http://www.cardus.ca/policy?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed en Copyright 2013 Cardus Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:46:47 -0400 Cardus Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:46:47 -0400 http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/3770?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed Canada's economy is increasingly reliant on construction: what is fuelling this, and what challenges and opportunities does this pose for Canadian policy makers? Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:44:31 -0500 Canada's economy is increasingly reliant on construction: what is fuelling this, and what challenges and opportunities does this pose for Canadian policy makers? http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/3491?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed Canada is in an enviable position: plentifully endowed with crude oil, natural gas, coal, uranium, and water reserves, as well as increasingly tapped wind, solar and geothermal potential. These gains accrue to Canadians from coast to coast, even though energy resources are not distributed evenly. Many of the machine parts of Alberta’s oil sands operations, for instance, come from the industrial shops of Ontario. Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400 Canada is in an enviable position: plentifully endowed with crude oil, natural gas, coal, uranium, and water reserves, as well as increasingly tapped wind, solar and geothermal potential. These gains accrue to Canadians from coast to coast, even though energy resources are not distributed evenly. Many of the machine parts of Alberta’s oil sands operations, for instance, come from the industrial shops of Ontario. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2992?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed Religious freedom is important not only in its own right but is also central to other human goods: it correlates with civil liberties, political liberties, press freedom, longevity of democracy, low levels of militarization and conflict, more physicians, and lower infant mortality. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Religious freedom is important not only in its own right but is also central to other human goods: it correlates with civil liberties, political liberties, press freedom, longevity of democracy, low levels of militarization and conflict, more physicians, and lower infant mortality. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2985?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed In the wake of September 11, 2011 an enormous canon on religion, policy-making and international relations emerged. In this winter’s index, Cardus Policy in Public has selected some of the key resources for staffers and policy-makers on religion and foreign policy, from the prescient to the downright problematic. With religion abroad, don’t leave home without these. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 In the wake of September 11, 2011 an enormous canon on religion, policy-making and international relations emerged. In this winter’s index, Cardus Policy in Public has selected some of the key resources for staffers and policy-makers on religion and foreign policy, from the prescient to the downright problematic. With religion abroad, don’t leave home without these. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2986?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed The Office of Religious Freedom has a Herculean task ahead when it comes online this month: to define and operationalize religious freedom in Canadian foreign affairs with $5 million. To bureaucrats at the Department of Foreign of Affairs and International Trade it may well look like a modern day Augean Stables, a stiff shovel and proper pile of horse manure. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 The Office of Religious Freedom has a Herculean task ahead when it comes online this month: to define and operationalize religious freedom in Canadian foreign affairs with $5 million. To bureaucrats at the Department of Foreign of Affairs and International Trade it may well look like a modern day Augean Stables, a stiff shovel and proper pile of horse manure. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2988?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed Something is going on that is more complex regarding meaning, authenticity, social change, and development that cannot be explained away by right-wing theorists of modernization or left-wing critics of capitalism and globalization. We cannot continue to promote democracy and development by simply re-inventing for the twenty-first century the failed and destabilizing policies of the last century. We've been there and done that. So what do we do now? Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Something is going on that is more complex regarding meaning, authenticity, social change, and development that cannot be explained away by right-wing theorists of modernization or left-wing critics of capitalism and globalization. We cannot continue to promote democracy and development by simply re-inventing for the twenty-first century the failed and destabilizing policies of the last century. We've been there and done that. So what do we do now? http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2989?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed The creation of a Canadian Office of Religious Freedom is good news for a complex array of reasons, but the most important reason is simple: religious liberty is under attack in many places around the world, and it needs all the friends it can get. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 The creation of a Canadian Office of Religious Freedom is good news for a complex array of reasons, but the most important reason is simple: religious liberty is under attack in many places around the world, and it needs all the friends it can get. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2990?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed In 1998 the United States of America adopted the Office of Religious Freedom, a parallel process on which Canada is now embarking. In this article I argue that American—like Canadian—policymakers should, as Scott Thomas puts it, "promote religious freedom as if the truthfulness of people's religious convictions mattered."1 The argument proceeds from two propositions which are belatedly gaining currency among International Relations scholars and within the foreign policy community. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 In 1998 the United States of America adopted the Office of Religious Freedom, a parallel process on which Canada is now embarking. In this article I argue that American—like Canadian—policymakers should, as Scott Thomas puts it, "promote religious freedom as if the truthfulness of people's religious convictions mattered."1 The argument proceeds from two propositions which are belatedly gaining currency among International Relations scholars and within the foreign policy community. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2993?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed Despite its strong commitment for protection and promotion of human rights, Canada's foreign affairs department has long had a spotty record regarding religious freedom. The campaign promise in the 2011 federal election to create an Office of Religious Freedom may change that, depending on the effectiveness of the office created. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Despite its strong commitment for protection and promotion of human rights, Canada's foreign affairs department has long had a spotty record regarding religious freedom. The campaign promise in the 2011 federal election to create an Office of Religious Freedom may change that, depending on the effectiveness of the office created. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2994?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed Evangelicals in Canada are confused and conflicted when it comes to religious freedom. Then again, Canadians in general are confused and conflicted about religious freedom. Neither situation can be avoided entirely, but each can be improved. I would like to suggest at least one form of improvement, and particularly how a federal Office of Religious Freedom can help. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 Evangelicals in Canada are confused and conflicted when it comes to religious freedom. Then again, Canadians in general are confused and conflicted about religious freedom. Neither situation can be avoided entirely, but each can be improved. I would like to suggest at least one form of improvement, and particularly how a federal Office of Religious Freedom can help. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2995?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed In June, at the University of Toronto's Munk Debates, Henry Kissinger and Niall Ferguson debated whether the 21st century would belong to China. Henry Luce, undoubtedly, would say it will be American like the last one. A few cheeky Canadians at the MacDonald Laurier Institute even said it would belong to them. But few would argue that this century will be God's. Daniel Philpott, Timothy Shah, and Monica Toft's new book God's Century may turn a few heads. Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500 In June, at the University of Toronto's Munk Debates, Henry Kissinger and Niall Ferguson debated whether the 21st century would belong to China. Henry Luce, undoubtedly, would say it will be American like the last one. A few cheeky Canadians at the MacDonald Laurier Institute even said it would belong to them. But few would argue that this century will be God's. Daniel Philpott, Timothy Shah, and Monica Toft's new book God's Century may turn a few heads. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2933?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed Going local means an unapologetic embrace of the goods of modern life, its rights and efficiencies, with a cautious eye to the train of human communities that weather its effects unevenly. And, every now and then, it may mean halting the machinery of modernity to preserve the human. Go local young man, certainly. But don't naïvely forget the world. It won't forget you. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Going local means an unapologetic embrace of the goods of modern life, its rights and efficiencies, with a cautious eye to the train of human communities that weather its effects unevenly. And, every now and then, it may mean halting the machinery of modernity to preserve the human. Go local young man, certainly. But don't naïvely forget the world. It won't forget you. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2935?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed A conversation that pits local business against multi-national corporations gets at only half the truth. The problem is not the scale of the economic association, it’s the context and telos—the perceived end of that economic activity. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 A conversation that pits local business against multi-national corporations gets at only half the truth. The problem is not the scale of the economic association, it’s the context and telos—the perceived end of that economic activity. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2936?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed But while global trade policy has tended to sing from a free trade song sheet, the reality even in countries singing the free trade anthem the loudest is quite different. Political authorities have pursued protectionist trade policy while engaging in free trade rhetoric. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 But while global trade policy has tended to sing from a free trade song sheet, the reality even in countries singing the free trade anthem the loudest is quite different. Political authorities have pursued protectionist trade policy while engaging in free trade rhetoric. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2937?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed No doubt there are corporations and companies—great ones—that walk the talk, but as in all things, investors, analysts, and observers need to focus more on the walk and less on the talk. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 No doubt there are corporations and companies—great ones—that walk the talk, but as in all things, investors, analysts, and observers need to focus more on the walk and less on the talk. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2938?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed My response will try to tease out the potential gaps that remain in his move from philosophy to policy and suggest some alternative views. Ultimately, I argue that going local is a new kind of short-termism, which privileges narrow advantage over wider, long-term growth. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 My response will try to tease out the potential gaps that remain in his move from philosophy to policy and suggest some alternative views. Ultimately, I argue that going local is a new kind of short-termism, which privileges narrow advantage over wider, long-term growth. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2939?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed “Be it resolved that markets cannot function without a basis in shared religious belief.” Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 “Be it resolved that markets cannot function without a basis in shared religious belief.” http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2940?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed In Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age, Michael Shuman seeks to place the where of production at the center of his call for a new economics where "the well-being of workers, ecosystems and communities is the central objective rather than an afterthought". Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 In Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age, Michael Shuman seeks to place the where of production at the center of his call for a new economics where "the well-being of workers, ecosystems and communities is the central objective rather than an afterthought". http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2943?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed Sara Jordan and Philip Gray have a broad view of studying and teaching public administration. In an increasingly globalized world, they suggest, it is impossible for public servants to ignore the influences of philosophy, faith, and history in their work. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 Sara Jordan and Philip Gray have a broad view of studying and teaching public administration. In an increasingly globalized world, they suggest, it is impossible for public servants to ignore the influences of philosophy, faith, and history in their work. http://sandbox.cardus.ca/policy/article/2944?utm_source=general&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Cardus%2BPolicy%2Bin%2BPublic%2BFeed The Fall 2011 Canadian Think Tank Index, featuring a compilation of pertinent research and publications from other think tanks. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400 The Fall 2011 Canadian Think Tank Index, featuring a compilation of pertinent research and publications from other think tanks.