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卡加利基金會 (Calgary Foundation)《2026年生活質素報告》指出，只有 58% 受訪卡加利居民認為自己的生活質素良好或優秀，較去年下降八個百分點，遠低於 2020年的 75% 紀錄。生活成本、社會聯繫及慈善參與亦有所下降。

"And then if you look back to 2020, that score was at 75%. So what we think we're seeing is just that kind of compounding effect of and very expensive to live," Taylor Barrie, Vice President, Calgary Foundation.

本台專訪卡加利基金會副總裁 Taylor Barrie，她指出生活成本不斷上升，正逐步影響市民的整體生活感受。報告發現，今年認為卡加利存在種族歧視問題的受訪者比例，降至近年較低水平。不過，這是否代表不同族裔的實際處境有所改善，仍然值得深入研究。

"It's interesting. This year is the lowest in a few years where Calgarians have acknowledged that racism is a problem in Calgary. So fewer Calgarians see it as being a problem."

Barrie 表示，報告亦發現，雖然不少卡加利居民認為自己對社區有歸屬感，但孤獨感仍然普遍。

"But we're also seeing high rates of loneliness. And so when I dig a little bit deeper, I wonder about those social connections, those social ties, because Calgarians are saying they want more opportunity connect to more opportunity to connect, more community events, more meetups, more gatherings."

基金會表示，希望政府、社區組織及市民能夠利用調查數據，了解不同群體的實際需要，改善生活質素，並加強社區聯繫。

(黃慧聰編採)

(Photo credits: Calgary Foundtion)