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Liberals acted too late: Chudleigh Continued from page 8 9 · Wednesday, August 29, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Chudleigh said it could take as long as two weeks before the legislation is passed, as it still has to go through a second reading, committee and its third reading. The existing teacher contracts expire on Aug. 31 and roll over on Sept. 1, meaning the new bill won't be passed until after that date. However, there is a clause in the bill that makes it retroactive to Sept. 1. Flynn said if the opposition parties take "a mature stance" on the bill and allow it to move quickly, it could pass before Sept. 1. "I'm supporting my taxpayers and families in Oakville. If Ted Chudleigh wants to support the leaders of the unions that refused to bargain, that's his right," he said. fall into denim CONTEST Sh how off yo our denim style and you coul ld win a $1 1,00 00 Oakville Place Fall Shopping Spree e! Ted Chudleigh Chudleigh said the Liberal government acted too late as the Legislature should have been called back in early August to deal with the issue. "They're making a big deal out of it because this whole thing has more to do with the byelections in KitchenerWaterloo and King-Vaughan-Aurora than it does getting kids back to school," Chudleigh said. The byelections take place on Sept. 6. Chudleigh said the Liberals are trying to take people's minds off the ORNGE scandal, the closed gas-fired power plants issue and the government's money-wasting in general. "This is a created situation. The Liberals created this crisis. There was no talk of strikes. The teachers weren't going to go on strike. And here the government is ordering them back to the classrooms even though they're not on strike, even though they haven't started the negotiations in any meaningful way." Flynn, however, said the crisis is real as both the secondary and elementary public teachers unions had scheduled strike votes. "You can't say that we're not going to strike and then schedule a strike vote," he said. Furthermore, Flynn put the onus on the unions to sign the deals. August 24 ­ September 2 Suit up and let's see those hot, new, red skinny jeans, that perfectly weathered jean jacket or your favourite fitted chambray shirt. Visit our denim trend display in Centre Court wearing your hottest Fall denim pieces. We'll take your picture and upload it to our facebook page. You could WIN a $1,000 Oakville Place Fall Shopping Spree. It's that easy. Mix it up and visit the display daily, wearing different items, for more chances to win! Visit us at oakvilleplace.com for full contest details. 905-842-2140 facebook.com/OakvillePlace