Wynne knows the public isn't stupid that all the teacher's unions (Public&Catholic) are only agreeing to these short term extensions because they are generous with pay increases and other concessions. She is doing this to prevent some of them from legally striking when she introduces a major education policy change that is going to affect them. The Federal NDP lost the last election by moving right of the Trudeau liberals with balanced budgets despite their major social commitment of $15/day childcare funded through increases in Corporate Tax Rates (which both PC & Liberals opposed claiming they would kill jobs and force companies to relocate to US). Wynne embraced this style plan for Ontario however and changed course when it was the Mulcair NDP pushing  it over the Liberals in the Federal election. She could introduce a similar plan just for Ontario and easily find the money by abolishing Catholic School funding (reports of the past estimate 2B+ in savings).