The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 21 Mar 1936, p. 2

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\V\arc\r\ 21 +M M [.% , i RACING BOARD soucrtors act _ nuntERrSs Rickts _ PLAN DRUPPED Bill 1 The activities of hunters e Would Regu]ate Legal out the more settled mmmt Documents Southern Ontario are expected to be Sonemmenmmemmmmminnss restricted as a result of discussion in id in en e i ies enc A bill was introduced in the On-- the Legislature yesterday on a bill 3 s tario Legislature yesterday by H. J. introduced by C. M. Macfie, Liberal C urb on Commissions Kirby, Liberal member for Toronto. _ Member for Middlesex South. i A s Eglinton, amending the Solicitors Act _ ,, The bill provides that hunters be| W it hin Trades An-- to provide that all deeds, mortgages, °* liable to a fine not exceeding $10 for f | + | wills and other legal documents must _ trespassing upon the property of any nounced by Premier | be drawn up by a duly qualified soli-- farmer or other landowner in Mid-- citor. gles:;c Co;intg 1:'1 ht;lemmrse of their Although no explanation of the unting, ou ving first secured The already legalized Provincial measure was given, it was understood the permission of the owner, An ex-- | Architects Act Board and the pro-- the bill was designed to prevent em-- Céption is made for rabbit hunters posed Racing Commission are under-- ployees of trust companies who are-- between Dec. 1 and Feb. 15. It was | stood to have been knifed at Queen's not enrolled as members of the Law sent on to the Fish and Game Com-- Park yesterday when Premier Hep-- Socicty of Upper Canada from per-- _ mittee. burn announced a curb on any more forming numerous legal functions, es-- -- extra--Governmental bodies. pecially in regard to estates. The Premier in yesterday's Legis-- -- Another clause of the amending bill lature said very definitely that the provides that no corporation "shall Government was going to put a curb give, or offer, or hold itself out as on _ Commissions. 'The Provinciai being willing to give, or provide, or s Architects Act, which was passed last »rocure advice with respect to legal year, is reported to be due for repeal ights, obligations or remedies, or to under the Premier's filat.> It enabled ~cnder, or procure, or provide" any the profession to set up a Board of of the legal services mentioned above. Examiners. a Also reported to be knifed is the Racing Commission, which was seri-- > : ously considered last summer at t4l*, s Queen's Park. The Premier's state-- i7 Eis 3 ment of yvesterday was read as definite at? indication that no Racing Commission * will be set up in the near future by his Government. When a bill giving will powers to the Land Surveyors' Association was introduced for second reading and sent to committee, Premier Hep-- burn and Conservative Leader George & Henry joined in condemning the prin-- ciple involved, and Mr. Hepburn hinted that not only would such powers be withheld in future, but that such authority already granted in the case of one vocation--which he did not name--might soon be taken away. This was taken, not only as the pronouncement of Government policy upon the principle involved, but also . as an indication that the Land Sur-- | veyors Bill would have difficulty pass-- ~ | ing committee. | Last week the same principle was , debated during discussion of a similar E bill involving the funeral--directing profession, and at that time members ~ on both sides of the House agreed h that a tribunal of appeal against the decisions of arbitrary boards and ' Commissions was necessary. *

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