| Walter Shaw |
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| CATEGORIES ABOUT WALTER RUSSELL SHAW | |
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| shaw, walter | |
| 1981 deaths | |
| prince edward island premiers | |
| officers of the order of canada | |
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The Shaw government supported the expansion of the province's food processing industry, instituted a regional system of High School s and revamped the employment system and pay scale for the Civil Service . Despite its support for the farming industry Shaw's government failed to reverse the decline in the number of family farms and was unable to successfully diversify the economy. His government was defeated by the PEI Liberal Party in 1966 though Shaw remained in the legislature as Leader Of The Opposition until 1970 when he retired at the age of 82. In 1971, he was made an Officer of the Order Of Canada . EXTERNAL LINKS
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