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P APRiL esiinnmmmmnncmmmmmenmme W. J. Stewart Suggests Non--Partisan Group Probe Natural Wealth Wemmmeremmiemine mm _ _ 'The suggestion that the Govern-- mont appoint a non--partisan come-- mission to deal with ways and means of trans{ferring Ontario from a war economy to a poeacetime economy, was made in the Legisia-- [ture yesterday by W. J. Stewart, (Cons., Parkdalo). He spoke at re-- * sumption of the debate on the Throne Speech. "People are asking the question, alter the war what?" said Mr. Stew-- & art. "Steps should be taken now to assist in the postwar reconstruction period." Mr. Stewart also advocated a com-- mission to direct the exploitation g of the natural resources in Ontario. & a Returned men could be sent into |. HMe saw as a major problem the the North under a proper plan and inequalities in assessment. Equaliza-- encouraged --to dc\":'log ll?esc re-- ' tion of assessments in counllqs has sources, he said. The speaker dealt long been a disrupting factor in the with other phases of Governmental de.\'olnpmom. '.of the counl.y.das 't. activity. He urged a periodic check-- §l|ong mu_mupal' unit, he said, cit« up on motorists with a view to put-- \ing that in various municipalities . ling oft the road those who failed ""'. assessments \'?l'y l["'m: 25 to 100 to pass the test, and more attention per cent of the '?L;'""l N LC f the in the schools to teaching civics. In the pmpo..se_.cdmn'gt':is ok Mr. Stewart touched on education As"'"mom_A"l it is desired to keep in the schools and declared that the townships as spending bodies in while the vast majority of teachers the same manner as they are today. were doing a splendid job, there It will simply mean lh_a! the dullps were those who imparted political of assessing and collecting taxes will instruction. be transferred to the county. Mr,. Stewart was followed by A. L. Warns qf l!ulcs Breach. Elliott (Lib., Peterborough), and W. At this juncture, Speaker Clark A. Summerville (Cons., Riverdale). reminded the m_emhgr that to speak J. M. Cooper (Lib., Sudbury), ad-- directly of legislation before the Journed the debate. House was a dbr(;ach (;f'lmlcl rules. r med 8 Mr. Clark ruled that while the new bn\.l(:'nhgl.i.ou I::nl':f: terms chair demeseions, ol ABo rfml hcpnt mcim' Tess o * ( ice of its introduc-- man of the Legislative private bills :'il';f'e(:{m;h:;"?ogl;sgn. committee, a member of the special Mr. Elliott spoke of the farm eco-- committee appointed to revise the nomic problem. But he stressed par« Assess:':;ent ;Mttl at\ ':c{?ulb?s:,:,i:,:': ticularly the duty which rested upon wHich, in 106041 made an investiga. _ the Province to develop the forest :'ior'xc i;nlg the lands and lorec{s ie- wealth which in playmg SUCh'a" ie sources, spoke on l'hf' eve of ilis des 2::'(':,%03&:' fil::e.::;;"m:ou;l':,;ers'p?; pm"".o_"ur "m'"m\fi,,fis anj{:{hi('o; ott _ gram entailing general reforesta-- the _P"""'h o #Il€§ g'ment tion, improvement of woodlands Pe';mbo'rqug stt a it was the re which have become depleted, recla-- sponsiBiitto and gaty 'or" the" Boge: . mation of wastelnds That will sup. § C »f * h % ow i e-- inaelooiony diimuns emeuile | (O0l 'oregton cand" to comserve the ing certain measured control dves "_"; rofrlosw and prevent flooding. the municipal'i'"'.\, to see that the \~a~l(;, summer\,i"e in the course ot default 5":':"0", '_)' :hp ':'"?"'""on |his address compared what the city yt'f"-'* 5'30" h"":f..' ':,c(uro gb':" d of Detroit is doing in A.R.P. work "we might well consider that after _ | With the efforts of Toronto City 4 cil. the conclusion of the present world 'C(:.':,:'"iclr a long dobate the city of conflict, there will be an influx of | Toronto gave all of $20,000 for this settlers from the British Isles and iim ortant work while the city of elsewhere. We know that if that !Dell)roil spends $1,000,000 on ARP.," does happen, municipalities will be | said Mr. Sommerville. "Some of the required at substantial capital ex-- 'members must be half asleep. It is | pense, to supply o nn .\"o'li'wccs. and the citizens themselves who are do-- |they anould be prepared to mees . |the cifisens thometlves,