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Ontario Scrapbook Hansard, 2 Mar 1923, p. 3

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qii.itrt, 1 ", r _ - A 'c"] A\ iitBtl . -. - Ilttt r rT " [1'11 , IN QUEEN'S PARK was was ai ' , EEit , LL Be, 4 2te ! 'thuhder, but it appeared occasion- ground seemed covered quite ade- The Conservatives are out after, ally as though he was speaking quately until the formal resolution Hon. Peter Smith's tntrplus of against time. He was much briefer appears. However. Hon. Thomas: . 31,064,000 not th t th than the Government members had Crawford added some sentences, "tttt ' . " expect to anticipated, as R. M. Warren, 'then M. M. MacBride thought the ex a portion of it, but they are U.F.O., North Renfrew, admitted Labor party ought to contribute, itrvine to prove that it does not when he followed in reply. "something, with himself as. the; {exist Charles McCrea Sudbury Of course. Mr. McCrea did trot medium. Dr. Stevenson. London,;' assumed the role of preliminary out the old argument over capital had to have his Bay, because Din; financial i and ordinary receipts, used in every Banting had once practiced there,'; Whi cr tic yesterday, and, d b i t d . h . . . le he did not exactly juggle the Budget e ate s nee Con e cration. 'and he recited t e many discoveries Surplus into a deficit he did ex- The same argument doubtless will'London had given the scientific press the hopes of his'party This never be forgotten, but whether it L world. Malcolm Lang, Cochrane, ltime the Conservatives GC using can turn a surplus into a deficit to came pet, and then Sam Curke,l new tactics in addition to the the satisfaction of the public mind speaking for the Liberals. It' ancient argument about what are tcannot be determined even at this looked as though, the House was in capital receipts and what are or- late date. Mr. McCrca pictured for an afternoon's talk on science,I l dinary reeeiphr. Ontario as the goose with the gold- but Sam Clarke. has a happy faculty I Mr. Meg," frankly told the en 683. and. referring to this Gov-. of saying the final word, .and final , House that the Conservatives would ernment s spending record, said she it was. with all hands in agree- lnot attempt to analyze the surplus had been plucked as never before. ment for once. 1 until the Provincial Treasurer had?!It was hard to explain M." the "a: answered certain questions placed ordinary expenditure had Jumped on the order paper nearly a month 'eight millions in one year and how ago by W. F. Nickle Kingston the debt had increased from 204 to lNeither would they 'allow 'iiiii 240 millions. He gave the Provin- (debate to close until they had I 'itl, Treimurer lititle cred}; for put- l received r - " a C amp on ncrease taxation. ltions. eplies to these same ques y, be??? nothing lwas left to tax. ' "You want to watch him (Mr. I y not tax ong speeches?" in- Nickle). He'e trying to undermine {terrupted Hon. Peter, who evi- you as financial critic," commented idently has little or no use for the the Provincial Treasurer. Mr. Mc- lengthy oratorical efforts with Crea very modestly admitted that which the Legislature is plagued. Mr. Nickle was an abler financial Mr. MeCrea then touched on the critic than himself. l method of tendering on bond issues. He wanted to know if this method . What the Questions Mean. , was similar to the tendering when - Mr. Nickle has three questions Backus got his big timber conces- on the order paper inquiring what sion, and was told by Mr. Smith . moneys received after the close of that the tenderings were "on a the financial year, October 31, are par." This gave Mr. McCrea his placed in the public account totals opportunity to get into the Backus now before the House. In other trtvnaaetion again. a subject with words, the Conservatives are sus- which he is very familiar. picious that Hon. Peter has ex- Mr. Warren of North Renfrew, . panded the receipts by counting in though obviously quite nervous, money taken in after the close of broke some new ground. Unlike the financial year. They also U.F.0. speakers heretofore, he . allege that expenditures for similar directed some of his attack toward uperiods after that date are not the Liberal camp, and W. E. N. 'counted in. It is all in the book- Sinclair, South Ontario, in particu- keeping. nothing morally wrong. lar. Replying to a direct question er. McCrea put it this way: "Thel as to whether the U.P.O. were going Provincial Treasurer kept the cash over to the Liberals, Mr. Warren l box open to take in money after the replied, "BY no means." _ 'end of the fiscal year, but closed "Is the number tor North Ren- ;the pay cheque office sharp on frew aware of any overtures a time." branch of the Liberal party has A little later, and again referring been making to the' Premier?" to Mr. Nickle's questions. the Sud- asked Mr. McCrea. . . bury member added: "When tel "The answer is "No'." returned . get answers to these questions we Mr. Warren. will be able to present an intelli- Mr. Warren disagreed with Mr. gent analysis of the Budget." He Sinclair in claiming that the U.H.O. really did convey the impression can think and act nationally, as that something serious was amiss. opposed to the class-consciousness but Hon. Peter partially disarmed idea. The U.F.0. were stronger Ar. McCrea in his insinuations of and more flourishing than at any ;faulty bookkeeping. The Provin- time since the inception of the cial Treasurer said he had the Government, he asserted. |answers ready on Wednesday. but "Do you think the people have Iwas prevented trom giving them any idea of turning out the U.H.O. . 'owing to the "grand stand per- Government with nothing better in formance" over Hydro. He prom- sight?" inquired a colleague of Mr. ised to answer today, telling on Warren. . l what date the last money mentioned "Nothing better is in sight." he j in the public accounts was received. replied. All of which seems to indi- . land also the last date tor expendiw cate that the Government members ture. . , are trying to start a little cheering "We are not holding anything) and enthusiasm as a preliminary to back," commented Hon. Peter, but' the elections. Mr. Warren had not . 'still the Conservatives are hopeful) finished at 6 o'clock, and there was 'of making that million-dollar sur-) no night session, because so many ' 'plus melt away like snow before al members wanted to attend the summer sun. . I Good Roads banquet. ' The task of making the surplus' S - disappear has been assigned to Mr. peeches on Science. - Nickle, and. judging from the ap- Before the orders of the day parent joy with which the Kingston were called Hon. Mr. Ferguson said man was working yesterday, Hon. he proposed bringing in a resolu- Peter is in for an uncomfortable tion favoring an acknowledgment . _ hour or so. No member of the of some sort .toward Dr. Banting, . House is more nimble or agile in the discoverer of the new diabetes: _ the use of the Enzlisb language, treatment, and his colleagues. Hel and he has the faculty of getting Offered to co-operate with the PU') under Ministerial skins when he mier in this respect, an otter whichi ' ch00393- ' i 1:25.1an gladly accepted. Both: - 31mins the Bookkeeping. I of Dirgalfir: }Oud in their praisesi id t t half the . 3 work, and the Pre- Mr. McCrea d no pu mier made T t l t esterday's speech that he di . ' e ereuce to that other,! . zeal In o , hi 590%?) ot the University labOra-i iaibitef during B criticism ot tones. the liquefyin of heli . . the Backus timber deal. Perhaps This incident' was ill very 1,',?l,faf,'; . .1" he did not care to steal Mr. Nickle itself, and, after two Speeches, t 1111; . _ . _

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