LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN Fourth Session — Fifteenth Legislature 18th Day Tuesday, February 28, 1967. The Assembly met at 2:30 o‘clock p.m. On the Orders of the Day. WELCOME TO STUDENTS Mr. E. I. Wood (Swift Current): — Mr. Speaker, I would like to draw the attention of the House to a very fine group of young men and women in the front seats of the east gallery. These young people are from W. A. Beatty Collegiate, the grade 12 students in Swift current. As you will notice, Mr. Speaker, they have brought some Swift Current weather right along with them. I hope that they will enjoy their visit with us here today and trust that they will find their visit with us both profitable and informational. Through you, Mr. Speaker, I welcome them to the House this afternoon. Some Hon. Members: — Hear, hear! Mr. D. W. Michayluk (Redberry): — Mr. Speaker, I rise with a great deal of pleasure to welcome and to introduce through you to the Hon. Members of this Legislature a fine group of grade 12 students seated in the east gallery from the three high schools in the Blaine Lake School Unit. There are 20 students from the Blaine Lake Composite High School accompanied by one of the high school teachers, Mrs. Doris Popoff; a group of 15 high school students from the Marcelin High School accompanied by Mr. Gordon Rutten, the vice-principal. Marcelin School, Sir, is of some significance to me as I am a member on the staff of this school. The last grade 12 group from Leask High School, numbering some 19 are accompanied by Mr. Mehta, one of the high school teachers. I sincerely trust, as I am sure that all Hon. Members do, that their trip to this Legislature and to the capital city will be most informative and educational. I personally want to wish you all a safe journey home. Some Hon. Members: — Hear, hear! Hon. D. T. McFarlane (Minister of Agriculture): — Mr. Speaker, I would like to welcome an outstanding group of young people in the speaker‘s gallery from the town of Indian Head the Beautiful. Each year they avail themselves of the opportunity to be in the Legislature and view the proceedings of the day. I know they are in a hurry to get home because they have about 200 young boys engaged in minor hockey in Indian Head so we wish them an enjoyable afternoon and a safe journey home. 808 February 28, 1967 Some Hon. Members: — Hear, hear! Hon. G. B. Grant (Minister of Public Health): — It is gratifying to see the interest shown by the students of this province in the proceedings of this House. Not to be outdone by the rural areas, I am very happy this afternoon to introduce through you, Mr. Speaker, a group in the west gallery from St. Mathew School. We know their presence here this afternoon is appreciated and we trust that they will receive some worthwhile education and information. Some Hon. Members: — Hear, hear! Mr. Speaker: I crave the indulgence of Hon. Members to introduce to you in the speaker‘s gallery, a group of senior students from the Froid Public School at Froid, Montana. They have come to this Legislature to see the procedure that takes place herein and compare it with the procedure that takes place in the elected Legislature and the Senate in the State of Montana. I‘m sure all Members will wish to join with me in extending to our neighbours from the South a very warm and sincere welcome. Some Hon. Members: — Hear, hear! Mr. Speaker: I would further crave the privilege of the Legislature to also introduce to you a very fine group of students from the Esterhazy elementary school, the potash capital of Canada, that‘s where that is. Some Hon. Members: — Hear, hear! Mr. Speaker: They are accompanied by their teachers and their bus driver and I‘m sure all Members of the Legislature would also wish to join with me in extending to them a very warm welcome and that they will enjoy themselves, that they will have a safe trip home and that they will come back again in the future. Some Hon. Members: — Hear, hear! QUESTION RE: ITEM IN WAKAW RECORDER Mr. A. Thibault (Kinistino): —Before the Orders of the Day, I would like to direct a question to the Premier and the Minister-in-Charge of Youth (Mr. MacDonald) if he is aware of the article that appeared in the Wakaw Recorder of February 23, under the item Calling Card G13. It has to do with… Hon. W. Ross Thatcher (Premier): — No, I‘m not aware of it although I know the editor is a well known Socialist, so I wouldn‘t be surprised at anything he carried. 809 February 28, 1967 Some Hon. Members: — Hear, hear! CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. ELI LINDSAY ON HIS 108TH BIRTHDAY Mr. J. H. Brockelbank (Kelsey): — Before the Orders of the Day are proceeded with, I have a matter I would like to bring up in this Legislature. I have in my constituency a man who is celebrating his birthday today. It isn‘t just an ordinary birthday because it marks the fact that he is now 108 years old. Some Hon. Members: — Hear, hear! Mr. Brockelbank: He is Mr. Eli Lindsay of Arborfield. There was an article in the local paper about him and it says: Mr. Lindsay enjoys good health – a physician recently examined him and pronounced him in sound health. He joins members of the family at the table for each of his meals and walks to his second-floor bedroom on the finish of each night. He does not require glasses and his hearing is better than that of some of his children. I do have here a picture of Mr. Lindsay which was published in the Tisdale Recorder two years ago. I‘m not going to give it up but if anybody wants to see it, I‘ll be very happy to let them see it. By consent of the Legislature, Mr. Speaker, I would like to move, seconded by Mr. Radloff, the Member for Nipawin: That this Assembly records its pleasure in congratulating Mr. Eli Lindsay of Arborfield, Saskatchewan, who is this day celebrating his birthday, marking 108 years. This Assembly also wishes for Mr. Lindsay good health and happiness. It is with a great deal of pleasure that I move this motion, Mr. Speaker. Mr. F. K. Radloff (Nipawin): — Mr. Speaker, it is with a great deal of pleasure that I join with Mr. Brockelbank from Kelsey in wishing Mr. Eli Lindsay of Arborfield good health and happiness. I have known Mr. Lindsay and his family for a good many years and I know, like Mr. Brockelbank, that the Lindsay family have made a tremendous contribution to the development of the Arborfield District and in assisting in the development of northeastern Saskatchewan. The people of the Nipawin constituency also know of the Lindsay family and on their behalf and on behalf of all the Members here I would like to extend to Mr. Lindsay continued good health and happiness. ANNOUNCEMENT RE: SCROLLS FOR PERSONS OVER THE AGE OF 100 Hon. J. W. Gardiner (Minister of Public Works): — Mr. Speaker, before closing 810 February 28, 1967 this discussion, I would just like to say that one of the programs of the Centennial Corporation this year is honouring each person over the age of 100 with a scroll which is made out indicating the appreciation of the Province to the individual along with a small gift that will be symbolic of Centennial Year. These gifts may not be fully prepared yet, but this gentleman along with others who have reached the age of 100 will be receiving this recognition from the Centennial Corporation. Motion agreed to. Mr. Brockelbank (Kelsey): — Mr. Speaker, also by consent of the House, I would like to move, seconded by Mr. Radloff: That the Resolution just passed together with the transcripts of the oral congratulates and best wishes be communicated to Mr. Eli Lindsay of Arborfield on behalf of this Assembly by Mr. Speaker. Motion agreed to. ADJOURNED DEBATES BUDGET DEBATE The Assembly resumed the adjourned debate on the proposed motion of the Hon. W. Ross Thatcher (Provincial Treasurer) that Mr. Speaker do now leave the Chair, and the amendment thereto by Mr. Blakeney (Regina West). Hon. W. S. Lloyd (Leader of the Opposition): — Mr. Speaker, at the outset may I join with the words of congratulations which have been sent to Mr. Lindsay. I had at one time though we had in my constituency almost a record for an aged person in that Mr. Sam Prichard of Cando was just a little while ago, 105 years of age. We have to yield in this matter of records and I‘m very happy to yield to the constituency of my seatmate, the Member for Kelsey (Mr. Brockelbank). I join also in the good wishes and the welcome to the students who are in the gallery. As you have suggested, Sir, we particularly welcome those who have come to visit us from the State of Montana and our wishes to them are indeed particularly warm. As the Member for Regina South (Mr. Grant) said, the number of students visiting us seems to grow each year and I might add that the choice of adjectives used by the Members in welcoming them seems to extend itself also. One can only hope that we don‘t become so popular that in addition to a matinee showing we will also have to put on an evening showing, a repeat showing of the same act.