Could our national leader be: _____? Most in Canada, U.S. say they’d vote for more diverse candidates
Respondents in both countries say a woman will probably be elected leader in the next 25 years June 26, 2017 – Canada and the United States are countries of immigrants. Their electorates are diverse, and include people from different ethnic, cultural, religious, and sexual backgrounds. But the history of each nation includes just one example of the highest office in…
‘America First?’ Americans say yes on trade, but aren’t ready to give up on NATO, UN just yet
February 7, 2017 – Putting foreign powers “on notice”, “taking names” at the United Nations, tense Oval Office phone conversations with long time allies and open talk of massive import tariffs on its third-biggest trading partner – if nothing else, the Trump administration has generated its share of headlines in a short time on the international stage. And while US…
Now what? Americans expect economy to improve, global peace to worsen under President Trump
January 23, 2017 – The inauguration is over. Celebrations and protests alike have completed. Many Americans are now heading home and taking stock of how their country and the world have changed over the last eight years under the stewardship of Barack Obama. And just as there are competing views of what has been accomplished, so too are there opposing…
Friends and Foes in Trump’s America: Canada tops Americans’ list of allies
January 19, 2017 – In the Donald Trump era, which countries should the United States consider friends, and which should it regard with caution? A new public opinion poll of more than 1,500 Americans conducted by the Angus Reid Institute finds Canada atop the list of countries Americans want their new government to approach in a friendly way, followed by…
Americans on both sides see this election cycle as “really damaging” to their country
November 4, 2016 – With just days left in the U.S. Presidential election, Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 4 percentage points among likely voters, according to new polling data collected by the Angus Reid Institute in partnership with MARU/Matchbox. The Democratic nominee leads her Republican opponent among younger voters and minorities, as well as among voters with university degrees.…
Trump and Clinton supporters: Shared personal experiences, massive disagreements on policy
Half said they would vote to block opposing candidate, rather than support their own September 19, 2016 – As the world begins to consider the implications of Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. Presidential election, a comprehensive analysis of the American electorate conducted during the campaign by the Angus Reid Institute provides some much-needed insight into the…