Canada Day Polls Reveal a Divided Sense of Pride and Promise

While most Canadians feel proud to be Canadian, optimism about quality of life and opportunity splits along party lines.

Happy Canada Day, dear 338Canada readers,

New polling explores how proud Canadians feel about their country, and how recent events—Donald Trump’s antics and the April federal election, for instance—have shaped that national pride.

In recent days, several polling firms released Canada Day-themed surveys. Let’s explore some of the findings, namely from Léger and the Angus Reid Institute.

First, Canadian Pride.

“To what extent are you proud to be Canadian?”