"According to Cardus, Manitoba's government and other provincial governments should work to kick their addictions to gambling money by permanently ensuring VLT revenues never make their way into the government's general revenues," writes Prof. Royce Koop in this op-ed article. (Paywall)

Arizona gives parents who don't want to send their kids to state-run schools $7,000 vouchers to pay for alternative education. David Hunt, Education Program Director at Cardus, joins 980 CFPL in London, ON to discuss the idea and other potential reforms.

"Our latest research suggests that the activity of Canada’s more than 20,000 religious congregations produces $18.2 billion worth of benefits for society," writes Lisa Richmond, Vice-President of Research at Cardus. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash 

"It is not the government’s business to tell its soldiers what to believe or not to believe, Brian Dijkema, vice president of external affairs at Cardus, said to CT. 'That’s just wrong.'”

In the Toronto Star, Cardus board member and Comment contributing editor Daniel Bezalel Richardsen reviewed the new memoir “Lost in Canada: An Immigrant’s Second Thoughts.”

"With public balance sheets upended by two years of intermittent lockdowns, the provincial government has a valuable opportunity for reform. It’s time to restructure Ontario’s gambling system to empower those on the economic margins, rather than preying on them," write Brian Dijkema, Cardus Vice-President of External Affairs, and Johanna Lewis, a former Cardus researcher.  Photo by Josh Appel on Unsplash

The story of religious faith in Canada continues to change. Cardus, using data collected by the Angus Reid Institute, is putting together a picture of Canadians' faith journey, examining how and why some find faith, retain faith, or lose it altogether.

Cardus research on the financial sacrifices parents make to send their kids to independent schools helps round out this The Globe and Mail article on the affordability of tuition. And our education program director, David Hunt, notes that about 8 in 10 independent schools saw "an uptick in enrolment" during the pandemic. 

Houses of worship have a "halo effect" that's measurable in terms of dollars and cents, says Dr. Lisa Richmond, Vice-President of Research at think tank Cardus. That's a a good reminder, she adds, that religiously motivated activity goes well beyond holding worship services and benefits for all Canadians.