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Canadians give higher marks to the way their municipalities are managed than to provincial and national governments, but they’re not enthusiastic about how any of them work.

A survey by the Environics Institute and the Institute on Governance into how Canadians think they are served by their governments found views are mixed though respondents are more likely to say governments are working than not. When asked separately about the three levels of government, municipalities fare the best.

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“Municipalities typically score better on performance and service delivery because they deliver the most local and visible services, and are most present in people’s lives. This pattern has been documented in various studies over the years,” said Keith Neuman, executive director of Environics Institute.

Overall, 27 per cent of those asked said governments are “generally working” compared with 31 per cent who say they are “working with major problems,” 23 per cent who think they are broken but working in some areas, and 10 per cent who feel they are “completely broken.”