Canada: THE DOMINION: Off the Hook

Ever since "he started it last summer, Ontario's Premier George Drew had been whooping up his air immigration scheme. When the first goal of 7,000 British immigrants was reached last month, he announced that 8,000 more would be flown in by October. Last week he killed the project. His explanation: Trade and Commerce Minister C. D. Howe wanted to grab all Ontario's immigration traffic for the government's Trans-Canada Air Lines.

The two men had been feuding ever since Howe notified Drew last month that T.C.A., previously too short of planes to do the job, now had enough equipment. As a result,...

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