The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 6 Apr 1944, p. 5

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Av\'\\ 6. % ClOTH'NG SUM Fears Car Stickers ® ® P 1 Will Cause Mishaps The -- possibility that accidents might result from the ruling that the 1944 automobile sticker must be placed in horizontal position at the lower lefthand corner of the wind-- Two -- Labor--Progressive -- resolu-- ¢ shield was raised in the Legislature tions were ruled o:t of order in the last night by C.C.F. Leader E. B. J f Jolliffe. The matter came up during Legislature yesterday and an ap-- consideration of estimates. peal from the ruling of the Speake: A motorist of short stature might in the case of one of them. was be under a hz;ndlicf'?P Wh(iiCh ZOUld be f ; c oi serious, Mr. Jolliffe said. n areca voted down without recourse to a Of visicn was obscured by the re. recorded vote. quirement that the sticker be placed One resolution, sponsored by A. at the lefthand lower corner. A. _ MacLeod, -- Toronto--Bellwoods, Highways Minister George Dou-- asked the House to present a me-- cett saldhthe pl;(t;hcla}clgdthgees'ltlm:;l; morial to Ottawa, urging that the i?)r;f?ve}:'erte eym:OUtheP windshield to civilian clothing allowance for ac-- overcome this situation, but the tive service force members be in-- sticker had to go on the front of| creased to at least $125. the car. ! Premier George Drew opposed the | ave mm rrn mm e e mm en resolution on the ground that it dealt with a matter outside the jurisdiction of Ontario. He express-- ed complete sympathy with the pur-- . pose of the resolution, and if it were 'a matter for Provincial jurisdiction 'he would support it with argu-- ment and by his vote. "Loose Practice." | "A loose practice has grown up| f that permits resolutions to be| IVI i adopted here on matters outside the| CW'I Serwce Changes jurisdiction of the House," the Pre-- Readjustment of the Ontario Civil mier said. "We should not pass| Service is to be announced in two resolutions here which deal with a x matters that are the exclusive prov-- or three weeks, Premier George ince of the Dominion. It doesn't Drew told the Legislature last mean that we are not concerned night. He said that already nearly with the problem dealt with in the $400,000 had been set aside for sal-- | resolution. We are. But the place ary adjustments and added that he | for it is the House of Commons, not expected to be able to announce the a Provincial Assembly. Control of complete plan for the Civil Service |all matters pertaining to the armed shortly. The matter came up dur-- | forces belong to Ottawa, not to us." ing discu.ss.xon of estimates for the ' The second resolution, standing Prime Minister's department. in the name of J. B. Salsberg (L.P., T lToronto-Srt. Andrew), sought to have the Labor Committee of the House linquire into minimum wage rates 'and to submit to the House pro-- | posals and recommendations for a lnew minimum wage scale. | Iong on Order Paper. y ' Speaker Stewart ruled this reso-- lution was an abstract motion and | dealt with matters outside the scope | of a committee. Mr. Salsberg de-- Eclared the resolution had been on the order paper since March 14. He 'had tried to bring a similar matter [ before the Labor Committee, but |had been told that nothing that had not been referred to the com-- mittee by the House could be con-- 'sidered. ; Premier Drew said there was a definite procedure the member for ; St. Andrew could "have followed to| have the matter brought before the Labor Committee, and this had not| been followed. \ _ "It is not for the Legislature to| ' change its rules simply for the pur--| \pose of adjusting itself to the de--| sire of a member who wishes to fol-- tow a course other than that laid| down," the Premier said. ' Mr. Salsberg appealed the Speak-i er's ruling and the Speaker was| sustained on a call for ayes and nays. '

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