Canada
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Canada's rank movement over the last 30 days
Score Analysis
Analysis of Canada's policy signalling profile
Canada's overall WokeMeter score of 63.78 places it at the 11th position globally, indicating a high level of policy signalling intensity. This score reflects the country's comprehensive approach to legislative and regulatory activism, particularly evident in its high score of 97.38 in that dimension. Canada's policies on speech and expression climate also contribute significantly to its overall score, with a notable intensity of 76.79, suggesting a robust framework for supporting diverse viewpoints. The combination of strong LGBTQ rights protections and extensive DEI efforts, including the notable C-16 pronoun law, underscores Canada's commitment to Western-style progressive policy signalling.
Analyzing the dimension scores, Canada exhibits varied levels of signalling intensity. The highest intensity is observed in legislative and regulatory activism (97.38), highlighting Canada's proactive approach in this area. Conversely, the institutional DEI policy intensity scores lower at 42.17, indicating less aggressive signalling compared to other dimensions. Media and platform moderation (45.86) and education and curriculum signalling (58.09) reflect moderate levels of policy signalling, whereas corporate/investor signalling achieves a higher intensity at 70.38. These scores demonstrate Canada's focus on maintaining a balance between different areas of policy signalling, underpinning its high global rank in this index.
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