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Leo F. Rossiter: Not in the Estimates. Several Members:....(Inaudible).

Leo F. Rossiter: It is not in your program . . . it is not in your policy either, evidently, or it would have been announced before now.

Honourable J. Elmer Blanchard. You were not here, Sir.

Leo F. Rossiter: “In co-operation with the Government of Canada, my Govern- ment will institute a program of research to be designated P.E.I. Newstart."

(HEAR, HEAR.)

Leo F. Rossiter: Slow-down, P.E.I., slow down; this is the new course taken by this Government. Slow-down, this is the approach and the Minister of Welfare intro- duced a “means-test" for the Department of Welfare. This, I think, is the first step in re-introducing the old Liberal means-test, of taking liens on the peoples property when they have secured assistance from the government.

The former legislation did away with that. In this I can see the hand-writing on the wall, the first step in introducing a means-test to reintroduce this type of legis- lation.

Honourable J. Elmer Blanchard: The Conservatives put the means test in.

Leo F. Rossiter: The Conservatives took it out. Honourable J. Elmer Blanchard: Prior to . . .

Leo F. Rossiter: And they also took this other business out regarding means on property.

“My Government views the problem of pollution," and he goes on to talk about the . . . “a matter of urgent concern to this Province. This problem is being attacked aggressively by my Government, workin closely with the industries involved. Financ- ial assistance for pollution abatement WIl be made available by the Atlantic Develop- ment Board, and my Government believes that present projects alread initiated or planned will reduce the llution of the Harbours at Charlottetown an Georgetown, as well as in the Morel] iver, and the water sources of the Town of Remington."

Honourable Alexander B. Campbell: You will have to support that.

Leo F. Rossiter: There is nothing wrong with it, only get on with the job. What are you waiting for ?

Some Member: Oh no, not too much snow at all. Get on with the job. And speaking of the Atlantic Development Board, I would like to ask the Premier, who is tBhearlgi’nister that reports to his Cabinet with regard to the Atlantic Development

0 . Honourable Alexander B. Campbell: What Minister reports to Government?

Leo F. Rossiter: Yes.

Honourable Alexander B. Campbell: Well, Mr. S aker, this is not exactly a

qgestion period but the Atlantic Development Board has irect communication with my 0 ice.

Leo F. Rossiter: And you take care of it?

Mull llHonourable Alexander B. Campbell: With the capable assistance of Mr. John a y.

Leo F. Rossiter: Oh, there is a co-ordinator, well that is good, yes co-ordina- tor. Now this famous co-ordinator, what does he co-ordinate? (Applause.)

Honourable Alexander B. Campbell: Co-ordinates authorities. Leo F. Roasiter: Co-ordinates authority; then he made a damn poor job of it.

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