Jan 15 2021 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Our latest national polling data shows that an election held today would see the Liberals with 35% support (unchanged from last month), the Conservatives at 31%, the NDP at 17% and the Greens at 6%. Regionally, the Liberals have a 10-point lead in Ontario and a 9-point lead in Atlantic Canada. In Quebec, the Liberals […]
Dec 30 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — 2020 was a year to remember, or perhaps to forget. It started with rail blockades, wildfires in Australia, and Ukrainian International Airlines Flight 572 being shot down in Iran that killed 55 Canadians and 30 permanent residents. A few weeks later, the Coronavirus was spreading around the world and starting in mid-March through the rest […]
Dec 7 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — In our latest national survey, we explored how best to overcome the hesitancy which might keep some Canadians from taking the Covid-19 vaccine as soon as it is available to them. Roughly a third of those surveyed in September (33%) and November (31%) say they would get vaccinated as soon as possible. A larger number […]
Dec 2 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — When asked when they think a vaccine will be made available to them personally in the new year, only 23% expect that will happen in the first quarter, another 27% guess the second quarter, 17% the third quarter, and 20% believe it will happen in October or later. When asked if the timing they expected […]
Nov 28 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Our latest national survey puts the Liberals ahead by 6 nationally – and with leads in BC, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic Canada that would give them potential to win a majority if an election were held today.
Nov 17 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Canadians overwhelmingly believe the election victory of Joe Biden will be good for Americans and for the world. We asked Canadians to indicate whether they think Mr. Biden’s win will be good or bad across eleven different topics and in 10 of 11 cases, at least 3 out of 4 people saw the Democrat’s win […]
Nov 16 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Our latest national polling data shows that an election held today would see the Liberals with 38% support, 8-percentage points ahead of the Conservatives. This is the largest lead for the Liberals since June and a 4-point gain in about a month. The Liberals lead in every part of the country except the Prairie provinces, […]
Nov 9 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — As Canada grapples with rising infection rates, the news of a potential breakthrough in the race for a vaccine today has undoubtedly stirred hopes of a quicker return to normal than may have seemed possible even a week ago. If we assume that the results of the trials continue to be positive, and the Pfizer […]
Oct 29 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — As the world struggles with rising infection rates, Canadians are also showing heightened concern that they or a family member will become infected. Today, 46% are concerned they may contract the disease (up 9 percentage points since June) and 55% are concerned that a family member will (up 11-points since June).
Oct 21 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — As Canadians may be asked to vote in a snap election resulting from an impasse between the government and opposition parties, we decided to get a quick reading directly from Canadians. Between 5 pm and 9:30 pm ET last night, we surveyed 1,000 Canadian adults about the upcoming confidence vote, with the following preamble: Tomorrow, […]
Oct 1 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — After last week’s Speech from the Throne Liberal support is steady nationally at 35%, with the Conservatives five points back. NDP support is steady at 17%. The regional breaks show the Liberals ahead in BC (by 4 points), Ontario (by 8 points), Quebec (by 7 points) and Atlantic Canada (by 17 points).
Sep 25 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Millions of Canadian parents are anxious about whether their children are safe as school returns this fall. In our latest nationwide survey, we probed Covid-19 related anxieties and here’s what we found:
Sep 23 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — An election today would see the Liberals (35%) slightly ahead of the Conservatives (32%) nationally with the NDP back at 17%. Since early this month, the Liberals are up by two, the Conservatives one, and while the NDP is down one – changes all within the margin of error. The regional patterns indicate the Liberals […]
Sep 4 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — An election today would see the Liberals (33%) and Conservatives (31%) in a virtual tie in terms of national support. The NDP is further back with 18%, a level they have maintained for many months now. The regional patterns show the Liberals tied with the BQ in Quebec, virtually deadlocked with the Conservatives in Ontario, […]
Aug 26 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — About one in five (19%) Canadian adults has a child eligible to get to primary or secondary school in Canada this fall, including 38% of those who are between the ages of 30-44. Based on the approach that they understand is being taken within their province in terms of pandemic related preparations, half of them […]