The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 11 Mar 1936, p. 1

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FREE HOSPITAL CARE IS URGED ROAD SUGGESTED FOR PENINSULA Project Is Henry's Pro-- posal A road around the eastern end of the Niagara Peninsula was suggested in the Legislature last night by former Premier Honry. Passing the suggestion on as an amicable hint to Minister of High-- ways T. B. McQuesten, the Conscrva-- tive Loeader, who was onctime Minis-- ter of H'ghways, said a road should be built west from Niagara--cu--the--Lake along the shoreline to Port Wlland. The route could then foallow th* sanal to Port Colborne and go> east cn the present highway to Fort Erie and con-- nect up with the Niagara River drive., The suggestion was made when the former Premicr was arguing for more public beaches and public lakeshore property. HMe suggested the road's route west of Niagara--on--the--Lake should be secured by the Niagara Parks Commission. ex--soldiers shortly after the last war, but a succeeding Government restrict ed it to 'pensioners' only. Why this | restriction? Who can tell when a, man who has endured four years of | : hell will suddenly collapse--burned out | by the war strain?" Treatment for Life Is Men's Privilege, Hun-- ter Maintains Free hospilal treatment for life for all Canadian war veterans was urged in the Ontario Legislature yesterday by Colonel F. Fraser Hunter, Liberal member for Toronto--St. Patrick. "Every man who went through the war has a right to that privilege," he said. "It was granted to Canadian The member also advocated subsi-- dization of Northern aviation. Colonel Hunter, completing briefly his contribution to the debate on the Speech from the Throne, which he began on Monday, received the un-- usual ovation when he concluded of having a dozen Liberal members join in an impromptu rendition of "Old Soldiers Never Die," led by Hon. David Croll. J. A. Sangster (Lib., Glengarry), who followed Colonel Hunter, said it was worth coming a long way to see the change in the respective s{rength of the two main parties since the last election. The venerable Glengarry member, who has a firm hold on the affections of both sides of the House, defended the Government's power-- contract cancellation policy, and noted that the disastrous reaction on On-- tario's credit had not materilalized as predicted. The Province never had been able to borrow at lower interest rates than at present. He outlined proposed Hydro System extensions in the Martintown, Maxville and Alex-- andria areas of his riding. And finaly he praised the farmers who, he said, received very little relief, although only 100 of their number in the entire Province had paid Dominion income tax in 1935--"and they were top--hat farmers, not dirt farmers." FOR VETERANS 'PREMIER HEPBURN PRAISED BY HENRY Auto for Finlayson Cost $4,329 in 1932 HOW the auto of William Finlay-- son, former Cabinet Minister, cost the Province $4,329 in 1932 was told in the Legislature yesterday in a tabled memo of the costs of Cabinet Ministers'® cars before Pre-- mier Hepburn put them on the auction block. From 1930. the memo stated, twelve cars were bought with the public money, and the bwelve cars cost $31,091. The Cabinet Minis-- tors' automobiles cost the Province from $28,000 to $34,000 a year in operation expenses. The operation expenses, the memo stated, included the uniform of the chauffeur. Tory Leader Admits His Eloquence Former Premier Henry admits Pre-- mier Hepburn can make a good ad-- pliment was paid to the Premier's Budget speech of last year. Tearing into the Liberals for mak-- ing "campaign speeches" in the sec-- ond year of their administration, Mr. Henry took a crack at members "ad-- dressing the Chair and saying noth-- had spent an afternoon repeating some of last year's material. . 2 later," broke in Mr. Glass. "Yes, privately," admitted Mr. Henry. "I said you had used last year's Budget speech." "You said it was a good speech," Henry. "I'm always pleased to listen to the Prime Minister. He gets very far afield with his figures, but gives, SONGS ARE SUNG IN QUEEN'S PARK fcll off his chair in the back row of Liberals and crashed through the rail-- ing, in the midst of Hon. Duncan Marshall's speech. Members Enjoy Three Favorite Selections Then, prior to the division late last night, J. Frank Kelly, Libsral mem-- ber for Muskoka--Ontario, attempting to lead the House in the popular fire-- side chorus of "A Long Long Trail," found himself singing a quavery Solo for an uproarious House. Long repressed «xuberance which somehow had survived four solid wesks of debate, burst forth in the Ontario Legislation yesterday as the members celebrated the end of the halfway mark of the session. Colonel Hunter later had more luck anrd more support when he started Alouette, but even that ecffort fizzled out at "a le bec." Then, to top it all off, John Row-- landson, member for South Cochrane, In the first place Colonel F. Fraser Hunter, Liberal member for Toronto-- St. Patrick, sat down after an impas-- sioned appeal for veterans' rights, to have the Government benches break into the strains of "Old Soldiers Never D'@"--an unprecedented recoption for a speech in the Legislature. The cost of operating Hon. G. March u Howard Ferguson's automobile in 1930 was $2,759. The bill for Mr. Finlayson in the same year was $3,968. In 1931, car operation ex-- penses for the Hon. and Rev. W. G. Martin, Minister of Welfare, cost the Provincial Treasury $3,989. Mr. Finlayson's bill in that year was $3,634. George S. Henry's car--operation costs were $3,145 in 1932. Former Attorney--General W. H. Price, in the same year, is down for $3,476; Leopold Macaulay for $3,715; Mr. Finlayson for $4,329, and Mr. Martin for $3,490. In the next year the Welfare Minister's car op-- eration expenses cost the Treasury $3,714, and George Challies was listed for $3,302. | C.C.F. Disclaimed WILLIAM DUCKWORTH, To-- ronto M.P.P., got up in the Ontario Legislature yesterday and told members his Conservative want--of--confidence motion in the Government was no C.C.F. motion. The Toronto member moved an amendment to the "debate" on Tuesday, which was seconded by Sam Lawrence, Hamilton C.C.F. member, He was going to remind the Government of its promises to the unemployed and he was not from any place, Mr. Duckworth told

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