Mr. Speaker, I do not accept that there will be disruption to the public. I believe we will provide good quality services. We have good professional public servants who will continue to provide those services.
However we have to shrink the size of government. We have to downsize to live within our means. We cannot afford to have all these positions.
When we were discussing with the unions there was a great deal of acceptance of what we put forward. Fifteen of the sixteen unions agreed to the proposition that we put on the table. It was one; it was the alliance that did not agree with it.
I think the proposition is a good one because it treats our employees fairly and reasonably. It says at the same time that if we do not have work for them we obviously cannot pay them.