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TwothirdsopposechanginglyricstoOCanada
Females,oldestmostlikelytosupportchange

TORONTO
October 23nd, 2013

TORONTO,OCTOBER23,2013Inarandomsamplingofpublicopiniontakenbythe HIGHLIGHTS:
ForumPollamong1484EnglishspeakingCanadians18yearsofageandolder,
Fullytwothirdsopposed
fullytwothirdsopposedchangingthelyricsofOCanadafrom"inallhersons
changingthelyricsofO
command"tothemoregenderinclusive"inallofuscommand"(65%).Justone
Canadafrom"inallhersons
quarterapprovedoftheproposedchange(25%)andonetenthhadnoopinion
command"tothemore
(10%).Supportforthechangeishighestamongtheoldest(55+29%),females
genderinclusive"inallofus
(29%),midincomegroups($40Kto$60K30%),NewDemocrats(36%),Green
command"(65%).
voters(32%),thebesteducated(postgrad39%),thosewithnoreligion(33%)and
Itappearsthat,inthecase
thoseofBritishIslesorigin(37%).
ofculturaltouchstoneslike
Itappearsthat,inthecaseofculturaltouchstoneslikenationalanthems,
nationalanthems,historical
historicalinertiatrumpsgenderequity,"saidForumResearchPresident,Dr.
inertiatrumpsgender
LorneBozinoff.
equity,"saidForumResearch
President,Dr.LorneBozinoff.
LorneBozinoff,Ph.D.isthepresidentandfounderofForumResearch.Hecanbe
reachedatlbozinoff@forumresearch.comorat(416)9609603.

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Methodology
TheForumPollwasconductedbyForumResearchwiththeresultsbasedonan
interactivevoiceresponsetelephonesurveyof1484randomlyselectedEnglish
speakingCanadians18yearsofageandolder.Thepollwasconductedon
October21and22,2013.

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416.960.9603

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Resultsbasedonthetotalsampleareconsideredaccurate+/2%,19timesoutof
20.Subsampleresultswillbelessaccurate.Marginsoferrorforsubsample(such
asage,gender)resultsareavailableatwww.forumresearch.com/samplestim.asp
Whereappropriate,thedatahasbeenstatisticallyweightedtoensurethatthe
samplereflectstheactualpopulationaccordingtothelatestCensusdata.
Thisresearchisnotnecessarilypredictiveoffutureoutcomes,butrather,
capturesopinionatonepointintime.ForumResearchconductedthispollasa
publicserviceandtodemonstrateoursurveyresearchcapabilities.
WithofficesacrossCanadaandaroundtheworld,100%CanadianownedForum
Researchisoneofthecountrysleadingsurveyresearchfirms.ThisForum
PollandotherpollsmaybefoundatForum'spollarchive
atwww.forumresearch.com/polls.asp

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ChangingofOCanada

IthasbeensuggestedthatthewordingofOCanadabechangedfrominall
hersonscommandtoinallofuscommand.Wouldyoufavouroroppose
thischange?

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Age/Gender

%
Sample
Favour
Oppose
Don'tknow

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Total 1834 3544 4554 5564 65+ Male Female

1484
25
65
11

133
18
71
11

145
23
62
15

291
28
64
8

393
29
63
7

522
29
60
11

700
20
69
11

784
29
61
10

Region/Language

Total

Atl

Que

ON

Man/Sask

Sample
Favour
Oppose
Don'tknow

1484
25
65
11

151
26
67
7

55
22
61
17

654
24
66
10

163
27
65
8

AB

BC

English French

189 272
21 28
75 54
4
18

1484
25
65
11

0
0
0
0

HouseholdIncome

%
Sample
Favour
Oppose
Don't
know

1484
25
65

123
21
65

$20
$40K
251
28
57

11

14

14

Total <$20K

$40
$60K
209
30
60

$60
$80K
207
25
66

$80
$100K
144
21
70

$100
$250K
266
26
66

10

$250K+
38
19
70
11

CurrentFederalPartyPreference

%
Sample
Favour
Oppose
Don'tknow

Total Cons

Lib

NDP Green Bloc OtherParties

1484
25
65
11

531
26
64
11

258
36
51
13

462
18
74
8

97
32
57
11

1
100
0
0

53
15
77
8

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HighestLevelofEducation

%
Sample
Favour
Oppose
Don't
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1484
25
65

Secondary
schoolorless
312
17
69

Somecollegeor
university
430
19
73

Completedcollege
oruniversity
499
26
63

Postgraduate
studies
243
39
49

11

14

11

11

Total

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Religion

1484
25
65

1009
20
72

Protestant
Christian
459
24
70

11

Total Christian

Sample
Favour
Oppose
Don't
know

Evangelical
Christian
68
9
82
9

354
17
74

Other
Christian
128
25
66

10

Catholic

Other None
109
27
46

366
33
56

27

12

Ethnicity

%
Sample
Favour
Oppose
Don't
know

1484
25
65

1014
22
68

British,Scots,Irish
orWelsh
185
37
55

11

10

Total Canadian

Other
European
188
24
65

Non
European
65
25
53

First
Nations
32
33
45

11

21

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