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Exemption Granted to Ontario Farmer’s Son in First Test Case
Hon. Mr. Justice Duff ruled December Sth that W. H. Rowntree’s son W. J. Rowntree, a seven-year veteran farm hand on a 150 acre Weston area Ontario farm, should be exempted under the Military Service Act. Duff noted agricultural labor’s essential role and limited alternatives, stating exemptions serve national interest to maintain agricultural production and defense readiness.
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Justice Duff
Final Court of Appeal
W. H. Rowntree
W. J. Rowntree
Ontario
Weston
Hore