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When Canadians are asked what most threatens their quality of life and the future of the country right now, one answer stands above all others: Donald Trump and U.S. trade and economic policy. In a new national Abacus Data survey completed last week, Canadians were asked to identify the top three threats from a list […]

This latest wave of research finds a political environment that remains largely unchanged from late March, even as the political context becomes more dynamic. With the Liberal Party meeting in Montreal for its national convention, three federal by-elections approaching, and ongoing global instability, including conflict in Iran and rising oil prices, the underlying structure of

For the last three years we have been tracking Canadian public opinion on public education on behalf of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE). The latest results, from a national survey conducted March 17 to 23, 2026 among 2,000 Canadian adults, show that concern about violence and aggression in public schools remains widespread — and is

There’s a debate emerging in the research community that deserves more attention from anyone who relies on public opinion data. In a New York Times essay published yesterday, Leif Weatherby and Benjamin Recht challenge the growing use of “silicon sampling” — replacing real survey respondents with AI-generated ones. Their core argument is simple: public opinion

The RolePosition: Vice President, ProductsLocation: Hybrid (Canada-based) with strong preference for candidates based in or around  Ottawa or Toronto.Typical Total Compensation Package: CA $150,000 to $220,000 About Abacus Data Abacus Data has spent more than 15 years building a deep, evidence-based understanding of how Canadians think, feel, and make decisions. That work has produced more

Between March 19 and 24, 2026, Abacus Data surveyed 1,515 Canadian adults as part of our ongoing federal political tracking. This latest wave of research finds a political environment that remains largely unchanged from earlier in March. The Liberals continue to hold a clear national advantage, underlying attitudes about the government are steady, and the

This Sunday, the federal NDP will announce the results of its leadership election. I’ve just completed a national survey to better understand how Canadians see the party at this moment. Not how it used to be seen, not how its supporters hope it’s seen, but how it is actually understood today. What emerges is a

This research, commissioned by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), examines how Ontarians view proposed changes to the province’s freedom of information (FOI) framework.  As the Ontario government considers changes to the province’s freedom of information (FOI) framework, the debate has quickly become about more than administrative reform. At its core is a broader question about transparency, accountability,