Cardus

Misconceptions surround palliative care, Cardus finds

Quinton Amundson · May 11, 2026

An overwhelming 90 per cent of more than 1,600 Canadians surveyed declared the citizens of this land should have a right to “universally accessible and funded high-quality palliative care.”

Social isolation on rise in congregations, study shows

New challenge facing Canadian faith communities

Quinton Amundson · March 12, 2026

Canadian Christian clergy and church leaders estimate approximately 20 per cent of their congregants are experiencing social isolation and loneliness, a new study shows.

Andrew Bennett moves on from Cardus

Former religious freedom ambassador leaving Cardus for Calgary Christian school

Quinton Amundson · February 21, 2026

Fr. Deacon Andrew Bennett is departing from his director of faith community engagement role with the Cardus think tank to pursue a new professional challenge after a decade standing for religious freedom in the public square.

A faithful Canadian is an involved one

Religious communities produce ‘healthy social ecology’

Quinton Amundson · December 11, 2025

Faith-filled Canadians are almost three times more likely to be deeply involved in their communities, a key finding from a joint study by the Christian think tank Cardus and the Angus Reid Institute.

Cardus showing Canada’s faith gap widening

Quinton Amundson · November 10, 2025

A survey jointly released by the Cardus think tank and the Angus Reid Institute (ARI) on Nov. 6 indicates 18 per cent of 5,000 surveyed Canadians identify as religiously committed, significantly less than the 37 per cent of the 5,000 polled Americans.

Cardus think tank expands into Quebec

Anna Farrow · October 28, 2025

In this its 25th year, the Christian think-tank Cardus is expanding its reach into Quebec.

Original MAiD expectations shattered, report finds

Safeguards for vulnerable populations never came to fruition, service expanded, Cardus study finds

Quinton Amundson · September 16, 2025

Packed with statistical data points, a new research report from the non-partisan Cardus think tank starkly suggests the reality of the Canadian medical assistance in dying (MAiD) regime for vulnerable populations has been significantly more outsized than predicted in the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that decriminalized euthanasia.

MAiD becoming 'routine' in Canada

Quinton Amundson · August 19, 2025

Coincidentally, three days before the Cardus think tanks’ From Slippery Slope to Sheer Cliff: MAiD's Impact on Canada Aug. 14 webinar event, a major U.S. magazine outlet published an in-depth exposé with the following headline in huge bold text: “Canada is killing itself.”

Cardus studies faith response to loneliness

Church communities adept at fostering community — why?

Quinton Amundson · April 21, 2025

Cardus is on a quest to comprehensively uncover why Canadian Christian communities are naturally equipped and adept at addressing social isolation and loneliness.

Young adults defying secularism trend in Canadian Church

Luke Mandato · July 29, 2024

Reports of dwindling religious practice among Catholics in Canada may be more prevalent each year, but a different trend showing increased interest from young adults is giving hope for a possible resurgence of the Church in the near future.