I actually like what Mr. Bernard said: that we need to be stakeholders and at the bargaining table. It's true that the education councils are consulted, but they don't necessarily have a right or decision-making power.
I'd like to remind you that the education councils, the ECs, are elected by universal suffrage, as are provincial and federal members. These are people who represent the voice of rights-holder parents.
In my opinion, the fact that they sit on an education council but don't necessarily have authority to make budget-related decisions is definitely a problem. I think it would be a good start for the school boards to be stakeholders and sit at the bargaining table. They're elected by universal suffrage to represent rights holders.