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When the province abruptly changed a policy to prevent mechanics from replacing broken down school buses on their routes, a minister promised that no schoolchildren would be left behind.
Change to school bus repair policy was received badly by officials, school districts
Sam Farley · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 09, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 27 minutes ago
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Last fall, Minister Chuck Chiasson said students would not be left stranded because of changes to department policy. Documents show that they actually were. (Sam Farley/CBC)
When the province abruptly changed a policy to prevent mechanics from replacing broken down school buses on their routes, a minister promised that no schoolchildren would be left behind.
“We’re certainly not going to leave any children stranded on the side of the road,” Transportation Minister Chuck Chiasson told reporters in November as the school bus saga unravelled.
Documents uncovered by CBC News reveal officials saying that’s exactly what happened.
Through a right to information request, CBC News found several instances of Department of Transportation and Infrastructure and school district officials expressing concern, shock and annoyance both with the new policy and a lack of communication beforehand.
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