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Date: 1905-04-07
By: Canada (Parliament)
Citation: Canada, House of Commons Debates, 10th Parl, 1st Sess, 1905 at 4085-4086.
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VACANCY IN THE CABINET.

Mr. R. L. BORDEN. Before the Orders of the Day are called, I would like to ask the Prime Minister whether or not he has now any information to give to the House

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with regard to the filling of the vacant portfolio of the Interior? It is not my purpose to discuss that to-day and I simply rise for the purpose of obtaining information. I do so particularly in view of certain observations of the Minister of Customs last evening which I interpreted as an intimation to the House that it is the intention of the government in the immediate future to open a constituency in Manitoba or the Northwest in connection with the filling of that portfolio.

Sir WILFRID LAURIER. I have no information to give my hon. friend to-day, but if he will renew his question at an early date perhaps I can satisfy him.

Mr. R. L. BORDEN. Perhaps it might ease the situation a little if my right hon. friend (Sir Wilfrid Laurier) would regard me as repeating this question every day and give an answer every day just as if I had asked the question.

Sir WILFRID LAURIER. This is a world of trouble.