A minority of respondents correctly recognized the goals of palliative care to help bolster a patient’s ability to tackle daily activities (32 per cent), address psychological issues borne by serious illness (38 per cent), better explain treatment options (45 per cent) and tackle stress from serious illness (47 per cent).
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Misconceptions surround palliative care, Cardus finds
May 11, 2026
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Conservatives, NDP voice common concerns about extending MAID to the mentally ill
Brian Dijkema, the head of faith-based think tank Cardus, called NDP Leader Avi Lewis’s comments on MAID a “throwback” to the NDP’s roots in the Social Gospel.
May 11, 2026
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Falling birth rates: a majority of Quebecers anticipate negative effects, according to a study
“In all cases, the majority of respondents anticipate that the falling birth rate will have negative implications for Quebec’s future,” writes the researcher who conducted the study, Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard.
May 10, 2026
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Five years into $10-a-day national child-care plan, many of its promises remain unfulfilled
It is unlikely that the $10-a-day average fee will ever be reached in every province because it is an unsustainable goal, said Peter Jon Mitchell, director of the family program at Cardus, a non-partisan think tank.
May 8, 2026
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Are pro-natalist policies necessarily retrograde? “On its face, it’s ridiculous.”
Speaking to Mario Dumont, our researcher Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard explains that politicians should help families have as many children as they want.
April 28, 2026
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The gender gap at school: Pluralism is the solution, not the problem
In the eyes of researcher Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois' white paper targets the wrong issue regarding boys' underperformance at school.
April 10, 2026
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Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard responds to GND on the three-speed school system
With Jonathan Trudeau and Jérôme Landry, Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard explains how educational pluralism is a solution and not a problem for the success of boys.
April 9, 2026
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A heated argument erupted between Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard and Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois regarding the three-tiered school system
On Marceau's morning show, Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard responds to Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois' white paper on the achievement gap between boys and girls and pluralism in education.
April 9, 2026
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He helped legalize online gambling — now he wants to rein it in
The House of Commons is currently studying a bill to create national gambling rules.
April 6, 2026
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