National Press Releases & Articles


Majority thinks Canada in a recession

| Filed under: National

Close to 6-in-10 see the country as being in a recession (58%), while 1-in-3 do not (29%) and one tenth don’t have an opinion (13%).

Two thirds want Canada Pension Plan expanded

| Filed under: National

Two thirds agree that Canada Pension Plan (CPP) contributions and benefits should be increased (65%).

Majority likely to switch vote to see senate abolished

| Filed under: National

The majority (56%) say they are likely to switch their usual vote to support a party or politician who promises to abolish the Senate, and more than a third say they are “very likely” to do so (36%).

Federal NDP leads by 7 points

| Filed under: National

More than one third will vote for the New Democrats if the federal election were held today (34%), while just more than one quarter would vote for either the Conservatives or the Liberals (27% each).

Four in ten carry personal debt

| Filed under: National

Just more than 4-in-10 carry personal debt (besides a mortgage - 42%). Close to half have no debt (48%).

Majority, including union members, approve of Bill C-377

| Filed under: National

Two thirds (62%) approve of Bill C-377, the legislation which requires unions to disclose expenditures and salaries.

Federal Conservatives surge; tied with NDP

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Exactly equal proportions, one third each, will vote for the New Democrats or the Conservatives (32% each) if a federal election were held today.

Liberal child benefit proposal preferred

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The plurality, close to one half, preferred the Liberal’s proposal for an income-tested child care benefit (47%),

Majority are likely to switch their vote to support legal pot

| Filed under: National, Social Issues

The majority (53%) say they are likely to switch their vote to support a politician or party which promises to legalize marijuana, and fully one third are “very likely” (34%).

NDP lead slips slightly

| Filed under: National

Just fewer than one third will vote NDP if the federal election were held today (32%) and this represents a drop from their high of more than a third noted last week (June 23 - 36%).