Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Darryl Greer
Publication Date: May 28, 2025 - 20:31
B.C. ordered to pass law giving French school board expropriation powers
May 28, 2025
The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the provincial government to pass a law within six months providing the Francophone School Board with powers to expropriate private property to build new French-language schools.The court found that, unlike other school boards in B.C., the Francophone School Board is the only one without expropriation powers despite it having the “greatest need” for new schools.
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