The Labor Statesman
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alternative: [The Labour Statesman]
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2024-01-30
issued: 1928-06-22
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note: OWNED AND CONTROLLED BY THE VANCOUVER TRADES AND LABOR COUNCIL Supported by Fifty-eight Local Unions Tnul'-s Council Working Button (Heel) for the Second Quarter of 1988 XO. 214—EIGHT PAGES VAXCOUVER. B; C. FRIDAY, JUNK 22. V)2% Labor Party Fcrces Its Attention on Ottawa Small Labor Group, Aided by Progressive Farmer Group, Meets with Some Success in.Obtaining Concessions of Value to the masses in This Dominion A/flNORITY GROUPS in the Federal House at Ottawa have had a strenuous session in spite of the fact that it has been barren di legislation worthy of the name.. These groups have kept the government from making useless expenditures and has helped to open up new fields of discussion. Members of the Independent Labor Party and Progressive (Farmer) Party have become an important and necessary factor in Federal politics. • By j. s. Woodsworth In connection with immigration a new note is being sounded. It is being pointed out that one reason that Britishers will not readily e'ome to Canada is that social provisions in England, are far in advance of thbse in this country. In England they have sick benefits; old age pensions, unemployment insurance, and other securities against adversity. Little wonder that they are reluctant to leave all this behind and migrate to a country which in its social legislation is far down on the list ■ -\ ...*•■»'"• • ■ A recent press despatch from Quebec records that Mr. C. J. Magnan, president of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, delivered at Loyola Hall, characterized the old age pension law as anti-Christian. Mr. Magnan's position seems to be that the law would deprive children of the duty of looking after their parents in old age. Fortunately, there is another French-Canadian viewpoint. Father Label has recently issued a pamphlet strongly urging family allowances. In all probability this subject will be under discussion at the next session of the House. ( lths In an address some months ago Mr. George H. Smith, president of the Dominio…
note: Title changes in chronological order: The Labor Statesman (1924-04-25 to 1965-03), The Labour Statesman (1965-05 to 1969-09). From 1924-04-25 to 1965-03 The Labour Statesman was owned and published by the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1965-05 to 1967-07 it was published jointly by the B.C. Federation of Labour and the Vancouver and District Labour Council. From 1967-08 to 1969-09 it was published by the B.C. Federation of Labour.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Vancouver (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0439036
language: English
lat: 49.246292
long: -123.116226
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Vancouver and District Labour Council
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