Overall, nine-in-ten know little or nothing of Air India Flight 182 terrorist attack that killed 280 June 22, 2023 – On June 23, 1985, 329 people, 280 of them Canadian citizens, died when an explosion brought down Air India Flight 182 on its way to London, England. The flight originated in Canada and crashed off…
Most Americans – including half of 2020 Trump voters – say rioters should be held accountable January 6, 2022 – In the year since supporters of outgoing President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building in Washington, D.C last Jan. 6, many, including the FBI director, have classified the events as an act of domestic terror….
Canadians express more concern about radical Islam than white supremacy as a motivation for attacks July 12, 2018 – A new public opinion poll from the Angus Reid Institute, conducted in partnership with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, finds Canadians feeling generally less concerned about homegrown terrorism today than they were shortly after the October…
Number of people who say the legislation “goes too far” nearly doubles since February. May 25, 2015 – Vocal opposition to, painstaking review of, and widespread protest against Bill C-51 have had some negative impact on Canadian support for the anti-terror legislation, but a clear majority still say they favour it. Nationally, nearly three-in-four (72%)…
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 measures that would, among other things, provide law enforcement agencies with expanded powers. Four-in-five (82%)…
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 Reid Institute (ARI) online survey of Canadian adults on global and national threats to security…
