Majority of Canadians believe there’s a serious problem with systemic racism in RCMP

According to a new survey by the Angus Reid Institute, 63% of Canadians say there is a serious problem with systemic racism in the RCMP. The age group with the highest confirmation were 18 to 24 year olds (71%), while the age group with the lowest were 45 to 54 year olds (54%).

The same study also found that Indigenous Canadians were the most likely to have had negative experiences with the police. Read more about those findings here.

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— Angus Reid Institute (@angusreidorg) October 26, 2020

The Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey from August 26 – September 1, 2020 among a representative randomized sample of 5,005 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum. For the full list of results and methodology, please click here.

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