Ontario Press Releases & Articles


Plurality approves of single game betting

| Filed under: Ontario, Social Issues

The plurality, close to 4-in-10, approve of single game betting (as opposed to three game betting allowed now - 37%).

One half in Mississauga want to split from Peel

| Filed under: Ontario

One half of Mississauga residents approve of the plan to split from Peel (52%), while one quarter disagree (25%).

Plurality approves of basic income

| Filed under: Ontario, Social Issues

The plurality, 4-in-10, approves of an Ontario basic income to replace social assistance and other provincial support payments (41%).

PC lead shrinks in Ontario

| Filed under: Ontario

4-in-10 will vote PC if the provincial election were held today (40%).

Majority continue to oppose public funding for Catholic schools

| Filed under: Ontario, Social Issues

More than half disagreed that Catholic schools should continue to receive public funding (52%).

Close to half approve of Ontario Retirement Pension Plan

| Filed under: Ontario, Social Issues

Close to half approve of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan (ORPP), intended for introduction in 2018, as a supplement to the Canada Pension Plan or CPP (44%).

Liberals trail PCs by 17 points

| Filed under: Ontario

Well more than 4-in-10 will vote PC if the election were held today (44%).

Majority say budget bad for Ontario

| Filed under: Ontario

The majority said it was not a good budget for Ontario (56%), while fewer than one fifth thought it was good for the province (19%).

Two thirds “extremely/very” happy with life

| Filed under: Ontario

Two thirds (63%) say they are extremely (28%) or very happy (35%) with their lives, while a further one quarter say they are happy (27%).

One half agree Wynne is involved in e-mail scandal

| Filed under: Ontario

One half agree Premier Kathleen Wynne had a role in erasing the gas plant e-mails (49%).