Canadian’s Attitudes toward the Federation, 2010

<p>The Mowat Centre for Policy Innovation measured whether Canadians in Ontario continue to have the lowest level of regional dissatisfaction in the federation. From 1996-2005, <em>The Centre for Research and Information on Canada</em> asked a series of survey questions designed to measure attitudes relevant to regional dissatisfaction. The Mowat Centre re-asked the key questions again, from January 21st to 25th, 2010 to a representative sample of 2,967 Canadians, including a special over-sample of 1,482 Ontarians. Together, this data identifies patterns of both continuity and change in Ontarians' views of the federation.</p>

<p>Ontarians' were investigated for the following four major domains:</p>
<ol><li>Degree to which Ontarians feel their province is respected in the federation</li>
<li>Ontario’s influence in national politics, including trends in the nature and magnitude of the province’s influence</li>
<li>Evaluations of the fairness of federal spending in Ontario</li>
<li>Ontarians’ sense of provincial and national identity</li></ol>