CANADIAN POLITICS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 135, 31 July 1911, Page 6

CANADIAN POLITICS.

Ottawa, July 29. •Parliament & dissolved, and elections on the reciprocity issue will take place in September. The Western grain growers’ projected formation of a new Agricultural Federal Party, independent of both Liberals and Conservatives, lias been abandoned. There is great relief at the Liberal headquarters, as great losses to the Governinciit forces were feared at the forthcoming elections. Ottawa, July 30.

The dissolution of Parliament surprised politicians, as it was generally believed action would not. bo taken fpr at least another week. Much dissatisfaction is expressed at the Government’s failure to introduce a Redistribution Bill based on tlio census, as Western Canada and British Columbia will lie derived thereby of an increased membership, probably amounting to twenty. Manitoba and British Columbia are largely opposed to reciprocity.

If returned to power Sir W. Lauricr intends to make more stringent rules for the prevention of obstruction.