b'QESBA Report to CSBA 2019-2020BILL40Bill 40; An Act to amend mainly the Education Act with regard to schoolorganizationandgovernancewasadoptedonFebruary8seeingthegovernmentofQubecinvokingclosure.ThishasclearlybeentheQESBApriorityoverthelast12months.WearenowinthemidstofacourtcaseagainstthegovernmentofQubeconthemeritsthatthislegislationdoesnotrespectourcommunitysSection23rightstomanageandcontroloreducationalinstitutions.QESBAobtainedastayoflegislationpendinghearingthecaseonitsmeritswearecurrentlyawaitingfortheappealcourttodecideifthegovernmentcanappeal.Throughthis,wearescheduledtohaveoneformofschoolelectionsonNovember1during the continuing COVID pandemic. QESBA and all of our partners have allformally requested that the government postpone the election to next year andextendthecurrentmandates.APPELE-QubecAPPELE-Qubec has been continuing its work, a full day of hearings was held inNovembertoallowgroupsthatwerenotheardduringtheParliamentaryCommitteehearings in Quebec City to present. Among which, CSBA was invited and yourPresidentLaurieFrenchpresentedsomeverycompellingarguments.Wethankyouforyourcontinuedsupport.CourChallengesProgramTheCanadianCourtChallengesProgramapprovedtheQESBAfundingrequestforacourtcaseregardingBill40.WereceivedthemaximumallowableamounttoWighttheimplementationofBill40,whichison-going.QESBA REPORT - 2019-2020 1'