against Ontario premier James Pliny Whitney’s promotion of public ownership of the hydroelectricity generated
Whitney].
In January 1907 Spence stepped down as secretary of the Ontario branch to be succeeded by his brother the Reverend Ben
Pliny Whitney] in June, which limited the teaching of French in Franco-Ontarian schools, and by the naval question, which led in October to Monk’s resignation as minister of public works. Unable to “bow
Sir James Pliny Whitney], this body did not exploit water resources, but it had a mandate to regulate
mlas under James Pliny Whitney. Robertson kept special watch over hydro matters in Toronto, and