【合众国际社】Canada Day poll: We are NOT Americans

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Canada Day poll: We are NOT Americans
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/07/01/Canada-Day-poll-We-are-NOT-Americans/UPI-52301246454815/

Published: July 1, 2009 at 9:26 AM

TORONTO, July 1 (UPI) -- A poll of citizens published on Canada's 142nd birthday Wednesday shows patriotism runs high and 85 percent of people don't want to be considered as Americans.

The national survey of 500 men and 500 women was conducted by the Strategic Counsel group for broadcaster CTV and the Globe and Mail newspaper in May.

The poll found 90 percent of respondents agreed that Canada is the best country in which to live, yet 64 percent agreed "Canadians are not patriotic enough."

When asked their opinion on the statement "Canadians are fundamentally different from Americans," 85 percent agreed.

Pollster Peter Donolo told CTV that shows a shift in national sentiment.

"The cliche is that Canadians have been insecure culturally, or unsure about their identity. But that's certainly not representative of these numbers," Donolo said.

As for the British monarchy, 65 percent of respondents said ties to the crown should be severed once Queen Elizabeth dies, the Globe and Mail reported.

Canada was mostly developed by immigration and 91 percent of those surveyed agreed with the statement "When immigrants come to Canada they should adapt to Canadian customs and values," the report said.

There was no statistical margin of error for polls of this nature.

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