Housing, schools in disrepair
It isn’t a new story that a lot of social housing units are in disrepair, nor is it news that schools are in such poor condition that they can make kids sick.
One of the authors of the school report asserts that “the root cause of the education system’s crumbling infrastructure is that governments didn’t invest enough in maintaining schools over decades.” You think maybe?
jeather 09:09 on 2026-05-29 Permalink
“Education Minister Sonia Lebel believes the province is already investing enough in education.”
Which I assume is true because surely her kid(s) are in public schools, right?
Meezly 10:43 on 2026-05-29 Permalink
I’ve been waiting for an education-related topic to post this petition:
https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/exprimez-votre-opinion/petition/Petition-12243/index.html
Deadline is June 4 and there’s only about 11K signatures so far.
Key notes:
Data indicates a marked decline in book purchases by schools and libraries in 2025, representing approximately 250,000 fewer children’s books;
in a context where we wish to strengthen literacy and graduation rates, protect the French language and Quebec culture, and mitigate the effects of overexposure of young people to screens, access to books in schools is essential…
It’s shameful citizens have to beg the CAQ to invest in something as basic as book and basic infrastructure.
Please sign and share.