Press Releases & Articles


Majority Who Are Aware of Colour Change Prefer White Police Cars

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 757 Toronto voters, 6-in-10 are aware the Toronto Police Service is changing the colour of its police cars from white to dark grey (59%)

Majority Disapprove of Catholic Hospitals’ Stance on Assisted Dying

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1124 Ontario voters, the majority disapprove of the practice of publicly funded Catholic Hospitals who refuse to allow patients to seek a referral for assisted dying (57%)

Close to Half Find Construction Downtown an Inconvenience

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 757 Toronto voters, close to half say “continuous construction downtown makes it difficult to get around” (45%)

Mayor Tory’s Approval Remains High

| Filed under: Uncategorized

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 757 Toronto voters, 7-in-10 approve of the job John Tory is doing as Mayor (70%), and this is stable from the beginning of the month (October 1 - 72%)

“Great Deal” of Traffic Congestion Due to Gardiner Closure

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 757 Toronto voters, close to half drove in the city the weekend the Gardiner Expressway closed for maintenance (48%)

Two Thirds Want Marathons, etc., Off City Streets

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 757 Toronto voters, two thirds approve of holding marathons, marches, walkathons and festivals in city parks rather than closing city streets (68%)

PCs Lead in Ontario

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1124 Ontario voters, more than 4-in-10 will vote for the Progressive Conservatives if an election were held today (43%)

Two Thirds Want Interest-Free Student Loans

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1124 Ontario voters, two thirds agree that provincial student loans should remain interest free, not just as long as the student is in school, but until they are paid, whenever that may be (66%)

One Half See Need For Electoral Reform

| Filed under: National

Close to one half agree Canada needs to change its electoral system (48%), and just more than one third disagree with this (35%).

Even Split on Approval of Pit Bull Ban

| Filed under: Social Issues

In a random poll of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ for the Montreal Gazette among 808 Montreal voters, relatively equal proportions approve (49%) and disapprove (44%) of the city’s pit bull ban