Monday, April 24, 1967 no Minister ever made an appeal to Ottawa to have this covered under ARDA, and when I made the appeal and put my program forward why they said, "You should have been getting this for years, other provinces have been getting it." So that now we are going to get approximately 50% of all the capital cost and maintenance cost of all the provincial parks covered under ARDA because an effort was made for our province. Leo F. Roaaiter : We got 50% of the land before, you know. Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : That's right you had 60% of the cost of the land which happened to be 150.00 on the acre. Leo F. Roaaiter : How much does the federal people cover you in the golf courses now ? Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : At least 50%, and we hope 70%. Leo F. Roasiter : Have you got an agreement? Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : Agreement is in the process and we can certain¬ ly have an agreement under ARDA, but we are trying to get it under FRED which is a 70% deal. Leo F. Roasiter : (Remark inaudible). Walter R. Shaw : I think about $450,000 was spent, was devoted to ARDA . . . Now it wasnt altogether in connection with the parks, but it was in connection with other matters. Dams and water supply. Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : Mr. Leader of the Opposition you are right, but your Minister at that time should have advised you that you to make a claim for your parks and got another $50,000 from Ottawa. But you didnt know; you can't follow every Department of Government. You did well to look after the job as Premier. Walter R. Shaw: We will look into that. Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : You look into that. Honourable Robert E. Campbell : He didn't know what he was doing. Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : But your advisors did not keep you posted on the advantages this province could have taken under the federal program which was there before you. Walter R. Shaw : Remember that there has been a development in these pro¬ grams since then, you know, in which they have opened up and loosened up the amount that is coming into the province from ARDA. Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : I realize all that, I realize all that Leo F. Roasiter : This FRED business, whafs that? Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : FRED is a new program which is coming out Federal Resources Economic Development or something. Walter R. Shaw : That's FREDA iant it? Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : Federal Rural Economic Development. Several Members: (Remarks inaudible). Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : Aw, the Senior Member from First Queens, I know, I know, Mr. Senior Member , I am not so confused as that. (Applause). Honourable M. Lome Bonnell : I think that is all I will say about Tourist De¬ velopment because the hour is getting late and there are better speakers and I want to talk a few words about Welfare. But I want to say a few words about the Junior Member from First Queens since he said something and it is this. Last year while we sat in this Session I met the then Premier, and I said, " Mr. Premier you should resign! you are an honourable man and you will go down in history as an honourable man, as —280—