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Cardus is hiring an Ottawa event and office coordinator.

Are you organized and resourceful, good with technology, and passionate about giving guests an excellent experience? Help us make our downtown Ottawa office “Canada’s Living Room”: a welcoming, well-cared-for place for thoughtful conversation, connection, and hospitality.

In this full-time role, you’ll:
- coordinate Ottawa events from planning through follow-up, including invitations, registration, guest communications, setup, and teardown
- serve as the on-site point person and public face of Cardus Ottawa
- supervise event technology, audiovisual capture, and photography
- keep the Ottawa office running smoothly day to day

English is essential, and bilingualism in English and French is a significant asset.

Learn more about the role and apply at the link in the replies ⬇️

“The individual may make the choice. But that individual is a spouse, a sibling, an employee, a neighbour.” We hear very little about what euthanasia does to those who grieve the loss of those they love. But it turns out to be a significant social issue.

Listen to our full conversation with @BrianDijkema on Proverbs & Policy, a Cardus podcast, wherever you get your podcasts or at the link in the replies.

The recent B.C. election means seven of ten provincial governments now identify as conservative.

Provincial governments exercise enormous authority over matters that shape everyday life, and their financial significance is easily underestimated. @rpennings writes that the most significant part of B.C.'s election may be what the electoral map reveals about the way Canada actually works. @TheHubCanada

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Thomas Aquinas called prudence the highest political virtue: right action at the right time, according to the conditions. @BrianDijkema explains why that makes the Christian social tradition forward-looking: “We’re actually Christian futurists.”

Listen to our full conversation with Brian Dijkema on Proverbs & Policy, a Cardus podcast, wherever you get your podcasts or at the link in the comments.

Many parents who work part-time, hold precarious jobs, or study full-time can’t get federal paid parental leave. To qualify, they need 600 hours of insurable employment.

Quebec does it differently. Its parental insurance plan requires $2,000 in insurable earnings, which is about 121 hours of work at Quebec’s minimum wage. In 2023, about 90 percent of births in Quebec were covered, compared with 78 percent under federal Employment Insurance.

Cardus’s Peter Jon Mitchell told MPs it’s time to reconsider the federal threshold.

Watch Peter Jon’s full remarks before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities in the comments ⬇️