The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 17 Apr 1935, p. 1

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Colonel Price rapped the handling of the Misner proseccution in London when he debated estimates with his successor. "It didn't look good," he said. in reference to the then Acting Crown Attorney Newton '"for a man doing his best to get a public repri-- mand from the Attorney--General." The -- Attorney--General -- reminded| Oolonel Price that the reorgmluuon: work had been done by the Deputy : Attorney--General and the Inspector: of Legal Offices--"and none could | accuse them of doing that work po-- litically." , "It isn't a question of reorganization ----it's a question of the Province being courteous to its servants who have done no wrong." Colonel Price main-- tained as he described former Magis-- trates as feeling very badly and very bitterly about the matter. "I certainly intended no discourtesy to these gentlemen,." said Mr. Roe-- buck. "I don't think there was any discourtesy in the way this was car-- ried out." 7 Estimates for the department of the | Atiorney--General struck rougher| waters when his predeccssor, Col. W. H.| Prcee took hm to task for the telegrams | which notified Ontario Magistrates of | their dismissal last August. | Admitting the courits were not as sumptuous as they might be, Attorney-- General Roebuck saw fit to come to their defense. It must be remembered, he said, that construction of an ad-- ministrative building would cost a great deal of money. "It seems hardly a time for the City of Toronto or the Province of Ontario to spend a great deal of money for a building for Police The Attorney--General's efforts to-- ward increased Police Court efficiency in Toronto were complimented by Col-- onel Fraser Hunter. "I made a prom-- ise." said the St. Patrick's member. "that I would clean out the worst den of iniquity in North America -- the Police Court of Toronto." The Toronto Court House project-- certainly in so far as it applied to Police Courts--was definitely hoisted at Queen's Park last night. Toronto Plan for Adminis-- trative Building Post-- . poned Indefinitely llif'!iSI;l)lll[e'I Jobless Insurance -- ans Projec For New Caunts _ lan Lacks Support earth and the Ontario Building closed." "Could we put Tory members in as Exhibit A?" queried Dr. A. D. Roberts of the Sault. than an advertisement. His answer followed Russell Nes-- bitt's charge that the Provincial Build-- Ontario Building at the CN.E. will | not be empty this year, Hon. Duncan Marshall advised last night's Legis-- | 'hture. His statement did not Ssatisfy | Toronto Conservatives, who assailed the Government with the charge of discrimination against Toronto. The building had been closed, Hon. Harry C. Nixon told them, because the Hepburn Government had prom-- ised economy. Money could not b¢ saved on any vote, said the Provin-- clal Secretary, without protest from some one. Mr. Marshall said that CNE. au-- thorities had advised him that there w be no difficulty in filling the. BUILDING TO BE At This Year's "Ex." ONTARIO A Pn OPEN rent--paying manufac-- on !Price Motion of Approval Defeated -- Legislature Prefers That Province Negotiate With Ottawa for More Adequate System At this juncture the Premier pre-- dicted that at the coming general election the Right Hon. Mackenzic King would be elected, as Leader of the Liberal Party, with "an over-- whelming majority." In the Ottawa House, he said, the Conservative members "cheer for Mr Stevens and vote for Mr. Bennett." I% was purely a move of political ex-- pediency. It is clear to me that there will have to be co--operation between the Provinces and the Federal Gov-- ernment. This Province is prepared to forget Provincial rights and sit in in an attempt to bring in an adequate unemployment insurance scheme." Overwhelming Majority. Hopburn--an amendment to a mo-- tion placed on the order paper two days after the cpening of the pres-- ent session, by Hon. W. H. Price, (Conservative, Parkdale) The Price motion asked the House to approve of legislation introduced recently in the Federal House at Ot-- tawa, in respect to unemployment in-- surance. Premier Hepburn main-- tained that this Federal legislation constituted an invasion of Provincial gghts_. }_{e declared, however, that down--a scheme whereby present un-- employed in Canada are included. When the Leader of the Opposition, Hon. George S. Henry, called for a division, the House divided almost on straight party lines, with Sam Law-- rence( CC.F., Grey South), and Far-- quhar Oliver, (U.F.O., Grey South), Ontario is prepared to waive these rights if, through co--operation, an rdequate scheme can be brought ONFIDENCE in the C Ontario Govern-- ment's ability to negotiate with Federal authorities and other Prov-- inces for "an adequate system of unemployment insurance" for Canada was expressed by a vote of 67 to 17 in the Ontario Legisla-- ture yesterday afternoon. HMHepburn's Amendment. The vote was on an amendment, introduced by Premier Mitchell F. "It is unfortunate," the Premier went on, "that the Federal authori-- ties did not call the Provinces in be-- fore the legislation was introduced. Speaking to the motion, Pi;énilfiei: Hepburn agreed that unemployment insurance must be a national scheme. supporting the Premier's amendment. C

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