Originally broadcast on CHED radio - Date unknown

After living in this province all my life I should supposed be used to some of the wild ideas that originate with the Social Credit Government, but every now and then they still shake me. I took such a shaking when I read about their proposed "Sky Café", a restaurant which would be 300 feet above ground, and situated at the old government house, 127th St. and 102nd Ave. The minister of Public Works and the Provincial Secretary seemed somewhat nonplussed because 100 Glenora residents protest of the proposed "Sky Café." My goodness is it any wonder? The area for which it is proposed is still a beautiful residential district. The grounds of the old government house are extremely beautiful and provide an oasis in the middle of what is fast becoming a concrete desert. And into this they want to stick a 300 foot high café. When Centennials, Royal Visits and other great occasions come along, governments seem to lose their heads completely and start building pylons, and spheres and monuments and other completely useless things to mark these occasions. The Social Credit Government has done such a wonderful job on their Lodges for senior citizens. Why not extend that project for Centennial? We are trying to raise sufficient money in Edmonton to complete a new clubhouse for the Boys Club. What better way to celebrate the Centennial than by investing in our youth and thus assuring the next hundred years. Why not grants to the people and organizations who are working with the blind, handicapped, mentally retarded, or even more parks for all Albertans to enjoy, or projects to clean up and develop some of the lake resorts around Alberta. I am sure that we can all think of better ways to spend money than sticking a café we don't need 300 feet in the air. Perhaps the Social Credit Government wants to build a monument to perpetuate its own memory. Don't worry fellow, Albertan's will never forget the Social Credit Government and who knows, with your track record you may still be here for the next hundred years, so please… no sky café.