Majority of Canadians not sold on feds’ plan to tackle climate change, poll suggests
Federal Liberals shouldn’t give themselves too much credit for trying to lead action on the climate file, a recent poll suggests. A significant majority of Canadians gives the Trudeau government poor marks for its efforts to tackle climate change, according to a Forum Research poll. About 58 per cent of respondents rated those efforts as […]
Part II: The Hill Times’ ongoing series designed to help opposition leaders help themselves
TORONTO—Dear Jagmeet: By now, you would have seen the latest Nanos poll thing, showing your New Democrats at a titch under 15 per cent. By now, too, you have perhaps abandoned the fetal position you have adopted under your desk, which is nowhere near Parliament Hill because, well, you haven’t been elected to a seat […]
Trudeau rebate bumps support for carbon pricing above 50 per cent, poll suggests
The Liberal promise to return directly to Canadians revenue from the upcoming carbon tax has shifted public opinion to give the Grits a slim edge in support and has “mollified” some opponents, according to a poll following last week’s announcement. After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed the Liberals’ plan for provinces that opted not to […]
What’s in a name?: New polling association gets a moniker
The Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) will be the name of the new polling industry association that cropped up after its predecessor unexpectedly shut its doors. The association, composed of leading Canadian pollsters, adopted the standards of ESOMAR (formerly the European Society for Opinion and Market Research), an international polling association, which represents firms in 130 […]
Liberal government spent $11.9-million on public opinion research within last year, slight drop from previous year, Health Canada posted highest bill
The Liberal government spent $11.9-million on public opinion research within the last year, a slight drop from the previous year, according to a recent report posted on the Public Services and Procurement Canada’s website. Though the figure has dipped from the previous fiscal year, from April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2017, when it spent […]
After MRIA’s demise, new polling industry group aims to set ‘high bar’
A month after a national polling association shut its doors, a new one has popped up. The who’s who of Canadian polling joined forces to open the currently nameless new polling association on Aug. 30. “We have a rare opportunity here to start fresh as an emerging industry association and to set a really high […]
Saudi spat may boost Liberals, but likely not for long: pollsters, strategists
Canada’s conflict with Saudi Arabia represents a “minor tremor” domestically, with the Liberals seeing positive feedback from voters, but that’s unlikely to have any long-term effect for the party at the polls, pollsters and politicos say. If anything, it underscores that appearing strong in international disputes wins support, but Canadians won’t remember or care about […]
Halifax policy convention Scheer’s time to focus on homegrown visability
A policy convention is something like a Seinfeldian Festivus, or a biennial airing of grievances. As former Conservative strategist Tim Powers told The Hill Times in today’s paper, it’s three days on the therapist’s couch—a massive counselling session to get everything out in the open. But there’s a reason most people don’t broadcast their own […]
Defunct industry group too heavy on advocacy, light on regulation: pollsters
Although a complete lack of oversight could pose problems for the polling industry, the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association (MRIA) served more to defend the industry to the public than it did to uphold its own standards, suggest some pollsters and a report by a panel commissioned to study polling failures during last year’s municipal […]
Dead heat in polls shows fragility of federal Liberals’ majority: pollsters
Fourteen months away from the next federal election, polls show the Liberals and Conservatives in a deadlock, and the Liberals have to hold onto their three-pronged coalition to win in 2019, pollsters say. A Nanos poll, released on Aug. 7, shows the Tories and Grits virtually tied, with the Liberals holding 36.9 per cent of […]
