Brian Harskamp

Brian Harskamp is the former Vice President of Philanthropy at Cardus, and was a member of the Cardus team for 16 years. Brian has a Master of Business Administration from McMaster University, and a Honours Bachelor of Arts from Redeemer University College. He lives in downtown Hamilton (ON) with his wife Ali and their three boys.

Bio last updated June 17th, 2021.

Articles by Brian Harskamp

Before We Write Off "Private" Schools

By Brian Harskamp

July 7, 2016

Are you sure that a little bit of competition to a large education monopoly might not just make everyone perform a little better? Surely the 12 percent who attend independent schools can provide a bit of healthy competition for the 88 percent of those who do not? Surely there’s room—as other countries in Europe indicate—for public and private schools to thrive together with the shared goal of forming individuals who live for the common good? My wife and I now live in Ontario