NEWS OF THE WEEK
THE results of the provincial elections in Ontario and Saskatchewan may be indirectly of Imperial importance. They do . not, of course, affect the com- position of the present Federal Government. Mr. Bennett has his majority, and can keep it till the dissolu- tion, which need not take place for another twelve months yet. But the sweeping and, unexpected victory of the Liberals in Ontario—inflexibly .Conservative for a generation—together with a no less decisive success in Saskatchewan, appears to forebode inevitably the snbstitution of a Liberal for a Conservative Government . after next year's Federal elections. Other omens, less striking but sufficiently instructive, such as the provincial elections in British Columbia and Nova Scotia and the results of recent by-elections, all point in the same direction. The appearance of ,Mr. Mackenzie King in place of Mr. Bennett as Canada's chief negotiator when the Ottawa Conference decisions come up for review may make a substantial difference to the whole Empire.. Mr. Bennett was the dominating figure at the Conference • and no one can complain that he ever wearied in his fight for Canadian interests. Mr. Mackenzie King is against the Conservative high tariff policy, and while under a Liberal regime British manufacturers might get easier access to- Canadian markets, they might find eolnpetition there intensified as the result of reciprocity agreements between Canada and the United States.
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