NDP leadership battle emerging between Singh, Angus
OTTAWA—The NDP leadership race is providing political junkies with a bit of a fix this summer. The contest, which concludes in the early fall, shows some fault lines opening between long-time well-liked Member of Parliament Charlie Angus and the new kid on the federal block, Ontario provincial NDP representative Jagmeet Singh. Truth be told, I […]
Khadr deal not yet hurting Trudeau’s popularity, according to new poll, but Conservatives vow to hammer away at divisive issue
Canadians are not happy about paying Omar Khadr $10.5-million, but they’re not yet ready toss the Justin Trudeau government out over this issue, according to newly released polling data from Campaign Research. Online polling done between July 7 and 10 found that 60 per cent of respondents disapproved of the $10.5-million settlement and public apology […]
Gap between Liberals, Conservatives narrowing, poll suggests, though Scheer still seen as an unknown
The Liberals maintain their lead in voter support after climbing back from earlier controversies, but are seeing a narrowing popularity gap as Conservatives ride a bump in support from their leadership race, according to a new poll. About 39 per cent of the 2,767 Canadian voters who participated in the online survey conducted by Campaign Research […]
Nearly half of Canadians who know about Phoenix snafu say it’s hurt their image of Liberals: poll
A new Forum Research poll suggests Canadians are familiar with the problems plaguing the Phoenix pay system and, among the informed, 44 per cent say it has shifted their opinion of the Liberal government for the worse—a level of response critics and pollsters say is surprising, given the number of Canadians directly affected by the […]
Liberal summer caucus meeting to be held in Kelowna as party looks to maintain grip on B.C.
The federal Liberals will host their annual summer caucus meetings in Kelowna this year, The Hill Times has learned, as the party looks to secure its presence in British Columbia after approval of the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline drew sharp criticism from political leaders and voters in the Lower Mainland. Liberal MPs will descend on the […]
Conservatives miss out on post-leadership bounce with Scheer: poll
The newness of Andrew Scheer’s leadership of the Conservative Party alone isn’t making him a favourite to win the next election just yet and he’s got work to do familiarizing himself with voters if he’s going to challenge Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019, according to a new public opinion poll. The latest numbers from […]
Bernier wants to scrap it, but poll suggests majority of Conservative voters back supply management
Libertarians, despair: a new poll shows support for Canada’s supply management system, even if Canadians are told it takes a toll on their pocket-books. Three of every four Canadians polled said they approved when asked to evaluate the agricultural system, described as follows: “Canada protects its dairy and poultry industries from foreign imports with tariffs […]
Liberals up five points since April, Conservatives down slightly: public opinion poll
OTTAWA—The federal Liberals widened their lead over the opposition Conservatives to 16 percentage points as of last week, winning the support of 43 per cent of those who participated in an online poll and were not undecided. Twenty-seven per cent said they would vote Conservative if an election were held the next day, while 19 […]
Canada remains without a universal pharmacare program
Canadians are proud of our universal health care, and rightfully so. But many would be surprised to hear that of the countries with universal health care, Canada remains the only one without a universal pharmacare program. This is to our detriment. Canadians pay some of the highest drug prices in the world, and many simply […]
The future of polling lies in social media
Social media isn’t just a broadcast technology, it’s also a polling technology; one that is far superior to any other on the planet today, including the telephone. So why does the Canadian government continue to use telephone polling to find out what the citizenry is thinking? Why haven’t public servants progressed to new tools for polling, […]
