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Andrew Parkin

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Come for the public opinion research, stay for the bird photos. Executive Director of the Environics Institute for Survey Research. More to discover at https://www.environicsinstitute.org/ and https://substack.com/@cdnsurveystuf

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · Dec 28

New from Michael Adams & 👋, in which we ask: after appearing to diverge when Canada chose Trudeau and the U.S. chose Trump in the late 2010s, are two countries now back on a path toward political and cultural convergence? 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 📈 📊#CanadianPolitics
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Opinion: Are Canada and the United States now back on a path towards political and cultural convergence?

It would be a mistake to conclude that many Canadians now see what Donald Trump is promising to the U.S. as the economic, environmental and social solutions we need here as well

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 6d

A clear majority of Canadians continues to feel very or somewhat optimistic that there will be meaningful reconciliation. Optimism among both Indigenous and non-Indigenous people has increased since this question was first asked in 2021.
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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 6d

ouff....talking

Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 7d

About 7 in 10 Canadians say that individuals like themselves have a role to play in efforts to bring about reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. One in two say they feel strongly about their own role in the reconciliation process.
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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 8d

Canadians on Reconciliation and Relations with Indigenous Peoples

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Canadians on Reconciliation and Relations with Indigenous Peoples

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 9d

Two in three Canadians say they are either very or somewhat familiar with the history of Indian Residential Schools in Canada. There are signs that familiarity is gradually increasing over time.

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 9d

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For Indigenous leaders and Canadians, the long path to reconciliation is steady but unfinished

New poll finds growing awareness of residential schools and improving relations

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 13d

Should we be taking more about generational fairness in public policy decisions?
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Child care, health care and the ageing society

More on the differing priorities of younger and older generations

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 12d

The gap between the proportions who favour more spending on health care and more spending on child care widens as age increases.
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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 13d

Should we be taking more about generational fairness in public policy decisions?
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Child care, health care and the ageing society

More on the differing priorities of younger and older generations

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 14d

Here's the link to our report on support for child care programs in Canada: www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

Public Support for Child Care Programs in Canada

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 14d

Here's the post that flagged this for me: open.substack.com/pub/stephani...

Female Breadwinning Is No Longer Linked To Divorce, and Other Interesting New Research

One Thing “Baby’s First Years” Actually Did For Kids; Going to School With Girls Is Good for Boys; Social Isolation in America is “Very Low”; Most People Find Parenting Harder Than Expected; +++

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 14d

I can speculate on the reasons why, starting with maternity and parental leave policies and programs, public health care and subsidized child care. Anyone have a better explanation?

Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 14d

41% of Canadian parents find parenting harder than expected, compared to 62% of American parents. And 23% of Canadians parents find parenting easier than expected, compared to only 8% of American parents.

Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 14d

A colleague on Substack flagged a Pew survey on parenting being harder than expected.

We have somewhat different results in Canada - the question is not exactly the same, but fairly close.

Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 14d

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Child care, health care and the ageing society

More on the differing priorities of younger and older generations

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 14d

Yesterday, Statistics Canada reminded us that our society is getting older. Today, I ask: what are the implications of this for our political and public policy priorities?
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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 14d

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Climate Policy in the Federation

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 14d

We asked Canadians to 10 strategies for the country to pursue in addressing climate change.

This year’s results reflect a notable shift: the public is more likely to favour policies that protect jobs and the economy and less concerned with meeting carbon reduction targets.

Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 16d

And here's the full report:

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Climate Policy in the Federation

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 16d

Here's the actual headline:
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Priority of environmental protections weakening in B.C., poll shows

40% of respondents in the province agree protecting the environment is more important than protecting jobs, down from 60% in 2022

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 16d

Why I love tracking surveys: each year since 2022, there was a 6- or 7-pt drop in B.C. in the proportion agreeing that "protecting the environment is more important than protecting jobs" - significant each time, not a headline. But now we can report a 20-point drop over 3 yrs - that's a headline!

Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 16d

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Priority of environmental protections weakening in B.C., poll shows

40% of respondents in the province agree protecting the environment is more important than protecting jobs, down from 60% in 2022

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 17d

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Climate Policy in the Federation

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 17d

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Priority of environmental protections weakening in B.C., poll shows

40% of respondents in the province agree protecting the environment is more important than protecting jobs, down from 60% in 2022

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Andrew Parkin @parkinac.bsky.social · 20d

Seems a good time to remind people what the supporters of the different political parties actually think of the relationship between Parliament and the Supreme Court.
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What if Section 33 becomes an issue in the next election campaign?

Part 2 of a series on the Charter’s notwithstanding clause

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