On January 31, 2014, a television news item:  “UPAC visits English school boards,”  Chairperson Suanne Stein Day states: http://globalnews.ca/video/1122167/upac-talks-to-english-school-boards “Parents should be pleased because once again in a very transparent measure, we are trying to make sure that our administrators, and our governing body, the Council of Commissioners,  are working together to prevent any corruption.“ […]

QUEBEC EDUCATION ACT CODE OF ETHICS for LBPSB  COMMISSIONERS 175.1 The council of commissioners must, by by-law, establish a code of ethics and professional conduct which is applicable to the commissioners. “The code shall set out the duties and obligations of the commissioners,…and may prescribe standards ….The code must, among other things,….. (4) specify the […]

At the last Quebec political leaders’ debate, there was a discussion,  regarding  former employees of public institutions lobbying  their former employers.  I understood  Mr. Couillard (now Premier) to say that he considered  there should be a two year time frame, between leaving a government job before doing business with the same public institution. The  letter […]