Canadian Pride at a High Since Winter Olympics

By Nicole Malczan

Although the Winter Olympics are over with, the sense of national pride for Canada is only bolstering since the completion of the games. In a poll conducted by Leger Marketing and reported about in The Montreal Gazette, over eight-five percent of Canadians feel a burst of pride due to the gold medal winnings that their country has earned during the games.


Another interesting result from the survey that was conducted found that about three-quarters of Canadians believe in increasing funding for aspiring Olympic athletes under a program called Own the Podium. This program seeks to improve Canadian sports and althletics.

Earlier this March, Canada's Finance Minister Jim Flaherty approved a federal budget which would include a boost towards the Own the Podium program. All of this should lead to further Canadian pride on Olympic performances in the future.