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the Premier,andyouwillretirewlthhonour,di¢uitybocauseifyougotothscountry you will be elected. But your advisors, who are leading you astray, will defeat your Government and you will go down, then, as a secondary man as Leader of the Oppos- ition." Well he didn’t know that, he didn’t believe that, he thought perhaps his Party would come back. I said, “I have been here a long time watching the political swing of the pendlum and the thing for you to do is to resign today while you are Premier, and you will be able to say that you were never defeated as Premier. You will have all this honour, to go with you, but if you stay, you will be back in the Opposition. Your ad- visors are leading you down the garden path and it is going to destroy your Govern- ment." He smiled . . .

Walter R. Shaw: I intended to retire but now I see the devil of a mess you fellows are making of it; I am going to hold on for a bit. (Laughter and Applause).

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: He smiled and he said, “Oh well, we will see.” But then I met his colleague one day and I said to his colleague, “Now Mr. Junior Member you are an honourable man are you going to run the next election 2" Oh yes he thought he would. Well I said, “You have no fears you will be back, because I just took a tour out through your District and they told me that you were coming back and that you would have no worries." And I see he is back in his seat and . . .

Walter R. Shaw: And having a great time.

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Well it must be quite a relief to you, Mr. Leader of the Opposition, to ‘be rid of some of the worries and responsibilities of Government because I know that in the last seven years it lay heavy on your shoulders because you had no help from your Junior Advisor.

(Laughter). Walter R. Shaw: Not too had, those boys.

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Now in the De artment of Welfare which I happen to have the . . . Perhaps I should say one other t ' g here before I leave Tour- ist Development and that is this. As the Minister of Tourist Development I happen to be the man responsible for the Commissioner of this province to Expo in Montreal, and I am happy to state that this province is participatin in this program. and have Ezrticipated in the construction of the Atlantic Province avilion at Expo, which will

opening on Friday of this week. I hope to go along with the Honourable Premier to that official opening as the representative of this province and I want to congratulate the former Minister on taking part in Expo program, especially where our share of the program was only 5%. I will admit that we, as a small rovince, cannot expect to have too much say in the actual operation of the programs ut I think we should be there like the other provinces of Canada.

Now, Mr. Speaker, I notice it is ten o’clock, but I think we have planned to go on a little later this evening and with the unanimous consent, if I could have another few minutes, I could tidy up on Welfare. Since I am not hurting anybody’s toes or tramping on their toes probably they would not mind if I do carry on.

Leo F.Rossiter: Remarks inaudible.

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: No, other speakers go on too —- twelve o’clock, if we could.

Some Members: Oh no, no, we want to go home.

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Well I want to speak anyway, you got no object ions to me, nobody ever objects to me saying a few words.

As far as Welfare is concerned . . . Some Member: Unanimous consent?

Walter R. Shaw: I am sorry to interrupt the honourable gentleman here as I would like to sit here for quite awhile and listen to him but I think our regulations call for ten percent of the vote.

Honourable M. Lorne Bonnell: Ten percent of the vote. Well I would ask the

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