Extension of farm placement plan to all provinces foreshadowed
In the House of Commons Labor Minister Rogers outlined extending the winter placement scheme from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta to all provinces for single unemployed men. The government approved a 1 million dollar vote and plans to review the program after first-hand visits to settlements.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Rogers
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Dominion
Queen Mary First Steam Cooled Ocean Liner
The Queen Mary becomes the first ship to use steam cooling for vessel air conditioning. Steam cooling is new for ships though seen on some railways in Canada and the United States. Queen Mary hosts three cooling systems including carbon dioxide and methychloride options. Its conditioning capacity equals the cooling from melting half a million pounds of ice daily, making it the largest aboard.
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New York
United States
Careless Driving Penalties Proposed in Ottawa
A bill by Tory MP T L Church of Toronto Broadview seeks to amend the criminal code to raise penalties for careless driving. It proposes a minimum 30 day jail term on first offence for driving under the influence and sets a one year imprisonment or 200 fine for speeding racing or cutting in.
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Ottawa
T. L. Church
Conservative i
House of Commons
Toronto-Broadview
Hepburn Promises Ontario Legislature Seat Cuts
Premier Hepburn signals reduction in Ontario legislature ahead of the next election after the prior Conservative government trimmed seats from 112 to 90 in 1934. He suggests reducing further to 80 or possibly lower.
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Toronto
Ontario
Hepburn
George S. Henry
Veteran Lumberman Vipond Dies After Yukon Gold Rush
Joseph William Vipond a 74 year old retired lumberman from Nanaimo British Columbia died after joining the 1898 Kiondike gold rush party with Joseph Claus. Vipond testified for the crown in the Claus murder case and later retired in 1933 after a long career including a 13 500 000 foot record cut on Cowichan Lake.
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Daveph Vipond
B.C
Nanaimo
Joseph William Vipond
Mr. Vipond
Joseph Claus
Claus
Stikine River
British Columbia
Finois
Vipond
Vancouver Island
Pacific Coast
Cowichan Lake
Objection heard on amending the British North America Act
Ottawa factions clash over Canada’s power to alter the B N A Act. Senator Lynch Staunton objects to imperial authority and warns such action could deny his British birthright, threaten empire trade pacts and Canada’s future as a nation. Debate continues this week with 1937 anniversary questions flagged.
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Ottawa
Senate
George Lynch-Staunton
Hamilton
Canada
Lynch Staunton
Arthur C. Hardy
Lib
Brockville
Upper Canada
William Lyon Mackenzie
Lower Canada
Meighen
Hardy
Mackenzie
Public Works Plan Aimed at Unemployment Relief in New Zealand
Wellington reports the labor government unveils a three year public works program to absorb the unemployed. Minister R. Semple outlines projects prioritizing roads, river protection, airports, railways, irrigation, bridges, overhead crossings, buildings, hydroelectric work and housing. In 1935 NZ averaged 38,572 unemployed.
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New Zealand
Wellington
N.Z
R. Semple
Separation of veterans bureau urged by Canadian soldiers
Lt Col G R Phillip of the Canadian Corps Association urged complete separation of the veterans bureau from pensions and placement under an independent national commission. Capt Wilfred W Parry backed adjudication on pensions by district and county court judges. Pensions Minister Power noted the proposal echoes a long‑standing distrust of government paid veterans.
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Ottawa
Veterans’ Bureau
Department of Pensions
House Pensions Committee
G. R. Phillip
Canadian Corps Association
Wilfred W. Parry
Power
Bank of Canada shares reveal housewives largest holders
Finance Minister Dunning tabled a House of Commons return detailing end of 1935 share distribution in the Bank of Canada. Households hold 19,359 shares as housewives, with other groups including ladies 6,899 nurses 1,010 widows 3,179 and legislators 17. In Paris, Albert Cheny votes alone in a bloc due to women’s voting ban.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
Dunning
House of Commons
Ottawa Canada to spend about 1.29 million on Vimy Ridge memorial
Defence Minister Mackenzie informed T. L Church of the Toronto Broadview in the House of Commons that Ottawa plans a memorial on Vimy Ridge costing roughly 1,290,000 dollars. This figure marks the national memorial project and reflects government funding levels discussed in the Commons.
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Canada
Vimy Ridge
Mackenzie
T. L Church
Toronto Broadview
London figure resigns from League finance posts
Lord Queensborough has resigned after nearly sixteen years as chairman of the finance committee and treasurer of the League of Nations Union. He said the league is no longer a real League of Nations and cannot function as an effective instrument for peace at present.
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London
Lord Queensborough
League of Nations’ Union
League
League of Nations
Appointment of Eric Hamber as lieutenant governor
The Prime Minister announced Eric Hamber will become lieutenant-governor of British Columbia, effective May 1. The current lieutenant-governor J W Fordham Johnson requested relief due to ill health after a long term starting August 1, 1931. Hamber, born in Winnipeg in 1880, is a BA graduate of St John’s College and Manitoba, with a career in banking and business before joining the family firm in Vancouver.
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Ottawa
Eric Hamber
British Columbia
Mackenzie King
Hamber
J. W. Fordham Johnson
Bor
Winnipeg
St. John’s College
University of Manitoba
Dominion Bank
London
England
Aldyen Hendry
Vancouver
British Columbia Mills, Timber and Trading Company
Election Broadcasts Cost Canadian Parties In 1935
W E Powell of the Canadian Radio Commission testified before the house radio committee that about 175000 was spent on political broadcasts in 1935. Major party totals include Conservative 85000 Liberal 46000 Reconstruction 5000 Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 300 with figures excluding single station broadcasts. Powell noted the Conservative party owed the commission 6000 for line services in national network broadcasts.
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Ottawa
W. E. Powell
Canadian Radio Commission
House Radio Committee
Liberal
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Powell
Commission
Insurance Bill Probed By Senate Committee
Canadian life insurers and the Independent Order of Foresters urged the senate banking and commerce committee to oppose a proposal raising the minimum profits share for participating policies issued by Canadian stock companies from 90 to 95 percent.
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Ottawa
Independent
Order of Foresters
Senate Banking and Commerce Committee
Prime Minister Baldwin Likely to Resign Next Year
Reports from London say Prime Minister Baldwin plans retirement in his own time, with National Labor MP F Markham predicting a government change within the year. Markham names Neville Chamberlain as potential successor, a view echoed by political gossips and Spectator chatter.
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London
Baldwin
Worcester
F. Markham
National Labor
Markham
Neville Chamberlain
The
Spectator
Mr. Baldwin
Alpine Alpine Manoeuvres Near German Border Before War Office Claim
Austrian troops engage in Alpine manoeuvres near the German border, with Vienna calling them routine. German and French parties trade propaganda over fears of German troop concentration and the Ethiopian question. Vienna cites 1450 participating soldiers across four infantry battalions two artillery units and one armored car unit.
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Europe
Geneva
War Office
Vienna
Germany
League of Nations
Italy
Paris
Britain
Austria
A Wider Radio News Bulletin Service Approved
The Canadian Press members unanimously approved establishing a daytime radio news bulletin service to supplement the existing ten minute evening summary. The plan, presented by W. B. Preston, would be produced at Toronto head office and delivered to Canadian stations at low cost, with no sponsorship. The meeting also backed broadened British news from London and mourned Harry W. Anderson while praising director Bir. An dergton of the Toronto Globe.
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Toronto
W. B. Preston
Brantford Expositor
A. L. Beaubien
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission
Canadian Press
Land Telegraph Companies
London
Harry W. Anderson
Bir. Andergton
Toronto Globe
Unemployment relief bill faces second reading in senate
Ottawa reports the senate advanced the unemployment relief bill to a banking and commerce committee for review. The debate centered on limits to parliamentary vote and the government’s readiness to provide funds without specifying exact project details, with senators Meighen and Dandurand opposing blanket approval.
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Ottawa
Senate
Banking and Commerce Committee
Arthur Meigwen
Raoul Dandurand
Price Advance Warranted Potatoes Rise in Canada
Agriculture Minister Gardiner told the House that potato price increases were warranted by crop and marketing conditions. He cited reliable information showing commercial potato holdings in Canada as of April 1 at 48,152 tons versus 246,673 tons in 1935, countering claims of a shortage.
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Ottawa
Gardiner
House of Commons
H. H. Stevens
Reconstruction Party
Stevens
Canada
Condensing Plant Planned for Red Deer Dairy Pool
Work will start soon on a milk condensery to be erected in Red Deer by the Central Alberta Dairy pool at an estimated cost of 100,000. It was announced that the plant would be ready for operation in July.
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Red Deer
Alte
Central
Coronation Date Talk At Privy Council Meeting
The king presided over a Privy Council meeting where officials believed the date of his coronation was disclosed. Royal plans and timing were discussed amid mounting public interest in the ceremony.
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London
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Cairo
Farouk
Public Works Program
Almont
Searce
Elu Sy
Albert Cheny
Morteau
Marne-Haute
Cheny
Flun
Insurance Act
Senate Banking Committee
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Alastair Buchan
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Rahdwin
Dandurand
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