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December 20, 2021 | John Ibbitson
In the Media /Canadian identity/values /Democracy/governance /Public opinion international /USA /

As Americans become more polarized politically, Canadians are converging toward the centre, poll finds

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As Americans become more polarized politically, Canadians are converging toward the centre, poll finds

In politics and in culture, Canada often imitates the United States, though less dramatically. But lately the opposite has been true.

Newly released polling data shows that as Americans become ever-more polarized, Canadian attitudes are converging toward the centre.

A bit of good news in a year that has had precious little of it.

Read more by John Ibbitson in The Globe and Mail.
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