On December 6, we remember:

Geneviève Bergeron
Hélène Colgan
Nathalie Croteau
Barbara Daigneault
Anne-Marie Edward
Maud Haviernick
Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz
Maryse Laganière
Maryse Leclair
Anne-Marie Lemay
Sonia Pelletier
Michèle Richard
Annie St-Arneault
Annie Turcotte

4/9 Here lies the constitutional knot.

Calandra vows to be a "fierce protector" of Catholic and French rights, meaning their trustees will likely remain.

👉 This creates a potential two-tier democracy: French/Catholic parents get a vote. Public parents might not. 👈

8/9 The Minister has already ordered boards to open parent support offices to bypass local bureaucracy.

Critics argue this is a distraction from the real issue: provincial funding not matching actual costs, leading to the financial troubles justifying takeovers.

9/9 Clarity is promised for early 2025.

For now, the school boards are safe, but the democratic mechanism that governs them is hanging by a thread.

Kristin Rushowy for The Star www.thestar.com/politics/pro...

I am speaking with as many families as ever about needs not being met. They have already run the gamut of talking to teacher, principal, and superintendent and have gotten nowhere and now they have lost a level of advocacy. Frequently the situation is exacerbated by how communication is handled.