Wednesday, February 28, 1968

Walter R. Shaw: Transportation. They ask for co-operation. We offered it, they refused it. Why did not the reaction take place six months ago. What about the increase in fares across the carferry? The Premier reserves all these for himself, he has a very exaggerated opinion I am afraid of the influence he has and that is not any derogatory statement, because no Premier alone can do these things. You

have to have the people and every influence that you can secure in making repre- sentations to Ottawa.

I said a few minutes ago that this Province has received very little in the way of encouragement from the government. Let me quote a few things. I men- tioned the premiums on agricultural products. We are dependent chiefly on agricul- ture, and yet they cut out these premiums, they cut out the Queen Charlotte Naval Base. That was closed down here; The Enamel Heating Company.

Hon. Alexander B. Campbell: Frank Walker.

Walter R. Shaw: The wholesale removal of railway personnel to Moncton. Did they say anything about that?

Hon. Alexander B. Campbell: We sure did!

Walter R. Shaw: The recent Public Works staff I understand has been reduced, has been moved somewhere else. The Northumberland Consultants is drastically reduced. This is on that famous Causeway that we were going to have.

Hon. Alexander B. Campbell: You are reading my brief. L. George Dewar: It disappeared.

Walter R. Shaw: Indeed I am not! Because I tell the truth, I couldn't possibly extract anything from your brief.

Now they are even taking the Montague Squadron, they are going to phase that out. 'Why don’t you have that in with your airport at Summerside? Poor little . ontague.

Alexander B. Campbell: Who are they?

Walter R. Shaw: The dreary list is long. Yes Sir, the question whether “Walter Gordon's view on Atlantic Canada’s place in the nation is now more widespread than ever in the Federal government's approach to our region. Commenting outside the House of Commons — you can get this in any of the papers — “plan to reduce its staff in Charlottetown by seven. It has been declared as being a steady erosion in the Federal Government of Prince Edward Island establishment since 1965.” Do you remember that year?

Hon. Alexander B. Campbell: Who would you be quoting here?

Walter R. Shaw: The Queen Charlotte Naval Training Base. Now I didn’t get my figures from this. Many establishments are going to be closed.

Hon. Alexander B. Campbell: Mr. Speaker, I think the House is entitled to know who he is quoting. Is that one of our members of Parliament?

Walter R. Shaw: Well now, listen, rather than give it out. . . .Rather, Mr. Speaker, than give that information, I’ll refer to my own.

Hon. Alexander B. Campbell: Make your own speech.

Walter R. Shaw: Because mine, I think, is a little more elaborate than that one.

Hon. Robert E. Campbell: A lot better.

Walter R. Shaw: A lot better, I am glad my honourable friend agrees. Wholesale removal of railway personnel to Moncton; recent Public Works staff moved out. That is recently. The Montague Squadron is to be phased out; the Northumberland Consultants is drastically reduced; Federal Livestock Branch reduced. We had them here, a large number of them, even some of the responsibilities of the Experimental

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