Dignity of Work
Ray Pennings
January 22, 2014
But one part that really interests me is the needed refocusing of Canada's construction workforce—the contributions of those Canadians who make construction their vocation ...
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Love in the Digital Age
Doug Sikkema
January 17, 2014
Theodore and Samantha are like Adam and Eve 2.0, a first couple meant to usher in a transhuman future Leah Reich's anecdotes about Tofu are part of her larger discussion of the recent Spike Jonze film, Her, a film that traces the story of lonely Theodore Twombly who recovers from a broken marriage t...
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Journalistic Ambiguity Not Worth A Tweet
Peter Stockland
January 16, 2014
In the world of journalist as creator and interpreter of grand ambiguities, however, a factual zero is but a peephole through which to spy a coruscating cascade of "what ifs?" and "is it possible thats?" and "how will we respond whens?" and, ultimately, "where do we draw the line against this madne...
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Journalistic Ambiguity Not Worth A Tweet
Peter Stockland
January 16, 2014
Peter Stockland on journalistic ambiguities.
Cardus Daily blogger Albertos Polizogopoulos did a majestic job yesterday of knocking the stuffing out of the pseudo-legal folderol surrounding York University’s purported reasonable accommodation debacle ...
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The York University Question: It's not about sex—it's about the law
Albertos Polizogopoulos
January 13, 2014
If this student truly believes that, for religious reasons, he ought not to be engaged in group work with female students, he should, at law, have his religious beliefs accommodated to the point of undue hardship There is no question of, nor threat to women's equality rights in the accommodation req...
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Walking Away From Omelas
Doug Sikkema
January 10, 2014
Take the story of Akhshtyr, a small town situated between Sochi and many of the Olympic venues Stories of shoddy workmanship, corruption, and busloads of illegal labourers who remain unpaid for months are all real parts of the story of Sochi 2014 ...
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Abundant Hope for The Walking Dead
Peter Stockland
January 9, 2014
The surface plot of TWD revolves the question raised by the paradox of the title: If the dead walk, can they be considered truly dead? Similarly, entering the gates of Costco gives rise to the query: if shopping involves filling up a cart the size of a hot tub with more food than was eaten in severa...
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Abundant Hope for The Walking Dead
Peter Stockland
January 9, 2014
Peter Stockland delves into the difficult question, "What is the possible meaning of life when the purpose of life has become simply more?"
No one, in any episode for the first three seasons at least, ever goes to Costco ...
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Rediscovering Liberal Principle?
Ray Pennings
January 8, 2014
He lamented that Liberals have engaged the past few decades maintaining "a steadfast ideological commitment not to maintain steadfast ideological commitments," suggesting a renewed commitment to freedom, fairness, equality, and sustainability as the touchstones for the appeal of Canadian liberalism ...
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Listen to Sally Singh!
Brian Dijkema
January 7, 2014
But what if, by gouging money out of political life, you end up with a limping political system? That's the argument made yesterday by Michael Den Tandt in the National Post This is a problem for Whyte and Den Tandt because it means that successful politicians can manipulate an ignorant electorate t...
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What's next: February/March issue of Convivium
Julia Nethersole
January 7, 2014
Find out what's coming up in the next issue of Convivium
Here's what you've got to look forward to in the upcoming February/March issue of Convivium: ...
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Cardus Daily's Greatest Hits of 2013 - Part 2
Naomi Biesheuvel
December 31, 2013
Happy New Year, and look for more great content on the Cardus blog in 2014! ...
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Cardus Daily's Greatest Hits of 2013 - Part 1
Naomi Biesheuvel
December 30, 2013
Ray Sawatzky outlined three essential questions on freedom of speech in Canada, following the Supreme Court's Whatcott decision ...
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The Cardus Travelling Circus
Dan Postma
December 27, 2013
February 28: We're proud to announce that we will host one of America's best writers, and the youngest-ever columnist of the New York Times, Ross Douthat ...
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My 2013 Top Ten
Michael Van Pelt
December 26, 2013
Do you know of another outfit that could (a) draw 400 people—on Toronto's snowiest day—to meet a Hong Kong cardinal and a Canadian cabinet minister; (b) bring a priest, professor, and central banker together to discuss economic virtue; and (c) present a British Lord speaking of faith in our common l...