{"id":604,"date":"2014-10-22T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/index.php\/2014\/10\/22\/debate-defines-lbpsb-candidates\/"},"modified":"2015-06-01T19:40:51","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:40:51","slug":"debate-defines-lbpsb-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2014\/10\/22\/debate-defines-lbpsb-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Debate defines LBPSB candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Robert Frank<\/b><\/p>\n

\nwww.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Uncertain about whom to vote for in the Nov. 2 Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB) election? You would be wise to watch the webcast of the Oct. 20 candidates debate, which is archived at www.lbpsb.qc.ca<\/a><\/div>\n

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The repartee provided the best definition of what each candidate stands for of all the exchanges that The Suburban<\/i> has witnessed during the election campaign thus far.
The debate, organized by LBPSB Central Parents Committee chair Bobbi Brown, was moderated by former Quebec cabinet minister Yolande James.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\nSuanne Stein Day during candidates debate at Greendale School, Oct. 15.<\/b><\/div>\n
\n(Photo \u00a9 Robert Frank)<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
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\nSuanne Stein Day<\/b><\/div>\n
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Outgoing LBPSB chair Stein Day took credit for the school board\u2019s successes and for successfully navigating budgetary challenges, despite drowning in deep government cutbacks and reams of bureaucratic red tape. Indeed, according to Stein Day, the big issues are in Quebec City, not here. Education Minister Yves Bolduc wants to conduct a forensic audit? Bring it on.<\/div>\n
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\n\u201cI\u2019ve dealt with seven education ministers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nIf you\u2019re satisfied with the status quo, she\u2019s your candidate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\nAngela Nolet during candidates debate at Greendale School, Oct. 15.<\/b><\/div>\n
\n(Photo \u00a9 Robert Frank)<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
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\nAngela Nolet<\/b>
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\nOutgoing LBPSB vice-chair Angela Nolet is the candidate with the strongest ability to express herself in French, which she sees as an asset in policy wrestling with Quebec City bureaucrats and politicians. She has reproached the current administration\u2019s top-down style and lack of transparency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nShe indicated that many parents fear being targeted if they come forward with complaints and promised to engage in more consultation with all LBPSB stakeholders if she is elected.<\/div>\n
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\nAlthough she is the least at ease of the three candidates in verbal sparring, in writing the Jesuit-trained communicator has demonstrated herself to be highly articulate and perspicacious.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\nLBPSB candidate Chris Eustace (left) wants to give more say to parents like Kim Candlish (centre), mother of prospective John Rennie High School student Riley Donal (right),<\/b> Oct. 2.<\/b><\/div>\n
\n(Photo \u00a9 Robert Frank)<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n
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\nChris Eustace<\/b>
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\nIf Stein Day stands for status quo, then Chris Eustace represents revolution. Eustace wants to see LBPSB implement the 2008 reforms contained in Quebec\u2019s Bill 88, to give parents more say.<\/div>\n
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Eustace said that he shared Quebec Treasury Board Chair Martin Coiteux\u2019 ambition to rein in \u201clavish\u201d school board overhead. He intends to put governing boards in charge of their schools, and sees the school board as serving schools needs, rather than \u201crun like a top-down fiefdom\u201d.<\/div>\n
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He has had a close-up view of education during more than three decades as a teacher and a decade-and-half as an education watchdog. He criticized LBPSB for its lack of transparency on budget and other matters.<\/div>\n
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\u201cNo more school board secrecy. Rien,\u201d<\/i> Eustace vowed, if he\u2019s elected. \u201cI\u2019m just an ordinary guy who will be there to serve. The 12 school commissioners will have their own say and debate publicly.\u201d<\/div>\n
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