The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 2 Dec 1937, p. 4

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December a W ill Modif Immunity Law Protest From Liberals and Conservatives Alike Will Bear Fruit The Judicature Act amendments sponsored in the Legislature Wed-- nesday by Attorney--General Conant will, themselves, be amended when the House meets this afternoon, it was reliably reported Wednes-- day. The original amendments, in bill form had no more than been dis-- tributed than a general protest-- Liberal ML.A.'s protesting, too--is said to have developed against that section, which would, it is under-- « stood, give all Government em-- ployees or civil servants immunity from court injunctions and similar processes. The situation reached a climax later when Opposition Lead--| er Macaulay branded the bill as "a retrograde step" and intimated de-- termined opposition to it. Consequently, when _ today's amendments come down the House will learn, it is said, that the Gov-- ernment now proposes to extend this immunity only to employees definitely engaged in Succession Duties BEranch activities. _December 3. _*'.--. Former Attorney -- General Reportedly Stripped of Patronage SPLIT NOT YET HEALED Former Attorney--General Arthur W. Roebuck will be excluded from the Liberal Party caucus which will % be held at Premier Hepburn's direc-' l'xlxom' at Queen's Park this morn-' fnvitations to the affair were. i'::t:ed '{'h;lrsda);i bult Mr. Roebuck not favored, although former Labor--Welfare Minister 'David /; Croll drew a bid. These two ex. Cabinet members broke with Mr. Hepburn last spring over the Government's -- handling of the Oshawa strike situation and the C.i.'o. lg:'e. r. II, to all appearances, is again back in the ggod graces of the party, but the caucus ostracism -- of Mr. Roebuck is to be carried to the point. it is said, where he is _ being strlp?led of all party pat-- ronage in his Toronto riding of Bellwoods. F The former Attorney--General + took his seat in the House Thurs-- day, but took no part in the debate on the special succession duties legislation, except io parry several| i thrusts concerning the power situa-- | tion from Ovpuftlon gnder eo--| pold Macaulay.

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