The Quebec government of François Legault pulled one of the more audacious parliamentary stunts in recent Canadian history last week, when it abolished all the school boards in the province with a stroke of the pen.
Premier Legault’s Coalition Avenir Québec used its majority to invoke closure on Bill 40, a law that replaces traditional school boards with what are being called “service centres." It was a move hotly contested by teachers, parents and educational experts, not to mention the school boards themselves.
Invoking closure to limit debate on contentious legislation was bad enough, but the CAQ was just getting started. The party also tabled 160 last-minute amendments after there was no time left to debate, and then passed them into law, making it impossible to understand what the legislation’s full impact will be.
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