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Base has 90 civil service positions unfilled due to bilingualism requirements
Posted: December 6, 2016
OROMOCTO: Recruiters at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown are looking for some good men and women. But not ones who wear uniforms. Base commander Col. Dan MacIsaac said the huge military training facility is searching for talented individuals to fill civilian positions. MacIsaac said the base has around 900 non-military workers and a 10 […more]At the express request of New Brunswick
Posted: December 3, 2016
At the express request of New Brunswick, sections 16 through 20 of the Charter apply to that province; however, for section 20, an important exception applies, i.e., the right to receive communications or services from any office of an institution of the Legislature or Government of New Brunswick in English or French is not subject […more]New Brunswick School Transportation Sputtering
Posted: November 22, 2016
Almost two years after the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) report Education on Wheels was released, New Brunswick decision-makers are still spinning their wheels. Few among the New Brunswick political class noticed that our report, released in January 2015, was subtitled Seizing Cost and Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Student Transportation. Instead of seizing the […more]NB shouldn’t have turned to courts over bilingual buses: Former Supreme Court Judge
Posted: November 21, 2016
" Former New Brunswick Supreme Court justice Michel Bastarache says the provincial government shouldn’t have turned to the courts with a question on the constitutionality of bilingual school buses, stating it wasn’t the province’s responsibility to do so. In an interview with the Telegraph-Journal, the longtime protector of minority rights also says that he didn’t […more]A bag on the porch
Posted: November 20, 2016
The provincial government has thrown in the towel last week in the bilingual bus folder. He gives up trying to convince the Court of Appeal to clarify its constitutional obligations. That's not all. Fredericton fate of the legs of school districts, who can now manage the school bus as they want. They are free to […more]Dual busing system unlikely to see changes, say school districts
Posted: November 18, 2016
The Gallant Liberals may have thrown the dual-school-bus controversy back to the province's seven school districts, but that doesn't mean English and French education councils will start sharing bus routes anytime soon. On Wednesday, the government abandoned its legal position that the Constitution requires it to provide two separate school bus systems, one for anglophone […more]N.B. premier defends decision to abandon legal challenge on dual school busing
Posted: November 18, 2016
Education and language are once again the focus in New Brunswick, following word on Wednesday that the provincial government is giving up on having the court rule on whether English and French students can travel on the same school buses. “The court made it pretty clear that they shouldn't be listening to this reference,” says […more]Bill for School Bus issue now $114,000 – but Interveners may want costs (Paid Subscription)
Posted: November 18, 2016
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/telegraph-journal/story/49334553/bill-school-busJody Carr cautions Gallant government over French immersion entry point
Posted: November 17, 2016
A former education minister is criticizing the Gallant government's plan to reintroduce a Grade 1 entry point for French immersion. Jody Carr, who served as education minister in the Alward government, said the timeframe the government has enacted doesn't give parents enough time to make a choice. "Parents right now [haven't] even had their first report card, […more]OTTAWA — The federal government is announcing a review of Canada’s official languages rules that could retain bilingualism in 250 offices set to transition to unilingual service.
Posted: November 17, 2016
OTTAWA -- The federal government is announcing a review of Canada's official languages rules that could retain bilingualism in 250 offices set to transition to unilingual service. The Official Languages Act was adopted in 1991, and hasn't been reviewed since. The regulations that go with the law established the circumstances when an office must provide […more]Jody Carr – Immersion – Terry Seguin talks to a former education minister who says the government is creating even more chaos by fiddling with early French immersion registration dates.
Posted: November 17, 2016
There are some very significant mentions during this segment - INCLUDING the fact that we have UNTRAINED people teaching in classrooms because we don't have trained bilingual teachers http://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/information-morning-fredericton/segment/10819700Gallant government abandons school bus duality court case
Posted: November 16, 2016
The Liberal government is abandoning its constitutional court case on dual school busing and will instead leave decisions on student transportation to individual district education councils. It's a stunning reversal for a government that said last year it wanted the New Brunswick Court of Appeal to clarify whether dual bus systems for English and French […more]
Base has 90 civil service positions unfilled due to bilingualism requirements
Posted: December 6, 2016
OROMOCTO: Recruiters at 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown are looking for some good men and women. But not ones who wear uniforms. Base commander Col. Dan MacIsaac said the huge military training facility is searching for talented individuals to fill civilian positions. MacIsaac said the base has around 900 non-military workers and a 10 […more]At the express request of New Brunswick
Posted: December 3, 2016
At the express request of New Brunswick, sections 16 through 20 of the Charter apply to that province; however, for section 20, an important exception applies, i.e., the right to receive communications or services from any office of an institution of the Legislature or Government of New Brunswick in English or French is not subject […more]New Brunswick School Transportation Sputtering
Posted: November 22, 2016
Almost two years after the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS) report Education on Wheels was released, New Brunswick decision-makers are still spinning their wheels. Few among the New Brunswick political class noticed that our report, released in January 2015, was subtitled Seizing Cost and Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Student Transportation. Instead of seizing the […more]NB shouldn’t have turned to courts over bilingual buses: Former Supreme Court Judge
Posted: November 21, 2016
" Former New Brunswick Supreme Court justice Michel Bastarache says the provincial government shouldn’t have turned to the courts with a question on the constitutionality of bilingual school buses, stating it wasn’t the province’s responsibility to do so. In an interview with the Telegraph-Journal, the longtime protector of minority rights also says that he didn’t […more]A bag on the porch
Posted: November 20, 2016
The provincial government has thrown in the towel last week in the bilingual bus folder. He gives up trying to convince the Court of Appeal to clarify its constitutional obligations. That's not all. Fredericton fate of the legs of school districts, who can now manage the school bus as they want. They are free to […more]Dual busing system unlikely to see changes, say school districts
Posted: November 18, 2016
The Gallant Liberals may have thrown the dual-school-bus controversy back to the province's seven school districts, but that doesn't mean English and French education councils will start sharing bus routes anytime soon. On Wednesday, the government abandoned its legal position that the Constitution requires it to provide two separate school bus systems, one for anglophone […more]N.B. premier defends decision to abandon legal challenge on dual school busing
Posted: November 18, 2016
Education and language are once again the focus in New Brunswick, following word on Wednesday that the provincial government is giving up on having the court rule on whether English and French students can travel on the same school buses. “The court made it pretty clear that they shouldn't be listening to this reference,” says […more]Bill for School Bus issue now $114,000 – but Interveners may want costs (Paid Subscription)
Posted: November 18, 2016
https://www.telegraphjournal.com/telegraph-journal/story/49334553/bill-school-busJody Carr cautions Gallant government over French immersion entry point
Posted: November 17, 2016
A former education minister is criticizing the Gallant government's plan to reintroduce a Grade 1 entry point for French immersion. Jody Carr, who served as education minister in the Alward government, said the timeframe the government has enacted doesn't give parents enough time to make a choice. "Parents right now [haven't] even had their first report card, […more]OTTAWA — The federal government is announcing a review of Canada’s official languages rules that could retain bilingualism in 250 offices set to transition to unilingual service.
Posted: November 17, 2016
OTTAWA -- The federal government is announcing a review of Canada's official languages rules that could retain bilingualism in 250 offices set to transition to unilingual service. The Official Languages Act was adopted in 1991, and hasn't been reviewed since. The regulations that go with the law established the circumstances when an office must provide […more]Jody Carr – Immersion – Terry Seguin talks to a former education minister who says the government is creating even more chaos by fiddling with early French immersion registration dates.
Posted: November 17, 2016
There are some very significant mentions during this segment - INCLUDING the fact that we have UNTRAINED people teaching in classrooms because we don't have trained bilingual teachers http://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/information-morning-fredericton/segment/10819700Gallant government abandons school bus duality court case
Posted: November 16, 2016
The Liberal government is abandoning its constitutional court case on dual school busing and will instead leave decisions on student transportation to individual district education councils. It's a stunning reversal for a government that said last year it wanted the New Brunswick Court of Appeal to clarify whether dual bus systems for English and French […more]