How Americans and Canadians differ on right and wrong
How Americans and Canadians differ on right and wrong
Canadians are more likely to find doctor-assisted death, abortion and gay relationships ‘morally acceptable’
By Amanda Shendruk, Macleans Magazine, July 11 2016
We share television programs, movie stars, sports leagues, political organizations and a border. But there’s at least one thing Canadians and Americans don’t share: our view of what is morally acceptable.
Over the weekend, Abacus Data released a poll comparing the Canadian and American moral compass. They found that Canadians are significantly more likely to find doctor-assisted death, abortion and gay and lesbian relationships “morally acceptable,” while our southern neighbours feel more comfortable with medical testing on animals, wearing and buying fur and, only slightly, cloning animals.
A particularly interesting find was the lack of differentiation on the question of the death penalty. Fifty-nine per cent of Americans find the death penalty morally acceptable, and 58 per cent of Canadians agreed.
Check out the chart below to see how Canadians and Americans compare on questions of right and wrong.
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The results for the death penalty surprises me. I would have thought the Canadian approval of the death penalty would have been much lower.
I was surprised by that as well.
Interesting results Buzz.
I absolutely love the Canadians.
Thanks Buzz.
Were you really an attorney??????
Yes, for 37 years.
Generally, it seems that most Canadians have more liberal views than Americans.
Why?
Your guess is as good as mine. The longest unguarded border between countries in the world does not block the similarity of cultures and lifestyles.
Maybe it's because Canadians use the metric system and Americans still use the Imperial system. Now THAT'S the reverse of what it should be, isn't it? LOL