Press Releases & Articles


Half of Quebecers Oppose Transmountain Pipeline

| Filed under: National, Quebec

Toronto, July 26th, 2019 – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 977 Quebecers, over half (BTM2: 51%) say they do not support the expansion of the Transmountain pipeline, with one third (35%) saying they oppose it strongly.

Federal Conservatives and Liberals Now Tied

| Filed under: National

Toronto, July 30th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1733 Canadian voters, amongst those decided and leaning, a third (34%) say they would support the Conservatives if an election were held today, while a similar proportion (31%) say they support the Liberals.

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.

The Majority of Torontonians Say a Handgun Ban Will Reduce Shootings by Gangs

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, July 10th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1143 Toronto voters, the majority (62%) say that a ban on handguns will reduce the number of shootings committed by gangs in Toronto and four-in-ten (38%) say a ban will not..

Support for Sidewalk Toronto Mixed

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, July 9th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1143 Torontonians, 4-in-10 (TOP2: 38%) are confident they can describe the details of Sidewalk Toronto, the neighborhood development project undertaken by a subsidiary of Google, with one-tenth (13%) saying they could very confidently describe it.

Two-Thirds Don’t Think Toronto is Serious About Congestion

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, July 10th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1143 Toronto voters, two-thirds (BTM2: 62%) say the City of Toronto isn’t serious about trying to reduce traffic congestion in the city, with 4 in 10 (38%) saying they aren’t taking it seriously at all.

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

| Filed under: National

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.

The Plurality See No Change in Quality of Representation at City Hall

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, July 9th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1143 Toronto voters, four-in-ten (42%) say the quality of representation at City Hall did not change since the size of council was altered.

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.

Toronto Loves Tory

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, July 10th, 2019 - In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1143 Toronto voters, just under two-thirds (60%) say they approve of the mayor, down from the stratosphere of Raptors mania (June 9: 65%), but still enviable.