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38% support some privatization of Canada Post (lemmy.ca)

submitted 3 days ago by avidamoeba@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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It's nice to see that we no longer trust privatization as a the magic wand that solves public institution problems.

That said I think the 52% support for non-union gig work in Canada Post is indicative of the mindset that needs shifting if Canada is to change course in a way that makes most people better off long term.

Source: https://angusreid.org/canada-post-privatization-strike-service-disruption-vote-union/

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[-] rowrowrowyourboat@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 days ago

Isn't that about the same percentage that vote conservative every election?

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago

Thereabouts but don't be fooled, this number is spread across parties. Undoubtedly heavily weighted towards the conservative parties but if there's a breakdown you'd probably see a non insignificant proportion in the other parties.

[-] nyan@lemmy.cafe 7 points 3 days ago

The original article contains some statistics by party, and yes, there is a correlation between voting Conservative and not wanting to fund Canada Post. Other correlations: rural people tend to support funding Canada Post, people who seldom or never receive mail tend not to. (The rural and Conservative tendencies are going to pull in opposite directions for a fair number of people.) I wouldn't be surprised to discover that there's also a correlation with income brackets, but they don't seem to have collected that information.