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Anti-globalist movement hasn’t hit Canada yet, poll suggests

Don’t expect to see any “Canada first” slogans bandied about by in-the-know politicians here; Canadians by and large support international trade and governance, a recent poll suggests. Well over half of respondents to a January survey of 1,501 adults agreed with statements supportive of free trade and participation in international organizations, while a much smaller […]

Liberals ‘back in the driver’s seat’ with 43 per cent voter support: survey

The Liberals are back with a firm grip on voter support after slipping into a tie with the Conservatives last month, according to new poll conducted by Campaign Research. Results shared exclusively with The Hill Times for polling done between March 5 and 7 show the Liberals with 43 per cent support. That’s up from 34 […]

More Canadians favour keeping first-past-the-post than don’t, except in B.C.: poll

More Canadians support the government’s decision not to change Canada’s voting system than oppose it, a new poll suggests. Toronto-based Forum Research asked 1,340 Canadian voters across the country if they “support the federal government’s decision to keep Canadian voting procedures the same” between Feb. 24 and 26. A plurality, 45 per cent, said that they […]

The Great Debates: is political polling, as we know it, dead?

No: Polling has value, if you read the numbers correctly By David Coletto News of political polling’s demise has been greatly exaggerated. Donald Trump’s improbable victory in November 2016 resurrected the debate about the credibility of political polling. CNN’s Jake Tapper even announced on air, long before all the votes were counted, that the polling […]

Hecklers aside, Trudeau remains popular with younger voters, say pollsters, strategist

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to attract strong support from large stretches of the Canadian electorate, including younger voters, despite encountering a boisterous protest during a youth workers forum last week in Ottawa, pollsters say. “Leaving the incidents aside, his current approval level is solid across the demographics and he actually does better with younger people […]