The East Hastings by-election of 1936 and the Ontario separate school tax question.

From: Historical Studies | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: | Copyright information

Integral to the development of relations between Protestants and Catholics in Ontario, the East Hantings By-Election of 1936 served an the turning point in the effort to bring closure to the age-old school tax question. Embodied in the work of the Catholic Taxpayer's Association, led by Toronto businessman Martin J. Quinn, the "Catholic Action" agitation had negotiated the introduction that spring of amendments to Ontario's restrictive school tax laws with Liberal Premier Mitchell Hepburn. The by-election called that fall, engaging the participation of the premier and leading ...

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