Legislative Assembly Several Members: Oh, oh, oh. Honourable Robert E. Campbell : Terrible, terrible! Honourable T. Earle Hicltey : I do recall, however, how frustrating I found it working: for the Government. Most of the time decisions were coming: pretty slow and sometimes they were not made, they just happened. It is still somewhat frus¬ trating:, but in a different way. I am very happy to be associated now with the Bon of that Premier, the present Premier Campbell , and it is a great pleasure for me to be a colleague of his, both in the riding; and as a member of this Government. I am sure that, after we get over a few stumbling: blocks, we will show the mem¬ bers opposite, and the province, that something: good will come from this Govern¬ ment. (Applause ). A couple of weeks ago we had some Boy Scouts in the Gallery as observers. I happened to run into three of the older boys as they were leaving and I asked them what they thought of the proceedings. The tone of their voices when they chorused, "Not too much" gave me some food for thought. I am certainly in full agreement with my colleague, the Minister of Education when he said that the youth of today were much more knowledgable than the youth of a couple of generations past. It is possible that we are failing to appreciate their reaction to the manner in which the business of this House is conducted. In this Centennial Tear of 1967 it might be a worthwhile project to proceed with business more expeditiously. I am confident that the youth of the province, and the public generally, would welcome such a change, and I think we have more evidence of that in the papers and by cor¬ respondence since I have written these words. I would like to make a few observations in connection with a Conference I attended in Toronto last fall. This was a Conference called by the Honourable Irwin Haskett , Minister of Transport for the Province of Ontario . It was an attempt to secure some agreement on uniformity on legislation pertaining to safety standards on the highways, controlling safety features on automobiles, tires and driver's lic¬ enses. All the provinces were represented and there was a surprising measure of agreement on many points. There was general agreement that traffic signs and road markings recommended by the Canadian Good Roads Association, and referred to by the Minister of Highways a couple of evenings ago, should be adopted over a period of three years as signs were replaced. Ontario has been gradually enforcing inspection of motor vehicles and in 1966, 160,000 vehicles were tested and about 8,000 were removed from the highways. In Nova Scotia , compulsory inspection is enforced, beginning in 1967. They have adopted a system of authorizing licensed garages for inspection. Concern was expressed by most provinces over the drinking driver, and breathilizer tests were discussed at length. The general feeling emerged that the federal government should deal with this matter by amending the Criminal Code. Committees were appointed on school-bus legislation, reciprocal recognition of drivers' licenses, uniform accident reports and safety education programs. Prelim¬ inary studies and reports are being completed now, so that they can be reviewed by each province prior to a meeting being held in Quebec in May. It is expected that suggested amendments to provincial statutes will be produced at these meetings. Motor vehicle registrations on Prince Edward Island increased again in 1966, to a total of 35,305 registrations and 40,741 driver's licenses. In the driver examination field 5,101 written tests and 4,197 driving tests were given to applicants, and to those who were called in to undergo certain prescribed tests. Driver education, which is being carried on in fourteen schools throughout the province, has also added to the number of applicants for licenses. I would like to pay tribute to the Prince Edward Island Safety Council, and its president, Mr. George Meikle , for the excel¬ lent work being carried on in this field. Mr. Meikle has devoted many hours of his time to this work and I am sure he must be happy with the excellent results he is achieving. The automobile dealers supply the cars free of charge, many service stations donate gas, and insurance companies who provide free insurance deserve the appreciation of the people of this province for this fine contribution towards the improvement of driving standards and highway safety. The toll of highway acci¬ dents in 1966 showed an increase over the previous year. The number of persons killed reached thirty-three, an increase of eight over the previous year. Six hundred and nine persons were injured and property damage amounted to $745,000. This is a tragic situation and all the resources at our command must be used in an attempt —241—