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Our latest national survey finds broad and growing support for Canada deepening its relationship with Europe, as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to travel to Strasbourg and Liverpool amid speculation that the trip could include a significant new announcement about Canada’s relationship with its European partners. The survey was conducted from September 4 to 9, […]

Our latest national tracking survey was conducted from September 4 to 9, in a political environment that continues to be shaped overwhelmingly by Canada’s confrontation with the United States. Since our last survey, the Liberals swept three federal byelections on August 31, holding Beaches–East York and North Vancouver–Capilano and winning Chicoutimi–Le Fjord from the Bloc

The latest wave of Abacus Data’s Ontario political tracking finds Doug Ford and the Progressive Conservatives have recovered some of the ground they lost in our last survey, although the improvement is modest rather than dramatic. Among committed voters, the PCs are at 42%, up two points from late July. The Ontario Liberals are at

In our latest national survey, we asked 426 back-to-school shoppers about their budgets, spending, and how they are feeling as the new school year approaches. We also compared the results with our previous surveys in 2024 and 2023. This year, Canadians are expecting to spend more on back-to-school shopping. On average, back-to-school shoppers expect to

Roughly eighteen months into its mandate, the federal government led by Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to enjoy a level of public support that most governments at this stage would envy. A new Abacus Data survey of 2,022 Canadian adults finds that 56% approve of the job the government is doing while 29% disapprove, a

Our latest national tracking survey was conducted as Canada-U.S. trade negotiations broke down and new American tariffs took effect. Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended talks on August 21 rather than accept Washington’s terms, and 50% U.S. tariffs took effect the following day. Most interviews were completed after those developments. And on the eve of three

Canada’s trade relationship with the United States entered a new and more uncertain phase last week after Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended negotiations with the U.S. government rather than accept the terms being offered by Washington. The decision came after weeks of intensive negotiations and a short extension of an American tariff deadline. On August

A new national survey conducted by Abacus Data and commissioned by the Canadian Health Coalition finds Canadians are deeply concerned about the state of public health care but have not given up on the system or the principle that access to medically necessary care should be based on need rather than ability to pay. Ninety-one