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Americans and Canadians “Play it Safe” on Political Correctness

Posted March 10, 2010 in Global
Americans are more likely to decry the concept, but Canadians believe comedians should have more freedom on their subject matter. People in Canada and the United States hold differing views on the use of "political correctness", but a sizeable proportion admits that they sometimes behave in a "politically correct" fashion because it is the safe thing to do, a new two-country Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of representative samples of 1,008 Canadian adults and 1,003 American adults—conducted ... | Read More

Canadians, Britons and Americans Deem Vancouver Olympics a Success

Posted February 27, 2010 in Global, Industry Insights
A majority of respondents in the three countries say the 2010 Winter Games have been run “well” or “very well.” Most people in Canada, the United States and Great Britain rate the organization of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics in a positive light, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of representative national samples of 1,013 Canadian adults, 1,008 American adults, and 2,010 British adults, 76 per cent of Canadians say the ongoing games have been ... | Read More

Americans and Britons Express Little Confidence in Iraq Withdrawal by 2011

Posted February 8, 2010 in Global
A majority of respondents in both nations agree with Tony Blair’s notion that removing Saddam Hussein was the right course of action. As the seventh anniversary of the start of the Iraq War approaches, people in the United States and Great Britain are doubtful about the scheduled withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq, and sizeable proportions regret the decision to launch military action in the first place, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of representative ... | Read More

Three Quarters of Americans, Half of Canadians Ready to Enjoy Super Bowl

Posted February 5, 2010 in Global
The commercials are a particularly attractive feature of Super Bowl Sunday to respondents in both countries. Many people in North America are interested in this Sunday's Super Bowl, and the renowned commercials that are premiered during the telecast are just as attractive as the game itself, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of representative national samples, 74 per cent of respondents in the United States—and 49 per cent of respondents in Canada—say they will watch ... | Read More

As Winter Olympics Approach, Britons and Americans Are Fond of Vancouver

Posted February 3, 2010 in Global
The host city gets very high scores as a good place to visit and a good place to live in. The city of Vancouver, British Columbia, has an outstanding reputation in both Great Britain and the United States, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample of 2,004 British adults and 1,003 American adults, about two thirds of Britons (69%) and Americans (65%) regard Vancouver as a safe city. Britons are especially ... | Read More

Americans, Britons and Canadians Take Harsh Stance on Crime

Posted January 22, 2010 in Global
Respondents in both Britain and Canada express would bring back the death penalty to punish people convicted of murder. Version française (PDF) People in the United States, Britain and Canada are in agreement in their assessment of some aspects of crime legislation—including rehabilitation and prevention—but a large proportion of respondents voice support for applying the death penalty for murder convictions, a new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of representative national samples found that at least three-in-five respondents in ... | Read More

Americans, Britons and Canadians Think Iran Wants Nuclear Weapons

Posted January 11, 2010 in Global
In Britain and Canada, respondents prefer direct diplomatic negotiations, while one-in-four Americans support air strikes or a full-scale invasion. A majority of respondents in the United States, Britain and Canada believe Iran is pursuing nuclear weapons, but respondents are divided on how to approach the issue at this time, a new three-country Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of representative national samples also found that three-in-four respondents in each one of the countries surveyed (79% in Britain, 78% ... | Read More

Canadians Had a Good Decade, but Americans More Optimistic About 2010s

Posted December 28, 2009 in Global
Two-in-five Britons expect life in their country and the world to be worse ten years from now. A new three-country Angus Reid Public Opinion poll finds that people in Canada provide a positive review to the decade that is about to end, while those in the United States are more optimistic about the next ten years. The online survey of representative national samples also finds that Britons are more concerned about religious extremism becoming an important challenge for the world than their ... | Read More

Following Swiss Referendum, Britons Would Vote to Ban Minarets

Posted December 21, 2009 in Global
People in the United States are divided on the idea, while Canadians tend to side with the proponents of a ban, but would not vote to enact it. Last month, voters in Switzerland participated in a referendum which banned the construction of minarets in Swiss mosques. The minaret—a tower from which the call to prayer is sounded—is a distinctive architectural feature of Islamic mosques. A new Angus Reid Public Opinion poll asked respondents in Britain, the United States and Canada to ponder ... | Read More

Britons and Americans Disagree on Amanda Knox Conviction

Posted December 11, 2009 in Global
People in Great Britain believe a fair trial is possible in Italy, while those in the United States are not convinced. The conviction of American student Amanda Knox in an Italian court has been met with a very different reaction in Britain and the United States, a new two-country Angus Reid Public Opinion poll has found. The online survey of representative national samples shows that people in the United States do not believe that Knox got a fair trial, while those in ... | Read More
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