Johanna Lewis

Sep 5, 2024 | cardus.ca | Daniel Proussalidis |Johanna Lewis

Key PointsIntroductionThe Path to LegalizationA Rapidly Growing MarketRecommendationsReferencesKey PointsIntroductionThe Path to LegalizationA Rapidly Growing MarketRecommendationsReferencesSingle-event sports betting was legalized in Canada in 2021. One of the arguments for legalization was that it would move the gambling already taking place underground into the safer light of a regulated market, with responsible-gambling safeguards and other player protections.

Sep 5, 2024 | cardus.ca | Daniel Proussalidis |Johanna Lewis

One of the arguments made when single-event sports betting was legalized in Canada in 2021 was that people were going to bet on sports anyway, so why not make it safer to do so, and taxable? There’s an element of truth to this. Regulation does allow for government oversight and improved play protections, and it’s better for gambling revenue to go to problem-gambling treatment and other government programs than to organized crime. Yet there are several problems with the argument.

Jul 23, 2024 | nationalobserver.com | Johanna Lewis

Like countless others, I got caught in the chaos created by the extreme rainfall that hammered the GTA last week. A trip that usually takes me less than two hours took almost five — and I wasn’t sure if I would make it home at all. My train was cancelled, my station was closed, and flooded intersections and malfunctioning traffic lights resulted in countless delays and detours. My bus had rerouted, stranding dozens of us at a stop that had to be bypassed entirely.

Sep 3, 2023 | theglobeandmail.com | Brian Dijkema |Johanna Lewis

Brian Dijkema is vice-president of external affairs at the Canadian think tank Cardus. Johanna Lewis is a researcher at Cardus. Interest rates are on the rise. Or are they? While rates for most borrowers grew over the past two years, payday-loan rates (loans of $1500 or less, for terms of 62 days or fewer) have been dropping.

Jul 6, 2023 | cardus.ca | Daniel Proussalidis |Johanna Lewis

Canada prides itself on being a country that welcomes immigrants. When asked what makes their country distinctive, many Canadians point to the diversity that comes from people from all over the world making “the true north, strong and free” their new home. Moreover, as birth rates in the North Atlantic world decline, immigrants are making up an increasing share of Canada’s population.