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Global consumer optimism rallies to its highest in nine months
Ten countries show significant month-to-month gains in consumer sentiment.
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MNP Consumer Debt Index Reaches Record Low Amid Overspending, Pandemic Woes
Two in Ten Canadians on the Financial Naughty List this Holiday Season, Many More Risk Sliding into Low-Interest Debt Trap
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One in Three Canadians (35%) Say Pandemic Has Impacted Their Savings and Retirement Plans
Majority (59%) Worried about Effect of COVID-19 on Savings; One in Three (35%) Admit to Needing Financial Advice Now More than Ever
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Nearly Half of Canadians (48%) Saw People Outside their Household Over the Holidays; Majority (61%) of them Gathered Indoors Without Masks
Despite Widespread Flouting of Pandemic Guidance, Most (95%) Think Their Actions Over the Holidays Did Not Contribute to Virus Spread; One in Ten (10%) Express Guilt over their Actions
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Half of Canadians (52%) Say COVID-19 Hasn’t Brought Them Any Closer Together
Provincial identity strengthens: one in three don’t feel they have much in common with Canadians in other provinces
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Optimism About 2021 Depends Heavily on Perception of Resolving COVID19
Most Plan on Staying Close to Home, Likely to Avoid Travel and Events in First Half of Next Year
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Despite Pandemic, Canadians Close Out 2020 With Hardy Outlook on Health, Happiness, and Financial Situation
Challenges Nonetheless Await in New Year; 4 in 10 (37%) Report Issues with Mental Health, Addiction, or Alcohol
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Despite Increase in COVID-19 Cases this Fall, Canadians Continue to Pull Away From Idea of Mandatory Vaccination
Most Agree that Front-Line Healthcare Workers (62%) and First Responders (52%) Should Receive First Available Doses
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Concern over Health Epidemic (78%, +27 Points) Overtakes Hacking (74%) As Top Perceived Threat among Global Citizens
Only Slim Majority (53%, +1) Confident in their Country’s Ability to Deal with Epidemic; Fewer (45%, -1) Confident in Protection from Hacking
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Social Cohesion is under assault globally
Ipsos research finds that almost twice as many global citizens are “weak” than “solid” in their sense of social cohesion