The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 29 Feb 1944, p. 2

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EOeB Em? 7 HHiie itc 0000 inetnaatatcttn Feb vu&1\1 ras] To Aboli 'Illegitimate' o Abolish Word 'Illegitimate F ¢ o $ + rom Future Birth Certificates The procedure of placing the word overhauled a thorough job ought Dal A » illegitimate on birth certificates of| to be done and a change made in ey 33umlng children born out of wedlock is connection with the point raised. New Portfolio going to be abolished, Attorney--! 'The Attorney--General said the General Leslie Blackwell told the problem was already receiving the Labor Minister Charles Daley Legislature yesterday. The ques-- attention of the Government, and will assume the new portfolio tion was raised h'\.Jowph_Sal.\ner: hn. was glad the matter had been of Planning and Development (LP.., St. Andrew's) during com-- raised. in addition to his Labor portfo-- mittee discussion of the amend--< "It does not come within the lio, 1t was 1.«3,."0("'8\.' night. The ment to the Legitimation Act. This scope of the Legitimation Act," said bill estaklishing the nf-\\hrlr'part-- amendment permits an illegitimate Mr. Blackwell. "The matter is not moiut Was intToduced inin. Aie child to inherit the estate of a only being looked into, but the Gov-- Legislature yesterday by Pre-- mother who dies intestate, or vice ernment believes it can be cured mier Drow, e s * versa. without the necessity of enabling The Government is said to feel Mr. Sailsbers said his attention lo:islation."l : that tne work of the Do-pari- had been drawn to the fact that the: E. B. Jolliffe, CCF. Leader, said ment of Planning and Develop-- birth certificates of children born many painful incidents had been ment could be '_k';\oh, imo'gralm out of wedlock were marked with caused as a result nfl1he practice with the Labo: .,é]w;»1~tn1n111 and the word illegitimate. While this of marking birth certificates in this that Mr. Daley is in-- Contact bad no bearing on the amendment manner. He expressed satisfaction with the problems which will under discussion,. he felt that if the at the decision of the Government [face the new (lf-harlmr-.nl Legitimation Act was going to be . to climinate the practice. * A Protection Promised In Abitibi A + Assurance that his Government aver by Abitibi, throwing the town would protect the rights of workers On-- relief, _ Premier Drew replied and industry in considering any that the Government was keenliy % ,' 'concerned with the situation anda & agreement to end the receivership sought to guarantee the future of through agreement of the Abitibi the whole industry and alleviate Power and Paper Co. was given in such situations. the Legislature yesterday by Pre-- "The Lfm'('rnmnm has two main Imior Georce Drew concerns," the Premier said, "pres-- e * ervation of a great industry and of The statement was in reply to an the forests on which this and other Opposition question while the bill industries depend." to amend the Abitibi Moratorium| 'The Government was concerned Act was in committee stage. The with the need to bring the Abitibi bill prevents foreclosure by bond-- company out of receivership. The holiders for another year,. formation of the Forest Resources C.C.F. Opposition Leader E. B. Commission was aimed at correct-- Jolliffe drew adrtontion to the ('lau>0'jng present ilis. permitting ending of the moratori--' ., & um -- by _ Order--in--Council. _ G. 1. Sx Bills Reported, Harvey (CCF., Sault Ste. Marie)| Six bills were reported in commit-- asked that the interests of the toee, among them amendments to the public and the industry as well as Justices of the Peace Act, the Weed bondholders be rsonsidered. before Control Act, Nurses' Registration the Government sanction any set. Act and the Trustee Act. tlement agreement. [ A bill amending the Law Society ® s t Act regarding benefits for widows fown on Relief. and orphans of barristers and soli-- A. A. CasseIman (C.C.F., Nipis-- citors was sent back to the Law sing) pointed out that the plant at,Society for rephrasing when Oppo-- Sturgeon Falls had been closed|sition Leader Jolliffe objected to the down shortly after-- being taken| phrase "barristers and solicitors" on memtmr--=mos=_o--*--mtmmmmm«~=--~--~«smm=~«--itlio SIPOUIU Llidt SOMC DALLISLECTS were not solicitors and that the phrase should read "or" instead of {"and." Second reading> was given the Wartime MHousing Act, which pro-- vides that a municipality may col-- lect a fixed amount ($24 and $30) from Wartime Housing in lieu of taxes. Bills amending the Crown s Timber Act, Survey Act, Provinciél Land Act, Highways Improvemen: Act and the Holland Marsh Roads Act were given second reading.

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