Tuesday, March 21, 1967 Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : "... that Ottawa would pay half the coat of the Old Age Assistance retroactive to April first. It is still better that we get such a telegram and release it rather than the Liberals and claim the credit for themselves." Walter R. Shaw : Might I ask my honourable friend about this verbal agreement? Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : This is what your "ghost-writer" says. Walter R. Shaw : Where did that verbal agreement, who was it sent to? Who did they discuss it with? Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : It was well known to the public generally, Sir, because at this date The Canada Assistance Act was before the House of Com ¬ mons in Ottawa. Walter R. Show : That's no verbal agreement. Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : The details of it were well known to the Canadian public. Walter R. Shaw : That's no verbal agreement, Mr. Speaker. Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : And you and the Opposition go to the public, to the people of Prince Edward Island and say that Ottawa is fighting this, they don't want you to get this money and added to that you claim that regardless of the answer the provincial government will go ahead with its program of increased assistance at once. Walter R. Shaw : That's right Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : They were going to ignore the federal government if necessary. Mr. Speaker , we cant ignore a million and a quarter dollars, nd we are asking the senior citizens of this province to fill out these forms, if they will, and send them into the Department of Welfare and help this province collect that money. That form will have no effect on their future pensions or their past pensions, but it will help this province make a million and one quarter dollars which sre need to finance the programs which we have proposed in the Speech from the rhrone. So with all this talk of the "Robichaud Raiders," Mr. Speaker , here we have lidden away in back rooms these chaps from Upper Canada down in this province through the election writing little notes advising the then Government of what their «xt news statement will be and what their next strategy will be. Robert E. Campbell : Terrible! Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : Then on the "hustings". On went all hese announcements and the pronouncements. Why there was a meeting in CLeary in May 26th and that meeting was reported, Mr. Speaker , in the Guardian of the 'ollowing day where the Leader of the Government at that time made the statement hat a company had made a substantial deposit for a fishing industry in Alberton . Honourable Robert E. Campbell : There now you got it. Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : We have gone to the Department of In- lustry and we have looked all through the Department of Industry, we have inquired if the Deputy Minister there, we have inquired here and there and we cant find hat deposit. Now where is it? Mr. Speaker , a Conservative candidate from the same platform that same night laid there are good things coming for 0*Leary too, because he had seen the blue- dints of a plant that was just on the verge of being built. We have looked for the ilue-prmt, Mr. Speaker ..... H. George Dewar : Who made that statement? Honourable Alexander B. Campbell : Now if the deposit was made to the Pro¬ gressive Conservative party we would ask them to turn it over so that we could put to good use for the people of this province.