Media Advisory - APPELE-Québec to Host Community Hearings on Bill 40

MONTREAL, Nov. 15, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - APPELE-Québec – the Alliance for the Promotion of Public English-language Education in Québec – is hosting a public hearing on Bill 40; An Act to amend mainly the Education Act with regard to school organization and governance.

"Many representatives of our community were not invited to appear before the National Assembly Committee studying Bill 40, and we believe their voices need to be heard," explains Geoffrey Kelley, Chair of APPELE-Québec. "We are providing them with the forum to share their views on this complex piece of legislation which we believe is unworkable and presents unnecessary obstacles to the exercise of our constitutional right to manage and control our school system."

Time and Date: Tuesday, November 19 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Location: Le Meridien Versailles – 1808 Sherbrooke West, Montreal (Beaujolais Room)

Groups presenting briefs to Kelley and Joan Fraser, the Vice-Chair of APPELE-Québec, include:

• Canadian Parents for French
• Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA)
• Black Community Resource Center (BCRC)
• Quebec Board of Black Educators
• Quebec Community Groups Network
• Quebec Association of Independent Schools (QAIS)
• Community Economic Development and Employability Corporation (CEDEC)
• English-Speaking Catholic Council (ESSC)
• Quebec Federation of Home and School Associations (QFHSA)
• Quebec Farmers' Association (QFA)
• Canadian School Boards Association
• Townshippers' Association

The full list and schedule will be available on Monday

APPELE-Québec – the Alliance for the Promotion of Public English-language Education in Québec – is a broadly-based, Quebec-wide community coalition to promote the continued existence of English school boards and to ensure they are governed by commissioners who are democratically elected by the English-speaking community at large. Our Alliance is comprised of 16 supporting organizations and nine observer groups. For more information go to www.appelequebec.org.

SOURCE APPELE-Québec

Jonathan Goldbloom, Avenue Strategic Communications, Telephone: [phone], [email protected]