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Canadians are angrier this year: why?

by Rob Peters | April 9, 2008 at 09:59 am

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A recent Angus Reid poll suggests we're mad as hell lately, and not so willing to take it. Anyone have theories as to why that might be?

The full results of the poll can be found here.

Canadians are finding one another angrier this year than last year, according to a new poll.

In Alberta, 58% of people surveyed online agree that Canadians generally seem angrier now than a year ago, an Angus Reid Strategies poll has found. In Atlantic Canada, 58% of respondents agree they have noticed more anger, while in British Columbia 55% agree they have observed more outrage.

Close to half (49%) of those surveyed say they have seen other people losing their temper more often than last year, while 39% disagree. Women admit to losing their temper more often than men, the survey found. Three out of 10 women (30%) feel they are more angry this year, compared to 24% of male respondents.

Angus Reid conducted the online survey of 1,005 randomly selected adults between March 31 and April 1. The mar-gin of error for the total sample is 3.1%, 19 times out of 20.

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Barry Artiste

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at 14:32 on April 10th, 2008

Rob Peters, I like this story. It's good stuff. Well as for me, it is the non action on crime and punishment we are bombarded with daily in the news which seems to get worse every day and bleeding heart justice system who must enjoy releasing criminals into the public in order to complain their courts are backlogged so we need a raise.

To me that gets my blood boiling, thankfully I deal with it, good friends, family and a girlfriend who knows what I go through daily,. though there are times when I see another drug dealer, that a walk in Stanley Park should would make me feel good, especially of I were alone with him, I only need 5 minutes. What a stress reliever that would be.

Rob Peters

at 14:53 on April 10th, 2008

Thanks for the flag, Barry. For me it's simply the weather. Why is spring taking so long this year? In Vancouver we keep getting glimpses of sunshiney glory, only to be stolen away the next day with hail or rain. Come on nature, get it together.

Barry Artiste

at 17:06 on April 10th, 2008

Wow, oh I see, well gee, having been born in Polar bear country of Fort Churchill and raised off the shores of saint lawrence near Quebec city, we have to seasons Winter and less winter,.BC is paradise compare to that. You cant shovel rain, and that is how I like it.

Barry Artiste

at 12:57 on April 13th, 2008

Of course driving in this City at times can certainly give one stress with some of the inept drivers in this town, going and coming from work.

chexed

at 09:28 on April 13th, 2008

Maybe with War going on and people feeling helpless who want to stop war, their mind reacts in ways other than what they normally approve of. Kind of like a peaceful animal being backed into a corner... I'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING!!!!!