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Watch this short clip to learn just some of the eye-popping findings from our recent report on "The Hidden Harms of Single-Event Sports in ."

Shocked? So were we!

Read the report: https://www.cardus.ca/research/work-economics/reports/the-hidden-harms-of-single-event-sports-betting-in-ontario/

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Today's Deacon's Dispatch from Cardus Faith Communities Program Director Andrew Bennett asks: Why does everything have to be so political?

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This week we published a must-read memo entitled "Federal Consultation on Early Learning and Child Care."

We outline why the Canada-wide program does not meet the needs of low-income families and offer recommendations to better serve all families.

Read it right here:

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The Cardus reports keep coming!

Today we release "Benefits for Whom? Assessing British Columbia’s Community Benefits Agreement."

The bottom line? Cost overruns and labour shortages are hallmarks of British Columbia’s Community Benefits Agreement.

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The perfect read for a Tuesday lunchtime.

Cardus's Western Stakeholder Director Catharine Kavanagh writes here for the Journal of Commerce on how businesses need to start new schools to develop future employees who are ready to work.

Industry Perspectives Op-Ed: Businesses need to start new schools to develop future employees who are ready to work Talk to any business leader and you’ll hear it’s a daily problem: an owner or manager, looking at 22 sub-par applications for an opening in their company. Or worse, yet just as common, business owners panicking as an application window closes because they’ve received zero applications. Alberta...

Good article here in the Western Standard on our recent report on the hidden harms of single-event sports betting in Canada: https://bit.ly/4cZh7dC

Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3Zg6Jes

Report finds sports betting in Ontario has become a public health problem Ontario’s legalization of single-event sports betting has turned into a public health problem requiring government action, according to a report conducted by Cardus.

Great podcast here with Cardus Canadian President Brian Dijkema and Shaye Ganam on our recent report on the hidden harms of single events sport , which you can read here: https://bit.ly/4ekiQeV

Listen the podcast by following this link: https://spoti.fi/47oD1G7

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The second part of today's 2-for-1 special is the following research brief: "How Big Is Canada’s Black Market for Sports Betting?"

Spoiler alert: It's big, and the gambling industry’s claims don’t survive scrutiny.

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Today we release a 2-for-1 special, starting with: "The Hidden Harms of Single-Event Sports in Ontario."

Spoiler alert: needs to prioritize player safety in sports betting.

Key Points:

Single-event sports betting was legalized in Canada in 2021. One of the arguments for legalization was that it would move the gambling already taking place underground into the safer light of a regulated market, with responsible-gambling safeguards and other player protections.

Yet there is good reason to question whether Ontario’s new sports-betting regime prioritizes player safety.

Legalizing single-game sports betting didn’t just make it possible for fans to bet a few dollars on whether the Leafs would beat the Senators on any given night and then sit back to watch the game. It also opened the door for any game to turn a smartphone into a two-hour slot machine.

Sports betting now has many of the features that are associated with a higher risk of problem gambling:

Ability to bet quickly, continuously, and at short intervals;
Effectively unlimited access (online), and ability to gamble while alone, drunk, or high;

Structural characteristics that encourage cognitive distortions and loss chasing; and

Ability to circumvent responsible-gambling tools.
Compared to traditional sports bettors, in-play bettors skew younger, are more likely to be male, and are more likely to consume alcohol while betting.

According to one study, viewers in Ontario are exposed to 2.8 gambling references every minute while they watch live sports broadcasts.

The number of iGO active player accounts, and the amount wagered on betting, is increasing rapidly.

The average spending per player account in Ontario is currently $283/month (amount gambled, minus any winnings), which is 3.2 percent of the average monthly household income.

Experts have identified that gambling above 1 percent of income exposes players to a much higher risk of harm to finances, relationships, and psychological and physical health.

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"Let’s talk about building schools. Alberta’s school space crunch is well-documented. But we’re not going to focus on the problems of overflowing schools, classes in hallways, and turning to empty offices to find room for students. Let’s talk solutions instead."

Cardus Alberta Liaison Officer Catharine Kavanagh's latest for The Hub.

Catharine Kavanagh: How independent schools can solve Alberta’s school crowding crisis Let’s talk about building schools. Alberta’s school space crunch is well-documented. But we’re not going to focus on the problems of overflowing schools, classes in hallways, and turning to empty offices to find room for students. Let’s talk solutions instead.

"Welcome to Canada, the Doctor Will Kill You Now."

A sobering piece here from the Wall Street Journal, citing recent Cardus research on soaring rates in Canada.

Opinion | Welcome to Canada, the Doctor Will Kill You Now Assisted su***de was sold as compassionate. In practice it has turned out to be monstrous.

Check out our research page for some revealing findings on the implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreements.

Spoiler alert: the federal government may have some serious rethinking to do.

Research Library, Approach, Results, Policy | Cardus Browse and explore our research and policy offerings in collaboration with our research professionals, partners, and think tank members.

Christian school leaders’ perspectives on identifying and hiring high-quality teachers.

A fascinating deep-dive in this paper here, with Cardus quoted throughout.

Christian school leaders’ perspectives on identifying and hiring high-quality teachers - Journal of Religious Education Teacher quality is one of the most important factors influencing a student’s educational outcomes, yet scant research has examined teacher hiring and quality in Protestant Christian schools. In this qualitative work, we thematically analyze interviews about Christian schools’ teacher hiring prac...

Want to know the truth about policies across ?

This week we released an overview of government benefits available to adoptive families at the federal, provincial, and territorial levels.

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New Cardus Education Program Director Joanna DeJong VanHof calls it right for The Hub.

Canada must move beyond one-size-fits-all education systems.

Joanna DeJong VanHof: Canada must move beyond one-size-fits-all education systems Priscila studies during a French integration class for new arrivals, January 25, 2023 in Montreal. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press.

The brilliant author of our report on rapidly rising euthanasia rates in Canada has a must-read piece in The Hub here.

Thanks to Alexander Raikin for his hard work on this timely and troubling report, and to The Hub for helping to get the findings out there.

Alexander Raikin: We were promised MAiD would be rare. Instead, Canadian euthanasia deaths are soaring John Scully, a plaintiff in a court challenge arguing it’s discriminatory to bar people with mental disorders from eligibility for MAiD, in Toronto, Aug. 19, 2024. Cole Burston/The Canadian Press.

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This just in.🆕

Cardus co-founder and Executive Vice-President Ray Pennings appears on Real Talk to discuss "Generosity that changes the world." 🎙️

You won't want to miss it. Listen now👂

‎Real Talk: Ep. 103 - Gospel Patrons: Generosity that Changes the World - Al Schutten, Peter Kranendonk & Ray Pennings on Apple Podcasts ‎Show Real Talk, Ep Ep. 103 - Gospel Patrons: Generosity that Changes the World - Al Schutten, Peter Kranendonk & Ray Pennings - Aug 11, 2024

Cardus Health Program Director Rebecca Vachon was interviewed by CTV National News following the release of our sobering report on the rapid rise of in . 📈🏥

You can watch the full clip at this link:

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There are some seriously sobering statistics in our new report on . https://bit.ly/3WEY02s 😟📊

Here's one of them.

Is this a record should be proud of? 🤔

Same-day euthanasia is a fact of life in Canada in 2024. 🕛

Read the report from Alexander Raikin on the rise of in Canada. 🏥https://bit.ly/3YCrIIe

From Exceptional to Routine: The Rise of in . 📈

MAiD in Canada is the world’s fastest-growing assisted-dying program. ⚠️

Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3WDk0Lb

Today we publish "From Exceptional to Routine: The Rise of in Canada", written by Alexander Raikin.

Read the report in full here: https://bit.ly/46yqa3X

👉 Premature deaths by MAiD have skyrocketed thirteenfold since legalization: from 1,018 in 2016 to 13,241 in 2022.

👉 Canada now has the fastest and largest growth rate of MAiD globally.

👉 MAiD is the 5th leading cause of death in Canada, on par with cerebrovascular diseases, following cancer, heart disease, COVID-19, and accidents.

👉 Originally intended as a “stringently limited” option, MAiD is now routine. Denials are rare (only 3.5% of requests), and assessments can be done in a single day.

👉 Health Canada underestimated the growth of MAiD, reaching the predicted 4% of total deaths 11 years early.

👉 Inconsistent reporting by provinces and federal agencies obscures the true scale of MAiD’s impact.

⏰ It's time for policymakers and the public to demand accurate data and accountability. We need a clear understanding of MAiD's normalization in Canada. 🇨🇦

From Exceptional to Routine | Cardus MAiD in Canada is the world’s fastest-growing assisted-dying program.

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"It should come as no surprise that Ottawa has essentially told the provinces to take a hike. No more 💲. No re-negotiation. No flexibility. As far as the federal families minister is concerned, provinces knew what they were signing up for: they just need to deal with it and stop complaining." Ouch. 💥
Read Catharine Kavanagh's full article: Alberta should opt out of Ottawa’s $10 daycare
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"It should come as no surprise that Ottawa has essentially told the provinces to take a hike. No more 💲. No re-negotiation. No flexibility. As far as the federal families minister is concerned, provinces knew what they were signing up for: they just need to deal with it and stop complaining." Ouch. 💥
Opinion: Alberta should opt out of Ottawa’s $10 daycare

Opinion: Alberta should opt out of Ottawa’s $10 daycare The intermittent care many Alberta families need is not eligible for federal funding. Alberta should take the cash instead. Read more.

Andrea Mrozek: Canada doesn't have a "too many babies" problem. Does the federal government understand this? 👶 Read the full article in The Line: https://bit.ly/3zZmGv4

Andrea Mrozek: Canada doesn't have a "too many babies" problem Canadian leaders need to acknowledge what the real issue is: our women want to have more babies than they can.