Quebec Taxes Us to Death for “World-Class” Education… But Elementary Kids Act Like Animals on the Bus

I drive a school bus in Quebec. Every afternoon I pick up elementary kids straight from school. And every single day I ask myself the same question: What the fuck are they teaching these kids? Because it damn sure isn’t respect, safety, or

May 30, 2026 · 3 min · SIIIOCULI

Quebec Gave One Company a Monopoly on School Buses. The Buses Caught Fire. The Company Went Bankrupt. Quebec Lost $177 Million.

In 2021 Quebec announced a mandate. All new school buses purchased in the province must be zero-emission. The subsidy program attached to this mandate required that buses be assembled in Canada. One Quebec-based company was positioned to be

March 26, 2026 · 4 min · SIIIOCULI

The Kids Are Fine. The Roads Are Trying to Kill Me.

Let me tell you what actually crushes a school bus driver in Montreal. Not the children. Children are children. They make noise. They move around. They have energy that adults have forgotten how to access. Managing a bus full of children is

March 26, 2026 · 5 min · SIIIOCULI

Quebec Is Spending Billions on Education. Someone Should Tell the School Buses.

Quebec’s 2026 budget allocates an additional $639 million to education over five years. The Quebec Infrastructure Plan commits $23.5 billion over ten years to build and maintain schools. In summer 2025 the government added $540 million to t

March 26, 2026 · 5 min · SIIIOCULI
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