The perception gap: despite what crime experts say, demands for harsher penalities are growing louder
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Criminologists report that crime actually fell 5% in 1993, but 85% of Canadians believe crime has increased. Several well-publicized crimes, such as the drive-by shooting of Nicholas Battersby, have made people more fearful. Crime is now ranked as the third biggest problem facing Canada.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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Towards the year 2000: Canadians are facing the approach of the third millennium in the grip of unprecedented national despair
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As the year 2000 approaches, Canadians are becoming more pessimistic about economic security and other issues. A 1995 poll shows that 89% believe welfare will be reduced or eliminated, 62% believe heath care benefits will be reduced, and 58% think crime will worsen.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1995
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Knights of the news: anchors have never been more powerful - or more closely scrutinized
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Television news anchors are powerful arbitrators of what news gets presented to the public, and many have become celebrities in their own right. CBC's Peter Mansbridge, CTV's Lloyd Robertson and other Canadian anchors are profiled.
Publication Name: Maclean's
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 0024-9262
Year: 1997
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