The political position in Canada . itain included; itwas that Canada should turn herhack on England, and discriminateagainst Great Britain. And whenthe Minister of Trade and Com-merce (Sir Eichard Cartwright)was asked : Suppose this involvesdiscrimination against England, hisanswer was : We cannot help that,we are determined to have unres-tricted reciprocity and free trade onthis continent of North America,let England say or do what shelikes. Sir, I stand here to-night to say that this loyalty•cry of the Liberals which has stood them in good stead, andwhich •- has covered their breasts with de
The political position in Canada . itain included; itwas that Canada should turn herhack on England, and discriminateagainst Great Britain. And whenthe Minister of Trade and Com-merce (Sir Eichard Cartwright)was asked : Suppose this involvesdiscrimination against England, hisanswer was : We cannot help that,we are determined to have unres-tricted reciprocity and free trade onthis continent of North America,let England say or do what shelikes. Sir, I stand here to-night to say that this loyalty•cry of the Liberals which has stood them in good stead, andwhich •- has covered their breasts with decorations, was to them because we defeated their attempt to undermineBritish institutions on this continent. (Cheers). Have we not good evi-dence on this point ? Look at the London Times/ the day after thegeneral election of 1891, in which the Hon. Edward Blake puts on rec-ord for all time the declaration : That he had to leave their ranks be-Cause he would not fight under false colours, and because their policy. - Yoli r 3G was one that would lead to the commercial subjugation of Canada to the-United States, which would involve ultimately the loss of British insti-tutions. (Applause). When this tariff of the Liberal Government was brought down, theright lion, the Prime Minister was told from this side of the House, thatit would not accomplish what he aimed at, that there were two treatiesin the way fatal to his policy, and that there were several countries thatunder his resolution were entitled to the privilege given ; when he wastold that, he held up his right hand and I can see him standing therein all the majesty of his position aiiu power declaring to this House andto the world that he and his Government had studied this whole ques-tion and they had come to the conclusion that there was only one coun-try in the world that could enjoy the advantages which the resolutionoffered. I need not detain the House longer than to say that he andhis Government soon
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