Public Affairs Research

INNOVATIVE’s tracking shows most Canadians are skeptical Canada get a deal with the US. They don’t believe that Trump will keep to a deal. Canadians expect it will be the US’s fault if the deal fails and a majority think Carney is doing a good job.

INNOVATIVE’s tracking finds Canadians consistently more likely to say the government is moving too slowly than too fast.

New polling suggests recent Indigenous rights developments in British Columbia are shifting public opinion, with growing concern over property rights and signs that the post-Kamloops consensus may be weakening.

Most Ontarians didn’t notice the recent budget, with mixed political signals for the Ontario PCs

Re-examining our December cultural alienation survey shows more than one-in-four Canadians (27%) belong to the Alienated, Populist Left.

Two-thirds of Canadians are following news of the conflict closely, and three quarters say Canada should at least do what it can to expand oil and gas markets.

Premier Eby’s provincial budget is the most unpopular since Premier Campbell’s HST budget in 2010. Even among NDP loyalist, with fewer than half satisfied with it.

Canadians want stability from their political leaders, and they want it by a clear margin. But when you look at how they actually perceive the two main leaders, the picture is less clear than you might expect.

Since Carney’s Davos speech, leadership evaluations and federal approval were moving — but the ballot was not. That has now changed as the Liberals have moved into a clear lead. Crucially, however, this shift is being driven by gains from the NDP and undecided, not from Conservative losses.