Justice committee  I would be hard put to answer that question. However, protections included in section 43 also cover parents. I don’t have statistics for specific communities, but it is possible that—

Justice committee  Again, we represent teachers.

Justice committee  Again, the exemption or the amendment we're asking for is for the sole purpose of ensuring a safe environment in the school setting. It's not to allow teachers to use force to correct students. By the way, if there's a situation where, unjustifiably and not to ensure safety, a t

Justice committee  Yes, it does—as written but also as realigned or modified with the Supreme Court decision from 2004. It is the opinion of our legal experts that if it's repealed completely, without any amendments—again, technically I don't know how to do this, but maybe you know—it would pose a

Justice committee  Our association was not involved in the workings of the commission, but we did take steps in the early 2000s, even before the end of the work done by the commission, to push the Government of Quebec to review education programs, namely history programs. I'm a history teacher. As

Justice committee  I was part of meetings back in 2018 with a group of senators who had taken on this action and to raise the same concerns. I met with five senators at the time. Then it fell by the wayside. Now it's been picked up again. Certainly we express the same concerns with the complete re

Justice committee  When we consulted our legal counsel, certainly this technical issue of how you would bring about an amendment was raised. From our understanding, and maybe we're wrong, it would be possible for the committee to increase the scope of the bill. If not, is it possible to actually ma

Justice committee  As I said, I am a parent. I could therefore give you a personal opinion, but the Association does not speak on behalf of parents. Parents’ groups could come and talk to you about those issues. As a parent, I would say it’s reasonable to include parents. That said, I am represen

Justice committee  I’m a parent too. I am probably speaking as a parent, but obviously, I’m doing so as a representative of the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers. I am therefore speaking on behalf of teachers and our colleagues in other job categories within the education sector. Mr. House

Justice committee  That's exactly what I was saying. Again, I've been handling these cases since 2016, but the firm we're working with has been working with the association for more than 20 years. Certainly, there was a big change after the 2004 Supreme Court decision that really limited or realign

Justice committee  If you read my brief, you will see that I'm talking about educational workers, which also includes school staff. Obviously, we represent teachers and people who work in the education system. We do not represent nurses. The number of cases compared to the number of workers in the

Justice committee  Essentially, we in Quebec have the same concerns regarding the repeal of section 43. With our experience in Quebec, and the experience of the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers regarding allegations of a criminal nature that were filed over the years against teachers, it h

Justice committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. My name is Sébastien Joly, and I am the executive director for the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers, or QPAT. QPAT represents the 8,000 teachers working within the network of Quebec’s anglophone public schools. QPAT is also a member of the Canad