The new Cabinet ministers for the Ministry of Education (Yves Bolduc from Quebec City) and the newly named Ministry of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion (Kathleen Weil from Notre-Dame-de-Grace in Montreal) have been appointed, and we demand that they act urgently to ensure that another school year isn\u2019t lost to non-status children.<\/p>\n The previous government neglected this issue, despite a concerted two-year campaign by the CESF. When the previous Education Minister issued directives to school board in June 2013, she ignored non-status children, who are required to pay upwards of $5000-6000 per year to attend school.<\/p>\n The new Minister of Education, with the support of the Minister of Immigration, can issue clear directives to all school boards to allow access to non-status children, and to end the injustice facing Quebec\u2019s non-status families. We also demand that the new Quebec government act by no later than May 30, so that the information about access to primary and secondary school for non-status children can be widely shared with parents before the summer break.<\/p>\n The issue is explored in detail in the following document:\u00a0www. More detailed background information is also available here:\u00a0www. All Quebec members of the National Assembly have been contacted about this issue as well; you can read the letter sent to them here:\u00a0www. If you can attend this picket, or otherwise support our efforts, please get in touch.<\/p>\n Info: <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This Tuesday morning (April 29), the Collectif \u00e9ducation sans fronti\u00e8res will start to pressure the new Quebec government to allow full access to primary and secondary schools for non-status children. Join us! URGENT: EDUCATION FOR ALL! PRESS POINT & GATHERING…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Education4all2.jpg\" "\\"Education4all2\\"")
<\/a>This Tuesday morning (April 29), the Collectif \u00e9ducation sans fronti\u00e8res will start to pressure the new Quebec government to allow full access to primary and secondary schools for non-status children. Join us!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\nTUESDAY, APRIL 29, 10AM
\n5252, de Maisonneuve Ouest (m\u00e9tro Vend\u00f4me)
\nat the constituency office of the new Quebec Minister of Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion<\/span><\/strong>The Education For All collective is organizing a press point and gathering this Tuesday, to re-iterate our urgent demand that all non-status children be allowed access to Quebec\u2019s primary and secondary schools for free. In contrast, non-status kids in the United States, France (and also in cities like Toronto) can attend school for free. Quebec is a shameful exception.<\/p>\n
\nwww.solidaritesansfrontieres.
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