Canadian public opinion about immigration and refugees
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There is a continued need for more dialogue, information and education to bring Indigenous Peoples and non-Indigenous Canadians closer together.
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Quebecers and other Canadians continue to differ on how governments should best express their neutrality with regard to religion -- read more!
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Confidence in business leaders is lower today than at any previous time over the past four decades.
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Syrian Refugee Lived Experience ProjectAn exploration of the lived experiences of Syrian refugees in Canada
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Key Finding
7 in 10 Canadians believe that individuals like themselves have a role to play in bringing about reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people

Q: Do you believe that individual Canadians do, or do not, have a role to play in efforts to bring about reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples?
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Survey suggests Albertans' sense of alienation from Ottawa divided along political lines

Survey suggests Albertans' sense of alienation from Ottawa divided along political lines
A new survey suggests that some Albertans are feeling less western alienation than in the past few years — but mainly just NDP voters.
Results published today by the Confederation of Tomorrow survey from the non-profit Environics Institute for Survey Research show Albertans' sense of feeling disrespected in confederation and feeling the province receives less than its fair share of federal spending have declined since 2019.
When researchers divided poll results by Albertans' political leanings, executive director Andrew Parkin said they found a growing divide.
"There's two Albertas, and they're going in two very different directions," Parkin said in a Tuesday interview.
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