The federal government risks making a bad situation worse by taking single-game sports betting out of the Criminal Code without also encouraging provincial governments to reform gambling.
Single-Game Betting Bill Rewards Regressive Gambling Monopolies
November 26, 2020
Expanded Medical Assistance in Dying Ignores Mainstream Concerns
A new Angus Reid Group poll, commissioned by think tank Cardus, finds Canadians have deep and genuine concerns about the expansion of medical assistance in dying (MAiD).
November 10, 2020
Proposed Ban on For-Profit Long-Term Care Sinks Otherwise Bold Reform Plan
The Ontario NDP’s plan to reform long-term care in the province unfairly and misleadingly blames for-profit corporations for the fact that personal support workers (PSWs) “are badly overworked and underpaid,” according to a new analysis by think tank Cardus.
November 5, 2020
Human Rights Experts Call for Canada to Speak Out About Religious Persecution in China
Mere days after a parliamentary committee labelled the China’s treatment of its Uyghur Muslim minority a genocide, human rights experts are warning about other rights violations by the Chinese government.
October 27, 2020
STATEMENT on throne speech child care policy commitment
I welcome the federal government’s commitment to ensuring “flexible care options” for the care of children. I hope the government will affirm the full range of child care choices beyond just paid, licensed care.
September 23, 2020
A $67.5-Billion Annual Investment in Canadian Society
Amid pandemic-related job loss and economic worries, new research suggests there is a sector of Canadian society that plays an important, but often unrecognized, economic role: religion.
September 21, 2020
COVID + WE Scandal: Federal Action on Charitable Sector Needed Now More than Ever
Canadians are feeling the financial and economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic and so are Canadian charities. Almost two out of five Canadian charitable donors say their giving has dropped since the pandemic began.
September 17, 2020
COVID et scandale unis: des mesure fédérales au soutien du secteur caritatif sont plus nécessaires que jamais
Les Canadiens subissent les répercussions financières et économiques de la pandémie de coronavirus, tout comme les organismes de bienfaisance canadiens. Près de deux donateurs canadiens sur cinq indiquent avoir réduit leurs dons aux organismes de bienfaisance depuis le début de la pandémie, selon une enquête de l’Institut Angus Reid réalisée avec un consortium d’organisations caritatives (CanaDon, Cardus, Charitable Impact, Imagine Canada, Fondations philanthropiques Canada et Centraide United Way Canada).
September 17, 2020
Canada’s Child Care Policy Needs to Keep Up With Challenging Times
Just as families have done their best to adapt to new challenges in 2020, so too must the federal government as it adjusts its child care policies and commitments.
September 8, 2020
