Articles by Isaac Olson

Academics & Education

Quebec’s new secularism bill worries public institutions that serve halal, kosher foods Province's secularism minister says it's not complicated to serve food that isn't halal or kosher

December 12, 2025 and   

(CBC) Daycares and other public institutions in Quebec that serve halal or kosher food are wondering how the province’s new secularism bill will affect them. The bill, tabled last month, says no public institution can “offer exclusively a diet based on a […]

Academics & Education

EMSB says it won’t accept federally backed funding to fight pair of Quebec laws Even though the Court Challenges Program is independent, Quebec's premier called on Ottawa to intervene

February 6, 2020 and   

(CBC) The English Montreal School Board says it will not take the $250,000 it was offered by the federally backed Court Challenges Program to fight two Quebec laws that the board contends go against the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In […]

Academics & Education

Legault government up in arms after EMSB awarded federal funds to fight pair of Quebec laws Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says funding is allocated by program independent of federal government

February 5, 2020   

(CBC) The Quebec government says Ottawa has some explaining to do after it was revealed that the English Montreal School Board is funding two separate legal challenges of provincial laws with federal tax dollars. “We need an explanation from the federal government,” […]