An October 2013 report on the Ontario College of Trades released by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce cites 2011 Cardus research paper, Where is the Research?

Loyola High School principal, Paul Donovan talks to the B.C. Catholic about his school's fight to be exempted from the Ethics and Religious Culture program. The article argues that the outcome of this case will have profound implications for the religious freedom of all institutions. To read the full article, click here.

"Paul Donovan speaks about the situation in which Loyola finds itself and about how the situation is relevant to all Canadians who may believe religious freedom is a safe and protected right," writes Peter Baklinski on LifeSiteNews.com .

Milton Friesen, Program Director, Social Cities is published on the Social Enterprise World Forum blog. His article "The Business of Re-Weaving a Good City" was first published for Comment in 2010. To read the article, click here.

At the end of September, Comment Editor James K.A. Smith will be presenting two lectures as part of The Bentall Lectures in Christian Theology through the Chair of Christian Thought at the University of Calgary. To read an interview with Smith in The Calgary Herald, click here.

"The cross is not, for me, a government approved decoration. My religious life is not a function of politically acceptable furnishings." Convivium Publisher Peter Stockland comments on Quebec's Charter plan to ban religious symbols. To read the full article, click here.

Listen to Comment Editor, Jamie Smith discuss institutions on Pittsburgh radio station 101.5 WordFM. Listen (starting at 12:06) here.

The Hamilton Spectator has come out in favour of open tendering legislation. "The status quo is deeply flawed in that it excludes dozens of potential bidders just because they are not covered by the union certification. Harris is right again when he says: 'I believe every qualified contractor should have the right regardless of their union affiliation, to work on publicly funded infrastructure.'"To read the full article, click here. Program Director, Work and Economics Brian Dijkema recently published a briefing note on open tendering.