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7 °mm neeeeeenne e e 0 O mt ooo eemnremeierrnenre ooo ooo Cepeasesepaaaeaeaaeemm ENN T e maych i9 >o arch ~Ssa:-- Lawmakers Plan # Evening Debate e : The Legislature Agriculture lver uppo S Committee, at its first meet-- ing yesterday made a new de-- r« parture when, on suggestion a( we 0 lcy of Health Minister Russell T. Kelley, it decided to stage a & debate, even considering hold-- n Ingo ames ing it at a special evening session. Mr. Kelley suggested In enforcing _ restrictions _ on that the committee debate a bingos. raffies and 'lottf-l'ivs.' thf | Li?gégnolr;mstthget nf:gérolzl:;g Ontario Government is simply car-- plicable to all farm products rying out Federal laws, Attorney-- if there was to be a return of General Leslie Blackwell told the general prosperity in Ontario. LegiSiature . yesterday. and his ac-- He offered to debate himself, oE +s * * o , pro_or con. Stanley U. Hall tion last December in banning | __(P.C., Halton) was chosen com-- bingos, except occasionally, . was |\ _ _mittee chairman. Cheese, hog endorsed wholeheartedly by Liberal l and sugar beet. subsidy bills y were reported without amend-- House Leader Farquhar Oliver. l ment. Criticism by Joseph Meinzinget 7A (Lib.--Lab., Waterloo North) in the "Lotteries are entirely prohibit-- f House Wednesday that the anti-- ed under Section 236 of l!w Crimi-- 3 . Yol Faat nal Code of Canada. Games of bingo legislation was being en-- chance for. prizes, such ag bunga-- foreed politically brought from Mr. lows, automobiles and free trips, Blackwell the flat statement, sup-- etc., are contrary to the criminal ported by statistics, that the law lQ'f' of Ca"'{ldf'- and no person «'a'n' c f 'alle give authority to conduct a lottery was being enforced impartially all for any purpose. over the Province and a clarifica-- SHfustion Explained k tion of the entire situation. Mr. "A person or organization con-- were falling into the hands of pro-- Blackwell pointed out lh'at the laws ducting a bingo is liable to prose--|fessional operators,. with the ob-- against gambling \\""""_'}'."d"""l ]:1\\': cution for keeping a common gam-- jects for which they were held get-- and that it is the definite duty of ing house, under Sections 226 and |ting only a nominal return. There the Provincial Government to up-- 229 of the Criminal Code. The ex-- was a fear of the public being vic-- hold and enforce them, just as any eeption is that a bingo may be oc--« |timized by these "racketeer pro-- other criminal laws are enforced. casionally run by a charitable or moters." The Attorney--General was Mr. Oliver was quick to come to religious organization, if the pro-- responsible for the administration the support of the Attorney--Gen-- ceeds are to be used wholly for of the criminal law in regard to eral, saying: the benefit of any charitable or re-- gambling passed by the Dominion "It is excellent that the ,\1}<""f'-'" ligious object. A person or organi-- and, Mr. Blackwell said, "we intend General has given a clarification ration which runs a bingo does so to do it." of this Province's position on golely on his or its responsibility.| 'To Mr. Meinzinger's complaint bingos, eto. We realize that there A municipal council or a munici-- that the Provincial Police had seiz--| has been a misunderstanding and pal official is entirely without au-- ed 40 slot machines in Kitchener. a misreading of the Attorney--Gen-- thority to grant permission to any Mr. Blackwell said that the order eral's position.. The Attor no',\-(.ie'l.l' person or organization to conduct for seizure had gone out because eral didn't write this law,. but it is & bingo. \Kitchener had an illegal by--law his duty to enforce it. This (hingo) "Raffles may be held for prizes allowing them. "The operation of and horse racing ate under Domin-- eof small value at any bazaar held ullegal slot machines in this Prov-- ion statutes, and it is the duty of for any charitable or religious ob-- ince must be stopped," the Attor-- this Province to enforce the I4W. _ jeet if permission to hold same has Ney--General deciared. This (Liberal) group abides hy the been obtained from the citv or'-- When Mr. Blackwell récalled that action of the Government in enfor? _ aether municipal council, or from |Mr. Meinzinger, as mayor of Kitch--, ing the law, but insists that the;y the mavyor, reeve or other chief of-- ener. had visited his office with a} enforce the law as it is written. igfcer of the city, town or other "racketeer" who operated slot ma-- We stand as much as they for law municipality wherein such bazaar Chines in Kitchener and now im--, and order. is held, and the articles raffled Puteéd that the .'\Hul'ne'\.'-(}vnel'al_ Deprecate Charge for thereat have first heen offer-- """.'""_"'l wiien Il'".' ."'l'l'",hszd ',hr' "I am not aware," Mr. Oliver went ed for sale and none of them is of Qpemiul\ "'{"'__ PC "l 'f_" \l l_ufl"f i l «s Attorney--General has _ Yalue exceeding $50. The law re. COme," Mr. Meinzinger asked: Will| en, "that t.h.e, s * y specting raffles is set out in See. the Attorney--General not admit that! played politics in the enforcement P hss o en I said during the visit that my in--| of Ontario laws. Until I am, I de-- '"'_" .-'-'5- Subsection 6B of the 1,' t is in The faat raraoiun -- thal o ols wwigs $ 1!.~s Criminal Code of Canada. terest is in the fees received by the| precate any charge that politics has i , o $ tme HCity"?" | been played--until I am able to i The las dpf'll-n:. "nhllu"'-,'!m' ';l will gladly answer that," said prove that assertion " law and tan be repoated u1 amemp |MY. Blackwen ho lansdr ie As leader of his group, Mr. (?ll\:O'l' ]:i" a'l"_l l(d'ntl": ;;")fl.d, (('Oll .1;)1((;!\:': Ewas his interest, but I also say I zaid that he thml;:_ht '\.l"' Meinzin-- 'd C 0 10f VIf EAISIAIDANL Cl OA |am unprepared to accept that as his ger had spoken, in his first ad-- Ada. sole and main interest." I dress to the House, "a little en-- _ Found Intervention Necessary poomanepeanieripreareeeiti oo ce croono vooml .. thusiastically" and that his re-- Mr. Blackwell said that in criti-- marks had "read differently' to _ eizing the Government for enfore-- what he had intended. "N}"h""fi ing the laws against bingos, Mr. leads me to believe that there has Meinzinger, as former mayor. of been any mixing of law enforce Kijtchener and member of the Police ment and politics." Commission there, must have known Attorney--General Blackwell told the jurisdiction of the laws of| the House that, to end a lack of gambling. He pointed out that his | understanding on the part of some _ release last December of the laws | law _ enforcement _ officials> and _ governing bingos, lotteries and raf--| municipal authoritiee concerning, fles had been made because he had | lotteries, bingos and raffles, he' thought it was necessary to inter-' would issue the following clarifi--| vene because bingos, conducted | cation: -- @uring the war for worthy causes,|