Jean-François Roberge is a

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politician in

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, who was elected to the

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in the 2014 election. He represents the electoral district of Chambly as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec and is the current Minister of Education. He was also the party's candidate in Vachon in the 2012 election. Prior to his election to the legislature, Roberge was an elementary school teacher, as well as a regular commentator on education issues for

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's morning talk show ''Deux filles le matin''. He published a young adult novel, ''Francis perdu dans les méandres'', in 2010.

Minister of Education (2018–present)

Under Roberge's term as Minister of Education, The government show plans to replaced the Ethics and religious culture, with a new curriculum which would shift the focus from religion toward culture and citizenship. Also as Minsister Roberge saw The CAQ government passing bill 40 which saw the French and English school boards being replaced with

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s. The abolishing of school boards is said to save the government more than $10 million. Their reason for this is to try to improve the quality of education in Quebec. The English

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of Quebec invoked Article 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, which is the official language minority education rights. They take legal action to get exempted from Bill 40. In December 6, 2022: Minsister Roberge tabled a bill that would make the Oath of Allegiance to the King optional for MNAs.https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/quebec-tables-bill-eliminating-the-requirement-to-swear-oath-to-king-1.6183200 That bill passed on December 9, 2022.

Electoral record

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