National Newswatch

Eddie Sheppard, David Coletto

Housing Concerns Grow as Over Half of Canadians Fear Losing Their Home Due to Financial Changes

Recently, Abacus Data partnered with the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH), and the Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada (CHF Canada) to conduct a comprehensive national survey to examine the current state of housing in Canada. This study, which engaged 6,000 Canadian adults (aged 18 and older) and was conducted between September 26 and...

Housing Concerns Grow as Over Half of Canadians Fear Losing Their Home Due to Financial Changes

Premiers’ Performance: Re-election rebounds for Moe and Houston, Legault finishes year on downward trend

Canada as the 51st State

Concern about jobs rocketing upwards.

Ontario PCs lead by 18 as Ford government approval rating rebounds

Canadians are more likely to think the proposed HST/GST tax breaks and rebates are a bad idea rather than a good idea; prefer the allocated money for these measures is not spent at all or spent on other priorities

Consumer Chill: People almost four times more likely to think economy will get weaker rather than stronger in next six months

Canadians are two times more likely to think illegal immigrants crossing into the US from Canada is a major problem rather than not a problem

Two thirds of Canadians say a tariff on Canadian exports into the US would negatively impact their likelihood to purchase US-made goods

Abacus Data Poll: No “GST Tax Holiday” or “Trump” Bump as Conservatives hold 23-point lead over the Liberals.

Perceptions of Trump’s Proposed Tariffs & Issues with Border Security

Majority of Canadians think it is likely or somewhat likely that the proposed tariffs on Canadian goods entering the US will actually be introduced once Donald Trump takes power

Canadian Politics: December 2024

What do Canadians Think About the Emissions Cap on the Oil & Gas Sector

Conservatives 42, Liberals 23, NDP 21 as jobs pulling ahead as top national issue of concern

Consumer confidence sinking in wake of Trump election and tariff Tweet

Nanos Federal Ballot: Conservatives 41, Liberals 23, NDP 20

Canadians are over three times more likely to prefer that the Federal Government intervene in the case of a port or railway labour dispute rather than allow a possible disruption

Canadian consumer confidence continues to decline after US election. Positive views on future strength of economy slump eight points

Nova Scotia PCs headed for landslide win bucking anti-incumbency trend.

No “Trump Bump” for Liberals as they are now tied with NDP for second. Conservatives lead by 22.

Nanos Federal Ballot > Conservatives 40, Liberals 25, NDP 20

Canadians twice as likely to report they are worse off financially rather than better off now compared to last year

Canadians twice as likely to prefer that the Liberal party have someone other than Justin Trudeau leading the party in the next election.

Perceptions on future strength of the Canadian economy shows some weakening in wake of US election

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

Housing and affordability are top issues for Niagara residents.

Majority of Canadians support spending tax dollars on off-roadways bike infrastructure; think building it on roads makes traffic worse

Nova Scotia PCs extend lead as campaign hits halfway mark

Over three quarters of Canadians support or somewhat support the reduction in permanent resident targets

Conservatives lead Liberals by 16 points – Liberals pull ahead of New Democrats

Canadians are over five times more likely to say the country should accept fewer rather than more refugees and protected persons in 2025 than planned.

A quarter of Canadians say none of the potential Liberal leader candidates appeal to them; Carney tops list after none of the above

Arts and cultural organizations continue to have about one tenth of the share of charitable giving among culture-goers – Expected donations for 2024 are about 12 per cent higher than in 2022.

Consumer confidence remains steady and in positive territory. Pocketbook sub-indice on job security and personal finances hits a 19-month high

Conservatives lead by 19 as other metrics hold steady.

Ontario PC lead down to 16 as Ford Government approval drops

Federal Voting Intentions: November 2024

Are perceptions about population growth impacting political opinions? Polling from Nova Scotia.

86% of Canadians agree that access to employer-funded virtual care helps alleviate the pressure on the public healthcare system

Conservatives 40, Liberals 24, NDP 21

Ontario hits a new 30-month high in consumer confidence

Awaiting the next President: Canadians prefer Trudeau to deal with Harris, Poilievre to work with Trump

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