Nova Scotia’s education reform bill to be introduced Thursday: premier
HALIFAX — After two meetings and a phone call with the head of Nova Scotia’s teachers union, Premier Stephen McNeil says his government is ready to introduce its education reform bill on Thursday.
The move comes three days after McNeil emerged from a one-on-one meeting with union chief Liette Doucet saying he felt there was room for compromise over Liberal government’s reform plans, which include the removal of 1,000 principals, vice-principals and supervisors from the union.
McNeil said Wednesday he told Doucet about the legislation in a phone call, and sent a copy to the union.
Neither he nor Doucet would discuss the bill’s contents, and the premier was coy on whether it included changes based on concerns raised by the union.