Polling Canada: "How much did you pay attention to the Government of Canada signing the Treaty of Algeron?" (mstdn.ca)

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Heard about this passing: 15%

Paid attention to this: 4%

Actively searched for news on this: 1%

Didn't hear about this: 79%

Pollara / December 11, 2023 / n=1503 / Online

This was apparently a test of respondents' perceived familiarity with news events that never actually happened - IRL details can be found here:

https://www.pollara.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-News-Recap-Dec-2023.pdf

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[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 19 points 11 months ago

It's shameful that Canadians don't pay more attention to the news. I'm pretty sure our collective knowledge of current events halved when Facebook stopped carrying news.

I bet the average Canadian couldn't even find the Neutral Zone on a map.

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