As people in Canada and Great Britain prepare to observe Remembrance Day, a new two-country survey by Angus Reid Strategies has found that the tribute remains relevant for a large proportion of respondents on both sides of the Atlantic.
In the online survey of representative national samples, 86 per cent of Canadians and 85 per cent of Britons agree that Remembrance Day recognizes the sacrifices of veterans and promotes national unity.
More than three-in-four respondents (77% in Canada and 82% in Britain) believe that Remembrance Day is more relevant than ever because of the war in Afghanistan.
Less than one-in-ten people in both countries think the commemoration focuses on the wars of previous generations and is irrelevant to today’s society.
More than seven-in-ten Canadians and Britons wear a poppy to commemorate Remembrance Day, and three-in-five observe two minutes of silence at 11:00 am.
Canadians (18%) are more likely than Britons (9%) to attend a memorial ceremony at a cenotaph.
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Hamish Marshall, Research Director, Public Affairs
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