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 […]
Jan 1 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — As 2018 wraped up we asked Canadians to tell us how likely and how desirable a series of possible events would be in the coming year. Here’s what the results revealed:
Dec 30 2018 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — How people think about political leaders has to do with a lot of factors, well beyond their policy positions. Voters develop a sense of what kind of person they are, whether they can be trusted in different ways. To help shed light on how Canadians are thinking about the three major party leaders heading into […]
Dec 28 2018 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — OVERALL APPROVAL OF THE TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT. Across the country, 42% approve of the performance of the Trudeau government, and 39% disapprove. Approval is down 3 points since November while disapproval is up five points. Since March 2018, the government’s approval rating has hovered between 42% and 45% with disapproval ranging from 34% to 41%.
Dec 21 2018 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — As we close out 2018 and look to 2019, we surveyed 2,000 Canadian adults and explored their views on federal politics and how they were feeling about the direction of the country. Here’s the first of a series of releases, detailing what we found:
Nov 17 2018 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — In an election held tomorrow, 38% would vote for the Liberal Party, 31% Conservative and 16% for the NDP. These numbers are similar to the levels of support each party found the last time Canadians went to the polls. Regionally the Liberals hold a 7-point lead in BC, a 10-point lead in Ontario, a 17-point […]
Nov 4 2018 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — In our latest national survey, we asked respondents a series of questions about climate change, the federal approach to deal with the issue, and what they know and think about the federal leaders and their approach to climate change. Here’s what we found:
Nov 1 2018 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Canadians may be somewhat divided as to whether the country is heading in the right direction (40%) or off on the wrong track (37%), but compared to what we see in the rest of the world, the consensus seems to be things could be worse. Around the world, only 16% see things going in the […]
Oct 16 2018 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — In our latest national survey, we asked several questions about the recently agreed to trilateral trade deal (USMCA) which is proposed to replace NAFTA. Here is what we found: Across the country, 59% believe that it was a “good step” for Canada to decide to enter this agreement, based on what they have heard or […]