Almost a quarter of Saskatchewan residents want their province to do more to develop a separate identity from the rest of Canada, a new national survey report released on Thursday indicates.
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A new survey shows that while Canadians would like to see increased federal support to the provinces and territories for health care and child care, they’re divided on whether that money should come attached to centralized national standards.
As the federal government is set to release its budget on Monday, the online survey, conducted by Environics Institute and five other partner organizations, found that Canadians want the federal government to provide more funding for health care, child care and care for the elderly. However, while one-third of respondents would like to see funding tied to national standards, about 40 per cent would prefer that money have no strings attached
“Canadians benefit from a centrally-funded health care system, with devolved decision-making authority, as it provides provincial and territorial governments with the ability to make regionally based decisions,” said Loleen Berdahl, JSGS executive director. “However, increased pressures on health care systems, the significant and long-standing concerns regarding the structure, delivery, and financing of long-term care, and the need for greater child care support for families is causing a greater need for discussions on the quality of care provided and the need for greater financial support from the federal government.” The survey also revealed that Canadians’ opinions are divided when it comes to which government is trusted more to make the right decisions in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. In the Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Prince Edward Island, respondents have greater trust in provincial or territorial governments to manage the pandemic; whereas, in
“Since March 2020, Canadians from coast to coast have willingly done their part to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 by abiding by public health guidelines to wear masks in public, to social distance from one another, and most recently, to get vaccinated when possible,” said Loleen Berdahl, JSGS executive director. “That said, with the recent outbreak of COVID-19 variant cases in the province, which is more transmissible, governments and public health officials must understand the current sentiment among Canadians so to better inform future policies and programs that will hopefully mitigate further impacts on communities.” “Canada is a diverse and complex country, and the best way to understand it is to work in partnership which experts across regions, including those at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy,” said Dr. Andrew Parkin, executive director at the Environics Institute.
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