August 13, 1917 (12th Parliament, 7th Session)

CON

Charles Joseph Doherty (Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada)

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. DOHERTY:

It is not merely a matter of giving a vote, but one of providing the means for taking that vote. Where you are dealing with an individual who may be found somewhere in the Imperial forces', it would certainly not be easy to provide a method by which he could be sought out and dealt with here, there and elsewhere.

Topic:   THE MILITARY VOTERS' ACT, 1917.
Subtopic:   INTRODUCTION OP BIRD.
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