The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 31 Mar 1943, p. 4

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Administrative Body. "As a sequel to investigations _ carried on by The Globe and Mail into conditions in beverage rooms I in a certain part of Toronto," Mr. Henry said, "the liquor controller, had said 'the Liquor Board was, an administrative body and not responsible for liquor-law enforce- D ff 'ment.'" Mr. Henry insisted that under Section 70 of the Revised Statutes of Ontario. the board was . . responsible for enforcement. P l l l rig Up Surpluses '.'Furt1tr.m.ort'," he said, "the NV . P . . l Prime Minister has, acted and O rn g m rlnCIP e, shown that it is the Government's Legislature Sfafemenf responsibility. Two years ago. we tried to prod the then Attorney- Tlu, $2.000.()00 not surplus recent- $32012: In}? (y1i'uTl,,,.ae,iin'1,o'i-ig?/t ly announced by the Ontario Gov- liersaid it was not his responsib; eminent, in its Budget "never" ility. A year ago, he went through existed." (hinge S. Her1ry, Proxies-L gm)" form ff amendment to the sire Consvivativo member for East l i,'e"/1iiQ,,t),auva1i.hidgtrp/,1,.1sity York and one-time _,ch,1_r.:,v._,ij,i,rnl and Mail investigated, it has now Premier, declared in tho Legislature. been found necessary to have a last night in an attack on the prin-l "(WW squad. And speaking, he ciple of "piling up surpluses." l said, "0l' as a temperance man, "It is not the function of the he felt "happy are ":8 that we '(lowrnmentto close the ioarxwithal have got lo a stage Ill the Iver lsurplus." he said. "piling up a Stir-i WWW." OWN" Pts,' had l', "act m ' 'plus is all wrong. A municipality! regard toitquor Ill Onta.rio. , l Ishould collect revenue to pay fori De/en/ling the Ontario f,'?,'),"",?,)-] its needs and no more. A Govern-1 mom y; $1 a ton iron ore bounty. .1V.l, latent should do the same thing." l L. Mm" ILih., Algoma-Manitoulinrl, F l Tho Government had reported al, estimated that. Cana.da pays 'the- "l0,000,000 surplus and a payment; 3351683 PEEP?" appé'ommlately' $300". 30f Srl8X),000 lo reduction of Pro-l f f . or "1'J] an" ftt.1? ln various 'vim'ial debt. "Where did the other? orms an(icsa1d."lt IS incumbent six million go?" Mr. llenry demand-!, upon t ( anadian people to .rid led. "Gone with the wind. in fact ;OUI-"elv°" of this serious handicap I don't believe it ever existed ex-, 'lo the fullest develop.me.nt ot an. twpt under the able manipulation of {ismportant . .yyi, v_ittl . industry. Cllo<l('l' Walters (Provincial Comp- _ timulu.s given the industry already troller orrtevpnue)," ll'..' the bounty was proof of its Mr. Henry attacked the Govern- waluDe." "' t ' .f%r..m ment's liquor policy, asserting that t mm." the past wo Th" many . the 25 cent permit afforded boot- 0 the important. munition works logger '. a "glorious holiday." l have been closed because of the lack Sharply criticizing the Ontario tOI Stecljhlfjfi, Fe --ims--s-- Liquor Control Board for not car- rying out the spirit of liquor-law ' enforcement. Mr. Henry declared that if his party were returned to power "one of our first. efforts will be a new set of regulations to properly control the liquor situ.. ation." - _

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