Canadians rate respect and confidence in institutions

A Gallup survey conducted April 9-15, 1996, found that 50% of Canadians have confidence in and respect Canada's public schools compared to 44% from 1993. While Canadian's respect for public schools, churches, and courts has steadily risen, respect for the armed forces has dropped from 53% in 1995 to 36% in 1996. Respect for banking institutions has dropped from 43% in 1995 to 39% in 1996. Provincial governments received higher marks for respect, with 32% expressing high levels of confidence compared to 23% in 1995. Labor unions and political parties had low scores of 17% and 11% respectively.