Press Releases & Articles


Majority say Economic Action Plan a failure

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More than half disagree the government’s Economic Action Plan was successful (52%) while fewer than a quarter agree it was (23%).

NDP maintains strong lead

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NDP maintains its lead of well more than a third of voters (36% this week and last), while the Liberals (29%) and Conservatives (28%) are tied in second place.

Majority wants Canada to do more for refugees

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Majority say Canada can do more for Syrian refugees than settling the 10,000 who have been promised over the next two years (52%).

One-in-ten has student loan

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More than one tenth had a student loan (12%), and this comprises at least a third of the youngest (under 35 - 34%).

Half don't think Justin is ready

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Less than one half (47%) claim Justin Trudeau is not ready to be Prime Minister.

NDP lead slips, gap with Liberals closes

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More than one third will vote for the NDP in the coming federal election (36%) while just less than a third will vote Liberal (32%).

Two thirds now see Canada in recession

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Two thirds say Canada is now in a recession (67%), and this is a significant increase from the 6-in-10 who said this in July (July 21 - 58%).

Support for assisted suicide increases across four years

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More than three quarters, a new high in our four years of tracking, now support physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill (77%).

NDP on track for majority government

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Fully 4-in-10 will now vote NDP in the coming election (40%), ten points ahead of the second place Liberals, with 3-in-10 votes (30%).

Wide approval for “Life Means Life”

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The majority (57%) express approval of the Conservative Party’s reintroduced “Life Means Life” legislation, which would see the most serious murderers locked away for the rest of their lives.