Legislative Assembly wisely. Mr. Speaker , from what I can learn, I believe it must be the latter. Because he can't handle so much money one would wonder how it could ever possibly be spent. Together with all the money which he collects in Provincial sales tax, in¬ creased liquor and tobacco taxes, increased auto registration rates, all the gasoline taxes, the host of other taxes, together with all the money that comes from Ottawa, the annual grants that were established in the Diefenbaker years, the additional Pearson money that the Premier used to talk so much about and Federal contribu¬ tions to cost sharing programs in practically every Department of Government and on top of this there's the $4,000,000 plus which the Province received on loan from the Canada Pension Plan Funds during the past two years. This shows signs of being on the increase, this alone would take care of the Island's share of Medicare. Hon . M. Lome Bonnell : That was the $11,000,000 you went in the hole the last year you were there. Lloyd G. MacPhail : I'll be coming to that in a moment. Mr. Minister ; Mr. Provin ¬ cial Secretary, beware. I don't blame you but others may and I think it's only good advice and for your own protection that you should oversee more carefully what happens to all the moneys which you pass over to the other Departments. Hon . T. Earle Hickey : I'm watching it closely. Lloyd G. MacPhail : Some Ministers don't seem to have too much trouble while others do. Let's take a look at a few. The Minister of Welfare and Tourist Development, let's take a look at him. Hon . Alex B. Campbell : A good man. Lloyd G. MacPhail : Sure he is, right there and he's here this year a lot of the time, lie is worthy at least in one category. He seems to be one that has a split per¬ sonality so far as getting money is concerned. In the Welfare Dept. he seems to have trouble. He goes behind $2,000,000 as a result of the Conservative policy of supplementary Old Age payments. . . . Hon . M. Lome Bonnell : You'll wish you hadn't said that. Lloyd G. MacPhail . . . .which the Liberals apparently approved too because they con¬ tinued the policy although they are assuming lately that the cost of living has not advanced over the past year for certain recipients as it has for the rest of us. As a result they are reducing the amounts paid by the Provinces from $25.00 to $23.50 in some cases. Now, I think we all must admit. . . . Hon . Alex B. Campbell : I wonder if you'd permit a question, Mr. Speaker. Lloyd G. MacPhail. Certainly. Hon . Alex B. Campbell : Do you agree with your colleagues from the First District of Queens that we should do away with these payments altogether? Think it out. Lloyd ( J. MacPhail : No, actually I don't agree with him entirely on that score. Hon . Alex B. Campbell : An Opposition divided. Lloyd G. MacPhail : But anyway, be that as it may, I think we all have to admit, on both sides of the House, that it was lucky for the elderly people of Prince Edward Island that the Conservative Government did implement this policy; otherwise they might have been left waiting as were those who expected Medicare. They might have been left waiting as those who expected the elimination of school taxes. . . . Hon . M. Lome Bonnell : And the teachers looking for their supplements, and still waiting for it! Lloyd G. MacPhail : And they might have been left waiting like those who expected implementation of other Liberal election party platform promises. Now, although the Minister of Welfare has little money enough for some of the old people and others who were in dire need of assistance. I read some of his letters that he sends out to some of my constituents and some of them read like this. This seems to be more like a form letter that he sends out. I'm sure many people have got them, at least I hope many has. "I am happy to advise that your case has been considered —150—