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Amid rising food costs, half of low-income households say the new Canada Food Guide diet is unaffordable
Most support the guide’s recommendations, but there’s a generational divide over the importance of dairy April 10, 2019 – Nearly half of all Canadians say it has grown more difficult to afford to put food on the table over the
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Fractured federation: Amid competing priorities, which provinces believe they give & get more from Canada?
Grievances in Western Canada & ambivalence towards Quebec highlight difficult interprovincial dynamics January 24, 2019 – One of the common threads of Canadian history is the palpable tension between provinces and regions. While violent rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada
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Accessibility: A source of future anxiety and a significant consideration for Canadian consumers today
Seven-in-ten Canadians say universal accessibility should be the goal for newly constructed buildings For an accessible version of this report, click here. January 22, 2019 – As Canada’s population grows older, millions of Canadians find themselves worrying about decreased mobility,
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Should Canadians have the right to be forgotten? Most would follow Europe on Internet search law
By two-to-one ratio, Canadians support right to petition search engines to remove negative information January 7, 2019 – In the European Union, citizens have the right to request that search engines remove information about them that is outdated, inaccurate, or
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Cannabis is legal, but debate continues: Vast majority would set minimum age for cannabis above 18 years
One-in-four Canadians shopped for, purchased, or used cannabis during first two weeks of legalization November 14, 2018 – Less than a month since Canada became just the second country in the world to legalize the sale and consumption of recreational
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Pulling the plug: Three-in-ten Canadians are forgoing home TV service in favour of online streaming
Despite availability of ‘skinny’ cable packages, most current subscribers say TV service is too expensive October 18, 2018 – Millennials in Canada are increasingly pulling the plug and hanging up the receiver as they opt out of traditional television and
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