http://www.cardus.ca/contributors/mvanpelt en Copyright 2012 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 11:18:24 -0400 Cardus Thu, 24 May 2012 11:18:24 -0400 http://www.cardus.ca/blog/2012/02/the-great-issue-of-our-day/ Presented (3:00 pm EST) February 14, 2012, to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, Pre-Budget Consultations. The great issue of our day is whether we can order our world with ... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:12:00 -0500 Presented (3:00 pm EST) February 14, 2012, to the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, Pre-Budget Consultations. The great issue of our day is whether we can order our world with ... http://www.cardus.ca/convivium/article/2958/ On the cusp of launching a new publication to further the organization's mission of renewing Canada's social architecture, Cardus President Michael Van Pelt sat down with Convivium to explain the obje... Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 On the cusp of launching a new publication to further the organization's mission of renewing Canada's social architecture, Cardus President Michael Van Pelt sat down with Convivium to explain the obje... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2941/ The City of Calgary will exclude new ethnic and faith communities from growing and prospering within the civic core unless the Centre City Plan is amended, according to a study released today by Cardu... Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The City of Calgary will exclude new ethnic and faith communities from growing and prospering within the civic core unless the Centre City Plan is amended, according to a study released today by Cardu... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2928/ The change that the 2011 election brought to the Liberal and NDP parties is only a small part of a fundamental reshaping of the Canadian political landscape.... Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The change that the 2011 election brought to the Liberal and NDP parties is only a small part of a fundamental reshaping of the Canadian political landscape.... http://www.cardus.ca/think/2771/ Cardus President Michael VanPelt along with Calgary-based Senior Fellow Ray Pennings and Montreal-based Senior Fellow Peter Stockland discuss the implications of the May 2nd election.... Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Cardus President Michael VanPelt along with Calgary-based Senior Fellow Ray Pennings and Montreal-based Senior Fellow Peter Stockland discuss the implications of the May 2nd election.... http://www.cardus.ca/policy/article/2772/ Cardus president Michael Van Pelt moderated a panel discussion this morning at the Crossroads studios in Burlington. Featuring Ray Pennings (Cardus Director of Research and Senior Fellow) and Peter St... Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Cardus president Michael Van Pelt moderated a panel discussion this morning at the Crossroads studios in Burlington. Featuring Ray Pennings (Cardus Director of Research and Senior Fellow) and Peter St... http://www.cardus.ca/policy/article/2768/ This Canadian election did not make any fundamental shifts in the understanding of the ways and means of the government. There are still two basic tools in the political toolbox: private-for-profit ... Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400 This Canadian election did not make any fundamental shifts in the understanding of the ways and means of the government. There are still two basic tools in the political toolbox: private-for-profit ... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/2720/ Charitable giving in Canada involves some curious arithmetic. The dollars that the federal government returns to Canadians in the form of charitable tax credits are considered expenditures from the fe... Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Charitable giving in Canada involves some curious arithmetic. The dollars that the federal government returns to Canadians in the form of charitable tax credits are considered expenditures from the fe... http://www.cardus.ca/think/1547/ Cardus president Michael Van Pelt was interviewed on CBC Radio's As It Happens March 2nd, talking about a 2006 Cardus paper he co-wrote with director of research Ray Pennings, "Replacing the Pan-Canad... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 Cardus president Michael Van Pelt was interviewed on CBC Radio's As It Happens March 2nd, talking about a 2006 Cardus paper he co-wrote with director of research Ray Pennings, "Replacing the Pan-Canad... http://www.cardus.ca/policy/article/2155/ The global recession abruptly exposed the vulnerability of strong economies and strong governments. It has also revealed with new clarity how much governments and citizens depend on a strong and hea... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The global recession abruptly exposed the vulnerability of strong economies and strong governments. It has also revealed with new clarity how much governments and citizens depend on a strong and hea... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/1013/ Institutions of faith belong at the centre of cities and not physically and metaphorically on their fringes.... Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400 Institutions of faith belong at the centre of cities and not physically and metaphorically on their fringes.... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/841/ Ray Pennings, Director of Research for Cardus, expresses concern that Canada’s federal budget provides a short-term solution to a long-term problem, leaving the fundamental questions facing Canada... Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Ray Pennings, Director of Research for Cardus, expresses concern that Canada’s federal budget provides a short-term solution to a long-term problem, leaving the fundamental questions facing Canada... http://www.cardus.ca/policy/article/2239/ This is Cardus’ analysis of the Government of Canada’s Budget for fiscal year 2009-2010, released by the Hon. James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance, on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009.... Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500 This is Cardus’ analysis of the Government of Canada’s Budget for fiscal year 2009-2010, released by the Hon. James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance, on Tuesday, January 27th, 2009.... http://www.cardus.ca/think/730/ Civic, social, cultural and economic flourishing requires a new and different arrangement of social institutions.... Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0400 Civic, social, cultural and economic flourishing requires a new and different arrangement of social institutions.... http://www.cardus.ca/think/533/ The Work Research Foundation has become CARDUS: a new unique name for the same unique organization! Our wide-angle periodicals, policies and punditry come together for a renewed vision of public life,... Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0400 The Work Research Foundation has become CARDUS: a new unique name for the same unique organization! Our wide-angle periodicals, policies and punditry come together for a renewed vision of public life,... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1544/ If cultural change is our goal, then overlapping networks and institutions are the keys.... Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 If cultural change is our goal, then overlapping networks and institutions are the keys.... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/462/ I grew up in the country, the kind of place that some uncharitably call “the middle of nowhere.” Work was long and hot, and the church, that building at the center of a sprawling agricul... Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400 I grew up in the country, the kind of place that some uncharitably call “the middle of nowhere.” Work was long and hot, and the church, that building at the center of a sprawling agricul... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/926/ A symposium of encouragement. You may feel like the tiniest cog in a big wheel, but your work really matters.... Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0400 A symposium of encouragement. You may feel like the tiniest cog in a big wheel, but your work really matters.... http://www.cardus.ca/columns/455/ Most frequently people of faith have inspired government to become more fully engaged in social services throughout the 20th century. by Michael Van Pelt CBC foreign correspondent Brian St... Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400 Most frequently people of faith have inspired government to become more fully engaged in social services throughout the 20th century. by Michael Van Pelt CBC foreign correspondent Brian St... http://www.cardus.ca/comment/article/1529/ The 2006 election may prove to be the beginning of a political realignment, making a decisive shift away from what the authors term the "pan-Canadian consensus," which has governed Canada since the 19... Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500 The 2006 election may prove to be the beginning of a political realignment, making a decisive shift away from what the authors term the "pan-Canadian consensus," which has governed Canada since the 19...