Official Report of the Debates of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada Volume 4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...of what he did quote, he only quoted section 41. I now quote from section 29: The minority of ratepayers in any district, whether Frotestant or Roman Catholic, may establish a separate school therein, and in such case the ratepayers establishing such Protestant or Roman Catholic separate school, shall be liable only to assessments of such rates as they impose upon themselves in respect thereof. Then with a tone of triumph the hon. gentleman exclaimed: Is not that the same thing as we had before? Is there any difference? Is it not the same as the Act of 1875? I say no, it is not the same thing, and the reason is because there is something in this clause 29 which the hon. gentleman did not quote. It is this: There shall be a department of the public service of the Territories called the Depatment of Education, over which the member of the executive council appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council under the seal of the 'Perritories to discharge the functions of the commissioner of education for the time being, shall preside. The department shall have the control and management of all kindergarten schools, public and separate schools, normal schools, teachers' institutes and the education of deaf, deaf mute and blind persons. Therefore, the board of education has control over separate schools. And what has the board power to do? The commissioner, with the approval of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, shall have power to make regulations for the department. For the classification, organization, government, examination and inspection of all schools hereinbefore mentioned. That is to say, of public schools and separate schools. For the construction, furnishing and care of school buildings and the arrangement of school premises. For the examination, licens...