Joining Lucas on today's episode is Ray Pennings the Executive Vice President at Cardus - a Canadian non-partisan think tank that seeks a healthy society through independent research, policy analysis, and advocacy. We chat about the history of Cardus, what they actually do and the impact they have. We also cover topics such why think tanks matter, MAID (medical assistance in dying) and of course we briefly analyze the covid response. Be sure to check out Cardus and the work their doing by going to: https://www.cardus.ca/ - Let us know your thoughts!

0:00 - Intro

9:00 - History of Cardus

14:00 - What does Cardus do

20:00 - Approaching issues/topics

27:26- Why do think tanks matter?

32:00 = How does Cardus maintain being bipartisan

41:40 - Faith and public life

52:09 - MAID

1:01:54- Covid post morum

1:17:40 - Political leader analysis

1:31:00 - What are things we can do to make lasting change

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