The Anti-Terrorism Act and Security Measures in Canada: Public Views, Impacts and Travel Experiences

Q. 21 To what extent do you think the Anti-Terrorism Act has made Canada safer/no differnce/less safe from terrorist activities? Answer, safer Visible minority 52%; safer Non-minority 63%

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Figure 2 presents the results of question 21, “To what extent do you think the Anti-Terrorism Act has made Canada safer/no difference/less safe from terrorist activity?” This question was asked of visible minorities and non-minorities and presents the percentage of each group who felt that the Anti-Terrorism Act has made Canada safer from terrorist activity.

The Y axis ranges from 0% to 70%.

On the X axis is the two groups, visible minorities and non-minorities. 76% of non-minorities believed that the Anti-Terrorism Act has made Canada safer from terrorist activity, whereas 69% of visible minorities agreed with this statement.

Note that these findings are significant at p < 0.05.