More than twice as many people believe Canada is on the wrong path, rather than the right one, when it comes to becoming a more united country, a new Nanos Research survey shows.
The survey, commissioned by CTV News, asked Canadians for their opinion on whether Canada is on the right track to achieve two goals: building a united country and creating prosperity for the future.
Half of those surveyed believe Canada is on the wrong track to unite the country compared to 22 percent who believe it is on the right track. Twenty-eight percent were unsure.
Pessimism was strongest in the Prairies with 60 per cent believing Canada is on the wrong track, followed by Ontario (53.1 per cent), Quebec (44.8 per cent), BC (42 per cent) and the Atlantic provinces (40.2 percent).
Men were more likely to believe Canada is on the wrong track at 55.4 per cent compared to women at 45 per cent.
The results show that there is also a generation gap, with younger Canadians or those aged 18-34 most likely to say Canada is on the wrong track at 58.2 per cent, followed by those aged 35-54 (53 .2 percent) and older than 55 years (41.7 percent). penny).
On the question of whether Canada is on track to create a more prosperous future, a plurality of respondents, 44 percent, believe the country is headed in the wrong direction, while nearly a quarter say Canada is on the right track. and 32 percent are not sure.
The Prairies felt most strongly that Canada is on the wrong track at 56.8 percent, with Ontario second at 47.4 percent, followed by the Atlantic (44 percent) and BC (40, 2 percent).
Quebecers were more divided on this question, with 29.7 percent saying Canada is on the wrong track and 29 percent believing it is on the right track.
Men were more likely to believe that Canada is on the wrong track to create future prosperity at 47 per cent compared to women at 40.8 per cent.
A majority of younger Canadians aged 18-34 also believe Canada is headed in the wrong direction at 51.8 per cent. Feelings were not as strong among Canadians aged 35-54 (45.9 percent) and 55 and older (36.4 percent).
METHODOLOGY
Nanos conducted a hybrid dual-frame RDD (landlines and cellular) random online and telephone survey of 1,002 Canadians, aged 18 and over, between June 30 and July 4, 2022 as part of an omnibus survey. Participants were randomly recruited by phone using live agents and administered an online survey. The sample included both land lines and cell phones throughout Canada. Results were statistically verified and weighted for age and sex using the most recent census data, and the sample was geographically stratified to be representative of Canada.
Individuals who randomly called using random digit dialing with a maximum of five callbacks.
The margin of error for this poll is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
This study was commissioned by CTV News and the research was conducted by Nanos Research.
Note: Charts may not add to 100 due to rounding.