Sep 5 2023 — Rob Ferguson — Toronto Star — The $8.28-billion Greenbelt land swap scandal appears to be taking a bigger bite out of Premier Doug Ford’s support the longer it drags on, a pollster says. “It’s been a bad summer for Doug Ford,” Abacus Data chief executive David Coletto said Tuesday, a day after Steve Clark’s resignation as municipal affairs and housing minister […]
Sep 1 2023 — The Canadian Press — A new poll suggests nearly half of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque as the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze household budgets, and young people are more likely to say their finances are in poor shape. It also suggests the Conservatives, who are hammering home a message about affordability, are gaining popularity, with […]
Sep 1 2023 — Global News — A growing majority of Canadians say more needs to be done by government and business to combat the climate crisis, a new poll suggests. Many respondents agree this year’s record-breaking wildfire season has driven home the need for urgent action. However, those Canadians are torn over when action should be taken, according to the Ipsos […]
Aug 31 2023 — CTV News — The Conservatives are solidifying their lead over the Liberals, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre are neck-and-neck for preferred prime minister, according to weekly tracking from Nanos Research. The latest Nanos numbers show the Conservatives ahead of the Liberals with 33.1 per cent and 29.7 per cent respectively. The NDP are […]
Aug 30 2023 — CTV News — The federal Liberals are seeing a dive in popularity among younger voters, once the core of their base, falling 23 points behind the Conservatives by the end of August, according to new polling from Nanos Research. The data shows the Liberals in a distant third place for 18-29 year olds with 15.97 per cent, compared […]
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 21 2023 — CTV News — The Conservatives haven’t traditionally done well with Quebec voters, but new polling is showing the official Opposition is gaining support among the electorate. The Conservative Party of Canada (25 per cent) is trailing right behind the Liberals, who now have 28 per cent support of Quebec voters, according to a recent Pallas Data poll. 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 18 2023 — Mario Canseco — Research Co. — The proportion of Canadians who think humans are responsible for global warming has dropped over the past year, a new Research Co. poll has found. In the online survey of a representative national sample, 60% of Canadians think climate change is a fact and is mostly caused by emissions from vehicles and industrial facilities, down […]
Aug 17 2023 — Angus Reid — Billions of dollars will be injected into Canada’s ailing health care system over the next decade. And while money is certainly a variable in the equation that will lead to better outcomes, Canadians and health care professionals alike see structural issues that suggest money isn’t a cure-all. A new study from the non-profit Angus Reid […]
Aug 14 2023 — Angus Reid — Trudeau maintains personal appeal advantage over Poilievre; 39% approve of PM’s performance. A challenging summer for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau personally, as he and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, announced they would be separating, is becoming a challenging summer politically. A new study from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute finds Trudeau’s Liberal Party behind the […]
Aug 9 2023 — Toronto Star — Justin Trudeau may have shaken up the Liberals’ front bench, but a new poll suggests he remains on shaky ground with voters. Results from a new Abacus Data survey provided exclusively to the Star suggests that if an election were held today, 37 per cent of Canadians would vote Conservative, compared to 28 per cent […]
Aug 6 2023 — CTV News — Two-thirds of Canadians now say it a poor time to increase the price on carbon, with a majority saying they believe raising prices on gas is an ineffective approach for curbing fuel emissions. This is according to a survey conducted by Nanos Research and commissioned by CTV News intended to better understand Canadian perception towards […]
Aug 4 2023 — Global News — More than half of Canadians (56 per cent) see the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) as “old and antiquated,” according to a recent Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News. The findings are in line with polling the defence department conducted between Dec. 19, 2022 and Jan. 15, 2023. That phone and internet survey found only […]
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 […]