Reading Time: 4 minutes We’d all be better off if we recovered a healthier view of marriage
Author: Peter Jon Mitchell
The public consequences of marriage rates falling
Reading Time: 3 minutes Families are the front line of child care, elder care, and financial stability
Affordable child care remains uncertain for many Ontarians
Reading Time: 3 minutes $10-a-day child care plan least efficient, most expensive and complex way to tackle affordability
The value of the marriage bond in times of crisis
Reading Time: 4 minutes Our experience amid the stress and challenge highlights the important bonds we have within our families
Child benefit program pays dividends but presents hurdles
Reading Time: 3 minutes Governments need to be careful that benefits don’t discourage social institutions that strengthen families and communities
Ontario offers a new direction in child-care funding
Reading Time: 3 minutes It will make care more affordable, recognize that parents have a right to choose and be relatively cost-effective
Why we should respond to the lure of wedding bells
Reading Time: 3 minutes There are sharp differences in family life satisfaction and perceived relationship stability between married and cohabiting parents
Canadians have forgotten what marriage is and why it matters
Reading Time: 3 minutes As studies show that we’re delaying or choosing not to get married, we need to recognize the overwhelming value of marriage
Why marriage still matters
Reading Time: 4 minutes From health to wealth, from personal happiness to better outcomes for children, the benefits of traditional relationships are many
A healthy marriage culture builds a thriving society
Reading Time: 4 minutes A healthy marriage contributes to family stability so there’s a need for recovery of the institution. But how?