New poll shows contented Quebec and angry Prairies — and no wonder
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How satisfied are you with things in Canada? Poll reveals a chasm between Alberta, Quebec
Calgary conference to discuss the ‘Value of Alberta’
I guess if I'd been gifted a couple hundred billion $$$ over the last 40 years, I'd be pretty fukcing happy, too...It was damned near impossible for the Liberals to turn Quebec into Canada’s happiest, most optimistic province, while killing hopes for millions of people in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
But they’ve done it. Brilliantly.
We already knew discontent was deep on the Prairies. A new Angus Reid Institute poll shows it’s almost bottomless.
Seventy-one per cent of Albertans are dissatisfied with the way the country is going. Only 29 per cent approve.
In Saskatchewan, 61 per cent are dissatisfied; 39 per cent are relatively happy.
Moving east, Reid finds that Quebecers are Canada’s most contented citizens.
Fully 76 per cent like Canada’s direction; only 24 per cent are dissatisfied.
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How satisfied are you with things in Canada? Poll reveals a chasm between Alberta, Quebec
Related, too:Those numbers represent steep declines from four years ago. In Alberta, the number of people happy with the direction of the country has plummeted from 53 per cent in 2016 to 29 per cent today. In Saskatchewan, the number has dropped 18 percentage points from 57 to 39 per cent.
Calgary conference to discuss the ‘Value of Alberta’
A one-day conference in Calgary on Saturday is set to discuss Alberta’s role in Confederation.
Called the “Value of Alberta,” the conference at the Telus Convention Centre is being put on by Alberta Proud, Buffalo Project, and Canadians For Democracy and Prosperity .