Joe Ortona

• English Montreal School Board to launch court challenge against Quebec’s Bill 96

  The decision comes only two days after the language law, known as Bill 96, was passed by a vote of 78-29 at the Quebec legislature.

  Canada

  May 27, 2022
  
• English Montreal School Board fights Quebec about Bill 21 at appeals court

  The EMSB wants to be allowed to hire staff who wear religious symbols while the government appeals a Quebec Superior Court decision.

  Politics

  Oct 18, 2021
  
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• Ensemble Montréal candidate apologizes over controversial social media posts

  Dan Kraft shared a a climate change-denying documentary and commented on a news story about a Black man who was wrongly detained by police.

  Canada

  Oct 8, 2021
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• War of words heating up between EMSB and Quebec government

  A motion that denounces Quebec-bashing and takes aim at the English Montreal School Board was unanimously passed by MNAs at the National Assembly.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2021
• Joe Ortona out as Ensemble Montreal candidate after EMSB document disputes Quebec nationhood

  'I think they are disconnected. It's as though the group has become radical,' said Quebec Premier François Legault of the English Montreal School Board.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2021
• EMSB plans to vote on in-class mask mandate as government awaits new guidance from public health

  Should elementary and high school students wear masks in class when they go back to school? EMSB leadership thinks so, but Quebec is waiting for new public health guidance.

  Health

  Aug 23, 2021
• Montreal school boards take a staggered approach as senior grades return to class in red zones

  As the majority of senior grades in Quebec red zones return to class full-time as of Monday, a number of school boards opt for a staggered approach.

  Education

  Mar 29, 2021
• COVID-19 expenses the bulk of EMSB’s record $15 M deficit

  The English Montreal School board is forecasting a record $15-million deficit for the current school year.

  Education

  Feb 25, 2021
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• Breath of fresh air: EMSB parents, staff welcome news of air purifiers

  Parents and staff are welcoming the news that the EMSB will purchase and install 800 air purifiers in its schools.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
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• English Montreal School Board’s interim director general steps down after 3 months on the job

  Alfonsi, a 22-year veteran administrator at the board said she will continue in her role as assistant director general, education.

  Education

  Nov 17, 2020