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Apr 8, 2020 · How Canada’s pandemic response is shifting political views. A poll tracking Canadian attitudes since May 2019 suggests satisfaction with the federal government and Justin Trudeau has risen during the pandemic. by Allison Harell April 8, 2020. The global COVID-19 pandemic presents a fundamental challenge to governments around the world.
Jan 5, 2022 · About 85% of adults in the two groups at the ends of the political spectrum voted in 2020 (85% of Faith and Flag Conservatives and 86% of Progressive Left). Moving from either end of the typology toward more ideologically mixed groups shows a gradual decrease in turnout.
- Carrie Blazina
- Conservative Leadership Race
- Systemic Racism
- U.S. Election
- We Charity Scandal
- Covid-19 Pandemic
The race to replace Andrew Scheer as leader of the Conservative party takes the number five spot. The contest started with much speculation over who would compete for the top Tory job — and included names like Rona Ambrose, Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest. But after the pandemic forced the party to suspend the raceand delay the vote, Conservative...
Number four is a topic that many governments and public officials struggled with this year — systemic racism. The death of George Floydat the hands of Minneapolis police officers sparked outrage and calls to end systemic racism in the United States and across the globe, including Canada. While protests gripped several U.S. cities, rallies and demon...
For number three, we turn our gaze south of the border to the U.S. presidential election. The campaign itself was different due to the pandemic, not least of all when a debate had to be cancelled after President Donald Trump contracted COVID-19. Then 2020 struck again on Nov. 3, leaving no clear winner after election night. What followed were days ...
In a year that has been gripped by a pandemic, it's somewhat hard to pick out just one pandemic-related story that would make the cut for this list. Yet coming in at number two is the WE Charity scandal. The scandal rose out of what was supposed to be a pandemic support program for students, one that would offer money from the federal government fo...
In what should come as a surprise to no one, the pandemic takes the top spot for this year's political story. No other event in recent memory has changed so fundamentally the world as we know it, including our politics. As mentioned previously, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the U.S. election as well as Canada's Conservative leadership race, but it...
Mar 10, 2022 · The analysis of members’ ideological scores finds that the current standoff between Democrats and Republicans is the result of several overlapping trends that have been playing themselves out – and sometimes reinforcing each other – for decades. Both parties have grown more ideologically cohesive.
- Drew Desilver
Knowing the political bias of media outlets allows you to consume a balanced news diet and avoid manipulation, misinformation, and fake news. Everyone is biased, but hidden media bias misleads and divides us.
Jan 11, 2021 · Annual trend from 1994 to 2020 in Democrats' ideology, with 51% in 2020 identifying as liberal, 35% as moderate and 12% as conservative. This marks a sharp change since 1994, when...
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Nov 9, 2021 · Pew Research Center’s new political typology provides a road map to today’s fractured political landscape. It segments the public into nine distinct groups, based on an analysis of their attitudes and values.
