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March 22, 1918

UNION

Robert Laird Borden (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs)

Unionist
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Sir ROBERT BORDEN:

I am afraid my right hon. friend misunderstands the Act. If he would allow me to correct him, I would, say that an alien is not entitled to vote. A woman who was, at the time of

fMr, Cockshutt.]

her marriage, a British subject does not lose her right to vote toy marrying an alien. But she does lose her right to vote if she marries an alien enemy, who is a person born in an enemy country and who has not yet toeen naturalized.

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Sub-subtopic:   BILL TO CONFER ELECTORAL FRANCHISE ON WOMEN.
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L LIB

Wilfrid Laurier (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Laurier Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER:

I understand

that. If ehe marries a Swede she marries an alien, tout she does not lose her right to vote?

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Sub-subtopic:   BILL TO CONFER ELECTORAL FRANCHISE ON WOMEN.
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UNION

Robert Laird Borden (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs)

Unionist
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Sir ROBERT BORDEN:

Yes.

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Sub-subtopic:   BILL TO CONFER ELECTORAL FRANCHISE ON WOMEN.
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L LIB

Wilfrid Laurier (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Laurier Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER:

If she marries an Austrian she loses her right to vote?

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Sub-subtopic:   BILL TO CONFER ELECTORAL FRANCHISE ON WOMEN.
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UNION

Robert Laird Borden (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs)

Unionist
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Sir ROBERT BORDEN:

If he has not

been naturalized.

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Sub-subtopic:   BILL TO CONFER ELECTORAL FRANCHISE ON WOMEN.
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L LIB

Wilfrid Laurier (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Laurier Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER:

We have encouraged immigration to this country. The Austrians that we have in this country are Slavs; they are not Germans. There are very few German immigrants in Canada. You are preventing .a union between a Canadian woman and a Slav. The purpose that we should have in connection with immigration 'is the unification of races as far as .possible, and nothing is better calculated to toring that about than intermarriage. * Why should you prevent a woman, if she wants to marry a Slav ot an Austrian, from marrying him?

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Sub-subtopic:   BILL TO CONFER ELECTORAL FRANCHISE ON WOMEN.
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UNION

John Allister Currie

Unionist
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Mr. CURRIE:

She is not prevented from marrying him.

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Sub-subtopic:   BILL TO CONFER ELECTORAL FRANCHISE ON WOMEN.
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L LIB

Wilfrid Laurier (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Laurier Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER:

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Sub-subtopic:   BILL TO CONFER ELECTORAL FRANCHISE ON WOMEN.
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UNION

Robert Laird Borden (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs)

Unionist
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Sir ROBERT BORDEN:

My right hon.

friend will observe that a considerable departure is made toy the section to which he alludes, because a woman is given the right to vote by that provision although technically within the eye of the law She is an alien and not a British subject. We have thought it wise to go that far for the ,rea-

son that a woman who was a natural bom subject in the first place might very reasonably foe permitted to vote although she has technically lost her British nationality by marrying an alien. We thought it desirable to stop at that point and to prevent a woman voting who has married an alien enemy.

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Sub-subtopic:   BILL TO CONFER ELECTORAL FRANCHISE ON WOMEN.
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UNION

Samuel Hughes

Unionist
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Sir SAM HUGHES:

Supposing a woman marries an Austrian, or a man of alien birth who has become naturalized, her marriage does not disqualify her?

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Sub-subtopic:   BILL TO CONFER ELECTORAL FRANCHISE ON WOMEN.
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UNION

Robert Laird Borden (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs)

Unionist
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Sir ROBERT BORDEN:

No.

Progress reported.

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Sub-subtopic:   BILL TO CONFER ELECTORAL FRANCHISE ON WOMEN.
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IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION.

On motion of Sir Robert Borden, Bill No. 11, respecting the Department of Immigration and Colonization, was read the second time and the House went into Committee thereon, Mr. Boivdn in the Chair. On section 3-Deputy Minister.-Clerks, etc.,
L LIB

Wilfrid Laurier (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Laurier Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER:

Has a deputy minister been appointed yet?

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION.
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UNION

Robert Laird Borden (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs)

Unionist
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Sir ROBERT BORDEN:

There has been no deputy appointed yet.

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION.
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L LIB

Wilfrid Laurier (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Laurier Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER:

Has the department been organized as yet?

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION.
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UNION

Robert Laird Borden (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs)

Unionist
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Sir ROBERT BORDEN:

It has been organized to this extent, that the minister is conducting the department and he has taken over those officials of the Interior Department whose duties were concerned with immigration and colonization. He has not found it necessary as yet to appoint a deputy minister.

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION.
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L LIB

Georges Henri Boivin (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)

Laurier Liberal
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The CHAIRMAN:

Shall I report the Bill?

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION.
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L LIB

Wilfrid Laurier (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Laurier Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER:

Before you

report the Bill, I should like to ask the hon. minister if, before taking up the third reading, he will bring down a list of the officers who have been taken over from the Interior Department into his department.

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION.
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UNION

James Alexander Calder (Minister of Immigration and Colonization)

Unionist
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Mr. CALDER:

I shall foe very glad to

do that.

Topic:   SUPPLY BILL-INTERIM VOTE.
Subtopic:   IMMIGRATION AND COLONIZATION.
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March 22, 1918