TEMPERATURE CHECK - CANADIAN DEMOCRATIC ATTITUDES IN A PANDEMIC

Ordinary Canadians have not “asked to take on (yet) lost faith in the system en masse, and in fact—in one of the a challenge, and most difficult years in memory—they have felt more positive should be given a more central role toward their leaders and compatriots. [...] Spanning the periods before and soon produced a unique civic moment, and after the arrival of the pandemic, comparing the two survey Canadians should datasets offers unique insight into how the Canadian demo- consider what to cratic mindset changed. [...] samaracanada.com 9 What happened to the populist wave? Levels of trust and satisfaction with the system are often linked to the threat of populist disruption. [...] Canadians’ trust in the system has, at the very least, held steady in the recent past, and in this moment—however brief—it is quite strong. [...] This report forms part of the Samara Centre’s Democracy Monitor, an ongoing research series that examines the state of democracy in a state of emergency, tracking the ways in which political leaders and institutions are reacting to the crisis, and looking at how elect- ed representatives are engaging with constituents during physical distancing.