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THE Music Shop 16 Ontario Phone 2458 Our Capital Correspondent Written exclusively for The Stratford Mirror By Dean Wilson. OTTAWA sion of the 20th Canadian Parlia ment. In other words, judging by developments in this capital lately the work of the next Canadian ses- sion will not be an easy task and it may provide a heavy job for the legislators, even involving the pos- sibility of an adjournment, on ac count of the reason already men tioned, though this is by no means certain at this time. DESTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION It is evident. in Ottawa that strong public opinion in favour of ~ far more effective action on the part of the authorities in order to solve this serious problem which is en--- dangering the health, happiness and even the lives of hundreds of thous- -- ands of persons. This is especially true in the case of veterans who ~ feel that they have risked their lives and deserve better treatment in this respect upon their return home, "Conditions under which many vet- -- Hed erans and their families are living are nothing short of deplorable," said one prominent Canadian in a report -- in Ottawa. "Despite all the hullabal- | loo regarding veterans' houses being built in recent years the first house has yet to be completed in Ottawa," said. another prominent Canadian, "Tf we spend money for the atomic ~ bomb and other implements of war for the destruction of people, money can be found to buy property and build houses for veterans and other -- homeless persons," declared a for- -- mer member of Parliament in Ot- -- tawa. ft These and other expressions have stressed the seriousness of the hous- ing situation. In fact, three execu- tives of the National Conference of Student Veterans have come to Ot- tawa to present a brief on housing ~ and to demand that the government institute immediately a low-cost -- national housing project. To meet the emergency requirements it is asked that available government buildings throughout the country be taken over for veteran accomodation and that ceilings be made effective on sae hei | room rentals and board prices. oe a HIGHEST COURT OF JUSTICE A report in this cap- ital shows that the right of the Canadian Parliament to discon- tinue the practice of taking appeals to the Privy Council in London may be argued before long before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, probably in the summer sitting of this Judicial Committee in 1946. This case is bas- -- ed on a desire of the Canadian Gov- -- ernment to determine whether it can or cannot abolish such appeals to the Privy Council in London so that the Supreme Court in Ottawa would become the highest court of justice in this country. About six years ago, the Government of Can- ada asked the Supreme Court in Ot- tawa for a ruling on this and the © Supreme Court decided that Can- ada's Parliament could abolish such appeals in London. However some of the provinces contested it and the © appeal was taken to the Privy Coun- cil overseas. Ever since the case has -- been postponed but now it appears -- that it will not be long before it will be argued. Minister of Justice Hon, Louis St. Laurent has already stated (Continued on opposite page) Friday, February 8, 1946 THE STRATFORD MIRROR Page 5 "Capital Correspondent | (Continued from opposite page) | that the Federal Government is anx- | fous to have the case put on the list at the earliest possible moment. Meanwhile this move is interpret- ed in some circles as indicating yet) another sign of the process of Can- | ada's entry into full nationhood | since the abolishment of appeals to| the Privy Council would cause the | Supreme Court in Ottawa to become the highest court of justice in the) jand. BEHIND Behinds the decision | THE to disband the RCAF) Women's Division from | DECISION the permanent force| is the story that this decision was reached after several hundred Women's Division person- nel had been interviewed, with the result that it was discovered that the women considered their work had | been done and they wished to return home at the earliest date possible. This has been disclosed in Ottawa by the Chief of the Air Staff, Robert Leckie, who revealed that lengthy discussions on this subject had pre- ceded this final decision to with- draw the Women's Division from RCAF permanent ranks. WEEKLY WIND-UP In the face of com-| plaints that the regu- lations discriminated against the Protestant | clergy and favoured Roman Catholic | priests on income tax, it is pointed | out in Ottawa that Revenue Minister | McCann had said in the last session of Parliament that clergymen of all denominations in Canada were treat- ed "on exactly the same basis" in the application of income tax laws. ... Brig. Geoffrey Walsh and a par- ty of advance Canadian army group have started northward in prepar- ation to take over control of the Alaska Highway from United States forces on April 1... . "Women have shown clearly what they were able to do in controlling prices. When I look at the price controls of the United States I am aghast and I be- lieve that the women of Canada are responsible for the manner in which they have worked here," said Mrs. Edgar D. Hardy, president of the National Council of Women, in an address in this capital. . . It is in- dicated in Ottawa that Gen. Mc- Naughton's visit as Canada's special ambassador at the inauguration of the newly-elected president of Bra- zil, Gen. Eurico Gaspar Dutra, was accompanied by similar representa- tives from other countries, including Hon. F. H. LaGuardia, in a similar capacity from the United States, and Sir James Somerville from the Unit- ed Kingdom. 'presented the minister of public works. 'position, headed by George T. Hosie, Central United Forms | Men's Association A novel and interesting method of | as . : | organizing a Men's Association was, used successfully on Wednesday | evening when seventy men of the| congregation of Central United Church gathered to discuss the ad- visability of forming an association based on parliamentary proceedure. Divided into two groups, the gov- ernment and opposition parties, the men took places on opposite sides of the house and proceeded to debate the question with much spirit. Par- liamentary rules of conduct were strictly enforced by Speaker Nor- man T. Griffith and many fines were imposed for minor infractions. Murdoch Keith, prime minister, government's case with clarity and force. He was ably seconded by his senior ministers, Charles Dingman, minister of pub-|! lic information, and Charles Leeson, The op- agreed with the content of the gov- ernment measure but took exception Special Millinery CLEARANCE Reduced 50 HATS «............... 4.00 25 HATS vr... 1:98 25 HATS i"... Black and Brown and Colors to the wording of certain clauses. With the: ad. Of, eice. dulstanains wy st 8 48 IE PLP PPA OORT PTO parliamentarians as Gordon Man-| ning and Frank Squires they were | § able to force revision of these|#% sections. The outcome of the debate was that a Men's Association will be formed at Central Church which will conduct its meetings in much the same manner as those of the House of Commons. 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