Volume XLI Thursday Province of Newfoundland FORTY -FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NEWFOUNDLAND First Session VERBATIM REPORT {Hansard} Speaker: Honourable Thomas Lush Number 1 25 May 1989

The House rnet at 3:00 of the clock .i.n Lhe aflernoon, pursuant Lo adj our·nn1E?nt . Sff?GFANT --AT -ARMS : Mr. ~'ip(,1aker, H.i.t, Lieutenant-Governor, Honour, U1l,! has arrived. MR. SPEAKER (Lush) : AdHl:i. l His Honour the-" Lieutenant-Governor. Mr. Speaker leaves the Chair. His Honour, Lieutenant-Governor Chair. SERGEANT-A·r-A RMS : takes LacilE!S and gr:intlEi1n<!?n, Li-:. Js tAri s h o f 11 l s 11 o n o u r· , Li1::w ·tenant-GovE:1rnor, that present be seated. Thcrnk you. f>Rr::MI[I< ~\IEI.LS: tho th1::1 t hlc!

U1e all May j l please Your 1-lonour: The House.:! of Assl~111bly, i:U::Jl"t:?uablc• to Your Honour I s cormnand, hc1ue pr·oci:.H:'ded Lo th(~ cho i.cc? of <'l Speaker ctnd have eJ.ectE:1d Tom Lush, Me111bc.-:?r For the d.istri.ct: of 13 on au is ta Nor· th , to that office , and by U·wLr d .i.re:1cl:: i.on I pr<::isent him for· thr.::1 approbation of Your Honour. HIS HONOUR, THE LIEUTENANT-GOUERNOR: On bc-?.half of Her MajE!Sty l assurE• you of my sense of your efficiency and T do inost fully approv1::' and confirm you as Speaker . MR.

SPEAKER (Lu s h) : Your Honour hc1ving approved of lhe cho:iCE! of l:.hi.s llousE?. i.n cons t:i.tuting rnE' as :i I:.s Speal<E!r, :i. I:: r!Ol>.J b(-?.COlrlE::S rny du Ly i.n the.:. l'kllfl(:! or th1::! rE?.prE!Sentat:ives of HE!I" Majesty's loyal subjc,,cl:.s, L:hu pr?.opls"?. of t.hi.s P1"ov.ince, L:o cla.:i.rn u Uol.

XU: respectfully of Your Honour their .-lccustonred ri.ghLs and pr· .i.vLleges, especially that they shall have freedo111 frorn arr:,:st dur l rig· their attendance in Parliament and that I as Sp ea k er' , in cl y ha v e r- q 11 a c c e s s to Your Honour I s presence at all t easona.ble tlines and t l1at they have confirmed to them all their ancient rlghts and privileges which have been confirmed to them by Your Honour's predecessors. On behalf of Her Majesty I do confirm this House in the enj oym~rnt of alJ. Jts and.Eint and undoubted rights and privileges . Mr.

Speaker, and Members of the Honourable House of Assembly: It is rny priv:ilegE! and rny pls",H::1sur1:! tu lJJE!l.cuirH:! you l":.o Lhi.i, F.Lrsl: S1::,ssion of -th1.:' Forty-F·.irst GenE!l"i:ll A s :, C.:! 111 bl. y of UH'! P ,·· o v i. n c r=? o 1 7 Newfoundland. l. et rr11,~ f j_ r s t c on g rat u l a t(;! a J.] illt:!lllb<::ir·s, !:host? lAJho arc? r'E'! ,:ur·n:.i.ng as well as f-irst t:imE! 1I11::'n1bers, on l.: h ti .1. r r· e c en I: (:? l l" ct . 1. 011 I: o l:: his Honourable HousE,. This VE!nerab}E! Lnstitutlon constitutes the heart of our democratic ctnd p cl r l i. a.me n t.iH' y s y s l:: e rn .

T h e responsibilit-Jes of rnernbersh~Lp iirE:' on~=?rous and d1::'1nand.i.n9. Your deliberations w:ill affect the aspirations oF all NE!l;JfoundlandE =?rs and labradorians and will chart t: h E! i r co u rs E! for th 1::, fut. u r· e . I wid1 you succE!SS and peri,onal fulfLl11nE?nt in t.hEi pursu'iL of the people's business. T t.1.1ou1d ctlso -Lakt:' t:hi.s opporl:uni .t:y to congratulate the Member from Bonau Ls i:a Nor'l-:I·,,_ l:.he lionour·ab1E!

Thornai; Lush, on his elecUon today as Spedk( :!r' uf 1-:.hu !louse. lit=! jo:i.ns a very select l1sL of cl.i.'.,i:.i.nc,iui.sht:!c:I ci.l:.:.i.:t.(-'!ns or th .is P ,~ o u :inc e 1,11~, o ha 1J E! servo cl in l:: ha t No. R:t

important Office. With his skiJ.ls and experienc1:~ as a parl:iamentc1ricH1, and with thE! co-operation and assistance of all members, on both sides of this House, I a1n confi.cfont. 'i.t. t>.d.11 operate tn a sn1ooth and productive rnannL~r. Mr. Speaker, and Members oF the Honourable House of Assembly: 011 ApriJ 20th of this year, the p e op 11-:1 of U1 i. s Pr·

c) v i. n c; e 9 av(:~ rn y Gover·nn,erit a ne11.1 mandate, a mandi::l' -.o for dian~e. ~~c co r-dJngly, lhere wiJ J be a period of l:ra n s .L t.i.on and r·eform. My Ministers, lead by My First M .i. n J s t e r , 1.v i 11 p 7. a c e be for· e th l s llonourabl1:1 HousEi ne1,11 d:l.rc:ictions a n d a l I:: t:.~ r· n a t i v e. s f o r s e. r v L n ~~ t. h e nEH,,ds of our pE!OplE:1. ThE!SE:1 wil1 c,1ncornpass the broadt-:!SL possibl.Ei initiatives to revitalize our society, our economy and !::ht:! 1>.Jay in which Government itself operates. Mr.

Speaker, and Members oF the Honourable House of Assembly: We have just recently celebrated our f o r t i. e th y 1::1a r· of Confederation. We have d lot to CE!lE!brc:J.tE! dnd My Covc:irnmE!nt recommend that our p1:~ople considEH' c E! 1 l'! b r· a l.: .l n g b y s u pp or t L n g 1:. h E! forti1::1th dnrd.VE!rsary corr1111emorat.ivE:' inedctll. i un prog;-'i:llfll/lU or: th<::! JOSC·:! ph R. S111c;1J lwood i'IE?ritag1::1 Foundd l:ion .

Bo U1 1.:hu iJ\ t:! dal 1. i.on d11c:I 1:.1-H,i obj ectivei, of t.h1::1 Foundation ar·e IAJOi"'t:hy or U1u suppo,--!·. or i:ll.l NE!IAJfoundlander·s r:.111d l abt"adori,Hts. ~\) h .i. l U IAI e cl O h d V e d l O t. L U c1:.dEibrc1t.E• :it :ii; a cause of grEii:d: concern l.: o My M Ln.i.st1::i,·s Ll·1c11·. aFtt,!I" four dcaicad1::>~: we have YE!t. to sucCE!E•cl in bc,1 co 1n.i.ny ct full participating province of Canada. Our public services, quality of L2 Mdy 25, 1989 Vol XLI life and economic opportunities are all far from be.i nq the equal of our sister provinces.

My Minister s are - par ticula rly concerned that instead of narrowing, as had been the case for the first thirty years of Confederation, the gap be.tween Newfoundland and the Nation as a whole ·Ln thes1::! v:L l:.al arr!as has i.n niany respects b1::'E:H1 widening :in r· r::! c en t~ ye a rs . () s ·i. rn i. l r:t ;" Lr en cl h i:l s also been evident between Ne1,1Jf oundland and l:J1u Mar· L Li.inc! Pr'ovinces.

What ts E:'VEHl rnortc1 cl i.s 1-:urb.i.ny to My M 1.n •1.stE~i":, i.s l::hE• fact that thE! out migrat:i.on of our pr.:' op l. e I: n o I: h E! r· pd r· t s o F Can ad a. has gr·o1>.Jn to thE! point 1.i.1herE' ou1" populat.i.on has actuall y been decreas • ng in recent years arid 1: het'(:1 ar e f('JWei' p~ople 1 i.v i.n~3 in the Province toda y than there were five years ago.

My Governmc,;H1t' s ovc;ir-riding aim during its current rnandatE• wi11 be to revers~ these alarming trends and provide an economy that 1A1iJ.l a11ow our people the opportunity to earn a good income , without h~1;ing l:o leav~ the Province. In ·the pur s uit of this goal My GovGrn,nenl : will emwre fairness, balance and equality of opportun Lt y fo r all our p 1::iopl.e, in all regions of the Prov· nee .

This w i 7. 1 n O l: b (;. c"Hl •• a s y t cl s k cHl ci l.: h e goal will not be achi e ved n 1; t•:! r· n i. y h L: , bu t My Covurr1111<,ril. v,; c ornr11::L t tPcl to its ultimate ,:\ c h .i. t,! 1; <'! irw n l.: Ull:! j:)(:!O pl.( :! Cl f NP1;.rfoundland and Labrador have a In addition to econoruic r efo rm, My t; o v e r n 1110 n t 1.1..J .i. 11 b e g l v i. n g t h G! s cl m level of priority to ren wal of th1:1 (s'dl1Cdl:i.or1c1.J. s-y stem -rid ren1:wa l of the health car -, sys tern during l:he te r·,n or i. ts mandate. Progress tn 1--evital.-i Ling t.hesE• No. l

U1rE!E! c;·:Li::.icull.y iu1por+:anl· . ar(:1a:; of public responsibility will constil·.utt:! l:hl,! bu.i.ld .Lny blocks i:o a physicctlly, socially and e c o n o rn .i. c a l l y h t1 i-.l l. t h y f u t: u r l-:1 f o r the 1AJhoJ E! of our society for the l"l(>.;<t de:!cacl~~ and lay l:ho foundai:ion for the next cc-:?nt1u·y. Our chance of being successful in any one area is dependent upon being successful in the other two. Mr.

Speaker, and Members oF The Honourable House of Assembly: My ministN·s belieue that, as Canadian citizens, the people of Newfoundland and Labrador haUE! as much right to c,1xpc-?.ct good pc-.lY i.ng and productiue jobs, without h a u .i n g t. o 1 E~ a v l,1 t:. h (:! P r o v -J. n c r,1 , a s do Canadian citizens in other provinces and t:.hal both the federal c.~nd pr-ov:incial governments haue a respons.ibillty lo ensure that t.hE:1 economic cJ. :i.mate is such 1: h i:t t t h {~ l r ~,! ;< p l:! ,:; 1.: i:l L i. o n s c a n b c-:! rnE:1t.

The socJal and pubJ.ic s t,! r v -.i. c ~~ s o u r p t,1 o p l ci 1;:! x p e c i·: i:l n cl ne1::?d, -.i nc.:luding educat.:ion and he cl l. t h s t:? r· u .i. c 10 s , c i:l n o n l. _I/ be pr·ou:i drcid thr·ough a s l:1··ongrc?I", more->. vibranl: economy. My Got;ern111c.:?nt IIJ:i.11 tab,, st.E:!FJS to addrE:1ss the cli.spari . l:y in tc!C:Ono11ri.c cornpe:!l:E?1·1ce both brc~t1AJeen this ProvincE~ and the Mc:1 r' .i. L ilfl(:! Prov .i. n c ('? s, dncl bE=?tu.Je en t.h:is Province c.-.1ncl thrc, Na·Uon as a IJ.Jhol(:?.

Th .i~, probl( =!rn hds blc!en stud:i.E:1d exhaustiuE1ly over rE!Cl::~nt. yc-?.1:i.rs but until no1.1.1 no cllr·c-=?c l:·. stc-?.ps haVE' beE?n takE:Hl to c:uldress th<,' s i. tuatlon dnd :i.rnpl.(!1r1en t solutions. My GovPl"nr111::1r1t is, at this r1101m?nt, '.in thE! procE~ss of C:'!Stdbl.ishing dn econonrlc rE?covery plari, the dc.:?tails of i)Jhich IAJ.i.11 br:? annour1ced shortly. llllhllE! My Gouerrnm=!nt w:LJ.1 cont.-.-i.nul'! t:o suek i,1clv i. c c;? fr·om experi e nced and knowledgec.-.1ble pl:?rson s i.n s i.dl'! dncl ou L:~ i.cl 1::! 1-.:1·1~:• LJ May 2 r.; , 1989 Vc.>J. XI.

I P r o tJ .i. n c o , 1.: h e h E:1 a r l: o f t h E! p l. a n will bE:1 an iHtion team that will i.111p J e111c.:? n L th t:? rt-?. c ornrni=? nd at .i. o 1·1 s already in place as well as the:• vas-1-. nurnl:rnr of new rt:?cornrnc.:?rH.'1,:d::ions expected when the plan is fully in ef'F,~ci:. Tht1 t:1ClHwin:i.c re:?COVE~ry h ,!i.:\111 IAJill be mandated to work closely 1AJi t .h al 1 rut'al d!::welopmonl:. clssoc :L:lt.i.ons to idE:1r1tify E:~ut=:1ry pob~ntial E?conondc opp o rt. u rl'.i. I:: y .i n t l·h!

Pr' o v i n c e d n d promotE! individuals, parl:nE ?rships, compcu-i-i.l':1s or co--operi:.1.t-.ives to seize upon and dE!UE:1lop E!Uery such opport:un i. ty. My Min:i.s L~<,~rs are fullest level conf :idr=?nt of the of FedE!ra1 GoU,'!rn1nE?nt c o-opE '?ral.-. .i. on i1·1 t. i·1is undertc1king becausE:' the F1::1d ,~raJ Covern11)(::?nt. st.-.ands Lo ga .. i.1·1 a s rnuci'l ,~s, 01" rnorE! than, My CovE•rrirnent every l.: .i.rnt:! !.:he uconon1 .i.c recouE =!ry team succer:1ds in prornot:i .ng t'rn t'! n i: er pr j _ st! I: h .-t i··. c r "'' i:l tu s a j ob .

My Co1Jet ' n11wnl ·. w.11 1. suppor t cl E:' c rc1 n tr a 1 i z at.ion of bu s i n e s s a n cl .i.ndus l.: r.i.dJ clC: 1: .. i.v .i l·:y g:.:!rll'?r,:il. 1.y. Government assistance w:i11 be p,--ou i.dt:!d .in st.1c h i:l rnann(,!t' !:. hat. en t re prE:'nHurs wi 11 bE• E:'1'1 c ou rag E!cl to 1.:?s1·.i:lbl.i.sh .i.n areas of t hi.:=• Province which are in greatest net:? d or help .

As t·he:! b·i.qqH~;;t businE!SS and thEi J.argest employer j_n i\le1A.ifoundl, :1nd and Ldbr ·ad o r' , the Provincial GoUE?rnr1lE!J'l't itself IArill be decentrali z ed to t h e e x tent that it is feasible and appropriate, s o thdt all regions of thE:' Province IAJ:i.11 haV E! a f a:i.r opp or tu n i. Ly to s h cH' e i n e c o n o I rt i . c bf":! nefits der :iv1::1d From goVE?rnnH ~nta J. t! x p c,1 n cl i. tu r r,? s , par' t: .i c u l a r l y a s gouE?rnrnent activ :ities cincl serv:iu,• s c-=i :< p d n d a n d d E! v C'? T o p l n f LI t. LI r r:=i .

Spec.i.dl. aLtc,?nti .on 1,11 Ll.l .-,,lso b (=• ~Jj_vt'n to l:hE! nPed s of' sl.ngle i.ndu s i.ry c: 01111111.1 n i. l: i.t'! s , 1i.1 i. l:.h No. 1

balcrn CE!d divor-sif.i.ca.tion progt'arns b£:dng irnplementE!d as finances permit. You will be asked to legislaU.on to g:ivE:1 effE:1ct to econo1r1ic recovery plan and will be asked to provid£:1 f lJ n ding n e c es s dry t. o ca tT y o u t plan . Mr. Speaker and Members of Honourable House of Assembly: pa s s the you thE! the The Our· ec:onorn.i.c, soc ·idl. and cultural d1::!V1::!J.oprnE.H1t dE!p1::1r1ds on impt··oving the qucl1il.:y i.'tnd acc< ,!Ssi.bi.li .ty or E:1d u cat j o naJ oppor·tu n:i t ·.i es ava i.l.~1.bll-:! Lo .:11.1.

Ot.ti• p1::!opl."! .i.n a l l a r ea s of the Province. i\l e1.1.Jfo1.1ndl.and and i_c;1br,:1dor canno I·: hopf~ tu pd1"ticipate fu11y in C ctn a cl c1 ' s I~ 1,11 C::! n l.: y • 1: l r s L c e n l: u r y .i. F tA.ll':l neglE!Ct our respon s ibilities in E! cf u c a l.: i. o n . Ou r ab .i. 1. L Ly t. o d c h .i. e v (:! futun -:? E:!COnornlc success d1::' pends on our co1r1rni l1tH::1nt to :L1r1proVE! educational progran1111ing . Functiondl i.11:i.teracy continUE!S to be a SE!rious problem in our Provine cc! .

SotnE! s tud :i.lc!S ind i.cate:1 that Jt rnay be as high as 4-4 per c e nt of our adult popu1at..ion -- 20 percentage points hight1r· than the n c:t tj_ o n d 1 d v E! r' d y (~ . M y co v E! r n lfH:' n t 1..1.dJ.l E~stabJ.ish an E!ffect:ive l:tt.E:'r-"dcy pr·ogra111 u~;Lng th(-:! s E.~l"VicE!S of vo J.un t ePrs and p r· of l'! s s .i. o n i:t l. I'.:! cl u c i:l t·. o r s .

My Goucrn 1n1:. ni: 1~1.i.11 1JJor-k toward u pgr·ading sc hoo] facilities i n r t.ir-dl. <.H'0d:, or Ute Pn)V i.nce .ln cn ·der to el ·imiriate tl1t! disparit y bel:l ,11 e l:H1 Uh~ J.1r~Vl~l of" !ie r·vi, ; I:!~ av r.l • 1 c1 I:, J e j n u r· ban c rE·! c1 s a nd the 1 e v l:1.l o f s e r· v .i. c 0 :: ,:, u cl .i. lab 1. e i n nir'c1] ar·ea.s , so that our chi] d r- en tJJlll enjo y cq11c11 ()p p ori:uni . l: l1:!i; ln !:!duca.t:i.on r·egar·dlE:Jss of where the y l. i V (:l • MI.I C h O f u, 0 l~ :d S I: i l'l g dis par·ity i n educational May 25, J.91l9 Vol XLI oppor t un i t ies be tw een the rural and u rban parts of t he Pr o vince r es ul ts f rom r eliance o n loca l s cho ol t a x es t o f u nd a significant po r-t l o n of the o p erational costs of ed u cat ion .

Ther e will be a f ull a s s (.:!ssruent of the sch ool b:x s ys te m t o dete rmi ne if fairness c:lnd eq u l t y ln th1:1 funding of all schools t hr oughout the Pr o vince cc:ln besl : b e a chieved by abolish ng the sch ool t a x s y s tern or by c han g i.n y i.ts m eU1oc:I of op c-:n·at ·on. My Mi niste rs are determined, howe vl-H' , l·: ha I: f i:\ .L n1es s and 1;;1qu:i ty in ed uc a ti o na l funding 1.1iill be r,\Ch lt1 V (~d.

A -1.: I:: h e p o s i: • s C.:! c o n d a r- y 1 c v u 1. , un i vt'r s i t y and tCc!Chnica1 tra:in:i11~J fac i. l. i.U.,~s ,.rnd progr',:\\ll'.; rnus L l:w linked to the ProvinCl"!' s soc i.o--E:~conorni.c d i.i"'E:!Ci.:i.u n , c1ncl serv i ces mu st be w1::1l l co - ordJ ri atE!d CO d. V O i. cl d LI p 1. ·i. C i.'l l: i. 0 n Of e F r O t' t d l'1 d in E:, f f ici e n t usE:~ of scare<-:! t' C::! SOl.lr'Ct:!S .

My Governm e n t will ex pand po s t-seconclar y f acll ·l tles to allo w mor e stu d e n ts in ru ral areas to part .ic .ipi:tte "in the developincrnt of thei r ca r eers witho ut being penallzed by the high co~ts of acco mmoda tion a nd tr·ansportation. As ,:, :; tart to1 .. 1ard this, thEi cur r iculum of the Sir Wilfred Gr-enft ~l 1 Col.1e g e in Cor ·net' Hrook will be expanded to includE:, third ar1cl f"or·l: h y e,:ll'' cot.tr· e:; c1s qu Lckly e1s the y can be reasonably added ~ nd ordtn·l.y (:~;<pclr1$ Lorr of facilities wilJ permit .

B~chelor lt~V~Jl. dl::H:Jt'0t '.!$ .i1·1 t.hl.:! bc1 s i.1; d, · t-.s arid science disciplines tAdll then bl-:'! obU:1.i.tH:id d"i: Co; r1<.,H" hr ook c1nd GrenfE:!l] can , in due course, b1::1co111~ d dl-.lyt·c ~e, 9r· ~'\ ntln9 i nstitution. As soon as finanCE:!S p ,'!r ni::i.l:, et Faci. 1. i.1:y s Lrn .i.l.dr' 1-:o C1"e n FHll. 1;1·iJ.l b1::' es l:.a blis l-wd ~Lri cPntrdl No. l

Newfoundland. In due course it Loo should <=,vol.v<:,, dS Grenft,,11 l.s E::Volv:i.ng, to bE:'corne a <fogree 9r·anl-.Ln9 i.nsl :. i.1-:.ul.: lon. '.)hould condJ-t.ions Wcll"r·ant, c1 sinrilar· apflr'Oclch 1.,,irl. be C{Hl'.,.i.cl1::!i"E!cl fC)i" onti or two ot.:hE:,r r:.tr'€)cts of thE:, P r o v .i. n c e , a s U1 u r (·) s p <:, c; I: i. 1; <,! regions of Newfoundland and Labr·ador <::;<pi-.Hld c1nd i,;_F'Ot.u. ln 1:ht:! ir1t1::!rj111, first yei.H' univ1::,r·slty C O u r s u :, lAI i.11 d 9 d i. n be Of r ~:! l'' E! d .l n thE:i Labrctdor W1::,st arEia as soon as pos!, ible and .:Ln tht-:, 3ur·in ar<:'i.:l..

Mr. Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: The heal th car·E:, system Nc-:,wfoundl1.:1.nd and Labrador· hd s in b<i?en under considerable pressure in r· E:, c E! n t y Har s . H o s p i ta l b ~'! d s rE!Hlclin clor,ed wh:iJ.e waiting lists f o r' e 1 e c l: i v u pr' o c E! du r· e s ha v 1::! incrE:,ast:,d. Doctors arid nursE:,s and supp or· t s I: a f F p C:' r for in th c->..i.r du t .i Eis under di.FF-i.cult conclili .ons. So111t:i C:!qu'ipnwnt:. and :,er·v-Jc<:!S c·n·e strained to their capactty.

It is My Go1Jern1nenl 1 s bel.i .<:!f t--.hal.: t.\1ork must bE:! st,:H·ted ini111edialE!ly to allevi.i:li·:1:: 1 l:.l·1i.s :, .i.l··. ual. .i.on. !,1JhLl.l'! th~~ finctJ rc➔ solut.-.ion to this problem 1~1i.1.l J. .i.kt}l.y 1: i:lkt;! mdny yc,!ur~: to ful1y i.H:ldrE:~ss, and d s tr on y econ o fl1 y 1,11 i. l l b 1::? r· u q u i. r C:? cl L: o fur1d all the:: ln1p1"ovenients that dl"E.• rH:! c <== c: sen· y , My Go tJC'! r rnrH:! n t·: l>.ri.1.1 no i.: bE:1 dauntc-:id by the E:'nor11rity of thE! chal1.onge Faci.ng -LL. lncl1::!C;!d, the -Fi, .. st step it1 rE:!Solving this probl.1::!\ll lies in l:flC'! ackno1.1JlE:'clge,111ent that it E:'xists.

My Gov~~rninent:. limits of rE~sponsibility, l"E!SOUr'CE:'S for lAli.11, lAJ.i.l::h:i.n thr::! overall fiscal prov .i.d,,! the hE•a1th IT10t'(! carE! systE!lfl. Progres s will be dchieveci :in the-:, early years of My Govc➔ 1"l'llflE!nt 1 s mandc1te. To ,.-d ] c,i v :i ,rl: e s on IE:! o f U1 I':' p r E,! s s u r Ei o n expt,!ns :i.ve <o1cut:e car·o drid chroni.c: UuJ. XLI care facilib.es, an immediate in .i t i.aU .1; e of My Go v 12. r·11tr1E~rtt will be to pr·ovide a cos t - eff e cti ve and eff .i. c leni : cQ 1nu111n i. :·:y hoine care. progr a m.

Other new irii t:.i.ati ves ,H' (c! i:\ ls o be i. n si cl 0 v -~loped . Following cot1 s u l tat.ions wj th i:\

f) FH' o p r· i. t'l b, h e i:\ 1 :.: h c i:lr' G g r' o I.I p :, , My Government wil l make final dtib,.r1 11 Lm,t .iot1s on dir·e.cti.on s to be purs tJ ed and they wi 11 be announced .in th Ls Hou st,! . Mr. Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: While My Gouerrnent will be pur:w in g the f or•egol ng mat l:E?rS as urgent and pressing pr io ri ti e s, there are Incu1y other c1r·eas of grave im por tance to tl'le ~Je rieral t.llelfan-) of t:he Pn>v i.nce whic h also will be addressed by my governm e nt during lts mandal:e. Mr.

Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: My Min is t ers attach gr ee t .i.rtipo r-1:ani:e i:Q b;• i.ng .Lng in rnea s ur(':l l:': c:limed at pr·eser vin~1 and ~ tn:i t'IY then· ng par 1.i. t'l111 e n Lot ry d e mocr ·ac: y in thE:1 Province arid t::1"1\>11,.i . ny U 1,:li: Gouern11H,rnt i.:; h~~1d duly acco un table for the proper d i. s C h ,:H' g ~l u f i (: s res pons ib:i. lities. It i s :ir 1 th i s Horiour ~'lb h . I-IOLI s t,i 1 ... 1h1cH'(c! l ea d<::. r•~ hi p n1ust be demonstrated and wh E:? re th e p r·oce s •· of ch H1g f:! 11Iu s t- be :I. ,-ii ti ate d .

My Gov e r nr11 e n t 1,1.d 11 a c t in four· ,najor· cH'O cl. S of ~1 1 e t u r·al and governmental reform earJy in i l:s mancla t.e. First, new legislation tAJ .i ]l be brought bcfor ·c~ t he Hou se t:o ref o rrn the o verall process of e l ecti on of 1ne111b<:i.r's to l:h0 !'lou se oF Asse 111bly a nd , i n

part i c u 1 a r , th ... f i rt an c :in g of tho:.~o eltn: tion s s o th a l:. t he process i s fair arid op en to all 1,\Jhu wi s h Lo ~t~ t-d< publ ·Li. o f f· i. t.~ .. No. l

An for opportunity wl11 all inter·ested b <:! p r· o v .i cl t! d citizens and groups to make rfJprE?sentation to a Con1111i ttE:!e of ·this Honou·rable House with respect to the proposed legislcttion. Attention 1A.1ill a1so be giv(rn to reforming tht:! proCE!dures and operation of t his Honourable House of Assembl y, particulary with respect to contro l of the publi c purse by the people 1 s repn:~sentatives. In this regard, leg ·islation w.ill be ·introduced to: s tr--i. c i::ly !tJa1"r·dnt:s 1 :irn.i.

I·: the us(;! or ~3p<:! c: ia 1 -t:o en,t!l"gE:,ncy circumsancr::,s; pr· o v id e f o ,.. p I" op E:! ,,. f u n c ti on :i rig of Uw Pu b l .i. c A c co I in l:: ~; Co rmn i. l·: h.:! 1c! ; prov .i d <'-! for oUio, - Con1111.i.·l:.t1c!(o!'., o,:- thE,! IIOUSt'?.; pr·ovJde for· a sepctr•i.1te i n cl t:! p e n d (Hl L A u d L to t' Ce n e r d l I s and and (\Ct; provide for tele1 . .iis~ion cJ.rJd radio a c c e s s to a 1.1 pr· o c e E:, d i n g s of t ht'! House M1d the Comrnmittees of Uw House. Mr.

Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: My GovE:H'nm1::!rit IAdll b1::i taking c o n c t' e 1-.: e s t e p s I: o t:! n s u r' ~,! t h d. t n,axirnuni l"etul"n and bent:ifi t i s r f:! c e L v f:! d f o r' l:: h e E! x p u n cl i. t u r t:! o f a J 1 tax p c1 y N· s I cl o J. 1 a,,. s i.'-1 n d that IAJclst<:! dnd unproduc:Li.v<:! d.cl::i.vi . 1:.y c11"1::! C:!l:i.nd.ricited 1JJl-1E!l"BVE!r thE:'Y may bu Found.

My Gov<:!i'rlrt1eni·_ 1 :; i"esolve tu !.;E! l"VE:i the:! p,~ople l"esponsib]y drn:1 efF.i.(: .i.enL:ly hd'. , <'llr·<:'!ddy b1:!er1 J"f:!f"lt1cted ln l"c-,c,~nt 1"<-'!duct:i.ons .i.1·1 l·:l-1u :, i Zt! oF I-he C<,,!<:l.l l .. i.tH, Co11r1c.i.l. clnd in Lhe ~t1"t!dli1J.-.i.ning of GoV<:!r'l'li"IIUnl.: Depi:lr-c111t,nts. con f1 i. c L L6 Mi:ty 25, 191}9 Vo] X LI 1 e 9 :i. s l cd: ion IAJ .i. l 1 b <:! i. n I~. r' o d u c e d to reform the present rules and guidel-.i.nE!S.

Tho GoV,,!rnrnent: rnust not and wi11 not do bus:irwss 1..1.Jith a Mln:is l:E!r' or any 1nenil:wr· of a MinistN' 1 s immr::idiatE:i family, or any co1npi.ilny or fir1n in IAJh.ich a MinistE!r or any mE!mbE!I" of a M:inisb,H·· 1 s imrnt:!di.al:<:! farn.ily has any financial intE!rr::1s t. whatsoeV(!r' .

There u1ust bE! no rooin for suggestion of irnpropE,r dE!a] ·.ing r· 1::1 d 1. or pt~ r ct:! iv(:! cl by d n y Mt n .is t 1::• r· of th1::, Cr-own_ To E!nsurE• t.hcd: a ppr op r· i. d I~(:, c h c:! c k s d n cl bi:\ l. d n c e s arr::1 rna:intainE:id, c1ricl that suggr:?s-1:i.ons oi i.rnprop(c!r ' conduct:: are ch,a1t 1.vith op<➔ nly and fi:d.r1y, My c;over·n1neni·. 11-d.-l.l be propos .i.ng tl-w establish1rH,-r1t of an Ethics C0tnrn.i.Li:.C: t:! or the l(Oll'.,l:' or f'i'.;'.,;('!illbl.y to hear r.HtY allugdtJ.on,, of conFJ.i . cl: or i.r 1l:ei••c'.;i: uncl i::u expr·E:'SS an opinion thel"E!O l'I.

My F .i. r:; t. Mi. n i. :; h,H', ho1J.H:! ~J L:! r--, IJ.1 .U l. no I:: be r·elie1JE:,d of h:is obl:igat:ion l:: o be t' (:, S p O r1 :; .L bl. e r Or· (·: h (:! S -1: d n cl d r· d O F ethics of all Minist:E~rs, and thE! cl t;! c .i. s ion d s t: o 1,\J ho r u rnd l n s i. n or has to lE:1avE:1 thE! Cabinc.=:,t, for eth·i.cc;1.l reasons or· ol:hfJrt,1,J.L se, shal1 remain tho Fir st Mird. st:E:>r' 1 s t ' <'-' s po n s :i. b iJ. i t y . Mr.

Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: My Government attach es great L In pa r ti;Hl c 0 i: o t h <:? f c\ ird. l y cl ~ c1. n institution in o ur societ y ar id on t he r11.:?t:id l: ~> pro-1:.GL I·. .~nd provide for· t hE:l bc1.sic ne eds of <HH ' ch .i.l dr-~) n. My Go v l! rnrn · rit 1 s ct ppr · o i:l c h u,i 11 b e t. o d e u E:' lop a :, 1 1 pp o r· i-. l

t) e ~\!'1 d p o s l t l v €' en vlr-onrnen t i n which -Lo ,:1ch:i~ve i:h l:· ':J 0,:1. 1 , pr i.rn,.1r· i, 1 y i:llt •o 1,19h i:hl:! wor ·k of 11 fr ·on t-l:in- 11 pr·of essior 1e1ls .i.n l:be O:~p;-n·i :r11.:1ni-. or f"oci .dl Service s. Ir11pr·oved co un se]ll rig, t-, ducd l-: .i.o n,.1"1. ,lrid oth .. !i" '.,~ r-1) i.,:ul> f o r· t he victi ms of child abu se and f umily 1).i . ol.1-~ m ; ~) 1A1 i.11, be pr·ov .i.d~:,d. No . 1

Incredsed support will be gi ven to pr·og r·c1111 s which offer- the opp o t· I: u n l t y to r t1 d LI c e i": h <::. ·L n c .i. cl ~ ri-i: of child and fe1mily violence. Ttnproved fad .l.i t: i.es r·.:,ng lng from te111porar-y tr·crn~:i.tior1 houses for v i.c t.i.m:> of f;:1111.i.ly v.i.t)l1u1 c:e i:o j nst:i tutJons for-· the lotigl::!r - ter·11I c i:U' e o f c h .l. l d r 0 1·1 cHH:I o L he r p e o fl l. c in need of suppor' ·t. from the socia] serv.i.ce :; y :, b:Hn uJ.i.1 1 be g.i.u1:n1 appropr-J .ate attention.

This 1>JiJl all.ow people ln rll.:led of s u c h assistance to achieve basic cl.Lg n i ty and l:o t·t11:e .i.u e ac l.L ue c o u n s e 1 1.-i. n g cl n cl I:: r .:d n .L n g i:l ~- r· e qui r e d . I ha v e a p e r· s o rt a 1 i n t ere s t i n the in.i t·.Latives of My G01:Jern11Ient .1.n this ar·ea and look forward to t he continuation of the efforts of th e Family LifE:~ Institute , which I established, 1Ad·d.d1 has as Lts objective t he bringing together of l: he various or·ganizatlons '.ln our Pro vince t hat c1re involved in ma. tters re1at l::ld to t he 'Lns t :l tL1 l:'i.o n of thH fctrnily . Mr .

Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: My Go v 1:.rn,nen,: be1. .i.e v e. :; U1<:ll; i: hc.:1 pd nciples of fa:i rness and balance dent,ilricl .i.11111Hid i..:, i: c,. ,:, t i: ent Lon i; o .:lrl c1c;'l.i.on on j_!;~Ut :is wh:.i ch affect IJ.10111£'.!rl. l/l)

t) trlE?r\ havr; . gt·(;)rl i:<H· ob:.; i: dc1e!; to ov •.r· c oI11 e :in e nte r·:i rig t he work for c (:? ,H1 l: a k L n 9 ,:1r1 i:l c t i. v ,) t' o 1 e L n the pol it.l.cc1 l p r·oce ss . My G<)VE.rne1111:rnt i. i, com,n.l.·i: b-:!d to pr· o v id l n g as s i s tan c e to a s s u re tJJornen or- equal opportun ·i t •ies Ln both t he s e a r e a s . My Goven1inent is c1lso ,:tbout the lac k of an t on , e r' r\ (~ d adequate➔ number of c h l ld care al loL4J mother· s who t>.ii'"'h space➔:. ,:o to see k employ1n e11t opporl:un'Ll:ies r.o do L7 VoJ XL.I so .

E,np loyers , einpJ.oyees , nd gove rn ments at all levels sho uld be parl::r11-H·s i. n 1.H1sur i.ng thdt clll parents and mothers in par· t lc1.1l::1r· hav e an oppor·tunl ty to see k outside eniployment and ch.i.ldren do nol: s11f"fer ft·oru an inadequate child tare pr·ogran, . !>l:(;)p!, tM.Ul be l·,;lbHI, a:~ soon as f u rid i n g per rui t , to en s u re t h c1 t i: he n e <,H:I f o r f:J o o c:! o.:p.k, 1 i. i: y cl d y ca re :i s l'lls:~t . Mr. Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly : The n,ost precious resource of N<-:H>..1found1ancl urid Labr-,:,dor i. s i. ts youth.

The future of our ProvincE ! 1 ies i.n the hand s and the hedrts of the young peopl e of today. Unfortunately, out · yc u l:h unemployment rate is signific • nlly higher i: han t hat crf ,my other Canadian pro v ince. Young men and 11Jo1nen who can no i: f ·ind work hau" beco me des pondent. There is 1 :l t. t 1 e inc en i:: i. v e to fin i. i, h s ch o o 1 arid to seek highE:!r education or uocai: Lon~11 .i:ra'.ln .Lng. If this situation is allo 1>J~d to ori-1:inue, ,.,~) IAl.i.J.J. bt! so w.l.ng Utt:. se.c-~ds of our· oum E:~conornic and cultural cl!::! s I·: r' l.l c i: i. o n .

My Co118n1l'rl1.:H1i: 1.:; r)1111nLU.ud t o lc1urichin9 c1 rt aggr-1:'s.-.i ve ,:lttacl< un I: h r:1 p r: o b 7 l· rn s f" .~ , .i. ri <:J • 1 t r • y 0 u I: It today. The gr·ea t chalh~nge 1.uhi.c h My G<J1J1::1r-rlf1t(:1nt : 1.1rL11 .~ddn~ · s t ':> e ns ur i ng an economy U1~1t ,~d l l r,)j ' ()Vj ,d ;, jo b cpp() t·1: unl i'. i<, l> t>Jhr:! n OLtr" youth c11··e r ea dy to sE:,ek er11ploy r11eri t: . Mr. Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: In recen t year s , e onom:.i.c d f:wt~l.opmen t ln ·Newf undl1Hld ~nd Labrador ha s be?Em impeded b.Y an unsett1 e:i cl labour · cli.irtdt< ~.

My Government is detE, rm:.i.ned to .;t<:hL1-we d ,nor" ·' produc t i.v e di1d No . 1 I? 7

a1n.ic,:1l:Jl.1::~ lctbo11r rel.at: i.on:, envir·onn1~~n-t and to deal dir'ectly tAJLt.h t:h1::' .1.s:,1.tt!'., l.:ha\: ar'l:! contr·:ibut-.i.ng to this s:i tuation. These are:1 d ·i.ffi.cult: L:;~; uc;!s and tlHH·e ar·t~ no easy solut-.:i.ons to thE!HI. I-lotAJever, My Government co1111nits :i.tself to a full consultative process with both organized and non-organized la.bour, and wit h manag!':1inent, to address such issues as double- -bre:1as Ung, :industrial standards, essential workers, irriniwurn tvages, occupat:Loth'll l·ll"!i:111:h and safE!ty, and pay equity.

My Mt n:i. s b,! r :, a re con F .i.cl e n t··. l•·.h,'t ..-. rnutu1:1l l"E~SP!':'ct cH1d genuin!': 1 concc-H·n for' th('! l.\Jt1l.fdt'l:! ,.-,nd .i. ni::Ui"'(a1:;i:: of a11 S!':!Ctors of sucJ ety ernployca'C-:!S, l'!lllp1oy,;?r·s i:lnd U1t! p11bl . Lc i:l!·. Jclr'<JC! IAJ:.i J J. r E:! s LI 1 t :i f"l d p I" 0 g r· e s s j_ V f:1 cl n d r·e1~1;.-1r·d .i.r19 rel.di: . L<H1:,h.i.p 01Jc;!,· i:.i .1J1C! . Mr.

Speaker and Members of The Honourable lfouse of Assembly: ~-JE! f ::i nd our'selV!':!S incr·e:1a singJ y besE!i: by 0n1Jlror1111ental fir·obl.:.;?1n:; .:d: the Jocc1l, pr·ovincial, ndtionc1l a n cl 9 lo b ci.l l. e v el s . I i: i. s a condition thc1t must bE:1 addresSE!d in ord(~r to pt't!V(Hl L our· ch :L ldrt =!n fr·orn bE:1ing f,:1cE:1d wtth a Province and world damaged beyond repa i r. These dre issues that ::i.gnorE:H:I l:rncauSE! of our s,nal.l populat.i.on dnd canno L be,' n'latively 111 i.ni .rnal. irnpctc t: on the larger !,ti:"gc,1.

Mo !::t eriv:i.r·onrrH,1nb.,il concern s i.H'e locc1 l. ·i.n or- L<j :i.n all cu1nul i:l. L·i.v e ly co111b::i I'll' ! to pr·esent us (Ali th i.nl -_ 1;:!r·nc1t i ondl. dangc ,!t ''.;. Fur · Lh u :; ;.;ik t=! or () l(j'" 1-\ 1;:!d l.l:h, E!l'lj oy1fl(:11 T l·· and ~e1f 1:.: t y, ctnd for · the :; d k U Of l.: h C::1 '.:) (! l'I l! i"' d l. i. () i I:;

c) i' 1-J ewr O LI rt cJ J. d l'l cl fl I" !.: d n cl i.. d b I" c\ d O I" i i;i l'l S 1-. h ct i.: 1,1.1 i J. l p u up l ,:! 'i: h .i. ::, Pr' o v .i. n cl! j_ nto thE:! nE:•xt cE•rd . u1"y, My Ul May 2'.i, 1989 \; u 7. XI . T Governrnc -:int u.r.i.l.l. duvelop <!ll"l effective conservation strategy c\ n cl 1,1.1 .i. l. l. d i. s c h d r 9 (! f u 11 y .i. t s responsibility to protect our env i. ronrnent . . Mr.

Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: My Gou e rnmen t •s commit ment to de velop all re g iot1s of Newfoundl a nd and Labrador will not be ef fBctive without a parallel c ommi tment t o e nhance n1unici p al 9o v e r n111e r1I: i. n t he Pr ovinc e.

The g reatest nee d in the case of I11crny :,maJ.1er ~: c)111111 urU.l:ie:, i.~ for· a supply of good qualit y drinking LsJ,ill:l-H· arid i:l :.e1~mye cfi. !> pO \>,:ll. :; y sl:(rni that will not create he~lth h .:1 ✓.: ards. he Prov .i.r1ce c,n1no ·i: abandon srnc1ll comn1unit ies 1>.1hic h do noi: h,:,uc l. h1:1 abJlLl · y i: o consl . n1ct a rid med ntai n their owri f ;;1c.i.l..i. l:.L~:; . W~ 111ust all s har ·o i:he bu rden and he lp oul.

It s hotJ1d nol: be f<>ryoU .en t hat i.:111. of thf:'! mu nici pal 'ties presentl y E:injoy ing wdl: er and :,etiH ,H' sy:;i . er11:; do s o because of fin~n c ial he lp from the Pt·ov.i .nce .Ln the pa s l:. My GOVlaH'n 111 ent lni:end s l:o ur\der ·tc kE! an immed iate assessment of our ab Ll ·i l: y to es tabl·is h a prov· n ci.d l wate r an d sewer utilities cor pora t ·io n tha r. would t,;1 ke o v e r· arid operate as a public utj l • t y all exi. st'L ng wat er· t".lrtd s111Jer facilities in the Prov i n ce .

It could t hen use i. l::, rev enues l:o borrow cap:i t al and bui ld nE:1lAJ s ys l:e1n:, For ;;u·uc1s n<i 1-: noi.u >:;E!t'V€·d, in much the same mi:inn '-'r· that N<~l~lr OU nc:I la rid ,·l nd l_a bt·,:1d I.H' ~I yd r· o expa nded e Jectrical servJ Cf:1S to ,.ll.l. p,-n· l.!i or l: l'll:~ i>n)v i. 11 (. (a. und t~i" the Rural Elec l r :.if i catio ri i>r·oyr ·.-1 111. l:f l.:h1:.: ct:, •'es s11rc,~1il: indicates that it ls c1 vi ~ble }lrc;p< :dt .i.o n, ,·\:, My M l ri ·isl. 1-H·~- ex pec t will b e in dica t ed, y ou wJ11 i\Jo. 1.

be asked to crE:1atc➔ and cor·por-ation. pass legislation prov Lde for to thE:1 Sn1c1llE:1r· conimun:it:ir:11 ; neE:1d access to other ba:; i.c 111un i.c .Lpi:'ll. scH'tJ.i.C(;1!, such as f:in:?. proh!ction, road 111c2Jntenanc1::! ancl :;r101~1 cl.1::!ar.i.ny, giH•bage d:lsposal, arnbuli:tr1CE!S, r1::1cre;:,t Lon.:11. i"r:lC.i.J. i.i· .. i.e:; dnd 111un:i ci.pal p1rrnn1.ng . n~1cause of i:he l.:u·9t! nurnl:ier dncl w:i.dH di i;pEH·i;aJ of corm11unit:.i es in our Pro1.1 .i. n c e, s 1.1 ch :; ~) i"V j_ C(·} :; Cd1·1 only b E:1 p , .. u v id e d ::i. n t. he n E:hi 1·· f u tu r-E:! j f group:; of adjr:tcenl.: corrm1uni . t·· .. i.l'!:, dr'<-J prE:ipiH't=:1d to co-operatE:1 in the pro 1J i. :, i on of s 1.1 c h :, c:! r 1J .1. c r:! i; o n a shi.H'C-:!d bdsis.

My GovE:!l"rlflJE!JTt will l>.JOt' k u.ri.l:h a 11 c unn11u n i. t·i. c➔ s to fostrc'I" a L·wtb~J" regional pE:H'spoct.i.vc➔ dnd ad111.i.n:i.s l:rat.ive struct.u1"e at the J.ocdl level to provide such serviC<;:!S on ,:t rE?gional basis. Mr. Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: My Governrnerd: intc➔ nds d1H·ln9 U1e cur·rency of its mandate to lntr·oduce rnc➔ asur<:?S l:o sl .. _rungi: .hl:?l"I our agrj cul tu1 .. al SE.H:tor and to t'E!for111 our 1.dnd US(:? and for1::?S t-. r11anagen,enl pr1-ictices. Mr.

Speaker and Members of The l-lonourable House of Assembly: i I yd,· o ('.: J. t,! c t: ,· .i. c p 01w-:! ,· (. o rr ,·. i. n w-:, ::. I··. u br? ,.~ Vt?Xing pr·oble111 for· My Go \J l'! i'' rrlW:'? 1·1 1-. . ·r h H , · l-:' di" l', i:l~J() 1111.'l _j c)r' i-lSFJt?Ct~; to th1:' pl'·obJ t,!rn in ,··elation to l·: h1::! c!<'.!V~:!lop,nent <-'lr1d ui,,:! of h_ydr·o powel'· in L 1.;.b1··r-iclo1". Or1E:' :is l:. h f.:!

P r o v i. n c (;:? ' i; i. n d b .i. l. .i. t: y t o cfol :i VEH' the hycln) poWE:'I" tl-ldt. could b H de v e 1. opt! cl i. ri L. ab r· d do r· t: o i. l: s ult.:i.111dte 111ar·ket in a rnannr:~r that ti.J:i.11 pr·ovi.dE? LhLs Province;? wi.th Hw bNJE:'fit of tht::' dr:'VE!loprnent crnd sc1l.i::? of that [-H)l>.Jer. ~3c:icondly, NetAJfound1i:!.nd ctnd Ldbrddor has so L9 May ? 5 , l ') /l') Vol Xll far been unable to access the pou.ier that ~li-.lS b(~?en developed within the Province, to ITIE!E:1t the nEH~cls of 01.1r 01"m puop1o and as a resu] t. t>Je arH fau:'d with '.,EH·ious fut1.1rE! supply pr·oblurn:;.

T i.: .i. :, 1.1.1e l J. r 1;:? cog n i. /.<;:id I.: h d-!.: on t:! 0 f the responsibilities of lhe ParJ..i.arn~:ni.: of C,:H1c:1d,:\ .i.:; Lo ,:!nStH'E! that freE:1 j nte1"nat:iona1. and :i.ni:::!rprov i.nc.i.,:tl h·,,1.cle u:( i.:; t-.s in this courrtr·y. Par·1.iamE:'n-L r11u1; I:: sE:!E:! to i. i.: Lh.:l i·. i·. he,·e 1.•, no .i.111r-)[,•c:I i,illt:!l'l l:. to intE~rn,.:1ti .onal 01" i.ni:c,1r·prov.i.nc.i ,;:1l. i:,·ddt! drrd l::l·1a.t: ther·e is no barrier to thl':1 fr-<::•E~ r1.()l~J of '.:JOOd:, and SC-:!t'V i.Cl'!S bn 1··.1AJC!l·Hl p1"ovincE:1s.

The authority, tl-r1::! jur:isdi.cl:i.on c:1.nd l:h<,' responsibility of the Canadian Par·l. ·i.arnc0!nl.: i:o protect ti-res,'! r· .L,;iht~; are clear and indisputable. My Government will therefore be tc1k:ing Lhe necc-:?ssdry sl:E?flS to 1::1nsure th1:-i.t thE:i FE:H:iE:1ral GovernlTIE!n t fulfills iLs obllgal:.ion to Ne1.11foundland and Labrador :in this i:l.t'(!i:l.. this Canad,;,, Province ge i:. i. i·: :; rnu:, t t..ui ·t. h t,!·i. ,:hc0!1' prov i.de thE:' l"ight to l:o rt1d1"kel-:. c ornp E:1 n sat c➔ p01AHH' thE! Prov:ince for or the:! C O n '., (-:~ q U ('! n C (:! !, 0 f Cd n ,:t c:i a 1 :; i" c:l l 1.

U l" E! to providE:1 us 1Arith that ri~Jht. My M.i.n.i.:,i'.:n·:; bt!l..it:'Vt-:! l:h,,tl . 1-:.h.L:; pr·inc:iple➔ appli1::1s to power dlready cl e tJ t-:~ l. opt·) d i:1 rr cl p Ot>.Jc:? .-· 1J t? i: I· o l:H'! dE?Vt':'lop~>.d. riccor·d:in~J1y, :it is My Coue1 " nrtrt,?r1t' :,: .i. nl·.t,'r1l:.i.1:in l: o !:;eek .:1n dr·r·..:ir1r::1e111c-,? r1L-. 1..u:i. th thr:, Proui ri CE! of q1.H,' bu c Lo f11,·i-:h(~t· cleveJop !:he! 1.tkti : :,,r · po11-1c:•r•~; of Labr·ado1" dnd to SE:?11 i,:uch pu1>.1ur, .:::1s 11ldY bt! sin·plus \··o our needs, u.iest1.1ktrd Uir·ough quc:ib(!C, d n cl E:! n s u re th c:ll:.

HH'! p 1 .. o r=- i.1': s F r • u In such developrnPnt lkd.11, in ·Fact, c o, n e to t h i. i, P r· o v i. n c e . F d .i.1 .i. n q this, howE:1VE.>.r, My Governmont tAdll 1-:ake sl-:.E?ps to s:!l"ISUr'(:! L-hat Cani"'ld,:~ discharges its constitut:iondl No.

obligcd.J on to thls Pr·ov:i.nu1 by pro tJ .i.d i. W:J d i•.i' ,:t n s 111 i. !, :d. on l. .i. i'IE:! t I'll'' o u g h q lH:~ b (::! c: or by c on s t-r- u c t. i n g i:l l:.t·,;ir1s111.i.s s i.on l i.nt! i:tlon•::J dl'I dlter·natE.~ Y'CJUh'~ across Lal:n·ado1-- ,.itncl Lo UH::! .i.:;l.and dnd, .i.r rtl"!cessa1"y dnd fc->.asiblE?., to thE:? M;-.:n·· Lt: . .i.1ne rrov i.nces. Tht:1 Prov ·incu of Newfoundland i::tnd Labr·ador is E:~ntitled to no lE:~ss under the Constitution of Canada. nlE!

Provir1cc,? unquestion,;\b1y has Urn constitutlonaJ. jur:isdiction to lrliHldgc-?. and prov i.d<,~ for th<::? use, sa1e and d:istr·ibut:ion of powE:~r g e n (~ r· r:l I: E:~ cf !Al i. I: h i. n l~ h U Pr O V 'i. n C E! i. n or·dE:'r to r11eE:d: l:he ] c?.g:itimatc,' rH~eds of ·Lts r1:?s.i.den,·s. My Govc-.!i"l"HIIE?n-i: 1.11 i.ll. l~i:lh! t-.i'H:? ]E:?gjs]dt.iue s-t.c~pi; nE?cessary -\.o c n s u i'" t:? th <:l 1:. t-. ht::: Pru 1J .i. n cc rt? g, 1 l. i:t l: t' :, t I 1 C"' g e n e r a t :i. o n , cl :i :, t r :i b u t :i o rr Ml d :, u pp l y o f ,:t l l. 1;?

J (:! c t ,· .i. c: .i. l·: y .i. ri t. he Provj nc:E>. ~;o as Io 111c:?et the nePds of the p <.:i op 1. <.:? of U1 t::! P ,' o v i. n c (:! . Th j ~; c iHl a 1 1 d uri. 11 be d o n E'! . Mr. Speaker and Members of The Honour·able !louse of Assembly: No .i. n cl us h .. i..:t 7. or· cu 11m1u r c i..01 l . actjvjty :is 11Icn·E:1 inipor·tant to N<c,1A1f ou nd 1c,rncl t h,H1 r i. :; h i. ng. l l·. l·w :; bE:H:Hl H1E:1 bai;is of our· Pconorny fo1·· nectrly 500 years. We rl01Al rdCC:~cl 11-Ji.l:h i:\ 111ajur crl s :ii; dppedrs fur·thc,~r l'lf'!X r. catch i n o u r f i s h i::1r· i E~ s .

I t cert.a i.n thar: d1Ht',:! 1Ari.1 l. be subs t:antia1 t"EiductJons y (:!d t' of 'i. n L ht? l: o l: <11 d l 101.i.id b 1. e r Io 1·--l~. h C" n1 c o cl . The pot_(:!nt."i.al P1"ovi nee • i. 1 n p d c i.: o f l: h i. '., o n u u r wJ.11 bE' enon11oui; by co III par :i. s on u.i j_ L h i.1npdcl·. or, othcn· pr·ov:inces. My CuvE'!l"rlll1c•rd· ha\, ·i. nte rid'., h:i p11 r· :; I.le'' d ("" • • I I , .. i r·rn µo: :: 1. ,· .. 1.on IAJ:i I: h "I'· I I(-! l" (l. cl~! I" d J Couerrtlllf:!r! L. 1. lO

l) o J ;( I. I: Because of f ..i. :, h 1::1 ,· i. (! S i: 0 0 I I i' quot.a a]Jocab>.d ilflpOl"ti'.HI C (-:! 1:~cono1ny, to plirnts of thE! and F.i.shl'!i"'ll\(·;!1"1 or Lh i, :; Prov i.nCt! Cl)US I': hav E:~ pr·i.or:i t.y ov EH' aJ.1 o l: hc~ r ,.:1110 ca l: .i.o n s . To do o l:he n,\J Ls e! would result in this Province hav.i.ng i.l:,; e.cono1ny vi.ri·:.ucJ.17.y destroyed 1JJhile the rE:!SOur·cos adjacent:: toll:.:; shorEis ar("! shi.ppr::d pi..1.st :its idle plants and usNl to prov'i.de:? job opportunitiC::?c.; E:1lsE:1wherE!.

My Ministers recognize t1'1C:?r<,! wj]l likely s!-.·i.11 ~e t'ed uctLon ~ ·i.n the quotas avc1ilable to this Province and t: he y 1,11 i 1. 1 1>.10 r· k t: 1 o s e 1 y IAJ i th the Feder-al Government to d e vel op ,::i1l:0rn,:li· . i.ve e1npl o y111E!llt opportuni ties for · tbos e pl':!Opl e pr·t;~sen l:1.y t,! r1y,:19t,!d i. li U1<-:i fi.shi .ng i n cl us t I" y who wi l 1 be d .i. s p} aced for­ d per · iod ~)f t:.i.11H:! due~ l·o cal:c l1 r·eductions. My GovEH'nfllE?nl:' 1.1i:iJJ.

E:H1su1"E:? that t.ho Dt!pdri'.r!lc)l'\l: or r~.i. :;hlc:i"i .e:; .i.s l"E•cogn:i:c.~~d ai; UH,, kE:1y jr1dustr·iaJ. d.i.lJi .:,.i.on or Govurnme11i· .. ~~ii:h :i.ncrc:!dSE: 1 d bucl~Jeli.u·y r-osuu1··ces, t.Je 1~1.i.Jl e:<piH1d r·us<-,dt·ch o:i.nd devi::ilopnient faci.1:it.iei,, and d1::,velop con:,ol·.i.dal·.,,!cl rnark~:!I·. i.ng pr·ograrns.

I ni t:iati v E:i s wi 11 be t:.al<Hn l:o pro1note dcquc1cu1turc 0•, develop holding fctcilities, c• n co u rag I"! s 1:~ con cl a r y pr' o c e s s i. n g o f f:ish in the ProvincE•, and dE!Vt•lop 'i.n corisul.+:aL:i.on 1.i.i.i.Lh the Fl0,dt,ral GovPrnn1ent a catch--fa::i.1ure i.r1surd.t1C1:! or ass i. st.dr1c1'? pr·ogr·d1n. fht:,' f>,·ov i.r1U,! 111ui,. ,~ hi:!VU a roJ.E? :in thE:' clE:'C:i. sion111ak:ing i. n s u c h f .i. :, h u r • i. e s I:' s l:. ab 1 is h111€Hli:. of 11\d L: 1- t::! I"' S !'.: he gl"(·\d l:.C:'!r' pr-oces~; dS l::he to 1·.: e11 d 11.

Ul,Ji:l b 1. (:! arour1d OLii" F.i.:; h i.ny 1;,,1 ·i . .: h 1. r1 Lllr•:! lAldi'.Ul"'S Prov:i.nce, d ] l o c a L .i o n of J .i 1; f! n :,; c• ':; , and r· e ~J u 1 d t or' y Cu 'J 1'• r rHJ\C-:? r1 l· ' :,; c;1ch:i.t'U8 t:h.i.1; cont r· o J \, . obj(? c t-:.i. 1J u by L1J01"k:i.nsJ 0 till:!!" My l·:o 1~ri L h \·.· h (·! r? I 0

Federt:tl Gov1::1r·nrnEH1t t.o e:1stablish a joint Canada-Newfoundland Fisher·ies Board, sinri1ar to the Offshore Petroleum Board, to deve]op fisheries policy and to 1rJ,Hld9E! HJE! fish~~ri<:~:, in al.1 of the water's c1r-ound N1::11~1fouridJ.cH1d and Lab r c:l do r . Th .i. s t\JO, r l. d prov .i. d E! effective provinc:iaJ. pa, .. t.Jc:i.pation ltl t.1-lf~ TiliHlc3.9EHIH :! n1·.: or 01.1,· basJc rc-1source without g:i ving us the ad c:1-.i. t.i. o rra l f .. i. na ri c: .i. i:"l 1 bur·d u n l: hd I: t..vo u 1 d r· E~ s u l t fr· o III h r.lV :i n g J. (.-:! '::l "i '., J d I: .i.

V (:! j Ur· i_ !, cl j_ C I: .i. 0 r, (? V (! i'l i. I" :it could be ach-J.c0?UE~d. Tl11::! cun·t:.?ni: crisis in our f:ishN·y onl.y '.,('!l"'Vti? :, 1·.o lc~rtiph.::t:,.i./(:1 1:h(;;! urgency for the F·ederc1l Gouernrnent to l:,'1ke:! .i.111111~:!cli.,;1(-_ 1-;? sl:up:; i:o t:?nd fort0~:ign over· f:.ishirrg in ou1" t.val:-.E?t'S. Cc\ndd,:i 1nu?,°i'. i:\J.:::o :,u(:!k i. n t. E~ r n a ·l :i. o n c1 J. d ppr· o u a 1 to b 1·· i n g the NosE'! and Tai.l of 1:.hE! Griitricl B,:.inks IAJ:i.t hin Canad :ian fish1::~r·ies lflc:Hld 9 (-'!lllEHI t j l.tr' is di Ct i. 0 n 11111111::~dici.tely.

My Min :isters bt1liE!VE? l: h i. s 11.ri. 1 l. r E:~ 9 u t r'E'! t. h e p E! r s O l'l c;l J. corn111:i.tnrErnt and involvement of -t.hE:~ Pr irne M i.n is l:E!T', and the::1y lAd.11 1flclke e~ur::ir·y effort to indUCE:' t.hat i. nvo lve1rHH1 t:. Mr.

Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: Nt:,1,,.1f C.)U rid li~ nd and Uw l I i. b c,! r n .i. ,:1 Pru j u c -I Lo for a si9n:if.icc.1nt -.incr·c-'!i:.ISE:? l.uvcl. oF l'!COrrurn.i.c.: ,:tci.i_t).i.l.y F'l"OVj !"ICE'!. l'lE!(:~d s p r o 1J i. d e::: :in -Lhe .i.n i-.1-w Thu :·;-:-.atl:!11H':ri1·. oF [>r·i.nci.pl.c 0?:, :;.i.f::JflC:!<:l J,.l~:; ·L July 1.-lJOUl.d, .i. r ruJ.7.oL~Jud l:h,·01.1l]h ,:mni:;l.l:.?l:ely, ,·:,:•.; ul.i ·: .i.n ,:u-1 ,-Agr-E?c·?IIIE:H1t ro, .. the deu1J]opr11E~nt of : I i. b ,-:! , .. n i.::l t h i:"l l: 1,110 u l d '.:: H c~ i. n c r H •-~ :; t! cl H:<:ir10111.ic dct.l.v:i.ty n~c1J i:✓.E~d in l.ht• no:<i: f.LrJe OJ" i,t:< yc'?dt':,.

My GouE~r·nn1ent.: ,,,.,i,11. do l,!Vf:?rythin~1 1.,1 i. L h i. n i. l: :; po11.1e r· tl·1t? H:i.bC::'rn:i.d d e v E! 1 o p E! cl IAr.i. I: h o u t L 11 I: o c,1 n s u r· <::? oil f='jr,?ld cl l:! l.,'1 y . :'.l L: 1::11.::t·i: .i 5 tht'! Vol XLI sarue time, My Mintsters w:i.11 EHJdeavour to rnax.i1wi.Lt-=! the bEirrnfi.t.s and th1:1 build up of offshon• o:il and ga:, rel.c;1i:E:~d l-_{;;!C:hnoJ.ogy i.n Lh i.s Provincei. Unfortunat:E:1ly the March 31st, 19H9 d (~ad l i. n e f o r- corn p J. <:? I: .i. o 1· 1 of t: he• c~greernents was unduJ.y optimistic a n d i. L lJ.J.i l l b c,~ l. a h!

I: h i. s F i'l l 1. , .:;i t thE:~ e:1c1r·liest, b1::1fo1·'E:' con1pJ.wt.ior1 of i"_hc,? agr<,!elll~'?rJi : :; <:,:u1 be r·1·:!,:tl. i.xc:!d. FollolAljng preJ.i111indry d:i.(,cusi,:::i .on~,; 11.1.i. l: h F <-:'. d 1-:? i" ,:l l. (;o 1> <:? , .. ,·1111c,! n 1-: i'l n d ind us t r-y I" E! pr' Ii:' s p n -l. cl t :i u (c! ~; , My Mi.n.i.:;i:c-:,r·:; ar·e c:onFi.<lc-inl .: 1·h.:1,: d'll. par-t:ies remi,d n cor11ir1itb 01e;f Lo br:irig dbou-1:. ::.hu c:luvc-)lc:q:J1(1(!i"1i· or ll.i b~:!l"l"I i. -'l as quick]y dS possible .

My Min:i.(; te:1rs are concE?rned t:.ha L u f F s ho r ~,! e :<pl.or· d f • . .i. on ha:; c E! d s e cl i'l t:·. thE:1 nroment.. Steps IJ.J:i 11 bE:i Li:tklc'n i.:o pr·uino t-_1;:! .::i I.: l·:hH edr' l .i.e '.,t possible time exploration in the offshore c1rc"c1 and to C"!nc:Ur('! thdt. this Prov:ince deriVE!S the 1T1axtrnum J.ev<,~l. of E!Cono11ri.c ben~d=-.Lt Fr·o,n that exploration. My Minisb,?i"S w:i11 promote dnd do everything re~sonablc to provide for thE:! deve?lopnient-. of l:·.ht,! Whjt:e Rose and Terru Noud oil f"ields.

This 1..vill providE:1 jobs few soml:' of l·-.l-1 (;;! (·:l-10 I.I S i:l n d S [) f' N (• l~J f" 0 l.l n cl l. rHl Ck! r S arid Li:,ibri.idor·i .ans :in LhE! ProvincE,• li.J.i.::i-1011,·. wor·k, ctrtcl c·n1·· i:hose lAJho h d u e h d cl l. o l E~ a v e .i n r • l"' c e n t y E:i i:l r ,,; ,,u-1d yn :·. u u l h,.:r· i-J,··01JJ . 11l, C-:''., i-.c:1 t'i. ncl IAJOl"k' Mr. Speaker and Members of The llonourable House of Assembly: An I ,· .. ) E:'f f ::i. c i E~ nt Lt"d n s po r·t,:1 t ·i on s y i,: t, ,,?rt1 or,H of UH~ 1110:,1· .. i.rnpor·, -,:11"1:.: , bul..

L h e (, a r11 e -t i n, u o n e of L h e 111 cVi L co:; Lly, :,1-,1, .. v i.et,!s ·My Govt?r'r,l'n,,i1d:: h,'t\,; to provide. Our econonry w:i 11 on1y d .iVE!r:; i. ry i.i-:- \,I.Jc:! h d V (! d No. 1 9 l"CllAJ go(.1d arid dnd Rll

r·e 1 J <:lb le Olr:! i:lrl !> or l:r·dn :, port •., l-. i. ()rl . We wiJ 1 s tagmi.te :if we do not have i:1 rel i.abJ.1:J and t~ff .i.c i.1-'~n ,· 111:~,:,n!, of 111oving goods, ~er-vices ,-u,d peopJ e frorn l)rl1~ p,:H'l : elf U1<::i Pro 1J.i. r1c1-) i:o an<ii.l'H:r t~nd the 11H.rnns to de) iuer our c'1xpor1·.:, l:o 11\iH'kul ·.:, 0111::;.i.dc,i UH:! P1"0Vit1CE:!. r.+. the sarue ti rue, because of our sp arse populali.ori cll:;i :rH>uted over 6 ,000 niiles of coastline, the cost of prov ·id ing rel. ·iable and ef ficient transportation ser vices is very high.

We ,nust, l:her·efore, ensure that. the rederctl Government provides Newfoundldnd all oF th~ transportation s er· v :i. c es that it is obligated to prou ·i.cfe. Th l:; n,;1.i~lon was fotmded on i" he precept thc1t the Fed~rc:11. Gouet·n111e r1t: 1.1.1ould pr·o u ide a ncd: :iona l t r·an s por-ta don !) y st.e111 acrn:,:; 1-;1 v1:.n · y prov i,nc8 f, ·0 111 coast to coast. The Te rr11r. of lJ n ion u1.i. i'.h r.J,.,1t1 f o 1.1 rid 1. ii\ i·td ,,.H_ rt) negot:i nled c1nd E-.?rd e r·ed j nto on i he Urld (-:? t'S l:,:rnd.i .n(d {:hn i: . i.n i., yt' E!(~ i.ng i:o ta k e o u EH· c1 n d r f:! l i ~i u E-!

N c-H.1.rf o u n d J and of UlH i:c) :; i: or- Ua, i'd.i .lu.1d;J ,:Htd :, h,!a1r1:.,h i.p :,!•~r-vi .t: 1~:;, Hie F1,:.d -~;-;;1J. <~OV Ei! t '1·11111,Jr1 i: •Mi:1 :, :; i.1l1pl.y p;·o1J .i.d .i. r,y for the n(-!W Province of l\hn,.;f oundl.,:lnd l:h t::J prov i.ni:.i.,:\1. pod. ion of the net tional t:rc1nsporli;ltLon sysl : (,1 111 r-<H· u.1hi.d1 i. i. wa s rP.spor,siblc,! _j ri an y event.

The Newf oundland Transpor·tc1tion T.nit'i .atlv!l.! 8nl:e r·ed i.nl~o uri t h l: he Gouernru( ~nt c)f Canada last yec,r has the effect of r·e lievi .ng !: ht~ Feder·al Governnieht of all its future o bl.iga~ion ~ to provlde, u.ii i:hin Nc,H .• rfoundland, the p r o v :i. n c i. r.1 l. po r· I: lo n of t: he ri a+: lo n ,:\ 1 tr-c1nspor·tc1tiorr system. It c1J.so h.,u; 1:he <::!fr-,,!c t of t.Eir·rn.i.r1,5H: i.ng HH:.! r. p€;'. C.i f i c obligation of the FE1d e r·ctJ CouP.t ·n111ent ,:

c) r·e l. .i.,~vl:! N1i? l>1foundl., :1rtd of t ha cu Ht or pr·ovj di ng the Pi' OV i.nc i . .-~1 fJUi' i: .i.1H1 or 1: h::, i: Vol >(I.T :; y :, tern. Ne1.1if ou ndland Th<::! and ProtJ i.nc1;1 L.c1brc1dor or cannot. 11 S l:.~ i. I'.:; 1. i. 111 i. I'. U cl f i l'l d n C"i. d l. rE:!SOUl"C:E:~S to l"E:~lit::'VI.':~ the Fecler·al Co1Jernrnei'1i·. of •~ih,:'l.,: i.:,; .in r·c.:11 .i.t-.y ij( fpderaJ. responsi.l:Li li. ty. My Ministers 1.1.1i11 ensu1··i,! thc1t. sl.:t:!p:, ,:'1t't:! • taken :i.rnrn,=!d i.di::(:::l.y Lo re-inst.ah! thE~ Federal const.i.i~ui:.i.on;-,_1. ob1i.gal: . Lon l:.o pr-ovid!i:~ for the:!

N1::11.11foundJ.and p O r • t i. 0 n O f I: r I E! n cl I: -J. 0 n d J. transportation system, as the F~:!dural. CoVE!r'l'llflE!r1L provides -for thE:1 rE:~st of th1:1 rli.~tton. Th:i~; means I-.he FedE!rt:11. ColJE~rn11IE'!nL 111L1st compensat1::1 N1:1wf ound1and foi-· Lhe addLi:i.Ondl. h-Lghway costs tl·1dl:: l:-.he Province will have to bear as a 1·,):,l.1li:. oF 1-.hc,! do1.11n9rdd ·L11q and closure of l::h~~ NE•wfoundland i'd.i.l.1.11;:iy.

Thes,,! co'.,-l-.S i.ncl"udf:! th('' additional cost of subst1;1nti~lly upyr·dd i.1·1y i-:l'le lr,u1:, C,H1ddi:l l··l·i.gh1.11ay to 1;1ccomn1oddt.e l·hp incrE!c:~sed °t: r i,:l fr- i_ t; , d :; IJ.Jl~! J l_ opEH'dti.ng ctnd d '.; L l 1 l:~ .i. rt c r o a ~; e d lllctint-ondl'lCP CO\, i: Mr. Speaker and Members of The Monour·able llouse of Assembly: In pr·onroting fairness, bcAla.nce and ,,~41.1,:ll.JLy of oppo r· i: un .i. l.:y f'or · i:111 reg i ons of the Province, My r;u u e rt·inie n i: 11Iou ld b <,. nil m i $ s i.

F l t did not pay particul r att~ntion I: o th 1,1 ri e e d :, o F UH:! p e > p 1 r~ of Labrador-. The unac cep tt1blt 1 0coni:11ni .c c1nc:I soc ·i.,~1 condl-1 : irns in thE.! small communi tic•s along the coa s l:a 1 a n~d of I . .. ~ brclcio r 11..1 L 11 recei ue pr lori ty attent ·lon f r·orn My Gouern111erit, as th i. s reg ion t.r u1y constitutE:1s one of l:he clreas ln !: hf!~ r r o v i. n c i _ u r- 9 n, ,~ L. ~) s • ne e cl .

Al1 residents of Labrador-, .l tT ei;p1:!l:l· . .i.uts! ,)f 1: h cd r ,>r·igi .ri, r·d te arid ph1cc of Liu.i.ng, will r- r::.c OU!::! ra i.t· and b ;:l ldnc: ~d 1: r0ul: 1tl(:, l'li': , Mr. Speaker and Members of The Nu.

Honourable House of Assembly: My Govc-:!rnm~rnl~. t'E!gards defenCE! spending as an important con tr"i. bu tor in reg·i.onal dt1vc➔ lopn,ent crnd job crer:1-t:ion. The i n c re .:;i s e i n rn .i. l i. tar y op E! r cl t i o n s and training exE:~rcises at the C,:1nctd:i.an Forc(i?S 8asE? .i.r, Goose DiilY hi.'tS brought a contribution to the Prov :i.nci.ctl c,~conorny E!sl-.i.rnal-.E!cl Lob<::! in ~-!XU1S!; of $1S0 n,iJ.Li.on iri 1988 id o rm, cr'c•)d l: i. ng o v C'! i" '.-)00 d .i. i'l:! c i: civilian jobs at the air base. T~w poi:enl:i.i:ll. de,.11-:?J.opmt,!ril-. or U1(!

NATO Ti~ ct :i. cc, 1 F :.i g ht: er- WE:! a pons rr,:1i.ni .ng C(!n ·t.,·1c1 ,:,l: l:he fld!,< •:! i.,, ,:, 111asi::.i.v1::~ under-t- ·c1ld ng, offt-Ting :, i. 'd i'l .i. r i. C: I'.\ n i·. (: 0/11111(·! 1•· C :i. d] 1"1(!1.1 .i.ridu:; l:r· i.d7., iHcd ot.her· E!COrionii.c 0 pp O t' L l I n i. t-. .i. e :; f Or· i-.rnd i..,'lbl"c.dor:·i i:H1s.

NH1,o.iro11 nd 1..:1nd t:? r :; :rt hai; beer, t'!sl· . .i.1ndl:~id l:h._;ii: l:hH 1: on'.;i·.rucl· .. i.or1 or Uw N(.)TO fadJ .. i.ty wJ11 coi;t dpproxj_rnai:1:ily ~J;(iOO 111.i.l.l i.on, crt:.iat-:i ng ov,H' 'L 500 per-son years o F e rn pl. o y rrH:!l'l i: d u r i. n 9 c o n s !-. r u c t i. o n and l, .?00 p,~r,w.rnent civilian jobs 11Jith an ;,Hrnuc1l. OfH::?r'aLi.ng bud1::1el:. of about $300 rui] J ion.

My Governnrnnt supports 1-.h,=! ex·is L'i.ng in'i.li l.:dr-y ci1"rc1rcgE:1ments at Goosi:, Bay as 1,1.Je1.l c:1 s the E? ff o r ts In ado by Uw Governn,c,~nl of C,'tnada to s1:1curE:1 th1:, NATO Centre at the Base. L'1 h i. 1 e ,Hl x i. o u s t.: o c a p l: u r 1.:i th ti s ,,! r~ccH1011r.i.c benef·.i.t s, My Governmen-1: lAl i. l. l. no·,: .i. lJ nor~~ L·. h c,' g :,i ri 1.1 i n i-:i con c E,, , .. n s of t- h E,i n ct ·l :i v e p Ei op J e i, . 1;· u ,· i: her' 111.i. l .i.

Uu .. y u :; ;J <.:Jf' t,\J i. 1 T l:J H c:orcd:.i i .. i c.>r11,ll upon My Gov.~rnnii:,nt l:H,:i.ng :,aL.i.:::Fi.tici ihi:1i. :;11ch dE·!Vclup11n':'H1 ·L. w:i]J not pn,!c]ude the, OFJ~Jot· i·.un.i. \:y ·t-c, 1 .i ve orr (o,· our· rc;,d, i.v<•? fH:!Opl.w; I" he,, land in thEi ncanrie1" Lu wi·1 .i.1:li U1Hy M:i rr:i i:'!- ~~I'"\; iH'E: .:1,·: ,i dc,:1.1:; i:oc11t,id. !,i.,l'l.i1.:f:i.(!d -[- hi:.1-! My thf'! 1:(!d<::ir,:11. Cc:i<JC:'.1'n1111-:•n i: i. i, -t-hi :: cunc:c7-r•r1 ,u1d IAJ .i]l. ,. s '.; u e :, .:1 , : i. :, rd c t~,) , • .i. l y pi"OC,,!ed-.i ng tAJi Lh d<:~velop111(11Tl:.

L.13 May 2f:i, 1989 dcldre'.,:,; 1.r1y rusolvE• thf! b t,! r: o r- (·.! further Vol XU: Mr. Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: At the outset of my address, I noted l:ha i:. tJJh i.l.c,~ N<:,1J.1foundland h,::is recently entered into its fifth de c: ad e o f Co n Fed (·'!r' a t. J on w :.i. th Canada, we have not y8t succeE!ded • i. n b ~~ c o rn j_ n g a Fu l l. p ,:1 r l~. "i. c i. p d t i. n g province of Canada, with pubJ.ic s (~ r V I. C e :, I 9 I.I i.'l l .i. i:: y O f l. i. r ,'! d n d E:1 c onorrd c o ppo 1--tu ni ty s :in,:i 1 a r or (:!qudl. to U1d-l: or oUi:,!r pr-ov· .i.nces.

Th:'!i',~ iH'e d i·11.1111bl'H' oF t'l:!,.iti,on:; for· t h l s , s cn11 E?. of w h i c h IAJ E:' r11 u i; t t d k E·! ,., c,! s po n :; i. b i. l .i. l: y f o ,' our· s :,i l. v o s . StilJ others Jie large]y beyond 01.1r conl.i"07. ,:1r,d ;u•e pr·i.nk.lri.7.y l.:l·H-" conSE:?qu,~ncc,i of fc~iJures at Lhe n,:1-L:i.oni,17. l.o•Jcl. i'\t:1:;po11s .i. b ·i.l.i.ty l·:u co I'' rec t our OIAln fa j_ J. u r (->. s c 1 (! i:.l I" 1 y l i. o ,~, .i. ·i: h 1.1 :; , b 1.1 L My M .i. n .i. \, l:. <::i r • :,; ;_:t l. \, o i:1 ck notAJJ. c,icl g e t hE:d r- l" E:, i,; pons :i b::i J :i. -Ly t-.o :'!rlSIH'c.:!

U1di:: ufr'"nr·t:,: .;1,··:,' 11r.::1d", Lo c cl. u s ,~ t. h E:' F <,1 de r· a J. Go v E:~ r n rn e n l: t o t.akE:~ l:l·,u necc,ii,·.::ary sl:.s:!pS to correct fa:i.J.tff1::,s at lhE:, natior1c1.J. li:!V('l1, My Govern1r1Lc!nt: .i.s gt',;,Vl 0!ly conc<::1rned about Uw ability of N1:i1.1ifoundJcJ.nd a n d o I:: h f'i t' s , n a l. 7. e I" p r o v • i. n c n s .i. n Canada to hav,~ any r·c-:!a1. :in1pc1ct. on gov<::it'tllflf~nl,:,7 . dee ls i.ons 1r1adu ,.d: U·w ni:it.ional 1<:WE!l.

Hi:.lv·ing J j_t l:.lE:1 111ot' <:~ 1:.hdn h,1Jo p e i' cc,! n l·:. of i-.: h ,=! popu1dt:ion of Candela, 1,1w hdve l.i.1:1:l.H H!O,'(? i: hd n i:.,~io p t,i 1" \ .. (,, n l of th,~ vol::i.n~1 pollJE:'Y' in I Ice l·lou:;,:i of C CJ lllill() i'I :': . ,:) t I ! l ::~ populous q11cl:;:,:c, J:)f!l"Ct':!nt vo·I .ing Co1m11<H1•;. i,dlil::i t.i 111('!, ,. ht·:• l·t~H: On l':dl"j o pr·ov:i ncPs, i-.u~1n U1c ,· l·cdtJ<: .? popuJ.d L .i circ of tho l,)(!l'·,,;,,ini . ore 1110 ,:, l:: dnd ~:; i /( Ly <'" l'I cl uf tl1c;i HL.,ui,;e i..li(' of tJ1 !clc":!I" :·.ht! ~:i e c J. r c urni; tel n c 1:i s, no i: i.1npo :; s i. b:I u, as Ne1,11f ou ndlc;i nd it is diff.i.cuJl., j_f Fur pr· o v i. 11 c.. t:! ~:' ~:; u ch to obtdin fd:tl" arid No. 1 R13

o u r f c-:i d tH' a 1 n a I~ .i. on .

Th •il t dot:! :; no i: nP.c:essar:ily r-E-!flec-\. ill-wiJl or se lf.i.:,hn('.!:Vi on 1:he par ·i: of l: h1-:1 Or1tc1.rlo crnd Quebec 111E-'lrnber·s of the Hou:;c of Common:,. [1 : :, .i.rnpl.y ni fl CH: i. !; i. h P. r e i:l J i t y t h cJ t l h e j r pr i.111,:1 y oblj.1:1.:1 I: i.01·1 .i.:; 'i:o Urn i.r· 1)tJ.ffl const:i +.u0nr.y , 1. he peopl.E:! of <)n1:. r· i.o i:l nd Quc-)bt!t:. -ri·1d1: i. !) ,.uhy, j r, a true federal stcd.e, vo ting pow,H· .i.n H1t:1 na l:.i.on,;1l 11:.9 i.sli:1 !:un-:: JF alwa y s balanced so as to ensure H1cll ~ o rH~ or l~bJO pr·o v ·i.nc1-?.s 111.i.

U1 UHl rnaj ori ly of the people cannot make decislons contrary to tha interests of t he rnuj ori ty of th~, pro v·Lnces. f'\I: th(-?. sa ,ne ti.me~ the n,ajority of t he provinces must not be c1ble l:o nidke d<-?.c i.s ·.on s con!~r,:n· y to the wishes of lhe majorit y of the people. Thctt is 1-:he 1.:1ss<:'!nce of ~ feder-c:11 system.

Jf the tr-ue federal principle is to bt~ f,!lnbocl i.<~cl :Ln the➔ C,H1...i.r:I i.r.rn Cons tJ tution, it :is My Govern ment ' s sl:rong bel. i.ef ,:lv.1': thE~re r11u!:i·. be a chan ,ber· of the fHd(➔ r , "l l09 :i.:,1 ab.1re i.n wh i.c h c~a :h prov :i. n c: ~-! has a n E:~ qua J s c1 y :i n U1 E-i e :< ~) , c: ,. :, u a r r ,-) r1 <·H' i:\ .1. 1. ,:i 9 i. s 1. a , : i. ') <·3 pow E-1 r· .in CcHli:lda. 1 ha ·t c:hrlrnbc~r· d1ouJ.d bP- a refor·ruod :it.t •1i:1i·.e) ,·\ SI) 1:d ll.c ~d 'Ti• i.pl.i i, 1: 1 Sc-iml'l e 1 hcd. j s ,!] ecte d , effE'!cti v e i:\ nd tJJh i. dl hd !, t:. q1.1.:1J. , ~-1:irc~:;1.:!ni : ,:\i : i. <)1·1 fr·orn E-! ctch province.

The c-:'!xercise ()r r:~dC:!l''i:\l. leg i.s li;1l :.i.v ~1 pol.Vei• 1~101.11.tl Lh~!r1 hr.1ve to be c1c ceptable i· o the t.wo 111aj 1~r i. I: i.e:; in l·.he F:~der·~~1 sl:c\l :H rld 111ely the 111c1.jor-Ll:y of Lht:'! peopl e j_n l: he c: oun try, ,~,1-1•; c h 1~Jou1r.l be n1er.1sur·ed by a vote in the Hc.iuse of Com,nons, and the lllr)j or L t:y o F the provinces, which would be 1111-:!ctsured by a vote in the Sen,:lt.c-:i.

T hat j s the➔ only rnEii:lns by 1;.1hich prov Lnc e s 1.1.ri. lh :;n1c1.11er· populations, suc h r.:1s ours, c,;rn proi: e cl: U10.ir i.n ··,H·l,, $t-.s i.n r·elc1tion to the two pr ·ovj nces w:i th larg er· r,inpu1,:1I: L1Jns, i~ricl the r·,.;d.,y L l fi Vol XL.I d-t'. t·.d.i. n l:hc,! i. r pos:i ·I :ion as r J g·h l·. Fu l. ◄ :.t n d pro p e r full pdrt:ic :ipi.1ting My Mi.n i.:, 1:~n··s ,:n·~~ c<rnv i.n c orl t:hai: a ref onnE:1d Sem1te, cornbj ried ud th a G ,:r oriy ,:1nd r•1~!; <>•u • 1:<:.11ul rE!dcr~l.

Gov~r-rimerd ., is th~ only means by 1.1.1 h i. ,: h r c-:1 y i. o n ,:\ l d .i. :, f> ,:\ 1-- .i. l J €! :; 'i. n l: h .i. s countr y 1,1.d 11 e ver be corrected. IJnf <n·,:un, :,h~J. y, Ur:~ Mer~d1 l.ake Accor·d , as it is at this moment, 1,J I. 1. l. uM k 12! pr o per re ( o nn of l: he Senate practically inipossible becaus( ~ it:. 1.tJoul.d change the amending formula to r-equir<:~ 1.1 n ,Hl l mo u s up p r o v i:l 1 o f I: h c1 provinces and at thr:1 same tin1E' 1.1.1ould reduce s-1: Lll. Further Lhe pow ers of t he Federal Government .

My Mi. n.i. s b ,!rs bG 1ieve, 1: her·e fore, that substc1.ntial chc:rnges mus t be 111acfo 'l n !·.hti Mc?.ed1 l.ak e (.lcl:orr.l Lf this Province is ever to becom . c1n y U1 i.ng o 1·. hi-H' U1an ,1 hav,-,i not province dependent on hdndout s fro111 i·. h1:! Fi~ d or,!1.1 G()Vc~rn1nen ~-. My Minis ters also shctr·e the concerns oi7 0U1er rrovi.nci .i:ll. Pr-e111:i.e rs, jncludJng concern s about the i.111p,:ii: ,: 1) r- i-.1 If~ M<::H:: d1 l.i.\ k <:! i'l c ct:wd on -I' he Char ·ter· of R:i ghts 1·1d a bout i. h <·) ,. r :?. i:\ 1. i. o n 1., ( i·\ :, p 1:1 ; i. i:\ 1 :, 'i: cl I: u s f 01·· one pr·ouinc e.

OtJr· pr-inic1ry l:<)n1 : c-:?r·n ho1~11. 1J(~r · 1. 1; L\Ji. :·. h i: h(•) 1ong ter m j111pact <)f lhe Accord on • he ,:1 b .i. l. .i. Ly )1' N:~1.\,r-<)I.Ind l d 11d ,:t nd Labre1 c:lor lo becor11e 1:1 full p,.n·'t:.i.c .i.p,:1l. i.l'lg pr ,;v I.net;! o r Canddd. Mr.

Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly: In pursuing chc1nges :in the M~~ech I.,. b~ fh:co r-c:l, My GOVU'rllllE!i'l l: ·Ls sens:i tive tu its respon s • blli ty to t hr➔ n,:l I~ i.ori. ruu.i,:trd thc1 I: en d 1;.1e will c1ccommodat ~ and reasonably <.01111.>ro1n .i. s1.,:, l~o pr:ol: ect: t h,~ gni! c.:1t:er .interests o f the ri[~tion, but we mus! ·. n~~ve r· c ompro111i .s::i pr·ln ci. pc1l or· abandon our on]y nl"ctns of E1ver- b: .. i:<)1n i ri9 i:\ rul.1 piar•l.ic .i. p.;1 ~'Lng rJo.

prov i.nu:! of 1:h.i.s couni:r·y. ln l-.he decades and cErnturies c1h1::11.'td, our pt>opl.H mus L: b~,! ·i.n '-~ posJ.t.i.on l~.o E:1r1joy d good quality of lifca' - ctn E!9Ua.l. opportun.i. ty as a mat hH' of right and not as n1dttE!r of the g r a u~ of o U1 N' pro v i n c E! s . Th P. difficult

part is determining just hou.1 far HH~SE~ cc)1npro,nisi~s ,:ind c1c cornniodations should go. The ME!E!Ch L,:1kc! Accord, as i.t: 1.:; a L: th:i.s rnornont, goE:1s tAJP11 beyond u.1hat. My Mi.n :i.s h.:!t'S can t:!Vl'!t' agr·e!E:1 l·.:o e1nd ·H1EH'l':' is d gr1::1a-L body of opinion i.n l:h.i.'., co11nl·.ry t·.h al.: .i.i: goe:, t.o.Jt,!ll. l:wyond u.ihat · th.~ rJa'l.:i.on as c1 t1,1hoJ e c: i,1 n c,1 v c-i r :; u ,' v i. v c,i . My M .i. n .i. :; l •. e r :; shar1::! thc1t c:onct!J'"n as 11,1E~Jl. ll,,1 vi.n9 •;l·.dl:t, 1d Lh-i.•,:, h ()t,ll'!

V (:! i' / My Cou c'!t'l"lll!U n i·. 11.1.1. ,, he:, ol ht! r· pi-H"l .i.c:);; hi i.o l he a~) !'.; u r t~! all Mf~ech Ldkl':! (\c;cor·c:i 017 .i.l-.:; 1,,1i.l l i.i1ync-:!S:, to 111o;·k fur· ·Uw c: o ri s t , .. u c-l :i u P c h c1 n g e i n t he ()ccor ·d, fully rc-:,cogn i./. i.ng .i.n \:he:! fj !'·st ·.i ni:·l i'H1ce LhE-! dPs :i1'·r-.ib:i J ity, a 7. l: ho 1.1 l.:I h no l: 1-.1-n:? l t,! g d l. n 1:.! c; e! :, '.; i_ ·l: y , of add Ewing the political i:1pprobal: i.un or- the c;ouc;!r n1ncn1l: and u~g:i .s J atun,1 of Qu1::~l:H,ic: for· ·l:hE' const·i.tul:i.onal t'f~forins p11t i.n place to date.

As desirctble dS d dd r:.~ v i n g l: ha t c:1 ppr ob a t i. o n i. s , My gov e r·nrne nt is not pre pa rr:id to have i. l.: a C h i e V (,1 cl i-.l t_ t-. h ~~ p r :i. C (;! 0 r l o s ;_ n 9 a f c1 ~L r d n d i; E.~ c u , .. E! f u tu re f o r· t hi s Pro u ·L n c e d n d .i. l: s p <'! u p l J ! . My Cout~l'·nment 11,dll be g:i.v::i ng this <?.nt.i.r:_;! lfidl-.l:r-:!r' ,,ppt ·opr· .i.d i·.cs! d t t e n t- :i o n :i. ri t h e c o I'll :i. n g ru o n t h s ('t n cl tAri. ll i.ni.,·.i.,.~h,• cu risl :r ucl:1 . u,,• d:i;;iJ.o~JUt·!

Lu:i.'l h dl 1 o·l hPI" pdrtie:, ::i.n <:ldv,:1.ricc,• or For .. 111,,l-, c;on:,ul.l•.i.,tL"i.on'., di--. l h (' r~ ::i I"' s ·l M::i n j s 'l.. (! , •• i-: I ] E:' u ('! J. ' My CoVE-!r·11T11f-!1"1t thdt L h i. ~; rH:i '.) i. L i. ,J t-:~ dPPi'Ui'l(f"l diiC:, dl.L_i-Ludl·! lotAldl"d c:on\,;·t :i t·u-L::i onaJ j ' C,~1'1)1'fTI 017 1'<':i"'.;; i:l i"(:•,1:;c)n,:1bl . c-:1 C>f.lPOl'··l 1.111·.i ty 101" \:11cc;c:,ii;s. ilowevt· 1 l"', '> h l.i II 7. cl t-. h I:! :, (:! u r~ i" () ,· l: :,; r ,:"l .i. l b le! C: d l I s (' uf .. i 1lt 1"i.H1s.i.0Jenc o c.H1 the part. of Vol.

XLI c;ovc-:!t'n111,~nL, My CovHr·nirit~nL 11,ri.ll have no alternative but to ask l: h i. :; Ho no u r- db 1 f:! 1-1 o 1.1 \, ~,, i:: o r H s c i. n d th(~ Resolution adopting thE, ME.et;'Ch L d k c.-:1 1':J c c o r cl p i:1 s s f'! cl cl u r ·L n g t: I· 1 C:! l. ,::i s t sHssion of the last 1Pgislatur1::!.

Such a step will not be taken l :i. g h t: l y bu t:: 1..i.J t:! 111 u s l·.: cl i. s c h a r g e o u r n1sponsibility to put tht:' grE!ater i.nLt~t"t?~)L!~ or t·.h.i.s Pr··ov..i.nCf! dr1d ·it-.s people -- i.H1d My Minist.c~ 1 1"s l:H~J.j_(,!Ve U11::~ grt,!,.-d:ot· i.n{·_e:.H'U'., l~ of l:hr-, IAJhol.E! n;:..i-tion and :its people.=:' i.'l.l·1tead of l:t,!IT!po,·ary ~101 i. i:.i.c i:11 o:.1cco1n,11oclo;it i.on no matter how desirable, in the :;horL i-.c:!t'111, l·.h;:d: l"l!,'tY l:H:• . Mr. Speaker and Members of The llonourable llouse of Assembly: :r ,,. e i:d :i / t·!

L h i:d t· h ::i i,: hcii ,: bet,!n '-" l. :., n•J i:h y i,tcid n-:! :; ,; b, 1 i. <:t •:; Li·, i !_:, i. l If' first SE'SSiOl'l of ·l he n ,,!1,11 l.::,gi , :,ldllii'U My Mi. i·1.i, :,h!l'"''.:; Ft:!l.i. i.t-· i:-¼pprop!":i .,id .. e t-.o ~:,:!tout :i.n SOHIE:! cl H l: i:1 i. 1. -1: h c'! i_ r l; o n c e:! t' n '., ;~ b o u l.: i·: h l::' p u bl i c cl ff cl :i r s of t h E>. P i-· o u .i n c E! d n d Lhu 111dr1r11-,•r in 1~1h.i.ch My M:i.n ·i. sl:.f'!l"S j_nt,H1d ·to c1ddrE!SS thosei concern:;.

My Government's agendct c:Hn~>"i. t. -Lou s on1::! one l-:hd L re~quir1::i a total comrnj_t111E1 nt. dn l>.Ji l1 by a) 1 s,,!ct:urs of our · soci.t>.Ly Lf t:-.l·H,! d·..i.,ns and aspi1"i.'d: .io11s 1.uhich 11,11:' hope to ach.i.uu:,! dt'C! l:o l:F! ful.F ·i.1 1.ed. [lu L fu]f·il1 thc:'rrl IAJU r11ust l::hE• dll-.< '!t'rldi ·. i.

UC! dCCE•ptable. s i.111p l y Al:. l.h( ) Sdl11(~ tj111e, My Covc?r·nn1unl.: i"'l~!C(H::Jrl l_ /f!'.:; Ll·1i::l'L l:hi:1~)(.:! .:tl"(:! d :i. -Ff Jc u 1 l·: :i. :; i; u '" ); . :r I. lAJO t.l J cl be i"ld j 1)<': di'lc:I lil j :,;l c,!dc.l i li{j I i·_ht-::i"'l: 1 r~o1· ("', ·to :,u~Jgc:,is t· Lhat My CotJl,'l"nrnc,'rd·' s yodl:; ,:\rlli nl:Jj::•t,i:i11t::'._, i,i:"1 L1\! ru:·11y ach:iPvPcl .in <.H1y :=.ho1"l. ti111u ~;l-:!r· .i.od. fnd {-:!t~!(!, Cov1:>.rnn1t!nt' s d.in1 s 11lo.'t',J r10 l. ach:i.eu,>.d liliHIC!d i.c-.:, No. 1 :,; (> rite:' l) ,- r,':I dr1d ob_j ectl.1,,re:,: t·-u :i l :; C LI I", .. t'! l'I t.

T. t 111ay tr.\ke a decade ()t" rnor,~ before we ar-e ,J1 ble to bring about nal:ionall.y a s.i. i:uat-. i.on 1.uh,,1r<-, l·. h,~ s rna 1 J e 1.. fH' CJ u :i ri c es s u h a s Nf-,1i1FoundJ.,~ncl i:d.k~ U11-:1 i.r r· i.<:1hi: ful. posi1.:ion as fu1J par·tjc'pc.tirig parl :n:~r: , .i.n Uw fr,.Jd<i?r'i:11. :,l :,:li :,~ of Canada. W~i rr,ui·i. not however· fcdl l·.o t:akc Utt!. i'1c,H;e:;s,:1ry f' i.~·:;, : :; b)f> :, beH:aui:f! the our-irall process rnay be l , c•Hl 9 I: h y or cl i. f' f i.c1.11. i: . Mr.

Speaker and Members of The llonourable House of Assembly: The exj _$iing financ;:ial condition of l-:h0 r>rov:i.ncn i.:> nol: sl'.rong, ,:rnd H1c1t 1.1.dJJ inhibit My Gouernmen ·t•s db i.1 i.l~y i:o l:,:1 ke i.rn,nc~d ·La.i:e ~c 1-. Lon on al] fr·onls tl-ictt so desper·ately req ulr l:l tilt:tenti.on. Recent decisions and actions of !:he Fedr~r·a1 Gouernlllf-Hlt hc1vc,1 addCT,d f ur·ther· d:i fficul tiE:~s.

Federctl budgetary d(-:!Ci.:3ions ·Lnuo1vi.ng gen eral tax increases, cutbacks n !-: rans fer pc1y111c,rnl::; to U1e pr·ouinces, cl'1c1nges to the une,npl.oy111c•H1I: i.n:;uran <: f) :;y:; i:e,n, n?dlJ<.:t:ions Jn funds CrH'll'larked for· I: he A l:l o:Hl U.1. C,:ltti:\ d,'1 Oppor 'i:rul.i. !: i.c:i !; ()9(-incy, and rc-?duc:1..j on!: in p] c1nnc➔ d ~ x p 1~ n cl .i. h, rt) :. for fed~H·cctl -pr·0u:inc::ii:lJ agr·eHI11erl'l s on t-:?<;0·1 0 111i.1. ,:i nd n -l gi1)ni .1l df.! •)~) l.or1nie~ni. u,.i.JJ ,:111 .i111p ~H:i :in ... ~ s:ign:if:inHd a 1cl ,Hlv •

c) r· :;f. 1,1i.-1y c;r1 ,. n<-~ ;,1b.i.l i.i.y 1Jf tl'w Pniv.irrc:e 'l u ch!i'l] IAli th :i ·Ls many d <·?. c~ p 1. y ;-· () O l:i,-,;e:I t·J 1. <) I'll) 111 i. c; ;-1 1 HJ '.) o ,. i, ,."l l probJ EHIH>. ()ddE,d ·Lo th.is s:it:uc1t:ion dr'(:! o ·t-her d ,i, r r=- i, c; II l [: i E:! :; c;j rcw11s t c1rrces rHl.d!·.c-H:I i:o Hcor10,r1i.1: in general, lnclucl i.ng l·.hc-~ cr· ·i.s "i.:; ,.uhi.t:h ts dE:!vel op irr g .in the -f:i s hery, the pend t rig c1os1.1r-0 of Ur<~ pho s ph<H'OLt:, p] c1nt i:J.t Long Harbour, and the delay ln s"lgri-lng of t ~w H Lbc-n·n i.a Agrrc !e 111c,int. thE! pt·Hsen,·.

C i.r'Ct.1111\, l:drtCE•S I. 1 6 a.nd cond .i. I: i.on:; rn,:1y b(:l :i. ,·i l: i.11 1'.i_d,:1 L i.ng to some, My Government wjlJ not s~l'irk from addt•1~ ss.i. 119 l:!-11-:. 111 111:~rc;J1y beca1Jse of their· d:iff icully. Thrr~y 1i1i.l.1 no! : r:1~~l :1H· My Gov:~ni,11c n r!: fr-0111 ta king l he n e c es s a r· y f j_ rs t s <"! p s i·. 01.,Jo:H't:! ,;l b<'" i:i:1-~r (-'11i:11r1•} ror · our p~wp1e. Un] ess and urrt:i l the r- i.r !, i: !> i:

c) p:; o:n·o t·. ,:1ken , U1c:1re i.:, no pass ibili t y of ever · add e v:i. ng o ur l .o .. Iy1-H' hH·111 y tJi:,1.:> and iil~;p;i.r·ctt:i oris. At the sar11e ti1ne , My Gov:n •rm1eni'. i" 1~ <: ugn l. /.c-.. :, {·. h e n1~ed ·.o be responsive to the ir11nred:i.a Le 1·1t-~ 0 cl :, of U, 1-J r r o v l n i: ,~ and i. ts people, and will act in c n~spori:; i.bJ. ~, . f;,,-i.r· iill'ld b;~1ar,c ed way in dc.,ialing w:i th those neE:?ds. Mr . Speaker and Members of The Honourable House of Assembly : In addition l:o UrE! lE!g:ii::1,.-llii,,rE! In~:!a\;ur(;!s i,,7.re;,icly 111,,!n I: ionE:!d.

My MtnistE!rS w:iJ.1 b1"ing bE~fol"E! -Uri.:, Honourabl,➔ llous:~, ·i.ri l.-.1-l'i.s r>E,si; lon, c1 number of i111portant piecc:1s of l. (:') 'd J :; l ,'\ l. i. () I l . l .1'i9.i.:,l.d ·!:i.on 1.1,ii.l.7. be i.nl:r-oduc<:!cl I.:o provj_d~-! fo1" ·!·ho , .. est1"uctur:i .n~J of U1c:! ,:ic-:: p,:H'l'IIIC•:!1·1l:'.:, or My Couc:,t·rWk!rll :'.'1111e1'1d11Wf1 I:'., Cuar·arr-t.e~~ .-.o Ti1c l .od11 rind j ntroducc.-:•d Act woi.11 bo h ; f)i"()

I) i.c.iH rrlt)t'!'! ov (~1·· ·rho pro c E,! i; i:: q I j r:1 i" d l'l L l~! U ::,; , i . L' SJ i. <; 1. d , . i. U rl 1.,J i. ·, -] consol.idate dnd 1-:i f7{',,, ,; i. i V !·:! 1:on I i''O 7. of" j:;1,u.i.ng Jodn i.w i 11, , .. 1 . .1ducl .'d l-:.u .i n,pr·ov~) C!>;j ::: l:o.\ n~~ 1. (:! g i, '., "f. d i •. i. () I' I ; .. c, l ,., L: i. v c:: i.o con tl'·ol and lllclrld~)E:'l'lrOnt. of 1 .. 1,,,.

I. e g i. s l. a l: i. o n t,1,J i. l l b e i. n l: n:i cl 1..1 c •:! d 1:. o conso1iddte i.Hrd ir11provE: 1 e>(j_::;l~_irrg JE:!g:i. •;l.dL.ior, 1 .. elat.iv,>. i o L:hr::! ctdrninistrdtion i.Hid control. uf l:he f>r·ov i.nce' s cr·own 1.dnds. You w:il] also /:.)(;1 dskecl to grdnt·. ~,uppl 1J t:o Hui-· Mdj cs t:y. No. l f\ I 6

Mr. Speaker and Member~ of The llonourable House of Assembly: r. i.nvoke God 1 •• bl ess i.ng upo1·1 you as y ou c o111111E-ince y o1.1 1n fruitful 1 i;\ b o u r :, i. n i: h .i. :, F • i. r s t !'5 e s !> i. o n 0 f the For ·ty -Fi r st General As se mbly . M,:1 y D·i.v i nc~ Prouj ,d enc::c~1 gu i.de you ·i.n your deliberations. Ml~. SPEAl<l:1~: The➔ hon . t: l·1H CounciJ.. Mot.ion, l: he hon. UH~ Prc,!:,·i.den t:. of Council to :intr ·oduc,':! a bill entil:lr 0!d, 11 An Of fi n 1 Of ··; he Tht:! Aud"i.l'.i. ng Accounts Of C ,.'l I" t' i, le! d . ( n i. l. l n ({-_ Rl'! s pc•:! Cl·. i. i19 The,!

Aud :.i 1 01·· CE-!l'lBl"dl And or:- Th~" f>ub·l i. c ThE~ P1--ouj ncE~, 1 No. l ) . On 111ui·. i.on f j 1" ~; 'I. t: :i nw , ll i. 'J. l. No. or·dPrPd , . \ \, I / r·t'!dd d read a i,:econd i-. i.111~) 011 t:OlllO i" i'Ul~I. i 1:1 s ha~; ·t (.) ilor1our Thr:~ L .irciutErnan·t·· --CovE!r'l"IOF' bc 1;! n t h E~ pl. (-~ d !, 1,! cj Mt!rrtl:H,1 r· ~: l-. () Ilk\ k c-:i ,:\ 1m:d. i.n spuech G(:!l'IE:!l"d] Assornbl .y, dl"ld For grr~atur acc1.1r;:tcy I hav(~ ob·t a:i nt1 d a copy dncl :it l.\Jil] b(=, pr<,'st=in t:ly di.:, t.r· i.l:rn U!d l:o <'"Ill hon. ME:1r11bers. The 1m~n1b1::!r for' St . John I s South. MR.

MURPHY : Mr. Sp,~aket ;Hid Me111b.~n , of l:hr~ Honour&b]e Hous~ of As~e mbly, it Ls 111y gr•e;;i i. humH 1r· tod,ily t:o 1nov0 'L h e Add1··er. s ~ r, Rep ly to lhe Gr-dci .ou:, Spc1,H:.h fr-0 111 the-:? Th,·0,11-, and to expr·,~s!i my gr-cit::i·lud .e to !Us :~onour for· OP<·Hl i.n•J i: h(•.. r i., :; i Ses:d .on of the F()r-'ly r :i.rs ·t GE-iriM·c1] t1 ss1-~ 111bJy or- IJH~ 11ouBo ,)f :h !>1-w1bl .y . Mt· · . :3pn,'tkc '!i', .'\', i: h (' i' I (:!l,1/ ·1 lJ r-:• 7. '·' ,_: i ,:id 1,ie,nbE-! 1" r u r ·t h (-i D:i ,; -i , .. i c: t or-- '.,·1 .

Jof111' ~:~ ~)ou I·. :-,, T (;.Io ii -1 d l·l1:j\-: uppor·lurr:ily iu ,oq.Jt"l!\;i; rriy '.:i f11c::?J·c~! 1::t pp;··<:!1; i.dl io1i l:n \.l·,(.: p1,.:ni:,il~ •.: i. :I. '7 Uo1 XI. I or th i. ., 'di" H ,:\ i: d ·j_ ~, i: r j_ c{·_ i. n !c' l. \:! c I. i. n g n1E:1 i.'-lS t:hejr- rE,iprr::1st:1nt,:1'l::i ve j n tl·1e liou :; (·;! () r /~ :,; !, (·:!llib 1.y. Mr· . Sp e c1. I< e r , I c c1 n as s u rt. you f:! n d 1:h,~ pt:~opl. ,a or 13i:. Juhn 1 : , Soul~.h thc1t t he corifidenui and tr·ust thclt the y I i':lVe p1 acc.:;d i.n Hll'J wi. l.1 noi: b e ruis plc1cf:!d .

I commit to y ou, Sir , l:hat I w·i.11 do 111 y utino st l:o ~HlSL1re tha t the people o f my district are t r u 7. y r t~! pt' E! s e n l:: H d . Mr . Sp ect k er , it is eviden t th~t l:h<·) enl :hus i.~s 111 uhd co nf i.dc.:;ncr~ of this Government hcts bE:ien exprt,•!>sed i.n i:h:~ c, r~~,c..i.CJLt~ ~1peech fro,11 1~he Thran,~. The ir,i tiat i ves pu l fOl"lAfolt'r:I rcgc1.rd i.ng c,!c,,r10 ,iri.c.. recouer·y, education, h~al th c c1r·C:-i , f i. :; h <~ r· i. ,~ !; d t·J u e.

J. up 111c-:, 11 ·i . , l., b n LW r·e)alions, :i ss ues clff E:?ci-:ing u10rn"H 1 ,:rnd yl)uU 1, ;:tr1<l the➔ d c i <·. t·111i. ncl.l • 1)11 to c] i:drn Ne1A1f ou ndJ 1:11 ,d c;1 r,d l_,·;1br·ddH · 1 !, ;·iy!-,; : ful . pl.ct ,.i,:, 1.,1 l.hi.s Canadj a n Corif ederab on ar·e all i, i'l <:l .i. <; ,•l l·. LC),., :, o pt. iruisu , of ,nov i.ng o" I: h 1~ d 1-HI i. c:, !: i. 1J n this Govt~r nn,en ·- Pi"<)V i . .-,,: ~) ro, .. L\lrH·cl e conorn:i. c and socic1l ruccess r:i rid in b> for· Mr· .

Sp8,·iker, the '.3t>< .. <-:! <, h fro111 i: he Throne, a pHr t From its s pscj fic i. n 1. c I. a U u I::! s iiHl d po 1 ·i. c i. <:: s , tr u 1 y g enerates t -he feelj ng~· of U,e p eople or No1~1found1c rid ,Hid La br ador wh .ich wHr · e E'U • d e nt dur i ng tht:~ Pt·ov :i n c i.al . c~lec l·. l <Jtt ,:i nd CdlTlpi:!ign.

The neE!d fur · c:1 Gov e rnment t;J j r.h s ::rn11y 1.~.1 ,:1cl0rsh i p, vi .;'\b1e i:1r11b:.i.tj ons, und1:H·st.c1nding, :, 1-:! r 1 :; i. i ·_ .i. v i. i y , '-I , 1 d i•H ; h I 1~ v a bl cf c:1sµ:ir·ation ., for- l hi• fu t:u r·t::1 , ,'1', 111,:l i.111-. d ,· 1 u,~) fo t' Ml' t ' <ltti of t-.h L~, e]ec ·t'ion for· t h e p ~i '., t H •v ~H rtl y 1~,:H·:;.

On :)p; · i.l ?.O lh<:t i,i .:.c. r.i.l :• Q'I Newf oundJ t\tfld rrnd L dl:H ·d ci 11" l .. <•:~LO<.Jrt i /<.:d t·.11 i. '.:; ~~oue1"r1111ent thd-L <Ji"C:,:\ ,· f',·ov i.r,i::.: No. l,\JU u] d b I" j 11 ~J t 1-t .. i ,.; , u r, 1 1 .1, i .. (:. ,-_i l .. o 11 o 111 i ,.: In'/

and socicll success. Indeed, Mr. Speaker, jt is i::1pparf.:lnl: ,: hal: i:h i.s gov1:1r•n111~rnl: h,:Vi lh~ . qual :ii:ie s, ded icc1Uon ~nd 'in .i, i: i.ai: i. v i.-~s Lu ptovi .de ,:hi,!, Pr o v:ince w:ith strong Je a der- lih:ip ,;1nd ,;1 v i.abl.11 1n1~,:H1s 1)1 ;·1,1c:ov 1H·y i . rn.o.Ji:tl"d fuhH·I:'! prosperity of u1hj ch d1 l. i\11:ilJ.Ji'Ol.lrH:ll.iHH:l~,·s n1c:I I ca l;>r·,~d or- :i.1u1 s i:I re t.ru J y d c-i s 1:-i r v :i ng . r-..1r .. , ~)t>::!dk(!I'', 1·.oo 1.o ng peop] E·? of tki.s P I" 0 V :i. l'I C e h<:\

t) I·~ Uld j 't ecJ 1:hc: for i:\ 9ouc,irn111,:?i'l1: c.icd .i.c, :ll.(-:!c:I Ln suc: cP.ss. A pror11:i se of a net1J b<➔ 9 i. n n i. ny r- i:ll l !; :; hcH' i: 1Mh1:: i ' <·- ,: h 1-n·c-~ js rial rel cli· j ve suc:cess. MerubE:!rs on t-.h i.s !i i. dl--:1 or i:h,1 f'IOU!i H , i.-tl.ony 1.u:i th thE-! people of Newfoundland clnd Lubri;1dm·, rca1co9n·i . .ze Hie ne<~d for c1 11 r·eaJ change". Yes, Mr .

Speaker·, th i.s 9ovenw11~n I: can pr· o vi de this ch an g e , a ch an g e where, once agr.l in, N e1>..ifoundl., :1nd:n s i:lnd Labradorians can ho}d their h<.:1i;lds high dnd enj()y the oppor·tuni ties i:!S do other Ccrnad'iJ.ns. Mr. Spt'ii:lkl:'ir, Olli" pol:r:?r1: ·.i.aJ i:ls ,:1 Pr·ovince r·E~fJ.E'!Ct.ing grouith, dl:,1JE?l.op111fln.: .:ind Hcono111ic: pr·ospPr-i t y .is unrnt0!d!:lH'ctb1e. •:.:J<,JIJCH'\'l1Jl <;

r) I. hi:\ Vf} l<JlJ11dcd .. i 01 1 'l 0 pro11 .i.d,,,d ,:1 :;l:,·ut1y Nnwf oundl and rrnd I .~ !:H ·<:tri1)1·· . t:1l'1c:I Hir· ou ',Jh i: i. i" 1::l. c-.. :n, 1forJ .ic:,~l .io11 1rncl $:O lmd poJ.idl.:; t hi s 1:1r-c,, dl : Provi .n,. r-) ,~1i ll. 9 ~1i.n i. 1: $ r·.ighlruJ p1 t~(:f! i'l.S <'.l fruji_ful c1nd p i" CJ '.; i-H'! j•' 0 l.l \:, r' ('.! g i

c) i i () r C>i J"1 .:~ cli:1 d l"I d [· h (~ (AJ() I"] d ' Mr . ~ipe · k0r ·, Jet Jr be kr,own th~ ·l: UH:! c:aucu!; or 1~,h l. c,1 T. d11J so ~iroud to l:w i:l n1e:rn1ber !Ad J J nevE:'t' depr·:i.ve thir. peopl., -:i o, l:h L:, f>r·1)v in o th{;! i.r· du f-l r-Jght- to be repl"esentC➔ d by,. goverrn11er1l : thdi: uii 17. put.: fcH· 1~,.~n.-t t. h c-:1 b e £ t po s s l b 1 e 111 t~ h o d ., .i. n Md\/ l.')IJ') Vul. XU pursuing Future prosperity. I f:irrnly bE)llE!VE:? a 11 real changt➔" .i.s nu1;1 pi"c;isen L. rht'!

Honourab"ll:! thE:1 PrE:1rnier· hd.S, in r:l very short t i.1n1;i, pr·ov i.dr?d 1·.hl'! .i.n i. :·. i.d L i.VC:! i.n cost. reduct.ion thr·ough for·1ri:i rig d LOlll(>Ci:c:i11i: i:c::i:\111 1'.h,.tl. lAJi.1.l successfully ded] wiih the btl'. ; i.l'IC-:!!,'., or 'd0Vl':i"i 'I i.ny Ui-i.s Provjnc:e. Th c or>:-.. i. ,n i. :, rn o:111 cl :,! :-, pH, .. : .. i. s c;? c➔ x pr· E-1 s s E~ d :i n l h E~ g rd c ::i. o u i; Sp e Ei c h r-1··0111 t:hu Thi"Ol'H'; on}y '.,;1_1l.i:=;L,:n1t-.i.dl".e i hE,? godls and ubjE:,ct::i.ve~; of l:·.l1L, y c:i tJ c;? r· n 111 (! r1 l: .

Mr- . '.> p ci d k er· , : : h 1,i p r:i up 7. ('! of :-) I· .. John I s South, dJ.c,ng 1;J:i t: h Lhe p e op l (~ o,1 c r· o s :, L h i. :,; 9 re c.'l t:. i"' r u v ·i. n c e , eagerly await the opportunity to parL i.r: i.pd:·_t? i. r1 1rk1k Ln<:3 f::l1-L~, 11 r·c:•.::tl. C h,Hlg (:! II • There ·i.'., 111u c: l1 to b~~ done. ThE? fisheries, Hibern·a, Lower Churc:hi .ll., heaJ.t:-1 ci.:lre, j ob development, education and y o uth. cir·e crnl. y !,<) HI<~ of t:he l:h'i.n g !> that have b1:1EH1 left i n c1 turmoil.

This governruent wj 11 prov '.dH con 1-: i. rni 1) 1.1 !> ~- r- f <; r I·. '.> i i'1 .. cl d r· e i, :· i. 1·1 g these ma t ·l e r· s for- l hE-cJ b,rnefi t or ,:17.J i-J(-:.. 1i.,r-01111rll. ,·1nclc -:! r:,; ,. nd L i:d:n·ador-:i 1-,ir1s. No E:!f f or-i. w.i. 11 be •:; p llli"r.i d 1i1h :l i 'O :;1 11.:,. c:>: , Jnevltc1bJe r·A.ull. Jnde r.. d, thls g tivt?r-r111H ni- ,·i.:1!, th(1 c; e.-1 r- i.d<-.. 11 i:.: .ind i . r · 11 :, i. or i : !() ~,~op1 r,! (If N E-11AJ"i0Urid]c1.nd ,H,d J Sj:l(frl k ftir- 1;\J.l . H t (e) 1111-.!\Jlb(•}r • ', () J l I.I l'i :, •; j d (-!

QI" the House in si:iy:ing U1L1t. we wll l do 011r· u ,~mo'., i· l: o pr..:,1J le:! .. s t:r-ung cm d act :i v e r· e t-> 1·· t~ s en t c1 t .i. o n i r, bi"i .nying fc:n·, .ir . 1Ji'O !> fHH· · 1~y f()r · NetJJfoundl and an d Labrctd r·. Th EH' E,1 f o r I:' , pl.t:?d \, Ur'(? l~E'ply to i\l () ' l MI" . Sp ea k o I" , , ... () 1110 u (:! t. 1·1 <•:! U11::· Crdc:i.uur; .i.t .l!, rny Add res i; i.n !3pePch frum

;,OMr !ION. Mf'.Ml1f'RS: H (:! i:li' ' h th ll'. ! MR . '.'., P 1-: A K F R : ·•1 hE~ hon. the 111ernber for LetAJ.isporti:,, . Ml~. PENNEY : Mr·. ~>PC:H'¼i<C:H·, I u.iould first of all 1 i. k tc? to j o i. n my co 1 l. E! a gut,! i. n applc:wc:Li rig and cornnic~nd:lng His Honour on tho E!XCC:111.c:s nL presirntc1.t-.i.on today of t:he Gracious Speech from l::j-ic-'? Throne,~. M r . S p e a k E! r , i. 'l: .1. :; d g r t~ d 1: h o i• 1 n u r and priviJE:~ge for· rne to se:~concl the 111ol: i.on so ably del.ivnr·i,!cl by ioi'1<-:! horiour·c:1bJe rnE:~n,trn1·· for 13-t. .

John's ~)Ot.11'.!1. r1ii·. ~)p(!dk<~!r', i·. i·ii. !; c,:!r•l-.di.n l.y i.~; i:l gr· e i'l ·l cfa y f o I" I h E~ d j s ·l r-i c: t: of I .:,!1,,1.i. !; por· 1:e::!, p P r· :; o n d 11. y , d!; i.i. i.•,; ,-:-or me arid ~i '!. :i. 1; 1.1.Li t h d ~J l" ea L dc•?.dl. c)f' pr i.d::~ d:i i; I j ngu:i 1; h.~d U1d i: J :; l.cll'ld i.n i'.h i_:; i-H1d honour·ab]r! !-!oust? d I' I cl ," H fl i" (,:, !:; C! i' I i •. hi-1:; be:?Pn r11y horne, i h c-' h j s l o r j c Mr·. ::;1Jt:?i!.1X1-:!1', T 1.,10111.d 1. i.kc! i:o l:h, :i r,k ll'lt:' pr::!opJe of l..1::!!Adspot'·l:E~ d:istr·:i.ct, \Al h O p l d C (:! cl '., I.I C h C O n f' i. cl :·:! n i:: (' ! i. fl fll l:! by E~1ect:ing rne lhcc!jr n1enibEH' in t.h·i.s f1nnourc1ble Hou• ; c-;!.

Over l:.h<::! 1'1(-?.Xi~ f'(!!..1) 1nonl-.l-1'., [ rul.l.y :ir1tund to i:lddress thE:\ rnany 1·1ei:?ds of U1(:! (.,!nt i.t'e cl i.:; i--.r·i.c 1-. The ro, ,.i:I cone! .i. I~ i.on s l:h roug hou i.: U1P d:islrict can 0asJ ly be described i.n a ,,; ingl.H IAJorcl clt::iplor·d l:il(.?.. '.:)O!IIH Of'.' i-:ht:! T'(:!S i.dHri i:•,; [) j \; t r· j_ C t· i.:11" n ,., (~ c:i u j r' Pd l. o (.llJHt· r·uc1c:ls i. 1·1;;1/. h<:tUC-:! 1Jp91··dcl(~d TOI" YE!i:11"\;. n r illy '[ I" d ~) l·!] be:!(·:! fl Th,-! 1.11,,d c: 1· · i:I rid \; c'"IAJE, r· i-:e~ 1·· u .1 c: ,! i,:, no l lifll i.kt-.! ,-.l-10• ,(!

I rJ i hi:· l'I( .' i ljhl'.i()lll" i 11':l I ·1 n .I ..I Vo] XI.I district of TwJJlingate, are L O l-. d 11. y I I n d C C (! p 1-. r:l b l. I:' f O t' l ') 1) ') . TherE:~ are spE!C:i.fic exarup] PS, Ml". ~lf)Hd k ,:, t·, i : h,:1 i: l.</Ol i lc:l 1'10 l.:. bt'! i.':I cc E:~ p-l ab 1 e e v C:\ n by J 8th C 1::n, l:: u r y :; l:<:1.nd,.u-d :, . The sT11ciJl town of Litth!

Bur-nt Bi:ly IA1i. l:.h i.l:'., iJ.H'.-j rc,!:,.i.dE?.nl:s ,nusL bE! provide:1d 1.1d-\:h an adc,~quate s uppJ.y 0 i" cl t' i. n k J n 9 l.1,)i;( c (.'! r' I·: h i:1 I·: l '.:, acceptab1E:~ by HE:!dlt.h DE:1part:rnent s Landards. l~rny l·1au~:! don,,! ti.ri. l·:hout long E:rnough. Mr. Speaker, we also have some pressi.ng 1.v:i thin i-.r-,;u-1 s por· t,:{ t-. ·Lon the Dist,~ict . artr,! t'noon r 1,,1u1.1ld l i.kr~ l:o just one➔ of then,. J'l(/E:!dS Th.is c·(cldr(:~s~ ; The co n,rnun:i. t y of Chc1nge J s c1nds i·1,:t:, l.o cun t :: ,1 t i v.1i.

Lh ii\ Lo t·,;1ll y antique d e d ftn·y s y s-L1::H11 Lht·d. 10 :,i. rH'!; o:1 fo <, li.1·1y or ,i!h,H1d o n11a:ini: t hr-oughou·l - much of L~ ·lrilet" c.H1d Sp, · Lng. Mr·. ~;p~,:,kc:n-· , :r: l~lc;\S rd.n ind e d on t hE~ Is] c1nd for t 1~10 d,-l y !; dnr·i.n y li·1,~ 111o nH1 of ~1-'ri .1 , c1 n d I c.; e1. n p e r.· s o r, a 1 J y c1 t t f~ s t t o i· h e F,· 11 :, t:r-d i: iun I:i-ldi . i:; i.rn,11J i.l.ab1e u n de r· s u c h c j r· c urn id ,-u-1 c E' f, .

J c i:l rr a p pr t·:.. t; L d i.: <·J r u 1.1. y i. ht!.! f ~ <~! 1. i. n g i .. h ~ n :~s:i dents hc1ue of being tn~ated t:1!, i, 1~ 1; 01·,d t: l,:1S!, ·n1i.:, , Mt· . ~pc~clktH' , ls tote1.ll y un~cceptabl e. Mr. Spea k er , we havE:! .in our c.-ir· t-~b1 0n1~ or !:he gr .. h 1i:l~~i- unl:. ~~p.;r)cf tourist pot entials .rn i.h~: ent.in: r -- o v i. n c: e .

N ~) Lr e O d 111 i,r lhl y h 1". - j u s t ifiably been tout e d cts ct bod t:<•,. rs ~lc-i''cldi.i ,e. r t 0 1fc-H·s ricil : onl y unparalleled scenery, bu t tu l: rH:1 l:c Lit" i.:, i·. i.mlus Lr·y, lJ.Jrl'i. h : .' 'lrl its infanc y in Nt~u.,foundland, .it off1:: ?t': _; t.

l) d j .i.,.:1g ·i.r1'.:I, bir ·d l1Jii!l: c h i11 <3, r11u sse] p ic k.iri~J, 1.1Jhclle IAld l:c.h:.ing, c'lnd l·_hL 111yi· i,;.:ld oT d<:l ; iu i:. i.i:::. ihdti . u.Je c1s Newf oundJ ,;1nd1u·,- c:ind l ab;",:t dor · i . ..in:, 9rc1nt ed, <'H id No. h,.tV t-.! 1. 1, 111 ~; i:o L,1kt ~ fen· Lh e re . t o r th"i uwr·Jd

Mr. Spedker, on a sl·i .ghtly morE! ser:ious notE,1 , we have watched t.he➔ grc1dudl. E>.r'os"i.on of Cov1-H't111wnt~ c oricen1 ou er educ a tio nc11 prog rar11s for· Cenl·_ rc\l Neu.ifoun dl,rnd . Pos: : secondc1r·y educi;1tion must become c1 pri.ortty and the Cc-Hltral Newfound] c1.nd i:H'ea rnur-t bE:! pr·ouJ ded 11.J'i. U1 ·t-. h (~ f ,:1 c i. J. i. I: i. C:l s t () c> f r- 1H' a sl iu1dar ·d of P.duccd j on that rivals Lhc-.. rc?.S I: of Nor· U1 (.)ini-n· i.ci:\.

Mr·. ~ip1~.:1l-1H', Ill<)!; i: or i: f-11~:;1-:i c: on c: E-! r· n i; h rl v c-i be P. n r.1 rid res s e d Uwc119h U11-, (;r·,:1,, i. 1H1: ; :1p1H-, ,: h f,·tJTII i li e~ ThrorH i , and J wouJ d J :i k e i o C OtllllH~rid U 1~:t l,t)Vl", t 'rl tll t•~ 1·1 I. ()11 U <il • 11 :i i...i cl'I i ve r- anno1H 1CE-!d to day.

The rhr·ot11- , !>f>t'.! <·) 1, h hcl !, i.11 1·1 J I.I Jl,(}r' k'. i;t i.n t8r111!, al J ayed the concerns of U11) s •:! blho h,:1 u c,, !·1 .:td l:o ,~1,;1. b ; h e x p e ri cl J ·l u r· 1;-1 s :i n c: , .. fH'.l s e i n u r· b a r, iH'B,~! , ,;1i: HH':! e:~xp<-Hr!>:~ of rtJral comr11 un iUes such cis those lhat co111pri.!, 1; I.he Oi. sl: r· ·i.c:l of lewis por·te. Mr . :;pt~ cl I< er, I: he I-Ion.

Prc~m i.e r Peckford once state d, very P-loquc.H1t-.ly, "Sow~ d,:l y t:h1~ :>un will sh'ne and have - not will be.➔ no 111or·e. 11 T. 1>101,il d l Lk1;: to r·ein i.r1d e u e:i r· yon e :i n -t- hi s H on our- ab 1 e 1-1 o u s E:! I: ha l·. day l .i. g h !: l.t.lc;l :; ~ p r i. l ?. 0 , .i. i: i. s not.1.1 s unrj r.P.- :-:OMF ilON . MFMlffR~; . l·IHdt', l1Ud1" ! Ml~. Pi~Ni\Jr:'( : • -t ht:-' \:l.rl'J .J :: i-ibOlJ I ~~ p 1~~ i:t k l:! r· , d 1 1 c I v c..! i•· y cl :i. 1; par· .i ·l y ..1 11 t· I I H lo \; h:i nu, M1··. ~:; o u 1'1 , .. c-:: y ·i_ o n d l

j) l''O V .i. n C (:: of i\l(,!1;.1f'."u1; 1·1d 1,-1.t1d I I() 1//() I"(·! , ,"l1 II,/ l.db,·<:1do;" • -, •·1 11/ I. I. !. MR. l'Ff\lNF'( : Mdy T t d Im c o n 1:3 r· d I~ u l d i:: u bP,,!n eJ.E-!Ctod I. :rn l..l·,:1s oppo1--tur1:ity Lo i·l·L:, fitHiour· ori hav i.ny ~:, p e d k P 1·· . I d ITI i; u r P Vol. XU: that your long distinguished service YE.~dl"S in thE! of !·louse l,1) i l. l. Sc:, t' V (:' y O I.I 1.t.10 l l. out l:hE:~ ::i.r11portan t dnd :i.n cdrry :i.ng pl"E!S L::i.g·ioui; r· 0 l. ('? 0 f '.:) p I:! d k (:! r· . f am s u r· t,i d l l.

Honourable Members j oj_n in c: o n y r ,:1 r·. u l a (: i. n q certain th:i s you HOUSE:1 and '1: dill 1,\)(::)] rt11·. !)pHdkE-:!t~ J C O rt g I" cl t lJ J. d t (! b H c n e 1. c-,, ,: i: (-:: cl great HousE:' w:iJ.

J bo T 1,qo1 .1ld al !,u d]J r11embE:H·s or· ;":,! •· (:i l (:,t: ,·yd of (l :: s l':~rnbJ y . 1. i kr:i to lAlho have , u (_ h i. :,, Al thou~Jh pol.ii·.i.cdl. pt~rsucls :ic.H1 IJ.JC,! dJ.l hi;ive d curnn,or, di-:!:,i . r ·u , ,Hid i:h,:"ti: i.s Lo i.111pr·ot;u UH'' Jot of a11 Nl':'1J.J1oundliH1dE -•r 1; i:H ld l.al:li"'dciu,· 1.i:li"I' ,. ~-,Jc,' d i.rrc(-C!j'" on"l y UI !::h~~ WdY we p] c1n t.o do thi s . Mr. '.:1pedker, thE:i Cr,.~cious Speech r"r·o1n 1-.ili:: l hl" 'O l"l('! [•·. odcty (::!;qil.a i.n'. ,; !'IOI;/ IAH·?, the GovE:1rnrnE!nt, pJan to bring d!:)01.,t l·:i-1.i.s L111provi,!1rlE!n 1::.

I ,-1r11 personally irnpressE•d l,\lii.:h the f:!conont.i.c r~>.cov<,!l"Y proqr,:ltil r::tncl IA1i. t:h thc;i ::i.n::i.tiatiUE!S to dt,!cll w:i.th our ur11:=!1llp~I oy1nP.n L pr·ob l.f'!rll'.,. Mr. too !>p:,1,:ak f:! t•, 1>1~:t hi:lUt-:! uict t c hr-i d f o r lon g our singl e gr8 tE:1s t t•c. S C)IJ r Cf~ Pr·ou:i n ce. h,w i. n g l.c) 1 0i.W1-:! our We have 1A1c1tched for too l u .-1y 1.h i_:; r· Cil$ Ol.lr · t.1-~ be:i i. n y ;~l:ld m:!c> n rt d bE.c:c1use oF lnt:t.1ffici0.nt iri ~;l 9!1·t- o n :.he~ pdi" i: 1)1 1111~

G) v c~ r-r1r,101 1i- or NcH>..1f ou ndl trnd iii nd Lctbr-ad o r ·. ,. s o 11 ;.. ':J. n { 1 L: 1 • T he l.,::i"1CJ i C! ,'ill t i t:oriOin i c. p1 .. ogr'dl11 ·t l·1d'L ll:i '.; HonotH' ;- · ,.,, t: i.lU c:• I" y oulJ.in(id i: 0 c:i ,:l y ltl j ./ J he,• l.i:; d!'ld si.l:udt:ion,

C) i"I (; u :in i:ltJ ,:"t i 11 Li[:! l.:h(-:> fac·t cot·,··: .•c. ,. i his Nl':·L.1-f ou r,d-.1 tl ride, .. :,: abl:! iu i<'lkr:• t.l-1,,d: U1ey 1.1wru uJ i.l "I pride bot · n t.h:i s i i'l U1 i ',; l't'OV i.i-1c; <;!, t'!dUc,:t, ·E:,d i.1·1 gdi.nF·ulJ.y Pt"ov::i.r,ct,! dnd c-:i1nployc•'!d i. 1·1 i·:h i.s Prov i.ncH. No. iUO

Ji 1.11.il] also E·!nsure t.hat our· nPxl t11,! n cH' a L i. on or- i\h~t1.d~ o u !'1d l. ,Hl d ::? r- :, 1.11 i. l l. p, .. oudl.y E:xc:Ja:irn -!(1 the rE~si of '1.hE:i l;JC))··l.d: 11 (\'.; l_()l}(:1d u11r r,:1Ui("!i""',, so 1,IE: J ov<i/lrJht:.:rE: ur1cE:• ·I hc·y stood L1lf! :; t·.i:\nd/ f'ht;? i.r pr·dlJHr·:; be r.:1 i.:,1-:d i:o 11 f·! au i:-1 n i'.I b o u E~ /God ~Ju a r· d ·I-- h E:Hi Net\Jf ounclli:1nd. 11 Mr . ::,p1::1i:\l~c:?r, l·.ht-:?T"e 1.::; onc-:i c:l'i:h1-::;­ e1l"f~a of conc01rn tha-L. must. not be forgotb,?n, and l::h,.~I: i.'.; i:h(:! iH't,!d of enuin.H1rnE:H1'Li:!l concerns.

As Ne~~oundlande~s and Lab rador ·i.dn i; 11Jc:? arc,! pr i u i_ J f~ g t:!d to live in <HIE:! of thE:! fe~J l"E!l'llaining unspo-i.l.E~d arE,!dS on pl.dn<➔ I: c:'cJ.ri.:h. We urn no J on g er· a ff o I" d to t c1 k E:1 l,:l·l'i.s for· gr·,::ir1Lc:!d, 0.ncl 11.ri.l:houl: cons :i.d e rab 1 E:1 gov E:'r nmo n t: ·i_ rt !·.:EH'V H n l:. i.o r, OU r· I'll:!;.: i. gu fl(:! r'd L.i.on wi lJ bE'' 1--pf,~1·-ririg lo our· grE,!i:1t, pr •i.s t-. i.i·1c! 1;11.J.d(:!t'm:?s:; i.n Uw pd:, 1: h~nsE~. Mr.

Sp~:!i'lbH·, ·this lAJou]d uriclc)lib i:c,!dl.y bu U1u (J,'Hd l:ci; l·. '.; i. ngl1-) Ci.,d as'l.l"ophy ·to l:1efi'lJ J t 1·1<:! por--1 :ion or OLii' 1::11.obc l'.l·kt\'. hcl'., 1·1oi·. ,:\l.i"\)dcly f i-~ 11 E:! n 1.1 j_ C'l j 111 { o 'l he 'I. 1,11:i n p ,· 1-:! d ,:t t-.cn· :; , C i. V i. 'l_ i. -~ d i •. i.

C) i'l di'id pl" U g l" f·! '.: S . Mr· . ~) p C! ,:l kc;-·, IJJH ir111 i; i·. 1·1 o l: ,'l "/. 7 011.J ·I h:i. i: i o l'ldPJJE-! n. T ,~111 v E~ r y p1"oud 0 /" U1 ('! r i;l C i: i •. h i;1 i •. l: h n '::J () lJ (:! r' i'l rl I(! i'I i •. () ["' whicl1 J c11n pdl'.

"l sl-1iH'co1s rny C(H1ce1"n1-; d rt d I·. h i. s ,. ~; '.; 11 t·?. 1.,.1 i. l l. be g i. u H n i:"l h:i~:ih Pl"Of:iJe over I-he l'l(olXt fE:!(Al ro pu !:'. l:h i.s c.onCf'!t'l'I i J'I i·.o pPr'SfJE•ict.::i VE:1, Mr. '.~;pE:!dker-, I u.iouJ.d l. i.kn to shdre t,11 i t.h you d s t:al:en11-,?nl: ·Lh,.,i't har; b,~en bor1--01A1E:id Fron, cHl u n k n mAJr'I d LI ti 10 t' , ,.HI d h d s l:H,• C! n dclopL,~d i:.IS l:.hP rno·l-to of the Not:r·e

r) d \fl(:! r~ 0 cl d n d (; U I' I C J I l b , 0 (" liJ h i. C I 1 [ am ver·y proud L:o 1,c;1.y I am a rne11ll:rnr·: "J,-Ju do no, ·. ·i.nhHt".'i.l. tiilv1t-. 1,w l· 1 d U E:1 f I" 0 l'I I O l.l I'' f O I'' P rd L h (:! I" \-; . L·J e i; i. 111 P 1. y ho 1. c1 ; : . i. n : ·. 1-- LI •, .-. r o i.. o, i i .. chi] dr·uri. 11 ?I Vo7 Xl:I Mr . Sp l:! c1 k EH' , I hc1ve be1::'n honourf':!d i: () d d y i: () I· 1 d lJ I', b n c,! n g i. 'v C-:! n i.: h C! oppor-Lun:i ·I y and p1"::iv.i]r:~9P of !;<-::c::onc:ll.l'11J ihc 111ui·. i.on 111y co]lea~Jun.

J havr:i pc➔ r·f ornrE!d pl.1'i,.'lSdr1i: duLy <Hi 1,,i,·1 di: 111ost historic occasion . pi•~,:!~; t~! ri i.c~!d by tl'Li s rnos t. 1. ,, i. n d E! r=! d ,;i Mr·. ~,peak er, not only dl"E! we Oj:Jti!i'l i.n•::] d l'lf:!I.\I S<:!'.,S i.on o(' 1:.11<,' :Jou~ , E! of AssE:1mbly, which :.i.s al1..11ays an ·l111por·l:.:lnl: occctsi.on; 1>1e ,:lre fHltering a net w era in Newfoundland clnd L,ibr,;1.dor.

We ,!It'(-:! ·i.ntro du c i.ng an entirel y new governmen t with ,-in tH1 I·. i. r G J. y n e t~J i:l ppr o a c h to de r.l 1 i r1 g wJ. th t hE:1 µrob lems thc1 t OLI r- peop] E:\ h,· Vf:1 i:u r.-.1.ce ()l'l i;\ d,;1·i.ly b,;ls ·i S , Ml" . ::) PI;! ,;I k C-:! j" 1 t,1/l'! fe1.,11 YE?dl"S co n fro n I: a i •. i. u i'kt l gouer·nrnenl.. M,·. :)j)l-'•dkC!t', :.Lnt1"oducP a d J'I cl r11or·,i 11Ji l:. n 1:! s 1; e cl dpj:.Jt'Udt :.

I1 h cl V E:' C O 111 E:! 0 I Ii.I(! ;:\)" l-:' lili:l tu l'·t~, ::tbou: f a:il" pd:-; L d tu dgE:!, l"C,d',Oi'1db1 . n dflpr·o,:1ch Lo g1:itJHt·n111Hnl:. unde1-- tht! ve1--y cdpab1r:! ]1::'d(h!rsh:ip or~ i·.hc: iior1. i'ru111i:: :r· Clyde:: l;Je::"'l.·l_~;. l ex ·IE:ind 111y hei:1 , .. t :i. t:! i; t , .. o i-1y I'd L1 i .ld Li.on::; t·.o r>r·u1nit-:!t' VJ{:!lls () n t:! IAIE! 11 r Ou ~J ht pJ.ectj on dnd d . . vu;-·y Ut'?i;cir ·u 1.ntJ (;(JrltJ..il'ICHd, d!i d.l"E! 1.1/ I i'I. aJ.1.

T ·l·hoi,:e dlll l,11!·10 1·1,:lVC-:! hdd l.:hc-:! i,)l" i.•J·i.:l.r:!1j(:! or" Ii.Jot·!< i.nq 1.1.r.i t.: I I h j rn , f h a t. l·w 1..i.1 i "'J ] n o t J"Hl i. nq11 i sh i.r1 hi'.,; f'.!(i-nr I .. '., i 0 1Mdrd ach:iE:'ving a c'.\'.'.,H1dar-c:I of 1i.v.1.ng For· '"tJ(!, .. Y, lildl'I, ti.1u111,H1, ;u1d chi ·1 d i.ri thi s P1··ovincE• thdt is cun1pdr'db1e l.:o 1:hdi: oF i:tll oi·.l ·1c-:?r' Cctndcl i.dr1. '.)OMF HON. MFMB:::: :-~S: Hedr, hE:HH' ! Ml~.

PENNEY : 1\.-1t· . !) p (:' d k ('.! t ' , i. i· i ,,; \,\) i. t.·. h coni,::i.dr::11"db1E~ pr::idt", thdL I (;,,ic( .ll'ld i.1-1<) lflO :· i un Llkt i· ,:1 ,: cJl'lltll .i i· iJi, ,, dppointed 1-- 0 dr·dft d r·t!F)]y Lo ll1C'.:; i. (;1•r \t .. i t: 11::; r;1,)('f• l t . ;; 1·1 .. ~;11} rJu . b<:• t hE" 'I 1· 11:._!

ThrorH,!. Thcrnk you. SOMF. HON. MFMR F.1~!3 : H e cu·· , h 8 ar· ! MR. SP[Al<f:R : lh<c,i hon . U11::, I..E~ack!,' of OpposiUon. SOMF llON . MFMHFRS: H ea r· , h E~ a 1" ! Ml~. f?TDF:OUT: Thdnk you vt,iry 1111.1cl·1, f·JJr·. '.Jp(,,dkH,·.

Mr·. ~)fl!: : d kc)j', l.c ,-_ 111y f" i. i ' •,; ; _ l.<JIH'd i; l.oday .i.n ·l he ope rd 11~~ of l his riE:~1~1 !)(-)!,S i,t)i'I or i: hc) l .L ":J hl.~tl . 11 ; • 1,J b ::: wc,rcb of c:ong ,··ai uJcd .:icH1$ i.o you, ~.ii.,· , ,;n yo1;r (~l c::l: i. i.ori l:c !·. ht) hi.9i·1 off.ic:,i of Sp --c1 k r.r· of ihis llouse. wll. or u :; i. ri H11-, Ho us t:i , Tarn s 11t·1~ , r.eri aj nJ y al] of us .in the oFrl.r.La l.

Opp<) :. i. i: i.on, l ook r-or,~i.:n·cl 11,.11.U, confjclence and w'th opt i mism to your ·i.11q:..>drl: "i. c:11 i.t y, l: <) y our fairness and to your du:i ng your duty for o:11.1 111f;!lll~H:it' s, i.111pc1rl- . l,;llly, on both si des of this House. We hav e g r c:J .:i. t; co n f i. d en c ,~ , s i. r· • i. n you r abilit y and we were d e1i gh t-.e d, c-~ arl.i .c;?r ,~0J .;1 y l n pr·juat e SE,;issjor, , to ruake your n() In i.mi ti.on b y H,e Hon. Pr0111·i.c.H' un,u1i111ous. ~-Jelcorue and bE:!St y 01.1 C: 0111 i. rl '::l ~:wr-,ff liON. r-JJFJ,ifH-:i('.): i I (~ iH' , h (' iH' ! MR .

RIOFOUT: l dl.so lAldl IL oppo,-- ·l· ll rd ·i y 011 1.c,;l l . :::dg111°•:; c:u1191"d 'l ul ,·d j on:.: :··) 1~, c d k C! i'' , T1··.i 11:i i .y i·. /·1u !lel.'j l.u l.i:t kc bi-i hal f of 111y -Lo l he l1c;i1. lllc'!illl.J c-:i r FCJr· do VE!rclr, (Mr· . I . '. l i I 01.()) , d ri Ci i: 0 of Co11111dl t.001;, 1:11<:! r:>c-:ifn.1 i:y C11, :l i r·111,:\i'1 thr:,i hon. 1nen1bu1-- For· :lell r,•vuH (Mt·. lrJ1,i 7, OU k L2? Uol XLI roriJJ,,-rd t:o \~Jork ·Lng \Ali l:.h LhOSE! th1::' thEi gentlemen in performing functions and duties of people's elected House.

I would also likE! to tc_;ik1::i th1::' oppo r h.1 n-i. t-.y, congratulat1::, Mr. Speaker, to the mover and thE• ,;i n r-, d d r E~ s s i. n R E'i p l. y s (-~ c o r I d <-:! t' i: h d I:: bE! pr<':!pan~d ::;prH~ch fr·1)10 t:he.! for thei Grc:.tcious Thi"Orlt:!.

J kno1A1 whi:-d.: it. is 1.ike myseJ.f on op1-:,n i.n~1 di:ty IAJh1,~n i'lf~t~J mnmbnr i; f ot· ·Uw f:irst ti.nil':~, both n1:>.t,1,1 111E,!HlbHl"S, c:01n i.ny i:o i:hc /io1 .1'.; c'? of :'1'.,'.,:,i111bly 1 ook for1~1c:1rd, I supposE~ 1.v:i th r,-:iH' di'1d ir·c~:p 1.. ddl:i.ni"1, !:u '-_1c~1Ll·. i. i1q u 11 t.. hEd1· · fE:Hd fo r· ·t··h1:~ f .i1"1-:l:-. l:::i111f!, dr1d l-. o ;-1 ,'\ tJ c,! i. o d c:i i. i: o n Clj'.J (-:i rl i. r 1 'j cl d y 1JJ·j th tht) c e n ,~ rnon:i.iiJ dpproa ch ,-rnd i:l1e c;i. i,:i. l.i. n\3 di.gnii·.,:ir·ie•; i,; 11ui·. edsy . nut: thosE! g e ntlE:H11c,•n d:id :i i. t,11 i. : •. h r i. n i-:, s '., <'! , i.: 1-1 ci 1J c1 L c1 i. { • 1.11 i. , : h g r E'. a t E!

J. o q u EHl c E:' , ,'.\ n d y o u ,,, (; 0 n S i-. .i. l: I.I f:! n i: S ,:l i ' t.! l.: U be pr U U d O r the way thc1t you i:ierfornrnd herE! i-.od,1y, SOMF HON. MFMBERS: ~I ear, h1::~c1r ! MR .

RIDEOUT: Mr. the ti.kly, t. h E:! ~,pec:1kHr-, I opportunity oFrt-:!i" lll':J hon . 'Lh1::~ (; (,l -1, l_ (:! c:l ':J l.i 1:, '.; Apr:iJ .?O. i' () ,. al. s o 1i.i;:;1 n I:: 1-:. o t d k E:? to, :in a pubJ:ic cungr'd Lula t:. i.ori:,; \:·.o PrerniEir and h:ii; U1ei,· ui.cl·:or' y (H 1 r· I , ,- 1 1·1 C) !; (:", 1.) I. 11 •,: 1.ihu l. i. tJ e i. 1·1 den1oc1"d. cy n1ay riot dl1.11ay:; 1 j kC::! l: he dlll hj s IJ.1 i_ !) 1-i n ::; n r s urE~ -t h e ,; () l . l O ,:, iJ I I C ~, i hf~111 .

For· lhn f:lc-.!C\.or·dit-::. r do , t h! .-l r1 ti r co , g j ' .i i. 1.11 . .-i r. e sa k e of lhf~ peop] e or i:ht,; i> t"(JiJ ifH.!, ! , r·ir·. ~)}Jl_!cih, •/ 1' , f' w j s h ·t-hei n 1.1.l , ] ) in tl'1<:!lr- c-H1ur·e .in or-r -i.,_:: dl'lti r. k1·ic u1 i. 1'1 1,i y Li.Ji. 11 do lhe:i.r be<t , wl-1·I·1 d e . n 11 .i nc1 tju ri crnd rau· 1·1c;: :;!, ind l,,: l,H11 ,e , to prouLde good , ho nest , d l:!ce ri t , open , t:l !"l°c-:?cl· iu(:l y1)V 1-,• r·ri1111-n1L for· l~ll<:! No . 1 IV2

p1~0p11•) of N1~11.rf c><.t nd 1.;:n,d o:1t1d l.abnidor. Tha'l J s what the procc . i, :, L:., ,:11.1. dbo11i ·. ,Hid,: u1i .:; h h~ 111, on bP.hal f o{ luy c:ol] Aagues, c;Q ng i' i.:1 l: 1.1 l . i:1 l: .i.o,1 :; ,:1 nd !.1-I i. !; h b i, I'll l;JC;) 1.1. :in lhai rE:~;,ir•d. Mr· . lh i.:, i () ~pci~ k c-1 r, J u,01J J d aJ so lj kt:~ elf up f><H' 1: 111'1 i. i:y 01(H11bers t: i.1110 ,:o 11Jj sh i:d k1•, l:he a11 i:on• .. :ir·~1i:ulai : i.on:, , d rc):,C·l IAJho l.lJ<~r·c_

e) Hc: ·t- e d for tl·H~ f i r· s'l t:i.111e to this llous~ ~ ,:lnd Uws1;: b)h() l.ll!~r (cl 01.~~ c l:(..cl for ·l h(~ ser.ond, i htr·d, fourth or· f'ifl:h t·i.111,~. 1;.1hai : 1-?. v cH· Uc~ c:ase ndght. be>..

In the IAJC.wds of [:t po1::d:, an c:1nonymou:; por!t, "l supposE: i.t: rnat b:!l"S not hor..u wE:1 got. hE!l"1::1 or hol.lJ !Alf>. rE:,:lchod herc01: ~~ha!:: mat:l·:ers i.s that. 1..11E:1 i.H'E:1 hc>.r·e. 11 Now thc1t IAle cl r E1 h E:! r i,1 , by l: h t,1 IAJ i. s h e s o f o u r· const::ituents, i'L is our r c:1 s pons :i. b i. l L :~ y co 17. e c L i. v c'1 l y I·. o pE:'r'f onn effj_ d ontJ.y crncJ Co! f f (,1 C L i.

V ('! l y {- C) 1" L h (·} p c;! 0 p l. £-;! () r Nc~IArfouridJ t'HlU and L i~bl"'ddor. '( t~JOU l.d ,:1 l. !, o l i. kc-:: :.n i:d kc-:: U1 c-:? oppor··l u1d ·t y ·today lo IAJE~J cornc-1 -I hP cl i gn i. t·.dr i.c-:??;, Lhu l) '·i '.; i. hH·'.; r,·orn Chu r- c: h i, n d S ·l i, ·I f! , and ,:1 J J v :i. ~; :i t o 1" i, 1: o t:hc-:: :1011i:;c,! or (.):;'.,(:lnlbl.y' lh i. '.; I'.; dll .i1rq:,or··ld1d uH·c-:mordd] di:iy '1-hi::d t;.J(;l i'll.11.1dy•:; hi:1.uc d1 ·. l-.l-1t-:1 bt:?tj i.nr1 i.ng or H d c h ;; C·! i: i: :.i on :i r, t hi s P , .. u v :i n c E:' , d n cl CHIU i-.rkl l. r. l!OpC!

IA) i. ll ,:l l u.J,:lY '.;: corl'l .. i.ntH", 1.~1h,~n pe:'op]E,' !ALL:!] conie to U b '., ,:11·· V 1-:1 L h l;' () I" ( i. C i. r'l J

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r) i. r, 9 t h E1 j 1·· o J ,~ c t E~ d P a I'· 1 i a ni u n 'I- . il1::1for·e ~1(Li ng .,'Any like l·:.o 1:.akE,! l.hE,! wE!ll t.o 111t::,nt:ion I. e 9 ·i. s l. .1 l:: u r f:! 1. iii s L f tH'l 'IIEH' llll:Hllbl::' r·s f urth,=!1", I l>.Jould o p po r 1:. u n i.

L y d s that i,incE:1 this lfW I·.: 0 l'l l! 0 f \.'. h E'! of this HOUSE• pa-:.;,;1,;!d on, Cdp(: . .;i·i.n Fdrl ~~ .i.nsor·, who IAli'.lS d VPl".Y, VE!l".Y dE,!dr' p~-:irsonal fr···i.i,!nd or- 11ri.rrn, 01 sodl'. 111,.d:P or 11 i:.i n C,' d c-l lJi:1 J ] y IAJ he n I f :i r s t h:, o k 111 y SHi:li. in ,·.h i. s l . t:!t::J i.<l.ctl:1.11--t:! in 197'.i. i-1 C·\ s P r· v e d ·I h (1 p e o p J e of I ') ., , . ~J V n J ;(; ;: N 1,n.1-1 r c) 1 1 n d 1. ,:l n d i:\ t1 d 1. a b r • i:\ d o r i),J i. t h dj gi-,i t y c1s the member for- the ll1>11!H.. ()(-' 1) ! ► !, ~} 111bl.y for l. ,;tbr·ado1·· Nor-lh, r beJ.ieve.1, c:nd t h(-ir1 l. dL ,·) 1·i:;1lJ.y Fogo. ~·)u T 1A.Joulcl ho~;e, Sir·, • 1 some po:i nt wi Hd n th(~ nex-t , : .. w rid':} !> i: hdi i: h(:; llc) UBt:i wo1 .1l. d !;;G t:! f :i.i i <1 send -the appr·oprlatt ! word s or~ ?; y111p::, i:hy 1.c> Utt ~ Wi. nd s or r-:~1nl.l.y on behalf of aJl of us.

Mr·. SpE:\aker-, as we bt!g.in this n e l.11 :;c-:):;: , i.cn , dl'ld th i.:, t I,~1.1I rar 1. i..-;1m1-:? nt Jet rue sc1y ti-,at I i:.tlfr de) ightecl to b<-:. l ea d i.ny i:h i.s OF)fH ,$ i.t ·ion . f h i. s Opposition that we hi:iu e hen~ todc1y i.s 1. he l,:H·g<➔ s t no+. 0111.y ·Ln number, c1s I undE:~rstand ~t, E:!VE!r e1lt:1cted I. n l: h l s r r o v ·i. n c e , b 1.1 l: l - is certainly also the I110 s t qual i fied - .i: dt) no i: 111E1,;1n i: ha L chH'Qga 1·.ory on cmy othEH'' oppos :i tion - in ter ·ms of (~ :<f}cH··i.1. l'l t.~ 1. n gov rs ; ·1·rn11-:1 n L.

Th ls Opposit. :ion ha s d ept h i n q1.1al :.it y a 11d i.n quanl : i. i: y ari d r. bE:1 1 i :.:! vc..i H1at: thc1t 1AJi]1 n1i:ike for· good, eff<:?cti v E:: <;JOU:,., nrll 8 rl i: j" ()i' U1t-~ 1,HH)fll ::i or Newfoundland and I. r.1bri:1dor. Th,:\ i: do i.•~ lJ.Jht:11: lot.Jr~ nut 1 nt E:1nd, i. n l:1'! l'1d Mr. t·.o do . SpE,!dk,=:r·, oppo ~; c U,c no l. :) ,·l k H O I° 0 i:; 1J O ~) i. l"I ~ .

L'lle do :i nt:Pnd ·! o l)l:):;l-.1··11ct:i . t)i'1{'.;i-.. ;,.JH i. n i.c;?rid Lo fJiiL fortkldi"d sound, :,E~ns:ibJ01 dl.l-.t-:?t·'ndi· .i.1)H '.,; ,;1,,; ,.1t! '.,;uu 1·.111,,111 for · thEi pc?op] (:! of N.11,1,1foundJ ,rnd ar1cl 1.i;d::i,··dc:iu;· . I1~c•.! i.rii:1 ,'.nd dl.1,1i.:ly'. ,; Lu ho]d ou1"r;1::,lves oul:. d~,; c11·1 d J. 'I: l! , .. 11 .-il L i. V C! i-. () t • l H :! I-' (:! 0 p l l··! 0 F N E:1 lAJf o u n d J. a n cl a n d L ,.~ b , .. d cl o ,.. b e c a u s C! Lr d(:!1110l .. 1'~c.·lCY l. S t.:u function effectiuely 11Iu1, L d "l1,..1ays haue dn and thtd: 1;.Li.11 bE:' U1E!

Oppn s 'i. 1-.-i. o n. :iCMF :ION. MF.MBEW3 ; IIC::1iH', hear ! 1;1or·!: drrcl the peoµJe

d) i·.c0ir·n,.:lL·.ivo, gor:11 of U1j . ~: Mfl. RID EOUT : l,-Jc-.? ini.1 =,rrcl op poi.: ::i l..:i.on, l·o provide: qood prov.i.dE) 1,11e intund to

~ggressiue opposjtion, bul we do no l: i.nl :r-:ind l:o b~ .. COrll'i'Ol'll :a!: i.<)tli:11, rior do we :i.rd. e nd to be persorn;1l . We 11.J'i.11 rial: b<i! pu sho u ~H·s , Mr. Speaker· , we do not i ntend to jump ·i.ri bed 1>.1i.th l:he 9ouc~r n1mrnl: , but ,~ie wi 1 1 support nH::~as ure s that we bHli.eve ar'l::l tn l: h1:! besl.: i.nl:et·ests of the peopJ.e of Newfoundland and Ldbrador. We will propose sol utioris our·se1 ues and we hope 1-:h,:i. I: t:1'1e gov e rn11HH1 I: t>J ll l h;,1v1;1 trie go o d sense, from tirue to t · 111e, to acc~~p; : some or 1-:he sol.u l: i.1>r1s l:'i-1-:ll: 1.ve pr·opose t·o d :.i ffer·c-1nt pr·oblen,s Fa c "i. n ,;i H1 e p }

H) pl. e <) r: U I i. s Pr-ou:irir.c-1. Nobody hc-.1!> ct n,onopoly < n i.d<,1ds, nob o dy ha!; ,'t u1or1o pol.y or1 j11novi'.lt:io11 , nobody hc1~ .~ rrronop1 oy Oi'I cioii'tg TIH-e r·e 11ilghi ~.1U O ;· ~ I: b i. l l;J b0. l lw odd p r-J t f o 1: i· 1. y . i ·i111~ whM1 i,OIIH:! Lh i.ng tJUud .:tr1d ,:oi1•; i·. ni,_ i i. liC uijJJ <=:~111a11,,·ie 11"0111 lhE!

Oppo1;j·l:.inn i:iHnc:h(-:!:;, i.:1nc:/ T 1~10111.d hope 1J1c 9 u u er· rllnE·! n 1 wo IJ J d h e1 u e i h <c~ :;i ;r·di . gh l: fo, ·11.1iH' di'1<,~S!; of U1ouyi'li : , th0.r0.forf), ·lo ar.cepi :it jn hH Sf>·ir i. l: i. ri ,~1h i.c,1 i.i~ tlJoul .d l:rn g i. v1-)1·1 on b0.hc1lf of the people of t his Pr<>vi.nce. i'-1t'. '.'.3pc,iakPr', i.:h:,?r<:! u; a today Jn Newfoundland and for d new beg ·lnni.ng, dnd ch.Jn<:H L.ctbrc1dor T hop1,! th d t t h i,11" e 1JJ:i. 11 b E:' n et>J or d opporl ·. un i.1·.-i.es Nc,~wr CHJ rid 1 ct rid fol" i:l.nd !.:he p~:!Opl.f:!

Labrador dS rei;ul.l-. or thi:ll.: l'lf'!liJ b(,~9·i.rini .ri9. Our puor.Jle fuci~ n1dny problc 0irns. Tl·1E:' Col) C-:! l" i'llilf:! n t rd Cl·'= lfld n y fH'• ()bl . t:!ilh . Dul :ii .1s up ·(o '\he,\ GuuE>.1"rH11ent ·lo lc:'<'td iHld l..l-1c~! ,.Jl:lOp-1.:c' or N(!LU1oundJ crnd drid I dbrador drt, c.:q>c-:!l_!.i.rig i.i1c'' Covcc!i"i 'litl(•11i : i:n -lc•dd. (l 1; '-~ n,. s p o n s .i b J H Op p o 1: .i -L i o n 1~," IAJi. lJ do 011,· p-:'!1 .. :: u.: hc0!l.i; i.l;c pr·uc,:: : ~;.

Wt! w.i.J :l do Cll.11'' pa1- .. l ·Io 11idkc ii·. i1.JOi"k . :,.ju t,1.1i. ·11~ dlj ,;111 .. pt·tr·: . ·i u 111akP 1: u1", ·! l hd·l ; hci ! eg.i i;l di 1H·<, !°ll1iL i: i Cil'., di'ICI i'"111l<, i'. i. 01'1:, i"Li,. j /11.: b,:1H~f.i ·i of ·I ho pE0 op] e. I !Id'. :: &..\ I 2 tj. Vo) XI I right to govern. Thc1.t :is our di~111oc,·dl: i.1: sys l:H111 and l·.Jrn pf,,opl.r;, havE:1 spoken. But I suppoSE:! pr'ob,:lbl.y t.he f·i.rs I.: ,-. i.rnl;! ConfE:~derc:ttion, as far as I lhal a single Opposltlon i:l c tual ly gc.,therE:~d more v ot1::1s Lhu Cov1~rrnrH>.n t. SOMF. HON . MF.MB[RS: H E:~ i.H' , h ,,! a r· ! MR.

RIDEOUT: ::il'.. ~is s i.nce k not,1J, pc.:1rl:y than Th<·H'e h,;lV<-:, l:l<-:!::!n i: i.111<~;, 1,11hrin i".lJJO Op p o s :i t i o n p c1 r t i E! s , t I· 1 u I... i b P I" a J. r~c-:! i"(H'III f',:H' i:y ,Hid i:he I.. i.bl-:!r"i.,iJ l',H' 1· y b a c k :i n 1 9 7 5 a n d s o o n , 1.1J nu J d h i:.l v <,' ijd i'~i 1Ui"~::cl d 7 d .i'i.JC-:! 1·· l".O l':.i:~17. r1u 111bc:l" u r" V(l'\r:~1;, but· for a sj.nsJlt,! j:.>di"l:·.y ·! u :-h(:' di'ld, 9d1 ' (1(,1' illOi"(: vo,·.c;!::: Gov,~rnnient is r,.:1t:her ur11 .1!-:t.idl . . l; I_ I' l ~ UHi'.; 1· ,_;l 1'l ~. (; '.:, stJ1"1•·ound I hat a r· U LI fl I.I 1: U i.:l] , Rt.I I pc:o~:;Tc1 look ::o Lhc:~ c;t)lJt:!rn111l-:!r1i'. r~ui ..

Jr~adE:,rsh:ip and thr~y hr.,1ve 1:1 1'·ight ,:

c) do l'.lvti. i/•k 11.1i.Li. i,1.1ppor'L: i:hc-,! fllE:'i.'iSUl"E:!S that are n(ice~:Sdl"Y h.ir· U11;? <·,!Cono1ni.c and ~;oc:i.t:l.l. qoocl of Newfoundland and Labri:idor. It :i.i,: up ~: o l·: he c; o 1; u t· n 11H:! n L l·. o con v l. n c H us i.H1d to c onui n c E:1 U1E:1 p(iop1e of 1':h i.s l'rou i. ilU'! 1':h;~l: Lh<=! I11nasul"t:\,: i.H'E! rwcessary, Thctt :i.s lEicldt:ir·shj.p and IJJ<:1 1.i.ri. l l f! x pc:! c I:: t hd t f'r 01r1 the Govr::irnrnent. We hope for !rJf:1 bop<':! U1,:1 ,·. good ideas l.

G 9 h 1. ~i I: i.o11 , coming fron1 i::I productiuE:1 s ssion, l: l·1tH'<·~ ,~ri.11 b1~ l ob: cf and lot s of gu od le .. I.·.. of nm,, µro1._F·, , 1r11> t he Gouernr11en l, Tl 1l::!r1:,1 dit,? a l.oi ·. u( ;:ough cp 1<:!!;L i ol'1:, , ;.,. 1 o t of i· o ugh :i. s s u E:1 t: , M 1·· . S i:i e c1 k e r , r,;11, i 11 1::1 U 1i:, i' \ (~ lJj c;ov1 -.; rn1110.ni. ,'1, d l.i.lC:' ud]l b·_ e1gkjng th~~ Gnvr:H·n1n, .nt h;ugh 1..p t b•; ii 011• . .r. !:,1niM i.h li! y expec.:t t hat e1nd 1.uP wi]J l~>:i:.1~:c.:t fn) 111 l: / 1:Jilt 1. 11 ;":) i tli"l' 1 1,·,;11::, d11d CrHld:.i.da1 e ,HJ SlJ.1er·<·. rh,ct L j !s hul ..

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N<a~1.1.1foundlcrnd d.tld l.abt <.idot· .i.n UH~ 9M 1er·al e] e ct:.i on. So , l heref or e , th8 <,ouern mHn 1: h.:1i; l:o d t~l i. U<H ' to U1f1 p eoph~ of Newfoundland and L i;lbr<J1do,· , dnd UH~ y h,:wo 'i.: o 1111•, ti! I: i lH! <'!XJ:H:?c:'ll-djoris 'lhcd . i h0.y Cr-€-!cited c:l :; UH~ IAH) I.I l . d i. f Ill(·) h ,:\<.I tilt) 1'1 i·. h 0 C-!) ~!c:1 :ion, or- !: orn~! other· pi~rt y j f t:h<~y h,:ld 11J<>n.

Th ~) pe:<>pl.1, o::f><,H. i: ·1 lui C::ovc-?r·11111en'i 1.o d?.llu0.r· on i.hedr· co,nu1i.i: 11HH1l: s. flnd i.r J: nc,l : i,,: 1,.d anyi h:.i rig .i r, ·i h:h f;peP.ch from i he Throi•tf. ! , Mr-. ~>fH,!dki-:. r , i·. od'.\ y i.i : uJd'.i i h(-! ve1.guene s s, ·LhP. gener-c1J Li es. The H11')111 c u; jumi:1i. n9 ofr- or- 1-~ Ut·H' .Y p flg P. c:ncl c:r:111 be su trnued up J.n wor·rh: l : i. b~ 'i:l S so on ds po!, idbl.e' , 1 1i1h8r n approprJ.fJi 1:-:' , 'as soor , as f1u1ding per111Lb, 1 , 1 i.r1 dUE! cour~e• , 't: he f:~ar·Jiest poss:ib l e dc1te 1 , 1 c1s q u i. c k 1 y a s p

t) s s i. b 1,~ ! T h t,~ r e i. s nothing concrete , t h EH"C:! is no concrete p1dn, Mr. ~padker , desp j le t he fc1c"l: that th:.i.s is 1:1 rlf~ 1.1.1 G<JUt-H'rllllHn I: i.n Ud s p ... r t:·Lcul.,.n· d O CU TIIC:'l"d: . SOMr HON . MEMBERS: l·I i:, a r· , h C:! "' r ! RU) F.OIJT : (.)nd t·oddy Gov~:!rnlllt-:!nl., 1.,1i.l·./1 d net,1 vi.:;ion, ,~d th rn:w hope, new d r ·e,..ir11s , i o c:0111 E•! i. ni:o i:1-1 i.s () :nn,~ 111bl . y , i.1"1i: o U1 i ·; l~! gji:J..i'ilH '~ , Mr· .

Spa,:ik• -!r-, 1.uJih a c:,,n1,i"t,~[ : 1,, ::;J,ul <,f h1;u.J i: hr•l Y 1,.u,;·1-; go :i n(J ·lo ,11ppr·0,-H:l1 ·! hH prc,blE'l111 :, ol.v i. rl':J of N.~1t,f o11ncll.,u1cl ,.1 ·H I l. ,,ibr ,·1dor · ouC-?J" l h~, nRxi f.i ve c.1r· ~ 1 x tfl ()f l U 1:, , l; h1-) f i.r :; i: y,:1 ,.n· ()r I ltt ! j ,· 111,rnda'Le. 1l :is 110-t- lher·e. lho r· e i_,; nol:h·i.n g l:h1H' <-J i:o :,l. i11111l.,.1l.c,: , M1 .. . !'..ipeal<el" , n my vj eu,, the heart s C>f U,e you Lh i.n 1:h i.:; rr<>U i.nCt~. niet·t,j! j s rro ·I h:i ng Lh~H·e 1. o s ti 111 u lo. te the u i. s ·i. ori ,. nd Ht:. dr · ed111.:; of Lh<~ 01•· d l nv1 r y Neu.if ou ndlcrncfo r- and Ldb r·.:¼dor· i.dn .

Th!H ·t; i.s no th i_ng ·l h •r~~ lo si j111u1c11.e the imaginc1tive :; k l. ·1 1 of t h H c-,i n L r· f?. p r 1-HH~ u r i. i;l. 7 c-;or11n1unjty in NC:HMfoundlctnd ,:rnd I c1l:n•cJ.dor· . Vo] >(l T We ci1r,:ir1:1 c:al.l.1:1d UH) ol.cl cro c.i.Jd, t.i.lE! couJ d not hc1ue n~w ::ideas , so J 1:hout.:ii'll : l:h1•} 1·11-~tM b ~c:1111 1,1ould h,.;1.ve nE-H.u idE:1c1s c1 nd hctue jt on th~: pagei: or- Ht i.:, do1,1 .111H:i1·1i.. llui : r bi-l l. i.r;? V1-?. , Mr. Spe,:1k e l", the y are Si.:ldJ_y l. d C k i. i'l '::l . i\i l)u J :; C) 11 I(; 1:.i k~,: .

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a) r1,. for111 l.f~Y i.!, l.i:tl . i.o n 1:h o c;ov,,;· · 1nc;:r1i. j s ta) l< in g abo ut , 7 h0. CJ iH: ticm r•::<p~1r1:;o:; rt ci : , Ure, Ft ll"i.c ~ Conmd t tee, a nE:~w Aud i tor· GErnerid ' s f.lt: i: , d JoL or ;,-,h 0:; 1-1 lll: H'\:l Ul"i.ng !) ll)(:'l ti:ilk ed c1bout ou r·s elves, i.rnc:1, y ou k r 10111 , '-'101.11.d bav1 ) broughl ·.

h) frui t::i on if uie hr~d hi:.-1d arr oppc)r! ·. uni. ly i:o do :. o . [ cornpl i nre:rnt the Governr11ent rcir- t;;1k Lns i:h11 ·i.1-d .t ·ati ,vl~ !:o brl119 theni befor-e this Leg:.i.slc1tu1··e, ctnd I hope~ H1al : H1E~Y co1 111-:i qu ic kly, becaus~ sonIe of those things tJ.JE:i hav e~ i:<:1.l.k,:. d d.trnut i.n 1.hi. s provi nce, long enou gh .

The Ele::ct:i on .;q.><~n:,~)s Ac i: , for · P.xi:l.111pl. e , h~ \:: bee n ti:1lk ed f:lbout long enough , th~~ l:i11 JC-.. for · 1-::l.1-)1; ::o ral r1,;1f1 ;r-111 i.n Newf ou nd lc.trt d i:l nd Li:l.b rad or· hct s c onie ,Hid l: h1:.H·e , •• ,:\ 11 <) 1.,p c r•!·11n i. i: y For t he gouer-n ment Io do t hu t. JF l·.h1-:: y do i_l: , Mr· . S~ic:~k!-:'!r' , t:l-1fH1 ( c;a n assu r P. th(,!

PrerrthH' h e IAli]l h c:l V H !) I I l" !:; I I j"J fl U ,- ; : . (\Jl)lJ.I • day Mr· . :, ;:J ,,~"' k <•:: r· . for· m•• to g(~ _ , : I l i ., t'IU i:: ,_., i ril <> i;J. lot of S 1-H,! l ; i, i i. 1: i; ,:\ r1 d i. ,;1 kt,, LljJ rl l O i U f t •• 111E:: , -L he Pr f ! m:i er h c:~ $ y PI to s p 1':' cl. k a nd i: kr1u 1-'1 lh,;l,.

H1H p1 :1J 1J7.~ h t1 vr~ bf:Hrn he>r·e i:1 Jong tj 111 0 , bu ·I (>v er· t:hr~ i:0111 i. 119 d,:1.ys t.h osc~ of 1.i·, i, n H1G Opposition i:;ind those . :in gov~r ·nrr1C:!r1-t- 11.1ll.l. h,:1.v1~ ,;1.d,~qu ;:1.i:~ i:i ,111~ i. <,1 clc~b, b i! thor-o ugh ly the Speech f1··on1 the? r hr· o 1·1C1 , t: o ;~ :; k q u "b I. i. o n s , !':<,; elf) t er-n1ine IA.Jhe::re the gover·nrnen l: t 'Hcl l l. y ·i. n 1:(,, nd !; Lo gu. J i; U S p e C i:. , the budget 1;.li.ll COiii(:' No. Mr· . '.·)pC,'tkr-,•1", i I· IAJ'i.ll. bo cJocurn€:~nt t!-1ut !·1opE:iful1y s o u n , : . ! 1 d : •. IAI i. l l l d y d

111ore cor11:rc-:?i:i-:! r i" i.'llllel~JCH' k () n IJJI Id i. ·l he gout!rnn1erd l"E·}d]ly jn-Lt=>.rids to do. 1: U1ou,~h i·. a n Hl,\J (.:J () V c;!l" i'l lll<·hl i-. would hdve done 111orE:1 of U1td. :in l·:hc.:! ::;fl<-:?ech from Ui:,! Th,·one, iJtd: 1~ll'! w:.i]l 1A1ai-l fo1" tl-1E~ budg.~t docun1fi:H1t 1:.o set~ 1:har:. Many of 1-.Jrn goi:l1s dnd the statE:Hnents, Mr-. SpE:H¾kl=:H·, cont-.c1Lned i.n l·.hE,? ~;pc-~E.H;l1 from -1-.111:\ Throne, c:1s J said, Wt'H''=~ orH:!S thi:d: Lut,! c:dn .;i.7.7. support-..

Much of 1.i:. ·1.s g] obdl, the gouE?rrn11ent took the gl.obdl. o,1ppro,:1ch Lo <'?Uc•'!i'Y U1 i.ng ·i.n Nr"1.111oundJ and and l i:.1br·ador·. Ti1.-!l"E: i~l"E-i sonic;? t-hjngs tl·1a ·l- 1.11Pr·f1 t',iti.',1: !

CI i.n U1l:! :3FJ!:!C!<:h i'i"U111 t.:hc-:; Tl11"011E=! 'i.hid, qu:i-l E:' fr-ankJ.y, J dfll co11cc·)i''t'1t·::d abou I~. r de) i'io L ki'll~tj.: ,•\boui ·t h:i i; rw1,i.J 1111nd c:::i pc::tl fi.ni~11cj 119 col"fJOJ"di.i.on Uwi-. i·.h::• 1._:1ov:,!l'i'111wi'1I. i_'.; ·I d J k :i 119 ab u u ·1 . :r I s a y s :i n i I H·! :~,i;H ,! (·:,d1 rr·o 111 Ll1c:• rl·1r·oni-:, i.hc:1!-. i.i1,01i. c:or-pc.n·rd :i(Jll t.u:i 11 t al<E~ ou(~r· 1 i'.11] exi.'.;.l·.i.ng t\Jat:<-::r <1i-1c:i '.)CtJ 1.:(.:r·' j ri (: ·t a] J at :-i om: :i 11 ·l h E! pro u j n c E:~ .:-1 l.1 t:! :< i. s i: i. n 9 .

T rio no i·. k nrn;.1 1.i1·id i. ·t he r (id er· a 1-. :i or 1 of M,~_y ors iH1d Mun i.c i.pal.·i . i.·i.t,!'., i.h i. i·1k,, or ihdi. approach. I l<r101A1 1.~1h,.,d ·l he, pl'·esent M·i.ni.'.,t.:e:!r' of Mun·i.ci.pdl. ()f:-i':-di.i"S, (l"lr. Gu11c::tgE~) Mr. Speakc-n·, thought. dbout ·i.t: tAlhen he,, spoke-:! un i.t-. dur·:i ng ·Uw eJ rc.,cl:i on campc:dgn. HE:, s c:1 id I d l. l. 1 d i. cl 11 o i-- trl('? ,;1 n ' al. l. ' , bu 1:-. th:i s document toddy sc1ys 'dll' . I do noi·: kno1A1 ho1,1 U1ii1l: ·i.\, 9oii·19 i:o 1AJor·k.

P.:,gr''? 9 ·i. r1 1:hr! docu111c:=,nt~ i.:c:ilks ,:·1boul: o J E·! ct r· :i c :i t y ;:,1 n d l: h E:! 1-- c,, :i s i, o rt I e ·l: h :i n g IJ<':t·y, v,,?ry conn·i.vi.n'.:I yoi.n,J or1 h,-,rP . 11 Gov,-,rnrnerl'! w::i] J i io1ksi tht, l yg i.sl.di:. i. VE'' !,; ,.er;• :, i:u :,! J'l':,11r·c•-' t:lr, '1,: lhE-!

Prov:incc, 1"P~Ju]dte s lhE~ c:J(·H1<-=:r·d i. i ori, di. ,,: i ;-- i i:J11 i. i 01"1 d11C: '.;1ipp1y of i'!:iJ e·.1,,!c:·l1".ic:.i-\y ..in ·lhE:! i;H··ov i. l'll,(.' 11 1,ii·i i.,: i: 1,;c: h,:tvc i-.l1c ,·· i.,Ji·1 : ·lu ,.Ju II(,t.11, :r 1:1Jppo:'.E·!, uridE:'I'' lcqi:;:ldi·.i_nr1 11 '.:0U i:t:~ tu lil ('{~! I.he:: 1·1(-!C!C:1: or i ht=-' l.l(•upl \·' 11 uf Uul XIT Ne:!l~iro111"1dl.c:1nd dnci i..abrdc:IOi". ;\Jo1~J 1,,Jhi:\i: doe·, l·.h,:11'. 111-:,dn? r)ot?i,: that 1-r1E,!i.Hl nationi:\J izi:·d::J on i\!l-~1~1foundl,:\nd 1.i.ghi. dnd l'OL\Wt"?

T,,: th ;-.1 t what t: h E:' g o v E:' r nr11 e n t :i s I: d l. k i. n 9 a b O U l: ? T f S o , l,1) h y d i. d they not say it. Or doE:is it. ITIE!i.Hl UH:! pr· i.vdL·i.,:c1.r·. Lon ur r.Juu.1Fou11dl.dnd and Labrador Hydro? I do not know t.uhal:. i.t ·. mE?.dns, t:hi.s docu11H-,!r'ii:. dcH~s not lc:,111 us what it ntE,,:.tr1s, but I hopE~ l·:hi:1l·. i.r1e 9overn111c:•r1t·. 1,i.1'i.ll b1-', forthcoming vrc.1r·y, VE?ry qu:ickly and h~l.1 I.I'., (-~XdCLly l,\JhdL Lh::;i_t· pl,Hl ::i.s.

Maybe,! jt :is ,:,i plc.,in WE:' car1 :;1.11:>pori:, bui· .. ri.ghl·. nc::11.J 1,1c do nol: knot.iJ, i·~ on]y i,dyi,: thdt i;ornt 0,th:i.ng i'., co111i.ng, i.t: d,:iH, ,: 11ol : ,·.(:.l.l. u,, 8xact1y tAJha-t- :is corn:i.nsJ. :r !Ali'11,: sur-pt"':.ii,:EC?d thi:.1-\ l~h:t::: Jih)r·n i i.lil(: :) fi~•.:i'1i·. i, p E~ E'! c: h , Mr . Sp ea k E:' I" , L h e l"E-i ·r!1r"Ofi(! dbuu l:. J'•.•i:J,::ch l . dkc 1lr1d ~-;(~!r"li:"tl:£-:: l~(-::i~or~111::~ l·./ ·1,· ... ll'I 1111:-~1-•,ci WdS l i,t] Id nsJ r'tbot.l'I 1- he I i. ::. h c: r y . backbone :"1 I'! d of I h E!

E,,conorr1y t: 1-i~:: of ~-h.'t,\j r () 11 n cl l .:HI rl ,:1i'I d i. ,id:) rd d () ,' d I I cl ·i. i·: :is in a s·t:i:d E:1 of cr.is:i1; t.hosu clc:iy:;, ~)() IJ.Jil[:!i'l l,lj[;' Cdil !, pH1:d illOi''(! toi1nt1 in 1:i 1Alr':i-l:t.c,in docun1PnL ·h:l1ki.n~J abou i: ·L/·11:,,,f, i·hc>.ot·(:d·. i c.::i1 U1 L11q:;, 1:ike Met!cl·1 lakE:! arid tl·,jn~Js of t.l1dt nal ·. ure, l·.hc,n L1J(·'! do l:c1l.ki.ng concrE:1t(:!]y abou·t tNhdt our· pJ.ans c:\r'('! For· n1d1'ldf::J(:!lill:!l'd: oF L.h::! er l. \, .Li: that. fau~s the:1 f:ishr:1ry in Uii r,: l'rou i.ncf'! i:odc1y, l:l1t!fl ur1H h,.·t::. l~u t,i.Jonder·. l h (;:!

SC i I O O l. l. i:t :: Sp(~di<UI", thdi: t,1)(;' hdvE~ j_n i\1 (:'IJ.J i" o I In c:I -1. d n d ..i i'l d dbt·ador·, l:. hc goVE!r·n1110nt i,d..i.d d u I" .i n g t h E'- Hlyc:: i: j Oil l.ild I. i :: '-'l ( ) u -, cl b H i-lboJ j s ~11:-1d. Nuu1 t.-.hu T l I I" o 1 1 e ~::; p v t-! c l 1 '., ,.\y :, J ~; ii. I '._; (_j l , ) j i'l '.:I l ( l L 1 , -: '.

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