Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the story of hon. member for Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies about being required to join the B.C. Teachers' Federation.
I would note that it is no way unique to unions. If the member had wished to practise medicine, he would have had to join the medical association. If he had wished to practise law, he would have had to join the bar association. This is a common practice in many professions, not just teaching.
The member also noted that he disapproved of his union making political donations. I wonder if the member would agree that the solution to this is for the Government of British Columbia to ban both corporate and union political donations?