National Newswatch

Tight Race in Alberta as Support for Minor Parties Fizzles

May 18 2023 — Mario Canseco — Rachel Notley is ahead of Danielle Smith when Albertans are asked who would make the best head of government. Alberta’s two main political parties are virtually tied as voters ponder their choices in the provincial election, a new Research Co. poll has found. In the online survey of a representative provincial sample, 49% of decided […]

Minority Government Most Likely Scenario: CPC 32%, LPC 32%, NDP 18%, Green 6%

Oct 20 2019 — — Although the Conservatives have a statistically insignificant lead over the Liberals in the popular vote, the most likely scenario is that the Liberals will win the most seats tomorrow as the 2019 federal election comes to a close. Those are the findings of a Mainstreet Research/iPolitics/Groupe Capitales Médias poll, which surveyed 2032 Canadians from October […]

Trudeau Liberals Regain Lead: LPC 35, CPC 33, NDP 10, Green 10

Jul 11 2019 — — The Liberal Party of Canada led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finds itself in the lead with less than a hundred days left to go before the federal election in October. Those are the findings of a new Mainstreet Research/iPolitics/Groupe Capitales Médias poll, which surveyed 2651 Canadians between June 27th-July 2nd. The survey has a […]

Ford PC Support Collapses, While Liberal Voters Prefer Tory As Their Leader

May 23 2019 — — The governing Progressive Conservatives have slid to third, Premier Doug Ford’s favourability ratings have now fallen below those of Kathleen Wynne’s at the end of her tenure, while Liberal voters say that John Tory is their most preferred choice to lead the Ontario Liberal Party. Those are the findings from Mainstreet Research’s latest Ontario survey. […]

Scheer Conservatives Take Lead: CPC 37, LPC 35, NDP 12, GREEN 8

Mar 31 2019 — — The Conservative Party of Canada have taken the lead nationally, but Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are still ahead in key regions of the country. Those are the findings from Mainstreet Research’s latest UltraPoll, a conglomeration of ten provincial polls. The poll surveyed 8501 Canadians between March 19th and 25th 2019. The poll has a margin of […]

A Majority of Ontarians Disapprove of Doug Ford

Jan 28 2019 — — Ottawa, ON – 51% of Ontarians have an unfavourable opinion of Doug Ford. Those are the findings from Mainstreet Research’s latest UltraPoll, a conglomeration of ten provincial polls. The poll surveyed 1127 Ontarians between January 15th to 17th. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 2.92% and is accurate 19 times out of […]

A Majority of Ontarians Disapprove of Doug Ford

Jan 28 2019 — Staff — Ottawa, ON – 51% of Ontarians have an unfavourable opinion of Doug Ford. Those are the findings from Mainstreet Research’s latest UltraPoll, a conglomeration of ten provincial polls. The poll surveyed 1127 Ontarians between January 15th to 17th. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 2.92% and is accurate 19 times out of […]

Singh Leading In Burnaby South By-Election

Jan 15 2019 — — NDP leader Jagmeet Singh is out to a sizeable lead in the by-election in Burnaby South, but still faces obstacles in winning his seat. “We have found significant shifts among the electorate since the by-election has been called,” said Quito Maggi, President and CEO of Mainstreet Research. “Voters in Burnaby South are now facing an […]

Singh And Bernier In Trouble In Their Ridings

Nov 19 2018 — — Jagmeet Singh and Maxime Bernier would lose in their respective ridings if an election were held today. Those are the findings from three polls in the federal ridings of Beauce and Burnaby South and the provincial riding of Nanaimo.

Tory Out To Large Lead In The Early Stages Of Mayoral Race

Sep 7 2018 — — Incumbent John Tory has a commanding lead among decided voters in the early stages of the Toronto mayoral campaign, a new Mainstreet Research poll finds. The survey was conducted on September 4th and 5th among a sample of 1178 Torontonians aged 18 and over. The poll has a margin of error of +/- 2.85% and […]

The UCP Have Wide Lead Over The NDP

Jul 30 2018 — — The United Conservative Party holds a substantial lead over the governing NDP, nearly returning to the same levels of support that the UCP had in January. Those are the findings from Mainstreet Research’s latest UltraPoll, a conglomeration of ten provincial polls. The poll surveyed 936 Albertans between July 15th to 17th. The poll has a […]

Ontarians Like Ford But Don’t Agree With Scrapping Both Sex-Ed Curriculum and Cap and Trade Program

Jul 27 2018 — — The newly elected Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Doug Ford enjoys strong support despite the fact that Ontarians are ambivalent about the government’s stance on carbon emissions and the sex-ed curriculum. Those are the findings from Mainstreet Research’s latest UltraPoll, a conglomeration of ten provincial polls. The poll surveyed 1861 Ontarians between July 15th […]

NB Liberals And PCs In A Virtual Tie

Jul 27 2018 — — The governing Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives are in a statistical dead heat with the provincial election just under two months away. Those are the findings from Mainstreet Research’s latest UltraPoll, a conglomeration of ten provincial polls. The poll surveyed 809 New Brunswick residents between July 15th to 17th. The poll has a margin of […]

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