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...Saskatchewan's busy CCF Government was achieving socialism by capitalistic methods. Four months ago it took over the Dominion Electric Power, Ltd. (13 plants in Saskatchewan, seven in other western provinces) by buying control for $450,000. Last week Provincial Treasurer Clarence M. Fines and Natural Resources Minister Joseph L. Phelps revealed the rest of the power play...
...province had sold the seven plants outside Saskatchewan to a private buyer for $250,000 (5% down, balance in 60 days...
...Next the Saskatchewan Government would buy up for $493,000 all outstanding preferred stock in the company. This would mean a sizable annual saving in federal taxes (last year the company paid $112,000) because under federal law companies which are 90% owned by a government are taxexempt...
...made 20 formal speeches by week's end, had about ten to go. But it was not as strenuous as it seemed: he always delivered basically the same speech. On a typical day, he was whisked 50 dusty miles by auto from Regina to Indian Head, Saskatchewan. In the town's 100-seat theater, he labored stolidly through his speech. Chief points: Canada's war effort has been sad; there must be military conscription for the Pacific war. Text finished, he talked brightly with the farmers about crops, had tea, raced for Regina and his train...
...walked to bystanders, hand outstretched. His short talks always included: "If I was as bad as they say I am, I would not have been Prime Minister so long." His formal speeches were always sprinkled with phrases like: "Now that this terrible period of war is over. . . ." In Saskatchewan, the Prime Minister bid for left-wing votes ("We will take from those who are favored and give to those who are less favored"). But even in that socialistic province, he acted like a man who was sure he would...