Quebec’s Education Department has revoked the teaching licences for all 11 staff members accused of creating a toxic climate at a Montreal elementary school.
Education Minister Sonia LeBel said no further details could be released because the teachers are appealing the government’s decision.
Get breaking National news
A government investigation in 2024 concluded that a group of teachers, many of North African descent, created a hostile environment by yelling at, humiliating, and imposing their religious views on students and staff at Bedford school.
Following the investigation 11 teachers, both men and women, were suspended at the school in the city’s Côte-des-Neiges district.
- Quebec election leaders’ debates approach as campaigns wrap up 3rd week
- Calgary councillor seeks provincial probe into closed-door meetings after document leak
- Mark Carney meets with ‘Forever Canadian’ campaigners in Banff
- Nova Scotia to expand protections for people affected by AI-generated intimate images
-
![]()
Majority of Canadians support Carney’s handling of trade war, polls show -
![]()
‘We need all of our allies on board’: US ambassador on Canada’s role in confronting terrorism -
![]()
‘Cyclists aren’t secondary’: Toronto riders protest Ford’s bike lane removal plan -
![]()
Trump suggests Canada-U.S. trade deal could happen ‘fairly soon’
As a result of the events at Bedford the government investigated 17 other schools over alleged breaches of the province’s secularism law, but no violations were ultimately found.
In 2025 Quebec adopted legislation aimed at strengthening secularism rules in the province’s education system.
Liberal MNA Michelle is right in saying religion has no place in our schools. It ought to be only in city streets around the world.
Welp, now here come the “R” card.