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Young Canadians Less Hopeful About Democracy: Statistics Canada Study
About 25% of Canadians ages 25 to 44 were not at all hopeful, while most older adults were somewhat or very hopeful, the study found.
- A new Statistics Canada study revealed that only 12 per cent of Canadians are very hopeful about democracy, while 17 per cent are not at all hopeful. The remaining 71 per cent feel a little or somewhat hopeful about the future.
- The study, titled Taking the pulse: Perceptions of democracy in Canada, used data from a survey of people 15 and older to examine hopefulness about how democracy works in the country, alongside institutional trust and political participation.
- Canadians who were more hopeful about democracy reported higher trust in news outlets and government communication. Fifty-nine per cent of the most hopeful respondents reported high trust in news, compared to 43 per cent of those somewhat hopeful.
- StatCan found that Prairie residents were most likely to feel not at all hopeful about democracy, while British Columbia led in very hopeful responses. Respondents aged 25 to 44 showed higher hopelessness than those 65 and older.
- Three major votes in Quebec, British Columbia, and Alberta come as the study provides democratic engagement context. Voting rates for the 2021 federal election remained similar across respondents regardless of their hopefulness about democracy.
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Total News Sources24
Leaning Left13Leaning Right0Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
Bias Distribution
- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
C 43%
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