The COVID-19 outbreak has led to significant shortfalls in revenues for municipalities across Canada. Thus far, the Federal government has not been willing to provide support to COVID-19 related financial issues.
In an online poll conducted in the middle of May, we found that while there is a high level of uncertainty, Canadians tend to support the government’s decision NOT to provide new funding to municipalities so far. However, we found a tension that leaves the Federal government vulnerable on this issue. On a separate question, Canadians support the general idea of Federal support to help municipalities deal with COVID-19 financial challenges.
The ongoing debate on this issue may change how Canadians feel about the federal position on municipal funding in the weeks ahead.
For full details on these results, download our report here. It covers key results on Canadians‘ awareness, perceived importance and support of the Federal government’s current stance on municipal assistance.
