Does the honourable member for Wolseley have a question?
Ms. Friesen: Madam Speaker, would the Minister of Education confirm that her government’s policy is to continue to reduce the funding for public education and then to say, as she has done today to the province’s 12,000 teachers, that the consequences of that, those fundamental issues that those teachers face every day in the classroom, can no longer be brought to their own negotiating table? Hon. Linda McIntosh (Minister of Education and Training): Madam Speaker, a new headline might be, NDP gets facts straight, because I defy the member anywhere to ever find me making a statement that what this government was proposing was strike. What this government did was put out a document that said–[interjection] I would like to answer the question. May I have them be quiet so I can answer. Some Honourable Members: Oh, oh. Madam Speaker: Order, please. I would ask for the co-operation of all members in this Chamber to observe our rules and to ensure that we have decorum, particularly during Que
