Jackson WillieHon WILLIE JACKSON (Labour): Oh they would have been so proud of that speech too so well done. They would have thought What a long way they went with that fabulous well-thought-out speech."It's so sad; it's such a sad time this. We've got such an uncaring Government at the moment. [Laughter] They laugh away but here we are. We're—what are we?—five days from Christmas and they've been attacking Māori attacking workers and they don't even know what they're doing. They're so stupid it's just beyond belief. They sit there and they don't realise what an arrogant Government they are what a terrible start they've made. Here we are with fair pay agreements thrown out. Now we're kicking the unions for the benefit of the boss. That's what this is all about. It's not about building equality in terms of this country. This is how you rip it down with their ideas. It's so sad.I think that I was listening to Tākuta there—you know no regard for Māori no regard for partnership no regard for the Treaty. It's like it's all been forgotten. We saw that this morning with the repeal of the Resource Management Act.There's no reason to extend the 90-day right-to-sack law beyond small businesses that employ less than 20 people. This is being rammed through in terms of urgency because obviously they have to tiptoe around Winston's ego for almost two months. What's being rammed through under urgency is a spiteful law. This is a spiteful law.The Government talk like they're the only people who've been involved in business. We know that this type of law can really hurt the vulnerable. They don't know where they're going—they can't plan anything. They're at the whim of some of these National Party and ACT Party bosses. You know they're at their whim. This is what worries us. We're trying to work through how we can support our people productively and this is the best way of doing it! They've been so badly hit in terms of the fair bargaining process this is not legislation that helps workers it only weakens their rights. That's the danger here.Carl Bates: Strengthens the opportunity.Hon WILLIE JACKSON: No this is not opportunity. As we said earlier you know we're going to get down to the point where you're just going to get rid of people because you're just sick of them. It's not legislation that helps workers; it supresses wages. It's not legislation that helps workers; it just strengthens bosses' rights. That's what the unions have been saying to us.After six years in Opposition all National is doing is tearing down what we've put in place. When's it going to stop? We've got the smokefree laws. We've got fair bargaining. We've got Māori Health Authority. This will catch up with this Government. They've got no vision for New Zealand; it's just about bashing the vulnerable bashing workers and bashing Māori.I just cannot believe how the Government can't see the type of damage that's happening. Particularly I look at the smokefree stuff—this is all connected. We've got world-recognised legislation in terms of smokefree—world-recognised legislation. England have embraced it. But this lot here: throw it out—throw it out—so they can fund their rich mates with their stupid tax cuts. That's what we're talking about: they're wreckers and destroyers. This is not how you build an economy or community or society. It's an enormous step backwards and this is happening and continuing all the time. The State should be against exploiting workers not enabling it. [Assistant Speaker gestures for member to return to subject of bill] Well I'm trying to keep it right in context. I think that's what this is all about.This is a bill that is exploiting the situation with regards to workers. They cannot plan they cannot get a future in place all because of the selfishness and the greediness of a National Government who don't care at all about workers' rights."