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Royal yawn: Poll results suggest Canadians apathetic about the monarchy
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jun 28, 2010 06:30am |
| Category | Poll |
| News Date | Jun 28, 2010 06:00am |
| Description | As the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh start their nine-day Canadian tour, a new poll suggests Canadians are feeling rather listless about the visit and the monarchy in general.
The Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey of just over 1,000 Canadians found that 45 per cent of respondents didn't know they were coming, while almost half — 48 per cent — agreed when asked if they consider the monarchy ``a relic of our colonial past that has no place in Canada today.''
As well, 44 per cent said they would support a referendum on whether Canada should keep the monarchy, with 58 per cent of Quebec respondents leading the call for a national question.
The telephone poll was conducted between June 17 and June 20. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 per cent, 19 times out of 20. |
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