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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
5
Since 1896 the Liberal government has pursued active labor reforms. It ended sweating on public contracts, restricted alien imports, limited Japanese and Indian immigration, protected workers on public works, and funded labor commissions. It also curbed fraud in immigration and advanced railway safety.
The report lists prices for hogs, hay, grains, poultry, eggs, beef, and dairy in North American markets. It covers Montreal cattle bids, prime steers, cows, and lambs, with details from Chicago and Winnipeg markets and notes on export demand and pricing shifts.
The text notes promise and failure under the Conservative party as an early labor bureau was authorized but not formed and repealed in 1905. Under the Liberal party, a Department of Labor was established in 1900, with immediate steps to organize, marking a shift from promise to act for workers.
Sir Wilfrid, in fine health and high spirits, addressed about ten thousand cheering supporters in Sorel and excursion boats from Montreal and other cities joined the crowd. He spoke as a unifier of Canada, emphasizing broad issues and declining to detail party plans, while thanking Sorel for its welcome.
Fifteen hundred people hear Opposition leader R L Borden in Bridgewater Nova Scotia on September 7. He denounces political corruption and frames his Maritime tour with a strong reception at the Star Theatre, with only a brief note on the Colchester election case.
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