It is idle to waste time and discuss whether it was within our power and duty to see whether we could prepare a Bill better than the Remedial Bill.
Charles TupperAbout author
- Author's profession: Statesman
- Nationality: canadian
- Born: July 2, 1821
- Died: October 30, 1915
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