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Canadians see value in zoos, aquariums, but voice support for banning whales and dolphins in captivity
Eight-in-ten say such facilities play an important role in wildlife conservation May 22, 2018 – The future of zoos and aquariums in North America has come into question in recent years, and two proposed laws to reduce or outright ban
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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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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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Birthright Citizenship: Plurality of Canadians see it as good policy, but also say some changes are needed
Most would not extend birthright citizenship to babies born to those in Canada on tourist visas March 14, 2019 – Which babies born on Canadian soil should be granted automatic citizenship? It’s a question that has appended itself to the
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Six-in-ten Ontario residents support legislation to raise minimum wage to $15 per hour
Women and millennials are especially supportive of the measure December 28, 2017 – With a provincial election slated for next summer and a premier who has consistently been ranked as Canada’s least popular over the last 18 months, Ontario’s long-governing
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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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