Trudeau’s personal approval rating drops, but voters still back his federal Liberal Party: poll
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s personal approval rating has dropped nearly 10 points since last May, but the Liberal Party of Canada has yet to take a hit, polling as strongly as it did when the Grits won a majority in the 2015 federal election, according to the latest poll from Campaign Research. The poll showed […]
Trans Mountain pipeline support to cost Liberals in 2019, but unclear how much, say pollsters
The federal Liberal government will pay a political price over its support for the $7.4-billion Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion among First Nations and B.C. voters in the next election, say pollsters, but how high a cost remains to be seen. “There will be a political price to pay, and I think there’s an understanding […]
Nanos’ book on ‘voter rage’ to be released in three countries
The federal Liberals will have to tread carefully going into the next election if they want to try to repeat their victory in the age of anti-establishment politics, according to veteran Ottawa pollster Nik Nanos. Mr. Nanos recently authored a book on voter rage, anti-establishment politicians, and the keys to election victories and losses in […]
Almost 60 per cent of Canadians don’t trust promises made by politicians before an election: poll
Nearly two-thirds of Canadians say they have no faith in promises from political leaders made in the run-up to an election, though opinion varies sharply along party lines, with 60 per cent of federal Liberal supporters voicing trust in pre-vote pledges, according to a new poll. The Forum Research random telephone survey of 1,408 voters […]
Plurality of Canadians disapprove of removing Sir John A. Macdonald’s name from building and landmarks; wealthiest most strongly opposed: poll
Less than one-third of Canadians support removing the name of the country’s first prime minister Sir John A. Macdonald from schools, museums, and other institutions, according to a new poll from Forum Research, despite renewed criticism over his role in creating the residential school system and advancing discriminatory policies against Indigenous peoples. The random telephone […]
Tories face tricky path to power
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s year may be off to a rough start. Two national polls published back to back this week suggest the official opposition’s fall offensive in the House of Commons has failed to make a lasting dent in the Liberal armour. A Mainstreet Research poll based on a sample of 3,890 respondents showed […]
Conservatives surge to within three points of Liberals in newest Nanos poll, though may be too early to decipher trend
The governing Liberals are ceding ground to their rivals in the House in the wake of a series of ethics controversies involving the prime minister and finance minister, with the opposition Conservatives now sitting only three points off first place, according to the latest weekly poll from Nanos Research. In the tracking survey for the […]
Trudeau voted most valuable politician in 2017, Morneau ranked top news story in 21st Annual All Politics Poll: Best & Worst in Politics
They say the sun only shines until supper time: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was voted the most valuable politician in Ottawa but more people would rather dine with former U.S. president Barack Obama, according to this year’s 21st Annual All Politics Poll of politicos and The Hill Times readers who took part in the Forum […]
NDP byelection loss, current polls show Liberal path to victory in 2019, say pollsters
The Liberal victory in the South Surrey-White Rock byelection and recent polls show the Liberals can still win big by wooing away NDP voters, pollsters say. However, new NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh might not be the problem for the party, polls show, despite it being trounced in four byelections across Canada last week. Mr. Singh […]
Conservatives have ‘brand problem’ among female voters, pin hopes on Scheer, star women MPs to reverse trend
The Conservatives continue to trail badly among women and have what one pollster is calling a “gender issue,” despite pulling nearly even with the federal Liberals among male voters in polls over the last few months. Weekly polls from Nanos Research show a double-digit advantage for the Liberals over the second place Conservatives, nearly every week […]
