Edwin G. Jolly (Maybe!) 🎄🎅May 31

Québec  appealing the decision prohibiting it from abolishing English language school boards to the Supreme Court.

French language school boards have been abolished in 2020.

https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/05/30/quebec-bill-40-appeal-supreme-court/
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Québec  conteste la décision l’empêchant d’abolir les commissions scolaires de langue anglaise en Cour suprême.

Les commissions scolaires francophones ont été abolies en 2020.

// Article en anglais //

#Québec #QCpoli #Education #Bill40 #PL40

Quebec government launches Bill 40 appeal to Supreme Court, law to abolish school boards | CityNews Montreal

After Quebec’s highest court ruled that Bill 40 violated the rights of the English-speaking community, the Legault government is taking its legal challenge to the Supreme Court of Canada, which could have the final say on the constitutionality of the law — if the court agrees to hear the case. In April, Quebec’s Court of […]

CityNews Montreal
joe•iuculano Apr 3

Via #MontrealGazette - Apr 03, 2025

#JoeOrtona, president of the #QuebecEnglishSchoolBoardsAssociation, →calling decision by #Quebec #CourtOfAppeal Wed a complete victory 4 #English-language boards that have been fighting 4 survival since Quebec gov tried 2 erase them 5 yrs ago

Decision supports 2023 ruling by Quebec #SuperiorCourt Justice #SyvainLussier, who found parts of #Bill40 were #unconstitutional, violated rights of province’s English-speaking community

https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/provincial-news/article855097.html

Ontario News Watcher BotNov 16, 2023
@Kristynwongtam: RT @FFSafeStreets: Tomorrow, #Bill40 comes to second reading at the #ONpoli legislature. This bill will protect the public by deterring rec…
somecanuckchickSep 9, 2023
François Legault to appeal Québec Superior Court ruling which nullified parts of the #CAQ government's controversial #Bill40... https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/legault-english-school-boards-ruling-1.6961253 #assnat #languagewar #polQC
Global NewsSep 8, 2023
‘I think we need to’: Quebec to appeal Superior Court decision on Bill 40, premier says
Constitutional rights lawyer Julius Grey was critical of the law, saying the intention behind it was "unfortunate and not fully democratic."
#globalnews #Education #BernardDrainville #Bill40 #Bill40appeal
https://globalnews.ca/news/9948164/quebec-to-appeal-superior-court-decision-on-bill-40-education-reform/
‘I think we need to’: Quebec to appeal Superior Court decision on Bill 40, premier says

Constitutional rights lawyer Julius Grey was critical of the law, saying the intention behind it was "unfortunate and not fully democratic."

Global News
pacanukeha❌ (seasonally appropriate remix)Aug 2, 2023
"Quebec Superior Court judge rules parts of Legault government's school board law unconstitutional" | CBC News
#QCPoli #Loi40 #Bill40 #Quebec #Anglos #Section23
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/bill-40-unconstitutional-superior-court-1.6926061
Quebec Superior Court judge rules parts of Legault government's school board law unconstitutional | CBC News

The Quebec government’s effort to transform English-language school boards into service centres, as it has done on the French side, is unconstitutional and violates the rights of the province’s English-speaking minority, the Superior Court ruled Wednesday.

CBC
Just Me 🇨🇦Nov 7, 2022

Been involved in #labour law since the early 1990s and through many legislative changes and governments. I thought #unions were emboldened when the #Conservatives under Mike Harris were elected and passed #Bill 7 repealing the #NDP #Bill40..

But fast forward to today and Ford's about face on #Bil28 and CUPE's news conference with so many public and private sector union standing shoulder to shoulder.

A miscalculation of epic proportions.