DOMINION'S STATUS
CANADIAN ATTITUDE COMPLETE AUTONOMY (Australian 1 and N.Z. Press Association.) ■ •' OTTAWA, September 20. •• Conferences iuside and outside Cabinet are.' in; 'prpgre's.V/it'gaVdin'g. the .'attitude to ■ be. tujteh. regarding, the Canadian delegation", ''to,. "the-. Imperial-.' gathering iii L(dj(tdpaV oni o.ct«bjer!.:B r ;; The 'conference' its sqppo'sedv to /j'i'roh'r'oVi" of the existing laws things inconsistent with Dominion equality and status. Canada has. taken the position that as an autonomous country conceded to have equality status, Parliament within its sphere should have complete authoritv that, its enactments shall not be subject to Imperial' reservations. . At present the British Government- can disallow anv act of the Canadian Parliament. It is understood here that nil the Dominions will ask the repeal of the Colonial Laws Validity Act.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17063, 23 September 1929, Page 7
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