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Stark poll results ‘speak for themselves’: Political scientist Survey says Canadians fear for country’s future

Editor’s note: 201 of the 1,518 respondents to this nationwide poll were from British Columbia.

By Chelsea Kemp, Brandon Sun, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Sixty-six per cent of Canadians fear for the future of the country after witnessing political unrest for the past three weeks, according to  recent polls released by Maru Public Opinion.

Additionally, 82 per cent of Canadians say there is no way the  protesting in Ottawa should have been able to last as long as it has.

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Cost of Climate Change

Supply chain crunch a ‘nightmare’ for local businesses

By Chelsea Kemp, Brandon Sun, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Already scrambling to adjust to current supply chain woes prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic, local businesses are now concerned with the  potential effects record-breaking rainfall and flooding in B.C. —  which have closed highways and cut off rail access to Canada’s biggest  port — will have here at home.

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