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The importance of school board election readiness; voters head to the polls on November 3, 2024

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As the president of  the Quebec English School Boards Association and chair of the English Montreal School Board, I wish to emphasize the importance   election readiness. Voting day for the chairs and elected commissioners of the nine English school boards in Quebec is November 3, 2024. Indira Ghandi once said, “Winning or losing of an election is less important than strengthening the country.” School board elections are critical to the vitality of Quebec’s English-speaking community. The reality is that school boards are the last instance of government that belong to our community, and schools are often at the heart of our community life. Commissioners Rosemarie Federico and Maria Corsi, Mount Royal Liberal MP Anthony Housefather, Commissioner Ellie Israel, Chair Joe Ortona, EMSB Director General Nick Katalifos and   Sir Wilfrid Laurier SB DG Russell Copeman. In June the QESBA  hosted a conference to provide information about the role and responsibilities of school board elected offic
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Legal action by Concordia and McGill underlines how important it is that English institutions fight to preserve and defend our rights

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I wish to applaud Montreal’s two English universities, Concordia and McGill, for their  decision to launch  lawsuits against the Quebec government over tuition hikes for out-of-province students.  This underlines   how important it is that English institutions fight to preserve and defend our rights. Since the  Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) has been in power they have gone out of their way to attack the English community and institutions like public school boards. At the English Montreal School Board, we have been at the forefront or part of lawsuits challenging Bill 40 (the abolition of school boards), Bill 21 (Secularism) and Bill 96 (English language).  We have won the first rounds at the Quebec Superior Court level for Bills 40 and 21 and we are waiting for proceedings to commence on Bill 96. There is no question that the decision by the Quebec government to bring in new rules  to reduce the number of students coming from the rest of Canada at Concordia, McGill and Bishop’s was  a
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