With Ontario independent school enrollment rising 25% between 2006–07 and 2020–21 according to Statistics Canada, it’s important for media, politicians, and parents to get a better understanding of this important school sector. One persistent myth is that independent schools are all bastions of wealth and privilege.
Families Can Pay as Little as $649 for Ontario Independent Schooling
April 25, 2023
STATEMENT regarding Budget 2023 and predatory lending
With many families struggling because of high inflation, the federal government is right to target predatory lending. However, Cardus is disappointed the budget focuses entirely on the cost of loans without addressing the real challenge of inequitable access to credit.
March 28, 2023
Hate Crimes a Growing Problem for Canada’s Religious Communities
Leaders at all levels need to do more to reduce hate crimes against Canada’s religious communities. That call comes from Toward a Hopeful Future: Facing Down Religious Hate, a research brief by think tank Cardus.
March 16, 2023
Canadians Need a Fuller Picture of Indigenous Faith and Religion
Indigenous Canadians are speaking out about religious faith in a new booklet aimed at helping educate all Canadians. Indigenous Voices of Faith includes interviews of 12 Indigenous Canadians from across the country talking about the relationship among their culture, heritage, and religious identities.
March 9, 2023
Alberta’s 2023 Budget Helps Families But Lacks Support for Gambling Addicts
Think tank Cardus is pleased to see several positive developments contained in the Alberta government’s 2023 budget. Alberta will be indexing the Child and Family Benefit to inflation and providing limited-time payments for parents with children under 18.
February 28, 2023
Married With Children Still The Norm In Canada
Six in 10 children in Canada live in married-parent families, a proportion that's held steady since 2016 after declining for decades. That’s the key finding in a new Cardus report on previously unreleased Statistics Canada data from the 2021 census.
February 28, 2023
STATEMENT regarding the final report from the Special Joint Committee on Medical Assistance in Dying
Parliament has not seriously assessed current safeguards for medically assisted suicide, nor has it given due consideration to whether Canadians facing poverty, disability or other conditions receive enough support to live with dignity instead of choosing to die by medically assisted suicide.
February 16, 2023
Majority of Canadians Opposes MAiD for Mental Illness
Less than one-third of Canadians are comfortable with offering medically assisted suicide to those suffering only from a mental illness—and 51% of Canadians oppose it.
February 13, 2023
DÉCLARATION concernant le report de l’expansion du suicide médicalement assisté
Le report d'un an de l'expansion du suicide médicalement assisté est une mesure positive, mais elle est loin de contribuer à l'avènement d'une société véritablement florissante.
February 2, 2023