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Cardus is a non-partisan think tank dedicated to clarifying and strengthening, through research and dialogue, the ways in which society’s institutions can work together for the common good.

On September 11, we're gathering at Chedoke Estate in Hamilton to talk about how we can love and steward the local envir...
09/04/2026

On September 11, we're gathering at Chedoke Estate in Hamilton to talk about how we can love and steward the local environment we've been given. Who will join us for the conversation?

Cardus's President, Canada, Brian Dijkema, will moderate a discussion with three Hamilton voices on what it means to love the local:

➡️ Dr. Edward Berkelaar, professor at Redeemer University ➡️ Doug Sikkema, professor at Redeemer University
➡️ Amanda Hildebrand, Ontario program manager at A Rocha Canada

Together, they'll talk about how real stewardship starts with the ground right beneath our feet. Join us at Chedoke Estate, September 11, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Register for Loving the Local: https://bit.ly/4zOigS9

09/03/2026

How can we call prostitution "work" when it involves women being objectified, violated, and killed?

Andrea Heinz, co-author of "When Men Buy S*x: Who Really Pays?" and a survivor of prostitution, testified before Parliament's Justice Committee on Canada's prostitution laws. In this clip, she shares the same testimony she gave the committee about the true dangers of "s*x work."

Watch Andrea explain why prostitution can never be called work, then read more in our new report.

Link to the full report in the comments ⬇️

Mark your calendar: Ayaan Hirsi Ali is coming to Calgary. On October 8, she headlines the 2026 Ian Shugart Lecture, a Ca...
09/03/2026

Mark your calendar: Ayaan Hirsi Ali is coming to Calgary. On October 8, she headlines the 2026 Ian Shugart Lecture, a Cardus event series exploring how faith and public life shape each other. Hirsi Ali will talk about the conversion to Christianity that surprised even her, and what it means for her mission to renew Western society.

Few stories capture the stakes of faith in the modern world more vividly than Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s. Born in Somalia, she survived female ge***al mutilation, fled a forced marriage, rose to serve as a member of the Dutch parliament, survived assassination threats following the murder of her collaborator Theo van Gogh, and spent decades as a globally recognized critic of religion.

And then, in 2023, Ayaan Hirsi Ali—one of the most famous atheists in the world—became a Christian. Hirsi Ali’s journey is the subject of her forthcoming book, "Why I Am Now a Christian", and it is this journey—personal, intellectual, and civilizational—that she will share with us as our 2026 Ian Shugart Lecturer.

In conversation with Brian Dijkema—Cardus’s President, Canada—Hirsi Ali will speak about what drew her to the Christian faith, how her conversion has shaped her understanding of the civilizational challenges now facing the West, and what it means to live—as Ian Shugart himself did—with convictions that are at once deeply personal and publicly consequential. In a moment when many formerly secular people are searching for cultural renewal, and returning to religion as the moral and cultural wellspring of Western civilization, Hirsi Ali will show us why Christianity cannot simply be a civilizational project—before all else, it is an encounter with a person who fulfills the needs of every human heart. That encounter reshapes us entirely, and it is only from the divine gifts of this relationship—mercy, forgiveness, and love—that a civilization worth building is born.

Join us in downtown Calgary, October 8, 7–9 p.m. for a conversation about the future of Western society and how Christian faith is key to its renewal. Seats are limited—register now at the link in the comments ⬇️

09/02/2026

Prostitution involves an exchange. Money changes hands. In that narrow sense, it mimics labour. But does that mean "s*x work" can truly be called work?

Cardus's Renze Nauta explains why calling prostitution "work" is a falsehood in this clip.

Link to his new report in the comments. It explores why prostitution fundamentally violates human dignity and the common good, and why it cannot be considered legitimate work ⬇️

Two of the year's biggest Cardus events are happening back-to-back in Calgary this October.On October 8, Ayaan Hirsi Ali...
09/02/2026

Two of the year's biggest Cardus events are happening back-to-back in Calgary this October.

On October 8, Ayaan Hirsi Ali joins us for the 2026 Ian Shugart Lecture. Her story is one of the most remarkable of our time: surviving female ge***al mutilation, fleeing a forced marriage, serving in the Dutch parliament, and living for two decades under threat after the murder of her collaborator, Theo van Gogh. This fall, she'll speak for the first time at a Cardus event about a turn few saw coming—her conversion to Christianity, and what it has taught her about the civilizational challenges facing the West.

The very next day, October 9, join us for a luncheon keynote address where Cardus CEO Michael Van Pelt will make the case that Alberta, not Ontario, not Quebec, is where Canada's future is being written. At “The Future Lies West: How Alberta Will Lead Canada”, we'll be joined by a panel featuring journalist Jen Gerson, former Alberta finance minister Travis Toews, and Jean-Christophe Jasmin, Cardus's Quebec director, all moderated by Cardus President Brian Dijkema.

Two days of conversation about the future of our society in downtown Calgary. If you're planning to be there for one, make it both.

Register for both or either event at the links in the comments ⬇️

As Alberta students return to school this week, they and their families are benefiting from the positive impacts of educ...
09/01/2026

As Alberta students return to school this week, they and their families are benefiting from the positive impacts of educational choice. It’s the norm in Alberta, and it’s time policymakers catch up with that reality.

Polling conducted by the Angus Reid Institute for Cardus finds that nearly half of Alberta families already use an educational option beyond the mainstream public system, and more than half of Albertans have considered an independent school, charter school, or homeschooling for their child.

Educational choice is why Alberta is a leader in Canadian education. It means the government continues to fund and regulate education while families choose the setting that fits their child best—and it’s already how a growing share of Alberta students learn.

Learn more about the case for educational choice at https://bit.ly/4x62YFQ.

Save the date: "Loving the Local", a Kennedy Stewardship Conversation, is happening September 11, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:0...
09/01/2026

Save the date: "Loving the Local", a Kennedy Stewardship Conversation, is happening September 11, 2026, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Cardus's offices on the Chedoke Estate in Hamilton, Ontario.

We tend to worry about the environment at the biggest possible scale, even though many of us couldn't name a single tree on our own street. Join Cardus's President, Canada, Brian Dijkema, in conversation with Hamilton conservationists, scientists, and teachers about what it looks like to fall in love again with the actual trees, creeks, and neighbours we've been given to know and keep.

Register here ➡️ https://bit.ly/4dg6dDl

In Canada, a doctor can raise medical assistance in dying with a patient before the patient ever brings it up—which is e...
09/01/2026

In Canada, a doctor can raise medical assistance in dying with a patient before the patient ever brings it up—which is exactly what many jurisdictions prohibit, since patients are primed to defer to a doctor as the expert and may treat the suggestion as a recommendation rather than one option among many.

Only one witness is needed for a written MAiD request—and that witness can be a paid caregiver.

And if a patient is found ineligible for MAiD, there's no limit on how many times they can seek out a new assessor until they find one who says yes.

None of that is true in most of the jurisdictions we compared.

Rebecca Vachon's new report for Cardus, Part 2 of our international comparison of assisted dying regimes, looks at the procedural safeguards meant to keep a MAiD request voluntary, informed, and free from pressure—and how far Canada's have eroded compared to Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Read the full report at the link in the comments ⬇️

09/01/2026

A more inclusive approach isn't just more fair - it's also the most popular option.

Cardus research shows that religiously committed people are the most tolerant of other believers - including those of other faiths.

As our own Brian Dijkema told Greg Brady of 640 Toronto Radio, when policies like the recent Canadian Armed Forces directive seek to restrict public prayer, they're not making things better for everyone - just for those who are opposed to religion.

08/29/2026

Canada is home to a wide array of believers, and so are our Armed Forces.

Our military should be seeking to include people of all beliefs, not just non-believers. Our own Brian Dijkema spoke to 640 Toronto Radio's Greg Brady about a recent military directive banning prayers in favour of "spiritual reflections" at public events.

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