Jan 1 2020 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — We asked Canadians what they are looking for in a new Conservative Party leader. The results suggest that smaller government, tighter immigration, more law and order are somewhat down the list of priorities for Canadians, who put more emphasis on ideas for how to grow the economy for the long term, a firm commitment to […]
Dec 19 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — If it were up to a majority of Canadian voters, President Trump would be both impeached and removed from office, according to our latest nationwide opinion data. Fully 60% say they would prefer to see him impeached and removed, another 9% just impeached. A minority (31%) would prefer to let US voters decide his future […]
Dec 18 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Earlier this week, we completed a national survey of 1,500 Canadians and updated our federal political tracking. While not much has changed since Canadians voted on October 21, the results point to some of the strengths and weaknesses facing parties and their leaders amid the minority parliament. Here’s what our data show.
Nov 19 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — The post-election discussion in Canadian politics has centred a lot on the relationship with Alberta. With that in mind, we decided to take a look at where attitudes currently stand. • Right now, 75% of Albertans think the province has been treated unfairly by the rest of the country, in terms of energy and equalization […]
Nov 18 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — There’s been a lot of talk about whether the Conservative Party of Canada should stick with Andrew Scheer as its leader into the next election, whenever that will be. The Conservative Party will have a vote to decide whether to hold a leadership race this spring. Here’s what our latest polling finds on the question: […]
Oct 20 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Yesterday, we completed our final survey of Election 43, interviewing 2,000 Canadians from Thursday to Saturday. Here is our take on Canadian public opinion as polling stations are set to open tomorrow morning. THE MOOD OF THE COUNTRY. In 2015, 60% of Canadians said they definitely wanted a change in government, and this translated into […]
Oct 13 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — This week, we completed a large national survey of 3,000 Canadians. All interviews were done after the English language debate and before the French-language debate Thursday evening. Here’s what we found: LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES AT 32%; NDP AND BQ GAIN GROUND. If an election were held at the time of the survey, the Liberals (32%) […]
Oct 10 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Following the English language network debate, we polled Canadians on their reactions. Here’s what we found: 13% WATCHED THE ENTIRE DEBATE. The vast majority (87%) didn’t watch the whole debate. Just under half (47%) watched all (13%) of some (29%) of it. Another 23% said they heard something about it from others, and 25% heard […]
Oct 7 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — LIBERALS HAVE SLIGHT EDGE – TWO WAVES IN A ROW. If an election were held at the time of the survey, the Liberals (35%) would capture slightly more support than the Conservatives (33%), followed by the NDP at 16%, the Greens at 8%, and the BQ at 5% (19% in Quebec). Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party […]
Oct 6 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — In our latest nationwide survey, we asked francophone respondents some questions about the leaders’ debate held in French last week. Here’s what we found (based on 373 interviews with francophone respondents in Quebec): A SIZEABLE AUDIENCE FOR THIS DEBATE. 14% said they watched the whole debate, 27% some of it, and another 37% heard about […]
Sep 27 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — We’ve completed another election survey this week. Here’s a snapshot of what we are seeing: 1. The national race remains tight, but the Liberals are 3-points better positioned than last week, with 35% support, while the Conservatives have dropped a point to 33% (that shift is within the margin of error). The NDP at 15% […]
Sep 23 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — In the days following the bombshell revelations of photographs of Justin Trudeau in blackface we have been polling Canadians on the election and specifically on their reaction to that development. Here’s what our data show.
Sep 14 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — LIBERALS LEAD IN ATLANTIC AND QUEBEC, CONSERVATIVES ON THE PRAIRIES. BC AND ONTARIO ARE TWO HORSE RACES. If an election were held at the time of the survey, the Conservatives (35%) and Liberals (33%) would capture roughly the same amount of popular support, followed by the NDP at 15%, the Greens at 10%, and the […]
Sep 5 2019 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — If an election were held at the time of the survey, the Conservatives (34%) and Liberals (33%) would capture the same amount of popular support, followed by the NDP at 17%, the Greens at 9%, and the BQ at 4%. However, over time it’s become more challenging to understand the flow of the campaign without […]
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 […]