CANADIAN POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 31, 31 July 1911, Page 5

CANADIAN POLITICS.

A DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT. OVER THE RECIPROCITY AGREEMENT. 3y Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright. Ottawa, July 28. Election nativity lias begun in Qtietiw n wince. The French Nationalist lead■rs are arranging a campaign, the chief ilank in the platform being opposition ;o Sir Wilfrid Laurier's navy policy. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in the House of >mmons, announced that as soon as a rote bad teen taken on reciprocity the louse would proceed to discuss the :stimates. As the Conservatives have pledged themselves to refuse supply till elections have been held on the reciprocity ssue, the Premier's statement is taken to mean the immediate dissolution of Parliament. A NEW PARTY. GOVERNMENT LOSS FEARED. Received 30, 5.5 p.m. Ottawa, July 29. Parliament is dissolved, and elections on the reciprocity issue will take place in September. The Western grain growers' projected formation' of a new Agricultural Federal Party, independent of both Liberals and Conservatives, has been abandoned. There is great relief at the Liberal headquarters, as great losses to the Government forces were feared at the forthcoming elections. POLITICIANS SURPRISED. PREVENTION OF OBSTRUCTION. Received 31, 1.10 a.m. Ottawa, July 30. The dissolution of Parliament surprised politicians, as it was generally believed action would not be taken for at least another week. Much dissatisfaction is expressed at the Government's failure to introduce a Redistributions Bill I based on the census, as Western Canada j and British Columbia will be deprived j thereby of an increased membership, probably amounting to twenty. Manitoba and British Columbia are largely opposed to reciprocity. If returned to power Sir W. Laurier intends to make more stringent rules for the prevention of obstruction.