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5? o e e e e = e * March 24 |hapr:ned it the Conservative ad-- ministration had not provided for Quebec power, and pointed out that in thirty--four of the forty--fout months the Liberals had been in power the Commission had taken large blocks of power from Quebec He claimed there was a joker in the Ottawa Valley contract in that It obligated the commission to bear Its own transformer costs, whereas, under the old contracts the com-- pany assumed that charge. HMe urged the Premier strongly to entertain the St. Lawrence project, % particularly at a time when both , the Federal and Washington Gov-- ernments were inclined favorably to the plan. In answer to an earlier query by ; Hon. Harry Nixon, Mr. Challies | said, "Certainly I am going to vote for the bill, but certainly there never has been in the history of the Province such misrepresentation on any matter since the Government moved in 1935 to repudiate the old contracts." Roebuck Gives Vote Stand. Mr. Roebuck, who earlier had . \ made his stand clear on the principle of the bill, referred caustically to | Mr. Houck's assertion that the bill was the resu't of long hours of negotiation. "I am at a loss to know what the time was spent on,." he said, "be-- cause from a study of the bill it is at once apparent that evervthing Beauharnois could desire is in the a contract. Under these cirecum-- stances there is only one thing I can do, and that is to vote against this bill." | The debate was adjourned on the 5 * motion of Mr. Henry, who claimedi the Province would like to know more definitely from the Prime Min--' ister what had happened in the last few months to make him change his mind. He claimed also that Mr. McQuesten should be present dur-- _ ) | iIng the debate, on the grounds that he had already indicated he would make a statement of his position. "I think it is only fair to Mr. McQuesten and to the House that he should be here and be given an 'opportunily of explaining his posi-- , tion before the bill is given second . reading." he said. | _Mr. Hepburn gave his assent and | | seconded Mr. Henry's adjournment . | motion. |