The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 22 Apr 1939, p. 1

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Hon. James Clark, the Speaker,| | | held it was not within his power to order the minister to make an ' apology and he pointed out that he | | had, on demand, withdrawn his re-- | j | mark voluntarily and without Ol'df'r l R ' from the Speaker, and in finality | | he suggested that if an apology | | was to be made, Mr. Henry should | | 'apologize for his charges against ! ' ' the ministry and that the minister > T should then apologize to the mem-- ber. | "If he isn't man enough to apolo-- prosasbrprnat gize, let him sink to the level to fJudica'rure Act Amendmenf won mm ces which he belongs," Mr. Henry re--| | s % C bQ" |fl$i$*$ Remarl( torted, claiming that in th;z minis-- | Be||eved to Ar|se From am ter's remark there was the sug-- ; * p k gestion of fraud. He again insisted COmPIG"'*S and Recen* on Rebates Wlfhdrawn that he was entitled to an apology. Queen's Park Conference "I can't apologize for something | # # t % 19 de' emmmenemeanmmmmmmmmmung Y¥IV I have already withdrawn, While Hepburn Revives clared Mr. Campbell . _--| _ |§ECOND READING GIVEN remier Hepb & Mr. I | OId AU*O ExP'"'e "em' had projected the matter into de-- | semmenmmmmumimmmmsmmmie | bate by his charges that the govern-- Alleged _ systematic _ tampering . ment was attempting to apply with jurors in damage actions 'NS'NUAT'ON DEN'ED gasoline rebates to the surplus, [brought | against th Toront l that in one instance it had attempt-- % 8 4 8 C 1e . pronto Mais ed to hold over a cheque on a ransportation ommission in re-- Demand by Hon. George Sj Henry | mother's allowance application cent years is said to be directly for a "complete and unqualified for the same purpose, and that the | responsible for a Judicature Act logy" { HMHon,. Colin Campbel!) (Meneill Aobartmant ind offefred amendment which Attorney--Gen-- apo ;'" rc;mP bl'. T ork C ed' \ inducements to secure early settle-- | Conast now has bet * Minister 0o ublic orks, rails era onan bpefore e again in the Legislature yesterday lmcms on succession duties, in order Legislature, and which, if passed, the long--drawn--out controversy be-- | to apply them also to the surplus. | _ would have the effect of rendering tween the East York member an.d "I repeat that sixteen gallons a all such actions in future non-- Premier Hepburn over the former's day, seven days a week, seems a| |jury cases. ;"'"9. ,:xpenses while be was PrHB®) |joree smount," he said. "You talk | | '{he ilegislatif)n 11; Siid tof arise 1 I % c F | P ? x':"i.féa with Mr. Henry's repeat. _ | about people sinking to their own gvuhicho I\Q'I:'l.ee(r;osnantar hel(cions?\?:rfi ed explanation of the $3,000 item, an | level. Well, we will establish your | weeks ago with solicitors of the explanation which he hoped would '10\'91. so far as gasoline is con--| T.T.C., Chief Inspector Chisholm glose t(;le' matter !olr all timel.)al?;. cerned," and he recounted the 0",: 'anld' dfotevtivesd lof tfhfe 'I'orfor}\]t_o emand for an apology was bas f C mm ies police force, and law officers of his on what he branggd an "insulling' repeated ('harge 'ha_t M.r. Henry | .!own department. For a time it was statement," made by the Minister had had his car serviced improper--| |believed that either direct police in Thursday night's debate. In it, ly in the provincial garage and had| |interference or a public probe of he claimed, Mr. Campbell lnsli)nu:tqd not paid for it until a demand was | 'son}e sortiould result"fx'om"the that he was trying to get bac mi made by his Je# | parley. Now, apparently, r0se A 5 1 s government. | & o e s rebates on gasoline used on his farm | "It was the habit of the admin-- lm'm concerned with the sityation 'the sum he had paid to the Hephurn; istration to which I b(']()l'lg('d for | would, instead, take prgca.u"onar) | treasury on the car expense item. eleven years back, more than that,| measures to protect their interests Insists Remark Withdrawn. to allow $1,000 per year without | l::! th:sef(l;lt't'lre. z'}::'ei(sizdsaifsg"l\?:dsch Mr. Campbell, in answer, insisted | accounting to each member of the | ;nf-[; Judfcatt'x)re Act amendment that he had withdrawn the remark' zovm'n'r.ngnt." said Mr. }"{an.\' in | It. was also reported at Quee;l's and declared that it had not been ;eph. Under this rule, $3,500 "S"| |Park yesterday that the legislation \ his intention, in the first instance, ue me, none having been collect-- may aim also at eliminating any when he brought before the House ed. My personal car was daily | possibility of jury trials in any two affidavits bearing on the appli-- elored in the garage and serviced | Ipresent or pending actions against cation of Mr. Henry's son for re-- fhere, and was frequently used as | Tine Sandwich, Windsor and AM-- bates on gasoline used for farm pur-- a spare in government business. | herstburg -- Railway, which now poses, to insinuate, as charged, that Also, I was coming to the office in | operates indirectly under _ the the applications were made on more TRy Piiaie car while the rest of| supervision of the Department of gasoline than what was actually the 3'['""}'}""';'('"'}1""'] g]'l'"(;"',mem: Municir;al Affairs. Sedo cars. snou ave collected my & » s ul-le pointed out he had said the expense allowance and paid the lshg;lycc())rrlxznt)i gr:f.grce airrx:eg;i:lix;l-: one application was dated Oct. 26 ':':".:'00{ s!ervi(-i;:gl.f which over the Inual omnibus bill, or Statute Law and that the cheque was mailed on m'm";;:'lvogeaogn years amoumedt Amendment Act, which yesterday No\{. 16, and or(nl the o;dhcr ;he :pmb Nee + |received the Legislature's second cation was made on May 9 an e reading without debate. The ex-- cheque was mailed May 17. He had planatory note attached to it reads intended to imply, he said, that the as follows: government had been prompt in its "Tl}e prqvision _which req_u?res mailing of the cheques, in answer .ggigg?agggongragzg:;tda_;!gunéglll;fé to charges made previously by Mr. [ trustees to be tried Wilhout a jury | S Henry that gasoline rebate cheques is amended to include actions were being held over in order to | against a body corporate created immk'e a b:lt;{r b\;dxet surplus show» | | or established by a municipal cor-- ng for the fiscal year. | poration pursuant to a statutory Mr. Hentry, before demanding the | ,authority and is also extended to apology, made a consxdcrgd state-- | in('lu_de other types of action.~."' ment in which he emphasized that This extension is a province-- the gasoline used for tractor pur-- wide application, but is directly poses on the 450--acre farm was attributable to the reported com-- kept in a separate pump from that plaints of the Toronto Transporta-- used for vehicles. tion Commission that some means lI assure the House that not a of protecting it against jury-- gallon on which a rebate was asked | influencing should be furnished at was used for truck or motor cars. the earliest possible date. Seeing we have no Hansard in this ¢ o t --I"~ House from which in such a case | the whole incident would be ex-- | punged. seeing that the purpose was not allowed by you, I demand A that a complete and unqualified { apology be given by the minister forthwith," he said. "Mr. Henry did challenge the statement attributed to me and I ? did withdraw it," said Mr. Camp-- f bell, and he added that he could do #f t 'no more than add that he had made a complete withdrawal. |

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