Canadians Strongly Opposed to Allowing Statistics Canada to Access Personal Information
It probably came as a surprise to Canadians when they heard the Statistic Canada plan to access personal information from banks. The agency was planning on requiring banks to turn over the transaction history...
Majority but Not Universal Support for Mandatory Vaccination for Childhood Diseases
A recent Research Co. survey shows that Canadians are not fully supportive of mandatory vaccination of children when it comes to childhood diseases like polio and measles. Almost one in five would leave this...
Politicians versus Courts [Ipsos/ Global News]
Doug Ford threatened to overrule a court decision with the notwithstanding clause recently. The court decision invalidated a law that was to reduce the size of Toronto's city council. Ford justifies his decision to...
Handgun Ban is Supported by Majority of Canadians [Nanos/ CTV]
Almost half of Canadians fully support (48%) a total ban on handgun ownership by anyone other than police/ security professionals according to a recent survey by Nanos Research for the CTV. Support for a...
49% Believe Health Care System Able to Meet Needs of Seniors [Ipsos]
In a new poll released last week for the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), Ipsos found that almost half of Canadians are at least somewhat confident (49%) that the health care system will be able...
Canadians Increasingly Believe NAFTA Benefits Canada [Angus Reid Institute]
As Canada is about to impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, it is interesting that Canadians have become more positive about the role of NAFTA in Canada. More than half (56%) now think the...
Future Standard of Living [Nanos]
All the talk of the rise of whether or not Doug Ford is a populist or not misses an important point, the conditions for the rise of populism based on the feeling of economic...
Over 6 in 10 think there is at least solid evidence for global warming...
Only a small percentage of Canadians think that there is little (5%) or no evidence (6%) that the average temperature on earth has been getting warmer over the past few decades in a recent poll...
Almost half of Canadians think they are asked for donations too much
It is a telling stat that reveals the challenges the not-for-profit sector has in achieving its fundraising goals. You cannot possibly reach the goals without asking for donations but the competition for fundraising risks...
Only 34% think men and women with same skills are paid the same for...
Pay equity remains for Canadians who are currently employed an area of continued discrimination. A majority thinks the a women and man with the same skills doing the job are probably not being paid...