Minister's tough stance on school-board reforms sparks war of words

QUEBEC — The government’s plans to transform Quebec’s school boards into service centres sparked a war of words Tuesday with the education minister sticking to a hard line and his opponents accusing him of being condescending.
“It’s not a negotiation, it’s a discussion,” Jean-François Roberge told reporters. “Of course we will write the law in a way that respects the constitution.
“If they go for a battle in the courts, of course they