Wednesday, Marchil3t 1968_

Brunswick, and one of his associates at Malpeque was none other than, yes, old Leo,

Leo Idto’ssiter, the former Minister of Fisheries for the province of Prince Edward lslan .

Now that takes in pretty nearly all of it, if there is anything that hasn’t been

said before then it has gone across the length and breadth of Canada on many occa- sions throughout the press.

Mr. Moe had absolute and supreme latitude. He made alterations here, expan- sions there, double up something else in another place.

He junketed about this country and Europe, and all the while attended by his little errand boy, the then Honourable Minister of Fisheries and Industry.

There was an interesting little strategem which sought to clothe as least one of these trips with an air of respectability as far as public travel monies was concerned.

It seemed that Mr. Moe, in coniunction with several others, had set up what they called a Canadin Scandanavian Society in the city of Montreal. It was set up for the purpose of creating better trade relations and better personal relations be- tween the Scandanavian Countries and Canada. According to the evidence which he gave at the bankruptcy proceedings in Montreal. he was one of the originators of it. He couldn’t tell when he joined it and he couldn’t tell what dues he paid into it, his memory failed him upon that matter. But nevertheless this Society was set up and at the time, in order to put a little frosting on the cake. this Society decided, spon- taneously, to advance to Mr. Rossiter a travel grant. That travel grant came from

Bathurst Marine. and the money for the Bathurst Marine Empire came from the gov- ernment of this Province.

Don’t you think, Mr. Speaker, it is a little more than coincidental that Bathurst Marine of Georgetown should, just prior to this step, have a contribution to the Can- adian Scandanavian Society in precisely the same amount.

Oh, it was a gay time! There were the Findus hostesses, Danish pies, and I wonder, Mr. Speaker, who eventually had to take care of that unsettled account with the Danish Night Club? And in order to prove that statement is correct I read you a letter. Sir, dated Georgetown, November 20, 1964, addressed to the Honourable L. P. Rossiter.

“My Dear Minister:

I am forwarding to you the November Newsletter of the Canadian-Scandanavian Foundation.

The front page will show you the exalted company you keep; on the third page, in the middle, you will find reference to your trip to the Scandinavian countries, a trip which was extremely in— teresting and memorable, but they failed to say profitable, both for myself, and I hope, for you, with all the lovely herring, the pops, the Findus hostesses, and the Danish pie for dessert, and I wish we could go again! I have an unsettled account with a Danish night— club and I feel I cannot go back until I have paid this bill, so will you please indicate to me what it is?”

Yours truly,

Jens Moe.”

Being “wined and dined” by such “exalted personages” was a very “heady” experience for our local boy. Apparently, it addled his Judgment cons1derably, other- wise how could he so faithfully guarantee the execution of Moe’s every whim?

Otherwise how would he have committed this Province to the incredible finan- cial “sleigh—ride” which was taking place?

Otherwise how would he have insisted, and ordered, that the contract for the

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