We asked Canadians to 10 strategies for the country to pursue in addressing climate change. This year’s results reflect a notable shift: the public is more likely to favour policies that protect jobs and the economy and less concerned with meeting carbon reduction targets.

Why I love tracking surveys: each year since 2022, there was a 6- or 7-pt drop in B.C. in the proportion agreeing that "protecting the environment is more important than protecting jobs" - significant each time, not a headline. But now we can report a 20-point drop over 3 yrs - that's a headline!

Seems a good time to remind people what the supporters of the different political parties actually think of the relationship between Parliament and the Supreme Court. open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...

Young adults are much more concerned than seniors about issues such as affordability and unemployment. Any political party that overlooks these generational differences for too long is asking for trouble. open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...

It would be a mistake to assume that concerns about tariffs or annexation displaced those about the affordability of groceries, housing and other necessities. open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...

Do younger and older Canadians have different political priorities? Maybe just a little bit. 👉 open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...

Parents are most likely to say that access to affordable child care would have made it easier to be a parent to a young child (from a list of 11 different types of services or assistance mentioned). www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

In order to test public priorities, our survey forced a choice: either to maintain government funding for child care centres or eliminate this funding in favour of giving all parents a break on their taxes. Guess what we found? www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

Why should governments spend to help parents with the cost of child care? Our survey asked about the importance of six particular objectives. Guess which was most likely to be seen as critically important. And guess which was at the bottom of the list. www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

Why should governments spend to help parents with the cost of child care? Our survey asked about the importance of six particular objectives. Guess which was most likely to be seen as critically important. And guess which was at the bottom of the list. www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

Have you seen the new survey on public support for child care programs in Canada, from YMCA Canada & YWCA Canada and the Environics Institute for Survey Research? Here's the story in @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

In order to test public priorities, our survey forced a choice: either to maintain government funding for child care centres or eliminate this funding in favour of giving all parents a break on their taxes. Guess what we found? www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

Flipping to the opinion section, we see: “What is lost when fewer men go to university?” There’s nothing wrong with the headline as long as it’s clear that it means fewer men than women. But for many it will imply “fewer than before” which is not the case. www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Interesting feature on the gender gap in PSE enrollment in the G&M today, but as is often the case on this topic, it left out one piece of data: men’s educational attainment has never been higher than it is today. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/educa...

In Manitoba, the swing toward the provincial government as the best representative is up 20 points following the election of the NDP and Wab Kinew. But you can bet that not everyone in the province is moving in the same direction. open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...

“None of the above” is losing support open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...

If you're reading this oped equalization, here's a handy companion piece: an update on public support for equalization, in Alberta and across the country. open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve... www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

I was very happy with my Semipalmated Plover today - excellent way to cap the long weekend.

Mute Swan (teenager)

Hello, I am a Least Sandpiper and I am very good at camouflage.

It's not autumn quite yet; summer birds are still here (Northern Parula and Blue-gray Gnatcatcher).

Our latest survey finds that the proportion using AI at work has increased to 37%. But of those, only about 1 in 3 have received formal training on AI use from their employers. @diversityinstitute.bsky.social @fsc-ccf.bsky.social www.environicsinstitute.org/insights/ins...

There has also been a modest decrease in the proportion of Prairie residents who agree that “Western Canada gets so few benefits from being part of Canada that they might as well go it on their own.” www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

Dissatisfaction with the direction of the country is highest in the Prairie provinces. However, the Prairie provinces have also experienced the biggest drop in dissatisfaction over last year – a decrease of 14 pts, from 67 to 53 percent. #CoT2025 www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

We have three distinct patterns: no real age differences on income inequality; younger people more likely to express concern about racial inequality; but younger people also more likely to accept gender inequality. open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...

Dissatisfaction with the direction of the country is highest in the Prairie provinces. However, the Prairie provinces have also experienced the biggest drop in dissatisfaction over last year – a decrease of 14 pts, from 67 to 53 percent. #CoT2025 www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

"The proportion of residents in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta who say their province is not treated with the respect it deserves in Canada has fallen to its lowest level since 2019, says a new poll." www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

The proportions of Prairie residents who say that their province has less than its fair share of influence on important national decisions has fallen since 2024 – and is now at its lowest levels since the surveys began 2019. #CoT2025 www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

Prairie residents feel region is gaining respect among Canadians, poll shows www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

I have entered the stage of life where I think it is appropriate to remark: “well, we really needed that rain.”

Isn't it just somewhat eye-catching that the group most likely to favour larger government is younger men (with a 13-point increase since the start of this series in 2019)? open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...

For whatever reasons, I decided to take a look at unemployment by educational attainment, in terms of numbers not rates. Here's how this looks for men and women. /1

What happened after Ottawa dropped the consumer carbon tax earlier this spring? The proportion trusting neither the federal nor their provincial government to address climate change fell by eight points. #CoT2025 👉 www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

This is pretty striking: in just 20 years, Canada has gone from being a country where 45% of people aged 25-64 had a post-secondary credential to one where 65% had one. How did we do it? A mix of aging-out of the less-educated, strong post-secondary participation, and immigration policy.

Which government do you trust more to make the right decisions in managing immigration and refugee settlement? www.environicsinstitute.org/projects/pro...

Long-weekend. Very heron-y out this morning. #Birds 🪶

Black-crowned Night Heron in the early morning sun. #Birds 🪶

I strongly recommend you check out this new article on how to measure poverty and whether poverty reduction policies actually make a difference. Did the new dental care plan really have an impact? Click and find out!

Richard Matern, Geranda Notten & Sofia Seer: Don’t miss the good news on poverty reduction in 2025 policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ju...

I think @cbreton.bsky.social is understating how useful and even important this image from the resentment index is. I guess the succinct way to summarize it is: this explains a lot.

Summer reading list suggestions. open.substack.com/pub/cdnsurve...

The vision that Benoit Pelletier and Jean Charest had when they initiated CoF in the early 2000s was for it do more than that. And I think it initially did. But yes, the need for consensus and a secretariat with no capacity largely constrained what CoF can do/achieve.

I know we're supposed to be talking about tariffs and federalism and so on, but let's just pause for a moment to appreciate how good Bobolinks are at camouflage. #Birds 🪶

Pour tous les détails de ce papier avec @olijacques.bsky.social et @parkinac.bsky.social, c'est ici: centre.irpp.org/fr/research-...