Cardus made a submission to the Senate committee studying Bill C-35: An Act respecting early learning and child care in Canada. We argue that the bill is unnecessary and enshrines an inequitable program. However, if Senators support Bill C-35 to the next legislative stage, Cardus recommends several amendments to strengthen the legislation.
Memo: SOCI Committee’s Study of Bill C-35: An Act Respecting Early Learning and Child Care in Canada
November 10, 2023
Cardus Presentation to Senate Committee on Bill C-35
Comprehensive publication of the results from the child care agreements must be emphasized to ensure that the program meets parental demand, serves the diverse needs of Canadian families, and is being provided at a high quality.
November 10, 2023
Backgrounder on the Canada Child Benefit
Considerations for the Future
October 17, 2023
Child Care Funding Update: British Columbia – Year One (2021-22)
Implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreements
October 12, 2023
Child Care Funding Update: Saskatchewan – Year One (2021-22)
Implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreements
October 12, 2023
Child Care Funding Update: New Brunswick – Year One (2021-22)
Implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreements
October 12, 2023
Ethical Issues in Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada
This report provides an overview of the current situation of euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada and highlights some of the major ethical problems that exist within it. It also argues that assisted death is distracting from the real and pressing need for a national palliative care infrastructure.
September 14, 2023
Conflicting Rights? Balancing Equality and Fundamental Freedoms
Far from opposing one another, neither fundamental freedoms nor equality can exist without a meaningful guarantee of the other. The paper critiques case law and scholarship that needlessly pits these constitutional guarantees against one another.
September 12, 2023
Memo: Changes to Vulnerable Sector Check Fees – Ontario’s Police Record Checks Reform Act Review
Cardus made a submission to the Ministry of the Solicitor General's legislative review of the Police Record Checks Reform Act. We recommend that the Government of Ontario fully subsidize the cost of VSCs and associated fingerprinting requirements (if needed) when accessed for volunteer purposes.
September 11, 2023