Unprepared and uncertain about the duration of the economic shutdown, the child-care sector in Ontario was deeply affected by the COVID-19 crisis. What can be learned from the experience and what lessons can be applied in the future should a second wave of the virus return to Ontario?

Peter Jon Mitchell

Toward a More Flexible Family Policy

Peter Jon Mitchell Andrea Mrozek

This paper is the final edition of a three-part, pan-Canadian series investigating the perceptions of independent-school parents. Using the same research question and methodology as the British Columbia (BC) and Ontario versions, this paper examines the findings in Alberta.Click here to read a one-page summary of this report.To check out the British Columbia findings, click here.To check out the Ontario findings, click here.

David Hunt Rachel Leistra

Canada’s charitable sector will prove to be pivotal in helping Canadians through these challenging times. But the revenues of charitable organizations have been falling. For Canadian charities to continue carrying out their important missions in helping to provide those in need with food, clothing, shelter, and emotional support, Canadians are going to have to increase their giving.

The Atlantic provinces disproportionately tax the poor through gambling to pay for government programs

Brian Dijkema Johanna Lewis

Reforming Gambling to Work for, Not Against, Alberta

Brian Dijkema Johanna Lewis

Reforming Gambling to Work for, Not Against, British Columbia

Brian Dijkema Johanna Lewis

Canada’s charitable sector will prove essential in helping those in need through the economic, social, and emotional hardships of the pandemic. But the sector is reeling from the effects of COVID-19 on its revenues, and this is why government partnership is needed. Cardus has proposed an innovative matching-funds initiative to help sustain charities through these times. Such a program need not be viewed as entirely new spending by the federal government.

This backgrounder is intended to provide context for Cardus’s focus on loneliness and social isolation. Cardus research is intended not only to raise awareness and provide insight into a particular area of public life, but also to stimulate action and behavioural changes that have a positive impact on social flourishing.