Canadians hold largely negative views of parliamentary debate, many see it as 'posturing': Angus Reid
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Despite attempts to rein in the rancor at Canada's House of Commons, Canadians largely hold negative views around the current state of debate in Parliament.
Despite attempts to rein in the rancor at Canada's House of Commons, Canadians largely hold negative views around the current state of debate in Parliament.
A new Angus Reid survey, released on Thursday, asked nearly 1,900 Canadians to choose three words out of a list of 10 that they would use to describe parliamentary proceedings given what they have seen, read or heard.
The most common responses were "posturing" at 54 per cent, "useless" at 46 per cent and "dishonest" at 38 per cent.
These were followed by "disrespectful" (37 per cent) and "uninformative" (35 per cent), meaning respondents were more likely to choose all five of the negative terms that were provided than the positive ones.
The five positive responses were "impassioned" (18 per cent), "informative" (15 per cent), "productive" (six per cent), "respectful" (five per cent) and "truthful" (three per cent).
Three per cent of respondents said they would use none of the terms.
A news release from Angus Reid said while the nation can feel divided, it seems "largely unified in its negativity regarding its political representatives."
