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Unknown Voice: Who wrote that speech, Rossiter? M. Lorne Bonnell: You woke up. You fell asleep.

Lloyd G. MacPhail: Are you still here? I thought you went home to write letters to General DeGaulle. As far as writing the speech, I not only wrote it, here’s my work paper on it. I typed it as well, myself.

Unknown Voice: Oh, you did? You’re kidding? Lloyd G. MacPhail: Anyway, I’m not kidding. Hon. Alex B. Campbell: I wouldn’t admit to writing that speech. (Laughter)

Lloyd G. MacPhail: And you have good reason. I challenge this Government to arouse itself. Why don’t you look beyond your disappointments and your failures. Look outward, look upward, look forward. Go forward to opportunity and to ex- panswn.

Hon. M. Lorne Bonnell: And look across at you.

Llo d G. MacPhail: Give the people of this Province a chance. They are without dou t the greatest in the world. They are the most resourceful and the most re- silient and I’m sure this is the truth. They lived two years through your blundering. You should not continue to underestimate the vision, the intelligence and the in-

genuity of our people. Unknown Voice: That’s what I should say.

Lloyd G. MacPhail: We have the best farm land and the best farms in the world. We are usually blessed with good weather and with good crops. And new, Mr. Speaker....

Hon. Robert Campbell: He must be going to die or something. . ..

Lloyd G. MacPhail: If I may give a word of encouragement, if I may give a word of encouragement to the people of this Province. . ..

Unknown Voice: Sure, carry on.

Lloyd G. MacPhail: Let me remind them that as Islanders we have the desire to sur- vive and the will to prosper. Our present difficulties are only a temporary pause. The future can be bright.

Hon. T. Earle Hickey: The pause that refreshes.

Lloyd G. MacPhail: It is our duty in the Conservative Party to see that the day is not long delayed and we can look forward confidently. . ..

Hon. M. Lorne Bonnell: Twenty-two more years.

Lloyd G. MacPhail: And be prepared to advance after the next Federal election when the Hon. Robert Stanfield (sensation), when the Hon. Robert Stanfield will be Prime Minister of Canada and the new Conservative Government of Canada will bring a new era of progress and opportunity to Canada and especially where it is needed the most, in Prince Edward Island. (Applause)

Hon. Robert E. Campbell: (Minister without Portfolio) First Prince.

Mr. Speaker, first of all I would like to congratulate you, Sir, in the way that you’re handling this Assembly this year. You’re doing a wonderful job. Knowing you personally and coming from the First District of Prince we couldn’t expect anything else from you, Sir, but to do a good job. (Applause) I listened this last hour and a half to this fine speech that this man made. I asked him if a fellow by the name of Rossiter wrote it or not. but he said he wrote it himself and he should be ashamed of it. Anyway, it’s been a very hard afternoon and a very tiresome

afternoon and I’ll adjourn the debate.

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