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Poll suggests growing tolerance on key social issues
Has Canada become more tolerant on hot-button issues?
That’s what the results of a new Forum Research survey seem to suggest.
The poll of 1,557 randomly selected adults found a majority believe assisted suicide should be made legal and want marijuana legalized. Nearly half, meanwhile, support the idea of legalizing prostitution.
Here’s how respondents feel about these and other controversial issues:
Prostitution: When asked “Should prostitution be legal or not?” 49 per cent of Forum poll respondents said yes, and 38 per cent said no. Thirteen per cent replied “don’t know.” The Supreme Court of Canada struck down this country’s prostitution laws in 2013. In its place Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government brought in a law that outlaws the buying, not selling of sex.
Assisted suicide: Should assisted suicide be legal or not? Sixty-seven per cent of poll respondents said yes, 23 per cent said no, and 11 per cent said they don’t know. Seventy-one per cent of respondents in B.C. said yes, while 75 per cent of Quebecers said yes. Earlier this year, in a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the ban on doctor-assisted suicide.
Marijuana: The idea of legalizing pot was favoured by 54 per cent of Forum poll respondents. Thirty-five per cent are against the idea, and 11 per cent said they don’t know. Not surprisingly, the idea had the most traction with the 18 to 34 age group, where 64 per cent of the individuals polled said they like the idea of legalizing pot.
Time to retire: A majority of those surveyed — 65 per cent — want to see the CPP age of retirement switched back from 67 to 65. Twenty-eight per cent are opposed to the idea, and seven per cent said they don’t know.
Methodology: Results for the Forum poll, which was conducted Sept. 21 and 23, are considered accurate plus or minus 3 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Forum’s poll is weighted statistically by age, region and other variables to ensure the sample reflects the actual population according to the latest census data. The weighting formula has been shared with the Star and raw polling results are housed at the University of Toronto’s political science department’s data library.
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Poll suggests growing tolerance on key social issues
Has Canada become more tolerant on hot-button issues?
That’s what the results of a new Forum Research survey seem to suggest.
The poll of 1,557 randomly selected adults found a majority believe assisted suicide should be made legal and want marijuana legalized. Nearly half, meanwhile, support the idea of legalizing prostitution.
Here’s how respondents feel about these and other controversial issues:
Prostitution: When asked “Should prostitution be legal or not?” 49 per cent of Forum poll respondents said yes, and 38 per cent said no. Thirteen per cent replied “don’t know.” The Supreme Court of Canada struck down this country’s prostitution laws in 2013. In its place Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government brought in a law that outlaws the buying, not selling of sex.
Assisted suicide: Should assisted suicide be legal or not? Sixty-seven per cent of poll respondents said yes, 23 per cent said no, and 11 per cent said they don’t know. Seventy-one per cent of respondents in B.C. said yes, while 75 per cent of Quebecers said yes. Earlier this year, in a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the ban on doctor-assisted suicide.
Marijuana: The idea of legalizing pot was favoured by 54 per cent of Forum poll respondents. Thirty-five per cent are against the idea, and 11 per cent said they don’t know. Not surprisingly, the idea had the most traction with the 18 to 34 age group, where 64 per cent of the individuals polled said they like the idea of legalizing pot.
Time to retire: A majority of those surveyed — 65 per cent — want to see the CPP age of retirement switched back from 67 to 65. Twenty-eight per cent are opposed to the idea, and seven per cent said they don’t know.
Methodology: Results for the Forum poll, which was conducted Sept. 21 and 23, are considered accurate plus or minus 3 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Forum’s poll is weighted statistically by age, region and other variables to ensure the sample reflects the actual population according to the latest census data. The weighting formula has been shared with the Star and raw polling results are housed at the University of Toronto’s political science department’s data library.
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