COVID will cut Canadians’ 2020 Christmas church attendance by more than half compared to last year.
COVID can’t kill Christmas, survey finds
December 7, 2020
Net-Zero Goals Must Respect Canada’s Oil & Gas Sector
As the federal government develops net-zero carbon emissions plans, it needs to consider the people and places those plans would most affect: blue-collar, oil and gas workers concentrated in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
December 3, 2020
Single-Game Betting Bill Rewards Regressive Gambling Monopolies
The federal government risks making a bad situation worse by taking single-game sports betting out of the Criminal Code without also encouraging provincial governments to reform gambling.
November 26, 2020
Expanded Medical Assistance in Dying Ignores Mainstream Concerns
A new Angus Reid Group poll, commissioned by think tank Cardus, finds Canadians have deep and genuine concerns about the expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD).
November 10, 2020
Proposed Ban on For-Profit Long-Term Care Sinks Otherwise Bold Reform Plan
The Ontario NDP’s plan to reform long-term care in the province unfairly and misleadingly blames for-profit corporations for the fact that personal support workers (PSWs) “are badly overworked and underpaid,” according to a new analysis by think tank Cardus.
November 5, 2020
Human Rights Experts Call for Canada to Speak Out About Religious Persecution in China
Mere days after a parliamentary committee labelled the China’s treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority a genocide, human rights experts are warning about other rights violations by the Chinese government.
October 27, 2020
STATEMENT on throne speech child care policy commitment
I welcome the federal government’s commitment to ensuring “flexible care options” for the care of children. I hope the government will affirm the full range of child care choices beyond just paid, licensed care.
September 23, 2020
A $67.5-Billion Annual Investment in Canadian Society
Amid pandemic-related job loss and economic worries, new research suggests there is a sector of Canadian society that plays an important, but often unrecognized, economic role: religion.
September 21, 2020
COVID + WE Scandal: Federal Action on Charitable Sector Needed Now More than Ever
Canadians are feeling the financial and economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic and so are Canadian charities. Almost two out of five Canadian charitable donors say their giving has dropped since the pandemic began.
September 17, 2020
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