Baillie ChrisCHRIS BAILLIE (ACT): Two years ago an ex-teaching colleague sent me an abusive email and said It's all about the money; you obviously don't care about your kids." and why else would I join ACT. This was an experienced teacher who has been influencing young people for the last three or four decades and the email ended with "You really must hate this Government." It got me thinking: I didn't hate the Government I really just wasn't happy with the way things were heading with business education and police—and I've decided to do something about it. It also reminded me how divisive politics can be.Being the most divisive Government in New Zealand history is how this Government will be remembered. You name it farmers against townies; landlords against tenants; vilifying licensed firearm-owners; men versus women; New Zealand Rugby the scheduling blunder with the All Blacks and the Black Ferns games couldn't be just an innocent mistake—couldn't just be an innocent mistake—it had to be avoidable and disgraceful. It's just so divisive. Everything is divisive. Then we have employers against employees. The attempt to demonise people who have put their future on the line starting or buying a business to build a better life for themselves and provide employment for hundreds and thousands of other New Zealanders is despicable and the ignorance of this Government about what actually happens in New Zealand businesses is really quite astounding. The divisive fair pay agreements or industrial awards will hurt hard-working employees. While the gallery had many supporters during the third reading it could have been filled to overflowing with those employees against it—except they were out working.The saddest thing I've had to do in the last two years since I came into this place was one month after joining I had to add a race relations folder to my laptop. I really didn't expect that everything this Government would do would revolve around race. They don't understand that most New Zealanders don't look at each other through their lens. There are thousands of clubs and sports teams around the country—rugby netball you name it—that have played together for years loving each other's company while accepting we're all different. But now they wonder what's happened to the country they knew. The ignorant attacks on our fantastic police by irresponsible politicians and media have even convinced police hierarchy that there's a race problem. The multi-million dollar enquiry will show that there isn't.But the most disgraceful example of what this Government is doing to this country is the division it is intentionally creating in our young people openly promoting it through our education system. Two weeks ago I spoke to an ex-student of mine who recently returned with her husband after seven years in Australia. She said she didn't recognise her country anymore after their son came home from school and asked "Why does the teacher want to know if I'm Māori?" They're heading back to Australia where they're just treated like hard-working members of society. I know a highly skilled wonderful relief teacher who recently walked into a classroom to be greeted by a year 9 boy with "Great another old white woman who stole our land." I happen to know the boy's family and they are as privileged as Willie Jackson and Kelvin Davis. This is the vision that this Government has created.This morning I heard a member of the House refer to anyone who doesn't agree with them as having "white fragility" and it made me feel sick. Universities are openly advertising for Māori and Pasifika quotas. Managers actually think it's acceptable to cut staff based on ethnicity. And the scary thing is that they don't even think that it's wrong.ACT will put a stop to this divisive nonsense and promote New Zealand as the modern multi-ethnic liberal democracy that it is. The Ministry of Education will be in for a big shake up: the woke agendas that are causing so much harm to our kids will end; students will be able to fulfil their potential and not be labelled victim or villain depending on who their grandparents were; and we'll have a history curriculum that doesn't leave out major parts of this great country. Schools will be held accountable. Teachers will be appreciated. Front-line police will be supported and given the resources and assurance that the Government has their backs. Youth aid will be properly funded. Younger violent offenders will be held accountable. Businesses will be encouraged to make a profit not have continual costs and legislation put on them—costs that discourage growth and make it impossible to look after those employees who work hard and appreciate their job.We've get a big job ahead to undo the damage caused by the most divisive Government in the history of New Zealand and New Zealanders can't wait for us to start. Thank you."