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Thursday, June 29, 2006

So today my highly-anticipated copy of McLean's found its way into my postbox. In lieu of putting any thought into a post, I figured I'd rehash some stuff from the magazine. This post looks long and boring to read, but I assure you, it's mostly made up of empty space.
First, a quote highlighted by them:

Every member in the House will soon have an opportunity to stand up and be counted on accountability. Let us replace darkness with light. Let us replace accountability with corruption... Mr. Speaker, I rise on a point of order to correct the record. I should have said, let us move to accountability from corruption.

-President of the Treasury Board John Baird misspeaking in the Commons on the Federal Accountability Act.

I like that one.
Now, this issue had the results of their annual Canada Day Poll, which included comparisons to answers given in earlier editions of the poll. Some interesting figures:

"I approve of premarital sex"
1975 - 67% overall
now - 80% overall
1975 - 90% of people aged 18-34
now - 77% of people aged 18-34
1975 - 40% of people aged 55+
now - 75% of people aged 55+

Approval of homosexuality
men women
1975 33% 52%
now 61% 70%

I approve of marriage between blacks and whites
1975 - 55%
now - 94%

Percentage of Canadians versus Americans who approve of:
(stupid editor, CDA answers on the left, USA on the right)
Homosexual relations 60% 38%
Premarital sex 80% 64%
Legal abortion available on demand 43% 27%
Immigration 78% 64%

How Often do we have Sex?
Daily - 2%
Several times a week - 20%
Weekly - 24%
Monthly or less - 12%
Hardly ever or never - 28%

What do we Value?
Freedom - 90%
Family life - 83%
Being loved - 82%
Being Canadian - 62%
A rewarding career - 51%
Community involvement - 15%

Whom do we feel uneasy around?
Sex offenders - 96%
Alcoholics - 71%
Former mental patients - 63%
Born-again Christians - 31%
Policemen - 24%
Muslims - 18%
Jews - 5%

Almost 75% of Canadians disagreed with the statement: We should worry about Canada and let the world take care of itself.

That's enough I think.

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