"The problem is that the kind of child care that gets federal subsidies often doesn’t fit the lives of working-class families," argue Cardus's Renze Nauta, Peter Jon Mitchell, and Andrea Mrozek in this opinion piece. They write that the federal government ought to be "giving parents flexibility to choose the kind of child care that works for them."

Why do Canadian women have fewer children than they want? “Some of the most determinative factors for fertility are about culture," Lyman Stone, a demographer and Cardus senior fellow, tells The Hub. "And what they really relate to is the extent to which parents experience societal support for their choice.”

As Scottish leaders consider an Assisted Dying Bill, Dr. Leonie Herx, a palliative care specialist and Cardus senior fellow, has a warning for them: Don't follow Canada's example. Herx says it's become "very difficult in palliative care to do our work when medically assisted dying becomes a default solution for some patients" in Canada.

"We need to improve medical education for doctors about palliative care," Rebecca Vachon, program director for Cardus Health, tells the Sam Laprade Show. Rebecca argues the federal government's pause on expanding medically assisted suicide is a chance to refocus priorities on issues that have been left behind.

Governments need to stop and fix basic healthcare system issues before any further expansion of medically assisted suicide in Canada. Rebecca Vachon, Cardus Health Program Director, tells host Bill Kelly that issues like palliative care access and physician training need urgent attention.

The federal government's approach to child care policy "will exclude families who need more flexible or off-hour arrangements, such as shift workers, while benefiting upper- and middle-income families with day jobs and dual incomes." That's the warning from Peter Jon Mitchell, Cardus's family program director, in this news story in The Hill Times.

Nearly half of women in Canada have fewer children than they want, according to a new report from Cardus. Andrea Mrozek, a Cardus senior fellow, joins radio host Rob Breakenridge to explain what's going on and what Canadians can do about it.

Cardus is part of the conversation in this long read by The Philanthropist, a journal focused on the health of Canada's charitable sector. Andreae Sennyah, our director of policy, says boosted tax credits are one way to help all charities weather the economic storms of 2023.

What should Canada do about its "epidemic" of loneliness? While some call for government action, Cardus Executive Vice-President Ray Pennings suggests the solution starts much closer to home, with each of us considering our neighbours while family, faith, and even community groups play a role before governments get involved.