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Back to homepageBill C-51: Strong support for proposed anti-terror legislation, but additional oversight wanted too
Nearly half of Canadians say draft law “strikes right balance”, fully one-third say it doesn’t go far enough February 19, 2015 – Canadians are firmly supportive of Bill C-51, the federal government’s proposed anti-terror legislation that contains a range of
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Federal Politics: Harper’s Conservatives end 2014 with slight lead over Trudeau Liberals; NDP running third
PM’s momentum increases slightly over the year, but most Canadians still say it’s “time for a change” December 29, 2014 – The Canadian political landscape heading into election year 2015 suggests the slightest advantage for the governing Conservatives over the
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Manitoba premier’s job approval plunges to all-time low as he fights to retain party leadership
December 16, 2014 – Manitoba premier Greg Selinger’s job approval has sunk to an all-time low as he fends off a challenge to his leadership. Among respondents in his province, fewer than one-in-five (17%) approve of his performance as provincial
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Four-in-ten outside Quebec would prohibit women wearing niqabs from receiving government services
Views on substance of Bill 62 vary significantly by region, age, and political leanings October 27, 2017 – While the vast majority of Quebecers support their province’s new law banning people from providing or receiving government services with their faces
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Just over half of Canadians not confident in ability of security services to prevent home-grown acts of terror
October 24, 2014 – Just over half (55%) of Canadians say they aren’t confident in the ability of domestic security services to prevent homegrown radicals from carrying out terrorist attacks in Canada. These are among the findings of an Angus
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Three-quarters of Canadians back inquiry on murdered and missing Aboriginal women
October 23, 2014 – Nearly three-quarters (73%) say they are in favour of a national inquiry into the issue of violence against aboriginal women. That is the finding of an Angus Reid Institute (ARI) online survey asking Canadian adults how
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