MANPOWER VOTE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 29 April 1942, Page 5

MANPOWER VOTE

RESULT OF CANADIAN PLEBISCITE \ DM ISIVI “1 IS” OUawa, April 28. Incomplete return- up to 10 p.m. recorded a decisive “Yes” vote on the Canadian manpower plebiscite, thus releasing the Government from its pa?t pledges against conscription for overseas service. The predominantiv French Quebec province alone showed a majority of negative votes. The returns so far ate: Affirmative ... 867.631 Negative 592.672 P.A. TIIE FINAL RESULT <Ree. 9.35 a.m.» Ottawa, Aprrl 28. Till. Cl nut ruciiH r.f (ha . ~a

The final result of the plebiscite m the whole of Canada wa: 62 per cent. ! “Yes." ! Price Edward Island was 83 per cent. Brunswick 71 per cent.. Quebec 28 per ! cent.. Ontario 84 per cent , Manitoba {BO per c< Alberta 72 per cent, and British Colum bia 80 per cent.—P.A. “The vote means that Canadians generally recognise that the war has taken ■l course altogether unforeseen and uu- ’ expected,” said Mr Mackenzie King, 1 i Prime Minister, commenting on the | plebiscite. He added that conditions ! may arise which would make it necesj sary to remove any restriction upon : freedom of action of the Government j and Parliament. The Government asked that its hands should be free in war. . j time. 1 People expressed the view' that by j the plebiscite the Government should j be free to discuss and decide each and every aspect of the country's war ef I fort solely upon its merits.