CONSCRIPTION
CANADA MAY ACT
SWEEPING MEASURES
"IF THE CONDITIONS WARRANT"
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.)
(Received May 23, 1 p.m.)
OTTAWA,. May 22
The Prime Minister (Mr. Mackenzie King), speaking in the House of Commons, said the Government was considering sweeping conscription measures, similar to the British, "if conditions" warrant."
Opposition leaders favoured various types of conscription.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 121, 23 May 1940, Page 11
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55CONSCRIPTION Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 121, 23 May 1940, Page 11
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