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
LIB
  Trinity (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.

Topic:   QUESTIONS PASSED AS ORDERS FOR RETURNS
Subtopic:   FAMILY ALLOWANCES
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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.

Topic:   QUESTIONS PASSED AS ORDERS FOR RETURNS
Subtopic:   FAMILY ALLOWANCES
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July 27, 1944

Mr. ROEBUCK:

I will take that up a little later.

Topic:   QUESTIONS PASSED AS ORDERS FOR RETURNS
Subtopic:   FAMILY ALLOWANCES
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July 27, 1944

Mr. ROEBUCK:

Yes, of course-technical education and vocational education.

Topic:   QUESTIONS PASSED AS ORDERS FOR RETURNS
Subtopic:   FAMILY ALLOWANCES
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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.

Topic:   QUESTIONS PASSED AS ORDERS FOR RETURNS
Subtopic:   FAMILY ALLOWANCES
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