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"By the time the vote is taken | the war may be a very different ; R. war from what it is today," said{ Colonel Drew., | Mr. Conant, in explaining the | various sections of the bill, said he DIFFICU[T'ES intent and purpose was to provide the widest possible facilities for all members of the fighting forces to o exercise their franchise in any Prov-- incial election which may transpire following the passage of the bill, |_ _ "It is difficult, if not impossible, Stmmmmmmmemmmemmmmmemeue to anticipate what may be the dis-- % & position of our fighting forces," sai Location of Troops in the Attornsy--General. ""At any me Fu*ure |S Uncerfain in the future they may be dis-- s * tributed over the whole face of the CO'. Drew Pomis Oui' globe. In setting up this machinery es }ve must keep this fact in mind. As ar as possible we have followed BACK S PRINCIPLE | the general scheme of the Election Act. As far as qualifications are _. T concerned, we have gone two steps The uncertainty as to where mer.-- f_urgher, We have removed the age bers of the Canadian active service limit of 21 years Anyone who is forces will be serving in future "3"';'8"'"'"["_' 'e';\oufgh a:d loval en-- f yipapare t ough to fig or their country 4 months was stressed .m the Legisla-- should be allowed a say in the run-- ture yesterday by Lieutenant--Colo-- ning of the country. And then we nel George Drew, Opposition Lead-- have cut down the residence quali-- er, in speaking on second reading fications. It is as praqtical an ar-- of the Government bill to give the ;&:'r:;'z.emenl as it is possible to work | franchise in future Provincial elec-- An amendment to the Voters' List tions to all members of the armed Act, to relieve the municipalities of forces from Ontario. Debate on the ;)h" cost l°tl rt:yising the ]'iSlS for . . ons s rovincial elections, was also intro-- bill was adjourned by Colonel duced by Attorney--General Conant. Drew. The bill provides for payment of this While agreeing completely with cost by the Province. Revision and the principle of the proposed meas-- p.rinting in ;:nneral' Provincial elec-- ure, the Opposition Leader drew at-- :AIOI'IS l?osts fap}pro.r\)'n?atctly" $100,000. rention to some of the difficulties & maptharcBige ,l o pxondes. that h ¥a% h numeration shall take place in all confronting the Government with towns and cities havi 1 respect to obtaining the votes by tlon Ts "HAMIne 8 'DPopHin-- c o n of 10,000 and over. Previously proxy of all active service members. only separated tow it He pointed out that difficulties V separatod lowns with a popu« s e : f lation of 10,000 or over were in-- which would arise in taking a Pro-- a Poa wl o ¢ C e ; cluded. vincial vote did not exist if such a vote were taken in the Dominion as a whole. & "The situation which exists today y P CC is quite different from that which ! existed in the last war and in the % | early days of this war," said Colo-- b | nel Drew. "In the last war fighting Mem ers Gr'n | was on a line that was more or less * stabilized, and the Canadian troops As Drew SllpS were in France, Belgium or Eng--| 1 * ® 1 | land. In the next few months the On pleb|sc"'e active service forces of Canada may be widely scattered. At the present pwosrereanmerIs t time we have thousands of men in The word "plebiscite" was the navy who may not touch port | heard in the Legislature yester-- for many momhs.l In a w:r of move-- day, but it slipped out inadver-- ment any normal procedure is im-- s o 4. possible. General Rommel in Libya tently while Lleutex.\ant C?lonel is not going to adjourn the fight-- George Drew, Ontario Co.naerva- ing to permit Canadian troops to tive Leader, was discussing the \'Ocl:e-;' D id | bill to give the franchise to all olone rew s a more exten-- i sive definition of the term "active members o.f tne :armed 'forces service forces" was needed. Only from Ontario. o hi those on full time service or on spe-- "Whether the plebiscite--par«-- cial duties that take them outside don me, Mr. Speaker, that word of their residence location should is on my mind," said Colonel come within the scope of the bill, Drew, as laughter rippled ' he declared. through the Chamber. Premier Attorney -- General Conant, who Hepburn -- grinned . across at explained the bill, replied that he : Colonel Drew. & appreciated the points made by "But I don't feel toward this Colonel Drew. Six months from now bill what I feel toward that a person might have an entirely word," added Colonel Drew, as different -- military -- alignment, he he continued his remarks. said. Hntrrreiinnirensnremememmmenmmmmmmemmmmmmanmmmmanemmmmmemmmemememmmemmmenmmmeams