Canada’s unemployment plan needs government support argued
Prof Gilbert Jackson of the University of Toronto told the Canadian Political Peace Association that unemployment insurance in Canada must be subsidized by the government, noting England’s experience with state aid. He warned that relying on worker contributions alone is impractical due to variable future employment and seasonal demand, and urged linking benefits with health insurance and a broader employment placement service.
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Ottawa
Canada
Gilbert Jackson
University of Toronto
Eace Association
England
Canada Wheat Preference Question Sparks Commons Debate
In London the House of Commons debated wheat duties with Rt Hon William Graham stating the government would not impose duties on foreign wheat. The inquiry sought Canada preference, but Graham said no such measure would arise, opposing a universal import tax. Conservatives pressed the issue amid a spirited exchange.
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Amecall
London
England
House of Commons
William Graham
Board of Trade
Canada
Graham
Toronto Man Killed When Parachute Fails
Kenneth Burgess of Toronto died during his first parachute jump from a Colonial Airways aeroplane at 1,800 feet after the unopened chute snagged on telephone wires. He was pulled from the ditch alive, but died minutes later. Burgess leaving North York field near Dufferin Street. survived by his widow and two children.
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Toronto
Ont
Kenneth Burgess
Burgess
Colonial Airways
Dufferin Street
North York Township
Special stamp aids Wheat Grow More campaign in Melbourne
During a brief campaign to support Prime Minister James Henry Scullin's push to grow more wheat this year, Melbourne's postal department issued a special cancellation stamp bearing the phrase Grow More. The stamp underscores a national effort to boost wheat production.
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Melbourne
Australia
James Henry Scultin
Postal Department
No Frese Men On Dirigible Flight Report
London notes that only Wing Commander RB B Colmore will release the R 100 flight details on arrival in Canada. Return voyage papers for Canada and British journalists will be provided.
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London
England
Atlantic
RB. B. Colmore
Canada
Grima Code Amendment Aims Christian Science Protection
Ottawa despatch to the Toronto Star reports a government bill to amend the criminal code adds a new sub section at the request of Christian Scientists. It shields those relying on prayer or spiritual means from obligations to provide medical attendance as necessaries of life for dependents, affecting heads of families and caregivers.
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Toronto
Ottawa
Toronto Star
Immigration advisory commission urged at Ottawa meeting
Mrs Ba Vermieaton notes immigration problem and supports a permanent commission similar to the tariff board. Prof W B Hurd of Brandon argues regulation should rest with scientific economists and sociologists, not politicians, with a commission studying employment and social conditions to advise on numbers and types of immigrants.
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Vermieaton
Ottawa
Ont
Advisory Commission On
Tariff Board
Canadian Political Science Association
W. B. Hurd
Brandon
Man
Canada
Kovsmmments
Government eyes Crow's Nest rates for Hudson Bay line
Ottawa Hon. T A Crerar minister of railways said the federal policy will enforce Crow's Nest Pass rates on the Hudson Bay Railway. The line should operate in a year and Crerar will study the legal position with the railway commission to see if Crow's Nest rates apply automatically or if action is needed to bring the Bay route under the agreement.
Saskatoon Cadets Win Junior Shield in Shooting Meet
Nutana Collegiate Institute cadets from Saskatoon win the junior shield in the winter cadet shooting series held nationwide under the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association. Saskatoon cadets posted 97.11 out of 100. Quebec Seminary claimed the senior shield with 98.80.
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Ottawa
Ont
Nutana Collegiate Institute
Saskatoon
Sask
Canada
Dominion of Canada Rifle Asociation
Quebec Seminary
Rhineland Evacuation Underway Amid German Claims
Reports from Berun and Frankfurt indicate France is withdrawing troops from the Rhineland as heavy artillery and columns move toward France. German officials denounce French actions and prop up anti-German propaganda while Norway names Prof. Sverrup to lead Arctic exploration plans replacing the late Fridtjof Nansen.
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Rhineland
Frankfurt-on-the-Main
Germany
France
Rhine
Naval Agreement Attacked By Admirals In Senate
Washington reports two more admirals told Senate committees that the London naval treaty would leave the United States in a position of inferiority. Rear Admiral J W Chase said the pact did not represent parity with Great Britain and had flaws from a navy man’s view. Rear Admiral J R P Pringle, though an adviser at the London conference, said he was consulted only once by the US delegation and advised against the cruiser arrangement finally accepted.
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Washington, DC
Senate
United States
J. W. Chase
General Board
Great Britain
J. R. P. Pringle
United support for pensions bill in Ottawa
The government and opposition praised the parliamentary committee on pensions as the bill to amend the pensions act passed committee and moved toward Senate. Dr. J. H. King hailed the committee’s unanimous report and the creation of a veterans bureau to prep cases. R. B. Bennett lauded the committee, noting no partisan divide and broad public support for generous compensation to returned soldiers.
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Ottawa
Parlamentary Committee On Pensions
House of Commons
Senate
J. H. King
Canada
Pensions Board
Veterans
R. B. Bennett
C. G. Power
Liberal
Quebec South
Bennett
Public representation urged in veterans act plan Ottawa
Major-General A H MacDonnell urged that the War Veterans Allowance Act committee include general public representation along with returned men. He noted county judges could serve, bringing experience to the panel, while veterans would still be represented. Dr J A Amyot said veterans are to be appointed to the committee.
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Ottawa
A. H. MacDonnell
Senate
J. A. Amyot
Department of Pensions
MacDonnell
Change Will Assist Trade With Canada Tariffs
London officials say Canadian tariff changes will aid British exporters across many sectors. Parliament notes the overseas trade department will support manufacturers and traders to seize new opportunities. In Ottawa, 234 Japanese immigrants were admitted to Canada since September 1, 1928 to the end of the last fiscal year, including 130 men and 104 women, with 58 agricultural workers and 56 domestics. 50 Japanese are allowed annually.
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London
England
W. R. Smith
Board of Trade
House of Commons
Britain
Department of Overseas Trade
Ottawa, Ont
Canada
Jolly Beggars Broadcast Joy on Radio Opera
A 1930s radio broadcast of The Jolly Beggars presented as a ballad opera by Alfred Heather Light Opera Company aired on CBC and NBC stations from 9.15 to 9.45 EDT on Sunday May 18. Cast included J Campbell McInnes as Narrator, Fiday Campbell as A Maimed Soldier, John Detweller as A Tinker, Mrs Davies Wynne as The Widow of a Highland Freebooter, Alfred Heather as Bard, and Jean Haig as The Soldier's Lass. The opera opens with a Canada reference in a line about the Heights of Abram.
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Thomas Carlyle
Currie
WJZ
National Broadcasting
J. Campbell McInnes
Robert Burns
Fiday Campbell
John Detweller
Canada
Abram
Welfe
Montests
Reverse Rhodes Scholarship idea eyed for Canadian universities
Sir Robert Falconer of the University of Toronto announces a plan for a reverse Rhodes Scholarship allowing English boys to study in Canadian institutions. Dr Cyril Norwood and a committee of English schoolmasters advocate the exchange, with McMaster’s H P Whidden endorsing Canada in economics and science. Gen C H Mitchell calls the concept practical and feasible.
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Toronto
Norwood
Canada
Oxford
C. H. Mitchell
Faculty of Applied Science
University of Toronto
Conciliation Board To Settle Vancouver Dockers Dispute
A board of conciliation will settle the Vancouver waterfront labor dispute involving about 1100 workers. The renewal of the wages and working conditions agreement, expired November 30 1928, is sought with alterations. Members appointed include R B Pirie and J F E Hall, with a third chairman to be selected.
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Vancouver
Ottawa
Peter Heenan
Shipping Federation of British Columbia
Vancouver and District
Board of Conciliation
R. B. Pirie
J. F E. Hall
Heenan
Tw Board
New Tariff on Fruits Amended by Canadian Finance Minister
Ottawa reports that amendments to the tariff resolutions will affect fruits and vegetables with ad valorem and specific duties. Finance Minister C. A. Dunning announced in the House of Commons that specific duties will apply only in seasons when foreign imports compete with Canadian grown produce. Conservatives welcomed the move as alignment with seasonal tariffs, while growers’ conferences influenced the seasonal scope. The House spent the day on budget resolutions, approving tea duties and noting exemptions for British Empire trade, with some dissent over the Canadian seed industry.
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Ottawa
Onl
C. A. Dunning
House of Commons
Dunning
Atlantic
Pacific
British Empire
Canada
Senate clears liquor export ban to United States
Ottawa debates third reading of a government bill prohibiting liquor clearance to the United States. An amendment delaying effect was defeated by 28 votes. Sir George Foster champions temperance linking to the 18th amendment. Critics warn of revenue loss but support duty. The bill returns to the Commons for final action.
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Ottawa
Senate
United States
Rufus Pope
Commons
George Foster
Canada
Customs Department
Royal Commission
Cuba
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Daniels
Relue
New Minister To Canada Hanford MacNider Chosen
Lieut Col Hanford MacNider of Mason City Iowa is named United States minister to Ottawa by President Hoover and Canadian government approval. A Harvard graduate, former assistant secretary of war and ex American Legion commander age 41, he led business ventures as president of First National Investment Co and held posts at First National Bank and North Western States Portland Cement Co.
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Hanford MacNider
Ottawa
Washington
Mason City
Iowa
United States
Hoover
William §. Phillips
MacNider
Harvard
American Legion
Coolidge
MacNiders
First National Investment Company
First National Bank
North Western States Portland Cement Company
Radio Stations For North Planned In Canada Arctic Network
The Dominion Government will spend about 67000 establishing two low power radio stations in the far north one at Copper Mine Coronation Gulf and the other at Chesterfield Inlet These additions linking Arctic ports to the rest of Canada were approved by order in council and installation by the Department of Marine and Fisheries will begin immediately The Copper Mine station is timely due to expected prospectors influx Both stations will provide meteorological reports aiding Hudson Bay route navigability.
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Ottawa
Gne
Coppermine
Coronation Gulf
Chesterfield Inlet
Arctic
Canada
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Hudson Bay
Small gliders offered in England at two hundred dollars
Small gliders are offered at two hundred dollars each in England. The notice lists price and item condition, signaling a sales or clearance type listing.
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England
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Berun
Nanking
Norway
H. A. Svergrup
Bergen
Fridt- Joe Nansen
House United
John Masefield
Dauber
Lord Harker
Jolly Beggars
Conciliation Board
North
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