National Press Releases & Articles


Federal Election Dashboard launched using Forum’s Fuzion Platform

| Filed under: National

Toronto, July 26th, 2019 – Today, Forum launches its Federal Election Dashboard. The dashboard uses Forum’s FuzionTM platform and is powered by Microsoft’s Power BI visualization tool.

Majority of Canadians Do Not Think Jobs in Canada’s Auto Sector Are Secure

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Toronto, July 5th, 2019 - In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1812 randomly selected Canadians 18 years or older, the majority (BTM2: 59%) say jobs in Canada’s auto sector are not secure, with a quarter (27%) saying auto sector jobs are not secure at all.

Liberals Hold Commanding Lead in Fortress Toronto

| Filed under: National, Toronto

Toronto, July 9th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1143 Toronto voters, amongst those decided and leaning, almost half (46%) say they will support the Liberals in the next Federal election.

Half of Canadians Support Trans Mountain Expansion

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In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1812 Canadians 18 years of age or older, over half (TOP2: 54%) support the expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, with a third (35%) saying they support it strongly.

Majority unsatisfied with the government’s response to climate change

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Toronto, July 9th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1812 Canadians, most respondents (TOP2: 82%) think that fighting climate change is important, while two-thirds (65%) say fighting climate change is very important. Another sixth (BTM2: 16%) think fighting climate change is not important, with one in ten (10%) saying it is not important at all. A few (1%) don’t know.

Majority Agree Climate Change is a Serious Problem

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Toronto, July 4th, 2019 – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1812 Canadian voters, two-thirds (TOP2: 65%) say they agree that climate change is a serious problem for Canada, with a third (36%) saying they agree strongly.

Environment Emerging As Key Issue As Election Nears

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Toronto, July 4th —In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1812 Canadians 18 years of age or older, the environment has become a leading issue in the upcoming Federal election, with one-quarter (26%) saying it is the most important issue to them in the coming campaign.

Half Are Unsatisfied With Canadian Government’s Response To Opioid Addiction

| Filed under: National, Social Issues

Toronto, July 4th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1812 Canadian voters, almost half (BTM2: 48%) are not satisfied with the federal government’s response to opioid addiction in Canada, with about a quarter (28%) saying they are not satisfied at all.

Most Canadians Would Fail Citizenship Test

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Toronto, June 28th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1645 Canadian voters, in celebration of Canada Day, Canadians were asked 10 questions drawn from Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship, the study guide used by prospective citizens to study for the Canadian Citizenship Test.

Canadians Believe Social Media is Fake

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Toronto, June 25th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1619 Canadians, one-fifth of respondents (21%) don’t use social media at all, one-fifth of respondents (21%) use it less than thirty minutes a day, one-fifth (20%) use it more than thirty minutes but less than an hour, one fifth (20%) use it between one hour and two hours, one-tenth (9%) use it more than two hours but less than three, and another tenth (10%) use it 3 hours or more