Thursday, May 18, 1967

record at this particular moment in our history. Before getting on with the Budget Address, I think that I would like to pay a tribute to the young men who have served us in this Legislature as Page Boys this year and we record their names for the record book of this Legislature as Harold Russell, Kenneth Rodd, Fred Horne and Grant Kilom. I am certain that all members will join with me in extending our sincere thanks to them for the able way in which they have served the Legislature. (Applause). Then we would naturally wish to extend this thanks as well to the ladies u stairs who have worked day and night in doing the paper work and in serv- ing the gislature, and to our Clerk as well, and to our Sgt.-at-Arms for having been on duty, and to the men who acted as Messengers, and a word of thanks to the press. I think that the last job that I would want to hold would be as press reporter for the Legislature, because, naturally, the press or the reporters are not able to get every single words in the paper which is spoken by every single member of the Legislature. We can forgive them for any misunderstandings they may have had this year about what was said because, on many occasions, there were two or three people speaking at the same time. To the members of the press who have spent these long spring weeks with us, we thank them for the coverage that they have given the Legislature and we know that they have done their best. We think that they have done a good job.

I noticed, Mr. Speaker. in this morning’s paper an article which bears recog- nition, deserving of recognition in our Centennial Year session of the Legislature. I notice that Miss Mona G. Wilson. R.N., M.B.E., O.B.E., of Charlottetown, Public Health Pioneer, has been elected a “Woman of the Century" by the National Council of Jewish Women of Canada. She is one of ten women who have been recognized— ten Canadian women — who have been recognized this year as a “Woman of the Century". I take this opportunity to congratulate her for the fine recognition that has been given her in having been selected as a Woman of the Century. (Applause).

I think that all members will welcome as well the news from the Minister of National Northern Affairs, the Honourable Mr. Laing, that the homestead of the late William Henry Pope is to be restored. I understand that the property has been acquired; the government has demonstrated its support for this particular project. and it has been given the necessary support of the P.E.I. Historical Society and others within the province as well. This will, someday, I am certain, become a very attractive to our visitors and an establishment which will reflect memories to pas-

sersby of the day when William Henry Pgipe, as well as other Island Fathers of Confederation, shaped the future of this na on.

We will continue, Mr. Speaker, to press the claim of this province in Ottawa for cost-sharing Centennial grants for the office buildings of the government, and we hope to have success in this area. I have had an o rtunity, as Leader of the Gov- ernment, to visit Expo this year. Expo is ‘perhaps e biggest show being sponsored by Canadians in our nation this year, but t is by no means the exclusive Centennial project. As I mentioned last evening, I was very proud of the way in which our community and Island peo le have entered into the Centennial spirit of things, the way in which they have esigned plans for permanent works to commemorate the one hundredth year of our Confederation, and the way in which they have planned for social, cultural, educational and other projects throughout the year. We have a Pavilion called the Atlantic Provinces Pavilion at Expo, and, Mr. Speaker, the Gov- ernment of Prince Edward Island is giving consideration at the present time to the continuation of the facilities of the Atlantic Pavilion for the joint use of the Atlantic Provinces in the Montreal area. It is possible that this Pavilion might remain where it is. It could be donated to the City of Montreal and rented back by the Atlantic Provinces at a nominal annual rental, and this facility could then be available to the Atlantic Provinces for industrial development purposes or for industrial shows, ex- hibits, and for many other worthwhile contacts in Central Canada. I think that we should also express our pleasure in the fact that two sons, I believe two sons of members of the position have graduated this year. A son-in-law of the honourable member from S Queens, and a son of the honourable member from Second Kings. I think each member of Second Kings had a member of the famil gradua this year. This, I believe, has been an important year in Prince Edivard Islan , Mr. Speaker, and I think that it has been a year of reassessment and one of the major items to come under review has been the finances of this province, and the relation- ship of the provincial financin it has to the federal government. We have been a most fortunate government in eed to have the services of the Honourable T. Earle

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