Jean-François Roberge is a
Canadian
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politician who was elected to the
National Assembly of Quebec
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in the
2014 election. He represents the electoral district of
Chambly as a member of the
Coalition Avenir Québec
The Coalition Avenir Québec (, , CAQ) is a Quebec nationalism, Quebec nationalist, Autonomism in Quebec, autonomist and conservatism, conservative and is the former Education Minister. He was replaced by
Bernard Drainville
Bernard Drainville (; born June 6, 1963) is a Canadian politician, television host and journalist. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Marie-Victorin in Longueuil from 2007 to 2016, representing the Parti Québ� ...
in October 2022.
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
TVA
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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 (2018–2022)
Under Roberge's term as Minister of Education, the government showed plans to replace the
Ethics and religious culture
Ethics and religious culture (Éthique et culture religieuse) is a course taught in all primary and secondary schools in Quebec. It replaces the abolished subject of religious/moral education in these schools and is compulsory in all schools: priv ...
, with a new curriculum which would shift the focus from religion toward culture and citizenship.
Also as Minister Roberge saw The CAQ government passing bill 40 which saw the French and English school boards being replaced with
School service centre
The school service centre () is the model of public French school self-governance, which replaced school boards in 2020, in the province of Québec (Canada), appointed by the Ministry of Education.
Autonomy
Each one of the 60 centres is administe ...
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
school boards
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution.
The elected council determines the educational policy in a small regional area, ...
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: Minister Roberge tabled a bill that would make the
Oath of Allegiance to the King optional for members of the National Assembly (MNAs).
That bill passed on December 9, 2022.
Roberge was replaced by
Bernard Drainville
Bernard Drainville (; born June 6, 1963) is a Canadian politician, television host and journalist. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Marie-Victorin in Longueuil from 2007 to 2016, representing the Parti Québ� ...
in October 2022.
Electoral record
References
Coalition Avenir Québec MNAs
Living people
Politicians from Montérégie
Canadian writers of young adult literature
Canadian novelists in French
Canadian male novelists
21st-century Canadian novelists
21st-century Canadian male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century members of the National Assembly of Quebec
Novelists from Quebec
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