Word: dominions
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...lancers, lances erect, pennants snapping in the wind-General Julian H. G. Byng, Baron of Vimy and of Thorpe le Soken, G. C. B., G. C. M. G., M. V. O., Governor-General of Canada, was on his way to open the fourth session of Canada's 14th Dominion Parliament. As in the Parliament at Westminster (TIME, Dec. 22), the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod was despatched to summon His Majesty's faithful Com mons to the Senate, there to hear His Majesty's representative, Governor-General Lord Byng, read the message of His Majesty...
...these signs, as yet only abstractly visible, the principal one is that Premier King is feeling strong enough to face the country and confident enough that the Grits* can score an even greater victory than they did in the last Dominion election. These considerations are materially strengthened by the fact that a number of recent bye-elections have resulted in victories for the Liberal Party now in power, thus re-electing to some extent public approbation of the policies of the Government. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Premier came forward, last week, and threatened that any obstruction...
...Conservatives, ardent champions of Protection, want the protective tariffs raised to where they were before Premier King reduced them a year ago, or even higher. Upon these reductions they base the present depression of business conditions now being felt in the great Dominion, and doubtless (to their own satisfaction) they can prove...
Last year, the Dominion Parliament at Ottawa passed a vote legalizing the union. It provided that a majority vote of each congregation shall decide whether that congregation shall join the union or stay out. The voting is still taking place and, from known results, is sure to return a handsome majority of Unionists. The union of the three churches is to be consummated in Toronto on June 10. Each denomination is to hold a great and last conclave, each is to form a separate procession, converge upon a central point, march on as the United Church of Canada...
...Invitations were issued by the British Cabinet to the Governments of the Dominion to send representatives to an Imperial Conference in London. Problems to be discussed...