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« on: July 27, 2014, 08:19:49 PM »

Inspired by King of Kensington's threads.

While Alberta is probably the most economically conservative, I would guess the most socially conservative to be Saskatchewan or PEI. 
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« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2014, 09:25:22 PM »

Here are some maps to help:

http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/marijuana/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/abortion/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/gay-marriage/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/euthanasia/

Judging by those maps, the most socially conservative part of Canada is southern rural Manitoba. Rural Alberta and rural Saskatchewan are both very socially conservative too, but the urban areas are not. Even though Saskatoon and Regina are small cities, they are not especially socially conservative.

Interestingly, those maps also show NB and PEI are fairly socially conservative, as is Newfoundland.
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« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2014, 10:56:55 PM »

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Interesting maps, good find.

Unrelated...but why does Quebec want more private investment in healthcare?  They seem like the most liberal of the provinces so this one baffles me. 
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« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2014, 12:01:53 AM »

I think it's New Brunswick or PEI.  I decided to cast a vote for NB.

Between the Prairie provinces, they're all pretty close I'd think.  Saskatchewan is a little more rural.  On the other hand, it's less Mennonite than Manitoba and doesn't have a Mormon presence like Alberta, though rural and small-town German Catholics and Ukrainian Catholics - large groups in rural Saskatchewan - can be quite socially conservative as well.
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« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2014, 12:25:58 AM »

Voted NB as well, but it's hard to say.
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« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2014, 07:01:20 AM »

^

Interesting maps, good find.

Unrelated...but why does Quebec want more private investment in healthcare?  They seem like the most liberal of the provinces so this one baffles me. 

Quebec has a bit of a libertarian streak on some issues. I suppose a lack of a strong provincial NDP in the province has meant that there is no one in the province promoting universal health care all the time. Universal health care is the NDP's baby, after all.
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« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2014, 03:50:38 PM »

If you look at the Political Compass' data on abortion, gay marriage, and euthanasia, Saskatchewan is the most conservative, although Alberta is in 2nd place. The most socially conservative riding is far and away Provencher (Vic Toews' old riding).
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« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2014, 12:48:11 PM »

Looks like rural Saskatchewan is very socially conservative, though the urban areas aren't at all. Either way, Alberta an Saskatchewan are clearly the top two.
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« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2014, 08:25:08 PM »

The most socially conservative riding is far and away Provencher (Vic Toews' old riding).

Yep; not only was Toews a social conservative, so were his predecessors David Iftody and Jake Epp.
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« Reply #9 on: July 31, 2014, 11:35:06 AM »

Here are some maps to help:

http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/marijuana/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/abortion/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/gay-marriage/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/euthanasia/

Judging by those maps, the most socially conservative part of Canada is southern rural Manitoba. Rural Alberta and rural Saskatchewan are both very socially conservative too, but the urban areas are not. Even though Saskatoon and Regina are small cities, they are not especially socially conservative.

Interestingly, those maps also show NB and PEI are fairly socially conservative, as is Newfoundland.

I notice that Quebec appears pretty liberal.
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« Reply #10 on: July 31, 2014, 02:06:50 PM »

Here are some maps to help:

http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/marijuana/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/abortion/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/gay-marriage/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/euthanasia/

Judging by those maps, the most socially conservative part of Canada is southern rural Manitoba. Rural Alberta and rural Saskatchewan are both very socially conservative too, but the urban areas are not. Even though Saskatoon and Regina are small cities, they are not especially socially conservative.

Interestingly, those maps also show NB and PEI are fairly socially conservative, as is Newfoundland.

I notice that Quebec appears pretty liberal.

This is not a surprise.
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« Reply #11 on: July 31, 2014, 02:23:11 PM »

Here are some maps to help:

http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/marijuana/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/abortion/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/gay-marriage/
http://votecompass.com/results/ca-2011/euthanasia/

Judging by those maps, the most socially conservative part of Canada is southern rural Manitoba. Rural Alberta and rural Saskatchewan are both very socially conservative too, but the urban areas are not. Even though Saskatoon and Regina are small cities, they are not especially socially conservative.

Interestingly, those maps also show NB and PEI are fairly socially conservative, as is Newfoundland.

I notice that Quebec appears pretty liberal.

This is not a surprise.

Right, they seem pretty relaxed.  My sister went to grad school in Montreal.  While the drinking age is 18, I was offered wine at a restaurant there when I was 17.  (I accepted, they didn't bother to ask).
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« Reply #12 on: July 31, 2014, 02:55:59 PM »

So what makes Saskatchewan in particular so socially conservative? 
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« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2014, 09:31:45 PM »

So what makes Saskatchewan in particular so socially conservative? 

Nothing in particular. All of rural western Canada is very socially conservative. Southern Manitoba has Mennonites making it the most socially conservative part of the country.
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« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2014, 09:16:39 AM »

So what makes Saskatchewan in particular so socially conservative? 

Nothing in particular. All of rural western Canada is very socially conservative. Southern Manitoba has Mennonites making it the most socially conservative part of the country.

Also, unlike Alberta and Manitoba, Saskatchewan lacks large cities.
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« Reply #15 on: August 01, 2014, 06:50:03 PM »

Evangelical population by province, 2011 NHS:

Newfoundland and Labrador  81,315  16%
Prince Edward Island  19,590  14.3%
Nova Scotia  140,585  15.5%
New Brunswick  131,655  17.9%
Quebec  294,090  3.8%
Ontario  1,605,965  12.7%
Manitoba  225,735  19.2%
Saskatchewan  147,840  14.7%
Alberta  596,020  16.7%
British Columbia  641,005  14.8%

(I followed the definition here: http://files.efc-canada.net/min/rc/cft/V01I02/Evangelicals_Canadian_Census.pdf)

In Newfoundland, it's dominated by Salvation Army and Pentecostals, Baptists dominate the Maritimes evangelical population, Ontario is pretty mixed and includes a lot of Black churches, Manitoba gets a boost from the Mennonites, the rest of the West is very mixed. 

Comparing the 3 Prairie provinces:

Manitoba is 19% evangelical, 21% mainline Protestant, 26% Catholic, and 26% no religion.

Saskatchewan is 15% evangelical, 26% mainline, 30% Catholic and 24% no religion.

Alberta is 17% evangelical, 16% mainline, 24% Catholic, and 30% no religion.

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« Reply #16 on: August 01, 2014, 08:17:14 PM »

So what makes Saskatchewan in particular so socially conservative? 

Nothing in particular. All of rural western Canada is very socially conservative. Southern Manitoba has Mennonites making it the most socially conservative part of the country.

Also, unlike Alberta and Manitoba, Saskatchewan lacks large cities.

But, Saskatoon and Regina behave like large cities in their political views, and are arguably more left wing than at least Calgary, if not Edmonton as well.
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« Reply #17 on: August 01, 2014, 08:18:19 PM »

Evangelical population by province, 2011 NHS:

Newfoundland and Labrador  81,315  16%
Prince Edward Island  19,590  14.3%
Nova Scotia  140,585  15.5%
New Brunswick  131,655  17.9%
Quebec  294,090  3.8%
Ontario  1,605,965  12.7%
Manitoba  225,735  19.2%
Saskatchewan  147,840  14.7%
Alberta  596,020  16.7%
British Columbia  641,005  14.8%

(I followed the definition here: http://files.efc-canada.net/min/rc/cft/V01I02/Evangelicals_Canadian_Census.pdf)

In Newfoundland, it's dominated by Salvation Army and Pentecostals, Baptists dominate the Maritimes evangelical population, Ontario is pretty mixed and includes a lot of Black churches, Manitoba gets a boost from the Mennonites, the rest of the West is very mixed. 

Comparing the 3 Prairie provinces:

Manitoba is 19% evangelical, 21% mainline Protestant, 26% Catholic, and 26% no religion.

Saskatchewan is 15% evangelical, 26% mainline, 30% Catholic and 24% no religion.

Alberta is 17% evangelical, 16% mainline, 24% Catholic, and 30% no religion.



Why are Baptists considered Evangelical and non mainline?
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« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2014, 08:37:52 PM »

Membership in the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

http://files.efc-canada.net/min/rc/cft/V03I02/Demographic_Look_Evangelical_Congregations-CECS.pdf
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« Reply #19 on: August 02, 2014, 12:04:32 PM »

Evangelical population by province, 2011 NHS:

Newfoundland and Labrador  81,315  16%
Prince Edward Island  19,590  14.3%
Nova Scotia  140,585  15.5%
New Brunswick  131,655  17.9%
Quebec  294,090  3.8%
Ontario  1,605,965  12.7%
Manitoba  225,735  19.2%
Saskatchewan  147,840  14.7%
Alberta  596,020  16.7%
British Columbia  641,005  14.8%

(I followed the definition here: http://files.efc-canada.net/min/rc/cft/V01I02/Evangelicals_Canadian_Census.pdf)

In Newfoundland, it's dominated by Salvation Army and Pentecostals, Baptists dominate the Maritimes evangelical population, Ontario is pretty mixed and includes a lot of Black churches, Manitoba gets a boost from the Mennonites, the rest of the West is very mixed. 

Comparing the 3 Prairie provinces:

Manitoba is 19% evangelical, 21% mainline Protestant, 26% Catholic, and 26% no religion.

Saskatchewan is 15% evangelical, 26% mainline, 30% Catholic and 24% no religion.

Alberta is 17% evangelical, 16% mainline, 24% Catholic, and 30% no religion.



Why are Baptists considered Evangelical and non mainline?

There's no Canadian equivalent to the mainline American Baptist Churches USA. Every major Baptist denomination is a member of the EFC, and the remainder are mostly either Reformed Baptist or Independent Fundamental Baptists which are even more conservative.
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« Reply #20 on: August 02, 2014, 01:28:22 PM »

So what makes Saskatchewan in particular so socially conservative? 

Nothing in particular. All of rural western Canada is very socially conservative. Southern Manitoba has Mennonites making it the most socially conservative part of the country.

Also, unlike Alberta and Manitoba, Saskatchewan lacks large cities.

But, Saskatoon and Regina behave like large cities in their political views, and are arguably more left wing than at least Calgary, if not Edmonton as well.

Yes, but Saskatoon and Regina's share of Saskatchwan's population is much lower than Calgary and Edmonton's share of Alberta's population.  In 2011, Saskatoon and Regina made up roughly 40% of Saskatchewan's population, while Calgary and Edmonton made up 52% of Alberta's population.
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« Reply #21 on: August 02, 2014, 03:16:50 PM »

And Winnipeg makes up close to 60% of Manitoba's population.
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« Reply #22 on: August 02, 2014, 03:48:23 PM »

Mormons make up 2% of Alberta's population which, although not evangelical, can be added to the social conservative constituency.  There are very few in other provinces. 
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« Reply #23 on: August 04, 2014, 05:38:42 PM »

Attendance at religious services by province and regional pockets, albeit from 2003:

http://www.ghcisocialscience.com/uploads/1/3/5/9/13590293/religious_attendance_in_canada.pdf

BC and Quebec are the lowest; PEI, New Brunswick and Newfoundland are the highest.

"Bible belts" are evident in Atlantic Canada and the rural southern prairies in particular. 
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« Reply #24 on: August 04, 2014, 06:37:35 PM »

Attendance at religious services by province and regional pockets, albeit from 2003:

http://www.ghcisocialscience.com/uploads/1/3/5/9/13590293/religious_attendance_in_canada.pdf

BC and Quebec are the lowest; PEI, New Brunswick and Newfoundland are the highest.

"Bible belts" are evident in Atlantic Canada and the rural southern prairies in particular. 

It's interesting that religion has remained strong in Atlantic Canada, but across the border Northern New England has the lowest rates in the US. ME, VT, and NH are 50, 48, and 44 among the 50 states in religious adherents per 1000 population.
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