Insights

If the two countries end up backing leaders with shared priorities, does it signal that they are less different than we thought?

There is nothing divisive about the expression of different identities when there is room for them to overlap.

Over time, more and more Canadians have reached the conclusion that we can have more trade with the Americans without becoming more like them.

Canadians will find some way to get through this with their penchants for tolerance, equality and inclusion intact

Before we conclude that our politics is more polarized than ever, let’s remember it is possible to overcome even long-standing divisions and find common ground

The Canadian identity is not weakening – it is shifting

A new survey from the Environics Institute confirms Canadian Conservatives have bigger differences with U.S. Republicans than Canadian Liberals

The gap today between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. is about twice as wide as that in Canada between Conservatives and Liberals

The election may have been unnecessary. It may have been tedious and uninspired. It may have changed little as far as the composition of the House of Commons is concerned. But it did not leave us more polarized or divided than ever before.

Angry antimask or antivaccination protestors fuelled by misinformation are currently a security and public health risk, but they are not the tip of a larger iceberg that reflects broader public opinion.