On Jan. 12, 1939, Governor General John Buchan’s (pictured) throne speech under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King charted the government’s mandate for the fourth session of Canada’s 18th Parliament.
The government reaffirmed its commitment to continue its efforts under the Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Act to improve farmland conditions across the Prairies.
In addition, the governor general told federal politicians they would be expected to examine bills designed to revise the Canada Grain Act to assist with marketing farm products.On Jan. 12,