Andrew Parkin

How does the level of trust in government health advice in Canada compare to that in the United States?

What’s different in the United States, however, isn’t just the overall level of trust, but also how this varies by political ideology.

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Public trust in medical advice from the government Assessing the impact of the pandemic

How does the level of trust in government health advice in Canada compare to that in the United States?
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Public trust in medical advice from the government Assessing the impact of the pandemic

With the passage of a bit more time, we can ask: how did the experience of the pandemic impact public trust in government, particularly in government advice in the area of public health?
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Public trust in medical advice from the government Assessing the impact of the pandemic

With the passage of a bit more time, we can ask: how did the experience of the pandemic impact public trust in government, particularly in government advice in the area of public health?
open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...

A growing proportion of Americans want the government to act to reduce the gap between rich and poor.

What lies behind this change? The answer points to an important shift over the past few years in the base of support for the U.S. Republican Party.

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Oh hey look who just set up its account.

Do billionaires have a positive or negative influence on the economy?

Six in 10 Canadians see billionaires as having a negative economic influence. But views vary among supporters of the different political parties.

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ICYMI from the most recent Focus Canada survey: “The most significant change in public opinion over the past year is the widening partisan divide.”

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Revisiting these recent surveys findings on how Canadians view the United States: 76% find the current U.S. government to be somewhat or very untrustworthy.

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Dreary February morning. There seemed no point going out, but I did - and ended up with two lifers: the Northern Shoveler and the White-winger Scoter. The moral of the story is: it’s always worth going out. #Birds 🪶

moral of the story (autocorrect!)

Dreary February morning. There seemed no point going out, but I did - and ended up with two lifers: the Northern Shoveler and the White-winger Scoter. The morning of the story is: it’s always worth going out. #Birds 🪶

How will Ontario’s tuition changes affect you? It depends on your income The Ford government has lifted the freeze on domestic tuition and imposed new limits on financial aid

“The burden is falling most heavily on the students who are least able to pay it,” said Mr. Usher, president at Higher Education Strategy Associates.

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Fun fact 👉 The overall eight-point difference in the proportions of Canadians and Americans with a lot of trust in their country’s Supreme Court is explained almost entirely by the larger 13-point gap between Canadian and American women.
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Next level Family Day holiday skate...no one does outdoor public square skating like Montreal.

Trust in the Supreme Court in Canada and the U.S. How politics and polarization shapes how we judge the judges

Interesting stuff from @parkinac.bsky.social

Glad you found it a good read!

Trust in the Supreme Court in Canada and the U.S. How politics and polarization shapes how we judge the judges

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This drop is much larger for supporters of the Conservative Party; whereas, in 2021, a majority of Conservative Party supporters (61%) said votes are always counted fairly in Canadian elections, in 2025, only 37% hold this view – a drop of 24 points.
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Overall, 54% say that votes are always counted correctly and fairly, and 39% says this happens sometimes. But the proportion that says this always happens has been declining, dropping 10 points (from 64% to 54%) since this question was first asked in 2021.
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Democracy and the fairness of elections in Canada

Regardless of which party you support, the Supreme Court of Canada's decision to annul the election result in Terrebonne is a positive development. To see why, we need to revisit what Canadians are saying about the electoral process.
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Listening to cbc radio waiting for them to call on @alexusherhesa.bsky.social ...so far just Orsini. Surely they have reached out?

Freedom vs. equality: Canada vs. the United States Part four of the series on political values

Canadians are fairly evenly divided between those who consider personal freedom to be more important and those who consider equality more important. How do the views of Americans compare?

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Freedom vs. equality: Canada vs. the United States Part four of the series on political values

Are Americans more likely than Canadians to consider personal freedom more important than equality?
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Freedom, equality and party politics Part three of the series on political values

What to read while you're waiting for the outcomes of leadership review votes?

Find out how the supporters of the different political parties balance the values of freedom and equality.

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Freedom, equality and party politics Part three of the series on political values

On the eve of the Conservative Party convention, here’s a look at the distinctive place they occupy on the political landscape.
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The federal NDP is unlikely to build support among the progressive electorate in Quebec if it continues to make federal expansion into health care one of its main campaign issues.

The political left outside Quebec looks to the federal govt to save health care - but within Quebec, there is more left-right consensus in favour of provinces taking the lead.

Canadians see improvements in their health-care systems, but remain divided on which government should lead reform - Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation Canadians report better experiences with health-care access, but public opinion is split on whether federal or provincial governments should lead reforms.

New @irpp.org article with @olijacques.bsky.social helps explain the challenges the federal NDP faces in Quebec.

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