March 9, 1937 (18th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Mr. DOUGLAS:

No, not after living on two meals a day. I doubt whether the hon. member for Melfort himself would be any good if he lived for any considerable length of time on two meals a day. The fact is, talking about moving these men, they come to town and are allowed one night's lodging and two meals, and then they must move on; but when they go to the station to catch a freight train to go to my hon. friend's constituency the mounted police will not allow them to get on the train; they must wait until it is moving quickly and then try to catch it, with danger to life and limb. They must either do that or stay where they are and beg on the streets.