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Canada Summer Jobs attestation requirement seen as ‘unfair’ by half of Canadians, ‘fair’ by the other half
Pro-choice versus pro-life viewpoints heavily influence opinion on contentious issue May 15, 2018 – Canadians are acutely divided over the Trudeau government’s controversial attestation requirement for organizations applying for federal funding under the Canada Summer Jobs program. In the wake
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One year later: British Columbians mixed on NDP’s performance, but support its housing affordability policies
Although two-in-five say B.C. is on the ‘wrong track’, Horgan remains most approved-of party leader May 9, 2018 – It’s been exactly one year since the historic 2017 British Columbia election threw the province into months of political uncertainty that
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Millennials would rather hail an Uber, while older Canadians prefer traditional taxi service
Most hold a favourable view of ridesharing app, though two-thirds say it needs to be further regulated May 4, 2018 – A new public opinion study from the Angus Reid Institute finds age to be the main driver of opinion
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Canadian Dream? Politics divides views on whether Canada should accept those losing DACA status
Two-thirds say U.S. should not have ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program April 9, 2018 – While most Canadians say U.S. President Donald Trump was wrong to phase out DACA – the Obama-era program that allowed roughly 800,000 illegal
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Scheer’s delight? If an election were held tomorrow, CPC could have a shot at majority government
Majority of Canadians disapprove of Justin Trudeau for the first time since he became Prime Minister March 19, 2018 – The passage of time appears to have done nothing to soothe Canadian voters irritated with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since
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Ontario Politics: Tory lead likely safe with Elliott or Mulroney at the helm, more risk with Ford
Those considering – but not committed to – the PCPO would be more turned off by Doug Ford as leader March 8, 2018 – The chaos and scandal that have rocked the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario over the last
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