Apr 1 2022 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Across the country, one in five voters says they have a positive impression of Pierre Poilievre and Jean Charest. Neither has particularly high negatives, with Poilievre at 21% and Charest a few points higher, at 24%. Patrick Brown and Leslyn Lewis are less well known, and both have an equal mix of positive and negative […]
Mar 28 2022 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — In a time when many people don’t follow politics closely, the fact that 64% say that they were aware of the arrangement announced this week indicates that it cut through as being something worth paying attention to for many people. Awareness levels were fairly similar across Canada’s regions – above 60% everywhere but in Atlantic […]
Feb 24 2022 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — The mood of the country is unchanged from our last reading, with 34% feeling the country is headed in the right direction and 52% thinking it’s on the wrong track. Approval of the federal government has also held steady with 39% approving and 46% disapproving. Disapproval is almost exactly what it was two weeks ago […]
Feb 18 2022 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — National Observer — Sometimes the conversation and coverage of COVID-19 makes it sound like masks, distancing, vaccinations and other measures have all been imposed by government on unwilling citizens. That would be a bad take. And while things are changing right now, most Canadians still prefer caution over risk when it comes to COVID and public policy measures. […]
Feb 12 2022 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — The mood of the country has soured further since our last wave of research roughly a month ago. Today, 34% feel the country is headed in the right direction (down 8 over two months and the lowest since April 2021) while 50% think it’s on the wrong track, up 7.
Feb 3 2022 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Two out of three (68%) interviewed in our latest nationwide poll feel they have “very little in common with how the protestors in Ottawa see things”, while 32% say they “have a lot in common.” Those who are more likely to feel aligned with the protestors are People’s Party voters (82%), Green Party voters (57%), […]
Jan 14 2022 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Since early December, the mood of the country has soured as Omicron has spread and anxiety about the pandemic has increased. Today, 37% feel the country is headed in the right direction (down 5 from early December) while 47% think it’s on the wrong track, up 4. Views on the direction of the world and […]
Dec 1 2021 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — One in three people didn’t know there was a Speech from the Throne, and another half only heard about it. Fewer than one in five people said they were familiar with what was contained in the Speech. Among those who were at least aware there was a Throne Speech, 61% felt it was a good […]
Nov 30 2021 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — We completed a national survey of 2,025 Canadian adults from November 25 to 30, 2021, and asked some questions about COVID and public concerns that we have been tracking since the start of the pandemic. Here’s what we found:
Nov 19 2021 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — In a recent national survey, we asked Canadians five questions to get a sense of how well people know some facts about our political system. Here’s what we found. 3 out of 10 think someone other than the Prime Minister chooses the members of the federal Cabinet. 13% think the Governor General chooses, 13% think […]
Oct 26 2021 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — We completed a national survey of 2,220 Canadian adults from October 15 to 20, 2021 to measure sentiment just prior to a new federal Cabinet being sworn in. PUBLIC MOOD & GOVERNMENT APPROVAL About equal numbers feel things in Canada are headed in the right direction (43%) than those who feel it is off on […]
Sep 7 2021 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — We just completed a national survey of 2,875 Canadians eligible to vote in the current federal election completed entirely after last Thursday’s TVA debate. Fieldwork was carried out from Friday to Monday. If an election were held now, the Conservatives would win 32% of the vote (-1 from our last poll), the Liberals 32% (unchanged), […]
Sep 5 2021 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — We just completed a national survey of 2,692 Canadians eligible to vote in the current federal election (September 1 to 4, 2021). 62% of the interviews were done after the TVA French-language debate on Thursday evening. We will have a new release out on Tuesday with a large sample to assess the TVA debate. Here’s […]
Aug 31 2021 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — We just completed a national survey of 2,000 Canadians eligible to vote in the current federal election (August 24 to 29, 2021). Here’s what we are seeing: If an election were held now, the Liberals would win 33% of the vote (unchanged from last week), the Conservatives 32% (up 3), the NDP 22% (down 1), […]
Aug 24 2021 — Bruce Anderson and David Coletto — Abacus Data — Today 41% approve of the job being done by the Trudeau government, while 42% disapprove. Regionally, net approval is +4 in BC, -36 in Alberta, -22 in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, +3 in Ontario, +11 in Quebec, and +7 in Atlantic Canada. At the time of the 2019 election, 69% wanted change including 52% who felt […]