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Saturday A.M.

Beginning in 1965, the weekly show Saturday A.M. aired highlights and music from Matinee and The Max Ferguson Show. Ferguson's satirical skits often made the cut, along with offbeat interviews with people like Newfoundlander Daisy Drinkwater on her creative relatives, and specials like Dr. Jean Sutherland Boggs on Cezanne's works, called Listening to Paintings. Pat Patterson and Bob Wilson hosted the 45-minute show. Airing at 9:15 a.m., it moved to 10:00 a.m. in 1966 until its end in 1969.

Trudeau government calls off P.E.I. causeway plan

Broadcast Date: March 8, 1969

Plans for a fixed crossing have just been abandoned. Trudeau's government has set aside the idea in favour of an economic development agreement and improved ferry service. Five years of reviews, evaluations and proposals have all been cast aside. CBC Radio's Max Ferguson takes the opportunity to poke fun at the politicians who simply won't follow through, while painting a picture of what P.E.I. might look like with lots of goods for export…but no connection to the mainland.

Trudeau government calls off P.E.I. causeway plan

• The first recorded talk of a fixed link was in 1886, when Senator George Howlan proposed a tunnel or subway laid along the sea floor.
• Between 1956 and 1965, fixed crossings proposals were heard from both liberal and conservative politicians in P.E.I. They got only as far as bulldozing access roads for the proposed bridge-causeway combination before the plans were dropped.

• In 1969, the Lucy Maud Montgomery ferry was put into service to ease ferry lineups.
• Dormant for almost 15 years, the plan to build a bridge was revived once more when Public Works Canada submitted a bridge proposal to the federal government in 1982. When the wheels were set in motion this time around, they never stopped.

Trudeau government calls off P.E.I. causeway plan

Medium: Radio

Program: Saturday A.M.

Broadcast Date: March 8, 1969

Guest(s):


Host: Max Ferguson
Performer: Max Ferguson

Duration: 6:20

Last updated:
June 24, 2009


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MediaTitle and dateDescription
Radio
6:20 		March 8, 1969
Trudeau government calls off P.E.I. causeway plan 		Plans for a fixed link are suddenly dropped when the federal government gets cold feet and calls it off.
Radio
7:20 		Sept. 28, 1968
A love letter, but with 18% interest 		An unsolicited invitation to join the credit card-carrying elite turns out to be less than a privilege.
Radio
5:21 		Sept. 21, 1968
A satirical view of the Omnibus Bill
Radio
5:28 		Sept. 7, 1968
Canoeing, singing and pillow fights in 1968 		At the end of the summer, CBC Radio talks to a group of kids getting ready to head home after a fun time at camp.
Radio
3:05 		Jan. 27, 1968
The Maple Leaf Forever... Patched 		When the tree that inspired the song The Maple Leaf Forever loses a branch, Max Ferguson goes out on a limb.
Radio
6:47 		Oct. 30, 1965
Mocking their French 		Max Ferguson impersonates Diefenbaker and Pearson attempting to speak French.
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