National Press Releases & Articles


Canadians are divided on when to implement the trade deal

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Toronto, June 7th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1633 Canadian voters, half (51%) say they want to implement the trade deal with the United States and Mexico now while the other half (49%) of Canadians want to wait to implement the trade deal until after the election in October.

Conservatives Lead, But the Gap Is Narrowing

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Toronto, June 11th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1633 Canadian voters, amongst those decided and leaning, a third (34%) say they would support the Conservatives if an election were held today.

A Third of Canadians Feeling Negatively About Job Security

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Toronto, June 5th, 2019 – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1633 Canadians 18 or older, a third (BTM2: 32%) are feeling very negatively about their current job security, with about one-fifth (17%) saying that they’re feeling very negatively about their job security right now.

Raptors Playoff Run Bringing in New Fans…

| Filed under: National, Ontario, Toronto

Toronto, June 10th, 2019 – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1633 Canadians 18 or older, 4 in 10 (38%) say, yes, they have watched the Raptors on television during the 2019 playoffs, while just under two-thirds (62%) say they have not.

Carbon Tax Pushing Conservatives to Vote

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Toronto, June 6th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1633 Canadian voters, nearly half (45%) are opposed to the carbon tax, one-quarter (27%) are neither in favour nor opposed to it, and about one-quarter (28%) say they are in favour of the carbon tax

Overall? Transit Riders are Fairly Satisfied

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Toronto, May 29th, 2019 - In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1936 randomly selected transit users in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Montreal 16 years of age and older, transit users in Montreal (TOP2: 76%) and Vancouver (TOP2: 73%) are generally the most satisfied with their city’s transit system.

Canadians and Smoke-Free Alternatives

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Toronto, May 22nd — In a random sampling of public opinion taken by Forum Research among 1082 Canadians 19 years of age or older, on behalf of Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, over half (56%) of respondents who smoke regularly or occasionally, and have never used tobacco reduced risk products, plan to change from smoking cigarettes. 4 in 10 (44%) do not plan on changing.

Of those that understand the SNC situation, more than half say it will impact their vote

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Toronto, May 1st – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1595 Canadian voters, just over half of voters (TOP2: 52%), down 7 points since March (March 1: (TOP2) 59%), say the SNC-Lavalin situation will have an impact on their vote in the upcoming federal election

Conservatives Tick Down Slightly But…

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Toronto, April 29th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1595 Canadian voters, with those decided and leaning, 4 in 10 (37%) say they would support the Conservatives, with a third (30%) saying they would support the Liberals and one-sixth (14%) supporting the NDP.

MINORITY PARLIAMENT...ALMOST...

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Toronto, April 22 - In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1073 PEI voters, and amongst those decided and leaning, about a third (35.3%) say they would support the PCs, a third (34.3%) say they support the Green Party, a quarter (25.7%) say they will support the Liberals.