Has the Cowichan Valley community cultural outlook changed so much since then?
Perhaps the answer lies in the bigger national question of whether Canadians are at risk of being drawn to messages that blame “the other.” Is there a risk of a growing hostility to immigrants and minority groups, or to voices of dissent such as those of environmental activists?
Research conducted by Michael Adams, president and co-founder of Environics, a public-opinion research and polling firm, found the answer is an unambiguous no.
Data from Environics polling indicates that because Canadians have learned more about the impact of inequality on all levels of the population, attitudes have been changing — especially about the situations of some Indigenous communities.