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Patrick Cain

Patrick Cain

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Drivers who browse test centres have higher accident rates: auditor general

Drivers who browse test centres have higher accident rates: auditor general

Rural test centres 'in many cases have less complex road test routes and higher pass rates,' the auditor general's report discovered
Poll: 41% favour looser medical assistance in dying rules

Poll: 41% favour looser medical assistance in dying rules

A large majority of Village Media readers say Canada's Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) system either strikes the right balance now or should be further relaxed. The details, as always, are revealing
Poll: Most favour stricter gun control laws

Poll: Most favour stricter gun control laws

In an online poll, just over half of readers said that Canada's gun control laws weren't strict enough. Cross-referenced with other polls, the results are revealing
Provincewide, month-over-month real estate prices fall

Provincewide, month-over-month real estate prices fall

Provincewide real estate prices fell in October, data released Wednesday shows.
Poll: Five years after legalization, how readers see weed

Poll: Five years after legalization, how readers see weed

A little more than five years since the legalization of cannabis, most Village Media readers think that it was a good idea, and about half have used it recreationally at some point, or are open to the idea
Provincewide, month-over-month real estate prices fall

Provincewide, month-over-month real estate prices fall

Provincewide real estate prices fell in October, data released Wednesday shows.
ICYMI - Poll: Who is more open to adults trick-or-treating?

ICYMI - Poll: Who is more open to adults trick-or-treating?

After a certain age, should Hallowe'en fun be restricted to doling out candy at the door? Is there an age that you are supposed to grow out of it - and, if so, what is that age supposed to be?
Poll: Most readers' social lives haven't recovered from the pandemic

Poll: Most readers' social lives haven't recovered from the pandemic

Almost two-thirds of Village Media readers said their social lives hadn't recovered from the pandemic, more than three years after its peak in mid-2020
Poll: Who is more open to adults trick-or-treating?

Poll: Who is more open to adults trick-or-treating?

After a certain age, should Hallowe'en fun be restricted to doling out candy at the door? Is there an age that you are supposed to grow out of it - and, if so, what is that age supposed to be?
Poll: Most think overseas citizens shouldn't vote

Poll: Most think overseas citizens shouldn't vote

Just under two-thirds of readers said Canadians who are living abroad for the long term shouldn't vote - even if they legally can