Mr. Speaker, notwithstanding that it was the minority itself that chose a change, the hon. member opposite raised the issue that section 93 applies here.
I would caution that term 17 is a fundamentally unique amendment. It is part of the terms of the union between Canada and Newfoundland. It is an agreement that affects only the province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
While education is a provincial jurisdiction, term 17, as it was formerly worded and as we are debating in the House, was a limitation on provincial responsibility or provincial right. We are changing that term and section 93 does not apply.