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Populist, anti-elite and nativist views linked to globally widespread broken-system sentiment
“System Is Broken” Index highly correlated with outcomes-based metrics indicative of social progress
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Workers want more flexibility from their employers after COVID
Survey of employed adults in 29 countries for the World Economic Forum finds one in four now working from home more often than before the pandemic; preference is for working remotely half of the time after it is over
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Global consumer confidence almost back to pre-pandemic level
Investment Index at its highest since October 2019
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World Youth Skills Day 2021: Worse mental health and wellbeing are seen as long-lasting outcomes
On average, almost 4-in-10 across 29 countries think worse mental health and wellbeing among children and young people will be a long-lasting outcome of the pandemic.
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From highs to lows: interest in the Tokyo Olympics varies around the globe
Six in ten (62%) say the event marks an important opportunity for the world to come together after the Covid-19 pandemic
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What She-cession? Canadians Point to Divisions Between Rich and Poor as Major Social Tension, Downplay Gender Divide
Seven in ten (69%) recognize tension between rich and poor, 37% note tension between men and women
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Global survey finds broad support for taxing and labeling products using scarce natural resources
Majorities of citizens in nearly all 28 countries surveyed for the World Economic Forum are in favor of both measures
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LGBT+ Pride 2021 Global Survey points to increasingly positive attitudes in Canada toward LGBT+ individuals
Already higher than global average, three-quarters (75%) of Canadians support same-sex marriage (+12 vs. 2013)
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Tension between rich and poor is seen as a key source of division around the world
Just over a third of people on average in 28 countries across the world (a Global Country Average of 35%) think that their country is divided by “culture wars”
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Canadians rank ending hunger, eliminating poverty, and ensuring healthy lives as top priorities among U.N. SDGs
Governments, Businesses, and Public alike could all be doing more to achieve Sustainable Development Goals according to Canadians