Mr. Speaker, I listened very carefully to the hon. member' speech. She and I were both on the special constitutional committee. I think she fairly described the historical context of the debate and the importance of this change to the province of Newfoundland.
I think she also understands how different the situation is in Newfoundland from any other province in this country and how important it is for our constitution to be living, flexible and able to change when the provinces make the case that their people are supportive of the changes being brought forward.
I want her to know that I agree not only with her historical perspective, but also with her hope that the people of Newfoundland will be able to move forward and get on with building the kind of education system which will provide quality, cost-effective education to all students of Newfoundland in a way which is unique to that province.
This will deal with much of the frustration and anxieties about which we have heard. We can set them aside. The divisiveness of the past will be in the past so that the people of Newfoundland will be able to work together in the interests of their children's education.
I thank the member for her intervention.