The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 27 Feb 1931, p. 1

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| Eb. 21 PRICE TO HAND OVER ! ( i '\l'\li\il\l.\.l\l.\if\Ci\ll\gl\lc\.-7 g PAPERS TO OFFIGERL }g Mayor, Civic Officials ; | ~ 1 * : 3 < t ----_--_._._--: 1j -- Confer With Premier | Superlntendent Of |nsuran0( ' Lu\u\--\u\u\u\u\n\u\'-\n\n-i i a Following a private session of the * tO .Re.c'elve. Dogum.ent" | Board of Control, Mayor Stewart, mem-- C|a|m|ng Dlsc"mmahon bcqs of the b:)arq and civic offi::lals,l melucaiietiatea waited upon Premisr Henry yesterday., + etainin ivj i 4 |_ Aitorney--General Price, in the Legis gglanVtzl&egell)tS::lz;;gs. tw?c1'21'(11(i:scl§§sseiiatltct;]5*I | lature yesterday, said he would plac: Mayor said, and another appointment| | in the hands of the Provincial Super: has been made with the Prime Minister | intendent of Insurance documents now '| for Monday aiternoonvah 5 o'clock | in possession of E. F. Singer (Torontp- "We have been considering some te.m- | St. Andrews), indicating that certai lporary measures concerning the Police | firms discriminate against -- Hebren Administration Building and Police | people in the matter of accepting i« Court headquarters, but no decision has | surance risks. s been rsached by the board," his Wor-- | _ Before the orders of the day, Mr ship said, when asked regard nz a | Singer, rising to a question of privilege statement ccming from Premier Kenry, | stated that some insurance firms ha« that he was cpposed to the use of the | denied his public declaration that Jews o'd technical school building on Col--| | were discriminated against by insur-- lege Strect, for this purpose. | | ance companies in placing automobile "We widened University Avenue and | | in--urance. _ He read certain letters, spent considerable in creating parks | which, he said, were written by repre-- here, and I think that it would not be s | sentatives of insurance firms, and which suitable to have this building ussd by ] stated that Hebrew risks were on their the police and csourts, in cless proximity! | prohibited lists. He also quoted evi-- to Quesn's Park," Premier Honry stated | dence in a certain litigation, which, he [after he had talkzed with thse city. 'said, showed the same attitude on tne | fathers. | part of insurance companies. & i -- Attorney--General Price said he re-- § i gretted such evidence of discrimination. | Business affairs should be conducted on ® ' a business basis, he said, and when & ' citizen asked for insurance his applica-- 'tion should be considered on his own record, not on his race or religion.

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