Press Releases & Articles


The Majority Are Concerned By Sewage in Lake Ontario

| Filed under: Ontario

Toronto, June 27th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1040 Toronto voters, the majority (55%) say they are concerned about the fact that partially treated sewage was dumped into Lake Ontario in response to heavy rain, referred to as “bypassing...”

Phoenix Pay System Problems Affect Opinion of Trudeau Government

| Filed under: National

Toronto, June 12th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ amongst 1483 Canadian voters, more than half are at least somewhat familiar (55%) with the Federal Government’s Phoenix Pay System...

Wynne`s Policies Most Well Known

| Filed under: Ontario

Toronto, June 19th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1003 Ontario voters, more than 4-in-10 (41%: TOP2) say they would be very confident if asked to explain what issues are most important to Kathleen Wynne, while the same proportion (40%: BTM 2) say they would not be able to do so.

Ontario Labour Reforms Well Received

| Filed under: Ontario

Toronto, June 19th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1003 Ontario voters, three-quarters (74%) say that they approve of the provincial government increasing the minimum vacation from two weeks to three weeks for employees that have been with a company for at least five years. Only (18%) disapprove, with (8%) saying they do not know.

Ontario Liberals Tumble Again

| Filed under: Ontario

Toronto, June 16th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1003 Ontario voters, amongst those decided and leaning, more than 4-in-10 (44%) say they would support the Progressive Conservatives. Fewer than a quarter (23%) say they would support the Liberals, with the same proportion (24%) saying they would support the NDP. (7%) say they support the Green Party, and (2%) say they would support another party.

Brown Leads on Economy, Education, and Infrastructure

| Filed under: Ontario

Toronto, June 19th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1003 Ontario voters, Patrick Brown is generally seen as the strongest on most issues, with Andrea Horwath or leading or tied in half the areas; Kathleen Wynne is not seen to be the best in any area.

No Post-Leadership Bump For Federal Conservatives

| Filed under: National

Toronto, June 12th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ amongst 1483 Canadian voters, amongst those decided and leaning, the Liberals have extended a lead going into the summer break, with more than 4 in ten (42%) saying they would support Justin Trudeau...

NDP Leadership Not Making an Impact

| Filed under: National

Toronto, June 12th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ amongst 1483 Canadian voters, a strong majority (60%) of respondents say that the NDP Leadership race has had no effect on their opinion of the NDP. Only (15%) said it is having a positive effect and (14%) said it is having a negative effect, with (11%) saying they do not know.

One-Quarter See Conservatives More Positively Post-Leadership

| Filed under: National

Toronto, June 12th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ amongst 1483 Canadian voters, more than a quarter (27%) say that the Conservative leadership race had a positive effect on their opinion of the Conservative party...

Community Housing a Polarizing Topic

| Filed under: Toronto

Toronto, May 31st – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1035 Toronto voters, the plurality (45%) believes Toronto Community Housing should continue to build and maintain low cost social housing...