Journals of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 1940, pp. 21-22: the Premier's statement on the Rowell-Sirois report, 7 November 1940

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Journals of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 1940, pp. 21-22: the Premier's statement on the Rowell-Sirois report, 7 November 1940
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7 Nov 1940
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Legislative Library of British Columbia
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https://archives.leg.bc.ca/civix/document/id/leg_archives/legarchives/307937400
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Read 12 Oct 2026, full text.

  • "this Government is not prepared to accept the recommendations of this report in toto as suitably applicable to British Columbia."
  • "there are five economic and social units in Canada"; "There must be a degree of elasticity."
  • "Undue centralization of any kind would be harmful"; "we must not sacrifice the well-being of British Columbia."

See Duff Pattullo, 22nd Premier of British Columbia: what did he get right, and what did he get wrong?.

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  2. title: "Journals of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, 1940, pp. 21-22: the Premier's statement on the Rowell-Sirois report, 7 November 1940"
  3. type: other
  4. date: "7 Nov 1940"
  5. repository: Legislative Library of British Columbia
  6. url: "https://archives.leg.bc.ca/civix/document/id/leg_archives/legarchives/307937400"
  7. seen: transcript
  8. access: public
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  10. Read 12 Oct 2026, full text.
  12. - "this Government is not prepared to accept the recommendations of this report in toto as suitably applicable
  13. to British Columbia."
  14. - "there are five economic and social units in Canada"; "There must be a degree of elasticity."
  15. - "Undue centralization of any kind would be harmful"; "we must not sacrifice the well-being of British Columbia."
  17. See `pattullo-premiership`.
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