The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 27 Mar 1943, p. 2

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-"""""""""""e"""""""""'"""""l"'lrlleltltlllelll- [ "_-----------.------...-- _ ,,' with creation of a labor division of . the Supreme Court. of Ontario found ' ready favor with the Cabinet. it, is , reported. Some minor changes were Slim-tested and these will he cm- hOdied in a hill to be drawn up by. tho legislative law clerks today. I ' Premier Conant. is said to have; told his colleagues he favored a col- l lective bar,r.vtinins: hill and that his' statement in the Legislature had been misconstrued. . Labor Minister Peter Hccnan. Report Cabinet Agrees under steady fire because of the Collective Bargaining jCabinet split over the famous "Bill . No. ll." is reported to have taken a l B I I I fo Be Drafted leading part in the discussion. ltl was Mr. Hcciian who promised 01- The Ontario Government is prc- a???" labor a "Magna Carta" ot pared to implement the labor com- "at s and later found he could not . . . . persuade his colleagues lo his way inittec s report on collective bargain- of thinking.. mg by bringing in a bill incorporat- The atmosphere. at. yesterday's ing all its major recommendations, Cabinet Councilwas harmonious for it was learned on good authority tho most. part, m striking contrast; .vt'sterday at Queen's Park. m the T.sspn some weeks ago when 1' The committee's report was dis- ' 1.IT Cabinet. was rocked hy strong) cussed at a special two-hour Cabinet 1il//..'rnf'ti of "WW" OVPt' thc l Council yeslerda.s and it is reported merits of the bill which J. L. Cohen. I that the Ministers were in agi'ce- thrn "Gym"! an?!" ($10" "rd (ll,,",'.! ment on the "absolute necessity" of a mem Cl' n " atlony a"; collective bargaining legislation this, Labor Board, helped to prepare. session. There was some difference May Alter Proposals. . of opinion on the wisdom of ad.opt- There is a possibility that the: in: some of the recommendations. Governmont will lemmas part of; but the view wa., ',',i.yT,tii.ti1 it lie Section 29.which provides for Lahoi" UlldClagOIOd. that All]? (lod'elnmolm Court. sessions in camera. at. the dis- mutt ring in a I an ct tlle cretion of the cotirt. Other likelv Legislatute examine H. . changes concern the phrasing of - The section of the report which certain sections, hut. do not. alter 7'33" "'0th Fur") Spbpealcfmzn the the character of those sections to JU gmcn o to a or our may am' marked degree. . be eliminated. rh . . . . _ 1e Liberal members of, the Legis- A spec1al caucus of the Liberal Miure Are, report) to ho far from :mcmbers 9f the House will be h.eld enthusiastic about. a collective bats ..\tonday night, and at that time gaining hill, hut realize that the ','J/iitnti,uio'ttyi).1i, ,taeid1,e, tilt: political disadvantages of not having . ' . . . . .',1'_'/ . any kind of bill would be worseI fuadb,.i.,1eet,'; a11utiiryrlt1asl)" taste: than A hill itsruf. t es '. ' . . - There is little doubt that the 0p- . .. _ 1, . ' 'w, . . . most 'u'f1"i'k"e'l?'0il'i, will. be Idle major prtsvi.scinnr, of the hill if tho spread opposition lo a bill latter is based on the report pre- . f' . '. ' :entcd to the Lop.islaturn. At this caucus the Premier is es- _ ,. L . _ . fi.', 7 .. C.. . I pectcd to discuss the question of a' will; 'l?,""':,,",',')),'"'),',),":'"':,",),".,:','),?'),, "pr1',tiit,lg1eSig,1,: revelation in them to the labor committee on thel Legislature Thursdav that the Gov- prountl that it . "as tho .GtrTrn-l ernment was not certain whether a, :73"! 1,/J"/.,1r"111rs' JI bring in! a: bill would be brought down this; Il: Nllefb "18L "f)d,'.7ll01f,f.?.i, session, is reported to have aroused'; "dig" a" 1 Ti'. one 1'rf,"i'i1. 91 27 . the wrath not only of the labor com-t Pnslllon mm "l rps mm " m l; mittee members but of the Cabinet l WW"? have been imposed had Pro-5 Ministers as well. It is understood T 'css""' coryiyvati.vy.formo.d part; q further that Premier Conant was' of li, and not brought Jrt a minority. l told in plain language yesterday rt'porl. . , . ; just what would be involved in a f?rse.niztd labors reaction to the: Government refusal to bring in a collective bargaining report appear-Y . collective bargaining act. The ed to he one of disappointment ovyl, chances of re-election at the polls some of the prowsions, and there is, would be virtually extinguished by a chance. the Government may move; any attempt to dodge the issue, the P. overcome the objections. C. H." Ministers are said to nave told the Millard, national ("WNW of .lhe; Premier. United Steelworkers of America,i The section of the report dealing and an executive hoard member mi -_- - --.----.--.-. the Canadian Congress of Labor,; _ telegraphed Premier Conant yes-l terdav and expressed resentment . over the uncertainty of the Govern- ment's policy. He added that the provisions of the proposed bill would. incr-ease rather than lessen present industrial unrest. and frity tion, . . _

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