The Ontario Scrapbook Hansard

Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 8 Mar 1946, p. 3

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ple democratic process of removing hAYck 8 the Communists from office. The overwhelming majority of labor in this Province have no use for com-- munism or its vile anti--Christian doctrines." * In opening his remarks, Mtr. Oliver said he would prefer to enjoy himself in a back bench, but since he was Leader of the Opposition group he pledged it to honest, fair criticism and to support of such § Government measures as it felt were good. In truth, he said, he had to criticize the Throne Speech; it was the longest he had heard in 20| years, and said less. It left every»| thing "in the mists of doubt." j Yet this was the first peacetime session in seven years, he said. Many peoples had not been pre-- pared for peace; some did not know how to accept it. Starvation of mil-- lions did not advertise it well; starving persons would not appre-- clate its supposed benefits. Ontario farmers, he said, would do their best to provide foodstuffs, yet many were overworked. He felt that The Globe and Mail had been mislead-- ing, the previous day, when it said that the Legislature had passed a hog, sugar beet and cheese subsidy bill '"after Agriculture Minister y Kennedy had described the need." is '"We would have passed those subsidies unanimously if he hadn't said a word," said Mr. Oliver. Says Few Promises Filled Despite th»> Government's 22 -- famous promises before election, Mr. Oliver said, few had been im-- plemented. The Department of Planning seemed useless; it was powerless and should either be made effective or closed up. In-- dustries were still centralizing in low--cost Hydro areas because rural Hydro cost was too high. Promises of Old Age Pensions increases had been made; the promise had in-- creased its share $1.25, and in-- 'creases in mothers' allowances had been $10 a month in certain urgent |cases. No great program of hous-- ing had been instituted, as prom-- lised, and the "great promise, made Ithree times, of a Aforest resources icommission to administer those \great heritages," had bogged down \into a commission to study and re-- | port on such a proposal. |_"Are we being bamboozled?" ]asked Mr. Oliver. "The Minister who is to head a tourist depart-- lment says he is alarmed by the numbers threatening to come here. 'Is that the proper attitude of a 'Government with years to plan to meet that situation." One issue he said he would raise and not blame the Government was juvenile delinquency. He called for formation of a Department of Youth to co--ordinate the "patch-- work" efforts, many of them splen-; + did, of scattered groups. Young: people must be attracted to worth--| while things. In conclusion, he tabled an[ amendment to the Throne Speech] ; motion which said: "But this House: regrets that the Speech from the Throne contains no indication or assurance that the Government will implement its pre--election prom-! ises, particularly in respect to hous--| ing, labor, public welfare, elimina-- tion of duplicate services, removal of Hydro from political control, rural Hydro extension, health meas-- ures, reduction of taxation, ang assurance of adequate supplies of basis necessities." * l e

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