National Press Releases & Articles


NDP Leadership Not Making an Impact

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Toronto, June 12th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ amongst 1483 Canadian voters, a strong majority (60%) of respondents say that the NDP Leadership race has had no effect on their opinion of the NDP. Only (15%) said it is having a positive effect and (14%) said it is having a negative effect, with (11%) saying they do not know.

One-Quarter See Conservatives More Positively Post-Leadership

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Toronto, June 12th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ amongst 1483 Canadian voters, more than a quarter (27%) say that the Conservative leadership race had a positive effect on their opinion of the Conservative party...

The Forum Poll Offers Most Accurate Nova Scotia Election Forecast

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TORONTO, June 2nd – The Forum Poll successfully predicted the outcome of the Nova Scotia provincial election of May 9th, 2017. Forum’s Interactive Voice Response (IVR) polling methodology proves itself again to be an effective tool for measuring public opinion, accurately predicting a far narrower election than was suggested by other firms.

Razor-Thin Liberal Majority

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Toronto, May 29th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 3086 Nova Scotia voters, for those decided and leaning, almost 4 in 10 (38%) will vote Liberal, more than a third will vote Progressive Conservative (35%), and just under a quarter will vote NDP (23%)...

Campaign Pushing Almost Half Toward Voting

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In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1057 Nova Scotia voters, almost half (45%) say the current election campaign has made them more likely to vote.

Liberal Support Sags

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In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1057 Nova Scotia voters, for those decided and leaning, the Liberals, with over a third (37%) lead but are statistically tied with the Progressive Conservatives (35%) who are just behind.

NDP Thought Best on Education, Environment, Tied on Healthcare

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In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1057 Nova Scotia voters, 3-in-10 (30%) say that if elected, the Liberals would be best for the economy, statistically tied with the Progressive Conservatives (29%).

Healthcare The Most Pressing Issue For The Plurality

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In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1057 Nova Scotia voters, more than a quarter (27%) say that healthcare is the issue to most likely determine their upcoming vote.

Canada Should Protect Great Lakes if US Won’t

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Toronto, April 26th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ amongst 1479 Canadian voters, a solid majority (57%) believe that if the United States cuts funding to the protection of the great lakes, that Canada has a responsibility to increase great lakes funding in response. Only (23%) say no, Canada does not have a responsibility to increase funding, with (20%) saying they don’t know.

7-in-10 Approve of Minimum Standards for Airline Compensation

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Toronto, April 26th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ amongst 1479 Canadian voters, (70%) approve of the Federal Government’s decision to introduce an airline passenger bill of rights that would contain minimum standards of compensation for issues such as “bumping” passengers from oversold flights or lost luggage, for example. Only (13%) disapprove of minimum standards, with (16%) reporting that they do not know.