The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, Volume 13

John Castell Hopkins

Annual Review Publishing Company, 1914 - Canada

Contents

• AN ADDRESS BY WILFRID: 10
• THE FINANCIAL SITUATION: 17
• British Loans and Investments in Canada: 25
• SubDivision Conditions and Land Speculation in Canada: 35
• NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 44
• 61: 45
• Canadian Business Incidents and Conditions of 1913: 67
• Grain Dairying Fruit etc: 74
• Canadian Fisheries Forests and Trade in 1913: 84
• Canadian Population and Immigration During the Year: 97
• Insurance in CanadaLife Fire and Fraternal The Union Life Failure: 105
• Incidents of Canadian Development: 112
• Great Britains Position in 1913 as to Naval Defence: 119
• The British Admiralty and the Cost of Naval Construction: 132
• The Parliamentary Naval Policy of Canadian Parties: 138
• Liberal Arguments Principles and Ideals in Parliament: 149
• Liberal Obstruction and Opinions Parliamentary Controversy: 159
• The Closure or New Rules for the Commons The Naval Bill Adopted: 164
• The Party Leaders Speak in Toronto Mr Borden at Halifax: 172
• Public Opinion as to the Naval BillConservative and Liberal: 178
• Public Opinion as to the Naval IssueIndependent and French Canadian: 185
• British Opinions of the Naval Question: 192
• PAGE: 197
• Work of the Hon George E Foster M P as Minister and as Commis: 205
• The Departments of Public Works: 211
• Marine and Fisheries and the Post Office: 219
• The Department of Railways: 229
• The Departments of the Interior: 235
• The Budget and the Finance Department: 245
• Parliamentary Proceedings and Debates of 1913: 252
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier and the Opposition Liberal Policy in 1913: 276
• Parliamentary Byeelections of the Year: 283
• The Farmers: 292
• The Canadian Manufacturers Association and Tariff ReAdjustment: 301
• Canadian Fiscal Conditions and the United States Tariff Changes: 308
• The Work of Government Commissions during the Year: 321
• PROVINCIAL AFFAIRSONTARIO: 335
• Proceedings of the Legislature New Provincial Enactments: 367
• Provincial Finances Budget Speech of the Hon I B Lucas: 387
• The Proudfoot Charges against Hon Wm J Hanna: 400
• The Toronto: 407
• Provincial Education The Universities The Bilingual Question: 418
• Resources and Development of Ontario: 430
• Ontario Incidents of 1913: 437
• The Legislative Session The Budget The Controversies in Montreal: 450
• Educational Conditions and Progress in the Province: 459
• Sociological Issues of the Year Problems in Montreal: 468
• Resources and Development of the Province: 474
• PAGE: 482
• Educational Affairs in Nova Scotia: 488
• Nova Scotias Business and Development During 1913: 502
• The New Brunswick Legislature in 1913: 514
• New Brunswicks Financial Statement and Educational Affairs: 520
• The Fox Farming Industry: 527
• PROVINCIAL AFFAIRSMANITOBA: 534
• The Manitoba Legislature and Enactments of the Year: 547
• The Hon Hugh Armstrongs Budget of 1913: 555
• Resources and Development of Manitoba: 571
• Manitoba Incidents of the Year: 577
• Proceedings and Work of the Saskatchewan Legislature in 1913: 591
• Government Commissions of the Year: 602
• The Grain Growers Association Direct Legislation Agricultural: 608
• Education in Saskatchewan The University Bilingual Questions: 617
• PROVINCIAL AFFAIRS ALBERTA: 623
• The 4th Session of the Second Legislature: 630
• The Second Meeting of the Alberta Legislature: 641
• Mr Siftons Two 1913 Budgets in Alberta: 650
• Oil Discoveries of the Year: 657
• The McBride Government and Policy Political Affairs: 663
• Legislation of the Year Mr Ellisons Budget: 673
• Resources and Progress of British Columbia: 683
• General Railway Canal and Shipping Conditions: 687
• The Intercolonial Railway: 693
• INTERPROVINCIAL AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS: 705
• HOUSING AND TOWN PLANNING LABOUR QUES: 722
• THE CANADIAN CLUB MOVEMENT: 728
• MISCELLANEOUS CANADIAN INCIDENTS: 734
• CANADIAN OBITUARY FOR 1913: 746
• INDEX OF AFFAIRS: 764
• PRESIDENTS ADDRESS AND REVIEW OF NATIONAL CON: 3
• PRESIDENTS ADDRESS AND ANNUAL REPORTS: 33
• VICEPRESIDENTS ADDRESS AND ANNUAL STATEMENTS: 43
• ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY: 54
• STATEMENT OF THE PRUDENTIAL TRUST COMPANY: 60

Popular passages

Page 550 - ... but the people reserve to themselves power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution and to enact or reject the same at the polls, independent of the legislative assembly...

Page 139 - House will cordially appiove of any necessary expenditure designed to promote the speedy organization of a Canadian Naval service in co-operation with and in close relation to the Imperial Navy along the lines suggested by the Admiralty at the last Imperial Conference, and in full sympathy with the view that the Naval supremacy of Britain is essential to the security of commerce, the safety of the Empire, and the peace of the world.

Page 646 - Bank from fulfilling its legal obligation to return their money to the bondholders, whose right to this return was a civil right which had arisen, and remained enforceable outside the province. The statute was on this ground beyond the powers of the legislature of Alberta...

Page 634 - Act as respects any land which is in course of development or appears likely to be used for building purposes, with the general object of securing proper sanitary conditions, amenity, and convenience in connection with the laying out and use of the land, and of any neighbouring lands.

Page 140 - The existence of a number of navies all comprising ships of high quality must be considered in so far as it affects the possibilities of adverse combinations being suddenly formed. Larger margins of superiority at home would, among other things, restore a greater freedom to the movements of the British squadrons in every sea, and directly promote the security of the Dominions. Anything which increases our margin in the newest ships diminishes the strain and augments our security and our chances of...

Page 550 - The second power is the referendum, and it may be ordered (except as to laws necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety,) either by the petition signed by five per cent of the legal voters, or by the legislative assembly, as other bills are enacted.

Page 184 - The House will cordially approve of any necessary expenditure designed to promote the speedy organization of a Canadian naval service in cooperation with and in close relation to the Imperial navy...

Page 139 - That this House fully recognizes the duty of the people of Canada, as they increase in numbers and wealth, to assume in larger measure the responsibilities of national defence.

Page 149 - Those ships will be at the disposal of His Majesty the King for the common defence of the Empire. They will be maintained and controlled as part of the Royal Navy, and we have the assurance that, if at any time in the future it be the will of the Canadian people...

Page 126 - If the problem of Imperial naval defence were considered merely as a problem of naval strategy it would be found that the greatest output of strength for a given expenditure is obtained by the maintenance of a single navy with the concomitant unity of training and unity of command.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Canadian Annual Review of Public Affairs, Volume 13
• Editor: John Castell Hopkins
• Publisher: Annual Review Publishing Company, 1914
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Mar 8, 2006