The surveys give voice to Canadians about the major issues shaping the future of the federation and their political communities. [...] 1 The 2023 study consists of: § a survey of 5,365 adults § conducted online in the provinces between January 26 and February 9 § conducted by telephone in the territories between January 24 and February 26* * Respondents in the territories were not asked the question about equalization. [...] • Answers are tracked from 2019 to 2023 to address the question of whether the pandemic shifted Canadian preferences about the role of government. [...] 21 Government: shift powers to Ottawa or to province? 36 36 2019 2020 2021 2022 202340 31 32 33 3430 28 28 24 19 21 21 2217 17 19 2020 14 18 0 The government of my Things should be left pretty The federal government Cannot say province should take charge of much as they are should take charge of many of many of the things the federal the things the government of government does right now my provin. [...] • It would be reasonable to assume that this scale of activity might have shifted, in a lasting way, citizen preferences about the role of governments in general, and the role of the federal government in the federation in particular.
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