March 1, 1901 (9th Parliament, 1st Session)

Mr. CHARLTON.

The hon. gentleman
evidently did not understand me in my speech, as endorsing to some extent these views, as my own views, as a private individual and member of the church. That has nothing to do with the question however. I stated that the views of the hon. gentleman from Victoria. N.B. (Mr. Costigan) were divergent from mine, but neither of us had the right to make these views the criterion by which the King shall be governed in his declaration of office as ruler of an empire which is composed of subjects of different religious views.