Institute for Canadian Values
- Institute for Canadian Values
The Institute for Canadian Values is a private Canadian think-tank promoting conservative social and economic policies. It was founded in March 2005 by a $250,000 gift from a "retired trucking magnate" named Sidney Harkema. [cite news | url = http://www.walrusmagazine.com/print/politics-stephen-harper-and-the-theocons/]
first = Marci | last = McDonald | title = Stephen Harper and the Theo-cons |date= 5 December 2006 | accessdate=2006-12-05 | publisher = The Walrus] Founding
A December 2006 article in "The Walrus" described the Institute for Canadian Values as "a direct riposte to Bill C-38, which legalized same-sex marriage. Charles McVety, president of Canada Christian College and founder of the institute, gave as his rationale the following: “On the left, there are hundreds of organizations,” he says, “and on the right there is a great void.”
Mission
Its mission states:
"The Institute for Canadian Values is a national think-tank dedicated to advancing knowledge of public policy issues from Judeo-Christian intellectual and moral perspectives as well as awareness of how such perspectives contribute to a modern, free, and democratic society.
We are a centre for news, research, and debate. Our mission is to serve Canadians who see value in greater consistency between Judeo-Christian perspectives and actual public policy or who seek a better understanding of how such perspectives can benefit policy and the public."
Canadian Values Conference
The Institute staged the Canadian Values Conference at Canada Christian College in Toronto, Nov. 29-Dec. 1. 2005. Conference participants included:
*Naresh Raghubeer (Canadian Coalition for Democracies)
*Tristan Emmanuel (Equipping Christians for the Public Square)
*Luc Gagnon (Campaign Quebec Vie)
*Gwen Landolt (REAL Women of Canada)
*Brian Rushfeldt (Canada Family Action Coalition)
*Phil Horgan (Catholic Civil Rights League)
*Charles McVety (Canada Christian College)
*Senator Anne Cools
*Ralph E. Reed, Jr.
References
External links
* [http://www.canadianvalues.ca/ Official website]
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