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Chinese immigrants: Why they come, why one-third return
They tend to be educated, with almost one out of four recent arrivals holding PhDs. Many seek a better lifestyle in Canada, revelling in its clear blue skies rather than grey pollution. Most are...
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iPhone 4S pre-orders record-setting 1 million in first day
The iPhone 4S didn’t win favour with analysts and investors but consumers are voting with their wallets for Apple’s newest iPhone, pushing up pre-orders past one million in the first day and setting a...
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B.C. business owners work longer: Angus Reid
Finally, a report that shows what I’m hearing out there — a new Angus Reid poll finds Canadian business owners are hopeful, but some are struggling. As well, B.C. business owners are more likely to...
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Do you support the Enbridge pipeline across northern B.C.? Take our poll.
The review of Enbridge’s proposal to build a pipeline across Northern British Columbia starts in Kitamaat Village next Tuesday, Jan. 10 and is expected to take a couple of years. The Vancouver Sun has...
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One of five Canadians believe in Bigfoot (Sasquatch)
One out of five Canadians believe the legendary Bigfoot stomps through the forests. Americans are even more inclined to believe Bigfoot lives in the West Coast mountains. A new Angus Reid Public...
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One in four Scots believe Loch Ness ‘Monster’ real
Canadians have the same degree of belief in mythical creatures, such as Bigfoot, as Britons do in another legend. Roughly the same percentage of Canadians believe in the reality of Bigfoot as Britons...
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‘Liberal’ reforms would bring back Catholics: Pollster
A strong majority of North America Roman Catholics want a more “liberal” pope and seek an end to Vatican bans on artificial contraception, married priests and female ordination, according to an Angus...
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3 of 5 female seniors live on less than $25,000? Not quite.
The United Way last week put out a widely reported news release about Metro Vancouver seniors. The headline read: “New report shows that 3 out of 5 female seniors live on less than $25,000 a year in...
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Here come the ‘spiritual but not religious.’ Lock your doors.
At first this controversial study seemed counter-intuitive. But then it started to make sense. Why are those who say they’re “spiritual” more likely to engage in property crime and even violence than...
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Hong Kong Chinese leaving Vancouver: The Asia Pacific Foundation view
The Search continues to get thousands of views each week on my columns about StatsCanada data that shows large number of Hong Kong (and other) immigrants are each year leaving Canada, especially...
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Metro Vancouver: Greeks, Dutch declining; Saudis, Chinese rising (graphics)
Greeks are vanishing fast in Metro Vancouver. So are Dutch, Italians, Poles and Germans. The number of Metro Vancouver residents born in these European countries is rapidly declining, according to the...
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B.C. residents not too Christian. But love saying “Merry Christmas”
British Columbians are the least Christian of all Canadians. But they sure like to say “Merry Christmas.” As we head into what a few people like to call the “holiday season,” British Columbians are...
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Richard Dawkins: Just 25 per cent of atheists, agnostics ‘approve’ of him
The British Columbians who are atheists, agnostics or unaffiliated are more fond of Buddha and Pope Francis than Richard Dawkins. The high proportion of respondents who told Insights West pollsters...
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B.C. poll on Chinese, South Asians stirs debate over discrimination
UPDATE: Since this story appeared on the front page of the Sun Thursday, I’ve been flooded with emails from people complaining about “one-sidedness,” asking why the poll only surveyed those of ethnic...
View ArticleAlbertans want province to promote pipelines, divided on using tax dollars: Poll
Most Albertans believe the provincial government should actively promote pipeline projects that would boost oil exports but they're divided on whether tax dollars should be given to industry to...
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