The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 13 Mar 1943, p. 2

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, MARC." Ct [VITAL AS WAR. 1 Those in Forces Expect New Deal When They Return, He Tells House The men and women in the armed forces expect Canada to have a new and better deal ready for them when they come hack to take their places in civil life, John J. Glass (Lib., St. Andrew) told the Legis- lature yesterday in speaking on the ' Speech from the Throne debate. "The Canadian people have been impressed by the fact that all war- ring nations are able to find all the means that they require for war purposes," said Mr. Glass. "They are able to achieve this most- ly hy a planned economy. With these facts staring them in the face, lthc citizens have come to the logic- ial conclusion that something similar [will have to he adopted in our . 'country for the postwar period it {we are to weather such period suc- g cessfully." iAvold Barren Victory. The Toronto member said be dis- f agreed with those who believed this 'was no time to plan for postwar rehabilitation. He took issue with the slogan. "Nothing matters now but victory." A barren military victory without adequate planning for the future must be avoided, he declared. He warned that unless all Governments started to prepare for the days of peace, the citizens would become disillusioned and dis- couraged and lose faith in their elected representatives. "In my opinion the business of providing for the immediate war V effort. and the work of preparing plans for the postwar period are simply two parts of the same prob. lem," said Mr. Glass. "If the soldiers and civilian population know the kind of world they will have when this war is over, and particularly if they are aware that it will be a much better and more secure place in which to live, they , are bound to exert, a much greater effort to bring the present hostili- ties to a speedy and successful conclusion." Speaker Clark called Mr. Glass' attention to the fact that much of the address dealt with social secur- ity and rehabilitation. a subject which stood out on the order paper as a resolution in the name of Edu. cation Minister Duncan McArthur. Mr. Glass replied that his address was prepared before the resolution was introduced. and in any event. "a good thing can be told twico." He was permitted to finish this re- marks. Mr. Glass claimed that one of the most fundamental and revolutionary _ recommendations for social security and social policy was the provision _ by the State of allowances to par- ents having more than one child F and whose income was below a cer- tain minimum. "It is based on the assumption that each man competing in the labor market can only do so on the basis of his own ability and qualifi- cations to serve his employer in a _ certain capacity," said Mr. Glass. "There is no obligation on the em- ployer to pay the man for his serv- . ices on any other basis, and cer- tainly not on the basis of the num- ber of children the employee must maintained."

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