Edgar Nelson RHODES
RHODES, The Hon. Edgar Nelson, P.C., K.C., B.A., LL.B.
Personal Data
- Party
- Conservative (1867-1942)
- Constituency
- Richmond--West Cape Breton (Nova Scotia)
- Birth Date
- January 5, 1877
- Deceased Date
- March 15, 1942
- Website
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Nelson_Rhodes
- PARLINFO
- http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=0ad88e35-0ebb-4dd8-9601-b39a599b36d1&Language=E&Section=ALL
- Profession
- lawyer
Parliamentary Career
- October 26, 1908 - July 29, 1911
- CONCumberland (Nova Scotia)
- September 21, 1911 - October 6, 1917
- CONCumberland (Nova Scotia)
- Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons (February 3, 1916 - January 17, 1917)
- Speaker of the House of Commons (January 18, 1917 - March 7, 1922)
- December 17, 1917 - October 4, 1921
- UNIONCumberland (Nova Scotia)
- Speaker of the House of Commons (January 18, 1917 - March 7, 1922)
- September 2, 1930 - August 14, 1935
- CONRichmond--West Cape Breton (Nova Scotia)
- Minister of Fisheries (August 7, 1930 - February 2, 1932)
- Minister of Finance and Receiver General (February 3, 1932 - October 22, 1935)
Most Recent Speeches (Page 2 of 1461)
July 4, 1935
Hon. E. N. RHODES (Minister of Finance):
On Tuesday the hon. member for Temiscouata (Mr. Pouliot) raised a question as to whether the guarantee which was given regarding a certain advance to Newfoundland had been referred to in the 1934 report of the director of unemployment relief. He will find that the guarantee is referred to and the reference will be found on page 44 of the report. I may say further to my hon. friend that the guarantee was also referred to in the budget speech of this year and also appears in the public accounts. No demands have accrued under the guarantee.
Subtopic: LOAN TO NEWFOUNDLAND
July 3, 1935
Mr. RHODES:
It was not as far as I know, but I am .prepared to accept the hon. gentleman's statement. But I have no hesitation in saying ,-jhat no one, neither the official receiver nor anyone else, has the right to tell a farmer that he can secure a loan as a matter of right.
July 3, 1935
Mr. RHODES:
He is a permanent official appointed in virtue of an amendment to the act passed this year.
July 3, 1935
Mr. RHODES:
I have none of that information here but I will make inquiries and endeavour if possible to get it.
July 3, 1935
Mr. RHODES:
There is no one in the employ of the farm loan board nor under the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act who is authorized to give any such undertaking. No person representing either of these boards has any right whatever to say to any farmer what the hon. gentleman has suggested; all they could do would be to say to the farmer, "If you make application under the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act you will be entitled to apply for a loan to the farm loan board." No one, however, has any right to make the statement that a farmer would as a matter of right secure a loan. I have endeavoured to make it clear in the past that the question whether the individual shall receive a loan must depend entirely on the merits and circumstances of each individual case. There are no employees of either department working on commission, and if my hon. friend will give me in confidence the names of the individuals I will inquire by wire immediately to see what activity is taking place there, because the course he suggests is entirely foreign to the proper authorization of either act.