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the Conservative Government conducted in this province. That’s the kind of a Draft Address we got. This monstrocity!

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Must be a good one. . . .

Several MeInbers: (Remarks inaudible).

Walter R. Shaw: Just wait a minute and I will come to you. Don't ever think that you are going to get clear, Mr. Minister of Golf Course, because you are not!

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: I thought you told me you were going to leave me alone.

Walter R. Shaw: Mr. Speaker, I presume that you are wide awake? (Laughter) Well if you are, get someone to put that fellow to sleep for a while. (Laughter)

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: You are doing a great job at that.

Walter R. Shaw: Now I will tell you this. I wish to congratulate the Mover and Seconder of the Address. They are not bad fellows. Of course, we heard that old story that has come down from Fourth Prince so many times that I am getting sick and tired listening to it. What a great district it is up there. It is a wonder they didn't select a Cabinet Minister from that district. And you have a District in First Kings that is a pretty good District too. If you would just forget these thumb-nail sketches and get down to business, and the discussion of the business, it would be a wonderful thing for yourself and for the rest of us as well.

Now this is a remarkable statement! A document that is obviously intended to conceive the extraordinary condition of confusion and incompetence at government levels. You know the Address is a sort of a extra edition of those notorious pro mises that were made during the election campaign, promises that finally carried this Government to a hold on the administrative affairs and responsibilities of this

province.

Well, it has very little of a constructive nature, I will say that; it is simply another edition of those prophesies of the good things that are going to happen sometime, but which never materialize, apparently. An outstanding. . . .

Some Member: (Remark inaudible).

Walter R. Shaw: Well. I will come to you in a minute. (Applause) I want to deal with those promises of yours, and your face will be a bit red before I am through

with you.

You know, we had a great Canadian who was called “Old-Tomorrow”. Now we have a Prince Edward Islander that might very well be termed “Young-Tomor- row.” Putting-off until tomorrow what they should have done today, or yesterday; this “Young-Tomorrow” reminds me of the “Old-Tomorrow”, but only in the sense

of the procrastination that he practices in putting things off.

One thing is lacking in this Speech from the Throne. I missed the Premier’s picture in it. I don’t know why in the world the Premier didn’t put his picture in. I don’t know of anything the Premier can do or say but that his picture is there. Why, he can hardly scratch his ear in his office without a photographer being present to take part in the ritual. I think we should ask the Premier to get his picture in this thing here. You know. . .(Laughter and applause). . . they are great on publicity.

Honourable Alexander B. Campbell: (Remark inaudible).

Walter R. Shaw: You are great on publicit,y I will say that.

Honourable Cecil Miller: . . . . is what killed you and your government. You had some good men but you killed them.

Walter R. Shaw: Now the Minister of the Star Chamber and three or four different portfolios should be quiet; I am coming to him and he will get his before

I am through. Honourable Cecil A. Miller: I will be here to take it.

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