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-.1T7S:PARTICULA11417-11110011-TANt.',ut-thisL,.erilicat„pkse o ,,our national 14fe that the ,People of the Propince.
Of Ontario should be given the facts and allowed to bast their:. iansta-r70-3/440-11-tlatligment-Gii-thefin.---.---------,--
There is, very little doubt. tluzt tn 'fumy instances opinions have been based on.; ipeeulation,.eepagarula
and rumor.
The statements given herewith are taken from the OfficialReliOrts of Oe Conference as published by the
Dominion Governmens,
HON. MITCHELL F. HEPBURN, PRIME MINISTER
AND. PROVINCIAL TREASURER OF ONTARIO,
• (Vol. 1, Pifiel 14 to 20):
` "Mr. Prime Minister and gentlemen, 'during this time
•of stress and etrain and ruthless warfare I have never
publicly criticized the Sirois report or its recrommerld-
ations. I did Make a statement about the timing of •the
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publication of the report because I believed then, and
still believe, and am joined inthis belief by many Per -
eons, that'l did a public service in calling attention to
the act of throwing into the arena of discussion a laighly
contentious document at a.time when people who 'eve
the Empire and all it standa for are concerned with
one "thing, and one thing alone—the !successful Prose-
cutionof a.victorions war in which var. national :tem-
ity is at stake. For if our effort fails, Hitler, and not
,,the -delegates present at this dominion -provincial con-
ference, will settle our domestic problems. ,
In this regard the policy of the gov,ernnient of
Ontario has not changed in any partiguler. Those of ue.
who represent the central province have been con-
sistent in our attitude.
Berea while ago a former associate of mine hi the
House Of Commons,aray good friend-ilii-Illinliter-61
Finance, :journeyed to Toronto, at which time he dim-.
cussed with Mr. Nixon, Mr. MeQuesten, Mr. Walters
and_nyself the advisability of hoplementingAhe recoraa
• raenditidiafr or -the Sirons report. 'Along with my eel,
leagues present, .1 urged—yes, almost begged him to use
. his iniluencoto prevent this becoming.a national issue
during war time. .I am eatiefied he conveyed my mee-
- --sage-to-the Prime Minister. --1 was, therefore, somewhat
• ...ralar•when, a few days.later, I receivod a letter,
• from the Ffitae Minister of Canada advising that a. con.
ference would be called andthat the federal govern.
•"ment was, in effect; recoramending favourable congider-
ationof the commilision findings. Again, in order to
•• maintain our consistency, I.replied as follows:
- 'I have your,letter of Novenabor 2nd, regarding the
Sirois commission report. , - •
tr-Wirtihopeful----that a-disco:381cm .of_this_prahlem
could be delayed until atter the war so that there could
be no possibility of any controversial Issue arising
which might impair national unity and the effective
prosecution of the war.
'However, in view of the fact that a confererieels to
be Called it is the intention of this government to make
available .its representatives any time that may, be re-
quired after the middle of January, as .suggeated by
'Later still, on December 28, 1940, the Prime Min-
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• ister in a letter stated in part: .
'In view,of requests from several:of the provinces, a
proposed agenda which we will recomniend to the
confereoce has been woryti out and is outlined below.'
Not having -been asked for, nor having made any
reconunendatons, I therefore am free, to 'suggest that
- further consideration be given to the following sentence
in the letter in question: .
'I should Lie to emphasize the view of the govern-
ment that the opening 'session should be confined to
general statements and not to debate on points of -detail
or special circumatances.' • •
Public Should Be, Informed,
The following paragraph of the letter informs u
the conference will then resolve itself into .worki
committees, which will sit in camera.
The Ontario delegated desire that we Oath our CaSe
publicly and brieily and at no time be a party to a
scheme which withholde from the press and the public
vital information to which they are juatly entitled. -
We were not informed nor columned with regard to
the terms of reference contained in the order in council
passed bY. the dominion cabinet which gave life to the
comtaission, itself. • ,
. When Ontario's presentation was made vre asked for
nothing. Whoa the findings were agreed upon by the
commissioners, Ontario had no representative,
Ithwell having long before retired because of ill health.
But later on we were presented,with a costly five hun-
dred thousand dollar report—the product of the minds
of three professors and a Winnipeg newspaper man„
none of whom had any governmental administrative'
experiencerand-whose---opinions-all--otus-cazinotashar
In view of the fact that, ,in the report itself, it it
_putted _that-Mr.-Rowell-had_nothing 10 dix..Witia_it
, name, which had been tagged' on for purposes of propa-
ganda, can, very well be omitted in future.
Thole: of us who believe in democracy Abhor the very
word propaganda because the Girculation of ready-
. Made opinions by any 'Centrally -controlled power is the
most dangerous enemy of civilization. From this per-
spective -we see the evil working of • snch oa vicious
system in Europe, , leaving in its wake misery and
• suffering which shakes one's faith in humanity itself.
Can Provinces and Dominion Both Win?
Already a Fuel Controller haaleen appointed and
he has the power to regulate the dlitribution of ging,-
line. As a war measure, he could deprive us entirely
of revenues from the licensed vehicles and giisoline.
We should then have to go to„the dominion authoritiee
with a tin pup in our hands. saying—'either contribute
to the extentofout leas of revenue or Pay for the
social :services of Ontario'—and; believe me, they are
raany and varied in this age of growing Paternalism,.
When the Prime Minister addresaed to Inc on Nevem-
ber 2nd, 1940, a•letter with reference to this proposed
conference, he said in part:
While the cost of unemployment relief has beenreduced, the war has castadditional burdens on govern.,
ments and taxpayers alike. It has inevitably increased
the 'competition . between governments to seeure rev-
enues, and has aggravated the overlapping, cumber,
sense and ditscrimmatory character of much of our tax
structure.' •
Ontario Co-operates on Income Tax
take this opportunity of referring loatheatietinnAl,,of
the government of the province of Ontario with respect
to the Income Tax Act of Ontario. Perhaps I should
explain that the Income Tat Act of ',Ontario differs
from the 'acts of meat of the other provinces in this
aresPecteethat • deduction,lronathe _interne
of the Ontario taxpayer the areount of tax paid to the
dominion government under the Income War Tax Act
before we impose our own tax.
Is'that interfering or competing with ,the dominion,
especially as it has been admitted by former ministers
-of finance of, Canada -that for th.:dominion to levatan
income tax at all is to invade provincial fields of
taxation , ' '•
To Make -Pitch an allowance as I have set' out is not
competing with the dominion; it is taking a secondary
position to the dominion. Furthermore, let me state
that the province of Ontario was the first province in
Canada to arrange with the dominion to save the cost
of collection of the income tax and the economic waste
of time of taxpayers; Ontario arranged with the
'dominion -government that the Ontario tax should be
collected by -the same dominion officers and at the same
time as the dominion tax is collected. '
That is not Competition. That is cooperation, -ad-
mitted by all, and due .creditheing given •by all tax-
payers effected. • •
Further, the dominion. government on September
18th, 19811, added a surtax of 20 per cent: applicable to
income of 1149 and subsequent periods. This meant e•
lesser amount of income left in the hands of the **-
payers to be subject V the Ontario tax: The province Of
Ontario agreed to absorb this loss in revenue.
Ontario Suffers Bcvenue Loss ,
as its credit cleffel, OPPrOithlies that Of the dOMin On.
feature of the arrangement not generillat resdised is
that in the case of Alberta the ddininion would asatune
not only .the provincial debt, but the defaulted, interest
ou the Same. This had reached $3,400,000 by 1987 and
:frauds -now at a much higher figure. Ontario's federal
taxpayers provide nearly half the dominion revenue,
out .of which this gift to the bondholder* would be
,provided.'
That shows the clianging• opinion of that great pub-
lication,. Why f Because that and other neWspapers,
sensing public :Minion, are reflecting the growing sus.
picion ot_ethe awakening public mind. As Political
observer I say that there is 4 fast developing body of
opinion, not without cause, now promoting the idea
that behind this Untimely move, ostensibly as a war
measure, is a well -cooked, nefarious deal to Make good'
the losies in depreciationof certain bon& held largely
by financial houses, to collect unpaid interest, on Alberta
bonds and to cause a sharp appreciation in bonds of
certain provinces, which .bonde were, because of cir-
cumstances beyond the control of the respective 'Pro-
vincial. treasurers,•actually sold at Much less than par,
'although -the coupon rate was abnormally high. This
Possible huge capital appreciation is not even subject
to federal income tax. •
I solemnly warn those who are obviously pressing
Let us guard carefully for tear a similar fratiren-
stein does not appear, in our midst.. In the first flush
of public reagtion the propaganda machirie made it
appear that to implement this document Would make
tho provinces richer and, at the same time, Make the
• dominion richer by the, simple process of transferring
debts and revenues to the central government.
Inasmuch as there are only two patties to the deal,
surely one need' only to hallo an elementary knowledge
'of economics to appreciate the feet that both -catinot
win. -ttrilese there are transferred:with the debts 'suffi-
cient existing provincial revenues, the, dominion . will
have to increase taxes or debt or probably both. This
does, however, offer an opportunity to explore every
' possibility of reducing all governmental costs in Canada
and, to thleAtule Ontario is prepared to cooperate to
the limit at thci right VIM°. That is a domestic problem
to which we can devote time and effort. as a post-war
problem, and much better be it so too, becauae the
financial problems,of to -day may leave very little rola-
tionehip with those of a year hence.
convinced that the commissioners were genu.
Indy sincere, and otheid alto, when months ago they
stilted that 1,y assuraing the cost of etiployeblea-on relief
the dominion_wonleterptidere a_ financial favour to the-
provincee aid the municipalities. 'But -anyone who
saye CO fenday, if convereant with the true facts, is
guilty of uriadultetated 'humbug'. '
. Unemployables Major Problent
lion. Mr. neve aaid. conic while ago that, since the
eeport Was written, more than half the empleyables
-have, secured joba and' that the other half would be
abborhed in industry during this year. I believe `Mr.
Howe. In feet, if we ere going full out in this- war
effort, if is o reflection on the government, not to put
to work immediately the phyreetilly tit adult males of an
Canada, Bat the end of employeble *lief problems
does not
.ley any ineatiseeolve the issue:, 'There is atilt
left the array of unemployabiere whet to -day make up, the
vast burden, of relief and, generally epeaking, will con-
tinue to de so.
Under present Areangeinenta, the dominion. eontri-
butte forty per cent, towards the eost ()flood, clothing
and shelter. If this,report le adopted ba ink entizety, the
dominion, will eonteibute nothing and its fernier obese
, win have to bo borne by the provinces and
nes
Iafter revenues, out of which these costs were for-
merly met, have been suerendered to the dominion. X
am 811r0 tit& Aetna' working out of the Weston le quite
different from that antieipated. When the report Was
written, on page 135, Book II, it, fit aid thet the faxes
left to tanprOititt wee more Maine, rn, Ontario, We
shalt have left the profits from. the Liquor Control;
Beerd operations, veld& licencee and getaoline fix.
Where is the atebility
Waftiree peohibition as 4 dominion mestere, has
slrettdf been requented and, if tey memory sem! 610
eoreeetly, the Minister of War &niece stated, and
euite properly so, the federal government has the
'power to tuaet Mich a mealture,•
August 7th, 1940, the 20 per cent. surtax and
all the old rates under the Dominion Income Tax Act
were repealed and in their places • newer and higher
rates were enacted, and at the sanie time, exeniptions
were cut. These changes 'Were applicable to the incontes
of 1939. Besides these changes in rates, the new
National Defence Tak was enacted applicable to incomes
earned from July 1st, 1940. The effect of these added
imposts was to. seriously reduce the revenues of the
province • of Ontario,and Jt is estimated that for the
fiscal year which begins on April 1, 1941, the prOvinee
of Ontario will suffer a loss of reveoue of upwards of
two million' dollars.
We have turned over the Elgin Hospital—a seven
ntillion • dollar inatitution—and many other provincial
propertiee, without pilYment or reward and will con-
tinue to do; so.
We have curtailed our capital expenditures and
have delayed necessary works—works that would have
•been, profitable and would have . yielded additional
,
ievenue.
Then, too, in an effort edcourage the incoming a
American tourists who Will britig with them' much
needed American dollars, so necessary, to enable the
do:Minion to save exchange and prosecute the war, the
province of Ontario has -undertaken to exPend on pub-
lieity and advertising • for tourists this year the sum
of three hundred thousand dollars. That, according to
officiala of the dominion government, is cooperation,
not competition.
And in respect to the Corporations Tax, it will be
ithInedurraemery-ottireerepreeeetetieee of thertirrious
provinces here that the autherities of the dominion
overnmenthava appeinted a beard to be Preeided over
by 'the gen. Charles Pa-McTague, Justice of the Su;
prenie Court of Ontario, which board has been formed
to determine the of obaolescence and deprecia-
tion that may bp allowed taxpayers ae a write-off against
profits which will be subject to wet...taxation. The
government of the province of Ontario has announcecl.
that it will accept without qiiestion the findings of thie-
deminion-eleate"d" board:
Ontario, Not Competing
Time does not permit a lengthy recital of other acta
of cooperation on tho pert, of the government of the
province -of Ontario, but I challenge anyone to micceste
fully charge the, government of Ontario or, for that
matter, any other province, with Competition for
revenue in fields that do, not exclusively belong to the
provinces, Or with any hick of cooperation whatsoever.
On the other side of the picture, even although the
,organisation of Resources Committee, patterned after
ithe one that functioned so"effectively in the last war,
Was set up by our Ontario Legislature—and by line
animous vote --the nucleus, With power to add, consist-
ing of His Honour ' Lieutenant -Governor Matthews,
COIOnel prow atirMayself—and even although well over
year ,ago WO journeyed ,to OttaWs, and personally
pledged, on behalf of the organization, the fulleat mea-
sure of cooperation In every posdible war effort, the
tecretaty of the Organization now advises me that.not
a single request or comranniestion has been, Teemed
from ,the federal government.'
Aelet Just criticiam that May be levelled against the
governifieht of Ontario for its coneidered judgment on.
thin ipsue my colleagues and / accept without tom-
plaillt. But if the propagandists boiler° for a ;raiment
that, because bf our attitude, we will reinein silent
Whilejneiraratienla Are hroedcapt deliberately, for the
purpose of brandlog isa atiatnapatilotic, unneighbourly
with our :sister wool:Wee, or guilty of doing anything
to block Canada in achieving out MaXIMUM war effort,
then /say to -Mem, 'We Omit defend our:101'0'43a front that
kind of attack here, on.* floor df the legislature, and
on the public platform,'
Hero T avail myself of the opportunity of warning
the purely financial latest': and others that they have
overplayed their :hands by attempting to cloak this
report with the garments of patriotieut and under the
exigencies of Wer would do irreparablc damage to both
national unity and •eorifidende.
1 desire- to quote one aintherity as a cos° in point.
Tite Toronto Stars a supporter of the fir/moot federal
fail:rata, ent in ite editorial of November, 2,0th, 1040,
.forasuch.action rhatetheY -nuer'-aggravatet-thati-suspicio
awnents.
ddestroy, completely public. confidence in govern -
Canada Must Be United
Now[ X come to a subject of even greater importance
—national unitya-We,A110154 it te.day......A1L,Canashe is
.behind the prosecution of the war. We are 4 =united
People. We need be. We have a Common foe- in the
• dictators. I happen to know something about religions
and racial issues. I•can speak feelingly on this subject.
We tried, as ,a ,government,, to remedy a simple ob-
• 'dons injustice and inequality with regard to school
• tax revenues. We failed, and the very ones we tried to •
help were as anxious as anyone else to have ue retrace
our steps Is not a similar situation on a larger scale
developing today -
Already there are numblinge that 'Quebec is getting
preferred treatment I know that, to some extent, there
are extenuating circuMStanceS. But the fact remains
that Quebec is being -relieved of some of her municipal
debts, while other provinces -are not.- -Quebec is to.
receive au eight million dollar ;yearly irreducible sub-
sidy, while others including Ontario, are not to receive
a cent. Again there are extenuating circumstances.
But explanations do not always explain such cases
with certain sections of society. ,.•
The Toronto Telegram, is a powerful newspaper and
reflecta the opinions of many citizens of -Ontario who
7. R. swam x.c., num mown* OF
NEW BR NSW CR. o Pal0
"At the outset, I Inuit -say that we do not Concur'
In the findings of the oomMiesion as set out in chapters .
V and VI of section' of Volume II, where certain. '
speolal claims advanced by, the government of Nevr
Brunswick, ere diecuesed." .
HOsiN.ANYOutIoNB4B,R4C0F.E1, N;,agPeR3IMO)Et MINISTER., OF ,
"Manitoba does not think it unreasonable, if it
wanted to borrow money on the credit of the dominion,
that it should be expected first to, obtain the approval
of ouch National Finance Commission. We feel sett:40d
that we shall have no difficulty in obtaining the Approval
of such a lieedy in all cases where par application merits
such approval. If a eerie comes up in which such ap-
proval is withheld, that will not prevent les if we
thinlc the object is si'merthy ono from borrowing upon
our own credit. It has been suggested that ' such
borrowing upon provincial credit alona• will be int.
,possibltlif the commission's.recoMmendations are .•-•
made effective. We „do .not agree. Any province which
can borrow now could still borrow if the commission's
recommendations -were in force. The success of such
borrowing -in either CaSe &Menthe upon ...the credit of _
the, province which is attempting to herrn-W.
For ex-
axnplc, with their resources we do not think that either
Ontario or Quebec will have any difficulty in borrowing
if • this report is implemented; some other,provinces
might have:, but is there not a question sore whether
these, latter- could borroW .satisfactorily .even if the
report- is. not -impleiriented.f If they goad& not,..,then
they are certainly no wore° off after implementation
because then they can borrow inproper cases- upon
the credit of Canada. . - ' •
The fact is, and the report makes It clear, that in
the matter Of future borrowing, theproinces tyre to
be left in exactly the same position in will' lr they, now
are. Indeed, they can ,confitme to borrow.upen their
own credit.. In addition, they are given a new and
'valuable right, exereisable wholly at their own option,
of borrowing upon the credit of Canada,"
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HON. T. b.. ,PATUELO,. PRIME mrstsro •CiF
BRITISH COLUMBIA, (Vol. 1, pages 44 and 45) r.
"Money, of courthe, is at the root of this whole ques-
tion, While monetary measures should he based upon
the prodaetive, capacity of our people, the productive
capacity of our people can be' amplified by wise mone-
tary ineasures and other eoosideratione. • •
' We are now: told that it is necessary immediately to
• • ,
'm ment the recommendations of the commission suc- •
have a great respect for ile
ts considered opinions -Tho cm:tinily in order e to prosechte the war. The govern. - --a---,
Vivo:Ito Telegram has dealt with this aspect of, the ment of. British Columbia distigrees'*ith this -view', 1-
r:hi:IA withgreat effect. I shall not quote from its ant sorry that the winning of the wee has been used as
editoilala—that isanot necessary. All I can say is not an argument to fasten permanently upon the provinces
and the: Dominion of Canada a change ih deminion-
provincial relations which. I firmly believe will work
to the injitfyand not to file benefit of the dominion
and the provinces of which it is eemposed. ,
when bythis deal, according to the best constitutional If there had been no commission, war measures
advice I can ket, Quebec and the rest of us will liave would :4111 pro ed and right now ,withoot any cleinge
o -agree too_surrender to a central authority of rights in our constitution the dominion can take any ac. ion
and the
people
Act. I say that so long as my colleagues and I have _deemed necesaarY to the winning 'of the win.; are solidly behind the govern
"ment that, •exerY
and privilegel3 granted by the British North--Anieriea
any say in directing public policy for Ontario and so resource which we rmasess shell be brought into action
loas there is a British North A.merita Act in its :it the earliest passible moment for the purpoae off fur -
mushroom governnient thtit may in future take ofiletherine Let us face this question fairly awe squafely just
ng
present form, which cannot be amended at will by a g our war effort. ,
to underestimate the power of the press in this regard.
This new issue being developed presort% a chalienge
to those of us who' believe in national unity. To blind
ourselves to.the obvious is' not -fair to Canada, not fair
to our neighbouring province of Quebec, especially
beside Quebec if at any time her Minority rights are ti
' as irtherk were no \Vat', as wee- the condition at the
me of the appointment of the comniiTeion; god ,not 7
in Ottawa, we shall, as a Sister province, stand, solidly
threweetand as firm and resolute as the Rock of Gibraltar ' place those who believe that the proposals are of a
. titeoedOn this ound fo
. tirindation Of national unity
hermful chareeter under the indictment that they are
itself. To lay hends on the life . work of Sir Wilfrid hindering the war effortof this dominion. . .
-Laurier and Sir John A. Itiecdonwhi is nothing short •
.of national vandalism. . .
'The Star believes that theegeneral Ides of the 'report
is a good one, the, idets, that the donainion ahould be
the chiettax eel -lector and as era offset, setae° tattebe '
t
provincial etaponsibilities,
What WAS the then friendly Polite,' of that leaner.
,What did the Steer say in its editorial of f3aturdety,
aetiettary 1,1, 19414 X quote:
"The report has, naturally enough; strong tacking.
Cireat fiemneial concerne laid wealthy individuals Who
ere holders of provinciei bonds support e prejeetwhich
would rhea the ctedit of the doMittion behind proVine
ciel edenritits Volioee market value lune greatly de.
terioreted. A Toronto broker hal% estimated. that adop.
Hen a the teport Might, add flis much as $20,000,000,
,$40,000,000 end $00,000,000 to theevalue of the bonds
of Manitobe, Sasketeheveen and Alberte, reseeetively.
*One teift to the bendlitelders would be more costly to
enteric) than tiny other prevince. Ontario's own bonds
Would not be increeted in Value to any marked degree,
Would Retard War Effort
Do We Fiddle While London Bums? The commission'further states:
In the post-war period we may have • to Open Mix !The immediate effect of Plan I on -dominion finances
gates to thousanda, yes millions: of European homelees would be adverse, sifice ineeoree degree provineial fin -
and destitute. If this eventuates, the British North ances would have improved at the .expense of those of
America' Act may serve a useful .purpose until the pro- the doruinion.'
cess of assimilation is completed. Inasmuch as the finances ef the dominion, accord-
,
Is thri ,the 'tone to -00111-4-Touritir-ttriomb.torn----ing---to--the-eommissiona ere not imnaediately to be ha
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London with a document in his,hand and have hina proved but the reverse, it does not seem logical' to nug---
etele into the Nell of Westminster and ask the British gest. that the implementation of ' this recommendation
parliament to pause in its consideration of queetions of the commission is essential to our war effort. Rather
_determining the very life of the British Empire in order does' it suggest that during the period of the war the
tcoandaedbalo the_ question of a new constitution for implementation of the plan will be a burden on _the
dominion's war -effott, not alone through. the assume-.
To me it is unthinkable that Wri should be fiddling 'lion of additional financial obligations but through
while London is burning. In the heart of the Empire the time and effort which must necessarily be experaled •
the citizenry—men, women, boys and girls—with their in the setting up of the rieW OiCaTtizatiOtt no proposed
bare hands are beating out the flames spread by ruth. by the commiesion. 'It would -therefore teem the part
'less vandals upon the housetops and the reefs of their of wisdom to get on with the war and poetpone so
homes. Britons, -on the shores of the sea and in the far-reaching and contentious a problem until after
streets of their .cities, will resist the invader feet by the war."
foot with their 'very Jives, as their great leader said .=;
. .
they Would. Instantly conterned with ,their struggle
to survive and to save US throughout this Empire and 'nort. WILLIAM ABERH/112T,'PRIME MINISTER ,
with nothing else, they are waging a winning fight OF ALBERTA, (Vol. 1, 11,118. ,03)* 1
to -day, the remembrance eaf -which Will never die while "Our people will oda **Why aro they so anxious to
freedom lives. They have no other concern. raise an „ii6ne like this' when we all have our hands,
To -day, while these brave people' are shielding their • full with the job of the war le' And ttve vehisPer .has
homes . with their bodies and braving the bursting gone around, 'It is the money powers,'
bombs and the hail of machine gun bullets, do we read
that the Lord Mayor of London .haili paused in hie ' I am going to speak frankly. I believe that the
efforts to rave the nation And has Caned A meeting of Perilous situation which it facing our netion ond the
the aldermen to'cofteider a readjustment or a revision empire demands sincerity of speech and boldneee of
ofthe bor.:nigh syseem of the great metropolis which action. I Maintain •that it would be most unfortunate
is now a beleaguered fortress? • .'" . ' if theidea, gains .popular credence that there la* con,
I listen to Mr, ,Churchill, to Mr. Roosevelt, the tvv9 eerted and deliberete attempt being made by the ntoithy
great democratic leaders Who stand out as beacon lights POWellS to) increase centralized control of out national . , ,
In this bewildered world to-dey. I believe in 'their sin. life while opr attention is fiilly occupied with the ,
n:tmiagistityr.es0Auorkehean,treaxitreeonivee.rnevincenndtitntshwtoerinantdpeorwter.he' la
certty'. Only an all-out effort will save civilization and prosecution oceenr war effort, and that thereby there
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developing 'an endeavour to obtain an . unfair ad- -
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If there is anything specific that the dominion govern- vantege over the people by mearts of imposing upon '
them a erushing debt etructure under Which. they will
meet wants to help in its weir effort, say so, and X ane be further enslaved. I am mite that eery man in this
esure celery province will assist by passing immediately, gathering must bo e:ware that considerable miepleion
giasslioendabwiyitbwouottecorgantrnoi
the neeeesary enabling legieletion. Mile tan be accome has been terouaed in the nitwits of Matt), becauee of the
vzeedraysyestneVotith.,vouoirert ulmetentintg,_ ditr, j, exintpeotinaditYitutsaf atthowito Prgaikgau nda campaign "end 'the great
Ontario Shall, Continue to Wit) beeite that has been urged in conneetion WHIT -the
edoption of the Itowell-Sirois recommendations.
(1 the frentle and unwarranted
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In our war effort we of Ontario 'believe yes have been ' Make no 'rah:take &bent it.' Not only the elforta to
helpful and shall continual+) be so, even Wtho extent
gain the adontion of these recommendations, but the
of not ioining in the clamour to unified over twee" heves° of obviensly incipired propaganda to win aup-
billion dollars of debts of other public bodies 011 the Pert for the "union now" propoeals have been causing
dominion treemury in war time. The proceee.Of transfer A grOWing uneasiness in the minds n many. lieliether it e,
itself evonld be involved and elPdetting to our Whole' Sis covaraon knowledge or not, we itt.Alberta are fully
informed on the ti'ction which was -taken in Atietraila
regarding tine Sinister propaganda. In that British
country they seerato have much more direct methoda
than we have to deal with much matters. We note that
instead of allowing the- use ot radio facilities for its
dissemination, as was done here,' they treated. thia
"union new" propaganda tie being subveeeiee to the
British empire and raised such et Morin of protest that .
,public addresses on the subject had to be nbandoged.
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fixtaneittl system. A trausfor of all tax collection eetiv-
ities of the dames indieeted in the report to the central
authority could only be Made after coraplfcathd lend
tar reaching legislation could be enacted. The time
,and effort of the federal parliament wleald be 'devoted.
-in this direption when every ounce, of effort•is required
in the successful prosecution of the war* And while
you thus obligated yourselves to fight this war with
the lest drop of printers,: ink and to the last page of
gatutardl, 00111115104, utter confusion, Would prevail 30
ell governments as existing. tat machinery hogged
down.
We, in Ontario, I emphasize, nave softie:101y 00 -
operated with the dominion government in its war
effort and shall continue to do so. But this is
peacetiue. document, and 'we, believe hoztestly and
sincerely that the One ,to dieelise it it not now, but
only when the menace to our democracy, Chrittianity
affd freedom isremoved by the complete defeat and
eren anniltilatien of the ruthiees .Axis nowerti."
11014. A. S. MselffIZLIN, PRIME MINISTER OP
NOVA SCOTIA,. (Vol. 1, pro 22) e'
• "If we were asked to give a tategorical answer
favouring, or, oPposing the report as 8 whole, thet
answer, trepreepring Nova Scotia as We de, would
have to lte 'No .
Surely it must be evident to ally loyal .11ritis1t sub.
3ect that to it calmly and indifferently by while we
are being hoOdevinked and, inveigled into a financial'
dietetoriship or a fascist state, at a time when we •are
giving the best of our manhood to the empire and 610
sacrificing our ell to OVOteetad that foul thing whielt has
raised its head in the world in nutty guises—a, totali-
tarian order of centralized central' and regimentetione---
ifi net only ridiculous bat alangereinsly criminal, X helve
no apology to make for epeaking thee,"
11014/. J. t. LtSLEY, T)OMINION MINISTERP.r
FINANCE, (Vol. 2, pip 40
'"X eppreeiste the cooperation that we htiVe 80 itir
received from the provinetictuul X want to mention i0.
particular the cooperation from the 'province of
11,0 tarici.'
Pt1111,1,5,14EI),, IBY THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNMENT Or THE PROVINCE OF 'ONTARI,Or
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