Friday, April 14, 1967

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Mr. Speaker, I would ask this man to retract that. If it was, there is nothing wrong with it anyway. I don't think you should stand up and accuse somebody of domg something that you know nothing about.

Walter R. Shaw: I am asking you who cashed the cheque.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Mr. Speaker, I don’t think that I have to tell the Leader of the Opposiiton who cashed the cheque or how I got the cheque.

Walter R. Shaw: You don't dare to, that’s the trouble eh; and, Mr. Speaker, I would like to just for the process in here, this man is accusing the former Minister of Agriculture of putting Government money out to buy votes for Mr. Rooney in his Ditsrict. I think it’s a shame that such a thing should be done, that the former Min- ister should be carrying on bribery interruption and I protest against any reference that to a man who is not here. He was carrying out the practices of the Department

of Agriculture which has existed for years in giving people who were short of money seed grain from the Government.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Mr. Speaker, this would be allright if it was done for that, 'but it wasn’t done for that.

Walter R. Shaw: How do you know ?

ld Honourable Robert E. Campbell: It was done for votes because I know. I was to .

Walter R. Shaw: You are making a very dangerous statement.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: I brought this cheque up again to-day as I was asked by some of your own Members to bring it up, right across the floor. Don’t you get hot under the collar. This is really hurting you. You should sit down and keep quiet.

Walter R. Shaw: I say it is not fair to accuse a former Member of this House, the Minister of Agriculture, of going out and boggling and buying votes in this man’s District and I think that should be retracted right on the floor of this House. I

wouldn't make a statement of that kind. I don’t care whether I have the evidence or not.

Some Member: Mr. Speaker, who has the floor this afternoon?

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Thank you. I did not say that the former Min- ister of Agriculture went out around delivering cheques. That is a wrong statement that you are making and it is the same kind of a mistake that you make all the time.

Henry W. Wedge: Mr. Speaker, may I ask a question. Sir? Would you he will- ing to table this cheque so it would be public information and to the House? I think we have a ri ht to that, such that we would know exactly who was holding their vote for $15.00. ccording to you they sold their vote. I would ask if this can be tabled?

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Mr. S eaker, I have shown it to the Leader of the Opposition, I have shown to the Secon Prince Member, I have shown it to a lot of people, I don’t think I should have to table it.

Walter R. Shaw: Why not?

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Because nearly everybody has seen it and this cheque is my property now and I am keeping it.

Henry W. Wedge: Well, Mr. Speaker, you are using this cheque accusin the former Government of somethin and I think this is information that the House s ould have. We should know and it s ould be publicized. Who claims they sold their vote? We want to know this, Mr. Speaker. I demand that this cheque be tabled.

Honourable Robert E. Campbell: Mr. S aker, I think I have the floor and I am onl going to have it a few more minutes an if you will keep the Opposition quiet, it wil only take me a few minutes.

Henry W. Wedge: Mr. Speaker, are we going to have this cheque tabled? This _137_