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the tribune stouffville out thursday september 29 1949 ottawa letter by jack smith mp canadas 21st parliament is now in session the fanfare and ceremonial is over and the members are hard at work it is interesting to surmise and specu late on what may occur during the five year lifetime of this parlia ment they are certain to be eventful years in the history of canada and the world every one of canadas twenty parliaments has had its peculiar problems and everyone has accomplished some thing really worthwhile electing 193 members in the june 27th election the government has the largest majority ever accorded a party in the history of canadian parliament the commons lacks the feminine touch for the first time since 1921 when agnes macphail was elected as a progressive all 15 women candidates in the last election were defeated including mrs strum who represented quappelle sask in the last house the number of seats is now 2g2 increased by the redistribution bill making ten new seats and the entry of newfoundland accounting for seven more business of the house already is away to a good start there is a very great difference in the atmos phere now as compared to the session earlier this year then the air was charged with political lightning and measures and words were weighed with an eye to their influence on public opinion the election has cleared the air and there is a decided lack of politics in the session so far the leader of lite opposition has declared that the people have spoken and as far as he and his party are concerned they will cooperate in the business of government to the fullest possible extent reserving of course the right to criticize when they see fit this is indeed refreshing and augurs well for a fruitful session the twentyfirst parliament is marked by the presence for the first time of representatives of the new province of newfoundland they were fittingly welcomed in the speech from the throne by the admission of the new province canada attained the geographical limits planned by the fathers of confederation and some of the main business of the present session will be legislation designed to facilitate the attainment of the constitutional limits of our nation hood bills will be introduced making the supreme court of canada the final court of appeal and giving us the right to amend our own constitution without appeal to the british parliament the latter has been advocated by leading members of all parties for many years and for a long time the reference of constitutional changes to the british house has been a mere formality a con ference of provincial representa tives will be held with the federal government with the view of agreeing upon an appropriate procedure for future amendments to our constitution as the need may arise it has been said that this will be known as the con stitutional session and the lawyers will have a field day with these proposed changes in the constitution befove the house the government has lost no time in getting down to business on the housing question and an important announcement of policy was made this week by the min ister of reconstruction and supply it is estimated that 100000 new housing units will be built in canada this year but this will barely meet current needs and hardly touch the back log demand the new policy provides for loans that will approximately cut in half the down payments on reasonably priced homes the new policy has been well received here a government booklet has been published giving all details of the national housing act and telling just how to go about building a home under this plan 1 will be pleased to send one to anyone interested monetary matters have been well to the fore in consideration here this week the devaluation of the pound sterling and the canadian dollar were steps which will have far reaching repercussions there are bound to be several shortterm complications but in spite of all it is considered a constructive and courageous move which in the long run will be in the best interest of all this session will last until early december and during that time i will be here in ottawa i trust that as in the past people of xorth york will feel very free to write me giving their views on local or national problems or if i can be of any assistance to them in any way the address j e smith mp parliament buildings ottawa no stamp is required on the envelope fair on manitoulin island was big event for indian r esidents final theft loss set at 100 final assessment in the loss of cash by theft over the past week end from the thompson store at kinmount is 300 states cpl milton of the provincial police it was reported earlier this week that 500 in cash was taken and considerable merchandise when the thief or thieves removed a window sash and entered the store entry was effected with tools stolen from the cnr toolshed at kinmount which had been broken into previous to the store robbery fall fair held for one day on manitoulin island out vsis big event for 2000 indian residents who either took part in or were just spectators at exhibition a whole building was set aside for indian handicrafts which in cluded this miniature tepee held by two young indian shls alex andrine maiangowi and rose- marie mishivinibinija cooking basket making rugs vegetables and preserves were also exhi bited at fair turmoil reigns price tags change day put yourself on paper your clays routine is the advice given rural women in a letter sent out to all wl members in ontario by miss lewis simply describe a typical day in your life what you do from the time the first rooster crows in the morning until you crawl into bed at night it may seem humdrum and uninteresting but to the judges it may not the letter points out one of the first concrete reac tions to the devaluation of the british pound from 403 to 2 so is recorded by the camera here this snappy british sports roadster drops in price from 2150to 51650 a cut of 500 all british cars in stock in can ada will likely have a similar price cut you may see similar cuts in the price of british tweeds and even whiskey essay contest is announced an easy competition is being sponsored by the provincial board federated womens institute of ontario between now and october 15 according to announcement by miss anna p lewis director of the womens institute branch ontario department of agriculture the essay contest is being put on in cooperation with the associated country women of the world essays for the contest will bear the title the country womans another month of daylight saving daylight saving time will con tinue in stouffville until the 27th day of november when standard time will be reverted to those who have protested to this newspaper or some of them misunderstand the situation when they condem the action of the stouffville village council in continuing the objec- tional time so far as the press can learn from the reeve down there is no love for fast time and every member of council reluctantly agreed to extending daylight time because it was felt that to go con trary to the city of toronto would make endless confusion and trouble for our neighboring farm ers who have protested to this paper what it needs is some kind of law to prohibit the bigwigs in toronto from playing with so important a matter as time to have gone contrary to the wishes of lindsay gets first woman lawyer the firm of cunningham and thomson lindsay barristers has added a third partner in the person of mrs thelma thomson called to the bar this week mrs thomson made her first appearance in the local courts last friday and received a hearty welcome from crown counsel lome jordan and so many people in extending fast time to the end of november only emphasizes that the government should step in and put a stop to such interference standard time is the legal time imposed by law and it should be protected by law j the silly argument that it will save hydro is just so much eye- wash if hydro is saved at all iti the evening and we doubt even this then it is consumed to greater extend next morning because people arise an hour earlier stouftville council will officially adopt the continuation of fast time at their monthly meeting thurs- dav night october 6 magistrate gee mrs thomson is a graduate of the honour law course at the university of toronto and received her l l b at the same time as her husband she was associated with the firm of mcmillan blinch wilkinson berry and wright the same firm with which mr cunning ham studied asked if she intended to specialize in any particular type of case mrs thomson stated that she would probably take any case that came her way she states that she is looking forward to her first official court appearance with some trepidation as a lady lawyer is a distinct novelty in lindsay she has she says the feeling that she will be closely watched on that account although she has appear ed in the toronto courts on many occasions this seems to her just a bit different it may be that mrs thomson will be watched although not for the reason she thinks a petite brunette she was drawing a good many appreciative stares in the courtroom last week and a3 magistrate gee put it she will add greatly to the charm of the local legal profession ernest dout real estate ltd we have clients wanting farms resi dences and business properties in this area if you are considering selling your property give us a call for prompt efficient service if you are contemplating buying pro- gerty in this district get in touch with our office we may have just what you are looking for call thos j wignall main st markham phone 90j head office 1172 bay st phone princess 3324 best car news ever morris oxford new price 179500 old price 209500 saves you 30000 32 to 37 miles to the gallon morris minor new price 137500 old price 159500 saves you 22000 42 to 50 miles to the gallon heres the big carbuying chance you ye been waiting for j2a ftfnu lowen ja gan save ifou 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