Toronto Press Releases & Articles


Raptors Playoff Run Bringing in New Fans…

| Filed under: National, Ontario, Toronto

Toronto, June 10th, 2019 – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1633 Canadians 18 or older, 4 in 10 (38%) say, yes, they have watched the Raptors on television during the 2019 playoffs, while just under two-thirds (62%) say they have not.

To Most TTC Users, Service Is A-OK

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, May 29th, 2019 - In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1936 randomly selected transit users in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Montreal 16 years of age and older, about two-thirds (TOP2: 68%) of transit riders in Toronto say they are satisfied with the TTC, but only about one-sixth (16%) say they are very satisfied.

Majority Approve of Safe Injection Sites but…

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, April 11th, 2019 - In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1110 Torontonians 18 years of age or older, about two-thirds (64%) say they generally approve of safe injection sites in Toronto, with a quarter (26%) saying they disapprove. About 1 in 10 (11%) say they don’t know.

John Tory’s Approval Steady

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, April 11th, 2019 - In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1110 Torontonians 18 years of age or older, more than half (57%) say they approve of the job John Tory is doing as mayor, which is unchanged since January (Jan 31: 56%).

Rental Housing in Toronto

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1077 Torontonians 18 years of age or older, two thirds (TOP2: 65%) say the city of Toronto should have authority on housing issues such as evictions and the use of private bailiffs.

1 in 2 unsatisfied with snow removal from city sidewalks

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1077 Torontonians 18 years of age or older, 9 in 10 (92%) believe that cars parked next to snowbanks that block streetcar routes should be fined and/or towed.

Tory approval Unchanged

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, January 31st— In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1427 Torontonians, 18 years of age or older, Tory's approval is over half (56%).

Presto Use Increasing

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Toronto, January 21st— In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1427 Torontonians 18 years of age or older, more than half (58%) say they have used a Presto card while using transit in Toronto, up from half (50%) in September.

Ontario Place Seen As Important to the Waterfront

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, January 21st— In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1427 Torontonians, 18 years of age or older, 8 in 10 (TOP2: 81%) say that Ontario Place is important to Toronto's waterfront, with half (53%) saying it's very important.

Tory to Cruise to Re-election

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Toronto, October 21st - In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1300 Toronto Voters, amongst those decided and leaning, almost two-thirds (59%) say they will support John Tory.