George Drew and the Rabbis: Religious Education in Ontario’s Public Schools

In 1944, Ontario Premier George Drew’s minority Conservative government introduced compulsory religious education into the Province’s public schools. The enabling legislation, the “Drew Regulation,” prescribed two one-half hour periods of religious instruction per week. A response to world-wide godl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martin Sable
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies/York University Libraries 1998-01-01
Series:Canadian Jewish Studies
Online Access:https://cjs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cjs/article/view/19833