Ontarians are a happy lot, says Forum Research poll

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Ontarians are a happy lot, says Forum Research poll
Topic Started: Jan 2 2016, 07:18 AM (533 Views)
Darcie	Jan 2 2016, 07:18 AM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Quote: Since at least the time of Aristotle, the desire for happiness — a state of mind characterized by contentment, satisfaction, pleasure or joy — has been deemed the central driver of human conduct. As 2016 dawns, a Forum Research poll commissioned by the Star suggests 63 per cent of Ontario adults are extremely or very happy with their lives. Only nine per cent are unhappy with their lot, and a mere two per cent aren’t happy at all. That’s an impressive degree of contentment in times of economic uncertainty, stagnant wages, precarious employment, a shrinking middle class, global upheaval and climate change. Forum president Lorne Bozinoff said the poll, which surveyed 1,001 people and is considered accurate to within three percentage points 19 times in 20, suggests Ontarians are increasingly finding contentment in activities centred on home and family. http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2016/01/01/ontarians-are-a-happy-lot-says-forum-research-poll.html Considering the state of the world I can understand why home is a 'happy' .



wildie	Jan 2 2016, 08:32 AM Post #2
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Things will remain so as long objectives of the Muslim faith aren't pursued. As their numbers increase, and they gain more political power Muslims will exert pressure to bring about changes such as Sharia law! When this starts, discord is bound to rear its ugly head!



Darcie	Jan 2 2016, 09:41 AM Post #3
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	wildie Jan 2 2016, 08:32 AM Things will remain so as long objectives of the Muslim faith aren't pursued. As their numbers increase, and they gain more political power Muslims will exert pressure to bring about changes such as Sharia law! When this starts, discord is bound to rear its ugly head! Well, we did have the conservative regime inflicting their laws, or trying to. The Supreme Court reminded them of the existing laws and they were zapped. If we can be blindsided by the conservatives, it was an awakening and the sharia has no hope in hell. Enough of us are awake and watching, was a painful experience.



wildie	Jan 2 2016, 04:57 PM Post #4
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Darcie Jan 2 2016, 09:41 AM wildie Jan 2 2016, 08:32 AM Things will remain so as long objectives of the Muslim faith aren't pursued. As their numbers increase, and they gain more political power Muslims will exert pressure to bring about changes such as Sharia law! When this starts, discord is bound to rear its ugly head! Well, we did have the conservative regime inflicting their laws, or trying to. The Supreme Court reminded them of the existing laws and they were zapped. If we can be blindsided by the conservatives, it was an awakening and the sharia has no hope in hell. Enough of us are awake and watching, was a painful experience. Quote: was an awakening and the sharia has no hope in hell. Enough of us are awake and watching, was a painful experience I wish I had your faith! We are under siege and it appears to me, much like Nero fiddling while Rome burns.



Darcie	Jan 3 2016, 04:08 AM Post #5
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	If you were someone who had lived under Sharia law and you came to live where it did not exist and you had more freedom, how would you react. Knowing many Muslim refugees I have to say that none that I know want to go back to that, and have to say that the largest majority are men. The women also appreciate the freedom but have difficulty believing in themselves to make their own decisions. I believe a lot in human nature and the need to be free and to have choices. This is not anything difficult. I am leery of any radicals, be they Christian, Muslim or any other faith who try to inflict their beliefs on others. They are in the minority and it is up to us to be vigilant and to educate and show people that having choices is more beneficial than having restrictions. It is not a matter of faith but a matter of being aware of what happens when people come here generations later.



angora	Jan 3 2016, 04:37 AM Post #6
WWS Book Club Coordinator Posts: 14,494 Group: Member Member #717 Joined: March 31, 2010	Maybe a lot of us are basking in the glow of a new and fresh government (federally) It is the relief of living under a more positive regime that lifting our spirits. Pehaps.



FuzzyO	Jan 3 2016, 08:35 AM Post #7
Posts: 16,968 Group: Administration Member #710 Joined: March 30, 2010	Certainly many people comment on it Angora, including my friends who are actually NDP supporters. People are feeling better about our country.



wildie	Jan 3 2016, 09:55 AM Post #8
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	FuzzyO Jan 3 2016, 08:35 AM Certainly many people comment on it Angora, including my friends who are actually NDP supporters. People are feeling better about our country. I remember the country was all aglow when Harper unseated John Chretien. I wonder when the glow will wear off in this case. its like waiting for the other shoe to drop!



FuzzyO	Jan 3 2016, 10:03 AM Post #9
Posts: 16,968 Group: Administration Member #710 Joined: March 30, 2010	I certainly didn't know anyone who was aglow then, or at least very few!.



wildie	Jan 3 2016, 10:19 AM Post #10
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	FuzzyO Jan 3 2016, 10:03 AM I certainly didn't know anyone who was aglow then, or at least very few!. Do you you not remember Jean Chretien and his golf course scandal? Canadians, coast to coast were sick of his plundering and voted for Harper to put an end to that!



haili	Jan 3 2016, 10:30 AM Post #11
Gold Star Member Posts: 7,084 Group: Member Member #387 Joined: September 15, 2006	I remember a lot of broken promises; axe the tax springs to mind and the little red book was full of them, yet I didn't mind Cretien as much as Harper.



Darcie	Jan 3 2016, 12:01 PM Post #12
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	I have never minded anyone as much as Harper, I do believe he may have spoiled trust for a future PM from Alberta.



margrace	Jan 3 2016, 02:37 PM Post #13
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,367 Group: Member Member #723 Joined: April 1, 2010	I equated Harper with Hitler and I don't think I was too far, he was really scarry but I made a deal with a conservative on here not to call him that. But I still think I was right



wildie	Jan 3 2016, 03:33 PM Post #14
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	margrace Jan 3 2016, 02:37 PM I equated Harper with Hitler and I don't think I was too far, he was really scarry but I made a deal with a conservative on here not to call him that. But I still think I was right Hitler had his whole Officer Corp trembling in fear! Harper didn't even have any midget hockey teams afraid to play against his son's hockey team. Harper, even if he aspired to emulate Hitler, never played in the same league.



swing	Jan 3 2016, 04:12 PM Post #15
swing Posts: 9,979 Group: Member Member #359 Joined: August 18, 2006	I equated Harper with Hitler and I don't think I was too far, he was really scarry but I made a deal with a conservative on here not to call him that. But I still think I was right. This is somewhat over the top wouldn't you say?



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