Quebec high-school finance course ‘concocted by the banks,’ according to unions
MONTREAL — A proposed personal finance course for Quebec high-school students is pitting teachers unions against the government and a financial industry that want people to be more comfortable managing — and talking about — money.
Education Minister Sebastien Proulx wants the personal finance course to be mandatory in high schools across the province, starting September, while unions are demanding he suspend the rollout.
“Certainly the introduction of a class like this is not in line with our philosophy of education,” said Sebastien Joly, president of the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers.
“It’s coming from the financial groups, bankers, and what not…We have more of a liberal view. You’re supposed to acquire knowledge that would open your horizons and help you from a critical standpoint.”