Legislative Assembly Jens Moe , Mr. Speaker , the man whose only legitimate brag could possibly be that at least he was "Well studied in the art of guile and treachery refined." This is the indictment, which the Tories will have to face for the atrocities they have committed at Georgetown , against the people of Prince Edward Island . In the face of such a record, such a reality, no Tory should ever be brazen enough to lift his head again. (Applause) J. David Stewart (Sixth Queens): Here's one Tory that will lift his head! (Applause) Frank Jardine : One or more over here too. J. David Stewart : If you want to say anything, Mr. Jardine , get on your feet, or keep quiet. Frank Jardine : Who is talking? J. David Stewart : I am at the moment. Frank Jardine : Go ahead. J. David Stewart : Now, Mr. Speaker , I want to assure you, first of all, that I do not have a written sneech, but I have a few notes here that are my own and my own thoughts. (Applause) It is customary, Sir, during the reply to the Draft Address to make observa¬ tions on the various clauses of the Speech from the Throne, and to review the ac¬ complishments of the Government during the past year. Well, first of all, I find very little in the Speech from the Throne to comment on, and I find very little to comment on, or criticize, or praise in the accomplish¬ ments of the Government during the past year. The record, more or less, is of a negative nature, stand pat. The only thing that I can note in the Speech from the Throne that is worth mentioning is the production of the Economic Development Plan, which is supposed to be the answer to all our problems in the future. I cer¬ tainly hope it will be, sincerely. But at the moment we don't know what it is and apparently we are not going to be told what it is. This legislative body will be kept in the dark even after the plan is presented, on a contract basis, to Ottawa. It is being prepared by economists. I, for one, am a little dubious about the practical side of anything an economist can produce. I think, possibly. I have had more experience than most people in this House with economists, and I have never been impressed. However, I am still from Missouri and willing to be shown. I think one reason that we do not have the plan before the House is that the Development Group are ruling with an iron hand. I understand that they will not have any interference whatsoever on the part of the Government. If any interference is evident at all they threaten to resign, and it is apparent now that they will not allow this plan to come even before the legislature. Not knowing what is in the plan, it is difficult to discuss it with any medium of intelligence at all and I will not attempt to. The only thing that does strike me is the proposal that we are going to have a great deal more land developed for food, and production, in the Province. The question that strikes me at the moment: who is going to work this land when it is developed? To my mind, in farming nothing happens until a body gets on the ground and does something, not just a machine. I think we have "missed the boat" in this Province over the years by not en¬ couraging more selective immigration. Those few immigrants that we have brought in have become, I would say, 909'r successful, and I think it is in this field that the future of this Province lies. We need more people, we need to double the population we have now. Our own young pople don't seem to be interested in farming in the main; therefore, we must look somewhere else and bring in new people. From the Netherlands, from Denmark; people who are willing to come here and adapt them¬ selves, to work hard at farming land that is so productive but idle in this Province today. The Premier has asked different times for the full co-operation of our citizens —266—