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MARCH 29 . % to know that real estate ltion in Cross Informs Legislature |Ontario is at the lowest lovel it nos i i een in the last ten years," sai ; $ Special Bill Is Planned \Cross, pointing out that it had been to Empower Municipal reduced by $12,000,000 to $116,000,-- Board to Order M Iooo C An"foa) "~y., Tit . $1285000,000 ove figure of 1931. "In fact," he added, + smm mm e mm mmz "'one has to go back to 1925 before D|SCUSSES one finds that taxation in Ontario R E F U N DlNG | was lower for municipal purposes Noecummreneriniminnormenmemmcomey | than it is today." R s gr He pointed out that thirty--four B;(;\;el;z :l;.:::rc 82'2';:92;'::'(;:'9:; | r!}llnli('ipalitios, in\'ol\"ing 20 per cent Toronto of suburban municipalities, ;)md' ";l,.x:.l,{fi?(.:pb}\ C l!m. i af 1wa in event the government--appointed activities of the li'f "'(""u" of the glclropolitan Area _ Investigating $58,000,000 of doht( Lla::lh:::",'.(,?gm? bo@FI by special legislation during :\? ving anmhm:' SIQ,OO0.000 nf .dnht.. the __present session, Hon. Eric| |« ham hopeful," said the minister,, .. CE9SS. Minister of Welfare ~and |er8:.0?,tt l(:}flt;;gdt O'r llSHS) at lt"f'"d--ls o C] r otal amount in de-- gl':,";;:;':r'e ?;La'mu:g\'ealed yester-- | _ |fault will be refinanced. l.\lr. Cross %erve(i .noli('e that a $ The minister ompl.m'sizo.d. his be-- bill, enlarging the board's annexa--| Nef that the municipalities were tion powers, would be introduced S ol oo ii'nced Hist the supsrvision shortly. At il'w same time, he cmpha-' lne b('f'n_henvhcml .Wh']e ""'. lend-- sized that, if annexation proceed-- !ing public were given confidence ihes were recommended by the | ;2:.'3,.?:'3"'15!0,1 had afforded added committee, the municipalities af-- re _ fected would be given full right to| | cised 'by "the Ontario Municipal s 8 3 t pal present their cases before the Board over capital expenditures voard. and of the increasing demand from Ready for Action. r;,tf\palyers fo:i'. curtainment in mu-- "If, therefore," he said in ex-- Aicipal spending, the municipal planation, "the committee should ld':h,t' fixed at %404300000 " L ]?f';' report in favor of annexation of _ | Y2$ reduced by $68,700,000 in 1937. certain of the suburban ArCAS to The minister r'o\'oalnd the dop:u't-{ the city, the necessary legislation 'mont hoped to inaugurate by next| will be in existence to implement | year a stz.mdm'd manuul.nf account-- their recommendations, and all |ing practice for townships and vil-- parties and interests affected by |lages, and out of the schools of mu--| any such proposal will have an op-- nicipal administration, which ]ast! ;)o}tunil\' to study the report and year had an atten.d.'nu-e of some 40 io be h(:nrd with respect to it, be-- elected and appointed officials, he fore any action is taken. hoped that the department program "If, on the other hand, the com-- would be extended to the point mittee should report in favor of where it could set examinations for SUIMeG en\irelv different type of so-- municipal clerks and treasurers. ; lution, such as the setting up of a § f metropolitan commission, such a the Farmers' movemenrt in '19. He course, if accepted by the govern-- (Mr. Rogbuck) and I were both can-- ment, could only be implemented dldages in 1923 on that same ticket. by special legislation at the next He, in East York, was badly defeat-- session of the Legislature." ed. I happened to be successful. I| In introducing this subject, held have been guilty of voting for my-- by Toronto and the suburban areas self on several. occasions, but it is to be of vital importance to them, ol +J rather interesting to note that tl}e Mr. Cross reminded the House that conventions which nominated me in last session the government refused those days were made up of identi-- to support private bills to incor--| cally the same voters who made up porate Forest Hill Village and York | |_ the Liberal convention for the selec-- Township into cities until an oppor--| Wt ieautrreecmeanmecacens tion of Federal candidates. In 1929, tunity hag been afforded to study ' s when xn§tructlons went' from the the whole problem. | Am Not a Hide--Bound| vowers in charge at Liberal head-- Committee Appointed. 1 quarters to Liberals in B_ragt that I ~--4 Sub I'. he reminded the Party Man, House Told, was to be opposed even if it meant ubsequently, _he _r y | electing a Tory, a Liberal conven-- me:inbersh. a cr?n_\milteoh\'vas ?pxoiJnu;i Afl'?l' Roe.buclt SOYS Hei tion wgs Calledy'that pesved a reen under the chairmanship ol A. J. D. ive! lution saying they felt they were Gray, Chief Supervisor of the De-- Is 'Worst' Conservative well repr);seited yby the ysitting partment of Municipal Af,tl'."r"' and t o o \ _ _member. They then adjourned. So one--time Reeve of York Townshi® _ TRACES HIS CAREER |I feet verv happy in the company in a position to make its report, and mutierecssomsmeummnmesrmect | ~"t am not &A Ride--bound f j ao. 2t = party man. no definite action would 00 {aker . . Provincial Secretary Hapty C While I have never yet voted Con: was received Nixon went on x:ecord mdthe Legis-- servative I am still young enough, | Mr. Cross' announcement came at . ,\-esterda,\c as ready to SUD-- _ and if I felt that Conservative lead-- the end of a section of his Throne port. Federal Conservalive DOlICY |, ership in Federal policy promited speech, which, in effect, gave an and a Conservative candidate in more for Canada, and a Conserva-- account of the municipal affairs' ac-- Federal Brant if, in his opinion, tive candidate in Brant would tivities in relation to debt and tax-- euch & combmatlon would best serve more creditably represent the rid-- ation problems. ;?r:eneeds of Canada at the present, :,n~g' I Wguld not hfsuatef to Y:;te fo{' in t s . $ im, and say so. I am, frankly, not: niz'i;';firt?;.'emrg:y;'a;',"': a':s\tl:fp:?:n Coming fairly soon after the re-- _ pleased with the present setup, but | of highways, mothers' allowances, . Ported utterance of Premier Hep--| it my honorable friend (MRee old--age pensions, and indigent tuber-- burn that he would "vote Manion"| buck) calls me a Tory because I was cular patients' costs, along with the s--H he had to choose on election day | ; rrequently unhappy in 'my> 'close one mill subsidy, would amount to . DetWeen Manion and King--_the pubD.| | association with his peculiar brand nearly $12,000,000, he said. He as-- lic declaration of Mr. Nixon is said ; of Liberalism--if such it was then serted the government had been to have added fresh fuel to the fires |--I must plead guilty. alive to the burden of real estate of . suspicion that the | present "If I could be absoived from the taxation. Queen's Park--Ottawa breach is now | path of Cabinet secrecy I might give ! _"It may be a surprise to the House far beyond the healing point. this House an interesting half--hour. 1 emeromusreratien This allegedly significant gesture |I frankly find myself much happier > which passed almost unnoticed in |associated with the Liberalism I the wind--up of the Legislature de--e |find inherent in our present Attor-- bate developed from a mild rebuke |ney--General (Hon. G. D. Conant), which Mr. Nixon had delivered to | and if you want a little example of his one time Cabinet associate, Ar-- |what I mean, let me inform you I thur W. Roebuck, for terming him | supported most enthusiastically his (Mr. Nixon) "practically the worst |recommendation that restored the * Tory in the House." King's Counsel patents to the hon-- 2 "Well, it is true," said Mr. Nixon, |prable leader opposite (Colonel "that I came into this House with _ prew) and to Hon. G. Howard Fer-- guson."