The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 29 Mar 1939, p. 3

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The farmer buys all his require-- ments in a protected market and sells on an open market against competition from countries with lower standards of living and, in many cases, subsidies for agricul-- tural exporters, said Mr. Oliver. "The Canadian and Ontario farmer cannot face these conditions and come out alive," he said. ' In his opening remarks Mr. Oliver rapped Opposition Leader Drew for stifling fre> speech in the House by limiting criticism of the Throne Speech to his own remarks. "It is essential, if democracy is to be carried on," said Mr. Oliver, "to have freedom of discussion on de-- bates of this importance." Only Tool for Redress. "'There is a great deal of talk in this province about the Leadership ----or Leaderless--League," he con-- tinued, "which is trying to show the people of Ontario and of the whole country how the time of Parlia. ment is wasted. 'The Globe and +Mail has quoted certain proceedings in the Federal Parliament, what time was spent, and how much the talk cost. I don't like that kind of thing. Talking is the only instru-- , ment we have for redress. "The Globe and Mail claims it is in the interests of democracy to "c\u'tall this discussion and save the provincial taxpayers a few paltry pennies. But let me say that it will cost us a great deal more in the long run if we stifle discussion: we will lose more in rights and privi-- \leges than in dollars and cents." The paper had also waged a definite campaign against fascism dress in reply to the Speech from the Throne. He warned that the farmer before long would have to sell on the home market for what-- ever he could get and then dump his products indiscriminately on world markets. The Federal Government can, and must, do more for the farmers in the way of legislation, said Farqu-- har Oliver, U.F.O., only third party member of the Ontario Legislature, during yesterday's debate on the ad-- CBC PLAY CRITICIZED URGES OTTAWA GIVE MORE AID TO AGRICULTURE . Oliver Tells Legislature Even Wrong Move Would Be Better Than Nothing: Hits Stifling of Debate "If the CBC, instead of barring the speeches of the Publisher of The Globe and Mail, barred some of this stuff, it would make for better feeling in this country," he said. The Farmer member scored what he termed slurs upon the good name and reputation of his fellows in the indusiry, which were to be found in certain lines of the amusement industry., He rapped particularly a play, broadcast over the CBC, which, he said, did not depict formers in a true light. "Both sides seek to destroy de-- mocracy as we know it," he said. "Let us take care lest in knocking communism out the front door fas-- cism enters by the back door and makes itself at home." Criticlizes Broadcast. and communism, he added, particu-- larly against communism in the last Toronto election. He believed the people sometimes were prone to emphasize the dangers of com-- munism without taking into ac-- count the ful lextent of the threat of the Rightist forces. To the Labor Minister, he com-- mended a plan for training young farmers in leadership, in associa-- tion with the Dominion--Provincial Youth Training Plan. He claimed agriculture was in need of a cen-- tral organization to speag for the farmers, but an organization that was divorced of politics. "I thing the Dominion Govern-- ment should be doing something about these matters. I think I would sooner have them doing the wrong thing that nothing at all," said Mr. Oliver. MARCH 29

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