Motion from Legislative Assembly

HANSARD - P.E.I. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY - 12 DECEMBER 2006
The hon. Opposition House Leader.
Mr. R. Brown: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
I move, seconded by the hon. Member from
Crapaud-Hazel Grove, that Motion 26 now
be read.
Speaker: Shall it carry?
Some Hon. Members: Carried.
Clerk: Motion No. 26.

The hon. Member from Crapaud-Hazel Grove moves, seconded by the hon. Member from Charlottetown-Kings Square, the following motion:

WHEREAS the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation has become an essential part of our community and the preservation of our history;

AND WHEREAS the Foundation operates seven provincial museums and heritage sites;

AND WHEREAS the Foundation maintains a record of our fishing, shipbuilding, agricultural, social and cultural history;

AND WHEREAS there is a stated need for a provincial museum to coordinate the work of other facilities and offer a central location for the celebration of our heritage;

AND WHEREAS the chair of the Museum and Heritage Foundation, Satadal Dasgupta said “The Board (of the Foundation) continues to discuss its hope of acquiring an appropriate home for the provincial collection and dreams of establishing a provincial museum where much of the
Island history presently housed in our ‘artifactory’ could be presented and interpreted to the public”;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislative Assembly endorse the concept of a provincial museum and urge the government to begin planning as soon as possible.

Debate on this important motion is provided in
Hansard of 12 DECEMBER 2006
on pages 943-957 which in the web edition is on pdf pages 78-92

Hansard of 14 DECEMBER 2006
from pages 1043-1052 -- in the web edition that is on pdf pages 28-38