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Ray Pennings

Ray Pennings

Executive Vice President

Ray Pennings co-founded Cardus in 2000 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, working out of the Ottawa office. Ray has a vast amount of experience in Canadian industrial relations and has been involved in public policy discussions and as a political activist at all levels of government.

Ray is a respected voice in Canadian politics, contributing as a commentator, pundit and critic in many of Canada’s leading news outlets and as an advisor and strategist on political campaign teams.

Ray completed a degree in History at McMaster University and obtained a Master of Arts in Religion degree from Puritan Theological Seminary. He has led a number of large research projects at Cardus over the years and was lead author on Death is Natural: Reframing the End-of-Life Conversation in Canada. In addition to authoring Cardus reports and columns he has also written chapters in several publications including Church and Caesar (RHB, 2004), Living for God’s Glory (RHB, 2011), Calvin the Revolutionary (RHB, 2010), Religious Liberty and the Law (Routledge, 2017), and The Handbook of School Choice (Wiley-Blackwell, 2017).

Ray’s grasp of applied public theology is evident not only through his writings, but through his volunteer efforts as well. He was founding president of EduDeo (formerly Worldwide Christian Schools) and has served as Chair on the board of Redeemer University College, and as a board member for the Civitas Society and the Rosebud School for the Arts. Ray currently sits on the adjudication committee for the Redeemer Centre for Christian Scholarship and on the Champions Circle for Compassionate Ottawa. Ray and his wife, Kathy, have one adult son.

The Shifting Landscape of Faith in Canada

November 23, 2022
Research Report

Education Reform in Canada

April 25, 2019
Research Report

Death is Natural

April 28, 2015
Research Report

Cardus Education Survey: Phase II Report (2012)

September 26, 2012
Research Report

Calgary City Soul Phase 2: Final Report

October 7, 2011
Research Report

Cardus Education Survey: Phase I Report (2011)

August 16, 2011
Research Report

The Shifting Demand for Social Services

February 16, 2010
Research Report

A Canadian Culture of Generosity

October 2, 2009
Research Report

2009 Budget Analysis

January 1, 2009
Policy Brief

Why Is Construction So Expensive in Ontario?

November 25, 2008
Research Report

Toronto the Good

March 1, 2008
Research Report

Buying a Labour Monopoly?

July 1, 1998
Research Report

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