James Joseph Hughes
Liberal
Mr. SAM. HUGHES.
Are they not sworn in as members of the permanent corps V
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
LIB
Frederick William Borden (Minister of Militia and Defence)
Liberal
Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.
They are.
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
James Joseph Hughes
Liberal
Mr. SAM. HUGHES.
Would 'permanent corps ' not be the correct words to use here ? A man in the stores department gets $1.25 a day, but he wears his uniform and is sworn in. Is he not a member of the permanent force ?
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
Frederick William Borden (Minister of Militia and Defence)
Liberal
Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.
He is not in barracks.
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
James Joseph Hughes
Liberal
Mr. SAM. HUGHES.
Where does the minister get authority to pay a man in the stores department $1.25 a day ?
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
Frederick William Borden (Minister of Militia and Defence)
Liberal
Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.
He gets it from a special vote for pay and allowances.
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
James Joseph Hughes
Liberal
Mr. SAM. HUGHES.
Would not this clause keep him from getting it 1
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
Frederick William Borden (Minister of Militia and Defence)
Liberal
Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.
I think that would be a matter of regulation.
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
James Joseph Hughes
Liberal
Mr. SAM. HUGHES.
You cannot override an Act of parliament by a regulation. If the law says you shall not pay him more than 75 cents a day there may be difficulty in paying the man $1.25. I am only pointing it out for the safety of the men.
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
Frederick William Borden (Minister of Militia and Defence)
Liberal
Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.
I think the interpretation was that the expression * ordinary pay ' overcame that difficulty.
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
CON
James Gilmour
Conservative (1867-1942)
Mr. GIDMOUR.
Is it the intention to increase also the pay of the officers, warrant officers, and non-commissioned officers as well as of the privates ?
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
Frederick William Borden (Minister of Militia and Defence)
Liberal
Sir F. W. BORDEN.
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
Frederick William Borden (Minister of Militia and Defence)
Liberal
Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.
My hon. friend (Mr. Gilmour) will see that the pay of non-commissioned officers is based upon that of the privates ; it is so much more than that of the privates.
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
CON
James Gilmour
Conservative (1867-1942)
Mr. GILMOUR.
How much V
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
Frederick William Borden (Minister of Militia and Defence)
Liberal
Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.
A sergeant-major gets $1.50, a warrant officer gets $1.25 and $1, but there will be an increase.
On section 65-pay of active militia.
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
Frederick William Borden (Minister of Militia and Defence)
Liberal
Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.
I have an amendment to be substituted for section 65b. It was arranged in the Committee of the Whole some time ago. It is as follows :
For privates at the rate of 50 cents a day, which rate may be increased as may be prescribed, but not to exceed a maximum of $1 a day.
I have also an addition to be inserted as section 65c which is as follows :
An allowance of $1 per diem or such other rate as is prescribed shall be paid to each officer and man for every horse necessarily used by him on active service, during the period of active drill, or when otherwise on duty as aforesaid.
We omitted in the Bill to make any provision to pay for horses. This simply is restoring the clause which is in the present law.
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
James Joseph Hughes
Liberal
Mr. SAM. HUGHES.
This is not intended as a slap at the new war lord for hiring his horse ?
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.
LIB
Frederick William Borden (Minister of Militia and Defence)
Liberal
Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.
You must riot be so vindictive.
Section as amended agreed to.
Progress reported.
On motion of Sir Frederick Borden, House adjourned at 10.40 p.m.
Tuesday, July 12, 1904.
Topic: THE MILITIA ACT.