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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
I'd say Canada is more divided through polarization of people; not province to province.
I don't know many people who even think of issues in a provinces vs others way anymore.
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That’s like Alberta’s whole thing. It’s definitely one of the main drivers here, and one of the most common pieces of rhetoric coming out of the Alberta government.
I don’t think Canada in general is notably divided. They’re certainly not more polarized. Maybe on some specific issues, but many surveys show that the majority of Canadians agree on most fundamental issues.
Hell, a Nanos poll from last month found that only 35% of Canadians oppose the Liberals and NDP continuing to work together to avoid an early election. That’s despite the Conservatives polling in majority territory. Which means even Canadians that are planning to vote Conservative are made of a lot of people who are not particularly fussed about making that happen any sooner than it needs to. That fact flies in the face of how we would view a polarized, divided society.
Even with COVID, which the majority viewed as polarizing and contributing to division in our society… yet over 80% of Canadians were fully vaccinated.
It’s true that Canadians
percieve the country as more divided, but it doesn’t really seem to be true. Part of that perception comes from social media, but a lot of it comes from actual media and politicians highlighting and exploiting our small divisions. You look at PP, and he very much is reliant on fascist, populist rhetoric. Very binary, very inflammatory, very us vs. them. But if (when?) he wins, it’s less likely to be because Canadians actually buy what he’s selling, and more likely to be because they’re just tired of the current government and are looking for a change. And if that change doesn’t result in their lives getting better, he’ll likely have a short go of it.