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Assisted Dying: the Challenge of Aligning Policy with Public Opinion

In 2017, assisted dying, that is the ability to request that a physician provide help in ending the life of a person...
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Lifestyle

Holiday Season | December

Each year it seems that the very question of the meaning of the holidays gets asked more often. Christmas, as some people...
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Crime and Justice

Getting High — the Growing Support for Legalizing Marijuana

The Government of Canada is not out of touch with Canadians when it comes to legalizing marijuana. In fact, a majority of Canadians have...
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From the archive

[CORA Archive] Are you a feminist?

With Merriam-Webster naming "feminism" the word of the year, we look back into the Canadian Opinion Research Archive to show the extent to which Canadians...
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Social issues

Life is Better than 50 Years Ago in Canada more so than U.S. [Pew]

It may be obvious that things are better in Canada than they were 50 years ago (1967) given the medical and technological changes that...
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Social issues

Support for marijuana legalization in majority territory, but half want delay (Angus Reid Institute)

The federal government has a self-imposed deadline of July 1, 2018 to legalize marijuana and effectively have in place a system for the regulation...
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Reviews

[Feature] Same sex marriage became majority opinion

The evolution of Canadian beliefs about same-sex marriage provide an interesting example of dramatic changes that both presupposed and reacted to court decisions. Although history...
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Support Strong for Federal Pandemic Spending

Even after being reminded that the government has already spent $350 billion on the pandemic, support remains...
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Social Progress versus Economic Growth in a Post-Pandemic World

Canadians are divided about what should be the post-pandemic focus. Half want to prioritize social progress (improved...
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Canadians Approve Active Organ Donor Registration

Every year there is a shortage of organ donors in Canada. Canada requires people to choose to...
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The state of public opinion polls in Canada tells...
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All the Polls Fit to Print: 2019 in the Polls

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Telephone or Online: Lessons from the Canadian Election Study

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The latest and perhaps the most important study on the impact of survey mode...
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Prostitution: A Tale of Permissiveness or Understanding

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