Religious views and experiences with disability colour views of Medical Assistance in Dying December 12, 2024 – Medical assistance in dying or MAID has been legal in Canada for nearly a decade but remains a relatively new frontier in medicine. As seen with legislative changes and debates in this country and MAID’s burgeoning establishment around... The post Division over aspects of assisted dying, from MAID-free spaces to a prohibition on doctors raising it unsolicited appeared first on ..read more

Kinew continues to lead (67%), while Ford (34%) and Legault (36%) are least approved-of leaders December 11, 2024 – The year ends with some big bounces in approval for a couple of post-election premiers, and the continuation of a troubling trend for Quebec’s François Legault. The latest quarterly data on Canadians’ assessments of their province’s... The post Premiers’ Performance: Re-election rebounds for Moe and Houston, Legault finishes year on downward trend appeared first on ..read more

Four-in-five say seniors, people with disability should be eligible for one-time cheque December 9, 2024 – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal federal government were hoping that two new proposals aimed at those struggling with the cost of living would earn them some holiday goodwill with Canadians. And while some are merry about the... The post Missing the Mark? Lower-income individuals least likely to be eligible for $250 govt. cheque; 45% say GST holiday would help appeared first on ..read more

On the president-elect’s musings over Canada as 51st U.S. state, a mere five per cent are interested December 5, 2024 – From Truth Social posts deriding the U.S. trade deficit with Canada, to this country’s fentanyl production and the resources allocated to monitoring what was once hailed as the globe’s “longest undefended border”, to dinners... The post Tariffs, border demands & defence: Half of Canadians say this country should play hardball against Trump’s threats appeared first on ..read more

Close to equal numbers say they agree with Canada Post (34%) and union workers’ (29%) December 4, 2024 – This post-Black Friday week is the normally the busiest of the year for Canada Post, where it would be expected to deliver approximately two million packages each day. However, ongoing strike action from the Canadian Union... The post You’ve (not) Got Mail: Seven-in-10 Canadians affected by Canada Post strike, sympathy falls near evenly on both sides appeared first on ..read more

One-in-three view India as a ‘threat’ or ‘enemy’; 64% seek at least a ‘cautious’ return to trade negotiations December 3, 2024 – Amid fresh, but so far denied, allegations of Indian political interference in Canada’s 2022 Conservative Party leadership race, a new public opinion poll from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute, in partnership with the... The post Rising diplomatic tensions and allegations of foreign interference fuel plummeting Canadian views of India appeared first on ..read more

Half believe corruption in housing, essential goods like groceries, plays ‘a big role’ in rising cost of living November 27, 2024 – As Canada’s federal government offers a tax holiday to help Canadians deal with the high cost of living over the holiday season, many say there is another culprit playing “a big role” in... The post Canadians say business and political corruption is common, but few trust government to address issue appeared first on ..read more

Majority (57%) want to live to be 90 or older; 26 per cent say they want to live to be 100 November 19, 2024 – Are Canadians feeling young at heart or long in the tooth? New data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadians more likely to say they feel older than their... The post What’s my age again? Older Canadians feel younger than their age; overall population feels older than it did in 2015 appeared first on ..read more

Younger Canadians show elevated stress levels compared to a decade ago November 12, 2024 – Is it the best, or the worst of times for Canadians? In answering this weighty question, one may look to Dickens, and data. In the Hard Times of the post-pandemic period, Canadians have had to contend with inflation, health care... The post Great Expectations or Bleak House? Most Canadians are happy, but life outlooks have worsened over past decade appeared first on ..read more

Support for MAID overall rises, while access to quality health care continues to be a challenge November 21, 2024 – Canada entered a new world of health care in 2016 when medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized. More than 40,000 Canadians have chosen to end their life this way since then making Canada a... The post Disability & MAID: Three-in-five concerned lack of adequate care may push vulnerable to consider assisted dying appeared first on ..read more