Quebec English school boards celebrated a victory when a Superior Court judge ruled that parts of a provincial law abolishing school boards violate English-language minority education rights. The government said it is considering an appeal.
“We still have to examine the judgment in detail, but we are extremely pleased that our rights have been recognized and respected with this decision,” QESBA president Dan Lamoureux said in a statement Wednesday. “We truly hope that the government will decide not to appeal this clear decision that is based on our rights to manage and control our schools.”
“The minority is having the vision of the majority imposed on it as to who can represent it, whereas for more than 200 years, all members of the community have been eligible to take care of school management,” the judge wrote.