They see religious and faith groups playing an important role in health, in social services, social justice issues. For example, 93% of public faith proponents agree that religious and faith communities strengthen Canadian values such as equality and human rights. Another curious finding is that fully 25% of public faith proponents say they have never read a religious text. A key caveat to the general conclusion about a strong segment of young, educated, Liberal proponents of public faith is the province of Quebec. For example, if you exclude Quebec, the percentage of Canadians who are proponents of public faith rises to 42%.

Source: National Post November 23, 2018 07:52 UTC