Opinion: CAQ focus on school governance overlooks the real issues

The Quebec election campaign seems to be off to an early start. While the election will not be held until Oct. 1, various op-ed and letter writers in these pages have already weighed in on what is shaping up to be an important election issue: Coalition Avenir Québec’s renewed call for the abolition of school boards. Last week, CAQ education spokesperson Jean-François Roberge defended his party’s proposal (“CAQ’s plan respects English education rights,”