Are you proud to be Canadian? Poll suggests that feeling is dwindling, for some OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the vast majority of Canadians are proud of their home and native land, but our sense of national pride is lower than it was a few years ago. Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Jun 30, 2024 11:19 AM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message A person cools themselves with a fan during the Canada Day noon show in Ottawa on Saturday, July 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang Listen to this article 00:00:56 OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the vast majority of Canadians are proud of their home and native land, but our sense of national pride is lower than it was a few years ago.
Polling firm Leger surveyed 1,607 people last weekend, asking how they're feeling about being Canadian ahead of Canada Day. The firm posed similar questions to a group of 1,003 Americans ahead of the Fourth of July. The results suggest the vast majority of us — 76 per cent — would call ourselves proud Canadians.
But 45 per cent of people who did the survey said they were feeling less proud than they did five years ago in 2019. Leger said that's up 16 percentage points from 2021, when they posed the same question. Respondents were asked to choose from a list of things that make them most proud to be Canadian.
The country's natural beauty topped the list, followed by universal health care, freedom and equality, a peaceful and safe society and mul.
