Half
Number of women in Canada who have experienced at least one incident of physical or sexual violence since the age of 16. (Source)
67
Percentage of all Canadians who say they personally know at least one woman who has been sexually or physically assaulted. (Source)
Six
On average, every six days a woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner. (Source)
3,330
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52%
Percentage of Canadians who self-identify as middle class when asked to describe their "social and financial place in society," according to a November 2014 Pollara poll.
73%
Percentage of Quebecers who said they were middle class -- the province most likely to do so, followed by Alberta (57%), the Prairies (47%), B.C. (46%), Atlantic provinces (44%), and Ontario (43%).
57%
62%
Percentage of Canadians who place themselves along the middle of the political spectrum, according to an Environics survey of public opinion.
24%
Proportion of Canadians who self-identify as right-wing -- 10 percentage points higher than those who saw themselves on the political right in 2010. They're more likely to be male, in the top income bracket, and/or immigrant.
14%
Proportion of Canadians who self-identify as left-wing. They're more likely to be under 30, university-educated, and/or cite no religious affiliation.
37%
1
There is one billionaire for every three million people in the world.
2,325
Number of billionaires in the world in 2014 -- a 7 per cent increase since last year and it represents an all-time record high. They control nearly 4 per cent of the world's wealth.
$7.3 trillion (U.S.)
Combined worth of the world's billionaires in 2014 -- up 12 per cent since last year. That's higher than the market capitalization of all the companies included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
25
Percentage of the world's billionaires living in the United States. It's the country with the most billionaires -- 571 of them.
38
4
Number of decades that the average of provincial minimum wages in Canada has remained unchanged in real terms. (Source)
$10.14
72
Number of rail cars carrying Bakken crude oil that crashed into the Quebec community of Lac-Mégantic in July 2013, killing 47 people. (Source)
85
Percentage of tank cars carrying crude oil in North America (at the time of the accident) that were outdated DOT-111 rail cars deemed unsuitable for such transportation. All 72 cars on the MM&A trains that crashed into Lac-Mégantic were old DOT-111s. (Source)
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