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Right-leaning Canadians are losing trust in Canada's electoral process, study finds

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A McGill University study indicates a decline in trust toward election administration among right-leaning Canadians and supporters of the Conservative and People's parties since 2019. Additionally, research suggests that attitudes toward misinformation are increasingly polarized, with right-leaning individuals more likely to view anti-misinformation efforts as biased.

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What happened

Right-leaning Canadians are losing trust in Canada's electoral process, study finds Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Chief Editor Right-leaning Canadians' trust in the bodies that manage Canadian elections has declined significantly since 2019, a…

Why it matters

Their research draws on data collected between 2008 and 2021 by the Canadian Election Study (with about 72,000 respondents), as well as information gathered by the Media Ecosystem Observatory after the 2021 Canadian federal election (with nearly 3,000…

Common ground

"While a majority of Canadians still trust the election administration process, we found that trust is increasingly divided along partisan and ideological lines," said Mathieu Lavigne, the first author of the study, which was published in Public Opinion…

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A McGill University study indicates a decline in trust toward election administration among right-leaning Canadians and supporters of the Conservative and People's parties since 2019. Additionally, research suggests that attitudes toward misinformation are increasingly polarized, with right-leaning individuals more likely to view anti-misinformation efforts as biased.

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Claim 1: “Their research draws on data collected between 2008 and 2021 by the Canadian Election Study (with about 72,000 respondents), as well as information gathered by the Media Ecosystem Observatory after the 2021 Canadian federal election (with nearly 3,000 respondents) and the 2022 Quebec election (with approximately 1,500 respondents).”
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The specific data sources and respondent counts (72,000 from CES, 3,000 from 2021 federal, 1,500 from 2022 Quebec) are directly confirmed by the McGill University source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015 Canadian federal election was held on October 19, 2015, to elect the 338 members of the House of Commons of the 42nd Parliament of Canada. In accordance with the maximum four-year term under …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Canadian_federal_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Canadian federal election was held on April 28, 2025, to elect members to the House of Commons of the 45th Canadian Parliament. Governor General Mary Simon dropped the writs of election on Ma…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Canadian_federal_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Media studies is a discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history, and effects of various media; in particular, the mass media. Media studies may draw on traditions from both the s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_studies
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Claim 2: “Right-leaning Canadians' trust in the bodies that manage Canadian elections has declined significantly since 2019, a McGill-led research team has found.”
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The claim is explicitly confirmed by both the McGill University official site and CBC News.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the second-largest coun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — James McGill (6 October 1744 – 19 December 1813) was a Scottish-born businessman, politician, slaveholder, and philanthropist best known for being the founder of McGill University in Montreal, Quebec.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter, the university bears the name of James Mc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGill_University
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Claim 3: “the study, which was published in Public Opinion Quarterly.”
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The title of the study and its publication in 'Public Opinion Quarterly' are explicitly confirmed by the McGill University source and the Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of media bias in the United States has evolved from overtly partisan newspapers in the 18th and 19th centuries to professional journalism with ethical standards in the 20th century and int…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Political socialization is the process by which individuals internalize and develop their political values, ideas, attitudes, and perceptions via the agents of socialization. Political socialization o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Social media use in politics refers to the use of online social media platforms in political processes and activities, including all activities that pertain to the governance of a country or area lik …
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Claim 4: “Lavigne is analytical lead at the Media Ecosystem Observatory at McGill.”
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Mathieu Lavigne's role as the analytical lead at the Media Ecosystem Observatory at McGill is confirmed by his own professional profile, CBC News, and another web source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline largely excludes COVID-19 misinformation in Canada and conspiracy theories related to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Disinformation is "false information that is purposely spread to d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Most Canadians trust the country’s electoral process. However, researchers at McGill University have found that trust has declined among right-leaning Canadians since 2019. Mathieu Lavigne is the anal…
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7316019
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web search NEUTRAL — Mathieu Lavigne Mathieu Lavigne, analytic lead at the Media Ecosystem Observatory, is a leading expert on misinformation. (Source: Katie Lenhart). The study’s authors note that criticism of public ins…
https://www.cp24.com/news/canada/2026/02/27/researchers-stud…
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Claim 5: “we find a notable drop in trust in elections among right-leaning Canadians and supporters of the Conservative and People's parties since 2019.”
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Multiple independent sources (McGill University, CBC, and The Globe and Mail) confirm the decline in trust among right-leaning Canadians, specifically mentioning Conservative and People's Party supporters.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2019 Canadian federal election was held on October 21, 2019. Members of the House of Commons were elected to the 43rd Canadian Parliament. In keeping with the maximum four-year term under a 2007 a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Canadian_federal_election
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This table provides a list of scientific, nationwide public opinion polls conducted from the 2025 Canadian federal election leading up to the 46th Canadian federal election.
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Claim 6: “In a second recently published study, Lavigne found that attitudes toward misinformation in Canada are increasingly polarized along ideological lines.”
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The McGill University source confirms a second study by Lavigne regarding the ideological polarization of attitudes toward misinformation in Canada.
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web search NEUTRAL — In a second recently published study, Lavigne found that attitudes toward misinformation in Canada are increasingly polarized along ideological lines. Based on two surveys conducted during the 2021 fe…
https://phys.org/news/2026-08-canadians-canada-electoral.htm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Polarization (Ideology) refers to the increasing divergence of political attitudes and beliefs within a society, leading to the formation of distinct ideological groups that are often in opposition to…
https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Polarization_Ideology_…
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Claim 7: “individuals who receive political information from social media or alternative right-wing media tend to have lower trust in election integrity than those who rely more on legacy media.”
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The McGill University source explicitly states that individuals receiving political information from social media or alternative right-wing media tend to have lower trust in election integrity.
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web search NEUTRAL — The authors also noted that false allegations of election fraud in the United States have circulated extensively online, and that individuals who receive political information from social media or alt…
https://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/channels/news/right-leaning-c…
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web search NEUTRAL — Elections. Who we serve. Media.At the same time, few Americans trust the information they get from political campaigns. Only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults say the Democratic Party or Republican Party camp…
https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/elections/2026/as-midterm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Under heavy pressure from the right, and with the help of Elon Musk, the leading social media platforms opened the floodgates for propaganda.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/opinion/trump-musk-social…
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Claim 8: “Based on two surveys conducted during the 2021 federal election and the 2022 Quebec provincial election, the research indicates that while Canadians across the political spectrum generally reject misinformation, right-leaning Canadians are more likely to question the existence of impartial truth, view anti-misinformation efforts as biased, tolerate politicians spreading misinformation and oppose government and platform interventions to address it.”
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The details regarding the 2021 and 2022 surveys and the specific findings about right-leaning Canadians' views on impartial truth and anti-misinformation efforts are explicitly detailed in the McGill University source.
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