Press Releases & Articles


Half Agree City Should Continue to Maintain ‘Toronto’ Sign

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 868 Toronto voters, one half agree the city should continue to maintain the illuminated Toronto sign at Nathan Phillips Square for another two years at a cost of about $500,000 (49%)

Strong Approval For Lifting Ban On Street Hockey

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 868 Toronto voters, the wide majority, more than two thirds, approve of city council lifting the long-standing and controversial ban on street hockey (69%)

Majority Agree With “No Texting While Walking” Rule

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 868 Toronto voters, the majority agreed with city council’s desire to make texting illegal while crossing the street (56%)In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 868 Toronto voters, the majority agreed with city council’s desire to make texting illegal while crossing the street (56%)

Strong Approval For Yonge Street Renewal

| Filed under: Toronto

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 868 Toronto voters, the clear majority, about two thirds, approve of the plan to renew Yonge Street from Queen Street north to Davenport Road (64%)

Watson and Bordeleau Equally Popular

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 862 Ottawa voters, as many as three quarters approve of the jobs being done by both Mayor Jim Watson (74%) and Chief of Police Charles Bordeleau (74%)

Home Hardware Leads in Customer Satisfaction For D.I.Y. Stores

| Filed under: National, Business

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1268 adult Canadians, Home Hardware (including their Home Building Centres brand) is seen to have the highest customer satisfaction among Canada’s leading DIY, or home improvement stores

One Half of Ontario Voters Aware of Fundraising Controversy

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1183 Ontario voters, one half are aware of the controversy surrounding political fundraising in the province (49%)

High Approval in Ontario for CPP Expansion

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1183 Ontario voters, as many as two thirds approve of the recent federal government agreement to expand CPP (63%)

Liberal Vote Share Up in Ontario

| Filed under: Ontario

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1183 Ontario voters, just more than 4-in-10 will vote Progressive Conservative if an election were held today (42%)

Two Thirds See Need For Referendum On Electoral Reform

| Filed under: National

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1429 Canadian voters, as many as two thirds agree a national referendum on electoral reform is required before we change the way MPs are elected (65%).