Ray Pennings

@rpennings

Faith and Public Life, Canadian Political Punditry, Public Organizations of all kinds, Leafs, Blue Jays and CFL, and the occasional twitter debate

Ottawa
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Joined July 2009
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  1. Oct 26

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    Oct 22

    "The Bill therefore contradicts a core premise underlying our entire legal system: that all lives have equal value."

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    Oct 20

    Kevin Garratt—a Canadian who, with his wife Julia, was imprisoned in China for 2 years—will join us next week to respond to our panelists & as they explore religious freedom violations in China. Register today:

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    Oct 20

    I did a blast through 's latest "Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World." In conclusion: expect more of the same, but faster. But can we survive it? In today.

    "Finally, Zakaria says, the natural world, which has only barely begun its tempestuous revolt against our fast and open lifestyles, kicked up the Great Pandemic." (Robert Joustra)
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  5. Oct 14

    Society's returning to health post-Covid includes focusing on the healthy lessons we have learned as well as weaning off of the pandemic pain-killers....

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    Oct 6

    Yes, the federal government re-introduced its bill on expanding assisted dying yesterday. But is it asking the right questions about its next steps? This piece from is as relevant today as when it was written:

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    Oct 5

    In his October 3 Insights newsletter, Cardus Executive Vice-President Ray Pennings warns that even as we disdain the President’s politics of authoritarian preening, we must look for them in ourselves.

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    Oct 2

    What's the future of the liberal arts in higher education? *Is* there one? Join , , , , and Anne Snyder of as they talk about this topic on Monday at 7pm ET!

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    Oct 1

    "Might the repeal of the provision that requires a person’s natural death be reasonably foreseeable exacerbate the labelling of certain lives as not worth living? If so, what pressures might mount against those whose lives these happen to be?"

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    Sep 25

    More to come on this, but just a teaser: Tune in to this 10/5 panel, and then stick around for a project on the future of the liberal arts that some of us are cooking up right now. Glad to be partnering with good folks like , , , & several others

    Save the Date: On Monday, Oct 5 at 7pm ET, will host a roundtable conversation as part of their "Breaking Ground" project on the enduring value of the liberal arts as we consider our society beyond 2020.
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  11. Sep 24

    Throne speech fails in getting its message through, with quotes from to help make the point.

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    Sep 21

    Religion and its services contribute $67.5 billion to the Canadian economy, calculates new study

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    Sep 17

    Canadians are feeling the financial and economic pain of the pandemic and so are Canadian charities. Canadians have rallied around increasing government help

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    Sep 17

    Brilliant piece! Fund tots, not spots: "The future of work is shifting. Rather than pursuing a one-size-fits-all system, child-care policy needs to be flexible and allow parents to make the best decisions for their family."

    Fund tots, not more spots - great op-ed article.
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    Sep 16

    What determines whether our leaders' mistakes will be answered by a culture of bitterness or forgiveness? Michael Van Pelt and of talk about the possibility for forgiveness in a time of tremendous complexity.

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    Sep 11

    What determines whether our leaders' mistakes will be answered by a culture of bitterness or forgiveness? Michael Van Pelt and of talk about the possibility for forgiveness in a time of tremendous complexity.

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    Sep 10

    What determines whether our leaders' mistakes will be answered by a culture of bitterness or forgiveness? Michael Van Pelt and of talk about the possibility for forgiveness in a time of tremendous complexity.

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    Aug 26

    Feeling refreshed this morning after the 2am Eastern presentation with @raypennings about findings from the Education Survey Australia. "Australian Schools and the Common Good" and other materials are now live on the website:

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    Aug 24

    Coming this Wednesday: education survey Australia. if you're in North America like me and , you don't have to join us and our neighbors down under at 2am Eastern for the release event, but check out the report when you wake up.

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    Aug 14

    "If the current WE scandal is teaching us anything, it’s that there are right and wrong ways for the government to try to advance the good work of charities."

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