Francophone education chair laments 'stormy' relationship with Higgs government
Michel Côté says district spends most of its time ‘putting out fires’ set by the province
The chair of the province's largest francophone school district says battles with the Higgs government are consuming more than half the district's time, time that could be otherwise spent improving the education of students.
Michel Côté says the problem began about two years ago when the government proposed to limit the powers of district education councils.
Now they are feuding about how districts should implement the education department's Policy 713 on the sexual orientation and gender identity of students.
"The door is completely closed to the Department of Education. We do our work as a DEC. We try to progress," Côté told Radio-Canada.
"But a lot of time — I would say more than half our time — is spent not working on things to help our students succeed, but on putting out fires set by the government."
Last week Education Minister Bill Hogan wrote to the chairs of four district education councils — three francophone districts plus Anglophone East — to notify them he was repealing policies they adopted at the council level on implementing Policy 713.
He told the councils to remove their policies from their websites. As of this week, the policies for all three francophone districts remain on their sites.
The three education councils issued a statement Tuesday afternoon saying they haven't responded to Hogan yet because they haven't had a chance to meet since the letters.
The statement said the councils will each meet "in the coming weeks to allow its members to evaluate the different options available to them."
Côté said he could not comment on the letters until the Francophone South council meets but he described the education councils' relationship with the province as "stormy."
"The majority of our time is spent defending ourselves against approaches by the government that are trying to bypass districts to implement their policies or their ideology."
He called it "very exhausting."
According to Côté, the province proposed a new model for educational governance to the councils two years ago that would have reduced their decision making powers, turning them into little more than consultative committees and taking away "almost all of our rights."
Last
week Education Minister Bill Hogan wrote to the chairs of four district
education councils — three francophone districts plus Anglophone East —
to notify them he was repealing policies they adopted at the council
level on implementing Policy 713. (Ed Hunter/CBC)
Under Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, minority language communities in all provinces have a constitutional right to manage their own schools.
Then-minister Dominic Cardy eventually backed off, and the province's three francophone districts began working together and with stakeholder groups and departmental officials on their own proposal to modernize governance.
But last spring, Cardy's successor as minister, Bill Hogan, introduced Bill 46.
While it would have limited the powers of anglophone education councils only and left the powers of francophone councils intact — because of Section 23 of the Charter — Côté says it ignored the proposals the councils had come up with themselves.
Hogan eventually withdrew Bill 46 without it being passed into law.
"They had an idea they wanted to impose and it didn't work. To me the trust is not there anymore," said Côté.
At the same time, education councils were pushing back at the changes to Policy 713, which now says teachers and school staff must get parental consent when a student under the age of 16 wants to adopt a new name or pronoun at school.
Kelly
Lamrock, New Brunswick’s child, youth and seniors' advocate, said the
province's changes to Policy 713 violate the Charter of Rights and
Freedoms, the Human Rights Act and the Education Act. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
The three francophone districts adopted their own policy, modelled on a proposal by child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock, that allows students in Grade 6 or older to do so.
The districts argue that the province's changes could violate equality-rights provisions of the Charter as well as the provincial Human Rights Act and Education Act.
Last December the government stripped away a policy requirement that it fund the legal expenses of school districts that find themselves in a disagreement with the province.
"We were never in a situation where we had to continually contact lawyers for legal advice because we had governments who were allies, who worked with us," Côté said.
"Now we don't see the same approach."
Hogan did not immediately respond to an interview request from CBC News about Côté's comments.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
With files from Alix Villeneuve
So he has a rocky relationship with him huh? No doubt.
Francophone school districts defy minister, stick with gender identity policies
Bill Hogan repealed policies and ordered them removed from websites, but they remain online
New Brunswick's three francophone school districts have defied a letter from the province's education minister repealing their gender identity policies and ordering them removed from district websites.
The policies, adopted last September and at odds with the province's Policy 713, remain posted online on the sites for the Francophone South, Francophone Northwest and Francophone Northeast districts.
The three districts adopted identical policies last fall saying that, "regardless" of the Higgs government's changes to Policy 713, students in Grade 6 and above can choose the names and pronouns they want the school to use for official purposes.
The policies say students younger than Grade 6 may do the same, depending on their age, maturity and capacity.
Kelly
Lamrock, New Brunswick’s child, youth and seniors' advocate, said the
province's changes to Policy 713 violate the Charter of Rights and
Freedoms, the Human Rights Act and the Education Act. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
Those provisions mirror recommendations made last year by child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock, who said the province's changes to Policy 713 violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, the Human Rights Act and the Education Act.
Those changes include requiring teachers to get parental consent before using the chosen name and pronoun of a child under 16 verbally in the classroom.
On April 22, Hogan wrote to the three districts, along with Anglophone East, pointing out they had defied a March 28 deadline he gave them to modify or repeal their policies.
He said he was repealing their policies and demanded they be taken offline.
No one from the three francophone districts agreed to an interview.
But Francophone South spokesperson Jean-Luc Thériault pointed out in an email statement that the district's policy remains on its website.
He said the DEC "chooses to interpret and apply Policy 713 in a manner consistent with existing constitutional and quasi-constitutional rights, in the best interests and well-being of all our students."
Francophone Northwest spokesperson Alain Sirois confirmed its policy remains in place but would not confirm the existence of Hogan's letter.
Francophone
South spokesperson Jean-Luc Thériault pointed out in an email statement
that the district's policy remains on its website. (Francophone south school district)
No one from the Francophone Northeast district responded to a request from CBC News, but its policy also remains on its website.
Hogan's department provided copies of his letters to all four districts.
The three francophone district policies say they will interpret Policy 713 "in a way that protects the rights of students to a safe, inclusive, caring and welcoming learning environment" consistent with the Charter and provincial laws.
Another section says officials will not interpret Policy 713 in ways that violate the rights of students under Section 15 of the Charter — its equal rights provision — or discriminate against them, "notably with regard to gender identity or expression."
On April 24, Anglophone East responded to Hogan's letter by adopting a new policy identical to the one Hogan said he was repealing.
Anglophone East has argued it cannot implement the province's Policy 713 changes as drafted without risking a violation of the Charter, the Education Act and the provincial Human Rights Act.
It adopted a policy that said staff must respect all students' chosen names and pronouns in "daily interactions."
The district is now before the courts seeking an injunction to block Hogan from quashing its policy and from dissolving the district council — something members say he threatened.
The court is set to hear arguments on that June 18-19.
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Wins are wins for N.B. Liberals, but Greens celebrate too
Monday’s byelection results preserve the political status quo. That
could be good news for PC government
Jacques Poitras · CBC News · Posted: Apr 25, 2023 2:53 PM ADT
A woman left, smiling, and facing a man, right, who is looking down at
her. Green candidate Serge Brideau stopped in to the byelection
victory party to congratulate Liberal leader Susan Holt on her win.
(Jacques Poitras/CBC)
After most Liberals had drifted away from their byelection victory
party at a downtown Bathurst pub Monday night, the event took a
surprising turn.
Defeated Green candidate Serge Brideau arrived with a small group of
his campaign workers.
Brideau had stopped in earlier to congratulate Liberal leader Susan
Holt on beating him in Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-St. Isidore.
For his second appearance, he brought his guitar. Soon he was
performing Folsom Prison Blues by Johnny Cash and songs by his own
folk-rock band, Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire.
A man, left, plays guitar. Two women, one wearing white and the other
in black, stand to the side and watch. Brideau performs at the Liberal
byelection victory party at a downtown Bathurst pub Monday night while
Holt supporter Stephanie Tomlinson, in white, and Holt's chief of
staff Alaina Lockhart stand by and watch. (Jacques Poitras/CBC)
The remaining Liberals, including Holt's chief of staff Alaina
Lockhart and former Bathurst MLA Brian Kenny, seemed alternately
bemused and confused as their celebration started to look more like a
Green hoedown.
Not a bad metaphor for Monday's byelection results, come to think of it.
As expected, the Liberals swept the three races, in Bathurst
East-Nepisiguit-St. Isidore, Restigouche-Chaleur and Dieppe. All three
had been Liberal before.
More importantly, Holt got into the legislature, allowing her to go
toe-to-toe in debates with Premier Blaine Higgs, whom she hopes to
defeat in next year's provincial election.
But the Greens nonetheless squeezed their way into the political frame
— or at least avoided being squeezed out.
Brideau got 35.4 per cent of the vote against Holt, almost tripling
the Green share in the riding last time.
"I gained a lot and I'm back in 2024, for sure," he said.
A split photo of a woman, left, smiling and a man, right, smiling.
In Restigouche-Chaleur, Green candidate Rachel Boudreau got more than
30 per cent of the vote, second to winner Marco LeBlanc. (Serge
Bouchard/Radio-Canada)
In Restigouche-Chaleur, Green candidate Rachel Boudreau, a former
mayor, got 31.6 per cent of the vote, placing second to winner Marco
LeBlanc. Progressive Conservative Anne Bard-Lavigne trailed with 15.8
per cent.
And in Dieppe, where Liberal Richard Losier scooped up more than
two-thirds of the vote, the Greens had 18.8 per cent, compared to a
dismal 8.6 per cent for the third-place PCs.
The Tories didn't run a candidate against Holt.
"It's interesting to see that in New Brunswick, for francophones at
this moment, the second party is not the Conservatives, it's the
Greens," says Roger Ouellette, a political scientist at the University
of Moncton.
The Green vote wasn't enough to win in three traditionally Liberal strongholds.
Susan Holt wins legislature seat in Liberal byelection sweep
But if the party's support improves at the same rate in ridings that
are less reliably Liberal, it could make it difficult for Holt to
become premier in 2024.
Ouellette pointed out that the Greens have also been competitive in
the mostly anglophone southern part of the province.
"We will see in the next election if the Greens stay in touch with
voters and are able to have good candidates like this time and obtain
some votes," Ouellette said.
A man wearing a suit stands at a podium with a sign on the front that
says "Richard Losier." These signs are also plastered on the wall
behind him. A crowd of people sit in front of the podium. In
Dieppe, Liberal Richard Losier scooped up more than two-thirds of the
vote. (Michelle LeBlanc/Radio-Canada)
"Maybe it will split the vote and it will be an advantage for the
Conservatives."
In that sense, Monday's results represent no change to the existing
dynamic in New Brunswick politics.
A best-ever for the Greens still isn't a breakthrough. Wins are wins:
Holt will be in the legislature and Brideau won't. There'll be no
crashing that party.
Holt argued the approach that led to her victory can be applied province-wide.
"People have lost faith in politics and government. So giving them
hope that it can change is hard work that we need to do everywhere,
because I don't think any vote can be taken for granted," she said
Monday night.
Capturing traditional Liberal ridings, however, is a lot easier than
building party support in areas where the PCs remain strong.
Sure, the Tories remain equally dead on arrival in most francophone
areas — something Higgs blamed on the Liberals, telling reporters his
opponents benefit from language divisions.
"I feel that we see that politically in the province, where there's
certainly a value for the Liberals to maintain a political divide
along linguistic lines," he said.
Higgs said given the history of the ridings, "the probability is low"
that his party would win them anytime soon.
But he has shown in two straight elections that he doesn't need to do
well in those places to win.
If Monday's results represent a political status quo, frozen in place
— the Liberals with a Green problem, and the Greens with a Liberal
problem — that's good news for the leader, and the party, already in
power.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jacques Poitras
Provincial Affairs reporter
Jacques Poitras has been CBC's provincial affairs reporter in New
Brunswick since 2000. He grew up in Moncton and covered Parliament in
Ottawa for the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. He has reported on
every New Brunswick election since 1995 and won awards from the Radio
Television Digital News Association, the National Newspaper Awards and
Amnesty International. He is also the author of five non-fiction books
about New Brunswick politics and history.
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David Amos
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Trust that Higgy knows why I don't feel sorry for the Greens today
David Amos
Can't anyone see this for what it is?
David Amos
Reply to David Amos
"Monday’s byelection results preserve the political status quo. That
could be good news for PC government"
Toby Tolly
Reply to David Amos
a green auditioning for the red?
Toby Tolly
Jaques
one cannot be bemused and confused.
Marcel Belanger
"Higgs said given the history of the ridings, "the probability is low"
that his party would win them anytime soon.’’
The history of those ridings actually show that with a good leader and
good candidates the PC’s can and have won those ridings.
But the premier would have to admit he’s not a leader for the citizens
of those ridings, so it’s much easier to blame the liberals for
"political linguistic divide" which is something he’s been assiduously
working at ever since he got to be premier.
Also, he calls the PC party "his party", it’s not, it’s the members
party that he happens to be the elected leader of, he can be replaced,
the sooner the better.
Lou Bell
Reply to Marcel Belanger
Liberals realized after their last defeat they have no chance of
defeating Higgs in an election , and went so far as to present a
petition to the Conservatives to have a leadership convention in an
attempt to oust Higgs !! Hard to believe this to be true but it is !
Can't stop laughing at what the Liberals will try ! Hilarious !
Lou Bell
Reply to Marcel Belanger
The last Liberal leader who was Premier hightailed it to Ottawa the
morning after their defeat once he realized the undisclosed Phonie
Games plan was about to be revealed to Anglophne NBers !
Lou Bell
Reply to Marcel Belanger
Anglophones learned very quickly once the undisclosed " Phonie Games "
plan was revealed that the SANB Liberals in no way represented them !
Premier Higgs was certainly correct in his assessment !
Toby Tolly
sad the % of people that didn't vote
Roland Godin
Reply to Toby Tolly
Marketing party political brands may not be the way foreword to
interest responsible voters.
David Amos
Reply to Toby Tolly
Par for the course
Al Clark
No velcro in that suit, Serge? ;-)
David Amos
Reply to Al Clark
Tut Tut Tut
Methinks everybody knows he is far too big for that job N'esy Pas?
Al Clark
Reply to David Amos
I was referring to his appearance at an awards show ;-)
Michael Cain
You can't debate with Higgs, he will always bully and deflect off topic.
Don Corey
Reply to Michael Cain
Perhaps, but his government has reduced the province's debt by 2.3
BILLION over the past 3 years. That's the best fiscal record, by far,
of any province in the country.
A "Gallant type" government during the same period would have added
another billion or so to the debt, and we'd still be no better off.
Voters will eventually decide if they want responsible government or
more bloated liberal spending.
BTW, he probably improved his "deflecting off topic" by watching Trudeau.
David Amos
Reply to Don Corey
Higgy could never bully me
Michael Cain
Reply to Don Corey
Reduced the debt on the backs of the citizens of New Brunswick, taking
fed pandemic money (tax payers' money) and using it as surplus,
literally destroying positive relationships, union busting, proposing
insane immersion education, making plans that nobody knows anything
about, bullying his own cabinet, etc. the worst leader the PC party
ever had to get rid of. Yes, the citizens will be glad to see Higgs
gone, as well as his own members.
Don Corey
Reply to David Amos
I concur, absolutely.
Don Corey
Reply to Michael Cain
Pure nonsense. The majority of voters are able to recognize and fully
acknowledge this province's need for excellent fiscal management
(which had disappeared for far too long).
Lou Bell
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Reply to Michael Cain
Libeals certainly can't ! The last leader they had even elected in a
riding before last night was over 7 years ago !
David Amos
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Reply to Don Corey
Methinks little Lou and Mr Cain deserve each other N'esy Pas?
Did you notice anything this morning?
David Amos
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Reply to Don Corey
Did you notice anything this morning?
Michael Cain
Reply to Don Corey
Austerity is not excellent fiscal management. Invest in the citizens
and the return is tenfold.
Jack Bell
Reply to Michael Cain
"Invest in the citizens and the return is tenfold."
Is there a link for that?
Don Corey
Reply to Michael Cain
Is doesn't surprise me that you would fail to grasp the significance
of the huge reduction in our province's debt, let alone the other key
accomplishments of this government. The benefits of debt reduction
alone will indeed inevitably result in positive benefits for everyone
(unlike more debt, and more taxes this and future generations will pay
for wasteful spending).
Michael Cain
Reply to Don Corey
Historically, Canadians have always benefited the most from Liberal
governments, Trickle own economics keeps people in poverty and under
the thumb of an autocratic government. Provide the people with the
resources they need to thrive and prosper, and the returns are more
than enough to maintain and enhance debt reduction. A healthy
population is a productive population. Selling the car to pay down the
mortgage makes no sense if you can't get to the job to make money and
feed the family. Economics 101
Michael Cain
Reply to Jack Bell
Do you need one?
Don Corey
Reply to Michael Cain
Speaking of economics, it's never been one of your strong points huh.
As to history, your version is obviously biased in the left leaning
direction, so we'll just leave it at that. Mine tends to be more open
minded.
Any country burdened in debt is doing nothing for the health of its citizens.
A prosperous/thriving economy under Conservatives always results in a
positive environment for employers to build and invest, and create
more good paying jobs so the middle class will be able to afford to
live. The car will not have to be sold to pay the mortgage because
interest rates won't be going up as a result of government-created
inflationary pressures.
People will indeed thrive and be healthy doing so
Michael Cain
Reply to Don Corey
Surprise surpluses are hardly excellent fiscal management. The
surpluses were on the backs of the citizens, their inflated taxes on
fuel and goods and services, the rip off of our carbon rebates,
unspent federal pandemic money, federal transfers, etc. A Con
government is all con.
Michael Cain
Reply to Jack Bell
How about give a man the seeds to grow food and feed thousands?
Ben Haroldson
Looks like Serge is a class act
David Amos
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Reply to Ben Haroldson
Dream on
Michael Collins
Maybe some francophones don't feel truly represented by the SANB.
Al Clark
Reply to Michael Collins
Most. Just like most nbers have no time for cor.
David Amos
Reply to Michael Collins
Methinks a lot don't and never did N'esy Pas?
Marc Bourque
Reply to Michael Collins
Iam francophone and dont follow the radicals at the SANB..
Don Corey
Reply to David Amos
Absolutely right. They were a fringe party that didn't take long to
disintegrate.
Matt Steele
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I suspect that Premier Higgs loves that his plan has come together ,
and Susan Holt has finally got a seat in the Legislature . Now we will
see what Susan Holt is really about as sniping from the sidelines has
been easy to do when all she wants to do is pander to special interest
groups , and hasn't had to present any real ideas other than to tax
and spend like her mentor , Brian Gallant , did . Things are about to
get amusing , and somewhat interesting as we watch Gallant 2.0 in
action .
Ben Haroldson
Reply to Matt Steele
We'll find out all about his plan when he gets turfed next year, but
he'll probably quit before that happens like Mckenna did.
Bob Smith
Reply to Ben Haroldson
It's a stretch to say Holt will lead the Liberals back into power.
She's new to being a politician in the public eye as was Vickers and
we know how Vickers did as leader.
David Amos
Reply to Bob Smith
YUp
David Amos
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Reply to Ben Haroldson
I must say that it was pleasant to see a certain somebody's words go "Poof"
Samual Johnston
"It's interesting to see that in New Brunswick, for francophones at
this moment, the second party is not the Conservatives, it's the
Greens," says Roger Ouellette, a political scientist at the University
of Moncton."
previous sentence:
"The Tories didn't run a candidate against Holt."
Douglas James
Reply to Samual Johnston
They were talking about all 3 ridings where there were by-elections.
Samual Johnston
Reply to Douglas James
Were they? Does it really make any more sense even if he was? Anyone
red could have won in those ridings.
Al Clark
Reply to Samual Johnston
Sentence before that, there were THREE byelections.
David Amos
Reply to Al Clark
You know as well as I that everything in heaven and hell is done in threes
Samual Johnston
Reply to Al Clark
Agreed in a historically heavily liberal region
Archara Goldehere
I shifted to Susan's side. I'm very happy for her. Congratulations to
the winner's. Higgs hasn't even tried to help the people of NB. Higgs
will not be around next time . Now to look at the LPC as they are
doing lots for the people. Stay safe
Micheal Grey
Reply to Archara Goldehere
Don't even Libs to help either. If you want change you need to vote Green.
Archara Goldehere
Reply to Micheal Grey
I looked at the Green and made my choice. We all get a vote unless you
didn't bother to vote. I just no my vote will not go to the
conservatives . Have a great day.
Micheal Grey
Reply to Archara Goldehere
I just want change. Hope to see it in my lifetime! God bless.
Archara Goldehere
Reply to Micheal Grey
We will see it with Susan and you don't need to disrespect a voted in
person. Give her a chance as the people did. I left the PC party
because of the hateful talk and here you are. :( Maybe I made the best
choice. Have a great day.
Don Corey
Reply to Archara Goldehere
The NB Liberal party is no different from the Ottawa gang, with their
bloated spending, record deficits and an ongoing list of failures.
Brian Gallant's government was the worst in our history, and the
latest version will not be provided with the opportunity to pull a
repeat. The Liberals can dream and hope....that's about it.
David Amos
Reply to Don Corey
Methinks many COR Party fans would agree that McKenna's government was
the worst N'esy Pas?
Don Corey
Reply to David Amos
I concur.
Archara Goldehere
Reply to Don Corey
Well I'm going to vote for LPC and Brian was over what 10 years ago.
But the PC's will never recover from Higgs. You think they are a
failure but really the PC-CPC-CPP are the failure . I no this as I was
PC. And you think what, the liberals wont get in and that my friend is
your mistake just like Higgs thinks and doesn't bother to help NBwer's
. It will be your failure. And Higgs is way worse then Brian ever was.
Just an FYI from an ex-PCer.
David Amos
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Reply to Archara Goldehere
"Higgs is way worse then Brian ever was"
So Higgy is the lesser of two evil politicians?
Don Corey
Reply to Archara Goldehere
We obviously disagree.
Your preference would appear to be for wasteful/bloated spending and
huge deficits.
It's the easy way to go for politicians, and gets lots of votes from
those who love the liberal focus on socialism and income
redistribution.
It's not "free money" though, and taxpayers ultimately pay the price.
You can only kick the can so far down the road before the time comes
for payback.
G. Timothy Walton
Or one could interpret this as many PC voters would rather shift to
the Greens than to the Liberals if they feel the need to swing their
vote away from Higgs.
Don Corey
Reply to G. Timothy Walton
One could also interpret this as Liberal wins in 3 of their
strongholds, and most PC voters didn't waste their time voting. It's
obvious in the Bathurst riding that former Liberal votes went to the
Greens.
David Amos
Reply to Don Corey
C'est Vrai
Kyle Woodman
This is all very speculative Jacques.
David Amos
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Should we speculate as to why about 25 comments posted by little Lou
evaporated all at once?
Perri gives legal and strategic advice on Canadian Charter issues and other complex constitutional and administrative law matters in Quebec and across Canada.
Perri pleads before all levels of courts, including the Québec Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada.She is one of the main lawyers piloting and arguing the court challenge to Bill 21 in Quebec (the Act Respecting the Laicity of the State, prohibiting the wearing of religious symbols).
Perri’s appellate advocacy work before appellate courts and the Supreme Court of Canada also includes consultation services to tailor appellate submissions, as well as leave applications, and motions, in all areas of law.
Before joining Power Law, Perri worked for a national firm, in the public law and appellate advocacy practice group headed by the Honourable Michel Bastarache. Prior to entering the legal practice, she clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada for the Honourable Marie Deschamps.
Perri also has a deep interest and experience in international human rights law and international humanitarian law. She worked for different NGOs and international organizations in Washington D.C. and Geneva. She was responsible for submissions before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Washington, D.C., in a novel regional hearing on international refugee law. Her field work included supporting victims of the armed conflict in northeastern Colombia, while maintaining a dialogue with armed actors based on principles of international humanitarian law.
Perri practices in English, French and Spanish.
Law Societies
- Ontario
- Quebec
Education
- LL.M., Concentration in International Humanitarian Law and National Security Law (New York University School of Law - 2015)
- B.C.L./LL.B., Dean's Honour's List (McGill University - 2011)
- B.A. in History and Philosophy (McGill University - 2007)
Anglophone School District East
1077 St. George Blvd., Suite 200
Moncton, NB E1E 4C9
Co-ordinator: Stephanie Patterson
Email: Stephanie.patterson@nbed.nb.ca
Telephone: (506) 869-6004
Fax: (506) 856-3224
Anglophone School District North
78 Henderson Street
Miramichi, NB E1N 2R7
Coordinator (primary): Meredith Caissie
Email: meredith.caissie@nbed.nb.ca
Telephone: (506) 543-6851 or (506)778-6075
Fax: (506) 549-5855
Coordinator (back-up): Kim Cripps
Email: Kimberley.Cripps@nbed.nb.ca
Telephone: (506) 778-6401
Fax: (506) 778-6090
Anglophone School District South
490 Woodward Avenue
Saint John, NB E2K 5N3
Coordinator: Jessica Hanlon
Email: Jessica.Hanlon@nbed.nb.ca
Telephone: (506) 658-5300
Fax: (506) 658-5399
Anglophone School District West
1135 Prospect Street
Fredericton, NB E3B 4Y4
Coordinator: Paul MacIntosh
Email: Paul.Macintosh@nbed.nb.ca
Telephone: (506) 444-2852
Fax: (506) 444-5264
District scolaire francophone nord-est
3376 Main Street, P.O. Box 3668
Tracadie, NB E1X 1G5
Coordinator: Brigitte Couturier
Email: Brigitte.Couturier@nbed.nb.ca
Telephone: (506) 547-2597
Fax: (506) 547-2604
Coordinator (back-up): Carole Raymond
Email: carole.Raymond@nbed.nb.ca
Telephone: (506) 549-5598
District scolaire francophone nord-ouest
298 Martin Street
Edmundston, NB E3V 5E5
Coordinator: Martine Mercure
Email: Martine.Mercure@nbed.nb.ca
Telephone: (506) 737-4550
Fax: (506) 737-4568
District scolaire francophone sud
425 Champlain Street
Dieppe, NB E1A 1P2
Coordinator: Jean- Luc Thériault
Email: jean-luc.theriault@nbed.nb.ca
Telephone: (506) 856-3333
Fax: (506) 856-3010
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