The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada is pleased to see that the BC court upheld s. 293 of the Criminal Code. Executive Director Dave Quist said polygamy does indeed bring harm to society in various forms and the institute is pleased the judge recognized that. Full Release is available online. Call 613-565-3832, ext. 7501.
The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada announced its opposition to Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff's plan to create federal funding for daycare. Manager of Research and Communications at the institute Andrea Mrozek made a plea for the funding to be given to families rather than placed in a federal fund. The full release is available … Read more
The institute says it is pleased with Conservative Leader Stephen Harper's (Calgary Southwest, AB) plans to introduce a form of income splitting to help lower the financial burden on families. Call 613-565-3832.
The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada said that it stands in favour of the federal government's budget which will provide tax relief for Canadian families. The budget has recognized that the aging demographic needs attention through the Family Care Tax Credit and the Medical Expenses Tax Credit. The full release is available online. Call … Read more
The institute released Growing up then and now: Cohabitation marks the key to difference, a research paper detailing young people's changing approaches to the traditional markers of adulthood. The full release is available online. Call 1-866-373-4632.
The Institute of Family and Marriage Canada has released a report called The Status of Men. The report outlines the problems facing men, including higher dropout rates from school, lower rates of university attendance and higher suicide rates. The full release is available online. Call 613-565-3832 .
The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada is releasing Government gambling and broken families: How problem gambling affects families. Given the recent decision to expand online gambling in British Columbia and Quebec and the pending decision to do the same in Ontario the question of how gambling affects families is all the more pressing. The full report … Read more
The institute is releasing Canada’s shrinking families—Why families are getting smaller and what to do about it. This report identifies that there is a demographic crunch in Canada. It looks at the causes and implications of smaller families and what can be done to make change. The full report is available online. Call 613-565-3832.
