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The Leger poll of 1,627 people conducted between Aug. 29 and 31 for the Association for Canadian Studies suggests 38 per cent of Canadians believe Canada belongs &#8220;first and foremost&#8221; to Indigenous Peoples. Another 43 per cent of Canadians who responded don&#8217;t agree with that sentiment, while 19 per cent of respondents say they don&#8217;t know. 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The Leger poll of 1,627 people conducted between Aug. 29 and 31 for the Association for Canadian Studies suggests 38 per cent of Canadians believe Canada belongs &#8220;first and foremost&#8221; to Indigenous Peoples. Another 43 per cent of Canadians who responded don&#8217;t agree with that sentiment, while 19 per cent of respondents say they don&#8217;t know. 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