Discussion with political science class, November 5, 1975

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Date Recorded
1975-11-05
Date Digitized
2023
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Duration
01:31:11
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Transcript
00:00 Discussion of the tourism industry in PEI, statistics related to

02:00 Inaudible question; discussion of labour as "menial"

03:00 Inaudible question; discussion of employment as a learning experience

04:00 Question about hospitality industry

05:00 Inaudible question; discussion of the Department of Tourism, regulations of

07:00 Inaudible question; further discussion of tourism industry

07:30 Question regarding further plans of the Department of Tourism

10:00 Question regarding budget cuts to provincial services

10:30 Question concerning provincial spending on tourism

11:30 Discussion of sand dunes, environmental protection

12:00 Discussion of impact of tourism; inaudible question; discussion of government spending on beaches

14:00 Inaudible question; discussion of marketing with regards to tourism

15:00 Question regarding increase in tourists in relation to government spending on tourism

18:00 Inaudible question; discussion of locally made tourist souvenirs

20:30 Inaudible question; discussion changes to tourist accommodation in Charlottetown

22:00 Inaudible question; discussion of tourist accommodation as a private industry

23:00 Question regarding government subsidies for construction of tourist accommodation

27:00 Question regarding the lack of tourist accommodation in the western part of PEI

28:30 Question about government consideration of a national park

29:30 Question regarding Brudenell

30:30 Question regarding ownership of Brudenell

32:00 Inaudible question

33:00 Question regarding consulting firms

35:30 Question about supporting provincial concerns; question concerning bringing in outside hires who may not fit with island culture

39:00 Question regarding economic self-sufficiency

44:00 Discussion of locally made produce and agricultural products with regards to economic self-sufficiency

48:00 Discussion of housing built solely using island resources

49:00 Further discussion of economic self-sufficiency with regards to tourism

50:30 Inaudible question; discussion of farmland as an economic investment

54:00 Discussion of the notion of "pressuring" to sell real estate

57:00 Discussion of purchases of large tracts of land by those not from PEI

01:01:00 Slight gap in recording

01:02:00 Resumption of audio; question regarding lawyers acting as an intermediary for real estate sales

01:03:30 Question regarding senior islanders using land as a means of ensuring a retirement fund

01:07:00 Further discussion of those not from PEI purchasing island real estate

01:08:30 Discussion of agriculture as part of island lifestyle

01:10:00 Discussion of government regulation of real estate sales

01:13:00 Discussion of Upper Canadian lifestyle being "forced" upon PEI

01:15:00 Discussion of how tourism is just one facet of PEI economy, none should be afforded precedence

01:16:00 Discussion of the lifestyle impact of the growing tourist industry in PEI

01:18:00 Discussion of returning to the former lifestyle of PEI

01:19:00 Discussion of reducing energy consumption as a lifestyle choice

01:20:00 Discussion of tourist seeing island real estate as entertainment or recreation

01:23:00 Discussion of modalities of leadership, reference to leadership style of Pierre Trudeau; discussion that islanders are not helpless and are capable of purchasing land in their own right

01:30:00 End of tape