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Canadian Politics: Liberals Extend Lead and Consolidate Support After Securing Majority

This latest wave of research captures the first snapshot of public opinion following the Liberals’ by-election victories, which have now secured them a majority in the House of Commons. The results suggest that rather than triggering any backlash, the shift to majority government has coincided with a modest strengthening of the Liberals’ position. If anything, […]

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A Housing System Under Pressure and a Public Looking for a Plan

Over the past year, the housing conversation in Canada has started to shift. While concern about affordability is still high, the focus has moved beyond prices alone. Increasingly, Canadians are questioning whether there is a credible path forward. Our latest research with the Canadian Home Builders’ Association points to something more than frustration. It suggests

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Reaction to the Liberals’ new House majority is mixed, but more Canadians are satisfied than dissatisfied

New Abacus Data polling finds Canadians divided, but leaning positive, in their reaction to the Liberal Party securing a majority of seats in the House of Commons following three recent byelection victories. Overall, 48% say they are satisfied with that outcome, including 23% who are very satisfied and 25% who are satisfied. Four in ten

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Disconnected health systems and misinformation are putting patient care at risk, say Canadian physicians

The results below are from Physician Pulse, a joint initiative of Abacus Data and the Canadian Medical Association surveying physicians across the country. The survey was completed by 645 practicing physicians between April 6th-13th 2026. A new wave of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) and Abacus Data’s Physician Pulse survey finds that nearly all physicians

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What Early Housing Policy Signals Are Telling Us and Why Canadians Are Paying Attention

I’ve spent the past few years asking Canadians about housing. Not just whether it’s affordable, but whether it still feels like something they can realistically move toward. For a long time, the answers felt familiar. Frustration. Concern. A sense that things were getting harder. Lately, something has shifted. Housing is no longer sitting in the

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Boards Are Flying Blind. It’s Time to Bring the Outside In.

Boards Are Flying Blind. It’s Time to Bring the Outside In. Earlier today, I spoke to corporate directors in Winnipeg. These are people tasked with seeing around corners, anticipating risk, and guiding organizations through uncertainty. My message was simple: most boards have a blind spot. And in today’s environment, it’s a dangerous one. That blind

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Most Canadians support the idea of “sovereignty bonds” to fund national priorities

Between April 2 and 8, 2026, Abacus Data surveyed 1,680 Canadian adults to explore public reaction to a proposal for “sovereignty bonds”, a special type of government bond that would allow individual Canadians, local investors, and international investors to directly fund Canadian priorities like infrastructure, defence, and economic development. The results suggest the idea has

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What Canadians See as the Biggest Threats to Their Quality of Life and What That Means

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

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Canadians are increasingly concerned about violence in public schools and want governments to act

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

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