Aug 21 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — We were in the field immediately after the release of the Ethics Commissioners report on the SNC Lavalin matter, and through the following several days. Here’s what our national survey of 2,152 respondents reveals: SNC – LAVALIN: FEW MINDS CHANGED. MORE OF THOSE WHO DID SAW A STORY OF PM PROTECTING JOBS. Just over a […]
Aug 10 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — In an election held today, the Conservatives (33%) and the Liberal Party (32%) would match each other in national support. The regional breakdowns of support tend to favour the Liberals at this moment, with Justin Trudeau’s party leading east of Manitoba and tied with the Conservatives in BC. The Conservative vote is heavily concentrated in […]
Jul 30 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — In our most recent national survey of 1,500 Canadian adults, we asked respondents about whether being part of Canada has been a good or bad thing for their province and whether they would vote to leave or stay in Canada if given an option to do so. Here’s what we found: The vast majority of […]
Jul 24 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — The relationship between Canada and China has been going through a challenging period and while many Canadians may not be following all the details of this issue, most people have a sense about which country is more to blame for the current difficulties. When asked if the problems stemmed from “China trying to bully Canada” […]
Jul 22 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — If an election was held at the time of the survey, the Liberals and Conservatives would each get 32% of committed voter support, followed by the NDP at 16%, the Greens at 11%, and the BQ at 4%. All these numbers are virtually unchanged since our last survey at the end of June.
Jul 19 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — As the country heads towards an election less than 100 days away, the overall health of the economy is acceptable (34%) or good (43%), according to 77% of Canadians surveyed. These results indicate an uptick in positive sentiment over the last two months. In April the gap between good and poor perceptions was 7 points, […]
Jul 15 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — In our latest survey, we offered respondents a list of possible issues that might affect their vote and asked them to identify the three that would be most important to them. THE BIGGEST ISSUES? • In every election, health care is at or near the top of the list of what people say matters to […]
Jul 6 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — This week we completed a large national survey of over 3,000 Canadian adults. Along with our usual update on the political landscape, we also explore the issues Canadians say will affect how they vote.
Jun 3 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Last week, we reported that 12% of those who had a committed choice today said they would vote Green, which represents 9% of the adult voting age population. Another 35% say they would consider voting Green, totaling 44%. This is more than enough to win an election, but the chances of converting all accessible voters […]
Jun 1 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — This week, we completed a nationally representative survey of 1,500 Canadians and explored their views on Canadian politics to update our regularly tracking. Early next week we will release an in-depth analysis of the Green Party’s rise and surrounding implications. For now, here’s our view of the federal political landscape:
May 7 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — One in three Canadians feels that the country is heading in the right direction while 45% who say it is on the wrong track, unchanged from March but a big downward shift from December. Across the country, Quebecers are the most positive (43% right direction) while Albertans remain the most unhappy (20% right direction). But […]
Mar 27 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Almost 8 million Canadians are “extremely” worried about climate change. 9 million say it will be the top or top two issue they vote on. Our most recent nationwide survey included questions on current attitudes towards climate change and benchmarked awareness of the federal carbon price backstop that will come into effect in four […]
Mar 6 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Over recent weeks we have been polling Canadian political attitudes regularly and feel we have a good data set to gauge the impact of the controversy to date, based on a total of more than 8,800 interviews conducted between January 30 and March 4, 2019. Between January 30 and February 26, we have three snapshots […]
Mar 1 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — On behalf of the Canadian Nuclear Association, Abacus Data developed a different approach to surveying contemporary attitudes towards nuclear energy. Instead of looking principally at nuclear as a source of energy, we created a survey that explored whether people might feel differently about nuclear if the conversation was about how to find energy solutions that […]
Feb 17 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — One of the most hotly debated issues in Ottawa in recent years has been the federal government’s legislative proposals surrounding major project reviews. The current bill in question is known as C-69. In our latest nationwide survey, we asked a few questions to take the temperature of the public on this legislation. Here’s what we […]