TORONTO —
A new poll by the Angus Reid Institute released Wednesday displays the sharp differences in beliefs between generations in Canada.
The poll, which analyzed respondents engagement and advocacy for their personal positions and viewpoints, breaking them down into cohorts of “leaders,” and “others” by age, presented several scenarios and questions to better understand the challenges facing Canada and how they are perceived by different generations.
The poll, conducted in partnership with Cardus, asked respondents to self-report if they considered themselves leaders in their communities and rated themselves on their ability to affect change. Some of the ways engagement and advocacy was measured was by asking if respondents contacted public officials, volunteered or attended protests.
The age categories were broken down into respondents aged 18 to 29 years-old, 30 to 40 years-old, 41 to 54 years-old, 55 to 64 years-old and 65 years of age and older.
WHERE DO COHORTS STAND ON ISSUES FACING CANADA?
Angus Reid reported that many younger Canadian leaders prefer the idea of starting over rather than building on the foundations made by previous generations, with 47 per cent of respondents 18 to 29 years old and 40 per cent of respondents 30 to 40 years old believing that the future development of Canadian society requires beginning again and restructuring the country differently.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about a huge rise in government spending and inflation, something that older, non-leader Canadians are concerned about. Younger Canadians who are leaders are more concerned with economic inequality and housing prices, according to the poll.
While climate change was the major concern across all age cohorts surveyed, a generational divide is seen when the poll broke down questions about values and trade offs when it comes to addressing the climate crisis.
For example, 80 per cent of leaders aged 18 to 29 believe that environmental protection should be emphasized over economic growth, compared to 58 per cent of leaders aged 41 to 54, and 67 per cent of leaders aged 65 and older.
Angus Reid notes that Canadians’ focus on issues affecting Indigenous communities spiked in the summer after the May rediscovery of the graves of 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School site in B.C., but has since declined.
When asked how important reconciliation is between Indigenous communities and Canadians to them, the respondents again showed a divide by age, but more so between “others” than leaders.
Fifty per cent of young leaders, aged 18 to 29, said reconciliation was very important to them, compared to 40 per cent of “others” in that age cohort.
Sixty per cent of leaders aged 30 to 40 said reconciliation is very important, compared to 38 per cent of others in the same group.
Forty-seven per cent of leaders aged 65 and older said reconciliation is very important to them.
Leaders, especially those 40 and under are also much more likely to believe white people benefit from societal advantages that visible minorities do not have, according to the poll, with 76 per cent of 18 to 29 years old and 78 per cent of 30 to 40 year-old leaders saying as such.
Generational differences were also explored in the poll, with Angus Reid explaining that the “cohort” effect is the idea that generations can hold distinct outlooks formed by specific events or unique historical circumstances they experienced.
Angus Reid said that this can also be seen in the way generations view themselves, such as millennials referring to themselves as the “unluckiest” generation, coming of age with lower wages and skyrocketing housing prices. The COVID-19 pandemic represents the second major economic shutdown of their careers after the 2008 recession, the Institute said.
More than 40 per cent of respondents under the age of 41 consider their generation to be unlucky, whereas the vast majority of older Canadians say their generations have been lucky, as reported by more than nine in ten respondents aged 65 and older.
Property ownership was another question that showed a clear divide, with respondents above the age of 41 saying it was one of the three areas they’ve been particularly lucky in, whereas 82 to 88 per cent of those 40 and under say their generation is unlucky when it comes to the prospect of owning a home or property.
How the legacy of the Baby Boomers also differed greatly across age cohorts.
Respondents 55 to 64 and 65 and older overwhelmingly, at 75 to 87 per cent, rated the Boomer’s legacy as positive, compared to those 40 and under where a majority rated it as negative, and approximately 25 per cent who rated it very negative.
Angus Reid reported that the perceptions reversed when respondents were asked how they expect the millennial generation to leave things, in better or worse shape than the Baby Boomers.
For this question, 60 per cent of leaders aged 18 to 29 and 56 per cent of leaders aged 30 to 40 said millennials will leave things better than the Baby Boomers, but only 20 per cent of leaders aged 65 and older think the same.
When asked about their emotional attachment to Canada, again a generational divide is seen.
The majority of respondents 41 and older said they have a strong emotional attachment to Canada, that they love the country and what it stands for.
However, younger generations view their relationship to the country differently, with 57 to 58 per cent of 18 to 29 year olds and 46 to 48 per cent of 30 to 40 year olds seeing Canada as a place where they live, but would not be opposed to pursuing opportunities elsewhere.
Younger people surveyed are also more open to what Angus Reid called a “deeper cultural pluralism,” with the majority of respondents aged 18 to 29 (both leaders and others) saying cultural diversity should be encouraged, with different groups keeping their own customs and languages.
As the cohorts get older, they are more likely to believe that minorities should do more to fit in with mainstream society, with 52 per cent of leaders and 61 per cent of others aged 65 and older saying as such.
However, there are some things that tie the generations together, both of which are overarching beliefs about society, according to the poll.
A majority of those surveyed, 66 to 77 per cent, believe in working for the common good, and 86 to 96 per cent hold a strong belief that individuals can make a difference.
METHODOLOGY
The Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey from July 26 – Aug. 2, 2021, among a representative randomized sample of 4,094 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum. For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/- 1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding. The survey was self-commissioned and paid for by ARI. This included an augmented survey sample of those who qualified as “leaders” in several pre-screening surveys.
EDMONTON – Jake Allen made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and 26th of his career as the New Jersey Devils closed out their Western Canadian road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday.
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils (8-5-2) who have won three of their last four on the heels on a four-game losing skid.
The Oilers (6-6-1) had their modest two-game winning streak snapped.
Calvin Pickard made 13 stops between the pipes for Edmonton.
TAKEAWAYS
Devils: In addition to his goal, Bratt picked up his 12th assist of the young season to give him nine points in his last eight games and now 15 points overall. Nico Hischier remains in the team lead, picking up an assist of his own to give him 16 points for the campaign. He has a point in all but four games this season.
Oilers: Forward Leon Draisaitl was held pointless after recording six points in his previous two games and nine points in his previous four. Draisaitl usually has strong showings against the Devils, coming into the contest with an eight-game point streak against New Jersey and 11 goals in 17 games.
KEY MOMENT
New Jersey took a 2-0 lead on the power play with 3:26 remaining in the second period as Hischier made a nice feed into the slot to Bratt, who wired his third of the season past Pickard.
KEY RETURN?
Oilers star forward and captain Connor McDavid took part in the optional morning skate for the Oilers, leading to hopes that he may be back sooner rather than later. McDavid has been expected to be out for two to three weeks with an ankle injury suffered during the first shift of last Monday’s loss in Columbus.
OILERS DEAL FOR D-MAN
The Oilers have acquired defenceman Ronnie Attard from the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for defenceman Ben Gleason.
The 6-foot-3 Attard has spent the past three season in the Flyers organization seeing action in 29 career games. The 25-year-old right-shot defender and Western Michigan University grad was originally selected by Philadelphia in the third round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. Attard will report to the Oilers’ AHL affiliate in Bakersfield.
UP NEXT
Devils: Host the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday.
Oilers: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 4, 2024.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 291 yards and three touchdowns, and Kareem Hunt pounded into the end zone from two yards out in overtime to give the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs a 30-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday night.
DeAndre Hopkins had two touchdown receptions for the Chiefs (8-0), who drove through the rain for two fourth-quarter scores to take a 24-17 lead with 4:17 left. But then Kansas City watched as Baker Mayfield led the Bucs the other way in the final minute, hitting Ryan Miller in the end zone with 27 seconds to go in regulation time.
Tampa Bay (4-5) elected to kick the extra point and force overtime, rather than go for a two-point conversion and the win. And it cost the Buccaneers when Mayfield called tails and the coin flip was heads. Mahomes and the Chiefs took the ball, he was 5-for-5 passing on their drive in overtime, and Hunt finished his 106-yard rushing day with the deciding TD plunge.
Travis Kelce had 14 catches for 100 yards with girlfriend Taylor Swift watching from a suite, and Hopkins finished with eight catches for 86 yards as the Chiefs ran their winning streak to 14 dating to last season. They became the sixth Super Bowl champion to start 8-0 the following season.
Mayfield finished with 200 yards and two TDs passing for the Bucs, who have lost four of their last five.
It was a memorable first half for two players who had been waiting to play in Arrowhead Stadium.
The Bucs’ Rachaad White grew up about 10 minutes away in a tough part of Kansas City, but his family could never afford a ticket for him to see a game. He wound up on a circuitous path through Division II Nebraska-Kearney and a California junior college to Arizona State, where he eventually became of a third-round pick of Tampa Bay in the 2022 draft.
Two year later, White finally got into Arrowhead — and the end zone. He punctuated his seven-yard scoring run in the second quarter, which gave the Bucs a 7-3 lead, by nearly tossing the football into the second deck.
Then it was Hopkins’ turn in his first home game since arriving in Kansas City from a trade with the Titans.
The three-time All-Pro, who already had caught four passes, reeled in a third-down heave from Mahomes amid triple coverage for a 35-yard gain inside the Tampa Bay five-yard line. Three plays later, Mahomes found him in the back of the end zone, and Hopkins celebrated his first TD with the Chiefs with a dance from “Remember the Titans.”
Tampa Bay tried to seize control with consecutive scoring drives to start the second half. The first ended with a TD pass to Cade Otton, the latest tight end to shred the Chiefs, and Chase McLaughlin’s 47-yard field goal gave the Bucs a 17-10 lead.
The Chiefs answered in the fourth quarter. Mahomes marched them through the rain 70 yards for a tying touchdown pass, which he delivered to Samaje Perine while landing awkwardly and tweaking his left ankle, and then threw a laser to Hopkins on third-and-goal from the Buccaneers’ five-yard line to give Kansas City the lead.
Tampa Bay promptly went three-and-out, but its defence got the ball right back, and this time Mayfield calmly led his team down field. His capped the drive with a touchdown throw to Miller — his first career TD catch — with 27 seconds to go, and Tampa Bay elected to play for overtime.
UP NEXT
Buccaneers: Host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper made 16 saves for his first shutout of the season and 32nd overall, helping the Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Monday night.
Adrian Kempe had a goal and an assist and Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala also scored. The Kings have won two of their last three.
Juuse Saros made 24 saves for the Predators. They are 1-2-1 in their last four.
Kopitar opened the scoring with 6:36 remaining in the opening period. Saros denied the Kings captain’s first shot, but Kopitar collected the rebound below the goal line and banked it off the netminder’s skate.
Fiala, a former Predator, made it 2-0 35 seconds into the third.
The Kings held Nashville to just three third-period shots on goal, the first coming with 3:55 remaining and Saros pulled for an extra attacker.
Elsewhere in the NHL on Monday:
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DEVILS 3 OILERS 0
EDMONTON, Alta. (AP) — Jake Allen made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and 26th of his NHL career, helping the New Jersey Devils close their western Canadian road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier also scored. The Devils improved to 8-5-2. They have won three of their last four after a four-game skid.
Calvin Pickard made 13 saves for Edmonton. The Oilers had won two straight.
