Quebec’s secularism laws are forcing more people out of their education jobs. Plus: Screen time explodes among older Quebecers episode artwork

EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 25 MIN

Quebec’s secularism laws are forcing more people out of their education jobs. Plus: Screen time explodes among older Quebecers

from The Big Five Podcast · host CJAD 800

On this Friday edition of the BIG 5, Elias is joined by political analyst Karim Boulos and Akil Alleyne, reporter and commentator with extensive experience analysing legal, political, and social issues and manager of the GemStar Circle of Excellence Scholarship Program. Dozens of Montreal school staff have been let go, suspended or resigned following the province’s expanded secularism bill and religious symbols ban comes into full effect. It’s official: Quebecers have the Chronically Online Disease. The average screen time jumped an extra hour a day compared to last year. Should the Quebec government be doing business with TicketMaster?

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Quebec’s secularism laws are forcing more people out of their education jobs. Plus: Screen time explodes among older Quebecers

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