What unites Canada? Charter of Rights and universal health care, say poll respondents

MONTREAL – Two items often held up as cornerstones of Canadian values — the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and universal health care — are tops among things that help unite the country, according to respondents to a new poll. In the online survey, conducted ahead of Canada Day by Leger Marketing for the Association […]

Published Jun 30, 2014 at 12:21pm

MONTREAL – Two items often held up as cornerstones of Canadian values — the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and universal health care — are tops among things that help unite the country, according to respondents to a new poll.

In the online survey, conducted ahead of Canada Day by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian Studies, respondents were asked to rank 11 items in terms of whether they help unite Canadians.

The charter and health care placed well ahead other options, obtaining 25 per cent and 22 per cent of the first-place votes, respectively.