Tuesday, April 25, 1967

Honourable Gordon L. Bennett: The Minitser didn’t decide on the site.

Leo F. Rossiter: If the Minister didn’t decide on the site, he should have decided 1>0n the site.

Honourable Gordon L. Bennett: Not his prerogative, Sir.

Leo F. Rossiter: Mr. Speaker, when the Consolidated School Board of Morell Elementary Consolidated School, who are a body of very fine men, were organized and went to the length and breadth of the consolidated area and did an outstanding job n selling their ideas of consilidation to the taxpayers, and the trustees decided on the ite to build the school what happened? A handful of Liberals met the Minister and umber one site, as decided on by that Consolidated Board, overnight became number our site.

Site number one became site number four overnight. They changed it three r four times. I at that time contacted the Minister of Education and I will say was ceived very courteously. Bit I will also say that the Liberals had him on the rocks. think he was steered into it at the last of it by the Board of Trustees threatening to sign. I feel, Mr. Speaker, that when this type of political interference is prefed the ucation of our children, it is time that a long look has been taken at the practices f the Department. There is nothing more vital to this province than the children f this province, and when petty politics creep in through the Department of Educa- 'on to establish, ijust for the sake of establishing, a school and for the sake of pleas- g a few Libera hangers~on from one district of the Consolidation, it is time that e Minister took a hard look and laid his foot down hard when they come in with ny constructive reasons and objections, I would say sit down and listen to them. The inute they start dragging “red-herring" —- and trying to play politics at the ex- nse of our children, he should kick them out and tell them to stay out. (Applause)

“To commemorate our Canadian Centennial, my Government will establish sub- ntial scholarships for young people attending institutions of higher education in is province.

I wonder how many scholarships have been awarded and what method is used award? I would like to ask the Minister of Education that question, please? What ethod is used in awarding the scholarships for the Centennial Year?

Honourable Gordon L. Bennett: Mr. Speaker, this is information that I am sure '11 be available to the honourable member from Second Kings before very long.

Leo F. Rossiter: You could put it in this document. You mean to tell me you ven’t got the answer? You, and the members of your staff, drew up the paragraph rtaining to your Department. The Premier didn’t do it; the Provincial-Treasurer tin":I do it; it was you that did it and your staff. You put it in here and you haven’t t t e answer.

Honourable Gordon L. Bennett: Mr. Sfieaker, I feel that I do know what I am king about. There is information here w ich will be revealed this evening in the dget, not at this time, and I am sure the honourable member, with much more ex- rience than I have, realizes this information can’t be released.

Leo F. Rossiter: I just asked for the formula you used, Sir. I am not asking e amount of money, I am asking the formula used.

Honourable Gordon L. Bennett: The formula will be indicated at the appropriate e.

Leo F. Rossiter: Mr. Speaker, I submit to the Minister of Education. I am not king the Minister of Education for any budgetary leaks; I don’t think the formula hich the Government would use would be incorporated in the Budget Speech. There ust be some formula. Marks, standing in class, so many from each county so many

In each high school or do you have to be a Liberal poll-chairman’s child'l This is hat I want to know.

Honourable Gordon L. Bennett: That’s a good idea.

. Leo F. Rossiter: I wouln’t be surprised if it would wind in: that way. Another uestion I would like to ask the Minister and I suppose he will give me the same answ-

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