Last March was officially Irish Heritage Month in Canada, and you didn’t need the federal Heritage Department to tell you so.

By a vote of 6-4, the York Catholic District School Board voted against raising the Pride flag at the Catholic Education Centre in Aurora, Ont., for the month of June.

Will they or won’t they? The York Catholic District School Board (YCDSB) is among Ontario Catholic school boards that will decide if the rainbow Pride flag will be hung at its central office and at its schools throughout the month of June in support of the LGBT community.

Bishop Ron Fabbro wants a more intelligent and respectful debate about Catholic institutions flying Pride flags.

The Pride flag will be flying over Ontario Catholic schools in a number of jurisdictions, including Toronto, in the month of June.