Wednesday, March 13, 1968 who have to say "yes" or "no" when handing out the funds. They must set the example themselves. What are they doing to cut down ? Again, I play this old record over again: we have too much government in Prince Edward Island , we have too many Cabinet Ministers, the same old story. It is recognized, but nobody seems to do anything about it, and as long as I am in this Legislature I will keep talking about it. We have too much Civil Service. What are we doing about getting pro¬ duction out of our Civil Service? The new building you are in was designed to con¬ tain the Civil Servants for the next fifteen years and it was filled before you moved in. The poliferation still goes on. People argue that we are a province just the same as New Brunswick and Nova Scotia or Quebec . Certainly we are, but this doesn't mean that we have to have the same organization of government as larger provinces. A similarity? A Ford dealer in Charlottetown with the same organiza¬ tion and premises as one in Toronto . Utter nonsense! I think most of our financial troubles have been brought about by our politi¬ cal system. I am afraid that we have reached the point where we can no longer afford the two party system of government in this Province. Both parties are to blame, and standing where I am, all I can say is that you on the other side are just a little bit worse. I won't argue how much! But, Mr. Speaker , we have been using the political party system in this Prov¬ ince to the point where we have "promised" ourselves broke. Both parties. (Applause) I am stating facts as a citizen and as a taxpayer. This is true, and I know it is true. We have now reached the stage where we just cannot afford the luxury of a two-party system of government. What the answer is, I don't know; I should have it, otherwise I should not say it. But I don't know. Hon . Daniel J. MacDonald : Commission government. J. David Stewart : It could be coalition; I wouldn't be adverse at all to see a coalition government in this Province for five years. Hon . T. Earle Hickey : We would welcome you. J. David Stewart : I have been through that mill and I am not going back in. But we must forget partisan politics per se and sit down and put Province ahead of Party. This is a good Province; this Province has tremendous opportunities but we are just not rich enough for the things we have been promising and attempting to give the public. Bribing them with their own money. The time has come when we have to sit down and say "no", and I know it is difficult. But you can be led down the garden path on so many of these good things that touch your heart instead of your head. As an example, in the Speech from the Throne, you have mentioned a home for retarded children and I am not sure of the terminology, but you know what I mean. Well lets take a look at that. I forget the cost but you are going to get help from Ottawa to the extent of 75 c/o and you are going to have to get some from the local people. This is not the point. Who is going to run it? It is going to cost $40,000 a year to run, then they are going to get fed up a few years later and hand the babv back to the government. So you have a perpetual thing, starting off at $40,000 and then the next year it would be $45,000, and then $50,000, and it goes on and on. It is a good thing, it is a wonderful thing; but can we afford it? Somebody has got to blow the whistle and say "no"; we just haven't got the money; A Deputy Minister wants more people in his department, you have to say "no." I gave the Premier a verv simple answer. He has a building down there and, when it is full, no more Civil Servants, it is as simple as that. No more room, no more desks. Get somebody else to do the work, there's lots of them there. Cut down your coffee breaks by about three hours and you would get an awful lot of work done. (Laughter) (Applause) Now, Mr. Speaker that's all I have to say. I hope that my few remarks will not fall on barren ground. But we have reached the stage right now, and I repeat myself and should be like Joey Smallwood and say it three times to make an im¬ pression; we just cannot afford partisan politics anymore. If we keep on, we have no alternative but a Commission Government and God knows we don t want that. Thank you. (Applause) —269—