The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 15 Mar 1939, p. 3

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MArcHy 15 | N:'I'"M&n. "I do not suggest the difficulties dian problems, said Colonel Drew, am not one of those who would |were started by this province, but and he hoped no one would waste * argue that this House should now |no one has contributed so much to the time of the government by dis-- be abolished, in spite of the party |'making government difficulties as cussing them in the House. _ 'The in power, but I do think we should |the Premier of this province," said ability of the administration to bor-- decide how we shall make govern-- |Colonel Drew, declaring each Par-- row money at a low rate, he beliey. ment work. liament in Canada "should be seek-- ed, was evidence that the two poli-- We should decide whether there 'ing in every way possible to reach cies were unnecessary in Ontario. ::iadl.l t:;e::}:gn:;ic::e ;r ni;nle,"cohe :h soi';:\iotnhe 13; "co:;llg::sd vzhich Removed From Office. ' mission e Ns Te o ndA. | "One of the Premiers in Australia ion and its Canada--wide survey The Opposition Leader made ref-- refused to c i prt:hmmary to changes in the erence to the "suspicious mind" | O Operaie in the Qlan. British North America Act Premier Hepburn accused him of and he was removed from office," + ] "We must not be bound in fetters showing Monday. "I will be direct ?lfe s:;%rx:f:fi f: nzlt{e ';Tngigcts%lrreg Pettrence 10 The Ast of 'Conteders: . Ontalio Teades told We Promitd | TiRnet WhICh we might well unders tion. "Their thoughts should be a _ "and I wi;l have a su\'piciou;e:;':\g- C o c s & guide to us, but interpreted in the -- only when a suspicion is due. I will | of]}:zegzigls)s"it,;eo:l:g{i;::f lll':ict';"ffi spirit of today." 'O~ p 7 i | s pleonrcl g:;:-w criticized Premier :»Z&?r';ll:tebut"i::;" dfx(t);?pizratgotrniii | Canada, the dispute between the IHophurn. because, he said, the sub--| |cize when it is in the interests of !;wo Liperal Premiers had reached | mission of the Ontario Government| 'good government to do so. And I {dai;f:rees;]ocr;d at:: it:éuiieovfe?o::;s?:ta; on Parsly technieat imerpretetionar| | _ 'The " refevence it the Specsn | | 8t ftfNS which invoived the whols thep rovince's c(:ve 2 erp;efia ":int? from the Thron: torl w 1 Peeng| |auestion of national unity, the c,')ourte fronr therfi I:ISA eAcnte * insurance was the l:,nelmp oiydment _ HMe suggested it was, probably, a We must tty to find % 3 the Oniario G niy evidence: | waste of time addressing his re-- } . 8 y to find some way e Ontario Government had given marks to' the Cabinet, which had | in wh"u-h we can make }his statute o.f co--operation with fec!eral authori-- already approved the Premier's work," Colonel Drew said, pledfim'g ties, Colonel Drew said. f course of action, and he directed his co--operation to this end. We This government was committed his remarks to the private members. must find some way of making gov--| to give unemployment insurance | "There is a demand," he said, "not ernment work consistent both with whether the Dominion did so or not, from any one quarter or the result the spirit of those who Iou_nded this| but now that it finds'it can't do so 'ot any one person's activity, a de-- j country and' with 't'he spirit of the it introduces legnslatm'n to implee _' mand that is not attached to any pe;»lple 0{'[};;'5 day. nat tak ment unemployment insurance if one group, that the members chosen e sal) e province ha AKen to represent the people in the over and built up powers which it| and when the Dominion Govern-- Legislatures of Canada h':ave courage . had not been intended it should!' ment decides to pass it," Colonel to vote according to their con-- have. Drew said. sciences and to express freely their Shouldn't Be Expensive. He read from the Ontario Gov-- Op}%ionf contrary to party lines." u; $ ernment's presentation to the Row-- e issue which was raised last wes\l:er.'leOht'; ':;'l.\:a:d;gugrrl::en;;q ell Commission to show it had con-- December between the two Pre-- tral government and decentralized tended -- unemployment -- insurance miers, involving in part the de-- a "mi i s Jw relopment of a section of Ontario' governments for minor local mat-- .mlght better be left with the prov velop ntario's lers." Colonel Drew said, reading inces." natural resources, could not be ig-- s, said, _ read 4 ske | d. Is there to be co--operation from an address by Canada's first Premier Hepburn asked C"'"'."Cll Nce a P p Prime Minister, Drew to read all the section, | on such questions, he asked, or is "In case .members of this House | Which added that if the Dominion | therc:z f: be a refusal without a _ would prefer the word of a Liberal |l!e&!slated for unemployment insur-- |hearing? we quote Hon. George Brown who |A"ce "the capitalized wheat inter-- _/ Have Chance Now. s said: 'As to local (provincial) gov. |°Sts of Western Canada would de-- 64 ant. ira 1 mand crop insurance." "That alters You have the chance now," ernments we desire in Upper Can-- y n Premi Colonel Drew told the House, "to [nas tnow Ontario) that they shoulg| |Ihe bicture, -- remarked Premist| Cl Clhat tter wh ao i Inot be expensive, and that they Hepburn, referring to the reason say that no matter what party is t 1d tpt ke up political mat. |Ontario felt unemployment insur-- n power in this House, that the shou wnoh * et . g a long way |ANCe was a provincial, not afederal, . head of this government shall co-- tfers. 'he l?i\bzr:lm:zzvernmerg\t o'; matter. Liberals thumped their OPerate with Ottawa for the wel-- t;:?tim: " Colonel Drew remarked. | 3°SKS _ fa;;%eoing?:da ;?:a tW'tmle t th The Conservative Leader quoted AI'm interested to know Y9UTL . \was hotung in th T hrone Spesch lexander as stating |Supporters still support you," Colo. . N25 NO'mibg in the Throns Speech Hon. Geqrge fi;eéan' deration tne |ne! Drew remarked. o indicate any step which would at the time 0o Caong e';' i: i the "You're not happy about it," the create employment and he declared people 9( Upper Canada hes lfl in Premier rejoined. blu_ntly that in the amendment provincial legislature e l ure. not "I'm delighted," Colonel Drew _ Which he would propose, the mem-- volve only small expenditure, said. "I had wondered about it; now . PS" vf'.ould be given an opportunity mc:'te '3;" t?&eo?o of his address, |L 2M Gelighted to know they do." of saying whether or not they t The Conservative Leader con-- Colonel Drew said tl}.!i' Speech tron;' tended that the change in Ontario's _ agreed with the policy of which he the Throne was & onsi;ert:pe;;:s. attitude toward the provincial--fed-- _ Was critical. P and says less" than any in the eral responsibility for unemploy--. "If you vote against the amend-- tof:y of Ont.ario' R ¢ ment insurance showed it was 1 m.ent,': declared .COIOnel Dre\.v, ."lt '"There was not A s'g': C ',':Z "merely another case of on--again,| W!ll simply confirm the public im-- :md"t:'f1 l?y';l::\':nn::nc?:de \:v:r:\e.n off--again, on--again Finnegan." pressxl;mt that no {natter 'v;r'l_xat ha;:- e said. 5 is pens between sessions, nothing mat-- are looking with despair for oppor-- "Unity Begins at Home. ters when the House is in session! tunity to work; and what are they Colonel Drew referred to speeches| ;i except the color on the chart indi--| offered?--an --amendment to the |made by the Premier on his Aus-- cating the place in which you are Coroners Act. The young people |tralian trip. "I noted with increas--| | gitting," are not dead yet, and their spirit |ing satisfaction that you have a be-- Still directing his address to the is not dead, but they are looking |come convinced of the necessity Of| | private members in the Government -- to this government to provide work |an ever--increasing unity in the Em--| | penches, he declared there was not to prevent a complete breakdown |pire. But," emphasized the speaker,| |one who was not aware that the in spirit." ""}';:3;_:'0';8'"_5 adt home."l Snt &5 x people of Ontario, members of their With King. gnizeda unemployment a own party, were voicing vigorous Br;:c .:iescribed as "unethical" the :"g?(')i'l';:hg}:'ic;"::t::i ;"g:';i"'::i dis%pproval of their leader's attitude course of Premier Hepburn in hiS |py ns Great War and the intensifi-- t°..Y§'°':.'§{e on it and create an elec-- ' relations with Prime Minister Mac-- ti a c §, i e an elec kenzie King. "There is a clear ;:l'i't'i"ca'l'fa"";"g:':r'";':ic bouse jfe| | Hon issue," he challenged. breach between the Enm: h&:"'f::;' claimed that Great Britain and Aus--]| | Takes Back "Clowns." ' and the Premier althoug :ation tralia, as well as the dictatorships, He said he did agree in one point ; have a close bearing °"d°8't':p$va be. |had dealt with that problem and |with A. W. Roebuck, K.C., (Lib., between this House an t b: d held that the two democracies |Toronto--Bellwoods), when he said, i E tween which there mus Id. "At :; "furnish us an illustration of co-- in a public statement, that the Pre-i -- eration," Colonel Drew sab;came &, | Operation and unity." mier had no mandate from thel time since this coulntl'yu. c been Australia, he said, at the time |people and should resign. nation has such lang 3' /s Pre-- of its crisis, met it by one com-- Laughter floated up from the Lib-] k f used as was used beltw"{eienter posite solution. It did not deal with | eral benches. | mier and the Prime Min st ook place it Diecemeal, but had a plan which "I hear laughter," said Colonel ; "If such an excmngethe \\lr)oul q | ha4 as its basis unity between the |Drew. « between two natlon'S. reyresenla- states and the Commonwealth Gov-- "No wonder," said Mr. Hepburn. withdraw dip|°m°'e: at gne time ernment. Public finances were plac-- "Laugh clowns laugh--" began tives. I had exmtharter an &CfO-- ed under the supervision of one |Colonel Drew, when the Premier de-- to see Mr. Klnézt c'I'homas Tor the federal body and labor policies were : manded a retraction. E plane to go to SL. nt." Colonel also placed under a central de-- | 'The Speaker ruled in favor of the purpose of lppe"e'i'l" » partment. Australian monetary -- Premier and Colonel Drew said: "I Drew said with a smile. policies, such as the conversion of _ will withdraw so far as members of bonds and the re--valuation of cur-- the House are concerned." rency, had no application to Cana--

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