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Ce que les chrétiens canadiens croient vraiment
Jul 3, 2025

Memo: Submission to the UN-OHCHR Working Group in Support of Educational Pluralism
Cardus's response to the UN-OHCHR consultation contests the preference for state-delivered public education. We argue that diverse models of delivery facilitate educational pluralism and contribute to the common good of societies.
May 16, 2025

Neutralité religieuse de l’État
Protéger le rôle civique et fiscal des institutions religieuses québécoises
May 15, 2025

Child Care Funding Update: New Brunswick—Year Two (2022–23)
Implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreements
May 8, 2025
Research & Policy

Education
Cardus Education studies excellence in education, graduate outcomes, and the development and accessibility of diverse schooling options to meet student and family needs.

Work & Economics
Cardus Work & Economics studies policies related to organized labour, work, gambling and saving, and charities in order to support the common good.

Family
Cardus Family studies the family, child care, and marriage, as well as the ways they can help strengthen civil society.

Spirited Citizenship
Cardus Spirited Citizenship supports the ongoing development of the common good at a city scale, exploring social structures, relational networks, and emerging ideas and practices.

Health
Cardus Health encourages the development of social systems that support the desire for a natural death, improve the quality and availability of palliative care, and equip patients and caregivers in end-of-life situations.

Faith Communities
Cardus Faith Communities studies Canadians’ freedom of religion and conscience, the place and role of religion in society, and the ways in which religious congregations contribute to the common good.

Research Approach
We use standard social-scientific methods and put our reports through a peer review process, using outside experts to evaluate and strengthen the quality of our work before publishing it.

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Canada’s Rapid Expansion of Euthanasia
"The fact that [euthanasia] is part of the healthcare system...creates this idea of normalization," says Rebecca Vachon, program director for Health at Cardus.
Jul 8, 2025
New York’s Assisted-Suicide Bill Puts Conscience Rights at Risk
"It is not at all clear that objecting employees at private hospitals or clinics that allow [physician-assisted suicide]...are protected from being punished by their employers."
Jul 7, 2025

Simeon Summit Launches Project to Fight Antisemitism
“Anti-Semitism is not a Jewish problem," says Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett. "Anti-Semitism is a problem for Christians and for our fellow non-Jewish citizens."
Jul 4, 2025

Les croyances des chrétiens canadiens défient souvent les enseignements traditionnels
« On pourrait dire que les catholiques québécois ne sont pas très catholiques. »
Jul 3, 2025