped to see the day. he seats to hear him. while the Opposi-zl Said. when a bill embodying this ex- tion numbered twenty-two. By 9.15, tension. would be introduced in the when Mr. Calderi'oncluded. six more Legislature.' Government members had entered. Mr. Slack charged that Premier 3mg: thalipposition group still stood ii Fel'gluson I{had consistently followed ' 'en '- wo. .a po icy o "gett ng rid" of the On.. , . . 'tario Temperance Act. "And now Quotts Tthynviters. l that ho has his chance," said Mr. In the hour and a ntrarttw, MP. Slack. "he intends to obliterate it Calder proved himself to be a student forever." . of the rhymsters by quoting from . poetical works. He turned back the. Asks Adjournment. pages of history to Napoleon's time A A Col . . ' ... . . quhoun (Liberal. South to find a situation with which he IPerth) asked permission at 11.07 . {flight compare the Opposition p.m. to adjourn the debate. struggling on. And, in conclusion, I "Oh, no," replied Premier Fer- when he wanted to speak of all On- guson "It is agreed that all th . . . e tario he spoke of the district from members wishing to s . " . _ peak on the' the thousand islands basking in the debate shall do so tonight except moonlight" to "the wild cataracts (the member for South Ontario (Mr leaping in the Northland." ' Sinclair) the member t " .' . .. " V , or irlnce With studied sarcasm he pictured Edward (Mr Rane ._. " C i . y) and myself. the Opposition members in the ., "Y h ll t , d ' That is one of the little vagaries to tre,ut,',td'iouh'il'i7/l' athlefn 1"llpu,yn1 which new members will soon be- ' ' ' . come accustomed." . iti,ijj,nijjj2/te,,1otrkotfJ11i',.,l"" at Mr. Colquhoun dealt briefly and v n C n . ' generally with Provincial questions, Waxes Sarcastic. and declared himself strongly And again, in a sarcastic vein, he 'yi)',',1t,relt, sale ot malt liquors as turned his guns on Hon, Mr. Haney. . Ho knew. maid he, that when he and 1 Provincial Abattoirs. hi: Raiiiey knew each other better; T. Farquhar (U.F.O.. Manitoulin) ey m ght spend many happy urged the establishment of Provin- ihours together. And I shall sit." he cial abattoirs to take care of meats went on. as a humble listener at until such time as they could be his feet. while pearls of wisdom fall marketed advantageously. and ask- frep/,e,h,1i'""gtl',i',, of M R l ed for further protection to the r. ane 's. references in the House to Caninl Manitoulin sheep and cattle raising 1cody, This was not as it should be, industry from the wolves. Increased he felt. I hope, he went on, "that; bounty or organized drives would, . [as the honorable member proceeds! in his opinion, do much to wipe out .along the avenue ot increasing re-. the wolf menace. . nown along which he is going, he W. G. Weichel (Conservative, will be asked to give an address be-i North Waterloo) concluded .the fore the Council of the great assem- night's oratory. and the House ad.. bly known as the League of Nations. Journed at 12.15 a.m. If he will not think I am impudent. . " would suggest that the subject he " lmlght select will be 'How Long Will ' It Take a Mosquito to Kill a Lian t' "!

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