Legislative Assembly which were not tackled satisfactorily or tackled with policies that answered long term solutions. Three weeks was all that was felt necessary by the former Gov¬ ernment to solve all the problems of the Province. Not enough, not enough, Mr. Speaker . I think that during the last few hours in this house Members of this Legislature and the public generally have been treated to one of the most fantastic collections of distortions, exaggerations and dismal prefabrications that this House has ever had to suffer. It was an appeal to prejudice unworthy of the Leader of the Opposition and a partisan diatribe without even the slightest suggestion of positive thinking. It's all well and good to identify the problem but what about the answer? What about some suggestions? We could go on for hours and hours identifying problems. It only leads me to conclude, having heard the Leader of the Opposition, that if ever he had an original idea, he has obviously reserved it for his confession. Mr. Speaker , the Leader of the Opposition postulates that the ¬ mighty has anointed he and his colleagues, and them alone, with the divine right to rule. We make no such assertion on this side of the House. We draw our mandate from the people of this Province to do the best job we can to build the foundation for a brighter future for our Island people. We are fully aware of the many prob¬ lems which must be resolved but we are also aware of the resources at our disposal which shall be the ingredients and the tools of constructive and progressive de¬ velopment. We believe that our fundamental resource is, and will continue to be, our people. The cornerstone of our development must and will, therefore, be the encouragement of and the contribution by our citizens. Bricks and mortar, soil and water are secondary aids to willing workers. Education and training must and will be the corner-stone of our development effort, for, without an informed and knowledgeable population, without a trained and skilled work force, without an appreciation of the potential of our environmental resources, the best laid plans of any group of planners of any Government are doomed to fail. The Throne Speeches of 1967 and 1968 announced the policies of this Government to provide and to improve upon to the greatest extent possible the educational and training courses and facilities for our citizens. These and other policies have had to be shaped within the financial means and the capabilities of our Province and have, as a consequence, failed to meet the many diverse needs of our people and our young farmers in particular. A good question to ask, Mr. Speaker , these days, is who will be operating our farms in ten and twenty years? Many of our farmers, and the bulk of them are fifty years of age today, will not be farming tomorrow; I'm sorry, in ten or twenty years. Look how few we see entering agriculture today. Look how few are attracted to agriculture by the present policies in this Province and I can assure you, Mr. Speaker , that our thoughts and our work and our plans will place a heavy emphasis on policies and programs that will not only encourage but also assist younger people who are coming up on the farms today to obtain a proper agricultural education, to obtain the necessary training and experience and obtain the necessary assistance when they enter the field and the industry of agriculture. Thus we see and recognize the urgent need for greater emphasis and new and dynamic programs for education and training which are presently beyond the financial resources of our Province. Here we are, Prince Edward Island , Number One industry agriculture, and what agricultural training programs have we, as a Gov¬ ernment, inherited from the former administration? There is, of course, in Nova Scotia , a college and a good one too, but what of agricultural appreciation, what of the "on the farm" assistance, what of the departmental program to assist and encourage education of our young people in agriculture? I am happy to say, Mr. Speaker , that one such course, under the auspices of Newstart, will be com¬ menced this year and many research activities as well, directed toward the agri¬ cultural industry. We recognize the need for increased financial contributions for the purpose of fully developing our physical resources, our lands, our fisheries, our educational and recreational facilities, our industries, our transportation facil¬ ities beyond the level possible within the limits of our Provincial autonomy. If all members in this House were honest, not only with themselves but with the public, Mr. Speaker , they would be quick to admit that they would have done more in previous years, had the money been there. But the money wasn't there. Our Pro¬ vincial economy is not producing the money we need to develop the programs we want. The money hasn't been there and thus this Government recognizes the potential benefit which will accrue to this Province through the provisions of the F.R.E.D . program. Basically, Mr. Speaker , and in it's simplest terms, the F.R.E.D . program