NDP Platform
Proposals see some support
Toronto, April
19th - In a random sampling
of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 1126 Ontario voters, half (TOP2: 50%) say they support the
NDP proposal to increase taxes on high income earners, with a third (34%)
saying they approve strongly.
A third
(BTM2: 34%) say they disapprove, with one-fifth saying they (20%) disapprove
strongly.
Just under
one-sixth (13%) say they neither approve nor disapprove, while few (3%) say
they do not know.
Surcharge
on vehicles supported
4 in 10 (TOP2: 43%) say they approve of
the 3% surcharge on vehicles that cost over $90,000, with a third (30%) saying
they approve strongly.
Just over a third (BTM2: 38%) say they
disapprove, with more than a quarter (27%) saying they disapprove strongly.
One-sixth (16%) say they neither
approve nor disapprove, while few (3%) say they do not know.
Opinion
divided on child care
4 in 10 (TOP2:
41%) say they support subsidized, $12 per day child care, with a quarter (25%)
saying they approve strongly.
Just over a
third (BTM2: 38%) say they disapprove of the child care, with a quarter (26%)
saying they disapprove strongly.
One-sixth
(17%) say they neither approve nor disapprove, while few (4%) say they do not
know.
Converting
student loans to grants supported
Almost half (TOP2: 47%) say they
approve of converting the provincial portion of student loans into grants that
don’t have to be repaid, with almost 4 in 10 (38%) saying they approve strongly.
Almost 4 in 10 (BTM2: 38%) say they
disapprove of this conversion, with a quarter (24%) saying they disapprove
strongly.
About 1 in 10 (12%) say they neither
approve nor disapprove, while few (3%) say they do not know.
“A number of the proposals put forward by the
NDP are well supported, with the income tax on the wealthy and the student loan
conversion into grants particularly popular,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff,
President of Forum Research. "The NDP has received some positive reviews
of their platform so far, if they can gain momentum leading into the campaign
it will lend credibility to their chances, certainly.”
Lorne Bozinoff,
Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be reached at
lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416) 960-9603.
