CBC-Angus Reid Institute poll: Canadian millennials hold off on their love of country

And this poll, showing young Canadians have less pride in Canada, again suggesting less local citizenship:

According to the results of a national polling partnership between CBC and the Angus Reid Institute, those aged 18 to 34 have a much cooler relationship to Canada than older Canadians.

Overall, the majority of Canadians polled said they were proud of Canada. Those 65 and over were the most proud, with 65 per cent saying they were very proud of Canada.

However, pride diminished with the age of the respondents. The poll revealed that only 40 per cent of Canadians aged 18 to 34 said they were very proud of Canada.

“It’s a stark finding, and one that certainly jumps out and isn’t something we’ve seen before,” said Shachi Kurl, executive director of the Angus Reid Institute.

One possible reason for this changing relationship, Kurl said, is that a global technological revolution has made this generation more globally connected in real time than any previous group.

“This is the first generation of watching movies or TV from other parts of the world. It’s not just what they’re reading from a local newspaper but consuming from the internet, from the pipeline of communication and information that’s coming at them, and shaping their views and thoughts.”

Trust issues

But this “pipeline of information” has profound consequences for how millennials think and act.

A clue lies in another key finding in the poll.

While the majority of people over 34 said the news media do a good job presenting the facts, 64 per cent of those 18 to 34 said the opposite — that most of the stories you see in the news can’t be trusted.

Source: CBC-Angus Reid Institute poll: Canadian millennials hold off on their love of country – British Columbia – CBC News