| Between Two Cultures |
| The Alex Campbell Years |
| Wayne MacKinnon |
The 1960's and 70's were times of tumultuous change
in Prince Edward Island. The last vestiges of the old
order were being swept away, and the Island faced an
uncertain future. It became one of the liveliest
political eras in the history of the province. At the
centre of it all was Alex Campbell, the Island's
longest-serving premier and its most important
political figure of the 20th century. Described as a
revolutionary politician, he sought to achieve a
balance between two conflicting cultures, and in the
process, laid the foundations for the modernization of
Prince Edward Island.
Between Two Cultures looks at the major issues that
shaped the province and its people.
in Prince Edward Island. The last vestiges of the old
order were being swept away, and the Island faced an
uncertain future. It became one of the liveliest
political eras in the history of the province. At the
centre of it all was Alex Campbell, the Island's
longest-serving premier and its most important
political figure of the 20th century. Described as a
revolutionary politician, he sought to achieve a
balance between two conflicting cultures, and in the
process, laid the foundations for the modernization of
Prince Edward Island.
Between Two Cultures looks at the major issues that
shaped the province and its people.
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| Recipient of the 2006 Heritage Award presented by the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation |
| "We in this province, are caught between these two cultures. The culture of the past, with its problems of back-breaking labour, disease, child mortality, premature aging, inadequate medical facilities and limited educational opportunities, and the culture of the future as represented by modern industrial mechanized states. . . We must be careful not to over-romanticize the past with the result that we only recollect or think of the finer aspects of an earlier Island life and reject or refuse to recall the more grim aspects of living in Prince Edward Island a century or less ago. Similarly, we must not forget that many Islanders today are not leading a particularly rewarding life. . . What we must endeavour to do is to identify those advances which have helped in the past and can help in the future to eliminate a number of the debilitating and crushing problems we face and, at the same time, not lead ourselves into the mindless repetitive and de-humanizing aspects of the affluent society. Balance, to my mind, is the key word." - Premier Alexander B. Campbell, Charlottetown, May 28, 1973 |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Chapter 1: The Last Hurrah Chapter 2: "Let's Go For Action Now" Chapter 3: The Georgetown Fiasco Chapter 4: The Causeway Chapter 5: A Single University Chapter 6: The Development Plan Chapter 7: "Be Sure of Your Future" Chapter 8: Junction '71 and Other Atrocities Chapter 9: "A New Level and Type of Public Involvment" Chapter 10: "The Island is Not for Sale" Chapter 11: Reshaping Government Chapter 12: "Action Now. . . and For the Future" Chapter 13: "Small is . . . Practical" Chapter 14: "Building Now, For the Future" Epilogue Bibliography Electoral Map of Prince Edward Island 1966-1996 Appendix Index |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Wayne MacKinnon |
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