Sep 14 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — From September 9 to 12, 2023, Abacus Data conducted a national survey of 2,125 adults exploring several topics related to Canadian politics and current events as part of our regular national omnibus surveys. In this survey, we oversample Nova Scotia to 500 respondents. As the Liberal caucus meetings wrap up in London, Ontario, and after […]
Sep 7 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — From August 29 to September 4, 2023, Abacus Data conducted a national survey of 3,595 adults exploring several topics related to Canadian politics and current events as part of our regular national omnibus surveys. In this survey, we oversample Ontario to a total of 2,010, BC to 700, and Atlantic Canada to 521 (we will […]
Aug 26 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — From August 18 to 23, 2023, Abacus Data conducted a national survey of 2,189 adults exploring several topics related to Canadian politics and current events as part of our regular national omnibus surveys. In this survey, we oversample Ontario to a total of 1,068 and Atlantic Canada to 269 (we will be oversampling Atlantic Canada […]
Aug 25 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — In partnership with the Toronto Star, we conducted a survey of 1,040 Ontario adults from August 18 to 23, 2023 to explore public opinion about the Ford government and to assess whether the Greenbelt scandal has impacted public perceptions and opinions about the government and the Premier. Note, this survey was completed prior to the […]
Aug 21 2023 — Abacus Data — With the Conservative Party launching a new ad campaign to profile its leader Pierre Polievre and the Conservatives holding a sizeable national lead over the Liberals, the Toronto Star and its polling partner Abacus Data, launched a project to examine how Canadians would react to the campaign and their introduction to the Conservative Party leader. […]
Aug 3 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — From July 20 to 25, 2023, Abacus Data conducted a national survey of 2,486 adults exploring several topics related to Canadian politics and current events as part of our regular national omnibus surveys. In this survey, we explored Canadian views and perceptions on inflation and interest rates. The results reflect a complex interplay of understanding, […]
Jul 26 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — From July 20 to 25, 2023, Abacus Data conducted a national survey of 2,486 adults exploring several topics related to Canadian politics and current events as part of our regular national omnibus surveys. In this survey, we oversample Ontario to a total of 1,004 and Atlantic Canada to 435 . As the Prime Minister is […]
Jun 19 2023 — Abacus Data — In a study commissioned by Spirits Canada, Abacus dove into how Canadians view alcohol, whether they trust Health Canada’s official guidelines for low-risk drinking, and what impact discrepancies in alcohol advice have on Canadians’ trust in health guidelines. 2,000 Canadians were interviewed between May 17th and 21st, 2023. Most Canadians Are Moderate Drinkers; Understand Drinking […]
Jun 14 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — From June 6 to 11, 2023, Abacus Data conducted a national survey of 2,000 adults exploring several topics related to Canadian politics and current events as part of our regular national omnibus surveys. In this survey, we oversample Ontario to a total of 1,000. In this survey, we asked a new question to gauge both […]
Jun 13 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — From June 6 to 11, 2023, Abacus Data conducted a survey of 1,000 adults living in Ontario and asked several questions about Ontario politics. Here’s a quick summary of the results:
May 28 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — Analyzing the final poll of an election is both an exciting and anxiety-inducing exercise, especially when the election is close. Throughout the pre-campaign and campaign periods in Alberta, I’ve tried to offer a deeper understanding of what’s going on in the province, starting with our first survey back in December. That survey suggested that Danielle […]
May 22 2023 — David Coletto and Tim Powers — Abacus Data — After the leaders’ debate last Thursday, we launched our second last survey of the campaign to gauge what impact the debate and campaign may be having on voting intentions. The survey was conducted from May 19 to 22, 2023, and surveyed 1,507 eligible voters in Alberta online. In this report, I specifically highlight the results […]
May 17 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — Over the weekend we released a new poll that found the NDP taking a lead over the UCP. Several other polls have been released or leaked which have found varying results – from a large UCP lead to a large NDP lead. So I wanted to verify and update the province-wide picture and conducted a […]
May 17 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — From May 9 to 12, 2023, Abacus Data conducted a national survey of 2,500 adults exploring several topics related to Canadian politics and current events as part of our regular national omnibus surveys. In this analysis, I share the latest federal vote intention results. If an election was held at the time of the survey, […]
May 15 2023 — David Coletto — Abacus Data — In a recent national survey conducted by Abacus Data, Canadians were asked to assess the Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition: Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre – on several attributes. The survey aimed to gauge public perception of the politicians’ competence, kindness, understanding of people’s lives, whether they hide their true beliefs, and if […]