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l q...--,--""'"" 1 lhowsussy, Mercia New. I ' . . Relies on Administration. "Drugglsts are mot permitted to "The?" trtta11 be one iiiiika1 to al Thirdly, the Government relies dispense liquor. County Judge for any conviction. for the tmccetHt of the law more upon "Breweries and distilleries can and, where imorisonment is imposed, F wise and ettteient administration only ttell in the Province to the further redress must be Bought by a than upon statutory enactments hGard, under a permit from the certiorari. unless the Attorney-tren.. which, because they are of necessity board. ,'eral certifies that the question in- expressed in legal terms, are not "No liquor may be consumed in volved is ot sufficient importance to easily understood by the public and a putme place. All liquor must be render it advisable to have the opln-, because they are fixed and iiiiiUiii Consumed in the residence or .ion ot the higher court. ' cannot be adapted to the varying and temporary home of the Purchaser. " desire to emphasize that the changing conditions that have to be "The Commission will establish hoard is supreme in ita powers, and met. The bill, therefore, does not stores for the sale of any or all its 1cP?ns.ftan.not be reviewed or in- purport to establish in detail the classes of liquor at such points as terfered with by any court or by the! Completed system of liquor control, they may deem best ir, the public Government. ! sinners. spins ,'"oi't"21g,' r',ht.,e/"'t'i,ttud/,"f, s'xt'.e"ro)h't1et1g'i'iv, Praise for Board. _ 2 on o t s . . ' e ' sue ' ' . - principles within well-defined fd/ltr..' of beer only, Ot' for the sale ot beor in7lt,U'rttgvigytirt ttr,tusetvt,2 It; tions to the Control Board. and wine. or for the sale of all outstanding men ot f,dTiluli','fLt,1', "This legislation follows strictly clatrsee ot 1inuov. The object we ability and integrity wilt from a the policy enunciated by the Gov- have is that the Commission should desire to improve conditions in On- ernment to the public. during the re- study conditions and meet public tarlo are willing to undertake this cent election campaign. its object conditions withuhe least possible greaé public service. The Govern- ill to eliminate. as far as poks'ibidlofrettse and a minimum of harm in ment is content, and we are confi- 'egal tratth"liirr,r, ill intoxicating the community. dent the public will be satisfied, to Lquors that has in the Past. led to Local Option Respected. leave to this, board the widest pos- such widespread and serious abuse. "N . ' . . f sible powers to enable it to "ltis the sincere desire. on the part . 0 "92° grimy be established ml handle a problem of grave impor- of the Government to Put into opera- 1?g munlc.pa ty w.her.e the Canada; tance and infinite difficulty. tion in connection with this dimttu1t (fi'e'l.l',eff"lff PM" ls in force. not, "I have only sought in this brief problem a system of handling liquor-.2 lore l, bl- aw under 1ofa,.1 option lstatement to indicate the salient that will meet with general public! ad pro i ted the sale ot liquor at {features or the legislation that deal approval. and thereby create a morethe time of the coming into force lWith questions ot general policy, that wholesome respect for the Irlwr, of of the Ontario Temperance Act in '.. the Province. 1916. the public may realize that the Gov- ' ', "Light beer, as defined by the act, ernmcnt is adhering to its public Hopes for Public support. and which is ordinarily known as declarations with regard to the ques- "The Government Uoe.st not. claim 4.4 beer, may he sold in such places tion of the administration ot the ttertection for the method provided 'el iii-e boarId dgsigniutes. under per- liquor protlcm. for in the legislation. and there will m t rom the 01111. F , ..-.t be inevitably some abuses and un- "There shall be no public ndver- Wants Ample Discussion. foreseen situations arise, but it is using of liquors. "I hope," he said, "that in this our earnest hope that u policy found- "No person, except with the por- House, and in the press, and ed upon a sane, reasonable basis will mission of the board, shall have in llhroughout the public, we shall have have the support ot the great bulk his possession in this Province any a full discussion and every consider- ot public opinion. so that, in the liquor not purchased from the ation of the bill. adiscussion of a light of experience, it may be from hoard. This section takes care of helpful character. And there has time to time improved and made the private stock that any citizen been a conspicuous absence of that more effective in attaining better may already have that is legally kind of consideration even since the conditions that all good citizens de- purchased, and gives the hoard ab- first of December. But the people sire. solute control over all the liquor have expressed their will emphati- "The new act will be known as the that is found in Ontario. cally. Now, I say, Mr. Speaker, with Liquor Control Act. "The element of private gain in all the force and earnestness I have, liquor transactions has been entirely ithat when the public has given a Twofold Purpose. ' eliminated, Imandate to the Government to un- "Its purposes are two/old..: First. to "The board may appoint a. stuff 'dcrtake this, task, it surely is the prohibit transactions in liquor ex- of inspectors, and this staff, in co- Eduty of every man to try to co- cept through Government agencies operation with the Provincial Police; operate with the Government." and under Government control. See- and local constables. shall co-operatel! He invited the members of the tmd, to provide the. organization in the enforcement. of the law. l, Opposition to co-operate with the and the mer'ns by which 5mm pro- "All prosecutions are conducted if! Government in the consideration of hibltzon and control may be made under the department of the At-'; the bill while it was before the ettective. torney-General of the Province. 3 House. He wanted them, however, . "The Government has already re- ' to stick to the contents of the bill, peatcdlv expressed its view that wise :30 Option of ritte. and not go back to the arguments and effective administration makes "Any person hereafter found sell- of the campaign. more trot. the lute?", of a law Fm"? a ing liquor in Ontario will be im- I "It is no use attempting to thresh multip'icity of rigid and irritating prisoned for the flrttt offense with- iout the old straw," he continued, legal enactments. out the option of a, tine. There is g "the old straw that we have been "It will therefore bo found that a. great variety of penalties for other iattempting to thresh out for years while the hill lays down t.let.i.nite offenses under the not. In other 'and years, and is now being further broad lines of policy and. limitation, ', words. the bootlcggcr goes to jail. thrashed every Sunday down at Mas- very wMo discretion is flivenutgtlh: 3 A man who sells one bottle illegally r'cy Hall." Commissi'n to improve C S It 0 I is list as much a bootlegger as the l ' from time to time by regulation as majn who sells " whole case illegally. To Stay for Term. in their judgment may appear to be The purpose the Government has is He argued that it was in the Gov- best in the DUNN interest. , f ernment's interest to 13895911511 Eh: _ _ i to ntrol this situation and see, i most efficient bill, intima ng a l Permits Needed. ',, we 1','ann' work out an administration-as on this work that the Govern- "No liquor ttertyar.t1'r may be pur- of this problem in a way that willoment would be judged. "This Gov- chased by any oue wlth.out 'U personal] improve general conditions through- ernment," he said, "is going to be permit. The Commission may issue] out the whole Province. here until the end of this term, and a permit to any person a resident of l "By providing that no one shall we are going to try and improve con- the Province and upwurd of 21 years, keep liquor in Ontario without the ditionss, so that we will be here if) I of age, to purchase liquor for bev-i permission ct the Commission, it will long as we like. So that the Gov-i , eragc purposes. This permit may be. be much easier to convict those who; ernment is not going to be looking suspended by a Magistrate before now keep liquor in their residence after private interests. The Govern- whom prosecution takes place; it for illegal sale. The person having ment is interested in safeguarding may be cancelled by ttlo County it must show that he. purchased it the public, in attending to the" best l, Judge before whom the'trial is held, from the Commission or by somel interests of the public at large. , and any permit may he cancelled by legal method before the coming intol Mr. Haney then nsked when the the Commission at. their discretion _ force of this act. bill would be given its second read- . without giving any reason. . W l 5 ing. "Would it be on next Tttea- "All liquor must tou, purchased Officials in Brewery are louse . day?" he asked, " through the Government agency. "By providing for imprisonment "Yes," replied the Premier, I Permits are of five classes: for tirat offense for the illegal ye!!.?,':.: should say next Tuesday." I think we "Individual permit to a resident of iman, we hope to make an effective can fix the date, and -.-here he Ontario. {effort to get rid of the ..ty..y,',et,".t,rs)triepoets up at the crowded galleries! l, "Individual permit top any period It is intended that an of.fic.i.al of the ---"perhaps we can fix a, fee. I am! not exceeding one month to a tour- Commission shall be stationed in. sure that members of the Oppo- ist te 'orary resident. every brewery warehouse. and where sition will eo-operate in trying to' - " "or Lfull 'err'lt" to physicians, beer is ordered by the cast' from "I expedite the other business of the , SRO?" . Ji .Lrieg and [hose in vendor the vendor transmits the'; House so that all possible time can mntlsts. \e or oil 'lml pursuits. order to the official in the brewery,' be given the discussion of this bill." '"t1"isl,1ruoir',1"refl't' for ministers ot who will check it out and see to its . .. _ the Gospel for sacramental purposes. pr/g'oeue,ivG'Tot have promiscuous "The board Itat further authortirtly Jifld'l of beer in the streets of the to issue a special permit, sanctum; Emu." of population or on the backs 0," by the. regulations, eclal concession lines of Ontario. Any one p chase of liquor for the 18p" who wants to purchase it can do so purpose named in the perm t. ker in a legal way, and, under the Com- "s . "There, I might stty, 'erid,'",ehftlri, mission. a man who is found to abuse V that we propose to give t e r, ml it can .be denied the privilege alto- possible authority and discret on l , gether. _ this Commission. a Commission n, W" -v which we believe. and in which aw; ' believe the public have unboun e i . confidence and faith.