Exam 9: Urbanrural Location, Religion, and Age

Which group is currently least likely to experience political conflict with each other?

Which two provinces were the last to handle divorces in their own courts?

What percentage of the Canadian population lives in Ontario and Quebec?

Rural Canada is overrepresented in the House of Commons.

The Liberal party has essentially been a rural party for generations.

As early as the 1980s, the recital of the Lord's Prayer in Ontario public schools was outlawed unless it was accompanied by readings from other religious groups.

Quebec has maintained a separate school system based on religious affiliation.

The current fertility rate should continue to increase the population indefinitely.

What are some of the historical concerns of seniors within the Canadian political system?

What is the future for Canada's population?

After the Quebec Revolution, language superseded religion as the key to the identity of the great majority of Quebeckers.

Why was gun control legislation opposed by a majority of rural voters?

Historically, religious cleavages and identities within Canada coincided to a considerable extent with those of language and ethnicity. The interests of French-Catholics were often at odds with those of the Anglo-Protestants.

What group usually supports mandatory retirement?

What issue will be most pressing for seniors in the future?

What are the key characteristics of rural Canada today?

Seniors were one of the last groups in society identified for public support by the federal government.

Rural Canada is partly agricultural and the number of people engaged in farming is increasing.

How is party preference split between urban and rural areas?

The current fertility rates in Canada average at 1.5 births per woman.