Trends & Prospective


Three-Quarters (74%) of Canadians Think that Workplaces Discriminate Against Older Workers who are Looking for Jobs; Half (51%) Feel Similarly About Young Workers

Young Canadians Most Likely to Say They've Been the Victim of Age Discrimination at Work or in an Interview

Canadians Assess Key Social-Values Questions Facing the Country

Defence of Abortion Rights and Same-Sex Marriage Grow Stronger,
As Does Appetite for Capital Punishment

Seven In Ten (66%) Canadians Support Decriminalization of Marijuana in Small Amounts

Support for Decriminalization Increases Dramatically Over the Past 25 Years, Rising from just 39% in 1987

Half (49%) of Canadians Outside of Quebec Agree They Don't Care if Quebec Separates from Canada

Four in Ten (38%) Quebecers Favour Sovereignty, Up 8 Points from a Decade Ago but Far From its Heights of the Early 90s

The Maple Leaf, Salmon and Beer:
Canadians Assess What is Quintessentially Canadian

Three Quarters (74%) Think Displaying the Flag and Patriotism Any Way is OK, Including on Underwear (60%); Two in Ten (19%) Would Consider Getting a Flag Tattoo

Christopher Plummer Chosen as Best Prime Minister From Among Canadian Actors

Canadian Movie-Goers Believe More Movies Should be Produced in Canada (88%); Canadian Films are Just as Good as Hollywood's (70%)