Beorn
01-31-2010, 10:16 PM
OTTAWA — English Canadians view immigrants and Jews more favourably than they do French Quebecers, according to a new poll.
In fact, the only group further down the list than French Quebecers when it comes to who English Canadians view favourably are aboriginal Canadians.
French Quebecers have a significantly higher opinion of English Canadians than English Canadians have of them. The poll found 75% of French Quebecers have a favourable opinion of English Canadians, but only 60.1% of English Canadians have a favourable opinion of French Quebecers.
In Quebec, French Quebecers are viewed the most favourably, followed by English Canadians, immigrants, aboriginal Canadians, and Jews.
Leger Marketing conducted the poll for the Association for Canadian Studies. It was released exclusively to QMI Agency.
Jack Jedwab, executive director of the association, said the finding he found the most surprising was the way English- and French-speaking respondents regarded each other.
“I didn’t think the English Canadians’ perspective on French Quebecers would be as negative as it was,” Jedwab said.
Jedwab said the results of how immigrants, Jews and aboriginal Canadians are viewed are similar to those in previous polls.
The poll also found the more time a respondent had spent with Canadians from a different background, the more likely they were to view people from that background favourably.
“It is good news for people who are engaged in promoting exchanges between Canadians of different language backgrounds,” Jedwab said.
Favourable views also increased with the age of the respondent.
Across the country, English Canadians were regarded the most favourably by all respondents at 84% — well above immigrants at 70%, Jews at 69%, French Quebecers at 65% and aboriginal Canadians at 56%.
Albertans have the least favourable attitude in the country when it comes to immigrants, French Canadians and aboriginal Canadians, and was narrowly above Quebec when it came to their view of Jews. While 80% of Albertans viewed English Canadians favourably, that dropped to 60% for immigrants, 58% for Jews, 47% for French Canadians and 45% for aboriginal Canadians.
Ontarians had the most favourable views when it came to Jews (78%) and aboriginal Canadians (59%), second most favourable on immigrants (72%) and third most favourable on French Quebecers (60%).
The Leger poll of 1,500 respondents, conducted via web panel the week of Nov. 30, has a margin if error of 2.5 percentage points 19 times out of 20.
Source (http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/01/26/12622471.html)
In fact, the only group further down the list than French Quebecers when it comes to who English Canadians view favourably are aboriginal Canadians.
French Quebecers have a significantly higher opinion of English Canadians than English Canadians have of them. The poll found 75% of French Quebecers have a favourable opinion of English Canadians, but only 60.1% of English Canadians have a favourable opinion of French Quebecers.
In Quebec, French Quebecers are viewed the most favourably, followed by English Canadians, immigrants, aboriginal Canadians, and Jews.
Leger Marketing conducted the poll for the Association for Canadian Studies. It was released exclusively to QMI Agency.
Jack Jedwab, executive director of the association, said the finding he found the most surprising was the way English- and French-speaking respondents regarded each other.
“I didn’t think the English Canadians’ perspective on French Quebecers would be as negative as it was,” Jedwab said.
Jedwab said the results of how immigrants, Jews and aboriginal Canadians are viewed are similar to those in previous polls.
The poll also found the more time a respondent had spent with Canadians from a different background, the more likely they were to view people from that background favourably.
“It is good news for people who are engaged in promoting exchanges between Canadians of different language backgrounds,” Jedwab said.
Favourable views also increased with the age of the respondent.
Across the country, English Canadians were regarded the most favourably by all respondents at 84% — well above immigrants at 70%, Jews at 69%, French Quebecers at 65% and aboriginal Canadians at 56%.
Albertans have the least favourable attitude in the country when it comes to immigrants, French Canadians and aboriginal Canadians, and was narrowly above Quebec when it came to their view of Jews. While 80% of Albertans viewed English Canadians favourably, that dropped to 60% for immigrants, 58% for Jews, 47% for French Canadians and 45% for aboriginal Canadians.
Ontarians had the most favourable views when it came to Jews (78%) and aboriginal Canadians (59%), second most favourable on immigrants (72%) and third most favourable on French Quebecers (60%).
The Leger poll of 1,500 respondents, conducted via web panel the week of Nov. 30, has a margin if error of 2.5 percentage points 19 times out of 20.
Source (http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2010/01/26/12622471.html)