the new government of liberal premier david peterson continued davis and miller's support for full catholic school funding, and garnsworthy continued his battle against the legislation. in 1986, garnsworthy argued that teachers applying for positions in the catholic system should not be required to have a letter of recommendation from a priest; his position was that this requirement prevented non-catholics from seeking a publicly funded office. despite his efforts, full funding was extended to catholic schools by the peterson government.