Press Releases & Articles


Almost 7 in 10 Support the End of the College Strike

| Filed under: Ontario

Toronto, December 1st – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 861 Ontario voters, almost 7 in 10 (TOP2: 68%) say they approve of Queen's Park forcing striking college staff back to work, with almost half (47%) saying that they strongly approve...

Few Have an Understanding of Sidewalk Toronto

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, November 23rd – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 843 Toronto voters, just under one third (TOP2: 29%) could confidently describe the details of Sidewalk Toronto, the neighbourhood designed by a subsidiary of Google, with only 1 in 10 (10%) saying they could do so very confidently.

Majority Say Andy Byford Effective as TTC CEO

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, November 23rd – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 843 Toronto voters, more than half (TOP2: 53%) say that Andy Byford was effective as CEO of the Toronto Transit Commission, with a quarter (25%) saying that he was very effective.

John Tory Almost Doubles Doug Ford Head-To-Head

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, November 24rd – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 843 Toronto voters, amongst those decided and leaning, two-thirds (66%) say that they would support John Tory over Doug Ford in a head-to-head matchup, with a third (34%) saying they would support the Ford.

Liberals Steady, PCs Drop Five Points in Toronto

| Filed under: Ontario, Toronto

Toronto, November 23rd – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 843 Toronto voters, a third (33%) say that if a provincial election were held today, they would cast their ballot for the Ontario Liberal party, which is unchanged from October (Oct 11: 33%)...

Global Warming Survey

| Filed under: National

This survey was sponsored by a client and conducted by Forum Research, with the results based on an interactive voice response telephone survey of 1281 randomly selected Canadian Voters. The poll was conducted November 4-6, 2017.

Liberal Support Still Soft

| Filed under: National

Toronto, November 9th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1281 Canadian voters, almost four in ten (38%) say that if an election were held today, they would support the Conservative Party, a similar proportion of support we saw (September 21: 39%) when last in the field...

Plurality Say Morneau Ineffective as Minister of Finance

| Filed under: National

Toronto, November 9th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1281 Canadian voters, more than 4 in 10 (BTM2: 44%) say Bill Morneau is ineffective as the Minister of Finance, with an equal proportion saying he is either somewhat ineffective (22%) or very ineffective (22%)...

4 in 10 Say The Greenbelt Should Be Expanded

| Filed under: National, Ontario

Toronto, November 7th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1281 Canadian voters, 4 in 10 (39%) say the greenbelt should be expanded to include more greenspace, while a quarter (23%) say that it's about the right size...

Understanding of Gas Plants Trial Evenly Split

| Filed under: Ontario

Toronto, October 26th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 946 Ontario voters, more than half (BTM2 51%) say, if asked why the trial was happening, that they wouldn’t be confident in their ability to answer the question, with almost three in ten (28%) saying that they would be not at all confident in their answer.