Abacus Poll: Two thirds of Canadians say balancing the federal budget is a high priority Most Canadians support cutting jobs in the federal bureaucracy but worry about their impact on government services and the economy. A new survey from Ottawa-based Abacus Data that most Canadians (65%) believe balancing the budget and reducing the federal [...]
Abacus Poll: A majority of Canadians oppose raising the age eligibility for OAS to 67 by either 2017 or 2025. Respondents aged 30 to 60 are most opposed and only one in three trust Harper when he says current retirees and those close to retirement won’t be affected. A new survey from Ottawa-based Abacus Data [...]
A Majority of Canadians Support the Canadian Museum for Human Rights but Few Would Visit Winnipeg Specifically to Visit It. A small majority of Canadians would rather attend a Winnipeg Jets game than visit the museum. Ottawa – A new poll from Ottawa-based Abacus Data conducted for QMI Agency finds that while a majority of [...]
Thomas Mulcair, Brian Topp and Paul Dewar have highest name recognition among NDP leadership candidates. NDP supporters want a leader who stands for clear social democratic principles and who can stand up to Stephen Harper. With about two months left in the federal NDP’s leadership race, a new national survey from Ottawa-based Abacus Data finds [...]
According to a new national survey from Ottawa-based Abacus Data, the Conservative Party continues to hold a nine percentage point lead over the NDP. The Liberal Party has seen a small increase in support while NDP and Conservative Party support is down since December 2011. Nationally, the Conservative Party has the support of 37% of [...]
Canadians are More Likely to Support Northern Gateway Pipeline than Oppose It. Support is highest in Alberta and lowest in Quebec According to a new national survey from Ottawa-based Abacus Data, almost four in ten Canadians surveyed support the Northern Gateway pipeline, a pipeline project proposed to run from northern Alberta to the coastal community [...]
Download the detailed tables here. The story from the Toronto Sun on the poll: Parents demand say in school sex ed: Survey BY DANIEL PROUSSALIDIS ,PARLIAMENTARY BUREAU OTTAWA - Almost half of parents with children at home say mom and dad should have a greater say than “experts” in what kids learn about sex in school, an Abacus [...]
By DAVID COLETTO | Dec. 12, 2011 OTTAWA—Parliamentary or democratic reform is not always the sexiest or salient topic debated in Parliament, but it can certainly have important and lasting consequences for Canadian democracy. One only has to look at the impact of the election finance reforms introduced by the Jean Chrétien government and passed by Parliament [...]
According to the latest figures from Ottawa-based Abacus Data’s ECONfidence Index, Canadian consumer confidence in the economy remains relatively stable in the face of global uncertainty. While most index components trended downward, leading to an overall drop in confidence of two percent from October 2011, decreases in all areas of the index were minor, leading [...]
As Christmas quickly approaches, we thought it would be fun to ask Canadians their thoughts on Christmas. The results reported below are from a national survey conducted from December 2 to 4, 2011. Here’s a quick Q&A about the survey. The full tabs are available below. Do Canadians say “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” when [...]
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