CANADIAN PROVINCES

Evening Star, Issue 21752, 21 June 1934, Page 9

CANADIAN PROVINCES

ELECTION RESULTS LIBERALS CAPTURE ONTARIO Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. TORONTO, June 19. The Liberals, under Mr Mitchell Hepburn, were elected to power at the Ontario provincial elections to-day, defeating the Conservative Government, Eight of the twelve Government Ministers were defeated, and the position of the parties is:— Liberals CG Conservatives Ifi Others 8 SASKATCHEWAN CONSERVATIVES DEFE ATED. VANCOUVER, June 19. A Regina message states that the Liberals, under a former Premier, Mr J. G. Gardiner, were elected to power in the Saskatchewan provincial elections to-day, defeating the Conservative Government. The Premier, Mr J. T. M. Anderson, was personally defeated. LIBERALS SWEEP THE POLLS. VANCOUVER, June 19, Regina advice states that the entire Anderson Ministry was defeated, with the prospect that no Conservatives will be elected. Liberals were elected for forty-three seats and are loading in five, while Farmer-Labour candidates were elected for three and are leading in three. CAUSES OF THE REVERSES SOCIALISATION POLICY REPUDIATED, DISSATISFACTION ON MANY POINTS. OTTAWA, Juno 20. (Received June 21, at 10 a.m.) A high light of the elections is the failure of the new Co-operative Commonwealth Party, which, after securing seven seats in the British Columbia election, obtained only one in Ontario and only four where it was born—among the Saskatchewan farmers. The result is regarded as a flat repudiation of the socialisation policy, with its inclination towards Communism. Both of the Conservative defeats are so overwhelming that it is believed that Mr Bennett, who planned an election in the fall, will defer it until the summer. In Saskatchewan there were unmistakable signs that the electors were convinced that the Government was not sufficiently active in its relief enterprises on behalf of the farmers who were hit by the depression, particularly regarding new markets for grain and defective relief administration. Lassitude in creating work was alleged against the Ontario Government. A strong factor in the defeat underneath all the issues is that in both provinces there is a strong undercurrent of dissatisfaction with the dominion Conservative Government, especially against the policy of protection towards the banks and big corporations, and reluctance to try job-creating schemes. Imperial trade treaties were not a factor in either election, except that the Premier-elect (Mr Gardiner) declared that he would go oyer Ottawa’s head if necessary to secure wheat markets.