The Government of Quebec’s Higher Education Minister, Pascale Déry, has proposed Bill 107, which would abolish the Commission d’évaluation de l’enseignement collegial (CEEC). The release states that CEEC has achieved its objective of helping the college network ensure its teaching quality through the adoption of better assessment practices, and explains that ending the CEEC would reduce bureaucracy and give the college network more flexibility. Radio-Canada said that while some are welcoming the change, others are questioning the decision, saying that cégeps will lose experts who provide support and questioning if the change will centralize the minister’s power. Bill 107 also stipulates that the province’s Comité consultatif sur l’accessibilité financière aux études (CCAFE) would be placed under the future Conseil de l’enseignement supérieur (CES), an organization that will replace the Conseil supérieur de l’éducation.
