The English Montreal School Board says a controversial history program for Secondary 3 and 4 students is not any better than it was before.
The program was launched in 30 schools across Quebec as a pilot project in 2015 by the then Parti Quebecois government.
Experts were quick to criticize the course, saying it only presented the views of select Francophone Quebecers, while ignoring the contributions of minorities. It was also rejected by many for presenting francophone Quebecers as being in constant conflict with the rest of Canada while struggling to gain independence.
"Our big problem is with the content of the program, and especially as it relates to the contribution made by first nations, allophone communities and the Anglophone communities," EMSB commissioner Joseph Lalla told CTV Montreal.
Last May Education Minister Sébastien Proulx agreed the course needed some work, and shelved the full implementation of the two year course, keeping it in the pilot project phase for another year while changes were made.
Several English school boards, including the EMSB and Lester B. Pearson had reluctantly agreed to use the course knowing changes would be coming before its fully implemented.
Those changes are not enough for the EMSB.
When asked, 68 per cent of history teachers at the school board said the curriculum is still incomplete.
Now the board is calling on the government to delay its implementation another year, and wants other school boards to join in the fight for accurate representation in Quebec's history.
Commissioner Julien Feldman said even a one year delay would not be enough to correct the course, and the board should take matters in to its own hands.
"Under 23 of the Constitution we're allowed to advocate for our community. We're allowed to take care of the cultural needs of our community," said Feldman.