Canadians trust science, CBC, media, government, though Conservatives less trusting: survey

Scientific experts were rated trustworthy by 83 per cent of respondents, while news media were trusted by 63 per cent.

While you may often see protests like this on Parliament Hill, a new survey showed most respondents have at least some trust in the federal government, and higher proportions said they trusted things such as scientific experts, the CBC, and news media.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY DEREK ABMA

March 15, 2017

Canadians put a lot of faith in scientific experts, and most have at least some trust in things like the CBC, the news media, and the federal government, according to a new survey conducted by Campaign Research. However, it found those identifying as Conservatives were less trusting of all these in...

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