Public Opinion


The Sandwich Generation: Parents Aged 35-54 Significantly More Likely to Vote Conservative, Favour Scheer

Pocketbook Issues Like Taxes Will Matter Most at the Ballot Box

Canadians Split (50%/50%) on Whether They’re Better off Now than in 2015, When Trudeau was Elected PM

Seven in Ten (68%) Say They’re Not Able to Get Ahead Financially, citing Cost of Goods (65%) and Lagging Incomes (57%) as the Main Culprits

Slim Majority (52%) of Canadians Believe Recession is Coming Within a Year

While Most Canadians (77%) Agree that Balancing Federal Budget is Important, they’re Split on Whether Balancing the Budget (31%), Tax Cuts (36%) or Increasing Spending (33%) Is the Top Priority

Four Weeks In, Climate Change is Fastest-Moving (29%, +4), but Health Care (35%) Still Top Issue to Make a Difference at the Ballot Box

Economic Issues Matter to Many: Tories Seen as Best Party to Deal with Economy (40%, -3) and Taxes (34%, -7), Grits lead on Health Care (32%, -1)

Singh wins Canadian debate on Twitter

With the English debate concluded, Canadians seem to be tuning in more to the federal election which will be held on October 21.

Liberals (40%) Lead Conservatives (35%) Among Those Born Outside of Canada

Canadians Prioritize Similar Issues Regardless of Origin; Foreign-Born Canadians More Likely to Choose Economy (29%) as a Top Issue than Those Born in Canada (23%)

The Inconvenient Truth: Being Around People with Schizophrenia Makes Many Feel Uncomfortable

Majorities Wouldn’t Date (61%) or Know How to Act Around Someone with Schizophrenia (55%)

Conservatives (34%, -3) Stumble, Tied with Liberals (35%, +1) Ahead of Critical English-Language Debate

Bloc (30%, +9) Rallying in Quebec as Tories (19%, -5) Lose Momentum in wake of first French-Language Debate

Significant Gender Gap in Voting Intentions Among Younger Canadians; Boomers Vote as Block, Regardless of Gender

Young Women Much More Likely than Young Men to vote NDP; Young Men Much More Likely to Vote Conservative than Young Women