Arthur Wentworth ROEBUCK

ROEBUCK, The Hon. Arthur Wentworth, Q.C.
Personal Data
- Party
- Liberal
- Constituency
- Trinity (Ontario)
- Birth Date
- February 28, 1878
- Deceased Date
- November 17, 1971
- Website
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Roebuck
- PARLINFO
- http://www.parl.gc.ca/parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=d7573d56-83e2-49cc-b9d8-3f5c6bf944fd&Language=E&Section=ALL
- Profession
- barrister, newspaper editor, newspaper owner
Parliamentary Career
- March 26, 1940 - April 16, 1945
- LIBTrinity (Ontario)
Most Recent Speeches (Page 7 of 54)
July 27, 1944
Mr. ROEBUCK:
McTague does not count. It is the butterfly that decides the policy so far as the party is concerned. Neither McTague, the leader of the opposition nor the hon. member for Lake Centre decides the policy. Mr. John Bracken used these ugly words with reference to this measure. In doing that I suggest to this house that he has definitely and irretrievably set himself in opposition to family allowances; because I take it, Mr. Speaker, that this gentleman would not himself be a self-confessed briber of the
public. Therefore it is settled for good and all that the Conservative party under the leadership of Mr. John Bracken is irretrievably opposed to family allowances and will make no promises or approaches to family allowances at least prior to the coming election.
Subtopic: FAMILY ALLOWANCES
July 27, 1944
Mr. ROEBUCK:
Yes. The analogy is good. No; go to the butterfly who flits about this Dominion of Canada attending afternoon teas, picnics and banquets with a carpet-bag.
Subtopic: FAMILY ALLOWANCES
July 27, 1944
Mr. ROEBUCK:
I will take that up a little later.
Subtopic: FAMILY ALLOWANCES
July 27, 1944
Mr. ROEBUCK:
Yes, of course-technical education and vocational education.
Subtopic: FAMILY ALLOWANCES
July 27, 1944
Mr. ROEBUCK:
It is I who should
raise the point of order because of the very disrespectful remarks of the leader of the opposition. When I am making the most serious case possible he referred to me as a comedian, and threatened that if I proceeded to make points which he did not like he would do something about it.
Subtopic: FAMILY ALLOWANCES