Finance Minister J. L. Ralston, who was later named Minister of Defense to replace Norman M. Robers, and Dr. Cyrus Macmillan, were elected to the Dominion Parliament from Prince Edward Island in the Liberal landslide in the Dominion elections of March 26, 1940. This gave the tiny island province two outstanding members in Parliament.
Drastic legislation controlling the price of gasoline, somewhat on the model of that previously adopted in British Columbia, was the principal legislative action during 1940.
Prince Edward Island felt the full brunt of the destructive tropical hurricane which struck the maritime provinces on September 17, causing damage in the three provinces estimated at $1,000,000. Communication lines throughout the Island and connecting the Island with the outside world were disrupted by the 75-mile-an-hour gale which lasted throughout the entire day. Damage, however, was less than in the two other maritime provinces.
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