"Day of Free Enterprise Gone lan Mackenzie Tells House," Ottawa Journal. March 3, 1943. Page 3. ----- The House of Commons last night passed the resolution setting up the Reconstruction and Reestablishment Committee and the Railway Committee.
After almost three days' debate on reconstruction problems in general the House unanimously passed the resolution by Pensions Minister Mackenzie to set up the committee to deal with this problem. The resolution was passed after Finance Minister Ilsley had completed his budget speech.
Mrs. Dorise Nielsen (Unity, North Battleford) urged the committee to see to it that the mild controls over industry established during the war be not relaxed when peace came. Canada had seen unrestricted competition after the last war force the people through "a period of hell". This should not be allowed to happen again.
The committee should see to it that security and levels of living be maintained after the war, Mrs. Nielsen said.
Mr. Mackenzie in closing the debate said in his 23 years in public life he had never listened to such a constructive debate as had taken place on this resolution. The suggestions which had come from all sides of the Chamber would prove most valuable to the committee.
Referring to controls, the Minister said in his opinion the day of free enterprise had gone forever. It would be "controlled enterprise" in the future.
The resolution to set up a railway committee started a debate on railway affairs when T. L. Church (Prog. Con., Toronto Broadview) appealed for better suburban service on railways in the larger centres. "Montreal is the only centre that has a good suburban service. It should be the same in other large centres."
