Parliamentary Reform Gains Steam in Canada House
Russell C. Honey reports from Ottawa that two weeks into streamlined rules, the House of Commons has reduced bickering and extended sittings to 10 pm. The speaker’s watchful role, tightened question period, abolition of appeals from rulings, and removal of long dinner adjournments mark the jet age in Parliament. The Queen’s visit to Batterwood House is noted with luncheon details.
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House of Commons
Canada
Welfare State Compared To Strychnine By Chamber Leader
Mark Kellow of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce warned Cobourg Chamber members that the welfare state is a looming danger. He warned against everyone becoming “as sorted Civil Servants” and urged individuals to speak up about government matters. He argued the welfare state promises something for nothing, an illusion exploited by demagogues to enable tyranny.
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Mark Kellow
Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Cobourg Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Kellew
Local Notes Include Weddings Showers and Visits
Family updates from Kingston to Orono include summer plans for Queens University math course. Bridal showers honor Miss Mary Jean Torpey and Miss Donna Courvier. Linda McLaren undergoes appendix operation in Bowmanville Memorial Hospital. Robert Henry Lewis marries Sandra Cobbledick in Newcastle and plans to reside there. Stanley Staples, retired CPR conductor, noted in local notices.
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Burns Kitmer
W. C. H. Mitchell
Mary Jean Torpey
Harold Moffat
Jack Moffat
Donna Courvier
R. Hancock
C. W. Billings
Billings
Miss Couvier
H. Bailey
Newcastle
Lewis
Stanley Wesley Staples
C.P.R
Obituary and municipal water project update
Toronto resident Gaffney Construction faces final testing of water mains after a death at Cobb Hill Orono. Funeral held at Wm Speers Chapel in Toronto with interment in Orono Cemetery. Municipal water system restoration expected within two to three weeks.
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Cobb Hill
Orono
Wm. Speers
Municipal Water System
Gaffney Comstruction
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Queens University
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Leskard
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