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i+ Wibditsom v"wfiw--"""--m march 2 "Real estate is loaded with un-- employment relief and other non-' ; municipal services that should be assumed by the Dominion and the ' Province. In addition Ontario B ACKS HEPBURN municipalities are suffering from . the fact that Ontario robbed the municipalities of the income tax they were collecting, and the municipalities which were the most earnest and persistent in their col-- _ lection of that tax are the ones |\ _ which have lost by the transfer. weenmemennnezmmmmes [ | The P;ovince' is now giving a re-- | bate of one mill on the dollar to MlCCll'ly H 0 ' d § Federal ' each municipality. Government Acting Un-- | | Says System Unsound. | fl'l'ly Toward Ontario "Municipalities, like other con-- | | cerns, like to get revenue wherever w .w o_ t:«;,\' ican. yet it is unsound to have | } this interlocking system of bonuses ATTACKS G A R D IN ER _ {his interlocking , w en ce | 'h"Tho muni:ipalilies should have 3 & | eir own udget for municipal Openly supporting Premier Hep--i needs, and they should raise apnd burn in his recent public avowal! _ spend it themseives and the Prov-- that Ontario will not be made a inqe should collect only what is re-- milch cow for the rest of Canada, ?;;redhfoqd Provi;c'ial hneeds. and j A y should spen t themselves." :f::l.sll:te:f:ld h:':::;:l:)' 0)?::':::}(;:; L(:'\pparently. said the Oppositjon * ader, unemployment was going claimed that Queen's Park had to remain with the country for some every justification for protesting :ni::z:-h\ "?;'g 'hhe l:lr;!ol:llens wz;'s x;ow -- 'ated, he added, by the fact :ederal enctoachment upon the that unemployment insurance seem-- eld of Prov npcial taxation, and ed as far away as ever. "In the last Federal "unfairness" in respect of general election," he said, "the Pre-- the relief situation here. mier of Ontario promised if the j "When you figure," said he, "the Dominion didn't bring in a scheme income taxes that are taken out of that the Province would, at the this Province by the Dominion and first session of the House." compare it with relief expenditures T 4id," said Mr. Hepburn. in this Province, you will see that 'Well," said Mr. Macaulay, "here there is some justification for Mr. we have the first session of the Hepburn claiming that Ontario is House and there is nothing indi-- no milch cow for every one else. I'll cated yet. 'Our Speech from the back him on that, to the limit." Throne says that the Federal Gov-- | '"Hear, hear," shouted the Pre-- ernment's measure is awaited with mier, and Liberal benchers banged | keen interest. Tnere will not be their desks in approval. much hope in this for the unem-- Building Up Machine. | ployed if recent %tawa despatches "It lfooks to me." sdded Mr that unemployme®t insurance is a Macaulay, "that the Hon. Mr. Gar-- df,ad issiue in Canada for an indefi-- diner is so busy building up the n'te period are true. Grit machine in Western Canada | that there is no money left for tine| Ontario Ministers at Ottawa, ilike Mg Rogers, tt'o givebtoi Ontari?(.'" ntario, e submitted, did not * # seek to take from any other pat _ Mepburn Says His Election of the couintry what r}ghtfull)';db'e'- a longed to it, and Ontario, he added, was certainy not roing is seec _ Largely Due to Tory C.1.0. Policy prived of "its tg.lr share of Domin-- mm nmmm mm mmz | 'o%:x:)::d::n:? question, in which Premier Hepburn, in broad en-- l sible for the public's great | he credited Hon. Norman Rogers jJoyment of the backing that the re;e.?ton.se. it€ t hat Tors: with a relief policy "of making On-- _ vorers gave to his following in | , t i§ IultE (ue that Toryism tario carry an unfair share of this the October election, yesterday in camp and is standing for the ::r?::'thrt'etl?epg::;?:? 'Lc:?f%'} ':,:: the Legislature boldly told the | maintenance of law and order, 'lief was not adequate 1;r in keep-- Conservative Opposition thatgheir but.lt sat on thg fence too long i in wit'h the lncreasec.l cost of Iiv-- fence--sitting on the.C.I.O. issue during the election," he said. |'ng as experienced in this Prov-- was largely responsible for the _ _ "I have no apologies for hold-- 'lnge withhr the last year fact "we are here (indicating the ing back the American racketeers The strikes of housewiv.es on milk Government penches) and you are who came over here with no other l.nd other prices, pointed, he said there," .pointmg to the shades of | purpose than to place their hands to the increased cost of living and Opposition. , _\ _| upon the pay enyvelopes of our to the general disparity between the His comment on tl}e election | Ontprlo work.men_.. he said. t of living and the present relief return was introduced in the Gov-- | Time has justified the stand :::leo n& P ernment Lead;ar's first speech to I| taken, he claimed, pointing out t f, the House following a vote con-- that the United States business _One reason why the King Govern-- test. His determination to block | recession was due largely to in-- s | the "lawiess inroads of the C.I.O0.," | creased production costs arising !Ppi::wex;'reorroth;rt;:;:gtg p(r)onl;;:ximo' he repeated, was largely respon-- | from sit--down and stay--in strikes. said he, was that they felt that they did not have to worry about what they did in Ontario. "I think," said : he, "it is vital that Ontario munici-- palities should have the burden for unemployment relief taken off the owners of real estate. This could only be done by the Dominion and Provinces assuming 50--50 the obli-- gations for unemployment relief, and I certainly do not approve of Mr. Rogers's policy down at Ottawa. It is neither good policy nor good sense~ to make Ontario carry the load she is carrying today." "Hear, hear," Premier Hepburn agreed. "On this unemployment relief question," said Mr. Macaulay, "there s is no relief to the municipality by giving it greater powers of taxation. The trouble is the municipal taxpayer pays too much already.