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Life, my: ttl) fi'RI, Criticism of the manner in which the Dominion Government pro- poses to take the registration in connection with Family Allowances, was voiced by Mr. Drew. l' Britain's Castle . "To British subjects everywhere home has been a castle, where, even the King may enter except invitation or legal warrant,' d Mr. Drew. "Now we are told. ever, that parents who apply this allowance will be laying _ all the details of their lives, it marital status and relations, . ts brmely and sadly borne, edies proudly endured, to the l ding and examination of those who, no matter how admirable they puny be as individuals, are, after all, tteitrhbors living in the same com- Itmity who are bound by no oath of office, nor by the traditions and 'tttttro) of our slowly developed ffs in the public and private lfare services. ir"our children's and soldiers, our . at Protestant, Catholic and T ish welfare bureaus and other C ned agencies dealing with the , ily are completely disregarded. tall that I made this clear and very. definite statement on behalf of the) Ontario Government on Aug. 9 last.) At that time I said: "We are in favor' 'ot every proper step being taken to encourage large and healthy families. We believe in sound pro- visions for family allowances and social security.' [Must Be Consulted E" "That was our position then," said Mr. Drew. "That is our position today. I have stated over and over again that we regard family allow- nces as one of the most important cial services; that it is therefore ithin the exclusive constitutional iurisdiction of the Provinces; that he Provinces must he consulted if there is to be any effective admin- istration of family allowances." Mr. Drew stressed that his Gov- ernment had made abundantly clear at all times that it was not seeking to raise constitutional issues but rather was seeking to avoid constitutional issues in the future. It the Family Allowances Act was part of a broad system of isocial security. "and we have never been in doubt that it was," then this act was an intrusion upon the Provincial field of jurisdiction with- out any consultation of the Prov- lnces, the Premier asserted. The Premier told of the repeated requests made to Mr. King for a Dominion-Provincial c o n fe r e ncp, and disclosed that no reply had been received from Mr. King to the two latest communications address- ed to him on the subject. The last was a wire sent the day before the session opened, Mr. Drew said. I "To submit the parents ot this tProvince. and especially those of ilow incomes who have not been able to avail themselves of the full opportunities for education, to the 1'ltpeorrdlgnaittii2, and even advice of !those without special training lwould be a shameful thing," de- iclared the Premier. "Nothing that fl have said carries any reflection Iupon those splendid women who thave worked so hard in the Wom- Een's Voluntary Services. I know that itheir motives are of the highest, thut they banded themselves to- ;gether tor patriotic war service and inot for civilian social work." "A Shumelul Thing" In his concluding remarks the Premier said: "I repeat with the ut- most emphasis that we are in favor ot a proper system of family al- 1owances, properly administered But it would be nothing short of a breach of public trust to disregard the serious consequences of the course now being followed by the Dominion Government. The glow- ing promises of the Dominion Gov- ernment are being built around a constitutional house of cards." Mr. Jolliffe made a detailed criti- cism of Premier Drew's 22-point platform and the extent of their fulfilment. While he was not going to launch "a tirade against broken promises," he said, he believed the people of Ontario elected the Drew Government in 1943 believing it would hold office during the post- war crisis. For this reason they had taken its pledges "very seriously" and expected action. "Action must be taken if we are to keep faith," Mr. Jolliffe declared. At 5:30 Mr. Jolliffe adjourned the debate: he will resume Monday. i'sbrzust'ti ae, .