Research with the Angus Reid Institute

Religious Canadians praying for return to in-person worship, but won’t forsake online services in future (April 1, 2021)

• New Poll Finds Significant Discomfort With Public Health Orders
• National Post: Saving religion during COVID: The faithful find ways to flock together
• City News: Easter celebrations in Montreal (citynews.ca)
• Global News: Calgary church leader discourages thinking with ‘toxic individuality,’ encourages community
• Radio Canada International: Canadian faithful stream religious services, pray more, but donate less: poll

COVID Christmas: High anxiety around surging infections, but many won’t commit to staying home for the holidays (December 7, 2020)

• COVID can’t kill Christmas, survey finds
• Global News: Coronavirus: 20% of Manitobans plan to visit family, friends this holiday season
• CTV News Winnipeg: Scaled-down Christmas for most this year
• CTV News Vancouver Island: B.C. extends health orders into 2021
• CFRA Radio: COVID-19 keeping many Canadians home for the holidays but some still willing to travel: Poll 
• Radio Canada International: COVID, Christmas, and holiday plans of Canadians
• Winnipeg Free Press: One in five Manitobans plans holiday gatherings outside household: poll

Holy Week at Home: Canadians of faith turn to prayer & tech as COVID-19 disrupts Easter and other celebrations  (April 10, 2020)

• Canadians Will Celebrate Virtual Easter, Ramadan, and Passover

Freedom of religion widely valued in Canada, but the role of faith in modern society still a source of debate (December 4, 2019)

The Politics of Faith: Does a leader’s personal religious practice hurt or help with voters? It depends (November 28, 2019)

• Ray Pennings joins CBC’s Power & Politics: “Do a politician’s personal views matter?”
• National Post: “Media coverage about Andrew Scheer’s faith hurt him with voters: Angus Reid poll”
• Ray Pennings joins the Danielle Smith Show: “Impact of social views on Elections”
• Ray Pennings op-ed in The Sudbury Star: “A respectful Canada has room for disagreement”
• Ray Pennings joins the Scott Radley Show: “Does religion have a place in Canadian politics?”

A Portrait of social isolation and loneliness in Canada today (June 17, 2019)

Portrait de l’isolement social et de la solitude au Canada aujourd’hui (17 juin, 2019)

• Featured on Global News:
  • “UK launches new campaign to tackle loneliness”
  • “Sense of Belonging Could Be the Best Medicine”
  • “The Growing Problem of Loneliness Among Young Women”
• Cardus Executive Vice President Ray Pennings joins the Danielle Smith Show: “Social isolation and loneliness in Canada”
• Cardus Executive Vice President Ray Pennings joins VOCM in St. John’s: “Almost Half Of Canadians Not Speaking To Their Neighbours: Angus Reid/Cardus Survey”
• Ray Pennings joins the Sheldon MacLeod Show: “Almost One Quarter of Canadians Experience Experience Extreme Loneliness and Isolation”
• Ray Pennings joins the Jon McComb Show: “Does Canada Need a Minister of Loneliness?”
• Prince George Daily News: “A portrait of social isolation and loneliness in Canada today”
• News 95.7: “Almost One Quarter of Canadians Experience Extreme Loneliness and Isolation”

Faith in the Public Square? A comprehensive study of the segments of Canadian society (November 23, 2018)

• News story in the National Post: “Supporters of public faith in Canada are young, educated, Liberal and ‘quite dug in’: pollster”

Religious Freedom in Canada: Perspectives from First and Second-Generation Canadians (September 13, 2018)

Faith and Immigration: New Canadians rely on religious communities for material, spiritual support (July 9, 2018)

Faith and Religion in Public Life: Canadians deeply divided over the role of faith in the public square (November 16, 2017)

• News story in the National Post: “A quarter of Canadians think religious diversity is a bad thing…”
• Op-ed by Ray Pennings in the National Post: “The Canadians who most embrace this country’s diversity…”

Canada at 150: Religion seen to have played a positive role in local communities, less so on the national stage (June 29, 2017)

• News story in the National Post: “Residential schools seen as ‘major black mark’…”
• Op-ed by Ray Pennings in the National Post: “Don’t overlook the contribution faith has made…”

Spirituality in a changing world: Half say faith is ‘important’ to how they consider society’s problems (May 17, 2017)

• News story in the National Post: “Altruism vs. self-fulfillment: Faithful in Canada…”
• Op-ed by Ray Pennings in the National Post: “Faith plays a big role…”

A spectrum of spirituality: Canadians keep the faith to varying degrees, but few reject it entirely (April 13, 2017)

• News story in the National Post: “Canadians may be vacating the pews but they are keeping…”
• Op-ed by Ray Pennings in the National Post: “It’s time to change the narrative around religion…”
• Additional Coverage:
  • National Post: “Doubting Thomas redeemed: Once an obstacle…”
  • Coverage by Alliance 150: “Keeping the faith alive…”