In politics and social issues like guns and religion, Canada often looks more like Europe than the US, or sits between them.
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In politics and social issues, including attitudes toward guns and religion, Canada is often more similar to Europe than to the United States, or falls in between Europe and the United States, based on comparative cross-national public opinion and policy patterns.
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Debating Gun Control in Canada and the United States: Divergent Policy Frames and Political Cultures
Cross-Sectional Study
The study shows Canada and the US think about gun control very differently, which fits the idea that Canada isn't like the US on guns. But it doesn't compare Canada to Europe or look at religion, so it only partly backs up the bigger claim.
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