Majority
will switch vote to see Bill C-51 repealed
One third are “very likely” to switch
TORONTO June 16th,
2015 - In a
random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll™ among 1281 Canadian
voters, the majority (52%) are likely to switch their vote to support a party
or politician who will repeal Bill C-51, and as many as one third are “very
likely” to do so (34%). Switching behaviour is higher among the youngest (40%),
males (37%), mid income groups ($60K to $80K - 41%), in Atlantic Canada (52%)
and BC (48%), but not in Quebec (20%), among New Democrats (54%), the best
educated (47%) and more so among Anglophones (38%) than Francophones (18%). Of
note, one tenth of Conservative voters say they will switch their vote to
repeal this Bill (9%).
“Bill
C-51 has prompted more anger and pushback than many government initiatives we
have seen, but it still doesn’t move as many votes as, for instance, expanding
CPP, returning the age for OAS to 65 or building affordable housing.
Nonetheless, it has the power to move as many as one tenth of the total
Conservative vote, which is not insignificant," said Forum Research President, Dr. Lorne
Bozinoff.
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.
