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A Canadian Culture War?:
Evidence from the 2004 Canadian Election Study
Carol Ann
McGill University


Abstract
This paper asks two questions: is there a Canadian-equivalent to a “culture war” that pits religious conservatives/orthodox against the secular and religiously liberal? How polarized are Canadians on issues such as abortion and traditional family values? For all the media attention to issues such as same-sex unions, are such issues fault lines in Canadian electoral politics in the same way they are in the United States? The second, and embedded question, this paper will address is: how do the religiously conservative/orthodox behave politically? Using data from the 2004 Canadian Election Study and the 2000 World Values survey, attitudes toward abortion, positions on same-sex marriage, and vote choice in the 2004 Canadian Election are examined on the basis of religious tradition, doctrinal orthodoxy, and religious commitment. It is argued that there is preliminary evidence that the culture wars thesis can be applied to Canada as well, but that further data analysis is necessary to adequately understand both the scope of the phenomenon and the mechanisms by which it works.

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