Then there is unemployment, not far off and with its return, it which is marked; but the spring is not far off and with its return, it is anticipated that this problem will not prove so difficult. Immigration is a thorny subject. In British Columbia particularly, there is an insistent demand that aliens, especially Chinese, Japanese, and the natives of India, shall be refused admittance to Canada, while Labour is objecting to emigrants coming here to complete with it for the amount of work available.
The question of a Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States has to be considered. It has been hung up for a long time, and so far as can be judged, Mr. King will be in no hurry to deal with it. Finances will prove troublesome: a huge revenue will have to be provided in face of decreasing trade and prices: taxes are very high at present, and the task will be how to get along without burdening the country with more. A Re-Distribution Bill is due after the recent census: this is always a most contentious matter as the Government is sure to be charged with endeavouring to arrange the seats to its own advantage.
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