Younger Canadians' views of our country and its institutions getting progressively worse: Nanos survey

Canadians' satisfaction with our country continues to decline, especially when it comes to perceptions of our political institutions, according to a new national survey by Nanos Research. And younger Canadians have the bleakest view of the nation out of all age groups.

Canadians' satisfaction with Canada as a country continues to decline, especially when it comes to perceptions of our political institutions, and younger Canadians have the bleakest view of the nation out of all age groups.

A new Nanos Research national survey found that about two in three Canadians (64 per cent) say they’re satisfied with Canada as a country.

That's a decrease of 10 per cent compared to just two years ago, when 74 per cent of Canadians expressed satisfaction with the country.

When it comes to the mean score – or the average of the group of scores – we’re at 6.6 out of 10 now, versus 7.2 in 2021.

"[It’s] not a great score," said Nanos Research Chair Nik Nanos on the latest episode of CTV News Trend Line. "What we’re seeing is basically a decline, or a drop, in the proportion of Canadians who feel satisfied about the country."

That decline is even steeper when we look at Canadians under the age of 35, for whom the score drops to 5.8.