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Pipelines, Paris and cross-border politics: US energy policies leave Canadians divided over how to respond
Most want Canada to maintain its climate commitments, even if U.S. pulls out of Paris Agreement March 9, 2017 – With Alberta Premier Rachel Notley in Houston this week for North America’s largest energy industry conference, and Prime Minister Justin
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Taking on Trump: Moderate confidence in Trudeau government to effectively represent national interests in the U.S.
Six-in-ten have a negative impression of new administration based on what Trump has done so far March 6, 2017 – Between shouts-out from the presidential podium during his first speech to a joint session of Congress, to multiple handshakes in
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Canada is miles – or rather, kilometres – away from a uniform system of measurement
Young people use metric the most, but nearly everyone thinks of their height and weight in imperial March 1, 2017 – How tall is Sidney Crosby? And how far is it from Vancouver to Halifax? For most Canadians, the answers
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They may not be entirely happy about refugee resettlement, but Alberta and Saskatchewan take in more than their fair share
By Shachi Kurl, Executive Director and Dave Korzinski, Research Associate February 27, 2017 – Holding a mirror up to society and reflecting back what our society is, rather than what we think it is or want it to be, can be uncomfortable.
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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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CETA: As support softens, Canadians still back trade deal with Europe 5-to-1 over those who oppose it
When it comes to trade focus, Canadians give priority to the U.S., E.U., China and the U.K. February 15, 2017 – Ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to Brussels to mark the expected European Parliament vote to ratify the
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