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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 21 Feb 1936, p. 3

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Former Minister Charges 'll' Use of Private Railway a Cars to Liberals "3 "We've never had the curse of petronue as deep end so thick on the unclean of Ontario " we have to- m." be cursed. and later added: "This Province in Just mung with Liberals were using private cars on the T. a: NO. Railway to carry them to Liberal convention. to carry them medians. andtoearrythemto Jasper, Alta., he charged. A hotel inspector in the Fort Frances diatrct was paid 8150 a month to inspect ten hotels-tttree daya' work. he said. At Blind River. Albert. Savard had been appointed to Mr. Hepburn annttuneed to the pm We: that he would seek full Monm- tion on chose dunes. These were only . few of the charges levelled by the former Minis- ter in the 0mm of . lengthy "tuck on the Governmem yestercley. . " -tiii"1iettkk" store. This niin was l convicted hammer," he detlared. """irtiuRioVGasin i ha been in of- nee two we end st neither this union nor the last hue you brought in any broad. comprehensive scheme to relieve unemployment." he aid. Minn "not. The tamer Minisier med Migr- Would the Prime Miniater give him the tnfomtation " the moment? " Invent that information yet. but 1 will nuke Wu." Mt. Hepburn iiiiiotrmd to mute the inquiry, he iifA.tnttatettn-udpeeventedhim ttmnma.kit-rlrmtort. mm Taidiition enacted by the Do- minion Government. He had fought Mr. Bennett'a new den Before the Mr. 'taetRtett--My Mend doesn't know What tte'tt mm shout. The Attorney-Genoa] had opposed the mum an the wads that t%tuisdnopowerto1sittnsuft.t.a treaty a Mr. Bennett had based his 1m upon. and Mr. maul". The Minister ot Northern Develop- ment. (Hon. Peter them) had a mm' iirtioetttertf Ontario and in Southern Ontario. Mr. mommy and. continuing his attack on the Gov- lulu-mica Vellum Mr. neon-n mviud Mr. Hunky to ooinetottuofneetonettmondtte would my him with some known. "on. WW. continued the mr- 'meMtntiter.ttadtteettadaret?ort Patronage Curse "Deep and Thick," Macaulay Charges HARGES t h a t the C Province of Ontario "was cursed with political patronage worse than ever before" were hurled at the Government yesterday by Leopold Ma- caulay, former Minister of Highways. " seekers following ever l "The rest or the time he's out as a politic" ttttttut. How the Prime Min- Ater could mute . sermon about What." he aid. " don't think the Govermnent knows what it's all about lwhen it canes to political tppoint- ments like thia." thrttehintt to mother charge. Mr. :Mmuby accused the Govemment of (t't','J1'l,t,!'t'tr: In tumor at hotels in the Port Frances district. This man {remind 8150 per month to inspect I "This Province is Just reeking with fpolitical patronage-worse than ever I before." insisted the Conservative. The 'campaign manager for Salter Hayden, Liberal candidate for St. Paul's in the ',last election. was employed in the lEast Block ct the Parliament Build- lintts at the time ot the campaign, he Tttttge two cars were mvelung about the matry. used by Liberals. One car had (one to B Liberal convention u Kirkland me. another we: out at Janet. Alberta, "promoting Northern Ontario," he said. Another had car- The Hepburn Government had made much political capital out of chases that the Tories had . used private cars on the T. at N. O. Rail- way. But now he found that the names on two prints can had been painted out, numbers had been painted in, and they were used freely. One was No. 210. the other No. 200. by Harm. a private member. Ittatrtpt the Department of Northern ten hotels. . Mr of work. add Mr. Macaulay. tied Liberals to a. golf game last July. 'Wee never used a. private car in my lite at public expense," declared Mr. Hepburn. His Western trip in a private car during the Federal election had been paid tor, but not by the public. he stated. Mr. Macaulay-Yes, after the press exposed it. Memory logged. "I think my friend will recall that he resigned." said Provincial Secre- tary Nixon. Mr. Keenan declared (at he had phoned the man at the committee rooms and had told him either to get cut of the committee rooms or quit his job. Mr. Mtctvulay--af I'm not mistaken he'll be back on the payroll, either here or In Ottawa; look out he doesn't. get on yours. The former Minister turned briefly to Hydro matters. The "muchr maligned" Abitibi power development would be one means ot restoring! prosperity in the Province, he pre- dicted. because it was rapidly aiding in the development of the mining in- dustry. "Before tour years are up since the last election. Abitibi will stand like a. beacon " one of the assets of this Province." he said. "You," he said to the Government. "have got to {we the problems ot Canada as they face this Government and as they faced the last Govern- ment. But while this Government has had its second session it has shown no wide, sweeping plan of meeting these problems," he con- eluded. The men/dons which the Govern- FibruatH t,t

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