. The problems of transportation in Canada . The National Transcontinental Railway Speech delivered in the S en aieon May //t/i, içoç. his is the third time the ques-tion of the Grand TrunkPacific cornes before this ho-norable House, and it is alsothe third time I hâve theprivilège of replying to the leader of the Opposi-tion who, in 1903 and 1904, when this measurewas first brought before this House, was thehon. raember for Hastings, Sir MacKenzieBowell. My remarks on those occasions -\vere 96 The National widely published in the press and none of mystateinents hâve, as far as I know, yet bee


. The problems of transportation in Canada . The National Transcontinental Railway Speech delivered in the S en aieon May //t/i, içoç. his is the third time the ques-tion of the Grand TrunkPacific cornes before this ho-norable House, and it is alsothe third time I hâve theprivilège of replying to the leader of the Opposi-tion who, in 1903 and 1904, when this measurewas first brought before this House, was thehon. raember for Hastings, Sir MacKenzieBowell. My remarks on those occasions -\vere 96 The National widely published in the press and none of mystateinents hâve, as far as I know, yet beencontradicted. I do not say this in a boastful spirit, butmerely to inspire some degree of confidence inthe remarks I ara about to make. Transcontinental But before proceeding Railway Com= with my remarks, I wish to mission. c , . , reter to some adverse state-inents which hâve been made as to the qua-lifications of the four members of the Trans-continental Railway Commission who areentrusted with the direction of this greatundertaking. The gravest charge against themis that they are not railway men. Yet no onewill deny that


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