Yes, Ontario is very close to signing a new child-care funding deal with the federal government. But that comes with a host of possible consequences parents won't like, warns Peter Jon Mitchell.

Ontario is right to be careful in negotiating with the federal government over child-care funding, argues Peter Jon Mitchell in the Toronto Sun. Nova Scotia accepted federal funding and its child-care sector faces massive disruption now.

As Hamilton City Council speaks out against Quebec's secularism law, Cardus weighed in on the issue, supporting council’s “recognition of public religious expression as central to a robust exercise of religious freedom.”

"The faith-matched group in my data exhibited standardized test scores in the range of five to eight percentage points better than the unmatched students ... We don’t see positive effects that large for very many factors," Dr. Catherine Ruth Pakaluk tells The Hub, as she explains the findings of the Cardus Education report, A Good Fit.

"A new study suggests that American students attending an independent school aligning with their religious identity achieved higher scores on standardized math and reading tests compared to non-religious peers," reports The Catholic Register.

"What do we need in 2022? To move from fear to freedom," writes Andrea Mrozek, a Cardus senior fellow, in this reflection on the year that was and the new year we're just beginning.

Ray Pennings, Executive Vice-President and Co-Founder of Cardus, joins The Breakfast Show podcast on Voice of Islam Radio in the United Kingdom to discuss the intersection of religious faith with social media and the growth of secularism.

Cardus Senior Fellow Andrea Mrozek wrote an op-ed for the Toronto Sun about how various provinces are faring with the new affordable child-care program and why Ontario shouldn't sign a deal too quickly. It is in Ontario's best interest to ensure all families would benefit from the deal, which requires a broader definition of child care to account for alternative options that many Ontarians use.

Cardus Senior Fellow Deani Van Pelt writes an op-ed in The Hamilton Spectator about the Ontario government's new rapid testing program which will provide rapid antigen testing kits to students in an attempt to prevent COVID-19 outbreaks after the holidays. The program, however, does not include students in independent schools, which Van Pelt says creates an illogical and discriminatory divide among Ontario students.