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Today I'd like to add my voice to those of more than 70 organizations calling for an inquiry into police brutality during the Maple Spring and in protests since.
As many of you know, during the Maple Spring and since, I've been involved in many protests and...
Today I'd like to affirm my strong support for free education.
Free tuition is one of the best ways to ensure access to education, regardless of a student's financial resources. For too long, the government has tried to raise the price of education. It's this commodification of education, and the idea that...
In a campaign announcement, Alex Tyrrell unveils the Green Party of Quebec's support for limiting the number of students per teacher to 20, as well as its proposals for reinvigorating school board elections.
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Recently, the Minister of Education, Bernard Drainville, made a highly problematic remark that is sure to have repercussions in Quebec social circles. In an interview with Le Devoir newspaper, he retorted that the work of a minister in no way compares with the work of a teacher. The...
Today I had the chance to visit the school and students of CFER Riverdale.
This school specializes in e-waste recycling and trains students who have difficulty taking courses in the traditional program.
Students are exposed to the work environment and are...
Today, in celebration of Montreal Pride 2013, I affirm my support for the opening and support of LGBTQ youth centers across Quebec.
An LGBTQ youth center is an essential part of every community. It's a place where LGBTQ teens can come for refuge after school to...
The start of the new school year is already well underway for most of our children, and it's time to make some observations. Before the summer, I was already pointing out the problems in education, in particular the lack of consideration shown by the Ministry of Education towards teachers in terms of working conditions...
Montreal - The leader of the Green Party of Quebec adds his voice to those of Solidarité Estrie, the Fédération étudiante de l'Université de Sherbrooke (FEUS) and the Regroupement étudiant de maîtrise, diplôme et doctorat de l'Université de Sherbrooke (REMDUS) in opposing the research partnership between the UdS and the...
A coalition of teachers concerned about major shortcomings in Quebec's public school history program has given top marks to Quebec's Green Party, which has pledged to reform the program to make it more inclusive and accurate.
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