The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:00:16 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Canadians still religious, Cardus study finds /item/34466-canadians-still-religious-cardus-study-finds /item/34466-canadians-still-religious-cardus-study-finds

A five-year study by the non-partisan think tank Cardus is complicating the narrative of Canadian religious decline while highlighting the shifting and sometimes complicated nature of Canadian religious identity.

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Canada Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:52:49 -0400
Johnston honours servant leaders /item/33739-johnston-honours-servant-leaders /item/33739-johnston-honours-servant-leaders

CanadaöĎÓăĘÓƵapp 28th Governor General David Johnston paid tribute to Cardus as it celebrated its 20th anniversary — one year late, due to the pandemic — by commending the Christian think tank for its servant leadership.

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qamundson@catholicregister.private (Quinton Amundson, The Catholic Register) Canada Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:48:19 -0500
Cardus calls for vaccine incentives /item/33144-cardus-calls-for-vaccine-incentives /item/33144-cardus-calls-for-vaccine-incentives

OTTAWA -- Offering a financial carrot to make sure Canadians get fully vaccinated would be a good path to herd immunity, according to a new policy paper from the religious think tank Cardus.

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Canada Thu, 27 May 2021 12:00:00 -0400
Feds’ daycare plan falls short, says Cardus /item/33097-feds-daycare-plan-falls-short-says-cardus /item/33097-feds-daycare-plan-falls-short-says-cardus

OTTAWA - The federal governmentöĎÓăĘÓƵapp much-hyped national daycare plan will cost up to four times the price tag the Liberals promised in its recent budget, according to the religious think tank Cardus.

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Canada Sat, 15 May 2021 08:41:12 -0400
Child-care policy can’t be one-size-fits-all /item/32188-child-care-policy-can-t-be-one-size-fits-all /item/32188-child-care-policy-can-t-be-one-size-fits-all

OTTAWA - The federal governmentöĎÓăĘÓƵapp commitment “to make a significant, long-term, sustained investment to create a Canada-wide early learning and child-care system” sounds good on the surface to a national religion-based think tank, but only if it doesn’t create a onesize- fits-all government-mandated system.

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Canada Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:13:39 -0400
Charities need a lifeline to survive crisis /item/31880-charities-need-a-lifeline-to-survive-crisis /item/31880-charities-need-a-lifeline-to-survive-crisis

OTTAWA -- With the federal government facing an increasing deficit piled up by spending on COVID-19 relief measures, a Christian think tank says Ottawa must do more to help charities survive the effects of the pandemic.

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Canada Thu, 16 Jul 2020 10:42:07 -0400
Universal day care does not work: Cardus report /item/28900-universal-day-care-does-not-work-cardus-report /item/28900-universal-day-care-does-not-work-cardus-report

OTTAWA – Federal and provincial governments should support parental choice in child care and back multiple types of care options instead of solely promoting universal publicly funded day care, says a new report from Cardus Family.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 31 Jan 2019 09:57:11 -0500
Growing number of young Canadians remain single /item/28531-growing-number-of-young-canadians-remain-single /item/28531-growing-number-of-young-canadians-remain-single

OTTAWA – Most young Canadians aged 20-34 are neither married nor co-habitating, and the proportion of those remaining alone is growing, according to a new study by Cardus.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 30 Nov 2018 11:49:08 -0500
Cardus launches Religious Freedom Institute headed by Andrew Bennett /item/27371-cardus-launches-religious-freedom-institute-headed-by-andrew-bennett /item/27371-cardus-launches-religious-freedom-institute-headed-by-andrew-bennett

OTTAWA – In the face of persistent assaults on religious freedom and its place in the CanadaöĎÓăĘÓƵapp public square, the Christian think tank Cardus has established the Cardus Religious Freedom Institute.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Mon, 14 May 2018 10:36:37 -0400
Peter Stockland: Faith is alive and well in our mainstream /opinion/columnists/item/27363-peter-stockland-faith-is-alive-and-well-in-our-mainstream /opinion/columnists/item/27363-peter-stockland-faith-is-alive-and-well-in-our-mainstream

Calls for reinvigorating religious public life within our seeming secular monoculture have traditionally relied heavily on morally grounded arguments.

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peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Peter Stockland Fri, 11 May 2018 16:51:59 -0400