The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 8 Mar 1944, p. 2

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----v --__.-H_" W.-v,._ WW Mason g Ctf MEMBER t s_q . . q . i Farmers Are Individualisfs,, F R BI '/A h . E ' IN' d l rmc cur xperfs arne E Farm socialization proposals ofta co-operative plan. with co-opera- OF TAG DAYS 'ithe C.C.F. came in for criticism'tive machinery, the farmer still i, from William M u r do c h, Essex wants his own. . . iSouth. Government Whip, during; "If this system goes. into effect," Tag days conducted by charitable (the Throne Speech debate in thelhe declared. "the experts will run and welfare institutions should be legislature yesterday. AgrPE'ingithe farm, the farmer will do the abolished and proper and adequate "vith Agnes Mac.plai.l tC.C.F.. Yoriclturyk---an.d. he will s.iil) be broke. t_ss." _ East) that socializing farm ma- Meanwhile, he pointed out, "fac- provrston for them should be made chinery "would be a sound practice tories will be closed down. and the hy Fodttral and Provincial Govern- as a war measure," Mr. Murdoch trades unionists will be out of work. merits. George Mitchell (C.C.F.. York warned that Ontario farmers are All engaged in the manufacture of North), declared in the Legislaturpi individualists. and not to be run farm machinery will lose their pur- yesterday. He spoke in the continua-' by "armchair experts." i'chasing powtr--yyi the cycle starts tion of the Throne Speech debate. J'The Ontario farmer wants tolall over again. What a plan.- "I feel that all tagging that is done farm his land the way he thinks National success, he believed, for such cases as tiie blind. (011- best," he said. "And even if thetcalled first for the development of "umptiros, orphans and other sim- honorable lady member for York the individual, with adefinite na- ;ilar cases should be abolished." Mr. East and the armchair critics who tional goal toward which all could; 'Mitchell said. "lt 5901)]; inpancvi'- are assisting her have it all figured travel together for full development: able to mc that in this enlightened out that it ic, more economicallytof the human and natural resources) age. and where so much lipsenit-t- sound to have his land farmed on of the country. i i, given to the words democracy and freedom. that it should be necessary to beg for alms on street corners in :oz'der that our unfortunate citizens lshould have proper care." F ' Mr. Mitchell attacked what he tie- Escribed as the privileged corpora- , . Ition which. he declared. "may live (P ,forever." Financial institutions were 3 rofesfs Queries reviewed from time to time. the ' . _Bank Act was revised every few -In Legislature years. and life insurance companies Repeated questions directed to were subjsut to period; inspection, Hydro Commissioner G. H. Challies the member said. But these favored on second reading of the hill to re- corporations escaped attention until move or reduce rural Hydro service the exercise of some of these spe- ,(-hargt)s brought. criticism in the cial prerogatives became notorious. ILr-gtslature yesterday from Aurelien Several cases of this type of cor- iBelangcr (L., Prescott) that ques- poration had come to his attention. ltions were out of order. He warned:! he asserted. The Toronto Burying, 3"The whole procedure based on the'! Grounds and Upper Canada College (long, experience. of the British Par-, were two cases in point. Mr. Mitch-: liament through the years will be: ell said. , shattered if the practice continues., "in Toronto alone there are a; It is time it is stopped." _ number of bodies incorporated by Speaker Stewart. explained that he private act," Mr. Mitchell continued.. 'had allowed latitude lo Flt. Lt. L. E, "It is my feeling that the time, (Wisnwr tC.C.F.. Riverdale) and H. should come when the powers and (rc. Brown (C.C.F., Welland) as new privileges of such corporations lmcmbers of the House, but asked} should be reviewed and revised in iwo-operation in future and few in-t the interest of the common good. 1terruptions in accepted House pro-l and most cases abolished." Icerium. i, Toronto corporations in this cate-i i Mr. Belanger will continue the1 gory ot special privilege includedi 'Throne Speech debate in the House' the Consumers' Gas Co., Massey, itnday, followed by William Dennison: Hall, National Club and the Rovali 'tC.C.F., Toronto St. David), T. L. Canadian Yacht Club. Mr. Mitchell' Hall (P.C.. Halton). R. A. McEwing said. IL., Wellington North) and L. Han- cock tC.C.F.. Wellington South).

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