Humans are natural storytellers. When we encounter something new and unsettling, our instinct is to reach into the past and pull out a narrative that makes it feel familiar. It is how we make sense of the world. It is also how we mislead ourselves.
56% disapprove of Smith’s performance as Premier and 58% disapprove of her handling of the separation issue; but UCP (48%) still has a narrow lead over NDP (45%) among voters.
Despite widespread plaudits, it is worth asking whether Canadians themselves are onside with Carney’s articulated vision, which one might describe as Canada’s new foreign policy by another name. We dug into our trove of Ipsos data to find out.