Feb 21 2020 — Angus Reid — Less than two weeks ahead of Super Tuesday, the Democratic Primary race is growing tighter as people in the United States, and indeed around the world, wait to see who will emerge as the candidate to take on President Donald Trump in the coming election. A new study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds […]
Feb 19 2020 — Angus Reid — On February 7 TransMountain President and CEO Ian Anderson announced that the company’s beleaguered pipeline expansion project between Burnaby and Edmonton would now carry an estimated cost of $12.6 billion, a considerable jump from the $7.4 billion initially estimated by the federal government, or the $5.4 billion estimated by previous owner Kinder Morgan. A new […]
Feb 13 2020 — Angus Reid — Near-unanimous sentiment the pipeline will be built, regardless of protests and delays. Disruptions, blockades and protests in cities across the country may have amplified the message of Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs opposed to a $6.6 billion natural gas pipeline being built by Coastal Gaslink in their traditional territory in northern British Columbia, but how are they […]
Feb 12 2020 — Angus Reid — Uncertainty over whether approval means the project will ultimately be built. As political and regional lines are drawn in the battle for hearts and minds over the proposed Teck Frontier oil sands mine, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney warned Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week that rejecting the project may represent “a boiling point’ for western […]
Feb 11 2020 — Angus Reid — Just over half (56%) support banning Huawei’s involvement, one-in-three say a limited role is fine. As its Five Eyes allies choose sides in the Huawei 5G debate, the Canadian government has yet to make a decision. Now, the latest study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadian public opinion offering little guidance in terms […]
Feb 6 2020 — Angus Reid — Left-leaning Canadians more likely to say social values stances of a party leader would affect their vote. The handful of moderate would-be Conservative leadership hopefuls who ended their putative campaigns before they began may find themselves persuaded to reconsider their decisions. This, as the latest study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Canadians who […]
Jan 28 2020 — Angus Reid — Canadians divided between opinion that Liberals pushing too hard, not doing enough on pipeline capacity. In the wake of a Supreme Court of Canada ruling regarding the TransMountain pipeline expansion (TMX), it would appear that another legal challenge against the project has come to an end. But in the court of public opinion, opposition to […]
Jan 24 2020 — Angus Reid — With the federal government set to end its consultation process on possible changes to assisted dying legislation Monday, Canadians have only a short window left to comment. But new data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute already indicates support for fewer regulations associated with doctor assisted dying has increased in recent years. Indeed, four-in-five (80%) […]
Jan 17 2020 — Angus Reid — In the wake of the devastating Ukraine International Airlines plane crash in Tehran that killed 176 people, including 57 Canadians, the people of this country have little confidence the truth about what really happened will ever emerge. The latest public opinion survey from the Angus Reid Institute indicates most – seven-in-ten – do not believe […]
Jan 15 2020 — Angus Reid — The bombshell news that Prince Harry and his wife Meghan – the Duke and Duchess of Sussex – were not only seeking to partially quit the Royal Family but also take up part-time residence in Canada may have set the hearts of monarchists and celebrity watchers aflutter, but that doesn’t mean Canadians are eager to […]
Jan 10 2020 — Angus Reid — Crime rates in Canada dropped precipitously from 1991 until 2014, falling more than 50 per cent during that period. Since then, however, crime rates have ticked upward in each of the past four years for which data is available. A new study from the Angus Reid Institute, the latest in a biennial series gauging Canadians […]
Jan 6 2020 — Angus Reid — A new study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds a significant shift in Canadian views on vaping, as more evidence emerges that the trend may be more harmful than anticipated. Indeed, the number of Canadians saying vaping does more harm than good has nearly doubled in the past year, rising from 35 per cent […]
Dec 17 2019 — Angus Reid — Seven-in-ten say party needs to move toward the political centre on social issues. Andrew Scheer’s resignation as Conservative leader earlier this month may have closed the book on what – compared to expectations – was a disappointing chapter in the history of the CPC. A fresh narrative has yet to be written, but just what […]
Dec 12 2019 — Angus Reid — Canada’s premiers have been passing through Ottawa over the last few weeks to meet with the Prime Minister and share their Christmas wish-lists. While some meetings, like those with Atlantic Canada’s Liberal premiers, have been more festive in tone, others, like those between the PM and Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe or Alberta’s Jason Kenney, have had […]
Dec 11 2019 — Angus Reid — News that China is now moving to prosecute two Canadian citizens who have been imprisoned without charge for a year represents the latest development in ongoing diplomatic strife between the two countries. The diplomatic crisis, which began with the arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and subsequent detentions of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor under […]