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Despite majority support to legalize pot, nearly half of Canadians want to delay July 1 implementation date
Only one-in-ten “very confident” their province will be ready for legalization November 30, 2017 – It’s policy crunch time across Canada. With a July 1, 2018 deadline looming for provinces to have a plan in place for marijuana legalization, some
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Battle of the ballots: Two alternate voting systems seen as competitive to First Past the Post
Canadians like proportionality of MMP and LPR; prefer STV and RUPR less November 29, 2016 – Even as Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef appears to be stepping back from her party’s own campaign vow that the October 2015 federal election
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Canadians disjointed on pot plan: Most support the bill, but think it will fail in its key goals
Two-in-three say the proposed law will fail to prevent kids from using more pot once it’s legal April 20, 2017 – With tens of thousands expected to bask in a celebratory haze over the prospect of soon getting legally high
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Bill C-23: Canadians wary of proposal to expand U.S. customs pre-clearance program
Half say the bill ‘gives too much power to U.S. border guards on Canadian soil’ March 30, 2017 – As the federal government works to expand the practice known as “preclearance,” in which Canadians traveling to the U.S. go through
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Canadian deficit concerns balloon ahead of Liberals’ second budget
Number of Canadians naming government spending as a top issue has almost doubled since 2015 March 20, 2017 – As the federal government prepares to release its second budget since winning the 2015 election on a promise to run “modest
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M-103: If Canadians, not MPs, voted in the House, the motion condemning Islamophobia would be defeated
Three-in-ten say the motion is ‘a threat to Canadians’ freedom of speech’ and should not be passed March 23, 2017 – As Parliament prepares to vote on the anti-Islamophobia motion that has been part of the national discourse for months,
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