In conjunction with the Ninth Annual Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Conference, entitled “The Common Good: Who Decides?” (November 22-24, 2012), the Environics Institute for Survey Research conducted a national survey of Canadians around this theme of defining the common good.
Which values and priorities do Canadians believe define what is best for this country, to what extent do they feel there is a national consensus on these values/priorities, and how do they believe fundamental differences in priorities can best be reconciled?
Survey Details
The results are based on a telephone survey conducted for the Environics Institute by Research House with a representative sample of 2,001 adult Canadians (18 years and older) between October 2 and 14, 2012. The sample was stratified by province and community size to ensure adequate coverage of jurisdictions for analysis purposes. A sample of this size will produce a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 2.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The margin of error is greater for results for regional and socio-demographic subgroups of the total sample.
The survey questions were designed by the Environics Institute, in conjunction with representatives from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and the University of Alberta.
Partners
The Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation and the University of Alberta.
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