The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 25 Mar 1927, p. 1

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F- x-RA ad, trarer, tf \ W'tli F w R v" '----------- i',C'c'iiirri: Bear the Brunt. . Premier Ferguson, Liberal Leader Raney Raises Strong Oh.. IW. E. N. Sinclair and Hon. w. E. . . . Raney, Progressive Leader. Lore last ieclion lo D r O p p 1 n g night, as on previous occasions, the T _ 'burden of discussion. Mr. Haney . particularly objected to the dropping o. . A Enforcement from the new act of the O.T.A. en- . forcement clauses, emphasizing the Penalties, and Urges point that, regardless of the Govern.. . . ment's view on the question, "spot- Premier to Retain Use of ters" would be required to "get the bootlegger," and that such "spotters" Spotters to Halt Boot- should be afforded "police Protec- tion" under the new act. . The Prime Minister moved an legging amending clause to the bill so as to . ------- provide for standard hotels under Government control a status similar STANDARD HOTELS ito that had under the Ontario Tem- lperance Act. In the process of ON SAME STATUS Idrafting the bill this section, the . Premier explained, had been inad- -----------. l vertently omitted. . I Under the Control Act, the Liquor Only Fifty-foe Members 'Transportation Act stands repealed. P h F I Mr. Haney inquired why. Attorney- T . General Price said that in past years resent en ma this act had not been used to any extent; that sections in the O.T.A. Forty-foe Clauses, Left governing the transportation of liquor had been used instead. The Ooer From Wednesday, new Control Act on this point, he . stated, was drawn more "strictly" Are Rushed Through tn: than the other two measures com-. bineds . Before the adjournment of thel Little Ooer One Hour House the Prime Minister informed ----------- the' House that the Government} ... '., . ' . lr, _ ' would give very serious consider- Ontario's new Liqum hum?" Act ation to the suggestions of both Mr. passed the committee stage Ill the Sinclair and Mr. Haney. . 9,. . Legislature It. 11.25 last night. Bootlcgger Forgotten. ', This the third step m Its C""" R. F. Miller, Liberal member for of enactment was greeted with as Haldimand, "got off" some un- much acclaim as the 33 Govern- conscious humor when after the bill ment supporters in the Legislative had been rtet1tf he rose to Ili' Chamber at the time were able to 1u2"tu2rf"inition of the word muster. Interest in the bill-at "There is nothing about it in the fever heat on the occasion of its act," he said, seriously. "I think second reading. but waning notice- :2: tAntet,T'ne,tfenera1 tmould tell us 'l_t'iU?r,r)en it went into committee "Get a dictionary." advised Pre-, on li ednesday-was at ebb tide last iiiier Ferguson. "You'll tma-Tire night. Never at any time were there meaning there." more than 55 of the 112 elected rep- 1'vy looked in the dictionary,' :resentatives " the people in their said Mr. Miller, as serious as ever. . . In the almanac, too. seats. The Opposition could muster I "Bootlegger," said Col. Price, "is but nine members-two Progressives !a word that has been coined since and seven Liberals-when Hon. ithe O.T.A. came into force. . _ Joseph Thompson, Chairman of the - committee, reported the bill. One hour and twenty minutes only was required to adopt the 45 clauses left over trom Wednesday's debate.

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