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The minister referenced in the House during his comments , and has referenced again I believe through the media , that other jurisdictions - - in fact , Ontario - - allow for the removal of the Rand Formula and that that is not the case on investigation . The temptation is to say that there are more Harvard students taking small classes-and the brochure 's presentation leads you in that direction-but you cannot simply compare the number of small classes with the number of large classes . My deputy minister sat during those meetings . Again , recognizing that some trade unions and the Teachers ' Society act as a professional organization and not just a collective bargaining , this is a recognition of that reality . So what we are requesting here is that that information be made available to the employee through the union , and that if there are any problems that may be encountered with respect to some of the information , that employee can request that information be received from the board . I have indicated it time and time again to anyone who would listen that that was my intent . I do not know if this is just a technical thing that the minister is addressing here , but I am wondering why the definition of foreign government has to be deleted , has to be struck out in that section . Mr. Reid : Well , at the same time , the minister knows that we can debate the Levine case all night here , but he must recognize that the Supreme Court of Canada decision said that the labour organizations , the unions of this country , have a right and a responsibility to their members to take certain political actions deemed to be in the best interest of those employees that are being represented and , yet , the minister , through this legislation , is interfering in that process . So that is the reason why I believe that - - and I can get more fully into some detail in this discussion further in the bill , but I think it is important , because this ties in with another section of this bill , that we delete it at this time . In other words what it means is that it eliminates holding companies , corporations in Manitoba purchasing in that period . Mr. Reid : This , I think , will prevent in some ways , although I believe not totally , any interference with the free determination of any employees in making the decision on whether or not they wish to belong to a particular union and that they would hopefully minimize the ability of an employer to interfere in that process or that decision .