What could the end of the PEQ mean for education in Quebec?
;Resize=(620) "English Montreal School Board Chair Joe Ortona said after Monday's hearing that delaying the EMSB's exemption to Bill 21 forces the board's teachers to choose between their religious freedom and their jobs.")
There are concerns Quebec’s school system will be hit hard by the province’s decision to end the PEQ program, a popular pathway to permanent residency. Joe Ortona, president of the Quebec English School Boards Association, explains what the shortage of workers will mean for students.
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