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Justice System and School System

federal Parliament: It found that, in British Columbia, confidence in the police, the school system, the justice system, and federal Parliament were all below the provincial average, according to CTV. On average across all provinces: 76 per cent of residents said they had either "some" or "a great deal" of confidence in the police61 per cent had confidence in the school system57 per cent had confidence in the justice system and courts38 per cent had confidence in federal Parliament But in British Columbia alone: 74 per cent had confidence in the police58 per cent had confidence in the school system51 per cent had confidence in the justice system34 per cent had confidence in federal Parliament Meanwhile, on the opposite end of the country, confidence levels tended to be higher than the provincial average. The study, which was released on Monday, used data from the 2013 General Social Survey to examine how Canadians felt about the police, school system, banks, justice system, media, federal Parliament and major corporations. In New Brunswick, confidence was above average for six of seven institutions: the police, the school system, banks, the justice system and courts, the media and major corporations. In these areas, Newfoundland and Labrador residents' responses were on par with the rest of the country. And in Newfoundland and Labrador, confidence was above average for every institution except for federal Parliament and the justice system. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.