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With Trump in office, and free trade under scrutiny, it appears Canadians are finally rallying around NAFTA

By Shachi Kurl, Executive Director, Angus Reid Institute and Carlo Dade, Director of the Centre for Trade and Investment Policy, Canada West Foundation February 15, 2017 – It’s no mystery why the topic of “women in the workforce” was a centrepiece of the first face-to-face

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After Sainte-Foy: Moving forward requires going further

By Shachi Kurl, Executive Director, Angus Reid Institute February 1, 2017 – In the early hours of Monday morning, as people across Quebec and the rest of the country absorbed the shock, horror and tragedy of the murders of Muslims praying

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As Obama leaves office, hopes of a “post-racial America” a distant dream

By Dave Korzinski, Research Associate January 16, 2017 – On January 11, just five days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Democratic Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis testified against Senator Jeff Sessions’ nomination to the role of Attorney General

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Analysis: Canada doesn’t have to follow Trump’s anti-Mexico stance on trade

By Ian Holliday, Research Associate January 9, 2017 – Few things are certain about Donald Trump’s impending presidency, but one of the safest bets you could place about the policies of the incoming administration is that they will involve increased animosity toward

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Civil-rights pioneer Viola Desmond chosen as Canada’s ‘Bank Note-able’ woman

By Dave Korzinski, Research Associate December 8, 2016 – After receiving hundreds of nominations, narrowing down an initial list of 461 to a long-list of 12, and then to a short-list of five, the Bank of Canada has chosen Viola Desmond

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What did we learn about polling in 2016? And how can we do better going forward?

By Angus Reid, Chairman, and Ian Holliday, Research Associate December 9, 2016 – In the world of public opinion research, 2016 was a year marked by two big surprises: First, in June, most polls leading up to the “Brexit” referendum showed

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