Tarus, some folks have suggested that a canard is not a case of the stabilizer being on the front of the model. Instead mathematically and from various stability standpoints it is actually a conventional layout that uses a very small main wing with a really BIG stabilizer.

Note that it is possible to calculate the neutral point and stability margin for a canard using the website calculators that show a conventional layout if you just stick in the area of the canard surface in the main wing area and the rear wing into the stabilizer area.