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Young Canadians Less Hopeful About Democracy: Statistics Canada Study
About 25% of Canadians ages 25 to 44 were not at all hopeful, while most older adults were somewhat or very hopeful, the study found.
- A new Statistics Canada study revealed that only 12 per cent of Canadians are very hopeful about democracy, while 17 per cent are not at all hopeful. The remaining 71 per cent feel a little or somewhat hopeful about the future.
- The study, titled 'Taking the pulse: Perceptions of democracy in Canada,' used data from a survey of people 15 and older to analyze hopefulness regarding how democracy works in the country.
- Canadians who were more hopeful about democracy reported higher trust in news outlets and scientific sources. Fifty-nine per cent of the most hopeful respondents reported high trust in news, while only 43 per cent of those somewhat hopeful did.
- StatCan found that Prairie residents were most likely to feel not at all hopeful, with about 25 per cent in that category, while British Columbia led with about 15 per cent very hopeful.
- Three major votes are set for Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta in October. Voting rates for the 2021 federal election remained similar for respondents regardless of how much hope they had about democracy.
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left13Leaning Right0Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
C 43%
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