The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 9 Apr 1943, p. 3

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11900 EEmmeeeseeeeaeeaaaaaaeeeeeee i 000000000000 CAERRApRReReeneenenenenenenenenenemeneaeaaaaaeae # Rumors of Possible C # Snap Election, but * Leaders Confident Second reading of the bill to ex. tend the life of the Legislature will not be called this afternoon. When the House adjourned at 11 p.m. Pro-- micr Conant was asked when the extension bill would be called for . second reading, and he replied that ha was not prepared to say, but it Euesses made in the newspapers| would not be Friday. concerning the probable course of Queen's Park was alive with ru,. events, the sooner the facts come mors. There was talk of possible T!&ght out in the open the better it | defeat for the extension bill and Will be not only for ourselves but dissolution of the House as a result: for the public who are entitled to of Liberal mombers changing their know." | attitude on the question of an ex-- speaker Ciark intervenced to say tension; of a "snap" general elec--; that it was not in accordance with tion with Premier Conant leading ; the rules of the House to debate a the Liberals in a campaign; and | O@1! at first reading. dozens of othor rumors of similar "I don't think I am debating the character. bill," said Col. Drew. "But I feel it | But the political figures who say | is perfectly proper for me to make | nothing, but know plenty, are con.| & few observalions to the House. 1 fident the bill will go through,: think rkwil":'cnw':' should make a though they concede there will be: Etatement." _« , Liberals who will vote against the | ; "It is a most extraordinary posi-- Government. Furthermore, they are| tion to take," declared Premier convinced in their own minds that| Conant j there will be no general elsction in | _ '"It is a most extraordinary bill, Ontario this year. 1 retorted Col. Drew. When the bill was introduced | All Ontario Deputy Ministers al-- at the afternoon session there was | °24y have been in conference with a brief. sharp clash between the | 2N Otftawa official laying plans for Premier and Opposition Leader | POStW3t rehabilitation, Premisc Gor-- George Drew. who pressed for a| 3%" L(-!'mntrl'oveal:'(l m_'1hn Logisla-- statement in view of the importance' ture last mght.. {'I.':' Cona ""(11(' of th> measure. This the Premier| DiS Statement in reply (to Lcopold refused to give,. declaring that he. MaACaulay (Prog. Con., York South) would give all the information at. WNO Ur&@®d that a committes on re-- second reading. cormFru*.*w. works be set up}nr con-- "This is a most important bili, nection with rehabilitation plans. probably the most important we .[),"i(il""ij.l' P OPl during Oe eC of | have had this session, because it de.| ®1<@(°0 Public works estimates over termines whether Parliament is to| aA ,"DU'OF") N f.,m.- '?.rwa.m,"?n of & be extended without the ordinary | p?"i_'.'... "fT~pt';fi;'dlh 'u.n]mm%-tfi.on 0 [vote of the people," said Col. prew.|; Wolki _ ho House also passed AL | "In view of this bil}, and the shrewg | LNE TUOENCUA® Depariment es6-- * | mates of $3,045,365.

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