Danielle McCann

• Quebec’s higher education and seniors ministers won’t seek re-election amid calls for resignation

  A pair of Quebec ministers will not seek re-election in the fall amid growing calls for their resignations from opposition parties.

  Health

  Apr 8
  
• Quebec tables bill on academic freedom, says no words off limits in classrooms

  Bill 32 enshrines the right to teach, conduct research and share results, critique society and freely take part in the activities of professional university organizations.

  Canada

  Apr 6
  
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• As COVID-19 swept through Montreal long-term care home, owners called for help out of desperation

  The pair of recordings from the owners of the Herron private care home, where 47 people died in spring 2020, were entered into evidence for the coroner's inquest.

  Health

  Apr 6
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• COVID-19: Email reveals Quebec ministers knew earlier about Herron care home tragedy

  Forty-seven residents of the Montreal-area private care home died during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, leading to several investigations.

  Health

  Apr 5
• Thousands of Quebec students on strike, expected to protest Tuesday

  This week, around 80,000 students are on strike, and on Tuesday, 10 years to the day of one the Maple Spring's largest protests, thousands are expected to protest for free tuition.

  Canada

  Mar 21
• Quebec higher education minister denies discrimination in Dawson College decision

  When questioned during a press conference Monday afternoon, Minister of Higher Education Danielle McCann repeated what she said last week: it's a question of budget.

  Education

  Feb 7
• Quebec university classrooms are not safe spaces, says academic freedom committee

  The committee was created in March, in reaction to reports about professors in the province who avoided teaching controversial material out of fear of confrontation with students,

  Education

  Dec 14, 2021
• Legault under fire as opposition seizes on explosive report into COVID in care homes

  The ombudswoman report and an ongoing coroner's inquiry into long-term care deaths have been at the heart of testy exchanges this week at the legislature.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2021
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• Campuses are very safe, higher education minister says amid calls to enforce vaccine mandate

  'Education is an essential service so we're not going on that road of asking for mandatory vaccination for students,' said Higher Education Minister Danielle McCann.

  Education

  Sep 2, 2021
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• Quebec asks universities and colleges to reopen this fall without physical distancing

  The new directive will only apply if at least 75 per cent of Quebecers between the ages of 16 and 29 are fully vaccinated and if the epidemiological situation is stable.

  Education

  May 31, 2021