Oksana Kishchuk

David Coletto, Oksana Kishchuk

Carney Government Report Card: Canadians Still Prioritize Cost of Living and Housing as Support for Carney Government’s Agenda Holds Steady

When Mark Carney became Prime Minister earlier this year, he promised a new way of governing. A leadership built on strategic discipline, clearer expectations, and a tighter focus across a sprawling federal system. Rather than issuing dozens of mandate letters, Carney set out a unified set of seven national priorities meant to guide every minister and every department. The message...

Oksana Kishchuk

Canadian Physicians say Bill 26 and Bill 2 are Undermining Healthcare in Canada.

The results below are from Physician Pulse, a joint initiative of Abacus Data and the Canadian Medical Association surveying physicians across the country. The survey was completed by 447 physicians between November 11th-17th 2025.

David Coletto, Oksana Kishchuk, Eddie Sheppard

Canadians feel like they’re just barely holding on. This is what means for our future

If you want to understand Canada in 2025, don’t look up, look down. Before focusing on ideals like purpose, self-expression or “living your best life,” most Canadians are doing something much more basic: trying to make ends meet and keep their families steady. For the past year at Abacus Data, we’ve described a national mood that moved from scarcity (”Is...

Oksana Kishchuk

Canadians Want Action on Gender Parity in Politics

New research shows Canadians overwhelmingly support equal representation in politics—but give governments and political parties failing grades on progress so far. Canadians have long seen gender equality as a defining value of our democracy. But recent polling conducted by Abacus Data for Informed Perspectives reveals a sharp disconnect between Canadians’ commitment to parity and the lack of progress in political...

David Coletto, Oksana Kishchuk

Carney Government Report Card: An updated look at public perceptions

When Mark Carney became Prime Minister earlier this year, he introduced a new way of governing – one that sought to bring strategic discipline to a sprawling federal government. Instead of issuing dozens of separate mandate letters, Carney delivered a single, unified set of seven national priorities to guide every department and minister in his government. The signal was clear...

David Coletto, Oksana Kishchuk

Mark Carney’s Seven Priorities: Setting Up a Report Card on Alignment, Impact, and Perceived Progress

When Mark Carney became Prime Minister earlier this year, he introduced a new way of governing – one that sought to bring strategic discipline to a sprawling federal government. Instead of issuing dozens of separate mandate letters, Carney delivered a single, unified set of seven national priorities to guide every department and minister in his government. The signal was clear...

Oksana Kishchuk

Are men and women voting differently this election?

Last week comments from Pierre Poilievre about biological clocks sparked two conversations; one about the validity of these comments for young Canadians, and another about the messenger. Before the election kicked off officially the Conservatives had been performing well among both men and women. Here we dive into how things are playing out in the election campaign thus far.

Oksana Kishchuk

Canadians think we can do more to improve one of our most important public institutions, education.

For the last year we have been tracking Canadian public opinion on public education in Canada on behalf of The Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE). The results below are from an online survey conducted September 26th to October 6th with 2,000 adults in Canada. Below are some of the key findings and metrics we’ve been tracking over the last two years...