La position politique au Canada . e taux à l'ensemble de l'Empire ? Est-ce que toute l'Empireget maintenant ? Le député sait que l'ensemble du continent, y compris l'ofAustralasia la Nouvelle-Zélande, ainsi que de l'Afrique du Sud elle notgot à-jour ; et pourtant, nous avons donné à l'ensemble de l'Empire. J'amdoing mon très honorable ami le plus grand service lorsque j'appelle son attention à ces extravagances de langage qui ne peut être maintenu. Si l'affranchissement est un sujet de grande préoccupation impériale, ses en-auguration n'est pas dû à mon honorable ami ni aucun des abouthim Lemte. Le député devrait savoir tha

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The political position in Canada . e rate to the whole Empire ? Does the whole Empireget it now ? The hon. gentleman knows that the whole continent ofAustralasia, including New Zealand, as well as South Africa have notgot it to-day; and yet we have given it to the whole Empire. I amdoing my right hon. friend the greatest service when I am calling his at-tention to these extravagances of language that cannot be sustained. If the Imperial postage is a matter of great Imperial concern, its in-auguration is not due to my hon. friend nor any of the Wes abouthim. The hon. gentleman ought to know that Mr. Henniker-Heaton, the member for Canterbury, in England, spent twelve years of his life, night and day, fighting for this question of Imperial penny postagethroughout the Empire. And for this little We to step in and wipeout Mr. Henniker-Heaton is an outrageous piece of presumption in con-tradiction with all the facts. Mr. Henniker-Heaton, after fighting allthe officials of the Post Office Department with a vigour and determin-. 54 ation that few men in any parliament have ever exhibited in any countryoj. the world, succeeded, after long years, in convincing one of theablest men in the United Kingdom that he was right. That mam wasthe Eight Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, a gentleman who, when he be-comes convinced, does not take very long to give expression to his con-victions. What did Mr. Chamberlain say to my right hon. friend andthe other premiers, when assembled in London during the Jubilee ? Hesaid : I should also mention the desire which is widelyfelt, and which I share, for an improved postal com-munication with the colonies. I believe the matterentirely rests with the colonies themselves, and theyhave revenue difficulties in the matter which havehitherto prevented our coming to any conclusion ;but I confess that I think one of the first things tobind together the sister nations is to have the read-iest and easiest possible communication between theseveral units, and as fa

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