LOCAL CITIZENS’ VOICE SURVEY 2020
LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS MODULE

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We would like to ask you some questions about your elected Member of Parliament (Quebec and Canada). Members of parliament are responsible for representing their constituents. Faced with problems or questions involving the provincial government and its departments, constituents often appeal for help to their MPs. MPs have come to devote major portions of their time to providing assistance to individual constituents. MPs also represent their constituents in many ways in the House of Commons: convey their constituents’ views during debates and suggest policy initiatives on their behalf; take part in the legislative process, thus giving their constituents at least an indirect role in the shaping of important policies affecting their lives; make a short statement on any topic; raise matters during question period in the hope of influencing a minister to alter or initiate policies more in keeping with the views of voters.

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* 1. Do you know the names of your MPs?

MP Quebec

MP Canada

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* 2. Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the level of engagement your MP (Quebec) offers to local residents?

By engagement we mean giving local people information about the work done, asking them for their views and giving them a direct say in decision-making.

	Very dissatisfied	Fairly dissatisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Fairly satisfied	Very satisfied
MP Quebec	MP Quebec Very dissatisfied	MP Quebec Fairly dissatisfied	MP Quebec Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	MP Quebec Fairly satisfied	MP Quebec Very satisfied
MP Canada	MP Canada Very dissatisfied	MP Canada Fairly dissatisfied	MP Canada Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	MP Canada Fairly satisfied	MP Canada Very satisfied

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* 3. What three things do you think your MP (Quebec) could do better to engage with local residents?
(3 answers only)

Make it clearer how residents can get involved in his work

Be more present in the community

Make more use of jargon-free and plain English

Increase residents’ access to him/her

Explain more clearly his decisions when they affect you

Explain more clearly how he/she is using your vote

Improve his/her communication

Listen to public views

Keep promises

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What three things do you think your MP (Canada) could do better to engage with local residents?
(3 answers only)

Make it clearer how residents can get involved in his work

Be more present in the community

Make more use of jargon-free and plain English

Increase residents’ access to him/her

Explain more clearly his decisions when they affect you

Explain more clearly how he/she is using your vote

Improve his/her communication

Listen to public views

Keep promises

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the way your MP's accomplishes his/her pre-election promises?

	Very dissatisfied	Fairly dissatisfied	Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	Fairly satisfied
MP Quebec	MP Quebec Very dissatisfied	MP Quebec Fairly dissatisfied	MP Quebec Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	MP Quebec Fairly satisfied	MP Quebec
MP Canada	MP Canada Very dissatisfied	MP Canada Fairly dissatisfied	MP Canada Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied	MP Canada Fairly satisfied	MP Canada

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* 6. To what extent do you think your elected MPs acts on the concerns of local residents?

	Not at all	Not very much	A fair amount	A great deal
MP Quebec	MP Quebec Not at all	MP Quebec Not very much	MP Quebec A fair amount	MP Quebec A great deal
MP Canada	MP Canada Not at all	MP Canada Not very much	MP Canada A fair amount	MP Canada A great deal

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* 7. How much do you trust your elected MPs?

	Don’t know him/her	Not at all	Not very much	A fair amount	A great deal
MP Quebec	MP Quebec Don’t know him/her	MP Quebec Not at all	MP Quebec Not very much	MP Quebec A fair amount	MP Quebec A great deal
MP Canada	MP Canada Don’t know him/her	MP Canada Not at all	MP Canada Not very much	MP Canada A fair amount	MP Canada A great deal

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* 8. Who do you trust most to make decisions about how things are going in your town?

(one answer only)

Your elected MP (Quebec)

Your elected MP (Canada)

The mayor

The local council (county)

The local council (city)

The Government of Quebec

The Government of Canada

Prefer not to answer

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Can you please tell us something about you?

Your age:

Your highest completed educational level for which you obtained a diploma/certificate:

City/town/village in which you live:

County:

How would you evaluate the wealth of your household - under the average, average or over the average:

What’s your mother tongue?

What’s your gender?

What are the first 3 digits of your postal code?

LOCAL CITIZENS’ VOICE SURVEY 2020LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS MODULE