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April 21, 2022 | CBC News
In the Media /Canadian identity/values /Federalism /

Desire for identity separate from Canada gaining in Sask., but status quo most popular option: poll

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Desire for identity separate from Canada gaining in Sask., but status quo most popular option: poll

Yasmine Ghania · CBC News · Posted: Apr 21, 2022

A new national survey that asked people whether they wanted their provinces to do more to develop an identity separate from Canada found the most common preference in Saskatchewan was to keep things as they are.

Results of the Confederation for Tomorrow survey, released Thursday, suggest 40 per cent of Saskatchewan residents hold that opinion, while 24 said the province should do more to distinguish itself from Canada and 20 per cent think it should do less. Another 15 per cent responded that they couldn't say.

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