Canadian-born Canadians don't know anything about Canada.
A new poll (Globe & Mail) finds:
The title of the national anthem was named by 96 per cent of the respondents, but only 58 per could name the first two lines of O Canada. This is five percentage points worse than in 1997.
Just 16 per cent of Canadians could name the four provinces - Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia - that formed Canada in 1867. This is a decline of six points.
(16 per cent! That's appalling.)
In 1997, 87 per cent of those surveyed correctly answered "fur" or "beaver" to the question that asked about the trade controlled by Hudson Bay Co., but in the latest quiz just 66 per cent gave the right answer.
(66 per cent is still pretty acceptable. Beaver pelts R us.)
One in three Canadians a decade ago identified the Charter of Rights and Freedoms as the part of the Constitution that protects the rights and freedoms of all Canadians. In 2007, the correct response rate had declined to 22 per cent. Six in 10 immigrants identified the Charter, however.
Just 8 per cent of Canadians identified the Queen as Canada's head of state, with half the respondents incorrectly citing the prime minister. One-third of immigrants, however, named the Queen.
(8 per cent!)
4 comments:
in my kids school, they sang "o canada" facing the flag every morning (in both official langs too!)
Don't despair, I read about another poll that said Canadians were now the most friendly people - a title we used to have apparently. Just remember that next time you are trying to remember the words to the national anthem!
Oh, and this also means that you can't insult me anymore...you have your country's reputation to think of! (no more calling me contrary!!!)
Canadians friendly? That must have been a poll that excluded Montreal, city of snobbery and attitude.
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