"Many factors influence Canadian women to have fewer children than they desire, but the most influential factors from our survey relate to the ideas that children are burdensome, that parenting is intensive and time-consuming, and that women want to finish self-development and exploration before having children," writes Lyman Stone, a Cardus senior fellow and demographer. Photo by Garrett Jackson on Unsplash

"Gambling, now not only allowed, is encouraged, and heavily marketed," writes guest author Wayne Poole in the Hamilton Spectator. "According to the non-partisan think tank, Cardus, OLG spends 4.5 times as much on marketing to encourage gambling as it does on problem gambling prevention and treatment."

"The sudden trend among Canadian authorities to make contraceptives free reflects...an embarrassingly narrow focus on just one small slice of that wellbeing," writes Lyman Stone, a Cardus senior fellow and demographer. "That narrow focus rests on an extremely thin evidentiary base alongside a feckless disregard of such evidence as does exist." Photo by DICSON on Unsplash

“As Christians, we have a particular duty to speak out against hatred against Jews,” Andrew Bennett, faith communities program director for Cardus, tells the Winnipeg Free Press. “When they get targeted, we should be the first to stand up for them.” His comments come following a Cardus report on the rise of religious hate crimes in Canada.

Columnist Chris Selley cites comments from Cardus' Renze Nauta at the Canada Strong and Free conference about how "licensed and regulated child-care spaces on the whole are much less flexible in terms of operating hours," which makes them less accessible to working-class families.

“We don’t yet see a full suite of policy proposals that meet the needs of that working class,” Brian Dijkema, vice-president of external affairs at Cardus, tells The Hill Times in this story about how political leaders should respond to the demands of working-class Canadians. (Paywall)

Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett, faith communities program director at Cardus, is calling on leaders at all levels to do more to reduce hate crimes against Canada’s religious communities. He took that message to The Mike Farwell Show on City News 570 in Kitchener, ON.

Religious hate crimes annually reported to Canadian police more than doubled between 2009 and 2021, according to a Cardus research brief. Brian Dijkema, vice-president of external affairs at Cardus, tells AM640 in Toronto it's time for leaders to take a stronger stand.

"Nearly one in five Canadian children witness the separation or dissolution of their parents’ relationship by age 18," writes Peter Jon Mitchell, family program director at Cardus. "Despite this high percentage, little public attention is given to family structure and child well-being as a result of family breakdown."