Angus Reid

Feb 22 2021 — Angus Reid — Criticism, uncertainty and delays have beset Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and bedevilled the Trudeau government since the beginning of the year. Now, new data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute sees these factors also suppressing positive views of the prime minister. Justin Trudeau’s personal approval has dropped five points from where it stood in both […]

Feb 18 2021 — Angus Reid — Plurality would eliminate the position, as long-term support for Canada as constitutional monarchy wanes. Julie Payette’s unprecedented resignation under a cloud from her role as governor general is prompting more than the usual, predictable questions about who should replace her. It is also setting off a debate among Canadians about the future of a job […]

Jan 29 2021 — Angus Reid — Number of Canadians saying Liberals doing a “poor job” procuring vaccine near doubles since December. Is now the winter of our vaccine distribution discontent? As questions and criticism over the federal government’s decisions and handling of its COVID-19 vaccine rollout intensify, new data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute find faltering confidence and souring moods. […]

Jan 27 2021 — Angus Reid — As the prime minister hints at the probability of a 2021 election, the leaders of both front-running parties find themselves under ever-increasing scrutiny. Justin Trudeau finds his conduct on COVID-19 management – especially vaccine rollout – under the microscope, but Canadians are also evaluating the performance of Conservative leader Erin O’Toole. And while the Liberal […]

Jan 26 2021 — Angus Reid — U.S. President Joe Biden’s early executive order to scrap Keystone XL, an eight-billion-dollar pipeline project to move oil from Alberta to Nebraska, represents an early test for Canada-U.S. relations, and an even more critical test domestically. The decision has once again plunged Alberta into crisis mode economically. The province has already invested roughly $1.5 billion […]

Jan 18 2021 — Angus Reid — One of the most unprecedented transitions of U.S. power in modern history – set for Wednesday – will for millions of Americans simultaneously evoke anxiety over safety, celebration among those who voted for the winner, Joe Biden, and anger, despair, or disappointment among those who backed the loser, Donald Trump. A new Angus Reid Institute […]

Dec 7 2020 — Angus Reid — From “Let it snow” to “Let it end”. From “Hang a shining star upon the highest bough” to “We’ll have to muddle through, somehow”. This year, as with everything, COVID-19 has changed the focus of the Christmas season. Top of mind topics in a pre-pandemic world might have centred on the economic or environmental impacts […]

Dec 3 2020 — Angus Reid — PM’s own political fortunes untouched by worsening views of federal COVID-19 management. As Canadians watch Britons and New Yorkers roll up their sleeves – literally – in preparation to receive much-coveted first doses of COVID-19 vaccines, lingering questions over when they themselves will be immunized are having a negative impact on how they perceive the […]

Dec 1 2020 — Angus Reid — Amid worsening situations in their provinces, Jason Kenney, Brian Pallister receive worst approval ratings. Canada’s second wave of the coronavirus continues to challenge Canadians – and their premiers – from coast to coast. With infections on the rise, more deaths are recorded daily, restrictions continue to hamper the economy and families are making difficult choices […]

Nov 18 2020 — Angus Reid — Nearly one-in-five Canadians say a second Trump term would have been better. In 2016, Canadians fretted about the implications of a Trump presidency on U.S.-Canada relations. Four years later, the prospect of Joe Biden in the White House is restoring hope. Indeed, three-in-five Canadians (61%) say a change in administration will have a positive effect […]

Nov 10 2020 — Angus Reid — Canadians equally divided over whether they approve or disapprove of prime minister. Promising news about a COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer, of which Canada has already purchased 20 million doses, has been met with ebullience on Bay Street and cautious enthusiasm in Ottawa. While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the development a potential “light […]

Oct 16 2020 — Angus Reid — NDP maintains comfortable lead; BC Greens may be the party to watch in final week. As British Columbians weigh in on the only televised debate in the BC election campaign, the latest public opinion survey from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute suggests the story of a play in three acts. The first, a frontrunner with […]

Oct 15 2020 — Angus Reid — Advanced voting begins next week in Saskatchewan, with voters heading to the polls to elect their provincial government during a period of immense challenge for many, brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak. A new study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds residents leaning heavily toward the Saskatchewan Party, which holds a considerable 27-point vote […]

Oct 6 2020 — Angus Reid — Just two-in-five voters say they’re absolutely certain which party they will support. As one of the most unique provincial election campaigns in B.C. history runs through its third week, new data from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute reveals the issues of most importance to British Columbian voters – and the parties that do best – […]

Oct 2 2020 — Angus Reid — Number of Canadians indicating they’d seek vaccination ASAP drops seven points since mid-summer. For hundreds of millions around the world – and here in Canada – the arrival and wide distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine represents a tantalizing return to the lives they lived before the pandemic. But new data from the non-profit Angus Reid […]