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Education
Perspectives Paper

Unchartered Territory

A Historical and Critical Analysis of Alberta's Prohibition on Religious Charter Schools

Brett Fawcett

April 21, 2021

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Family
Policy Brief

Family Policy Brief

Strong, stable families are irreplaceable and are foundational to a healthy society. Good family policy can also enhance family well-being by addressing the diverse needs of families and their most vulnerable members, children.

Peter Jon Mitchell Andrea Mrozek

April 7, 2021

Work & Economics
Policy Memo

Protections for Users of High-Cost Credit

Building a better credit market requires government to look beyond restrictions aimed at suppliers of high-cost loans.

Brian Dijkema Johanna Lewis

April 1, 2021

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Faith Communities
Research Report

Diakonia Project

Eight initiatives across the country in which Canadians of faith are serving their community.

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Faith Communities
Research Report

Ve’ahavta

A Case Study on Jewish Humanitarian Response to Poverty

Andrew P.W. Bennett

March 9, 2021

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Family
Research Brief

Child Care by the Numbers: Canada

Child-care policies should be equitable for all families, regardless of the type of care they choose. Universal child-care systems fail to recognize the diverse care needs of Canadian parents and their reasons for the type of care they choose.

February 12, 2021

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Faith Communities
Research Report

The Welcome Home

The Welcome Home is a Catholic ministry in the North Point Douglas neighbourhood in Winnipeg’s North End. It serves as a gathering place for residents of the neighbourhood and offers weekly and monthly programs that respond to Jesus Christ’s beckoning in the Gospel of Matthew: “Come to me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you” (Matthew 11:28).

Andrew P.W. Bennett

February 5, 2021

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Faith Communities
Research Report

Pastoral Home Care of the Archdiocese of Montreal / SASMAD

A Case Study in Faith-based Social ServiceLe Service d’accompagnement spirituel pour les personnes malades ou âgées à domicile (SASMAD), or as it is known in English, Pastoral Home Care, is an outreach program of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal. It is a free and confidential service that provides spiritual support through home visits to those who are sick or elderly. It is volunteer based and is supported by the archdiocese and by a private Catholic foundation.

Andrew P.W. Bennett

February 1, 2021

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Family
Research Report

Will a “universal” early-learning and child-care system get mothers back to work?

January 28, 2021