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Flight 752: Canadians don’t believe full and accurate accounting of aviation tragedy will ever be revealed
Ukraine Airlines plane was shot down on takeoff January 8 killing 176, including 57 Canadians January 17, 2020 – In the wake of the devastating Ukraine International Airlines plane crash in Tehran that killed 176 people, including 57 Canadians, the
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Half of Canadians disapprove of airstrike on Suleimani; two-thirds say the world is now more dangerous
Politics drives opinion: past CPC voters say strike was the right call, most Liberal, NDP voters disagree January 21, 2020 – As Canadians continue to grieve for the 57 fellow citizens who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
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As unfavourable views of China rise, Canadians are split over wisdom of Meng arrest
Preference for trade with China has dropped by nearly half since 2015 December 11, 2019 – News that China is now moving to prosecute two Canadian citizens who have been imprisoned without charge for a year represents the latest development
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Canada-U.K. relations: warm feelings for Britain, but lukewarm appetite for two-way trade
Most Canadians see negative consequences for U.K. if it leaves EU December 6, 2019 – Over the past three years Brexit has paralyzed British politics, ended the careers of two prime ministers and threatened to re-ignite conflict between the Republic
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Politics, Pandemic, and the Divided States: Stress over COVID-19 a major driver of landmark US vote
Shades of 2016 colour voter dynamics ahead of 2020 vote October 30, 2020 – It was polarization and division that presaged the Trump presidential era. As the Republican candidate attempts to double the length of his stay in the White
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China-Canada relations: in fraught times, there is little consensus on how best to resolve tensions
Most say human rights should trump trade in guiding Canada’s approach to relations with China February 1, 2019 – Amid deteriorating diplomatic relations between Beijing and Ottawa triggered by the arrest of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou, public opinion reflects acute
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