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Marek " . P O I resen - ay on ifions I fi s t - mpera we. ays onanf . . . . . . . 'tlt Reading of Tax Transfer Bill in Legislature ind: Attorney-General Emphasizing Province Can Re-enl'er Fields on Termination of War T ' . Traces Belief Back. A Leopold Macaulay, Acting Opposi- he axiom that it was wrong for lt had been sald that a danger': lion Ifeacei; said the fundamental one authority to collect my; and existed in connection with gettingi oh.iet1io.n lo the bill was that it hand them mer to another autlmtiiy hack into the fields of taxation. con- v."It"d lit l ctyntral authority the was sound in ordinary times, but 'grtefte.r, (fountu. "9 traced that /',1" u; 'Iii/cj:'.'"",',:','".! Day -]t n . T _ . F l m days of the first o and ton. re Dominion ot undrt prrront-day 1usnthtions, Gr IV; . .. . back to the Provinces in th f . Attorncy-Gtmetat Conant (let'lziii-il mat Vat ."hty,t. Sir them!" t . hsi lv ti . k e orm In the Legislature Nestciiiay White. Dominion Finance Minister. , I,.'",',,')):?) dm" "Ia mg the Prov- The AttiirnesuGlui,iw \m;'\pmk. introduced 'he first Dominion in- y.1","C', IO ), "pomp" on the cen- l ' . _ ".. 'l _ . I'. come tax iii 1917. He quoted from Iral .auih"rity for me" budgetary . 1fg, first reading of the bill "hit it an address by Sir Thomas in which position. #,ui/ilyrio,t)ienitoyo?f"J/,:'le//i.1ro, the yinits!etlsaitl: "1 have placed h','Jhi','/i' is f. /e"lyH1ti11, bt1.iet income taxes. As compensation '0". no time limit upon this taxation . Pits." 1n11/ii),"/it1e, ot Iuhh/yiit,,y rits. tario ts lo tm-o~ 9800000" f momma but I Jio suggest . . . that ".. VIN?" tt W0 D.o.m.ini.o.n, said th F t "f" '~- ., . tottt after the war is over this taxation WM" Macaulay. I think that the e cdeial rrcasury. in attrlttton measUie should be deliberately re- gllllf'H'slS of the Dominion will be the Dominion guaratttrm the how viewed." ' _ maintained best by a strong Ontario igiiyfiuoftxed minimum gasoline tux Mt. Conant conlra,tttsd this View "ill it sitofnlgh Q9??? 121-56: 10f 309W "Those are hi fr5t' .. . ... With the "clear. unequivocal" sl.'.tc- . ' yvo 0 C pl ars 0 on e era- . " , nfl,"' ully o.t"1"l'"-s merits of Mr. llslcv Dominion tion. times. said IL Lunattt attnt- Chu Fmance Minister "(of l Q * Mr. Macaulay said that all agreed Flaming the hill iii detail "Wt- ale dé(.,.ccm- . Mr page" "fume: ' Canada Was facing one of the most confronted by the tttOrt xenon) satdulha'l 2' Id: "iirrrr'r'io,Jriac. "I' titical years in her history. It emergent-y that has mr-t- new: Cun- ,emporm expetisenl n',rr m", gm"- spoke well for the morale of the Ada m' the Briti~h Fhnpito Differ. tion of the-war only to isk' the 'Anglo-Saxon world that they were ent consideration, must. WNW)!" Provinces to vacate these the tax table to withstand this "cataract of apply and Hr' Hill}! applndt'h tho fseltis." . He added: "I "Should. "pr tdisaster." though their heads were problems of timmmm-m and of tlto in" Onlphaxize that (c, "f not an a\t- "bloody but uttbowed." he declared. rrlatiotrslups between Gottsttnttir'tlt tempt to'get 'C', 131.6"ng out of iVVhile emphasizing thc desire ot the', in the light of such an (intriguing)- these tax fields permanently The 'iOpposition to stop at nothing to Mr. Conant said it may he pointed iiriiu/iiiipi"t trim tho iifivi/iivs 'help Canada heat Hitler, Mr. Mac- , out. that thi, agreement and the wlll iii discontinued and the |Do- |titulay said certain considerations \alidatin: loaislittion impeitl the mmion Jil cease 111133.ng the Pav- _\\'oul(l have to bo kept in mind with fiscal autonomy. of the PIOVIIH'P. ments which '8'", contemplated in :ngll'd 10 the.measure before the But. Ill \leu' of the grave (This con- the proposal. and will agree to re- (House. He claimed that.. 1)yo-ty.ird.sl, fronting the democracies. ordinary duce its taxos in these two fields 1'"th recotymaeryia/ionjss_i1tes/.rf1s standards would not sufhcr, he as- proportionately within one complete 'ily/tl T..iected by Ontario, were sorted. ltscal year after the termination ot "'1g/"if, "g/h/Ut,"; figrgigleedm'wr Contrary to Spirit of Act. tho war." t . . , l; i ". . " . . "It may also he said that the The Attorney-General. in .review- i1/yt.,uli'i1.,",; i.i'1?erd'/ytt.1ietiie1r,ies "d agreement and the legislation now ing the U."viTi' of the Dominion un- the root bfthtngs a, too quickly: before the House offend against the der the.Waf MCMUMS. Act, said that to suit some of our appeasers. This: spirit if not the letter of the British many 'i.rt"t.1,c regulations had_heen bill satisfied all the Provinces be.I North America Act." said the At- "l BID by MC It1t,ry authorities. lcause it has brought them out. Can.' torney-General. "But before en- No purpose "°"'.d be served. m ada is paying a price for this, and delivering to Justify the agreement 'r-cure" the legality or PM?" '1 think it is worth the price at the and the legislation to authorize it, 1yyli2', of these regulations. he .momClll. Tho Attorney-General has I propt"t' to "that" the agreement Mid. We may assume, however. 'gone over the various objections itself and later the bill to which it {that under the 'Pttavut. Order and which may be raised. He has given) is A schedule." gtioml Governmen" ptmuqon of the ,1hf' bill what I would say was quali- The Attornoy-Gonvral then went Fritic',rt Nor!h Atnethzt Act and the 'fied approval." into A detailed explanation of the Car .\lr-it~titrts Ar! tints. If not all, The acting Leader ot the Oppo.si-i, agreement and lite bill. He ent- 'nt thou t-nztiutmn Ett" min. t'n- Itioti then developed his argument' phasized that one provision Provid- tiaiitttedly the Donr.iion Parliament that the Provinces. by virtue of the' rd for the Province re-entering the inn intpme 'iiht'rl of any kind; can bill, would he left wholly dependent' vacated fields on the termination of ,'-i'rs" mom-j.- by any mode or mg. on the central authority for their the war. (Emeritnteiii also ptnltithly has the I hudp:rury po.silion. Hc predicted that Other clauses provided for term- '1 gill to ris:ion gasolitw or provrnt this Ol)_i('t'li0lt would become fully; lnation of the agreement by (in- the axle of pti~oline entirely it they EDWIN" when the wal' concltlded. fault. The Province may levy spc1'l- Idr'yidn to do ,0; to pts'vont tho sale tand Governments started to "un-) fic corporation taxes which become o' lilo-V to "SUM?" tho speed ot istr;tmblo Ihe, orrwlrst." l due and payable after Sept. 1 of the .motor vnhtrltss or to plt"\'0lll their l "The Domti.ion Governtrcnt holds' beat' it "mm the agreement ternt- ,n'teration for pleasure or private (all tits high cards. 1'CN CrPll down mates. It default terminates the ',ilrporirR. Such being the case. we lo tho ten-slot," said Mr. Macaulay:"; agreement. the Province is Cmpow"i- really have little or no alternative. i The arlln7, Leader expressed: ed to re-enter all fields as soon as Revenues Imperilled. Iiouhr ma" thr "2"?" of ly:', Domin- the necessary machinery is set up. "Undouhtodly iye could continue in)" unde the Wat Measures Act, In the matter of asoline tax the _ ' .. . . . . ' . ..." ;could "tend. to the amending or, . p g . . l ntll (nipoiatton und inimite taxes. 'tl . 'titution , Dominion will pay tho Provnire the continued Mr. Conant. "The Do- I '2 cons . . . . ( difference in each war belt e t l . . . i _ _ . . Although m these preliminary: . - l Ctt the mutton timetnnwnt tiof's' not den) 1 emarks I ive the bill mv bless- net amount collected by the Prov. ilat. Undochtodly, also, we can " I 'l 'i oint ut tkit I bane true in 19t0-41 and the amount col- :t't ntinue our gasoline tax. But the "mi. "1511' 3p", Jlll a "as" said lected in the Province in the year. osults in terms of revenue an" wry 'Q'fr. gaging. n . e g e ' $1.335;on Ir,,tl1gt,giiical )em was or,',',")',.?';"','],',"',;'"",; J: Short} 01']:'pl':\" t Premier Hepburn. in the course "It the agreement ends in 1947 "In" 'f.'1. 'i'SI' In" as. I. .1, x- lol? brief rebuttal of Mr. Maeaulay's ' .. . . _ . ' 'tont of 0"" s'..yi,000,000 arf' seriously , iclaim that the tax agreement was 've.can ie-cntct the ticltls.in le, iimporillod. N) one can foretell to lsimilar to the Sirois Report recom- 2ixlnLt..hec,i,'Lon"/.e 'p/ig.,"',.,,','",,",?:','.' new". f,),",'.",', our gnsgllllqt tax re}: 'im.en.datiys: declared'tliat the .130; pension not a repeal of Provincial full" ma). , "\de I, t'l-s'pm'll minton had dealt 'rather fairly taxation" at t. ltotxet er. that lie "(IOdbO.\VI ' with .the Province regarding the . ibe substantial and will materially 'gasoline tax refund proposal. taffect the financial position of the 1 Both the Premier and Mr. Ma- Province if they are not supplement- i, eaulay will speak at greater length ed in the manner provided in the 'today' on the tax bill when the agreement. I again assttrt that in measure comes up for second read- the final result we have little or mg. no option but to accept and validate the agreement now before the House."