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A Poll Shows Which Canadian Provinces Support The Habs The Least

A new poll by Leger Marketing and the Association for Canadian Studies shows that support for the Montreal Canadiens is not even across the country.

While the majority of poll respondents in the Atlantic provinces, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia said they were "rooting for" the Habs in the Stanley Cup Final, only 46% of respondents in Manitoba and Saskatchewan (grouped together in the poll) said they were supporting the Canadian team.

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Quebecers Were The 'Least Likely' To Agree 'Canada Is A Racist Country' In A Recent Poll

A new study by the Angus Reid Institute has revealed divided opinions about racism in Canada, with only 24% of Quebec respondents agreeing that "Canada is a racist country" — the least of any province. That's compared to 44% of Saskatchewan respondents.

The study categorized respondents into four camps, "detractors, guarded, accepting, and advocates," in order to determine where Canadians stand on perceptions of race relations and racism.

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Denis Coderre Is Beating Valérie Plante In An Early Montreal Mayoral Election Poll

A new poll by Mainstreet Research shows that former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre — who recently announced he's running again in the upcoming municipal election — is leading the race against Valérie Plante.

Forty percent of respondents said they intend to vote for Coderre, compared to 24% for Plante. 

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65% Of Quebecers Think Canada Still Hasn't Achieved Gender Equality, Poll Shows

A March 8 Leger poll revealed that the majority of Canadian women — and the majority of Quebecers — do not believe Canada has achieved gender equality.

According to the poll, 73% of Canadian women and 65% of Quebecers believe our country has more to do before men and women are truly equal.

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81% Of Quebec University Students Felt 'Psychological Distress' Last Year

A new poll on behalf of the Quebec Student Union found that 81% of Quebec university students experienced high levels of "psychological distress" and struggled with mental health in fall 2020.

Marketing firm Léger surveyed 1,209 members of the province's university student community to "paint the most complete possible picture of the state of student psychological health" during the fall 2020 semester, according to a statement released by the Union on February 10.   

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One In Three Small Businesses In Quebec Say They'll Run Out Of Cash By The Summer

One-third of small and medium-sized businesses in Quebec — 34% — say they will run out of cash before this summer, according to a recent survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

Of them, 15% say they'll run out of essential funds needed to cover their company's daily expenses within the next one to three months.

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74% Of Quebecers Support The Curfew, According To A New Survey

A new survey by Montreal marketing firm Leger found that three out of four Quebecers — 74% — support the government's night-time curfew in Quebec.

Fewer — 57% of Quebecers surveyed — believed curfew is "an effective way to reduce the spread of the virus," while 32% doubted the curfew's effectiveness.

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Over 40% Of Quebecers Visited Friends & Family Over The Holidays, According To A Poll

46% of Quebec respondents to one survey said they visited friends or family at least once during the holidays.

33% of Quebec respondents to the poll by Leger and the Association for Canadian Studies admitted to visiting others "rarely" — just once.

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Here's What The 'New' Empress Theatre In NDG Could Become

Notre-Dame-de-Grâce is on a mission to transform Montreal's iconic Empress Theatre into a modern, less-dilapidated version of itself.

Last month, the borough launched online public consultations and invited Montrealers to share ideas on how to transform the vacant theatre into a multi-use facility with residential, commercial, and cultural components.

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A New Survey Reveals 67% Of Quebecers Believe We Need More Laws To Protect French

According to new data released by Leger on November 9, a large percentage of people in the province are worried about the future of the French language in Quebec.

This data comes from a survey conducted in early September 2020 by the Lionel-Groulx Foundation and Mouvement national des Québécois, in collaboration with Leger.

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Most Quebecers Are 'Worried' About The US Election Outcome For These 6 Reasons

November 3 is a momentous day for our neighbours to the south, as Joe Biden and Donald Trump face off to be the next president of the United States. But as a bordering nation, Canada knows that what happens in a U.S. election impacts what happens here.

According to a new survey by Montreal marketing firm Léger, 78% of Quebecers are worried about the outcome of the U.S. election. 

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A Survey Asked Quebecers To Weigh In On The uOttawa Prof Who Used The N-Word In Class

On October 27, Montreal marketing firm Léger released the results of a survey that asked Canadians about a recent controversy at the University of Ottawa in which a professor used the n-word in a class discussion about minority groups reclaiming derogatory terms.

The professor was ultimately suspended — a decision Premier François Legault questioned publicly at a press conference on October 20, saying he doesn't "understand" it. 

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