Debate over Senate reform in Canada sparks call for elective upper house
The speech critiques delays in reform and urges a provincial representation plan in Ottawa. The speaker argues sectionalism will worsen until an elected Senate is established, urging broader federal provincial consultation and action.
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Oma
Jobe Keats
Sas Ratoon
Mead
Hours of Commons
Sam
Ontario
Quebec
Canada
Wade
Stout
Would Reduce Indemnities Ottawa House Debates Indemnities
In Ottawa Liberal MP Herbert Marler and Miss Agnes MacPhail discuss cutting sessional indemnities. Marler says he would reduce them to prewar levels, noting Senate and House allowances. He estimates a possible savings of two dollars. The prewar indemnity was $2,500, current $4,000.
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Agnes MacPhail
Marler
No Change In Grain Rates Hudson Says Grain Rates Under Will Be Continued
Hon. A B Hudson K C M P told a South Winnipeg Liberal banquet that grain rates would continue despite uncertainty over Supreme Court actions and the Crow’s Nest Pass agreement. He said there is no authority, but confidence in the current position that rates cannot be altered. The remarks accompanied his departure for Ottawa.
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K.C
M.P
South Winnipeg Liberal Association
Ottawa
Progrenite Weaker Wood Plan aere Rag
Detawee Howes racing the browakt worm the Howes of Com mons again this sesson by WoC Ged, Progressive Brant, he haw Hive notice of a resolution which made: "That the epecial privilege now ev neta tons, under the Criminal Code, of extra scrambling operations in connection with their race senting: best Interests of Canada, and there be abolished , in racine w as detrimental to the
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Howes
Browakt
Howes of Commons
Woc
Ged
Progressive
Brant
Canada
Racine
Meanonites Sell Land to Chicago Capitalists in Canada
Agreement signed by Old Colony Means of Hague district transfers 40 000 acres with livestock and equipment to Chicago capitalists. F A Williams of Winnipeg, representing American interests, cites a sale price near a million dollars. Many Old Colony men have gone to Mexico, but others stay in Canada awaiting the sale before joining the trek south.
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Saskatoon
Old Colony Meannonites
Hague
Chicago
F.A. Williams
Winniper
Old Colony
Mexico
Canada
Amend Criminal Code Proposed Amendments Debated
Lawmakers discuss potential amendments to the criminal code for new trial questions of fact. Joseph Archam vault and M P Chambley-Vercheres advocate allowing appeals in cases of conviction on legal grounds. A second amendment would bar an accused who opts for jury trial from changing to judge trial after a true bill is returned.
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Cois
New Rial
Joseph Archamvault
M.P. Chambley-Vercheres
W Ho
British Farmers Protest U S Bacon Floods Market
The National Farmers Union of Great Britain campaigns against U S cured bacon reexported via Canada as “best quality Canadian” arguing a 25 million pound market distortion. They seek a distinctive Canadian brand on export bacon and note actions to curb the American potato beetle issue affecting imports.
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U.S
London
United States
Canada
England
National Farmers' Union of Great Britain
Farmers’ Union
Building permits show slight 1924 decline in Ottawa data
Revised figures from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics indicate construction activity in 1924 was somewhat lower than 1923 across cities. The value of buildings erected in 1924 totaled $147,965, with Ottawa among the affected areas.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Shoulder Blade of Mammoth Revealed Near London Hospital
Workmen unearth a large bone fragment next to the Delgrave Hospital for Children in Clapham Road. A National History Museum expert identifies it as a pleistocene shoulder blade from a mammoth about 10 000 years old.
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London
Delgrave ‘Hospital
Clapham Road
National History Museum
Forke Calls for National Policy for All Canada
In the debate on the address to the throne, Progressive leader Robert Forke urged a national policy embracing private enterprise and public utilities rather than transient legislation. He argued Canada must be shaped by all citizens, not just the government, and criticized extremes of mood in both government and opposition. He warned protectionist measures fail western farmers and pressed for a national plan spanning Atlantic to Pacific.
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Ottawa
Robert Forke
Canada
Forke
Meleben
Prairies
Atlantic
Pacifc
China Withdraws From Opium Conference
The Chinese delegation withdrew from the Far Eastern Opium Conference in Geneva after failing to secure adoption of a suppression system for opium smoking in the Far East. Alfred Sze cited the conference's failure as the reason, withdrawing from both bodies convened to combat opium and narcotic drug issues. February 7.
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Geneva
S.“Alfred Sze
Far East
Fe Jefe
Liquor Freight Rates Remain Unchanged
Public notice reports that rates for liquor freight remain under control by the commission, with no reason given for any change. The item notes ongoing carload shipments and regulatory oversight, highlighting the commission’s stance and expected stability in rates.
Latvia Tightens Alcohol Law Across Riga Hotels and Restaurants
Latvia enacts a sweeping anti alcohol policy with Riga authorities raiding about 50 hotels and eateries over liquor sales. City officials ponder closing venues for food. Also announced is the official gazette granting Herbert Asquith peerages including Viscount and Earl titles.
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Latvia
Riga
Squith
London
United Kingdom
Herbert Asquith
Asquith
Morler
West Riding of Yorkshire
Earl of Osford
Proceeds of Fine for Earp Murder Allocate
Government sanction sets a 500 pound fine on Kernt for the Sirdar murder. Major General Sir Lee Stack announces 40,000 pounds paid to the Sirdar's widow as compensation and small sums to aides and a chef. The remaining funds go to benevolence.
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Yandon the Howe
Cans Mons
Sir Lee Stack Aesten Chamberlain
Foreign Affairs
PK. Campbell
Armenian Charged With Fraud and Conspiracy
Armenian Alexander was arrested in Galt Ontario after Ottawa police uncovered a plot to obtain naturalization papers and immigration permits for relatives or friends. He appeared in Ottawa police court, pleaded not guilty, and awaits a preliminary hearing before a jury.
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Ottawa
Secretary of Star Immigration and Colonization and External Affairs
Heners
Armenia
Royal Canadian Mounted Poste
Alexander
Galt
Ont
Russia Faces Flour Shortage Amid Poor Harvests
The Soviet government voices grave concern over a crop failure that threatens flour supplies for millions. Renewed orders are sent abroad to counter the home grain deficit while a mild irregular winter damaged sowing areas. An official meeting notes 160,000 gold roubles for sowing material for next harvest.
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Moscow
Russia
Caucasus
Officer Knight Promoted to RCMP Command Rank
Supt Knight of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police receives a promotion to assetor commtelener Regana ta eae fat seuaalion oe Beparatenteat. Knight commands in British Columbia and has a long service record dating back to May 1890. He served with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police squadron in Siberia.
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R.C.M.P
Canadian Mounted Police of
Cer
British Columbia
Biss
Royal
Australia Not Helping Aliens Premier Bruce States
Federal Prime Minister Bruce replies to Victoria's protest against unrestricted immigration of Southern Europeans. He says no encouragement or assistance has been offered to aliens, noting recent government plans to issue passports for Greeks and Yugoslavs at 100 visas per month per nationality.
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Bruce
Melbourne
Greece appeals to League over patriarch expulsion
Greece has appealed to the League of Nations regarding Turkey expelling the Most Rev Constantinos the patriarch of the Greek Catholic Church from Constantinople. The move is said to threaten friendly Greek Turkish relations and heighten regional tensions.
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Greece
League Geneva
Theague of Nations
Turkey
Constantinos
Constantinople
Disagree On One Point and Reparations Separately
The inter allied debt issue is discussed with Churchill's note seen as modestly favorable yet hampered by the insistence on separating debts from reparations. French papers and Herriot circles question readiness to handle the two questions separately, delaying immediate settlement.
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Winston Churchill
Cicles
Herriot
N Hons
Mr. Churchill
France
Great Britain
League of Nations session possibly in Ottawa
A Geneva sourced plan suggests holding a League of Nations assembly in Canada, likely Ottawa. Sir Herbert Ames, Canadian director of the league’s committees, backs the idea, which would gain government support if adopted. The proposal remains unofficial, with many countries quietly weighing the plan and its potential for U S and Canadian involvement.
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Ottawa
Geneva
Canada
Herbert Ames
League
United States
Aluions
C N R to spend eight millions on branch lines
The Canadian National Railways reveals 1921 branch line spending of 1.65 million and 1925 outlay of 8.17 million. The overall program covers 348 miles with an authorized 14.265 million, detailing track, ballast, grading, and telegraph upgrades. Notable progress occurred on branches at Peebles Saskatchewan Prince Albert northeast Gravelbourg St Rose Ta Lac Grande Quebec.
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Ottawa
Canadian Railways
Canadian National Railways
Department of ‘Railways
House of Commons
Peebles
Sask
Prince Albert
Notheast
Gravelhoure
St Rose Ta Lac
Manitoba
Grande
Quebec
Rate Discrimin ele Justified Says D'Arcy Scott
Vancouver BC. There was no justification for higher freight rates westward than eastward even for export products. Scott KC former assistant commissioner of the board of railway commissioners told the board of trade here. He said operating costs on the lines out of the prairie provinces were not higher than those eastward.
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D'Arcy Scott
Vancouver
Scott, KC
Board of Railway Commissioners
Board of Trade
Prairie Provinces
Sraden
Wate
Dominion Flour Order Sets World Record for Wheat Trade
The Dominion through its more Trading Company in New York secured a historic purchase totaling over 12 million dollars. Maple Leaf Milling Company of Canada to supply 11.5 million barrels with Western Canada Flour Mills financing the balance as Russian Government ships flour from the Black Sea to New York. Delivery spans April and May with 22 ships already allocated to transport the shipment, signaling a massive, unprecedented global deal.
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Terouta 4
New York
New Yor
Maple Lead Milling Company
Canada
Western Canada
Natu
Black Sea
Newe York
Dla. Campbell
Maple Leaf Ming Company
Tax on Bachelors: Herbert Marler Backs Plan in Ottawa
In Ottawa a debate centers on taxing bachelors. Herbert Matter proposes a steep bachelor tax, saying he would impose a high levy to wipe out the group in minutes. Donald Sutcliffe questions the idea, quoting the Liberal St. Lawrence St. George member.
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Herbert Marler
Ottawa
Hone
Donald Sutservative
South Oxford
Herbert Matter
St. Lawrence-St. George
Mr. Matter
Ontario Beer Proposal Draws Globe Criticism
The Toronto Globe attacks a stronger beer bill as a political sop that threatens temperance law, calling it sensational and a prime example of Premier pledges being used to influence Queen's Park. The piece argues the legislation violates core temperance principles and frames it as a strategic move toward wets.
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Ontario
Toronto Globe
Toronto
Queen's Park
the Globe
Silver Coins For Russia Moscose
Ten million dollars worth silver coin made in Great Britain for So amment, have been given at state mint at Leningrad for a supply of gold cherronetz, which heretofore have been desired only in paper.
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Russia
Moscose
Great Britain
Leningrad
Cable Link Between Mary and America Announced
The senate announced by Minister of Communications Clane the completion of the cable between Mary and America. The announcement was greeted with low applause as the vote cheered the milestone.
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Italy
Rome
Mary
America
Senate
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